Obituaries

Betty Ann Gilbert

Betty Ann Gilbert

May 26, 2020

Betty Ann Gilbert, 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in Biloxi. Mrs. Gilbert was born in Abbeyville, LA and was a resident of Biloxi for over 80 years. She was retired from the Biloxi Public Schools cafeteria service and formerly worked for many years with Suarez Seafood and Biloxi Freezer. Mrs. Gilbert was of the Catholic...

James  E.  Keller

James E. Keller

May 25, 2020

James E. Keller, age 75, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Keller was born in Mannington, WV and had been a resident of Biloxi for over 20 years. He was a Baptist. Mr. Keller retired from the landscaping business and he served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He is survived by his sister, Sheila...

Beatrice Ann "Bea" Shank-Long

Beatrice Ann "Bea" Shank-Long

May 23, 2020

Beatrice Ann “Bea” Shank-Long, age 70 of Vancleave, MS, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 10:11 pm at her residence. She was born on January 21, 1950 in Gulfport, MS. Bea was a graduate of the class of 1968 from Gulfport High School and is a graduate of Jefferson Davis (JD). She has received several motorcycle awards for Harley...

Beatrice Ann Long

Beatrice Ann Long

May 23, 2020

Beatrice Ann Long, age 70, died Saturday, May 23, 2020. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 at 10837 Old Fort Bayou Rd., Vancleave, MS. BRADFORD-O’KEEFE Funeral Home, Ocean Springs, is in charge of arrangements. (228) 875-1266

Daniel  William  Owen

Daniel William Owen

May 22, 2020

Daniel William Owen, age 37, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020. There are no services scheduled at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, is honored to serve this family.

Jimmy "Clinton"  Bird, III

Jimmy "Clinton" Bird, III

May 22, 2020

Jimmy “Clinton” Bird, III, 28, of Folkston, GA passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 in Georgia. Clinton was born in Gulfport, MS. He attended Harrison Central High School and Grace Chapel Church in Gulfport. Clinton was self-employed in tree service. “Clinton is not gone or forgotten, and forever in our hearts.” He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Lloyd...

Robert Thomas Wade, Sr.

Robert Thomas Wade, Sr.

May 21, 2020

Robert Thomas Wade, Sr., 76, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 . Mr. Wade loved the Lord and served a huge part of his life in faith while loving on others! The first 35 years of his profession he worked at International Paper as the Power Plant Superintendent, and recently working for Packing Corp. of America...

Norma Blackledge Harbour

Norma Blackledge Harbour

May 20, 2020

Norma Blackledge Harbour, age 81, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Norma was born on March 2, 1939 in Jones County, MS and was a long time resident of the Gulf Coast. She owned and operated a hair salon in Orange Grove for many years and then moved on to a career in residential real estate....

Joshua Michael "Josh"  Allen

Joshua Michael "Josh" Allen

May 20, 2020

Joshua Michael Allen, age 35, tragically left this earth on May 20, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Josh was born on November 20, 1984 in New Jersey. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 2002. Josh was inducted into the National Honor Society in 2001, received the Certificate of Award for ABC (Above and Beyond the Call of Duty), as well...

Paul  Louis  Staudenmaier

Paul Louis Staudenmaier

May 20, 2020

Paul Louis Staudenmaier passed away early Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at his home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, at the age of 72. Born Paul Louis Schaffer to Frances and William in Chicago, Paul grew up in the Lathrop Home--Chicago Housing Authority with his brothers Timothy, William, and Daniel. The four were adopted during Frances’s second marriage to Paul B. Staudenmaier...

Cameron  Robin  Walker

Cameron Robin Walker

May 19, 2020

Mr. Cameron Robin Walker, age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. There are no services scheduled at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, is honored to serve this family.

Patrick  Wayne  Frizzell

Patrick Wayne Frizzell

May 18, 2020

Patrick Wayne Frizzell, age 73, of Long Beach passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Mr. Frizzell was born in Nacogdoches, TX on September 10, 1946. He was a long-time resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He will be deeply missed by his family. Mr....

Barbara Jones Tolbert

Barbara Jones Tolbert

May 18, 2020

Barbara Jones Tolbert, 83, of Biloxi, MS passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 in Biloxi. Barbara graduated from High School in Long Beach, and attended the University of Alabama where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 1958. She taught high school Science for over 25 years in Pensacola, FL before retiring and returning back to the Mississippi...

Carl M. Possemato

Carl M. Possemato

May 17, 2020

Carl M. Possemato, age 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday night, May 17, 2020. He was a beloved father and a dear friend. He will be truly missed. Carl was born July 16, 1931 in Hancock, New York, the son of the late Carl and Philomenia Meoli Possemato. He served his country in the US Air Force and was...

Bobby  L. Cox

Bobby L. Cox

May 16, 2020

In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 16th, Bobby L. Cox passed away peacefully in his home in the St. Martin community. Mr. Bob was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi on October 1st 1936. He was raised in the Franklinton, Louisiana area where he graduated from high school. To avoid a life of manual labor milking cows and cutting pulpwood,...

Eric  Keith  Connell

Eric Keith Connell

May 16, 2020

Eric Keith Connell, 28, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Eric was born October 26, 1991 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He resided with his mother in the Valdosta, Georgia area where he attended Lowndes High School. Eric moved to Ocean Springs, Mississippi with his mother after graduating high school and joined...

Frank Pasquini

Frank Pasquini

May 16, 2020

Frank Pasquini, 84, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born January 8, 1936 in Nanticoke, PA to the late Frank Pasquini and Hilda Pasquini. Mr. Pasquini was a member of St Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. He was a life time member of The Knights of Columbus. Mr. Pasquini was a retired MSGT...

Nina  Lu  Long

Nina Lu Long

May 15, 2020

Nina Lu Long passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at home with a loving daughter & caregiver, Stacy Clark, at her bedside. She was born on March 3, 1932, to Jack & Nettie (Burk) Rider in Beggs, Oklahoma. She attended Sapulpa High where she met her future husband, Billy Gene Long. In 1950, her senior year, she was crowned yearbook...

Charles  L. (Chuck) Vosberg

Charles L. (Chuck) Vosberg

May 15, 2020

Charles L. Vosberg of St. Martin passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020, at the age of 83. He was the husband of Evelyn Schultz Vosberg. They shared 51 years of marriage together. Chuck was born in Nemaha County, Nebraska on July 28, 1936 to Charles Wade Vosberg and Edna D Vosberg. He grew up in Nebraska and Oklahoma and...

Raymond West

Raymond West

May 15, 2020

Mr. Raymond West, age 39, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020. He was transferred form Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, to Evans-Walker Funeral Home in Perry, FL. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve this family.