Obituaries
Mr. Karlin Kent Pycha
Dec 25, 2019
Mr. Karlin Kent Pycha, 62, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Pycha was born on January 4, 1957 in Seattle, WA. He retired as an engineer from the City of Biloxi in 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley Yarbrough and Norman Pycha. Mr. Pycha’s survivors include his wife,...
Mary Claire Fulton
Dec 25, 2019
It’s with profound sadness we announce the passing of our loving mother and devoted wife, Mary Claire Fulton. Mary died peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019. Mary was 84 years old and was born and raised in McAdoo, Pennsylvania. Mary worked various jobs throughout her life, but her passion centered on...
Chloe Josephine Guice Wise
Dec 25, 2019
Chloe Josephine Guice Wise, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at home in Biloxi. Chloe was born October 21, 1931, to Richard Reed Guice, Sr. and Elizabeth Porter Guice. She attended school in Biloxi, and in 1951 she married James Velbert Wise. Chloe was a graduate of Wake Forest University and worked along with her husband, James,...
Jack Dewey Hammer
Dec 25, 2019
Mr. Jack Dewey Hammer, age 87, passed away, at home, peacefully, on December 25, 2019. He was born in High Point, N.C. on September 16, 1932. Jack was a veteran, having served his country, enlisting in the Navy in 1951 and the Air Force in 1957. He was then employed in civil service in 1962, until his retirement in 1987....
Virginia Lee Romano
Dec 24, 2019
Virginia Lee (Ginny) Romano age 84 of Gulfport, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. Virginia was born in Waterford, Connecticut on August 13, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Montford and Elaine Ashburn. Virginia graduated from Williams Memorial Institute in New London, Connecticut in 1954. She married her husband, Joseph Romano on July 2, 1955 at...
Reidar W. (Ray) Gutzeit
Dec 24, 2019
Mr. Reidar W. (Ray) Gutzeit, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, from Alzheimers. Ray was born in Astoria, OR and lived in Ocean Springs for the past 42 years. He was a US Air Force Veteran. Ray was the ultimate people person. He was always willing to help someone. He was a charter member...
Brian Alan Steinwinder,
Dec 23, 2019
Brian Alan Steinwinder, Jr., age 37 of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 in Biloxi, MS. He was born on October 2, 1982 in Biloxi, MS. He graduated from Mercy Cross High School in 2001 and attended MGCCC at Perk. He has three state titles in soccer: two-time high school state champ and one junior college...
Johnnie Rae Shelton McHan
Dec 22, 2019
It is with deep sadness and loss that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Johnnie Rae Shelton McHan, of Vancleave, MS on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the age of 76, surrounded by all of her children and grandchildren. Johnnie was born in Hot Springs, AR on March 5, 1943. She was a member of the Pearl MS...
Charles Lee Wagner
Dec 22, 2019
Charles Lee “Chuck” Wagner, 73, of Long Beach, Mississippi, passed away at home on December 22, 2019. Charles was born to the late Bess Clark and Lewis Wagner on October 21, 1946, in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He spent his childhood in Bay St. Louis, graduating from Bay St. Louis High School in 1964. He served in the U.S. Air Force from...
Earl Francis Wetzel, Jr.
Dec 22, 2019
Earl Francis Wetzel, Jr., 81, a native of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, December 22, 2019. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville, MS, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a well-known Mississippi Gulf Coast historian. Earl is known as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and dear friend. During his lifetime, he faithfully attended...
Marlys Lynn Findley Drake
Dec 22, 2019
Marlys Lynn Findley Drake, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Sunplex Acute Care Center in Ocean Springs. Marlys was born and raised on a country farm near Linn Grove, IA. She married Jim Drake on April 1, 1951 during an Iowa blizzard. They made their home in Storm Lake, IA for...
Edmond Anthony Boudreaux,
Dec 22, 2019
Edmond Anthony Boudreaux, Jr. left this earth and proudly entered the kingdom of heaven on December 22, 2019. He was born April 17, 1949 in Georgetown, South Carolina to Edmond “Ti” and Nita Mae Boudreaux. He spent the rest of his life as a member of the Biloxi community. Edmond was many things during his life. He was a sailor...
Joyce Anne Henry
Dec 21, 2019
Joyce Anne Henry, age 81, of D'Iberville passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019. She will be transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home to Hooper Funeral Home in Inverness, FL. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made in Mrs. Henry's memory to New Heights Church of Christ, 13181 Reece Bergeron Road, Biloxi, MS 39532. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard...
Donald Bernard LeNoble
Dec 21, 2019
Donald Bernard LeNoble was well loved and will be sorely missed. On Saturday, December 21, 2019, he passed away at his home in Biloxi, MS. Don was born on November 4, 1939 in Little Chute, WI. He served in the U.S. Army for over 30 years and retired at the rank of Command Sergeant Major (CSM). He was awarded the...
Earnest Mayberry
Dec 20, 2019
Earnest Mayberry, age 68, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019. No services will be held. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi is honored to serve this family. .
Donnie Lee Bennett
Dec 20, 2019
Donnie Lee Bennett, age 70, originally from Morton, MS slipped away to an eternity with God, on December 20, 2019 in Bay St. Louis, MS. Following a long struggle with cancer and fighting so hard for several years, beating the odds, the doctor called him a “Freak of Nature.” He never had a negative comment about what he was going...
Beverly Louise Herrington Stiglet
Dec 18, 2019
Beverly Louise Herrington Stiglet, age 64, of Saucier passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in Gulfport. She was born in Laurel and was a resident of the Coast for sixteen years. Beverly was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Mary Posey Herrington. She is survived by her husband, Ringer Claude Stiglet; three daughters, Ashley Cochran (Nathan), Jodi Husband,...
Robert Charles "Bob" Mayer Sr.
Dec 18, 2019
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of His godly ones.” – Psalm 116:15 In the early morning of December 18, 2019, Robert Charles “Bob” Mayer, Sr., went to be with the Lord. Bob is a New Orleans native who moved to Ocean Springs in 1965. He was an avid fisherman and golfer, who was...
Kade Allen Hester
Dec 17, 2019
Kade Allen Hester, 2 days old, of Waveland, MS, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, in Gulfport. Kade was born Sunday, December 15, 2019. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Deonna Michelle Hester, great grandparents Jimmy "Redd" Hester and Pamela Diane Hester and great grandfather Allen Ray Cuevas. He is survived by his parents Jimmy Ray Hester,...
Nancy Sue DeLoach Vaughan
Dec 16, 2019
Nancy Sue DeLoach Vaughan, 86, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, December 16, 2019. Nancy was born May 13, 1933 in the Jefferson Community of Carroll County, MS. Her life of 86 years bore witness to the highest standards in modesty, energy, hard work, promptness and discipline. Nancy deeply loved her family and enjoyed...
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