Obituaries

John Kenneth Senseney, Sr.

John Kenneth Senseney, Sr.

Aug 19, 2016

John Kenneth Senseney, Sr., 76, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 in Biloxi. Mr. Senseney was born in Biloxi on September 27, 1939 to William John and Emily Senseney. His previous employments were with Ingalls Shipbuilding, Halter Marine, Western Geophysical and Boomtown Casino. He also proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Senseney enjoyed...

Brother Wayne Myers

Brother Wayne Myers

Aug 18, 2016

Brother Wayne Myers, age 64, of Vancleave, MS went home on Thursday, August 18, 2016. He was a lifelong resident of Vancleave and a 1970 graduate of Vancleave High School. Brother Wayne pastored Ramsay Hills Baptist Church, formerly First Baptist of D'Iberville for 34 years. His 50 years of pastoring touched countless lives. He always wanted to be a farmer...

Gordon Victor Strong, Jr.

Gordon Victor Strong, Jr.

Aug 18, 2016

Gordon Victor Strong, Jr., 79, of Wiggins, MS passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 in Wiggins. Mr. Strong was born June 28, 1937 in Lowell, MA to Gordon and Francis Strong. He served in the National Guard for 6 years before transferring to active duty with the US Air Force for 20 years. He then drove a taxi for Yellow...

Gaston J. "Bud" Hungerford

Gaston J. "Bud" Hungerford

Aug 17, 2016

Mr. Gaston J. “Bud” Hungerford, age 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016. He was born in Biloxi to the late Edward A. Hungerford and Marjorie Hungerford Toups on March 28, 1943. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and the University of Southern MS. He also served in the US Army. In addition to his...

Joseph Norbert Bertucci

Joseph Norbert Bertucci

Aug 16, 2016

Joseph Norbert “Bert” Bertucci, 92, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Bert was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Ann Bertucci, his son Dale Norbert Bertucci, his parents Loretta Flynn Bertucci and Anthony “Toni” Bertucci, his sisters Rita Salloum, Imelda Oberlies, Noel Anticich, Gloria Jerymn, and Rose Paciera. Bert is survived by his children Beth Myers, Bert (Debra)...

Patricia L Martin

Patricia L Martin

Aug 15, 2016

Patricia L. Martin, age 43, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 in Gulfport. She was born in Rensselaer, Indiana. She was a graduate of North Newton High School in Moroco, Indiana. She is survived by her husband, Jeremy Martin; a son, Dakota Martin; her parents, Hale and Shirley Sargent; and her in-laws, Steve and Jackie Martin. Services will be held...

Sarah Conant McCown

Sarah Conant McCown

Aug 15, 2016

Sarah Conant McCown, age 92, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 in Gulfport. She was born in Edgemoor, TN. She had been a resident of Gulfport for about nine months after moving from Harriman, TN and loved the Coast. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Harriman and attended The Nourishing Place locally in Gulfport. She is...

Charles Almon Webb

Charles Almon Webb

Aug 15, 2016

Charles Almon Webb, Jr., age 86, died Monday, August 15th, 2016, at the Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was born January 10th, 1930 in Gulfport to parents Charles Almon Webb Sr., a former golf pro at the Great Southern Club of Gulfport, and Lillian Webb. Charles (Charlie), affectionately called “Red” due to his thin crop of red...

Guy Ripa

Guy Ripa

Aug 14, 2016

Guy Ripa, age 66, died Sun., August 14, 2016. Service: Thurs., August 18, 2016 at the Howard Avenue Chapel of BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home at 11:30am. Visit: 1hr prior. Burial: Biloxi National Cemetery.

William J. Cook

William J. Cook

Aug 14, 2016

Blessed to have lived 92 long and fulfilling years, William J. Cook quietly passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016, in his home in Vancleave, MS. And now his new journey has begun. William was born in 1923 in Richey, Mississippi, to Charles A. Cook and Nannie Winpegler Cook. He left the Delta as a young man to pursue work...

Robert Lee "Bob" Kostmayer

Robert Lee "Bob" Kostmayer

Aug 14, 2016

Mr. Robert Lee "Bob" "Pop Corn" Kostmayer, Jr., age 81, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016, in Biloxi. Bob was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and the Perkinston Campus of MS Gulf Coast Community College. He also attended Old Miss. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired from...

Jennie  Dew Boon O'Keefe

Jennie Dew Boon O'Keefe

Aug 13, 2016

Mrs. Jennie Dew Boon O’Keefe, age 86, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Ocean Springs, MS. Jennie was born November 29, 1929 in Birmingham, AL to the late William Alonzo Boon and Marjorie Brown Boon. As a young woman she was an avid girl scout, graduated from Biloxi High School and attended U.S.M. College and L.S.U. Jennie married...

Barbara Adamo

Barbara Adamo

Aug 13, 2016

Barbara Adamo, age 69, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Diamondhead, MS. Ms. Adamo was a native of the MS Gulf Coast. She was the oldest of four children born to George and Octlee Blanchard. Barbara was christened and attended catechism through the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi and attended the Howard Avenue School in Biloxi. She later met...

Mai Thi Nguyen

Mai Thi Nguyen

Aug 12, 2016

Mai Thi Nguyen, age 48, of Jackson County, passed away August 19, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, after a long battle with cancer. Mai is survived by her two sons, Hung Phi Ly and Huy Truong Ly; sisters, Dinh Nguyen and Tuyet (Don) Nguyen; nieces, Amy (Johnny) Nguyen, Linh Lam, Thuy Nguyen and Nhu Nguyen; nephews, Lam (Uc Ni)...

Laurene M. Miles

Laurene M. Miles

Aug 12, 2016

Laurene M. Miles, beloved mother, grandmother and friend sadly passed away August 12th 2016. Born September 18th 1939 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Laurene migrated to Mississippi in 1964 after a tour in Germany with her husband. She moved to Ocean Springs in 1975 where she remained a longtime resident. She was an active member in the Girl Scouts for...

Marcella Wade

Marcella Wade

Aug 11, 2016

Marcella Wade, age 90, of Gulfport passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 in Gulfport. She was born in Lucedale and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for most of her life. She was a member of Bond Baptist Church and served in the ministry with her late husband, Rev. John W. Wade, Sr. for 49 years. She was...

Zola Brand

Zola Brand

Aug 11, 2016

Zola Marie Brand peacefully joined our Lord’s heavenly choir on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Ms. Brand was preceded in death by her parents, Lendon Grady Brand and Alice Maye Therrell Brand; and her older siblings, Torris Brand, Winifred Brand Hayford and Robert Brand. As a 1943 Biloxi High graduate, Zola’s professional life was immersed in the coast banking community, first...

Mary  Bradley Crowder King

Mary Bradley Crowder King

Aug 10, 2016

Mary Bradley Crowder King, 88, of Biloxi, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 11, 1928, in Griffin, Georgia. Mary and her late husband, Bill, for many years owned and operated King Rentals & Sales in Biloxi. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was the...

Rev. Allen H. Norris

Rev. Allen H. Norris

Aug 10, 2016

Rev. Allen H. Norris, age 86, went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2016 in Ocean Springs, MS due to complications following a fall and developing pneumonia. Rev. Norris was born on September 24, 1929 in Redhead, FL to his parents, Hansel and Stella Norris. He enlisted in the Army in 1946 and served in Japan after the...

Jack Leroy Holt

Jack Leroy Holt

Aug 10, 2016

Mr. Jack Leroy Holt, age 82, passed away in Biloxi on August 10, 2016. Mr. Holt was born in Caldwell County, Missouri on April 6, 1934 to Jessie (Fern) and Floyd Holt. He studied engineering at the University of Missouri, and received a Bachelor of Architecture at Kansas University. For most of his career, he owned Land Planning Consultants, an...