Obituaries

Alice Mae Pates

Alice Mae Pates

Apr 19, 2012

Mrs. Alice M. Pates, age 80, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who will be remembered by her family for her unique handshake, honest words, and love for Trebek. She will always be loved and missed. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral...

Donna Lynn Weill

Donna Lynn Weill

Apr 19, 2012

Donna Lynn Weill, 58, of Gautier, MS died on Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was born on November 24, 1953 in Biloxi to Adrian and Jeanette Weill. Donna attended Biloxi High School and graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her parents, Adrian and Jeanette Weill; brother, Michael Weill and sister, Jackie Bernstein. Donna...

Bonnie Tuggle

Bonnie Tuggle

Apr 19, 2012

Bonnie Tuggle, 58, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Born in Gulfport, Mississippi DBonnie Tuggle, 58, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Born in Gulfport, Mississippi December 7, 1953, Bonnie was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She is survived by her fiancee James C. Kotsakos Sr. ; sons, James Christopher Kotsakos Jr., Carlos Ray Kotsakos, and David...

Sandra Clark

Sandra Clark

Apr 17, 2012

Sandra Sharp Clark passed away on April 17, 2012 in Pass Christian, MS, after a battle with lung cancer. She was 76 years old. She was preceded in death by her husbands Captain John Walter Clark and Paul Frederic Jahncke, III. The mother of Kirsten Jahncke Acomb (Dwight) of New Orleans and Heidi Jahncke Qualey (Joe) of Charleston, SC. The...

Lillian Hand

Lillian Hand

Apr 16, 2012

Lillian Hand, 83, of Vancleave, MS died on Monday, April 16, 2012. Mrs. Hand was a loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Eather Earl Hand; parents, William and Bessie Smith. Mrs. Hand is survived by her sons, Curtis (Linda) Hand, Norman (Becky) Hand, Jimmy (Ann) Hand; daughters, Mary (Charles) Overstreet, Dorothy (Bobby) Blalock, Donna...

Hideko "Heidi"  Tucker

Hideko "Heidi" Tucker

Apr 16, 2012

Hideko “Heidi” Tucker, 75, of Ocean Springs, MS died Monday, April 16, 2012 while cruising to Jamaica. Private services will be held at a later date. The Howard Avenue Chapel of BRADFORD-O’KEEFE Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Kenneth Wayne Blanchard

Kenneth Wayne Blanchard

Apr 15, 2012

Kenneth Wayne Blanchard, 63, of Covington, LA died on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Mr. Blanchard enjoyed traveling and going to Pigeon Forge, TN. He enjoyed his family; and, was a very down to earth person with an extraordinary sense of humor. He is preceded in death by his parents, Milton and Velma Blanchard, and brother Joseph Blanchard. Survivors include his...

Ernest J. "Ernie" Helms

Ernest J. "Ernie" Helms

Apr 14, 2012

Ernest Helms, Jr., 60, Ocean Springs died Sat., 4-14-12. Srv: Tues., 4-17-12, 11:00 a.m. Visit: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Both at St. Alphonsus CC. Brl: Biloxi National. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE, Ocean Springs.

Ralph Charles West

Ralph Charles West

Apr 13, 2012

Ralph Charles West, 71, of Biloxi, MS died on Friday, April 13, 2012. Mr. West was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was involved in the restaurant and entertainment business and also car restoration under the name of Ralph’s Street Rods. Mr. West is preceded in death by his parents, Hollis and Wilhemina Alves West. He is...

Dorothy Fowler Kelly

Dorothy Fowler Kelly

Apr 13, 2012

Dorothy Fowler Kelly peacefully passed away Friday, April 13, 2012 at Memory Care Unit at the Emeritus of Biloxi. She was born on September 15, 1919 in Biloxi. Dot was preceded in death by her parents George Henry and Vincenta Stanovich Fowler, her husband John F. Kelly of 53 years, her brother Vincent J. Fowler of Torrance, CA, her niece...

Barbara J.  Williams

Barbara J. Williams

Apr 12, 2012

Barbara J. Williams departed from this life to move onto the next and join hands with our Heavenly Father on April 12, 2012, at Ocean Springs Hospital. Barbara was a U.S. Army wife, a very devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was also a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and a long-time resident of the City of Ocean Springs....

Betty Jean Miller

Betty Jean Miller

Apr 12, 2012

Betty Jean Miller, 84, of Biloxi, MS died on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Mrs. Miller was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She attended Sacred Heart Academy and graduated from Jackson County Community College. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Community of Christ Church in Ocean Springs, MS. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard...

Elsy S.  Morris

Elsy S. Morris

Apr 11, 2012

Mrs. Elsy S. Morris, 91, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, April 11, 2012 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Morris was born in Wallace, Louisiana and lived her whole married life in Biloxi. She was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Cathedral. Mrs. Morris was a Registered Nurse. She received her nurses training at Hotel Dieu in New Orleans, LA. She was...

Gwendolyn Malvaney

Gwendolyn Malvaney

Apr 11, 2012

Gwendolyn Malvaney, 85, of Biloxi, MS died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Biloxi. Mrs. Malvaney was a native of Tyler Town, MS and a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past three years. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Edgar Malvaney; daughters, Lucienne Gautier and Corinne Malvaney; sons, Edgar L. Malvaney, Jr., George Taylor Malvaney and David Christoph...

Hazel Glass Wallace

Hazel Glass Wallace

Apr 11, 2012

Heaven gained another beautiful angel with the passing of Hazel Glass Wallace on April 11, 2012. Hazel was a 1936 graduate of Biloxi High School where she was a varsity cheerleader and a member of the 1936 BHS Girls Championship Basketball Team. She was also a beautiful ballerina who loved to dance. Hazel married her high school sweetheart and celebrated...

Eric J.  Ball

Eric J. Ball

Apr 11, 2012

Eric J. Ball, 41, of Ocean Springs died on Wed., April 11, 2012. Private services will be held. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE, Howard Ave., Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.

Larry W. "Peter" Potter

Larry W. "Peter" Potter

Apr 10, 2012

Larry W. “Peter” Potter, 67, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Mr. Potter was born on July 15, 1944 in Biloxi, MS and had been a resident of Ocean Springs. He served in the US Navy and was retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. Mr. Potter is survived by his wife, Jo; son, Larry W. Potter Jr. of...

Shane  R. Mayo

Shane R. Mayo

Apr 9, 2012

Shane R. Mayo, 32, of D’Iberville, MS died Monday, April 9, 2012 in Biloxi, MS. Shane was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and of Catholic faith. He attended D’Iberville High School and he had a passion for riding motorcycles. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ellis and Florence Richard and Larry Mayo, Sr.; and Victor Hanson....

William "Bill" Gasparrini,

William "Bill" Gasparrini,

Apr 8, 2012

Dr. William Gasparrini, 60, of Biloxi, died Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born to Rose Cianci Gasparrini and the late Joseph Gasparrini in Greenwich, CT. He graduated from Greenwich High School in 1969 as a National Merit Scholar. He attended Lehigh University where he earned his...

Kenny (Buck) Duehr

Kenny (Buck) Duehr

Apr 7, 2012

Kenny (Buck) Duehr, 44, of Vancleave, MS, formerly of Sherrill, IA, passed from this life into the next on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Kenny was born on December 14, 1967 in Dubuque, Iowa. He was an Air Force Veteran in the Gulf War and worked at Standard Material in Slidell, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence...