Obituaries

Annie L. "Bennie" Dailey

Annie L. "Bennie" Dailey

Nov 18, 2019

Bennie was born in Jackson, MS on July 1, 1920 to Hattie and Edward Lyman. When she was just a baby, they relocated to the Gulf Coast. Bennie met and married the love of her life, Colonel Russell Dailey (USAF, Ret.) just after the beginning of World War II. That began her adventure of moving wherever the military sent them...

Nghi  Thanh  Tran

Nghi Thanh Tran

Nov 18, 2019

Nghi Thanh Tran, age 83, of Long Beach, MS passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019. Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Friday, November 29, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Crestlawn...

Kirt Doering Quist

Kirt Doering Quist

Nov 17, 2019

Kirt Doering Quist, 65, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held in the stateroom of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs at 12:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2019. Friends may visit one hour prior. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.

Gary Lewis Beech

Gary Lewis Beech

Nov 17, 2019

Gary Lewis Beech, age 68, of Long Beach passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of Long Beach. He was Baptist. He was retired from the concrete business. He was an avid sports fan, enjoyed drag racing and liked antique cars. He is survived by a daughter, Jamie Simmons...

Brenda Collier Hatashita Seehusen

Brenda Collier Hatashita Seehusen

Nov 17, 2019

Brenda Collier Hatashita Seehusen, 61, of LB, MS, but considers Tehachapi, CA to be her home, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Seehusen was born February 24, 1958 in SP, CA. She was a 1976 graduate of SHS in Slidell, LA and received her AD in Radiology from FSU in PC, FL. Mrs. Seehusen was employed...

Barbara Ann Smith Wade

Barbara Ann Smith Wade

Nov 16, 2019

Mrs. Barbara Ann Smith Wade, age 62, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Mrs. Wade was a loving, sweet, kind and amazing woman. She was always smiling and loved to travel. She loved to make wreaths for the holidays and lit up a room when she came in. She was preceded in death by her...

Catherine Campbell

Catherine Campbell

Nov 16, 2019

Catherine Campbell, 90, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Miss Campbell was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She worked for Civil Service as a Tech Writer at Stennis Space Center, Keesler Air Force Base and Washington D.C. Miss Campbell was an active member at First Baptist Church in Biloxi where...

Laura Pottinger

Laura Pottinger

Nov 16, 2019

Laura Pottinger, age 62, died November 16, 2019, at her residence in Gulfport, MS. She was born in Lafayette, IN, on November 19, 1956. She attended Jefferson High School. Mrs. Pottinger was a deputy clerk at DuPage County Courthouse for 37 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Lewis and Earnestine Dietel. She is survived by her...

Joseph  George  Webster

Joseph George Webster

Nov 15, 2019

Mr. Joseph George Webster, age 81, of Perkinston, died Friday, November 15, 2019. A graveside will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Please check back for full obituary.

Crystal  Elizabeth Craig

Crystal Elizabeth Craig

Nov 14, 2019

Crystal Elizabeth Craig, age 24, of Gautier passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. She Was born on July 24, 1995 in Mobile, AL and graduated from Theodore High School in 2014.Crystal loved crafting, couponing, cooking, and being with her children. She was a loving daughter and mother and will be greatly missed. Crystal is survived by her parents, Johnny...

Mary "Ann" Wilson

Mary "Ann" Wilson

Nov 14, 2019

Mary “Ann” Wilson, age 86, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. She was born in Darbun, MS on February 16, 1933 to Benjamin and Fern Pittman. Ann graduated from Monticello High School and retired from Micro-Methods Inc. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by all...

Tammy Alawine Cardy

Tammy Alawine Cardy

Nov 13, 2019

Tammy Faye Alawine Maddox Cardy, age 48, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Cardy was born on August 26, 1971, to Richard Alawine and Doris Alawine. She is preceded in death by her father Richard Alawine and sister Theresa Alawine Wells. She is survived by her husband, Mike Cardy, two children Brandon Maddox and Kristina Cardy; her...

Donald Gene Dorsey

Donald Gene Dorsey

Nov 11, 2019

Donald Gene Dorsey "Don" 81, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on November 11, 2019. Don was born in Crete, Nebraska to father Charles and mother Dorthy. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he attended high school before joining the Navy in 1955. Don met and married his wife Evelyn in 1956 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Don served in the United States...

Tillie  Davis Roberts

Tillie Davis Roberts

Nov 11, 2019

Tillie Davis Roberts, age 89, went to be with her husband of 50 years for eternity on Monday, November 11, 2019. She was born on July 21, 1930 to Phillip and Carrie Ritcher Davis. Tillie was a native and lifelong resident of the Fontainebleau community in Jackson County. She retired from civil service at Keesler Air Force Base. Tillie is...

Andrew George Leeson

Andrew George Leeson

Nov 11, 2019

Andrew George Leeson, age 70, of Gulfport, MS passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 in Gulfport. Private services will be held at a later date. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home was honored to serve this family.

Lois Claire Wilkinson Moore

Lois Claire Wilkinson Moore

Nov 10, 2019

Lois was born on August 7, 1925 in Gramercy, LA to Marguerite Gautreaux Wilkinson and Joseph Biddle Wilkinson. She spent her early childhood growing up in Louisiana where she graduated from Sophie B. Wright High School in New Orleans. After graduating, her family moved to Biloxi where she met her husband John F. Moore at Keesler Field, to whom she...

William "Bill" Glen  Rogers

William "Bill" Glen Rogers

Nov 10, 2019

William “Bill” Glen Rogers Sr. passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at the age of 73. He succumbed to a fourteen-month battle with cancer, surrounded by family, at his home in Ocean Springs. He was a native of Anne Arbor, Michigan but a lifetime resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Bill was born June 30th, 1946 in Toronto, Canada. Bill...

Thomas Carroll "Tom" Byrd

Thomas Carroll "Tom" Byrd

Nov 10, 2019

Thomas Carroll “Tom” Byrd, born February 4, 1947 and a native of West Point, MS, passed away at the age of 72 on Sunday, November 10, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Tom was a minister of music for 42 years and a retired Harrison County school teacher. He lived in Biloxi, MS with his wife of 51 years, Elizabeth Ann Chandler...

Ralph Edward Johnson

Ralph Edward Johnson

Nov 9, 2019

Ralph Edward Johnson, 62 of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Ralph was born in Poplarville, MS, but was a longtime resident of Gulfport. He served for 4 years in the U.S. Air Force. Ralph’s favorite pastimes included rooting for the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints and playing pranks on his friends and family. He...

Gregory Isiah Bishop

Gregory Isiah Bishop

Nov 9, 2019

Mr. Gregory Isiah Bishop, age 64, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 in Clovis, New Mexico. Mr. Bishop is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn Bishop; his children, Monica Payton (Derek), Elijuah Bishop (Krystal) and Sherikka Bishop; his grandchildren, Gabrielle, Ovyel, Sorayah, Jael, Monique and Mikayla; his parents, Frank Bishop and Magnolia Bishop; and his...