Obituaries

Max Herman Jordan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Alice Marion Severson

Alice Marion Severson

Dec 4, 2016

Alice Marion Eggers “Ame” Severson, age 75, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Alice was born in Dallas, Texas on September 4, 1941. She has been a resident of Ocean Springs for over 25 years. Alice retired as a manager at the US West Telephone Company in Phoenix, Arizona. Alice was also a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church...

Shirley Ermine

Shirley Ermine

Dec 4, 2016

Shirley Ermine, 93, of Long Beach, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016. Shirley was born November 8, 1923 in Wadena, MN. In 1937 she moved to Elkhart, IN where she graduated from Concord High School. She enlisted in the WAC’s in March 1945 and met and married James Ermine in El Paso, TX. They had 2 children. The Army and...

John "Johnny" Earl  Cochran

John "Johnny" Earl Cochran

Dec 3, 2016

Mr. John “Johnny” Earl Cochran, age 58, of Biloxi, MS died Saturday, December 3, 2016. Mr. Cochran was born April 29, 1957 in Mobile, Alabama and was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. As a child he loved to ride horses and build cars. He was an active member of two churches. He worked for Harrison County Road...

Mary Louise Davis  Pisarich

Mary Louise Davis Pisarich

Nov 30, 2016

Mary Louise Davis Pisarich, 94, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Biloxi. Mrs. Pisarich was a native of Benton, IL and a resident of Biloxi since 1949. She attended Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Mrs. Pisarich was a registered nurse at Howard Memorial Hospital and Biloxi Hospital. She was a member of the Gulf Coast...