Obituaries
Marie Morris Alfonso
Jun 23, 2017
Marie Morris Alfonso, of Madison, Mississippi, formerly of Gulfport, died on June 23, 2017 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Miss., at the age of 97. She was born on October 19, 1919 in Scotland, South Dakota to Bertha Ellen Morris and Eli Morris. She grew up in Watts, Oklahoma, and graduated high school there in 1939. She attended Sparks Memorial...
Melba Ruth Higginbotham
Jun 22, 2017
Melba Ruth Higginbotham, age 85, entered her heavenly home in the loving arms of God on Thursday, June 22, 2017. She arrived on her mother's birthday. What a joyful celebration must have taken place! Ruth was born in Biloxi to Nelson and Edna (Delcambre) Higginbotham on February 25, 1932. She was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of...
Nina Marie Blackbourn
Jun 21, 2017
Nina Marie Patterson-Fultz-Blackbourn, 74, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Ocean Springs Hospital. Marie was a lifetime resident of the Coast and was formerly of Merrill, MS. She enjoyed billards, playing bridge, bowling and arranging flowers. Marie mostly enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Marie is preceded in death by her parents Jane Harriett...
Susan McMurtray McDonnell
Jun 21, 2017
Susan Diane McMurtray McDonnell, age 64, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was born and raised in Gulfport, MS. She moved to Houston, TX to teach school after she graduated with her Master’s Degree in Education. Upon her return to Mississippi, she taught Computer Discovery at D’Iberville Middle School and later at Biloxi Junior High School. She also owned...
Carl Bruce Stewart
Jun 21, 2017
Mr. Carl Bruce Stewart, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. He was a native of Swandale, West Virginia and resident of Biloxi for more than 60 years. Mr. Stewart moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi at age 17, and following high school graduation in 1951 he served in the United States Army from 1952 until 1954, returning home as...
Lionell Moses Seymour
Jun 20, 2017
Mr. Lionell Moses Seymour, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Mr. Seymour was a native and lifelong resident of D’Iberville. He graduated from Norte Dame High School in 1954 and was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and he retired from the Biloxi V.A. Mr. Seymour is...
Mary Emma Skaar
Jun 20, 2017
Mary Emma Skaar passed away at her daughter’s home on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, surrounded by her loving children. Mary Emma was born in Gautier, MS on March 16, 1931, to Napoleon and Neta Ladnier. Sweet, sweet Mary lived most of her life in Ocean Springs, MS where she raised her two children. She worked for R.F. Ederer Company and...
Jacob "Jake" Lee Nickle
Jun 19, 2017
Jacob “Jake” Lee Nickle, age 27, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 in Biloxi, MS. He was born on February 28, 1990 in Pensacola, FL to Michele Nickle and William Frank Holmes. He was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School, Class of 2008, and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He was a manager at Mugshots Grill and Bar...
Rosie Ellen Austin
Jun 19, 2017
Rosie Ellen Austin, age 63, of Gulfport passed away Monday, June 19, 2017. Ellen was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Austin, Jr; parents, Theresa and James McCauley, Sr; and brothers, James McCauley, Jr., Steven...
Dessie Shelton Matthews
Jun 19, 2017
Dessie Shelton Matthews, age 95, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 in Johnson City, TN. She was born in Horse Pasture, VA and a resident of Ocean Springs for 25 years. She was a resident of Johnson City, TN for the past three years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for five years and also...
James "Jim" Oliver Blount
Jun 18, 2017
James “Jim” Oliver Blount, 90, passed away peacefully at the V.A. Hospice in Biloxi on Father’s Day, June 18, 2017. Jim was born on March 16, 1927 to Zelma and Presley Blount, Sr. A veteran of the Merchant Marines in WWII and the USAF, Jim retired after 32 years teaching and managing training at Keesler AFB Biloxi. Jim’s research in...
Billie Grace Hensley Hood
Jun 18, 2017
Billie Grace Hensley Hood, 82, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017. Mrs. Hood was born August 7, 1934 in Greenleaf, MS to Henry and Mable Hensley. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Hood was Regional Personnel Manager for the Army Air Force Exchange Service and the wife of a U.S. Veteran. She especially enjoyed...
John Lindell
Jun 17, 2017
John Lindell, age 76, died Saturday, June 17, 2017. The Howard Avenue Chapel of BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Edward Sapia
Jun 16, 2017
Mr. Edward Sapia, 84, passed away with Jesus at his side, on Friday, June 16, 2017 after a short serious illness. He died with dignity and with God. He was a private man. Mr. Sapia was born at Bellvue Hospital, New York City, to Mary and Peter Sapia. He had a wonderful step-father, Andrew Brent. He was in the Air...
Bonnie Alice Gordon
Jun 16, 2017
Bonnie Alice Gordon, age 74, passed away in her home on Friday, June 16, 2017 after a yearlong battle with Leukemia. She was born in Independence, IA to Milton C. and Wilma I. Ward, who are preceded in death. She grew up on a farm as a child outside her hometown of Independence, IA and settled in Osage, IA after...
Gretchen Louisa Randall Hansen
Jun 16, 2017
Gretchen Louisa Randall Hansen, age 88, of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017. She was a native of Massachusetts and was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1962. She was of the Methodist Faith and was a homemaker. Gretchen was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur A. Hansen; son, Erik Hansen; and parents, Robert Randall...
Vera Ann "Beetsy" Randazzo
Jun 13, 2017
Vera Ann “Beetsy” Randazzo, age 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 in D’Iberville, in the presence of family. She was born October 1, 1923, in the house which came to be known as the Fisherman’s Cottage, on Biloxi Back Bay. Beetsy, a 1942 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, gracefully survived the loss of her long-time home and...
Raymond Michael Mayne
Jun 12, 2017
Raymond Michael Mayne, age 47, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 in Ocean Springs, MS. Raymond was born March 19, 1970 in Denison, TX to Curtis and Evelyn Mayne of Panama City, FL. He graduated from Bay High School, Gulf Coast Community College, and Florida State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. He worked at the Jackson County...
Milton Jones Migues
Jun 12, 2017
Milton Jones Migues, age 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017. Milton was born on December 27, 1944 in Biloxi, MS to the late Cleave and Oneida Migues. Milton worked all his life as a well known chef all along the MS Gulf Coast. He was a very loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and friend....
Ann Schwartz
Jun 12, 2017
Ann Schwartz, age 84, of Ocean Springs, passed away on June 12, 2017. Ann was born in the Bronx, New York on February 18, 1933. She was the first in her family to be born in the United States. She enjoyed working, painting, and spending time with her family and friends. She will be remembered for her unbreakable spirit and...
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