Obituaries
Patrick Michael Ryan
Nov 27, 2015
Patrick Michael Ryan, 67, died Friday, November 27, 2015. Pat served three years in the United States Army as a photographer. He was employed for 37 years with Klumb Forest Products as a manager. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Judy Weir Ryan; his precious daughter, Heather Allen Ryan; and his parents, Philip A. Ryan...
Reed Allen Marcum
Nov 27, 2015
Reed Allen Marcum, age 80, of Ocean Springs passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015. Reed and his family came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time in 1962 when he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base. He subsequently returned for two additional assignments and retired from the Air Force while at Keesler in 1973. He was...
Ellen Andre Stewart
Nov 26, 2015
Ellen Andre Stewart 70, of Gulfport died Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Gulfport. Mrs. Stewart was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gulfport. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School and attended USM where she was a member of Kappa Delta. She was previously very active in the Girl Scouts. A member...
Dale Vander Nelson
Nov 25, 2015
Vander Dale Nelson Sr. passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the age of 86 . He was born in Biloxi, MS where he was a lifelong resident. He enjoyed shrimping and working on the boat with his son and his family. Dale was preceded in death by his father and mother, Elias and Addie Nelson; his wife, Edna Nelson;...
John H. Osley
Nov 25, 2015
John H. Osley, age 69, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015. A Memorial service will be held at 2pm on Monday, November 30, 2015 at the Howard Ave. Chapel of BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home. Friends may visit from 12-2pm. There will be a gathering afterwards at the Slavonian Lodge.
Edwina E. Smith
Nov 25, 2015
No services scheduled. BRADFORD O'KEEFE Funeral Home, Howard Avenue Chapel.
Shannon Carlyle Abel
Nov 25, 2015
Shannon C. Abel, 50, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jo Etta and Carlyle Abel. Shannon is survived by his sisters, Tamyra Lawrence, Stacy Dulong, Jamie Redmond and Vicky Lucci. Graveside service will be held on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 2:00pm at Biloxi City Cemetery, “No perfect people allowed”. Howard Avenue...
Tommie Thompson
Nov 25, 2015
Tommie Thompson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 7, 1942, to Malachi Thompson, and Hattie Marie Brown. He migrated to Jackson County, Mississippi in 1982, where he worked for the State of Mississippi, and served as an Addiction Treatment Specialist for the Stevens Center. After retirement in 2002, he became a featured writer for the Gulf Coast Writers Association's...
Randall "Randy" Andrew Pisarich Sr.
Nov 25, 2015
Mr. Randall Andrew Pisarich Sr, age 57, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Randy was born on September 9, 1958 in Biloxi and grew up in West Biloxi on State Street. Although he suffered kidney failure at an early age, endured dialysis for 28 years and more recently cancer, he never the less did not let...
John Herbert Osley
Nov 25, 2015
John Herbert Osley, 69, left on his final journey to be with the Lord on November 25, 2015, after a brave battle with cancer in which he never lost his spirit. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 19, 1946 at the New Biloxi Hospital on the beach. He was preceded in death by his parents...
Nora Goodwin Johnson
Nov 25, 2015
Nora Virginia Godwin Johnson, age 87, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, in Ocean Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Vancleave, MS. She was preceded in death by husband, James L. Johnson, parents, Clarence and Esther Mae Godwin, three brothers, Leslie Godwin, Lamar Godwin and Lendle Godwin and grandsons, Heath Wade Newell and Destin Hendon....
Zeita Faye Nolf
Nov 23, 2015
Zeita Fay Nolf, 76, passed away November 23, 2015 at her home in Ocean Springs, MS. She was born on January 9, 1939. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Fairley and Ozema Bond and by her son-in-law, Perry Forbes. Zeita leaves behind her longtime partner and friend, Charles Yates; her sister, Doris Bryan; daughters, Donna Beaty (David),...
Frank Rudolph "Rudy" Ibele
Nov 22, 2015
Rudy went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 22, 2015, surrounded by the family he loved so dearly. Rudy was born in Biloxi on August 29, 1937 and was raised in D’Iberville. He graduated in 1957 from Norte Dame High School. After graduating, he joined the Army Reserves where he served for 8 years. He also...
Helen Duvernay
Nov 22, 2015
Mrs. Helen Duvernay, age 92, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Duvernay was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter J. Duvernay Jr, two sons, Jackie Duvernay and James Duvernay and grandson, Nicholas Duvernay. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Duvernay and Marie Coble,...
Lauren Brianna Williams
Nov 22, 2015
Lauren Brianna Williams, age 13, of Gulfport died Sunday, November 22, 2015 in Gulfport. She was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. She was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Pat Sullivan and Carl Hanson. Lauren is survived by her parents, Anna and Eric Williams of Gulfport; sisters, Ashlyn, Kylie, and Ava; a brother, Ethan; and grandmothers, Lorraine...
Nadine Caranna
Nov 21, 2015
Nadine Caranna, 55, of Southaven died Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Southaven. She was born in Picayune and had been a resident of Gulfport for 26 years. She was a graduate of Picayune High School, USM, Delgado, and MGCCC School of Nursing. Nadine loved the outdoors and the warm waters of the MS Gulf Coast Barrier Islands. Her biggest joy...
Judith Beavers Harper
Nov 20, 2015
Judith Beavers Harper, passed away peacefully in Mandeville, Louisiana, November 20, 2015 at the age of 71. A Native of Gulfport, MS, displaced by Katrina, Judith lived in Mandeville the last five years. She graduated from Gulfport High in 1962 and earned a BFA from Memphis State University in 1967. A Gentle woman of fine intellect, she earned an MBA...
Mary "Ludie" Louise Hughes Wortman
Nov 19, 2015
Mary Louise Hughes was born on March 3, 1928 in Picayune, MS, but spent most of her early life in Biloxi, MS, graduating from Biloxi High School in 1945. Shortly after graduation, she became a court reporter at Keesler Air Force Base, where she met her first husband, Red Hallock. They soon moved to Weisbaden, Germany, which allowed her to...
Herbert E. Webb
Nov 19, 2015
Herbert E. Webb, age 86, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, in Wiggins. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Navy and U. S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was formerly employed as an electrical lineman in the construction field and enjoyed fishing and caring for his home and boat. He was a member of the First...
Sylvia Foreman Smith
Nov 18, 2015
Sylvia Foreman Smith, age 77, was called by her Lord and Savior on November 18, 2015. Sylvia was a devoted wife to her husband, LV Smith and a perfect mother to her six children, Janice Davis and husband Daryl, Donna Howell and husband Keith, Laurie Denton, Matt Smith and wife Rindy, Mark Smith and wife Kristy and Jeffrey Smith. Her...
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