Obituaries

Wilfred  J.  Oliver, Jr.

Wilfred J. Oliver, Jr.

Dec 29, 2015

Mr. Wilfred John Oliver Jr, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. He was born July 23 1929. Wilfred was preceded in death by one son, Brian Matthew Oliver; father, Wilfred (BB) Oliver; mother, Ruth Suarez Oliver; and one sister, Maryann Williams of Florida. He is survived by his wife: Dorothy Nell McClellon Oliver; 8 children: Dianne (Thomas)...

Geoffrey  Lee  Williams

Geoffrey Lee Williams

Dec 29, 2015

Geoffrey Lee Williams, age 36, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Geoffrey was a kind-hearted person and gave help without question, expecting nothing in return. He was a loving husband and father who was full of life and died before the world was ready to let him go. He is preceded by death: by his mother, Anna Marie Williams Odom. Left...

Geoffrey Williams

Geoffrey Williams

Dec 29, 2015

Geoffrey Williams, age 36, of Gulfport died December 29, 2015 in Gulfport. The graveside service is Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi.

Donna J.  Warner

Donna J. Warner

Dec 29, 2015

Donna J. Warner, 66, of Waveland, MS and Ellicottville, NY, passed away Tuesday Dec 29, 2015 at Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis, MS. She was born March 12, 1949 in Springville, NY. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Genevieve Schumacher O'Brien. She was married to John E. Warner, who survives. Mrs. Warner was lovingly known...

Verlin Mary Wein

Verlin Mary Wein

Dec 28, 2015

Verlin M. Wein, age 87, passed away Dec. 28, 2015. She was born June 26, 1928 in Biloxi, MS, and attended Biloxi High School. She was a bartender for over forty years along the coast & the “Best” Grandmother! Verlin loved her faith, Church and her family as she would always tell them, “Big like God!” She was preceded in...

Mark "Chainsaw" Chism

Mark "Chainsaw" Chism

Dec 28, 2015

Mark “Chainsaw” Chism, 52, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015 in Ocean Springs. Chainsaw was born March 24, 1963 on Johnson AFB, Japan. He was the fourth of five boys, born to Billy and Elise Chism, an Air Force family. They soon moved to Eglin AFB, FL to Keesler AFB, MS to Wiesbaden AFB, Germany...

James Russell Gardiner

James Russell Gardiner

Dec 28, 2015

James Russell Gardiner, 87, of Meridian, MS, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. James "Jim" was born in Baltimore, MD on April 14, 1928. He graduated from Calvert Hall High School and Loyola College as an accountant. He was married to Ann "Peg" on April 14, 1951. They were married 63 years. Jim worked as an accountant at Barton, Duer...

Michael Alan Butler

Michael Alan Butler

Dec 27, 2015

Michael Alan Butler, 24, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 in Biloxi. Michael was a lifelong resident of the coast. He was a 2010 graduate of D’Iberville High School and was employed with South Tire Mart in Biloxi. Michael participated in many sports; he especially liked soccer, cross country and track. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, mud...

James Thomas "Jimmy"  Davis

James Thomas "Jimmy" Davis

Dec 27, 2015

Jimmy went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2015. Jimmy was a graduate of Vancleave High School and attended MS Gulf Coast Community College. He was a radio personality on the coast for over 20 years, co-owner of Dynamic Outdoors TV and radio and the owner of Jimmy Davis Construction. Jimmy was an active member of 1st Baptist...

Russell "Rusty" Jones

Russell "Rusty" Jones

Dec 27, 2015

Russell “Rusty” Jones, 25, of Woolmarket died Sunday, December 27, 2015 in D’Iberville. He was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He attended D’Iberville High School and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his father, James H. Jones; and grandmother, Dorothy Fayard. He is survived by his mother, Jane...

William Bond Vinoski

William Bond Vinoski

Dec 26, 2015

William Bond Vinoski, age 63, of Gulfport, MS and formerly of Roslyn Heights, New York, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015. He was a retired U. S. Navy Veteran having served from 1986 through 2006. Mr. Vinoski is the beloved husband of Roberta Cohen Glaser Vinoski; devoted brother of Bobbie Nanos of Scottsboro, AL; and brother-in-law of Janis and Ted...

Alice J.  Greenleaf

Alice J. Greenleaf

Dec 26, 2015

Alice J. Greenleaf, age 88, of Gulfport, MS., died peacefully in her sleep at home early on Dec 26, 2015. Mrs. Greenleaf grew up in Big Point, MS and traveled extensively, but returned to this area in 2000 to retire. For many years she was a Realtor in Hawaii where she was the first woman to sell over a million...

Angela  Annette Thomas

Angela Annette Thomas

Dec 25, 2015

Mrs. Angela Annette Thomas, age 56, of Vancleave, died Friday, December 25, 2015. Mrs. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Vancleave. She was a cashier at H. P. Davis Grocery and was a Christian. She is preceded in death by her father, Homer McMillian; and sister, Ginger Collins. Survivors include her husband, David A. Thomas, Sr.; mother, Lucy McMillian; son,...

Joseph  Fayard  Mattina

Joseph Fayard Mattina

Dec 25, 2015

Joseph Fayard Mattina, born November 28th, 1920, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 25th, 2015. He is preceded in death by parents, Joseph Mattina, Sr. and Sidonia Fayard Mattina; wife of 50 years, Leora Burch Mattina; brother, Dalton Mattina. He is survived by his brother, Roy Mattina, Sr.; children, Larry Mattina, Arlene Mattina Broussard, Ronnie Mattina, Deborah Mattina...

L. J. Montgomery

L. J. Montgomery

Dec 25, 2015

On December 25, 2015, our blessed Father in Heaven sent his angels to Saucier, MS to take our loving LJ home. LJ Montgomery was born to Siobhan Shannon (Fatimah) Normand-Ricks and Derrick Montgomery on August 23, 1994 in Gulfport, MS. He graduated from Harrison Central High School in Gulfport and attended MS Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campus before joining...

Donald E. Eicher, Jr.

Donald E. Eicher, Jr.

Dec 24, 2015

Donald E. Eicher, Jr., age 75, of Pensacola, died Thursday, December 24, 2015 in Pensacola. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm ~ 1:30 pm at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home with a 2:00 pm graveside service at Crestlawn Memorial Park all on Thursday, December 31, 2015.

Loretta Nummy Jackson

Loretta Nummy Jackson

Dec 23, 2015

Loretta Nummy Jackson, 82, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015. She was born in Prattville, AL and has been a resident of Biloxi since 1972. She worked at Keesler Air Force Base as a seamstress and retired from Civil Service in 1981. Her passion was floral design and she worked for numerous florists over the years in Biloxi and in...

David Lawrence

David Lawrence

Dec 23, 2015

David Lawence, 29, of Biloxi, passed away Dec. 23, 2015. Services will be held Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Northside Assembly of God Church at 6:00pm. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Devel Shun'tra Ducksworth

Devel Shun'tra Ducksworth

Dec 23, 2015

Graveside services will be held Monday, January 4, 2016, 11:00 A.M. at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, O'NEAL Rd. Gulfport.

Deacon Lynne Hough

Deacon Lynne Hough

Dec 22, 2015

Deacon Lynne Hough, age 77, of Gulfport died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Gulfport. She was born in Louisville, MS and moved to Biloxi during Junior High School and graduated from Biloxi High School. She earned an associate’s degree from Phillips Business College and worked for the Daily Herald for twenty plus years. She graduated from the School of Theology...