Obituaries

Vona "Edith" Brummett

Vona "Edith" Brummett

Mar 9, 2021

Mrs. Vona “Edith” Brummett, age 91, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Mrs. Brummett was born on March 14, 1929 in Austin, TX. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs and was a former member of Ocean Springs Elks Lodge. She retired from Colonial Bakery. She is preceded in death by...

Dorothy "Dot" Elinor Bullard

Dorothy "Dot" Elinor Bullard

Mar 9, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Elinor Bullard, age 91, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Mrs. Bullard was born on November 8, 1929 in Paterson, New Jersey. She obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech Pathology from Miami University in Ohio. She was an avid walker until her death and enjoyed any activities outside. Mrs. Bullard is...

Robert D. "Bob" Cortner

Robert D. "Bob" Cortner

Mar 8, 2021

Robert D. “Bob” Cortner, age 71, of Ocean Springs, passed away March 8, 2021. Robert was born February 21, 1950 in Cook County, Illinois. He was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and was retired from the United States Airforce. He is preceded in death by parents Fredrick and Robbie Jean Cortner. He is survived by wife Regina...

Mashell McDaniel Meeks

Mashell McDaniel Meeks

Mar 8, 2021

Our Fallen Angel.... Mashell McDaniel Meeks was born on November 23, 1970, in Isola, MS, to Margaret S. McDaniel and Alton Tate. She transitioned from life to her home in Heaven on Monday, March 8, 2021. Mashell was a very private person who enjoyed being around her family, watering her flowers and browsing the internet. She was preceded in death...

Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Mar 8, 2021

Linda Darnell, age 67, of Biloxi, passed away on Monday, March 8th, 2021. Linda was a long-time resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a graduate of D'Iberville high school class of 1972. Linda was a loving mother, sister, daughter, and friend. She enjoyed fishing, reading, playing board games, watching westerns and classic movies, and being with her family. She...

Audrey Marie Fogg

Audrey Marie Fogg

Mar 8, 2021

Audrey Marie Fogg, 81 years old of Biloxi, Mississippi died on March 8, 2021 at her residence in Biloxi. She was born on May 10, 1939 in Monaca, Pennsylvania to her parents, Harry and Pauline Steffler. She attended and graduated from Monaca High School. Audrey was a member of the Joppa Shriners, Daughter of the Nile. She was a member...

Hilda Ruth Avery Ainsworth

Hilda Ruth Avery Ainsworth

Mar 8, 2021

Hilda Ruth Avery Ainsworth, 76, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021 at her home in Biloxi. Mrs. Ainsworth was born in Coats, NC on July 31, 1944 to William Harden Avery and Annie Ruth Avery. She was a graduate of Coats High School Class of 1963. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Harden...

Sarah Katherine "Kay" Grayson

Sarah Katherine "Kay" Grayson

Mar 8, 2021

Sarah Katherine “Kay” Grayson, age 76, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. Mrs. Grayson was a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a devoted member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School in Georgia and earned an associate degree at Mississippi Delta Junior College in 1964. She...

Mary Denise Bunch

Mary Denise Bunch

Mar 6, 2021

Mary Denise Bunch, age 49 of Gulfport passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Biloxi. She was born July 4, 1971 in Gulfport. She was a graduate of Harrison Central High School and MGCCC. She enjoyed going to the casinos and Sports Academy. She especially enjoyed being with her children, grandchildren and family. She was preceded in death by her...

Cecelia Miller

Cecelia Miller

Mar 6, 2021

Cecelia Miller, age 78, passed away on March 6, 2021 in Ocean Springs. Cecelia was a native and longtime resident of the coast. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a former employee of Kmart in D’Iberville. She is preceded in death by parents Alice and Jacob “Elisha” Miller, brother Richard Miller, and sister Louise Firth. She...

Louise Wieck Carron

Louise Wieck Carron

Mar 6, 2021

Louise Wieck Carron, age 84, of Biloxi, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Louise was born April 14, 1936 in Muskegon, Michigan. She was a cafeteria supervisor at Biloxi public schools, and a housewife. She is preceded in death by her parents Rose and Lyle Wieck, husband Donald W. Carron, and siblings Joyce O’Dell, Cecile Bakker, Shirley Bakker, Lyle...

Mary Elizabeth "Tut" Pharis Wood

Mary Elizabeth "Tut" Pharis Wood

Mar 6, 2021

Mary “Tut” Wood was born April 8, 1954 to James Leo “Sonny” and Mary Pharis in Clarksdale, MS. Tut was a great sister to her brothers and sisters. She attended West Tallahatchie Schools in Tutwiler. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Ray Wood. They raised 3 wonderful children, Chris, Jeremy and Shanna. She is preceded in death by...

Sandra Lee "Sandy" Miller

Sandra Lee "Sandy" Miller

Mar 5, 2021

Sandra Lee "Sandy" Miller, 80, of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 in Gulfport. A visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Pass Road in Biloxi on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Miller family.

Waltraut Lore "Wally" Ewert

Waltraut Lore "Wally" Ewert

Mar 5, 2021

Waltraut Lore "Wally" Ewert, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS for the past 20 years, and previously of Swansea, Massachusetts, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Wally was born in Germany on September 21, 1942, to George and Ilse Brightman. She graduated from Joseph Case High School Class of 1961. Wally loved to donate to various...

Sarah Crump

Sarah Crump

Mar 5, 2021

Sarah Crump, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Crump was a native of the Philippines and a resident of the coast since 1980. She was of the Catholic faith and attended Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Tagalog Mass. Mrs. Crump was a member of the Phil-Am (Phillipino-American) Association. She...

Corliss Ann Manly

Corliss Ann Manly

Mar 5, 2021

Corliss Ann Manly passed away at St. Joseph Hospice on Friday, March 5, 2021, in Gulfport, MS. “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.” John 11:25. Ann passed away with her husband Jim and son Jimmy at her side. She was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf...

Thonda Jean "TJ" Conner

Thonda Jean "TJ" Conner

Mar 4, 2021

Thonda Jean “TJ” Conner, age 61, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. TJ was born on June 16, 1959 in Columbus, GA. She was a graduate of Forest Park High School, Forest Park, GA and of the University of Arkansas EMT School. She was employed by American Medical Response (AMR) for 18 years. In 2004...

Mary Helen Honea

Mary Helen Honea

Mar 4, 2021

Mary Helen Honea, age 94, of Grand Bay, AL and formerly of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Helen was born in Yazoo City, MS on September 24, 1926. She attended schools in Satartia, MS, then married Woodrow Honea, and had 41 wonderful years before he passed away in 1991. Helen was preceded in death by...

Ann Dennis Clower

Ann Dennis Clower

Mar 3, 2021

Ann Dennis Clower, age 94, a long-time resident of Biloxi, passed away on March 3, 2021 at Merit Health Biloxi. Ann was born on December 21, 1926 in Harlingen, Texas to Lois Wilson Dennis and Claud Dawson Dennis. She graduated high school and attended college at Mississippi College in Clinton, MS. Ann was a 50-year member of the PEO Sisterhood,...

Virginia Agnone

Virginia Agnone

Mar 3, 2021

Mrs. Virginia Agnone, age 94, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Mrs. Agnone was transferred to Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home in Hubbard, OH for services. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, is honored to serve the Agnone family.