Obituaries
May Beatrice Fountain
Feb 27, 2017
Mrs. May Beatrice Fountain (née Spitz) passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport, Mississippi. May was born on January 25, 1933 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and spent much of her childhood there in the German Protestant Children's Orphanage. As a teenager, she lived with some of her older siblings in Houston, Texas. She...
Paul Richard Kent, Sr.
Feb 26, 2017
Paul Richard Kent, Sr of Fredericksburg, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the age of 96. Born in Linton, Indiana December 16, 1920, the son of Edward E. & Hazel M. Beaman Kent. He resided in Bloomington, IN from the age of 2 until his military service in WWII. After the war he resided in Biloxi, MS with his...
John Robert Purvis
Feb 25, 2017
Mr. John Robert Purvis, age 69, of D’Iberville, MS, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Gulfport, MS. John was born on June 22, 1947 in Wesson, MS. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Air National Guard. He was a Vietnam Veteran who received a Purple Heart and was a devoted VA employee for 32 years....
Melvin M Sinquefield
Feb 25, 2017
Melvin M Sinquefield, 88, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Baton Rouge. Graveside service is Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Hunter Cook
Feb 23, 2017
Thomas Hunter Cook, 91, passed away Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at Canon Hospice in Gulfport, Ms. He is survived by his dearly loved wife, Maria Oliva Cook from Chiapas, Mexico, his son Thomas Anthony Cook, and daughters, Rosana Maria Tyson, Amelia Oliva (Dolly) Martin, Diana Maria Foroughi, Maria Aurora Mock, Mary Alice Martin, and Lucy Linda Russell, 25 grandchildren, and...
Camille Johnston Manella
Feb 22, 2017
Camille Johnston Manella, of Sarasota, Florida and formerly of Albion, New York and Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away suddenly on February 22, 2017. She was born in Biloxi on October 6, 1937 to Albert Sidney and Shirley Johnston. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Margaret Mary Gicewicz; and her brother Noel Johnston. She is survived by her...
Mary "Lanette" Selke
Feb 22, 2017
Mary “Lanette” Selke, 49, of Biloxi, MS gained her heavenly wings on February 22, 2017, in Gulfport, MS after a very short and courageous fight with cancer. Lanette was born to Ronnie and Joan Good on April 8, 1967. She was raised in the St. Martin community where she attended St. Martin High School and graduated with the Class of...
Anna Marie Tisdale
Feb 22, 2017
February 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Texas at 5 AM, Anna Marie left this world and came face-to-face with Jesus. (She appeared to have been dancing with Him her last few days, going by her arm motions.) Born in New Orleans on May 10, 1941, she was raised in Gulfport, Mississippi by her parents Joseph K. and Anna Maria Fasold. She...
Caffrey Franklin "Frankie" Trosclair
Feb 21, 2017
Caffrey Franklin “Frankie” Trosclair was called home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Frankie was a great father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He was a true hero with a big heart and gentle soul. Frankie was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and a member of the Fleur de Lis Society. He was a...
Tevis Marie Calton Barnes
Feb 21, 2017
Tevis Marie Calton Barnes of Vancleave, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. We often wonder what the sky would be like without stars. Earlier this week, a light that had served the needs of every member of our large family quietly slipped away. Illuminating our paths for generations with universal, boundless and immeasurable love, Tevis Barnes slipped...
Billy B Patterson
Feb 20, 2017
Billy B. Patterson, age 91, of Bay St. Louis died Monday, February 20, 2017 in Pass Christian. Private service. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
James Adolph Russell
Feb 20, 2017
James Adolph Russell, age 78, died Monday, February 20, 2017 in Gulfport. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery . Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth W. Gill
Feb 19, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Gill, age 70, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Mrs. Gill was a resident of the coast since 1994. She was retired and a member of the First Baptist Church of Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary Wyndham and two brothers, Stiles "Arthur" Wyndham and Nelson Wyndham....
Betty Ellis Martin
Feb 19, 2017
Betty Ellis Martin, age 94, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Betty was born on August 29, 1922 in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. She was the oldest daughter in a family of one son and seven daughters. She met her future husband, Kell Bailey Martin, of Vancleave, while he was stationed in England during WWII. She later married Kell, her...
John Hanson Miner
Feb 18, 2017
John Hanson Kennard Miner, PE/MBA, husband, father, World War II veteran, sailor, shipbuilder, and shopkeeper, with loved ones by his side, sailed off into the sunset from his beloved home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Saturday February 18, 2017. John was born in Connecticut on June 28, 1925. He grew up in Arlington, VA and went to Western High School...
Carolyn Mae Pittenger
Feb 18, 2017
Carolyn Mae Pittenger, age 85, of Biloxi, MS, peacefully passed away with her loving son and daughter-in-law at her bedside on Saturday, February 18, 2017. Carolyn spent much of her life as a housewife and a babysitter for her neighbor’s children wherever she lived, and the places she and her family called home were many. From her birthplace of Islesboro,...
Gary Marvin Mitchell
Feb 18, 2017
Gary Marvin Mitchell, age 69, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 in Biloxi. A Celebration of Life of Life Service will be held at the Biloxi Lighthouse Service Drive on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jesse Weldon Dobbins
Feb 17, 2017
Jesse Weldon “Deuce” Dobbins II, 36, was called home to be with the Lord Friday, February 17, 2017. During the weeks prior, Jesse was surrounded by family, friends, and brother Marines; a testament to the love, friendship, and respect he not only displayed but also inspired in others. Beloved gift, father, son, brother, and friend—he will be sorely missed. Jesse...
Mary Catherine Holliman
Feb 16, 2017
Mary Catherine Bertucci Holliman, age 92, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017. She was born in Biloxi on December 2, 1924 to John J. and Ada B. Ates Bertucci. Catherine was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and a 1942 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy. During World War II she was one of the “Rosie the Riveters” working...
Colton "Batman" James O'Bryant
Feb 15, 2017
Colton "Batman" James O'Bryant flew home to heaven on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Colton will wait there for his mother, Kassandra Murray; his siblings, Kevin, Landon and Adyson; his grandparents, Cindy Murray and Steve Segari (Steve called him T-Rex); his great grandparents, Arthur and Susan Segari (Arthur referred to him as his little Buddie); his godparents, Mark and Shirley Canant;his...
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