Obituaries
Nona Peterson Whitman
Mar 22, 2019
Nona Peterson Whitman, age 80, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at her home in Slidell, LA surrounded by her family. Mrs. Whitman was born on April 4, 1938 in Moss Point, MS to Hazel Agnes Schaub Wilson and Robert Charles Peterson. She attended Our Lady of Victory (OLV) and Mississippi State College for Women. Mrs. Whitman worked as a...
Nona Peterson Whitman
Mar 22, 2019
Nona Peterson Whitman, age 80, of Slidell, LA passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Friends may visit from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Please check back for completed...
Shirley "Joan" DeVries
Mar 22, 2019
Shirley “Joan” DeVries, age 88 of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the home of her loving daughter. Joan was a native of Spring City, TN and a long- time resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, gardening, and the outdoors. She danced well into her 80’s as a member of the Belles...
Vicki Darlene Smith
Mar 21, 2019
Vicki Darlene Smith, 65, of Gulfport, MS lost her battle with cancer on March 21, 2019 in Pascagoula, MS. Vicki was born October 4, 1953 in Mountain Home, ID and spent her early life traveling the world as a military brat. Vicki, a loving wife and mother, was as dedicated to her life at home as her work. A baker...
Joyce Smith Williams
Mar 20, 2019
Mrs. Joyce Smith Williams went to meet her maker on March 20, 2019. She was born in Bogalusa, LA and was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS. Joyce was a loving mother, wife, matriarch, and friend. Now, all her worldly pains and worries are over. She lived a long and happy life. Her favorite years, besides her marriage and family...
Della Mae Owen Rewis
Mar 20, 2019
Della Mae Owen Rewis, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Rewis was born in El Paso, Texas, raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the last 43 years. A devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mrs. Rewis was the wife of a former...
Peter Joseph Skrmetta
Mar 20, 2019
Peter Joseph Skrmetta, age 30, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2019. Peter was born in Gulfport on July 21, 1988 to Louis and Beth (Hatch) Skrmetta. He grew up surrounded by a large, loving family that worked together daily running Ship Island Excursions, the ferry service started by his great-grandfather in 1926. Peter’s younger days were...
Maurice R. Anderson
Mar 19, 2019
Maurice R. Anderson, age 77 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Private services will be held. The 15th Street Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Garner Boone
Mar 19, 2019
Raymond Garner Boone of Gulfport, Mississippi died Tuesday, March 19th 2019. Born September 25, 1952 in Gulfport, he was a native of Harrison County and graduated from Harrison Central High School and attended Perkinston Jr. College. He found his passion as a captain of crew and supply boats in the Louisiana oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico. He married...
Gary D. Walton
Mar 19, 2019
Gary D. Walton, 76, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Gulfport. Mr. Walton was born in Mobile, AL and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a building engineer, working in the construction business. Mr. Walton enjoyed fishing, hunting, cars and especially spending time with family and friends. He was preceded...
Lorena May
Mar 18, 2019
Mrs. Lorena May, age 95, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019. On Wednesday, March 27 , there will be a 10am graveside service in Biloxi National Cemetery. The Ocean Springs Chapel of BRADFORD O'KEEFE is in charge of arrangements. 228-875-1266.
Jerrilon E Young
Mar 18, 2019
Jerri passed 18 March in Gulfport, MS. She was a loving wife and companion of 41 years to her husband Dane Young. Born 17 June 1948 to Lofton Jones (Father) and Jerry Jones (Mother), Jerri is survived by her three brothers, Gill, Jeff, and Steven Jones. Jerri is a veteran of 23 years in the US Navy and retired as...
James Walter "Curley" Butler
Mar 18, 2019
James Walter “Curley” Butler, Sr., age 84, passed in peace surrounded by his family March 18, 2019 in Ocean Springs, MS. James was born to the late Joe Butler and Doris Gresham Butler on November 22, 1934. He retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding and the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. He also worked for the Treasure Oaks Country Club and had...
Delois Saint Necaise
Mar 18, 2019
Mrs. Delois Saint Necaise, age 84, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019. She was born in 1934, in Moulton, Alabama, one of eight children, born to Wesley and Susie Saint. Delois moved to Mississippi and met Roger Joseph Necaise, Jr. After a month, on May 16, 1953, they married in D'Iberville, MS. Shortly after, they...
Janie Singletary Smith
Mar 17, 2019
Mrs. Janie S. Smith, age 87, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Gulfport. She was born in Cordele, GA and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1974. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Georgia Southwestern Teacher's College and retired from Biloxi Public School System, having taught at Beauvoir Elementary and Biloxi High School. She was a...
Kye Sun Lee Kirk
Mar 16, 2019
Kye Sun Lee Kirk, age 69, of Gulfport died Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Gulfport. she was born in Korea and had been a resident of Gulfport for three and a half years. She enjoyed exercising, walking and fishing. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, John L. Kirk; three daughters, Hong Hui Kyoung, Hong Yuk Kyoung, Hong...
Arleeta Fountain Moran
Mar 16, 2019
Arleeta Fountain Moran, age 78, of St. Martin, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Arleeta was born on October 30, 1940 and was a life-long resident of the St. Martin community. She was a wonderful, loving and caring person. She was the best mom, sister, grandma and friend anyone could ever have. Her family was her first priority. She...
Phillip Owen Harvill
Mar 16, 2019
Phillip Owen “Pooh”, “Phil” Harvill Jr. It is with great sadness that the family of Phillip Owen Harvill Jr. announces his passing due to illness, on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the age of 57 years. Phil will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 20 years, Donna Lynn, daughter Dana Ladnier, his grandson Izaiah, and brothers Larry Harvill and...
Margaret Mitchalk Richards
Mar 15, 2019
Margaret Mitchalk Richards, age 101, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 in Gautier. She was a homemaker and stay at home mom. She enjoyed being outside and working in her garden. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Upton Richards; her two children, Joseph Donald Richards and Carole Louise Albright; and all of her siblings. Survivors include...
James L. "Bit" Heverling
Mar 15, 2019
James Heverling, 82, of Long Beach died Friday, March 15, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born in Rock Island, IL and had been a resident of Long Beach about twenty years. He was Presbyterian, a former Mason and Shiner. He retired from the US Air Force as a SMSgt. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Heverling; a daughter, Lyric...
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