Obituaries

Jess Eugene McDonnell

Jess Eugene McDonnell

Sep 6, 2024

Jess Eugene McDonnell, age 70, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024.

Jess was born on February 11, 1954 in Oakland, CA to Loren Bud McDonnell and Maria Fyles Young. He served in the US Marines and worked for the Municipality of Anchorage in the Muni Radio Shop. He loved fishing for halibut and salmon and he...

Daniel Lawrence Werner

Daniel Lawrence Werner

Sep 5, 2024

Pop, a truly one-of-a-kind individual, was known for his kind heart and generous spirit, he was always ready to lend a helping hand if he could, never speaking a harsh word about anyone. He was a veteran who served in Vietnam. He had a deep love for his family and for people, approaching every person he met with warmth and...

David Odell Clevenger

David Odell Clevenger

Sep 5, 2024

On October 24, 1964, David Odell Clevenger burst into the world, full of curiosity, stubbornness, and joy. David was a beloved son, brother, husband, and father. “He was a person of conviction and embodied the goal of sacrificing for what he believed. When he felt he was called by God, he answered as best as he could. It is difficult...

Loraine Foretich

Loraine Foretich

Sep 5, 2024

Loraine Schivers Foretich, age 73, of Biloxi passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Loraine was born on January 3, 1951 in Akron, OH. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from MGCCC. Loriane worked for Gulf Oaks Hospital and Gulf Coast Community Hospital. She was an LPN and RN. Loraine was nurse of the year in 1996 and received a reward for...

Una Louise Clements

Una Louise Clements

Sep 5, 2024

Una Louise Clements, age 84, of Franklin, WI passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024. 

Private burial will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery. 

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Una Louise Clements.

Paul Daniel Langham

Paul Daniel Langham

Sep 4, 2024

Paul Daniel Langham, 48, of Biloxi, MS passed away on September 4, 2024, after a courageous and difficult 4 ½ year battle with stage IV colon cancer.

Paul was born on November 2, 1975, to Donald and Patricia Langham, at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland. After graduating from Oak Grove High in Hattiesburg, MS, Paul went on to...

Michael Wayne "Mike" Stroud

Michael Wayne "Mike" Stroud

Sep 3, 2024

Michael Wayne “Mike” Stroud, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 and joined his loving wife, Laura Howard Stroud on God’s next journey.

Mike was born on October 29, 1956 in Belleville, IL. He was a member of the catholic faith. He always enjoyed his Sunday dinners with his sister, Melissa Stroud D’Angelo. Mike spent a lot of his...

Carlos Israel Rodriguez-Mateo

Carlos Israel Rodriguez-Mateo

Sep 2, 2024

Carlos Israel Rodriguez Mateo, 20, of Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 while working in construction.

Carlos was born in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico on June 16, 2004 to Felicitas Mateo Zeferino and Alexandro Rodriguez Cruz. He enjoyed skateboarding, playing video games and drawing.

Funeral Services will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in...

Marvin Evelyn Purnell Nickerson

Marvin Evelyn Purnell Nickerson

Sep 2, 2024

Marvin Evelyn Purnell Nickerson, known to most as Evelyn and to close family as “Marv,” passed away quietly at her home in Gulfport during the morning hours of September 2, 2024. She was 82 years old. Throughout her life, Evelyn personified both the values of Christian love and charity and the importance of community, citizenship, and education.

Evelyn was born on...

Ximena McCarthy

Ximena McCarthy

Sep 2, 2024

Ximena Loreto (Olavarria) McCarthy, Manny or Piru to those who knew her. She was 57 years old, and lived in Ocean springs. She passed into the arms and heart of God in Jackson, MS, on September 2, 2024. She passed quietly with all the love in this world.

She was born in Valparaiso, Chile on November 12, 1966. Born to Manuel...

Rowan Chassaniol Quave

Rowan Chassaniol Quave

Sep 2, 2024

Rowan Chassaniol Quave, age 88, of Panama City Beach, Fl, joined her beloved husband, Gerald J. Quave as she peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on the morning of September 2, 2024. 

Rowan was born in Greenwood, Mississippi to Emmett Joseph and Mamie Birdsong Chassaniol on April 5, 1936. She was the granddaughter of Herbert Spencer and Marie Celina...

Thomas Arthur "Tommy" Newman

Thomas Arthur "Tommy" Newman

Sep 2, 2024

Thomas Arthur "Tommy" Newman, 90, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 in Biloxi. 

Mr. Newman was born in Biloxi on December 3, 1933 to Martin Alphonse "Capt. Tan" Newman and Ruth Frances Gibson Newman. He graduated from Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Services and the National Foundation of Business Services of Evaston, IL. He...

Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr.

Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr.

Sep 1, 2024

Mr. Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr., age 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024.

There are no services scheduled at this time. 

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr.

Homer Ranzel Wilson

Homer Ranzel Wilson

Sep 1, 2024

Mr. Homer R. Wilson, age 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024.

There are no services scheduled at this time. 

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Homer R. Wilson.

Yasuko Wieck

Yasuko Wieck

Sep 1, 2024

Yasuko Urabe Wieck celebrated her 92nd birthday with her family and closest friends before departing for our Lord. What a beautiful person she was.

Yasuko was born in 1932 to Taro & Hatsue Urabe in Shanghai, China. She was the oldest of four children. The Urabes lived a rich life full of culture to their native Japan. Yasuko was a swimmer...

Corazon Bartolome "Coring" Coniglio

Corazon Bartolome "Coring" Coniglio

Sep 1, 2024

Corazon Bartolome “Coring” Coniglio, 84, of Gautier, MS passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024 at her home.

Coring was born on March 2, 1940 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines to Nazaria Bartolome and Graciano Felipe. She enjoyed cooking Filipino food and she loved playing bingo, but she loved her grandchildren more than anything.

She was preceded in death by her...

Helen Julia Hill

Helen Julia Hill

Aug 31, 2024

Helen "Julia" Hill, 81 years old, Fort Bayou Community of St. Martin, MS went home to be with the Lord Saturday, August 31, 2024 in Ocean Springs, MS.

She was born in St. Martin, MS to Eleanor Ann Seymour Hill and Charles "Monroe" Hill. She attended St. Martin Schools. She was a loving mother, devoted wife, avid sewer and quilter. She...

Charles David Schmermund

Charles David Schmermund

Aug 30, 2024

Charles David Schmermund, 66, of Long Beach, died Friday, August 30, 2024 in Gulfport, MS.

Mr. Schmermund was born in Orlando, FL and had been a resident of MS Gulf Coast most of his life.

He was a retired boat captain.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Schmermund and Wilma Guidry Schmermund; step daughter, Tiffany Starkey Hall and grandson, Nicholas...

Leslie Davidson "Les" Fraser

Leslie Davidson "Les" Fraser

Aug 30, 2024

Leslie Davidson "Les" Fraser, aged 58, passed away on August 30, 2024, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Born on June 20, 1966, in Wichita, Kansas, Les dedicated his life to his family and his work in construction and maintenance. 

Les was a skilled handyman, proficient in carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and air conditioning. He was always ready to lend a helping hand to...

Wanda Lavoy Byrd Smith

Wanda Lavoy Byrd Smith

Aug 28, 2024

Wanda Lavoy Byrd Smith, 87, of Vancleave and Pascagoula, MS., passed away surrounded by her loving family on August 28, 2024.

Lavoy, the youngest of four daughters, was born to Verta Lee (Flurry) and Leo Byrd on October 21, 1936.

With blonde curls and hazel eyes, Lavoy was a precocious child doted on by her parents and sisters alike. In her earlier...