Obituaries
Thomas James Ladnier
Dec 2, 2020
Thomas James Ladnier, (TJ or Teej), 41, passed away on December 2, 2020. TJ was a native of Gautier, MS and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS. TJ attended Gautier High School and graduated in 2000. His hobby was tearing down and rebuilding or just fixing 4-wheelers, go-karts, can-ams or anything of the like. He was very knowledgeable of...
Mary "Rita" Davis
Dec 2, 2020
Mary “Rita” Davis, age 70, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. She was born in Fayette, AL and a resident of Ocean Springs, MS for 45 years. Rita was a graduate of Charles School of Cosmetology and worked as a barber with her partner in crime, Dennis Frazier, at Dennis Stylemasters for 43 years. She...
Alan Edward Smith
Dec 1, 2020
Alan Edward Smith, age 44, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Alan was born on February 14, 1976 in Wichita Falls, TX to George Smith and Yuriko Aizawa. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1994. Alan lived his life to the fullest. He enjoyed hanging out with his kids, friends, and family. Alan was a jack-of-all-trades. If...
Colleen Kay Bradford
Dec 1, 2020
Colleen Key Bradford, age 61, of Long Beach, MS passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, in Gulfport. Colleen was born in Ft. Walton Beach, FL on July 7, 1959, to James F. Loeser and Patsy L. Brewster. She graduated from Silver Springs High School in Silver Springs, Florida and was employed by the Long Beach School District. Mrs. Bradford is...
William Milton Hall
Dec 1, 2020
Mr. William Milton Hall, age 83, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Mr. Hall was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, to Lee Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Tupelo, MS.
Can and Mai Nguyen
Dec 1, 2020
Can and Mai Nguyen, ages 63 and 60, passed away on December 1, 2020. Can was born July 12, 1957 in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. Mai was born January 28, 1960 in Da Nang, Vietnam. They both left Vietnam at a young age to come to America for a better life. As fate would have it, they met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
James "Jim" W Foster
Dec 1, 2020
James “Jim” W. Foster, age 73, of Gulfport passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020. He was born in Auburn, Al and was a resident of Gulfport for over thirty years. He was a member of St. Peters by the Sea Episcopal Church. He was a graduate of USM and previously served in the U.S. Air Force. He was employed with...
John W. "Ricky" Noble
Nov 30, 2020
John W. “Ricky” Noble, Jr., age 45, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 Ricky was born in Biloxi, MS on October 3, 1975 to John Wayne Noble and Angela Jane Stephens Noble. He was a lifelong resident of the coast. Ricky graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1995 and was employed with Seemann Composites for...
Lanny Mark Knebel
Nov 30, 2020
Lanny Mark Knebel, age 59, of Saucier, MS passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020. Lanny was born on September 16, 1961 in Biloxi to the late Alric Joseph Knebel Sr. and Irene Thibodeaux Knebel. He was a high school graduate of St. Martin High School. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jane Knebel; siblings, Ronny A....
Judith C. Meredith
Nov 30, 2020
Judith C. Meredith, 93-years-old, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, November 30, 2020, in Biloxi, MS. She was born September 9, 1927, in Lamont, Alberta, Canada to John Checknita and Mary Margaret Procinsky-Checknita. She met the love of her life, an Air Force pilot, Charles E. “Mickey” Meredith, III who swept her off her feet. The two were...
William Maurice Zirkelback
Nov 29, 2020
William Maurice Zirkelback, age 74, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020. William was born on November 13, 1946 in Pascagoula, MS to William Edward Zirkelback and Flora Powell Zirkelback Murphy. He was raised at age 13 by Maxwell Powell. William was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Vietnam War. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam...
Lauralee Easterling
Nov 29, 2020
Lauralee Easterling, age 82, of Gulfport, passed away on November 29,2020. Mrs. Easterling was a longtime resident of Gulfport, MS. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School and member of the St. James Catholic Church. A devoted wife of 62 years, a selfless mother to two, and a loving grandmother to six, Lauralee treasured time spent with her family....
Regina Hanzalik Fortenberry
Nov 29, 2020
Regina Hanzalik Fortenberry, 87, of Biloxi, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Bay Cove Memory Care. Mrs. Fortenberry was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School in Biloxi. She was an active member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and was the organist for over 20 years....
Mary Ella Diaz
Nov 28, 2020
Mary Ella Diaz, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Mary was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a proud graduate of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty years, Gerald Joseph Diaz; parents, Amedee and Elsie Combe; and sister, Bessie Biles. Survivors include her...
Dolores H. Greer
Nov 28, 2020
With a mixture of joy and sadness, the family of Dolores H. Greer (88) announces that she went to be with her Savior on November 28, 2020. Her daughter and son-in-law were by her side at Memorial Hospital of Gulfport when she passed. She was born to Woodfin and Amerell Hoover on November 2, 1932 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Dolores graduated...
Maria Amparo Wargo
Nov 27, 2020
Amparo Wargo (Restrepo) was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on November 26th, 2020 at the age of 76. Amparo was born on September 26th, 1944 in Medellin, Colombia to Fernando Restrepo and Margarita Restrepo. She later moved to Biloxi, Mississippi where she established a successful housekeeping business. For decades, she took care of many families and their homes across...
Howard André McDonnell,
Nov 27, 2020
Howard André McDonnell, Jr. of Biloxi, passed away on November 27, 2020, at the age of 71. Howard was born in Biloxi, MS on October 7, 1949 to Ethel Beggs McDonnell and Howard André McDonnell, Sr. He attended Delta State University and graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice. He enjoyed outdoor sports and activities, hunting and fishing, and he...
Donald D. "Coop" Cooper
Nov 26, 2020
Donald D. “Coop” Cooper, age 76, of Biloxi, MS passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 in Gulfport. Mr. Cooper was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a U.S. Army National Guard Veteran and a retired driver for the Biloxi Fire Department. Mr. Cooper was a commercial shrimper. He was preceded in death by his parents, Spalding and...
Tariq Mahmood Khilji
Nov 26, 2020
Mr. Tariq Mahmood Khilji, age 68, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, to Alfirdaus Jinnazah Services, LLC in Virginia for services. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Khilji family.
Edward "Rev Red" Powell
Nov 26, 2020
Mr. Edward “Rev Red” Powell, age 63, of Biloxi passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Mr. Powell was born in Biloxi, a lifelong resident of the Coast. He was a longtime radio personality on the MS Gulf Coast and was known for appearing in many Mardi Gras parades. While he overcame some health issues later in life, his death...
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