Obituaries

Duong Thi Nguyen

Duong Thi Nguyen

Feb 3, 2020

Mrs. Duong Thi Nguyen, age 93, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020. Mrs. Nguyen was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lac Van Nguyen; and her parents, Lien Van Nguyen and Lien Thi Nguyen. Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Wednesday, February 5th,...

David  Joseph Taranto

David Joseph Taranto

Feb 3, 2020

David Joseph Taranto, Sr. passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at the age of 68. David was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi and a longtime resident of D’Iberville, Mississippi. He was a graduate of D’Iberville High School and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston Campus. He was a part of the 1971 Perk Football National Championship Team. He...

Marie  Carter Ingram

Marie Carter Ingram

Feb 2, 2020

Marie (Carter) Ingram of Vancleave, MS died Sunday, Februuary 2, 2020. Marie was born on October 4, 1932, in Jasper County, MS. She married Ray Ingram on February 15, 1953, and they moved to Vancleave in 1967, after he accepted a job at the local high school. They stayed and she raised her two sons and daughter here--but part of...

Billy "Bill"  Jack  Edgerton

Billy "Bill" Jack Edgerton

Feb 1, 2020

Mr. Billy “Bill” Jack Edgerton, age 91, of Wiggins, MS passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. Bill was born on November 17, 1928 in Arizona. He attained an Associates Degree in Business Management. Bill has poems registered with the American Poets Society. He served in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed camping, making homemade knives,...

John A. Guffey

John A. Guffey

Jan 31, 2020

John A. Guffey, 77, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. John was a lifelong resident of D’Iberville/Biloxi area, and had retired twice from the business world before now entering final retirement. He retired first as president of Biloxi Transfer and Storage, then embarked on a second career with Coastliner Transportation where he served as comptroller for...

Judy White Sturtevant

Judy White Sturtevant

Jan 30, 2020

Judy Carolyn White Sturtevant, age 72, of Gautier, MS, passed away on January 30, 2020, at her home, following a brief illness. Judy was a longtime educator who retired from the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in 2003 with 34 years of service. She also taught many years in the Biloxi School District and started her teaching career with the public schools...

James Marion Herren

James Marion Herren

Jan 29, 2020

James Marion Herren (Big Jim), age 80, of Ocean Springs, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to John Herren and Doris Creech Herren on August 22, 1939 in Hillhouse, MS. Big Jim came to Ocean Springs in the early 1960s and quickly made many lifelong friends. He enjoyed an active...

Mary  Catelyn Wright Strempler

Mary Catelyn Wright Strempler

Jan 28, 2020

Mary Catelyn Wright Strempler, age 22, passed away on January 28, 2020 in D’Iberville, MS. Mary was born on July 21, 1997 in Rolla, MO. She was a long-time resident of Ocean Springs, MS. She graduated from OSHS with Honors and played the clarinet in the band. Mary studied to be an Emergency Medical Technician at MGCCC in 2015. She...

Grady Boykins

Grady Boykins

Jan 28, 2020

Mr. Grady Boykins, Jr., age 76, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. Grady was a native of VA. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in Alexandria, VA. Grady was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Vietnam War. He has been a resident of the gulf coast since 2005. He was a member of...

Barbara Lee Goff

Barbara Lee Goff

Jan 28, 2020

Barbara Lee Goff, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Barbara was born on January 4, 1952 to Billy and Helen Hartford. She loved her New Orleans Saints and her crossword puzzles, but above all she loved spending time with her family and friends. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and her spouse, Richard Goff. Survivors...

Brunella Marie Crochet

Brunella Marie Crochet

Jan 28, 2020

Brunella Marie Crochet went to her eternal home on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Brunella was a long-time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, residing in Biloxi since 1967. She worked in the Grand Casino in Biloxi upon its opening and continued working for nineteen years when her health began to decline. She enjoyed meeting new people and never met a...

Victor John Law

Victor John Law

Jan 27, 2020

Dr. Victor John Law passed on to his heavenly reward on Monday, January 27, 2020 at the age of 81. He went peacefully in his sleep. Vic, as he was known to all, was the loving husband of Penelope Hillyer Law (Penny) who preceded him in death. He is survived by his sons, Preston and Haywood (Sandy); his daughter, Victoria;...

Dorothy Barnett Byrd

Dorothy Barnett Byrd

Jan 27, 2020

Dorothy Barnett Byrd, born in 1935, died peacefully at home at the age of 84 on Monday, January 27, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born in Yorkshire, England where she met the love of her life of 61 years, Alton Byrd, Sr. of the United States Air Force. They returned to his home in the United States where...

Kay Brumbaugh Woods

Kay Brumbaugh Woods

Jan 27, 2020

Kay Brumbaugh Woods, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020. Kay dedicated her life to helping others through teaching and volunteering. She began her career in early childhood development as a preschool teacher and director in Pueblo, CO. Upon moving to Ocean Springs with her family in 1966, Kay founded St. John’s Episcopal Preschool and Kindergarten. Kay always encouraged her...

Kathryn  Ellis Kissel Taylor

Kathryn Ellis Kissel Taylor

Jan 26, 2020

Kathryn Ellis Kissel Taylor, 90, passed peacefully from this life the afternoon of January 26th, 2020 after a gradual decline in health. She was surrounded and supported by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life. Kathryn was born in Charleston, Missouri, but has been in Biloxi, Mississippi since 1950 where she raised her three children....

Stephen Glynn Gill

Stephen Glynn Gill

Jan 26, 2020

Stephen Glynn Gill, age 45, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020. A service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Vancleave Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home. Friends may visit one-hour prior to service.

Lt. Col. Riley  James "Jim" McVeay

Lt. Col. Riley James "Jim" McVeay

Jan 25, 2020

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Riley James “Jim” McVeay, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, completed his final battle on Saturday, January 25th at the age of 88. Jim was blessed to be surrounded by his loving wife and children, as well as many grandchildren, at his daughter’s home in Ocean Springs. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, well demonstrated by the...

Lydia June Wallis Eriksen

Lydia June Wallis Eriksen

Jan 25, 2020

Mrs. Eriksen, age 95, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Biloxi. She was a graduate of Biloxi High School and a homemaker who cherished her family. She was an active member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid Saints fan. Mrs. Eriksen was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Lannette Wallis,...

Vernon Leon Kent

Vernon Leon Kent

Jan 25, 2020

Mr. Vernon Leon Kent, age 85, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Gulfport. He was born in Bloomington, Indiana and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1970. Mr. Kent retired from civil service at Keesler Air Force Base after 23 years of employment as an HVAC technician and electrician. He was a...

Sherry Kaye Flynn

Sherry Kaye Flynn

Jan 25, 2020

Sherry Kaye Flynn, age 63, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. She was transferred to Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens in Bartlett, TN. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, was honored to help serve this family.