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Robert L Henry
Dec 14, 2016
Robert L. Henry, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in Gulfport, MS, with his family by his side. Mr. Henry was born in La Belle, MO to Ballard and Bertha Henry. He graduated from Quincy High School in Quincy, IL. He began his long career with Gardner Denver Industries, in Quincy after graduation and retired from Danmar Industries in...
James Wiley Newman
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. James Wiley Newman, age 96, died Monday, December 12, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Newman was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS since 1968. He was a deacon and broadcaster for the First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs and member of the local Ancestry Society. He was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana to Frank and...
Theresa "Gayle" Jones
Dec 12, 2016
Theresa “Gayle” Jones, age 62 left this life Monday, December 12, 2016. Mrs. Jones was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Thomas Watford and Ida Sue (Billy Ray) Bellande; along with siblings, Dennis Watford, Roy Watford, and Annette Bellande. Survivors include her loving husband, Michael Jones; her children, Christopher...
Roger Spence Downer
Dec 12, 2016
Roger Spence Downer of Ocean Springs, MS, passed peacefully from this earth into the arms of Jesus early Monday morning, December 12, 2016, at the age of 54. Roger was born on October 17, 1962, in St. Petersburg, FL. He was raised in Merritt Island, FL, along the bank of the Indian River, where his favorite pastimes were fishing and...
Max Herman Jordan
Dec 12, 2016
Max H. Jordan, Sr., 103, passed away at his home Monday, December 12, 2016 with his family at his side. Mr. Jordan was born in Jones County, MS and graduated from Jones County Agricultural High School. He attended Jones Junior College and received a B.S. from State Teachers College, now known as the University of Southern Mississippi. He began his...
Lurline "Lena" Theriot
Dec 12, 2016
Lurline “Lena” Theriot, 84, of Biloxi joined our Heavenly Father on Monday, December 12, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Lena was a lifetime resident of Biloxi, MS. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Girls Academy where she was a member of the Marching Band, serving as Drum Majorette. Lena was a longtime member of St. Louis Catholic Church...
Betty Lou Lassiter Sample
Dec 11, 2016
Betty Lou Lassiter Sample, 81, of Gulfport, MS passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Lucedale, MS. Mrs. Sample was born in Bay Minette, AL on November 20, 1935 to Curtis and Myrtle Lorene Fain Lassiter. She formerly worked in real estate. Mrs. Sample enjoyed quilting, reading, painting and her dogs. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward...
Janis "Jan" Ilean Russell
Dec 11, 2016
Janis S. "Jan" Russell, age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Jan was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1984. She had been active in various organizations on the Gulf Coast for many years. Jan was very devoted to her family and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by...
Kenneth Melvin Sessoms
Dec 11, 2016
Kenneth Melvin Sessoms, Sr, age 69, died Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Long Beach. He was born in Autryville, NC and was a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 40 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired from American Linen after over 20 years of service. He was Baptist. His hobby was classic...
Geraldine Broussard Suarez
Dec 10, 2016
Mrs. Geraldine Broussard Suarez, age 77, of Saucier, MS, joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, when she passed away on December 10, 2016. Mrs. Suarez was born in Biloxi, MS, where she resided with her husband of 59 years, Louis “Pete” Suarez. After Hurricane Katrina, Mr. and Mrs. Suarez moved to their home in the country where she enjoyed...
Colleen Garrett Rinehart
Dec 10, 2016
Mrs. Colleen Garrett Rinehart, age 65, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Mrs. Rinehart was born and raised in Compton, CA. She graduated from Centennial High School and was formerly employed with McDonnel Douglas/Boeing. She is preceded in death by her parents, Victoria Dumones and Herman Frank Dumones; and her sister, Alceda Coleman. She is survived by...
Betty Jean "B.J." Hall Lizana
Dec 9, 2016
Betty Jean “B.J.” Lizana, 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 in Meadville, MS. Mrs. Lizana was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She retired from food service at Keesler AFB. Mrs. Lizana’s survivors include her husband, Glen Lizana; her sisters, Catherine Battaya and Jo Ann Williams. Funeral Services will be...
Elda Elizabeth Broussard Coley
Dec 9, 2016
Mrs. Elda Elizabeth Broussard Coley, age 65, of Biloxi, died Friday, December 9, 2016. Mrs. Coley was born September 23, 1951 in Biloxi, MS. She was a graduate from D’Iberville High School and attended MS Gulf Coast Community College. She enjoyed spending time with family, fishing, crabbing and traveling. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Ann Broussard...
Marilyn Elizabeth "Tee" Brumfield
Dec 8, 2016
Marilyn Elizabeth "Tee" Brumfield, 73, of Long Beach, died on Thursday, December 8, 2016 (the Feast of the Immaculate Conception), and was ushered from Gulfport by angels into the company of Jesus. Her love remains with Centreville, Mississippi, where she was born, and Gloster, Mississippi, where she was raised; Bay St. Louis and Waveland, Mississippi, and Rohnert Park, California, where...
Kenneth "Ken" Reiling
Dec 7, 2016
Kenneth “Ken” Reiling, age 81, a long-time resident of Ocean Springs, MS, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, after complications from a stroke. Mr. Reiling is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Patricia “Pat” (Beebe) Reiling and five children: Steven Reiling and his wife, Elizabeth, Teresa (Reiling) Bieda, Barb (Reiling) Montilla and her husband, Ron, Lynda (Reiling) Dahl and...
Charles Clayton Beaugez
Dec 6, 2016
Charles Clayton Beaugez 1932 – 2016 Charles C. Beaugez, 84, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia. He is survived by his brother, Herbert P. Beaugez, Jr.; his children, Gary (Donna), Greg (Debra Lynn), Michael H. (Kathye), Mark, Karen, Diane, and Danny (Melinda); and by...
Roger L Hudson
Dec 5, 2016
CW02 Roger L. Hudson, Sr. (U.S. Navy, Retired), 77 of Gulfport died Monday, December 5, 2016. Visitation will be Sunday evening, December 11, from 6 until 8:00 p.m. at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at noon, Monday, December 12, 2016 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Long Beach, MS where friends may visit...
Billy Gene Long
Dec 5, 2016
Billy was born September 18, 1930 in Tulsa. He was a proud Native American of the Muscogee Creek Nation. He grew up in Sapulpa, Oklahoma where he was an all-around athlete and a Golden Gloves champion. He attended Miami Junior College, married his high school sweetheart and joined the Air Force in 1951. He was stationed throughout the United States,...
Juanita Rawls Morgan
Dec 4, 2016
Juanita Rawls Morgan passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Azalea Gardens Nursing Home in Wiggins, MS. Juanita was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member of Big ridge Baptist Church in D’Iberville, MS for many years. She loved to sing, play the piano, play guitar, sew, garden and cook. She made the best coconut...
William E Birchfield
Dec 4, 2016
William E. Birchfield 73, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 in Gulfport. Private services. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, O'Neal Road, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
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