Obituaries

David Eugene Perkins

David Eugene Perkins

May 9, 2024

David Eugene Perkins, age 85, of Gulfport,  passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024.David was born on February 5, 1939 in North Carolina. He retired from the US Navy and was a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.No services will be held. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the Perkins family.

Troy Glenn Holt

Troy Glenn Holt

May 9, 2024

Troy Glenn Holt, age 91, of Ocean Springs, passed away on May 9, 2024, of natural causes in the Ocean  Springs Hospital. Troy was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Homer Lee Holt Sr. and Laura Violet Jennings. He was married to Mary Dais Olier Holt for more than 69 years. He enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at...

Dale V. Stahl

Dale V. Stahl

May 8, 2024

Mr. Dale V.  Stahl, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at his home.  Dale  was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1972, having moved here from Champion, Pa.  He was a retiree of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula as a marine electrician and a member of Belle Fountain Baptist Church.   Dale was preceded...

Nyoka Macine Smith

Nyoka Macine Smith

May 8, 2024

Nyoka Macine Smith, age 79, of Vancleave, MS passed away on May 8, 2024 at her residence.

Nyoka was born on April 26, 1945 to John and Etna (Cummings) Harris in Wayne County, MS. As a wife, a mother of two boys, and a grandmother of many, Nyoka was a loving and caring person who always sacrificed her own time and...

James G. Bruce

James G. Bruce

May 8, 2024

James G. Bruce, age 78, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Biloxi.

James was born on May 24, 1945, in Natchez, MS to Travis and Elanee Bruce. He graduated from Natchez High School and attended USM working as a professional school photographer. He owned his own company, Southeastern School Photography. James loved fishing and golfing and built...

Tommy Dale Franklin

Tommy Dale Franklin

May 8, 2024

Tommy Dale Franklin of Navarre, FL passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024. He was 80 years old. 

Tommy was born in Holmes County, FL on May 23, 1943, to the late Elbert Steven Franklin and Jean Franklin. He was a graduate of Graceville High School and a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Tommy grew up the son of a farmer...

Betsy Roudebush

Betsy Roudebush

May 7, 2024

Betsy Boone Ward Roudebush died on May 7, 2024, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi after an illness.

Betsy was born on June 9, 1947, in Jackson, Tennessee to Otis Harvey Ward and Billie Boone Ward. After graduating from Jackson High School in 1965, she received a B.A. from Lambuth University. She obtained her Masters and EdD from Mississippi State University. She worked...

Julia Bernice Brown

Julia Bernice Brown

May 7, 2024

Julia Bernice Brown, age 88, of Woolmarket, MS, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Bernice was a strong, hard-working, and loving lady who was dedicated to God and to her family. She was a long-time member of Woolmarket Baptist Church. Bernice owned her own salon in Biloxi, MS (Bernice at Fountain Square) for many years. She then became co-owner...

Cassandra D. Tynes

Cassandra D. Tynes

May 6, 2024

Cassandra D. Tynes, 55, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, in Gulfport.Private services will be held by the family.Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport, is honored to serve the family of Cassandra Tynes.

Lou Ann Cook

Lou Ann Cook

May 5, 2024

Lou Ann Cook, age 68, passed away on May 5, 2024, in Biloxi, Mississippi. She was born February 1, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, to Michael and Lucille Spatola.  

On June 15, 1974, Lou Ann married Charles Cook in Fort Worth, Texas.  She spent most of her years as a resident of Washington State. Lou Ann was of the Roman Catholic...

Loc Van Nguyen

Loc Van Nguyen

May 5, 2024

Mr. Loc Van Nguyen, age 61, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024.Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.A funeral procession will leave from the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024 for burial at Crestlawn Memorial Park...

Donna Deniel Densford

Donna Deniel Densford

May 4, 2024

Donna D. Densford, 63, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Gulfport.

Donna served in the US Army from 1979-1983 and was a proud member of Joe Graham American Legion Post 119 in Gulfport.  She graduated from USM in Hattiesburg with a bachelor’s degree, earned a master’s degree at SE Louisiana University in Hammond, LA, and a...

Glenda Juanice "Neicy" Felsher

Glenda Juanice "Neicy" Felsher

May 4, 2024

Glenda Juanice “Neicy” Felsher, 87, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Ocean Springs.

Neicy was born in Tylertown, MS on August 28, 1936 and moved to Biloxi with her family at the age of five. She graduated from Biloxi High School Class of 1955. Neicy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who never met a...

Lamar Dunlap Bond, Jr

Lamar Dunlap Bond, Jr

May 3, 2024

Lamar Dunlap Bond, Jr., age 77, longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Friday May 3, 2024 in Wiggins, MS.

He was born on September 28, 1946 in Biloxi, MS to the late Lamar Dunlap Bond Sr. and Yvonne Munster Bond. He attended Biloxi High School and worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding as a Dry Dock Supervisor. He served in...

Duc Van Nguyen

Duc Van Nguyen

May 3, 2024

Loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. Duc Van Nguyen, 88 of Biloxi, MS, passed away in Pflugerville, TX on Friday, May 3, 2024. He was born in Hai Phòng Vietnam in 1936 to Chanh Văn Nguyễn and Thác Thị Nguyễn.At 17, Đức was in charge of helping the families when his father was imprisoned for 14 years after the French left...

Charles Howard Roberts, III

Charles Howard Roberts, III

May 3, 2024

Charles Howard Roberts, III, 68, passed away Friday, May 3, 2024. Charles was born February 4, 1956 to Charles Howard Roberts, Jr. and Tillie Davis Roberts at Johnson Air Force Base in Japan.

Charles was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1975. In January 2024, he retired as a heavy haul truck driver....

Brenda Mae Hayden

Brenda Mae Hayden

May 2, 2024

Brenda M. Hayden, age 71 of Pass Christian, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Brenda was born on April 2, 1953 in Gulfport. She studied at St. Paul’s Catholic School, Pass Christian High School, and St. Mary of the Pines.

Brenda was a kind and gentle soul who loved her family and cherished the moments spent with her loved ones. She...

Inez Broussard Senseney

Inez Broussard Senseney

May 2, 2024

Mary “Inez” Senseney, age 98, of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Gulfport 

 

Ms. Senseney was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a lifetime member of the Fleur De Lis Club, Golden Ages Club and St. Michael Catholic Church. She was also active in the VFW Post 2434 where her husband was commander. She enjoyed cooking and dancing with her husband, traveling, and going to her children's and grandchildren's sports events, never missing one. She was a loving mother and...

Patricia Harriet Reeves

Patricia Harriet Reeves

Apr 30, 2024

Patricia Harriet Reeves, of Biloxi, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at the age of 68.

Patricia was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  She was a graduate of Biloxi High School and of the Mississippi University for Women.  She was a devoted teacher for 38 years and loved her children more than anything.  She had such a...

LaWatha Janell Kreger

LaWatha Janell Kreger

Apr 29, 2024

LaWatha Janell Kreger, age 59, of Vancleave passed away on April 29, 2024.There are no services scheduled. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of LaWatha Janell Kreger.