Obituaries
Roland "Ronnie" Joseph Poirier
Apr 4, 2018
Roland Joseph “Ronnie” Poirier, Jr departed this life on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, where he passed peacefully in his sleep. He will be forever loved by his family and friends. Ronnie was born to Emma Jones-Poirier and Roland Joseph Poirier on January 14, 1945 in Biloxi, Mississippi. After WWII, the family returned to North Attleboro, Massachusetts, where Ronnie Poirier grew...
Force Lt.Col. William Hendren
Apr 3, 2018
William L. Hendren, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Hendren was born to Oatie D. and Bessie Underwood Hendren in Curve, TN. He attended Ripley High School in Tennessee, the University of North Dakota, and University of Southern Mississippi, acquiring his Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering and his Master's Degree in Education. He joined...
Frankie Holcomb Bosworth
Apr 3, 2018
Frankie Holcomb Bosworth, 84, of Vancleave, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in Gautier, MS. Frankie was born in Ellisville, MS to Alfred B. and Dagnes Holcomb. She was a tax preparer for many years. She also served in the United States Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. She loved gardening, cooking, reading, and spending time with...
Michael R. Dubaz
Apr 2, 2018
Michael Rudolph Dubaz, age 66, went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 2, 2018. Michael was born in Biloxi, MS on July 20, 1951 to Lawrence “Larry” Dubaz Sr. and Ramona (Trebotich) Dubaz. Michael was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Biloxi High School’s class of 1969, where among many other activities, he was...
John Francis Guy
Apr 1, 2018
Funeral services for John Francis Guy (81) of D’Iberville, MS who died April 1, 2018, in the Biloxi VA Hospital were held on April 4, 2018. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Homes conducted the service at the Biloxi VA Cemetery in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Guy was born March 27, 1937, in Gloversville, N. Y. and served in the United States Air Force. Survivors...
Shannon Page
Mar 30, 2018
Shannon Page, 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 in Biloxi. Shannon was born July 27, 1943 in Biloxi, MS to Andy and Louise Page. She worked at Keesler Air Force Base as a Communications Technology Instructor for 36 years and as a Special Education Teacher at St. Martin Upper Elementary for 11 years. Shannon spent her...
James "Cash" Hosli
Mar 30, 2018
James "Cash" Carson Hosli, age 85, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 in Millbrook, AL. Mr. Hosli was a native and longtime resident of Biloxi. He was the son of Oakley and Annie Seymour Hosli. He was also a Catholic. He is preceded in death by his brother, Harvey. Survivors include his two sisters; two brothers; four granddaughters, Brandy, Rhonda,...
Bishop John Ealy
Mar 29, 2018
Bishop John Ealy, age 52, of Gulfport died Thursday, March 29, 2018 in Hattiesburg. He was born on January 26, 1966 in Ocean Springs. Bishop was a member of the Pascagoula River Tribe. He was a master carpenter and used his skills to help others. He never worried about tomorrow and only lived for the day. He enjoyed fishing and...
Robert Edward Longino
Mar 29, 2018
Robert Edward Longino, III was born January 3, 1948 in Biloxi but he spent his first, formative years on the family farm near Silver Creek, MS where his life-long love of nature and the outdoors began. A later boyhood living near Biloxi’s beaches and Bay completed the spell. And after time at MS State and service in the Navy, Ed...
Roy Leon Sumrall
Mar 29, 2018
Roy Leon Sumrall, age 79 of Ocean Springs passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his home. He was born to the late William Leon Sumrall, and Gladys Ray (Nix) Sumrall in Montrose, MS. Roy Sumrall was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather. He devoted his life to his family,...
Eulalie Boney Balius
Mar 26, 2018
Eulalie Boney Balius, age 92 of Perkinston, Mississippi passed away at her home on March 26, 2018. She was born to Lee Roy Boney and Clemorse Campos Boney on May 3, 1925. She lived the majority of her life in Biloxi before moving to Stone County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee Roy and Clemorse Boney; loving...
Joan (Joanne) Mary Phelix
Mar 26, 2018
Joan (Joanne) Mary Phelix, born January 5, 1939, age 78, died March 26, 2018. She was born in Stockholm, NY. She graduated from Parrishville-Hopkinton Central in 1957 and worked for Northern New York Trust as a secretary for four years. She enlisted in the US Air Force in 1962 and was stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS. During her...
Capt. Laverne W. (Bill) Gay, U.S. Navy Ret.
Mar 26, 2018
Capt. Laverne William (Bill) Gay, age 90, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago, IL, and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past four years. As a veteran of the U. S. Navy with over 36 years of service, he received many awards and citations during...
Edward Felix Feranda
Mar 25, 2018
Edward Felix Feranda, 67, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Feranda was born August 9, 1950 in Biloxi, MS to Vincent P. Feranda, Jr. and Vivian A. Feranda. He attended Biloxi High School. Mr. Feranda enjoyed fishing. He is preceded in death by his father, Vincent P. Feranda, Jr. Mr. Feranda’s survivors include...
Kenneth "Kenny & K.W." Cook, Sr.
Mar 25, 2018
Kenneth “Kenny & K.W.” Cook, Sr. age 66, of Biloxi passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018. He was born November 14, 1951. Kenny was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dewitt and Mamie Cook; brother, Billy Dewitt Cook; and his longtime best friend, Lester Thompson. He is survived by his...
Gloria Jean "Mama Genie" Kovach
Mar 25, 2018
Gloria Jean “Mama Genie” Kovach, 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Biloxi. Ms. Kovach was born August 30, 1944 in Warner Robins, GA to Alfred and Stella Chesney. She was the owner and operator of Naturally You Cosmetics. Known as “Genie Sheffer”, she did make up for some of the biggest Mardi Gras Balls on...
Joseph Delmas "JD" Martinolich
Mar 24, 2018
Joseph Delmas Martinolich of Handsboro, 94, “JD” to family and friends, “Mr. Joe” to co-workers at Keesler Air Force Base, died Saturday, March 24, 2018. The son and eldest child of Joseph Dominic and Inez Delmas Martinolich, JD went to school in Handsboro and graduated in 1943 from Gulfport High School. He was the grandchild of Matteo and Johannah Pavolini...
Nelson L Prieto
Mar 24, 2018
Nelson L. Prieto , age 80 of Biloxi died Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Biloxi. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Jean Jennie Ray
Mar 24, 2018
Jean Jennie Ray, 91, of Ocean Springs, MS, died on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Mrs. Ray was born in Pawtucket, RI on June 25, 1926, the daughter of Henry and Aniela (Nellie) Watras Piatek. She worked at various companies including Alcoa, Bendix, Allied Signal, and others. She had two daughters by her first marriage and gained three step-sons when she...
Tran Minh Hai
Mar 23, 2018
Tran Minh Hai, “Danny”, “Big Daddy”, “Pops”, “PawPaw”, 58, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. Mr. Tran was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a part of the Gulf Coast Casino industry for over 18 years. He spent most of his free time on the water with his fishing pole and cast...
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