Obituaries
Bruce Airon Vice
Feb 6, 2020
Bruce Airon Vice, age 80, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020. Bruce was born on November 26, 1939 in Aberdeen, MS. He retired from the United States Air Force and enjoyed working outside, gardening, and helping family. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Velma Vice. Survivors include his children, Nancy (Patrick) Chandler...
Sharon Cleavelin
Feb 6, 2020
Sharon Cleavelin, age 71, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 in Ocean springs. There will be a graveside service Friday, February 21, 2020 at 3:00 pm at Pine Ridge Gardens Cemetery in Gulfport.
Arnold Joseph "A.J." Fountain
Feb 5, 2020
Arnold Joseph “A.J.” Fountain, Sr., 88, of Biloxi, MS, loving husband and father of five children, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 in Ocean Springs. A.J. was born in Biloxi, MS and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a pioneer in the Biloxi, St. Martin, and D’Iberville communities. He was a master of his crafts: a...
Vera Lee Hanson
Feb 5, 2020
Vera Lee Hanson, age 94 of Gulfport died Wednesday, February 5, 2020 in Biloxi. She was born in Folkston, Georgia and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1945. She was retired from the Navy Base exchange. She was a member of Trinity Church in Woolmarket. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Henry Hanson; a son, William...
Willie Earl Fairchild
Feb 5, 2020
Mr. Willie Earl Fairchild, age 83, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, in Biloxi. He was born in Laurel Hills, MS and had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the past 40 years. He was a welder and formerly worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Mr. Fairchild was preceded in death by his parents, Thurnam and Lona Pearl Fairchild;...
Lillian Joyce Peltier
Feb 4, 2020
Mrs. Lillian Joyce Peltier, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Mrs. Peltier was born on July 9, 1932 in Stonewall, MS to the late Willie L. Downs and Myrtie Robenson. Funeral service will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs, on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Family...
Ellen Ott Quave
Feb 3, 2020
Mrs. Ellen Ott Quave, age 88, of Biloxi passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Quave was born in Biloxi on February 3, 1932 to the late Edwin R. Ott and Alice Knebel Ott. She graduated from Biloxi High School. Mrs. Quave worked for 26 years in Administrative Payroll for the City of Biloxi and volunteered...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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