Obituaries

Mary Anne Testerman White

Mary Anne Testerman White

Jul 27, 2018

Mrs. Mary Anne Testerman White, age 71, a longtime resident of Virginia and Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, July 27, 2018. Mary Anne was born on August 24, 1946 in Arlington, Virginia to Edward Lee Testerman and Dorothy Mae Stanton Testerman. She attended school through the 11th grade and completed her GED in 1982. Mary Anne was baptized at Hillcrest...

Ronald "Ron"  Lee Colegrove

Ronald "Ron" Lee Colegrove

Jul 27, 2018

Ronald “Ron” Lee Colegrove, age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Friday, July 27th, 2018 in Ocean Springs. Ron was born May 19, 1942 in Milford, MI to Albert Lee and Louise Fern Colegrove. He attended Milford High School in Milford, MI. Ron was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1970 and he served as a Deacon at the...

Jenny Janelle

Jenny Janelle

Jul 26, 2018

Jenny Janelle, age 77, of Ocean Springs, passed away at home on Thursday, July 26, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. Jenny was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. She was employed at Alpha Optics and recently retired from the Ocean Springs Family Medical Clinic after 28 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister and will be...

Johanna "Lynn" Bui

Johanna "Lynn" Bui

Jul 26, 2018

Johanna “Lynn” Bui, age 55, of Biloxi passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS. Lynn was born on July 2, 1963 in Biloxi, MS. She was a woman of many things. She was a very loving mother, grandmother daughter and sister. She was the kind of person to give you the shirt off her back if...

Cameron Leigh "Thor" Braa

Cameron Leigh "Thor" Braa

Jul 26, 2018

Cameron Leigh “Thor” Braa, age 24, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 of an apparent suicide. He was a loving son, brother, father, uncle and friend to many. He had the most beautiful smile, kindest heart, twisted sense of humor and infectious laugh. He was a gentle soul and would do anything for anyone. He...

Rosalie Knost Ambler

Rosalie Knost Ambler

Jul 26, 2018

Rosalie's youthful spirit left this world on July 26---she was celebrated by her Cenacle Sisters with a Funeral Mass in Chicago on July 30. Sister Rosalie Knost Ambler was 93. Her life will again be celebrated by family and friends with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Pauls Chapel in her hometown of Pass Christian, Mississippi on Friday August...

Jay Zabala Lorenzo

Jay Zabala Lorenzo

Jul 25, 2018

Retired Petty Officer First Class Jay Zabala Lorenzo, 69, of Gulfport, was born on April 19, 1949 and died on July 25, 2018 in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines. He proudly served in the US Navy for 22 years, during which he was awarded various medals for service to our country: the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the National Defense Service Medal,...

Ivy  Carolyn Johnson Palmer

Ivy Carolyn Johnson Palmer

Jul 25, 2018

Ivy Carolyn Johnson Palmer, 79, of Saucier passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Ivy was a lifelong resident of the White Plains Community and was a member of White Plains United Methodist Church. She retired from the Harrison County School System where she was a bus driver for 26 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Skipper...

Gerald "Jerry" Guy Ross

Gerald "Jerry" Guy Ross

Jul 25, 2018

Gerald “Jerry” Guy Ross, Sr., age 84, of Biloxi, MS passed away on July 25, 2018 in Gulfport, MS. Jerry was born on October 30, 1933 in Biloxi, MS. He was a member of Ramsey Creek Baptist Church and a charter member of MS Coast Jazz Society. He worked as a jazz musician and a painter. He enjoyed fishing and...

Donald Knowlton

Donald Knowlton

Jul 24, 2018

Donald Knowlton, Jr., age 54, passed away on July 24, 2018. He was transferred to Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Brewton, AL. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, was honored to help serve this family.

Sharon Martin

Sharon Martin

Jul 24, 2018

Sharon Martin passed away peacefully on July 24, in her home in Biloxi, in the midst of her loving family. Sharon was born in Chicago, IL, attended parochial schools and graduated from Valparaiso University. With a career in teaching, she taught for over forty years in Illinois, New York, Texas, and, finally, in the Biloxi Public Schools where she was...

Wilma Lunsford Hogan

Wilma Lunsford Hogan

Jul 23, 2018

Wilma Lunsford Hogan, age 85, of Vancleave, passed peacefully on Monday July 23, 2018. Mrs. Hogan was a transplant to the coast from Charlotte, NC. She was a graduate of West Knoxville High School in Tennessee. She enjoyed her time at home, gardening, spending time with her family, and her little Prince. She was loved and will truly be missed....

Joseph Cecil Montgomery, Sr.

Joseph Cecil Montgomery, Sr.

Jul 23, 2018

Joseph Cecil Montgomery Sr., age 93, died Monday morning, July 23, 2018 at Lemoyne Place in St. Martin, where he resided for the last three months. Mr. Montgomery was born in Biloxi on September 9, 1924 and remained a lifelong resident of our coastal community. He began his career as a public servant joining the Navy to serve our country...

Gladys R Raymond

Gladys R Raymond

Jul 23, 2018

July 23, 2018. Mrs. Raymond was born December 16, 1929, in Wahoo, NE. She married her husband of 45 years, Reverend Sidney J. Raymond, in 1948 and they spent their married years ministering to congregations in Arkansas, California, Kansas, and Nebraska before retiring to Rockport, TX in 1993. Mrs. Raymond graduated from Benson High School (Omaha, NE); attended Parsons College;...

Joseph Raynor

Joseph Raynor

Jul 23, 2018

Joseph Raynor, passed away on July 23, 2018. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, was honored to help serve this family.

Jefferey Michael  Brown

Jefferey Michael Brown

Jul 22, 2018

In a bittersweet moment another angel has found his wings and has set off on flight safe into the arms of God and those gone before him. Jefferey Michael Brown, longtime resident of Vancleave, MS passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the young age of 37. Jeff will be remembered by family and...

Denis Joseph Sourisseau

Denis Joseph Sourisseau

Jul 22, 2018

Denis Joseph Sourisseau, age 74, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 in Ocean Springs. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home was honored to help serve this family.

John Joseph Leonard "Lennie" Melhuish

John Joseph Leonard "Lennie" Melhuish

Jul 22, 2018

"Lennie" Melhuish died in Gulfport on Sunday, July 22, 2018. He was born to John J Leonard and the late Lois Melhuish in Spartanburg, SC. He graduated from Wagner High School, Clark AFB, Philippines. He entered the US Air Force, and he trained in and worked for their medical services. He retired from the USAF after 22 years of service...

Johanna "Jaye"  Frances Kisielewski

Johanna "Jaye" Frances Kisielewski

Jul 22, 2018

Johanna “Jaye” Frances Kisielewski, a 40-year resident of D’Iberville, MS, passed away on July 22, 2018 at the age of 82. Jaye was born and raised in St. Louis, MO and met her future husband Mitchell “Mickey” Kisielewski at a dance for single military personnel in 1956. They were married less than a year later and were lovingly married for...

Evelyn F. Hill

Evelyn F. Hill

Jul 22, 2018

Mrs. Evelyn Florise Hill, age 91, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Mrs. Hill was born in Biloxi on February 6, 1927 and was a 1946 graduate of Biloxi High School. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Retired Air Force MSgt. Riley Hill; parents, Sidney and Evelyn Skinner; daughter, Sheryl Macky; and...