Obituaries
Judy Busby Johnson
Apr 23, 2020
Judy Busby Johnson, age 78, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Gulfport at Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 2, 1941 in Denver, Colorado. She enjoyed quilting and sewing. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Lorene and Charles Gardner; and her husbands, Tommy Busby and James Johnson; and her beloved dog, Rusty, or as she called...
Rickey Lynn Schultz
Apr 23, 2020
Rickey Lynn Schultz, Sr., age 68, of Ocean Springs passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Rickey was born on August 22, 1951 in Clinton, OK to Martin and Eva Schultz Sr. He has been a resident of the coast for 63 years. Rickey worked in the grocery business for Jitney Jungle in Gulfport for many years....
Ann Smitherman Reed
Apr 23, 2020
Ann Smitherman Reed, 71, of Vancleave, MS passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Reed was born in Arkansas and was a longtime resident of Vancleave. She was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles And Julie Hall Smitherman; her sister, Ona Mae Williams; and her brothers,...
Ernest Reid Phillips
Apr 21, 2020
It is with sadness we announce the death of Ernest Phillips at the age of 71, after a brief hospitalization in Ocean Springs, MS. Ernie, as he was known, was born in Laurel, MS to Joe and Jean Black Phillips. He was educated in Laurel schools, then went on to graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi. Years later, he...
Robert Franklin "Frank" Baskett
Apr 20, 2020
Robert Franklin “Frank” Baskett, III, age 67, of Biloxi died Monday, April 20, 2020 in Biloxi. Frank was born in Enterprise, AL and grew up in Collins, MS, where he graduated from Collins High School. He also attended Jones Junior College and The University of Southern Mississippi. He was a Methodist. Frank was a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf...
Claire Boggs Morrison
Apr 19, 2020
Claire Boggs Morrison of Long Beach, MS, went to her heavenly home peacefully in her sleep April 19, 2020. She was 105 years old. Known to her family as Tootie, she was born April 12, 1915, in her grandparents’ home in Long Beach, Breezydale. Breezydale, built in 1865, was destroyed by a hurricane five months later. After the 1947 hurricane...
Elaine Marie McMillan
Apr 19, 2020
Elaine Marie McMillan, age 63, of Vancleave, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Elaine was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was employed at the Imperial Palace Casino as a cashier. Elaine was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Mitchell (Christy) McMillan III; former husband, Mitch McMillan II; 5...
Ruth Pigue
Apr 19, 2020
Ruth “Wookie” Loftis Pigue, 97, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Windsor Nursing Home in Columbus, MS. The Mississippi Gulf Coast city of Biloxi was home for Ruth for most of her adult life, and she loved her years there. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Biloxi. Ruth earned her Life Master in...
Mary Lou Fore
Apr 18, 2020
Mary Lou Fore, 79, formerly of Gulfport MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in a loving, private personal care home in Vancleave, MS. She was born on December 17, 1940 and is a native of Hattiesburg. She was a 1964 graduate of Draughon’s Business College, earning a degree in Secretarial Science. She was best known as the...
Wayne Edward Wilson
Apr 18, 2020
Mr. Wayne Edward Wilson, age 59, of Gautier, MS passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born on June 11, 1960 in Flint, Michigan and attended Hamady High School. He was a manager at Gulf Coast Silk Screening and was a very skilled painter and sheet-rocker. Wayne enjoyed motorcycles, going to events with Gulf Coast Silk Screening, fishing...
MSGT Charles Edward Williams
Apr 17, 2020
Charles Edward “Sweet Will from Phil” Williams, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on April 17th, 2020 at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS. He was a native of Philadelphia, PA and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS. Charles was born to Charlie and Milvian Williams on August 14, 1942 in Albany, GA. Charles earned an Associate's...
Michael C. Hill
Apr 16, 2020
Michael C. “Mike” Hill died in his sleep on April 16, 2020. Born on the Biloxi Point in 1949 to Charles Ernest Hill, Jr. and Mary Evelyn Melerine, he graduated from Biloxi High and USM. Then, he joined the US Army and saw the world. He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, witnessed the Munich Olympic attack, and enjoyed many...
William Michael Cofield
Apr 16, 2020
William Michael Cofield, age 71, joined the angels on April 16, 2020. He was born in Gulfport, MS to the late William and Grace Cofield. Mike is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rhoda Eleuterius Cofield; 3 children, Michael Brent Cofield (Erica), Byron Marshall Cofield (Jennifer), and Dominica Cofield Young (Austin); grandchildren, Shya Cofield, Amara Young, Jett Cofield, Jesse...
Sam John Sketteno
Apr 16, 2020
Sam John Sketteno Sr., 82, of Diamondhead, MS was received in Jesus’ arms on Thursday, April 16th, 2020. Sam was born in Cefalu, Sicily while his mother, Mary, traveled from the United States to visit his grandmother. He grew up in Grenada, MS, until he entered the United States’ Air Force. Afterwards, Sam attended and graduated top of his class...
Barbara Ivy Hudson
Apr 15, 2020
Barbara Ivy Hudson, age 73, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date at The Nourishing Place in Gulfport. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street in Gulfport, is honored to serve this family. View and sign online tribute at WWW.BOKFH.COM
Captain Thomas James Schultz Jr
Apr 14, 2020
The world has lost Captain Thomas James Schultz Jr. Surrounded by his family in his home, the tide took the captain out to sea on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. He was 87. Better known as Tommy or Captain Tommy, he spent much of his life on the water, serving four years in the Navy and then captaining two shrimping vessels...
Terry A. Reed
Apr 14, 2020
Terry A. Reed, age 68, had his last day at his home on Happy Mullet Bayou surrounded by “his girls” on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020. He spent 33 days at M.D. Anderson in Houston and was anxious to return home where he would be his happiest! Terry was born in Houston and spent his childhood and school days in the...
Carolyn Louise Crowder Hall
Apr 14, 2020
Carolyn Louise Crowder Hall, 79, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Carolyn was a native of Marietta, GA and a longtime resident of Biloxi, MS. Carolyn graduated from Robert L. Osborne High School in Marietta, GA in 1958. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper and later a homemaker. She fell in love with the...
Harold August Windom
Apr 13, 2020
Harold August Windom, age 80, of Biloxi, MS passed away Monday, April 13, 2020 in Biloxi. Harold was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his wife, Deanna M. Windom; his mother, Marie Windom; his father, August Windom; his sister, Louise Hanson; and his brother-in-law, John Hanson. Harold’s survivors include his children, Butch (Emi) Windom, Celeste...
Boyd C Ballingham
Apr 13, 2020
Mr. Boyd C. Ballingham, age 87, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020. He was transferred from BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi to Smith Funeral Home in Billings, Montana. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve this family.
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