Obituaries

Emily Vivian Meaut Demoruelle

Emily Vivian Meaut Demoruelle

Mar 17, 2012

Emily Vivian Meaut Demoruelle, age 88, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on March 17, 2012, after a brief illness. Mrs. Demoruelle, a lifelong Biloxian, was born June 27, 1923, to Edwin Louis Meaut and Annie Vivian Catchot Meaut. She was of the Roman Catholic Faith and a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral Parish. Emily graduated from...

Larry Lee Higginbotham

Larry Lee Higginbotham

Mar 17, 2012

Larry Lee Higginbotham, 43, of Biloxi, MS passed away doing what he loved… cave diving. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Biloxi, MS and went home to the Lord on March 17th at Vortex Springs, Ponce De Leon, FL. He was preceded in death by his uncle Randy Higginbotham, his paternal grandfather, Percy Higginbotham, and his maternal grandfather,...

Dorothy "Dottie" Fayard

Dorothy "Dottie" Fayard

Mar 17, 2012

Dorothy "Dottie" Fayard, 94, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully at home with her children, Saturday March 17, 2012. Dorothy was born and lived all of her life in Biloxi. She was a life long member of the First United Methodist Church of Biloxi, former member of Rainbow Girls, very active and a Life Member of the PTA, member of...

Dal M. Crenshaw

Dal M. Crenshaw

Mar 17, 2012

Mr. Dal M. Crenshaw, age 90, of Ocean Springs and originally from Meridian passed away March 17, 2012 in Ocean Springs. He was the son of the late Mattie Ruth and John Crenshaw of Meridian, MS. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jack, A.B. and Robert Crenshaw. Mr. Crenshaw was a graduate of the University of Alabama...

Cathleen M. Keel

Cathleen M. Keel

Mar 15, 2012

Cathleen M. Keel, 59, of Pass Christian died Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Bay St. Louis. Visitation will be Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 3:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at BRADFORD-O’KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th Street Gulfport. View and sign the register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com

Betty Lou Watkins Daniels

Betty Lou Watkins Daniels

Mar 14, 2012

Betty Lou Watkins Daniels, was born December 15, 1945, at Forest in Scott County, MS, one of seven children, born to Harvey and Estelle Wolfe Watkins. She died on March 14, 2012, at her home in Gulfport, MS with members of her family at her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Services were held at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home Chapel,...

Irene Flavian

Irene Flavian

Mar 13, 2012

Irene Flavian, 94, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Mrs. Flavian was born in Biloxi, MS on December 7, 1917. She was an employee with the Telephone Co. and also the US Postal Service from 1956 until she retired from the Post Office in 1973. Mrs. Flavian’s passion was for golf that lasted for 64 years....

Cecil W. Broome

Cecil W. Broome

Mar 13, 2012

Cecil W. Broome, 93, of Biloxi died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Gulfport, MS. Born in Bassfield, MS, Mr. Broome has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1945. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard who served during WWII. Upon his discharge from the Coast Guard, Mr. Broome lived on Ship Island for two years...

Wayne  F. Abraham

Wayne F. Abraham

Mar 13, 2012

Wayne F. Abraham, Jr., 57, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Abraham was a 15 year Veteran of the U. S. Air Force. After his retirement from the Air Force, he worked for Jacob’s Technology at Stennis Space Center until his health failed. He never met a stranger and he was loved by...

Mark Edwin Albright

Mark Edwin Albright

Mar 12, 2012

Mark Edwin Albright, age 64, of Gulfport died Monday, March 12, 2012 in Gulfport, MS He was previously a resident of the Austin, TX area for thirteen years. Mr. Albright is survived by a daughter, Casie Rodriguez and her husband, David Rodriguez; their children Jacob Rodriguez and Alyssa Rodriguez; a son, Mark C. Albright and his wife, Amber Albright and...

Elizabeth Eleuterius Mattina

Elizabeth Eleuterius Mattina

Mar 11, 2012

Elizabeth Eleuterius Mattina, 85, of Biloxi, MS passed over March 11, 2012. Elizabeth “CeCe” was born in Bayou La Batre, AL. She resided in Biloxi for over 80 years where she was a retired Harrison County VA representative, a longtime member of the Biloxi VFW Post Auxiliary and Biloxi Beauvoir chapter # 623 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Elizabeth was...

Mildred "Jackie" Hood

Mildred "Jackie" Hood

Mar 11, 2012

Mildred “Jackie” Hood, 95, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Jackie was born November 20, 1916. She had been a 30 year resident of Vancleave, MS. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Hood; sons, Harold and Eddy Hood. Jackie is survived...

Daniel Francis Carroll

Daniel Francis Carroll

Mar 11, 2012

Daniel F. Carroll, 60, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Carroll was a native of Portland, Maine. He worked in Kroger’s Grocery Store as the Seafood and Meat Departments Manager. He was also the night manager for Cajun’s Fried Chicken Franchise at Edgewater prior to his retirement due to illness. Mr. Carroll was a...

Harold E. Harmic, Sr.

Harold E. Harmic, Sr.

Mar 10, 2012

Harold E. Harmic, Sr., 85, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his home in Huntington, W. VA. surrounded by his family. Mr. Harmic was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs where he raised his family. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. He worked as a paint contractor along the Gulf Coast until...

Florence Hales Laird

Florence Hales Laird

Mar 9, 2012

Florence Hales Laird passed away peacefully March 9, 2012 in Ocean Springs. She was born on April 18, 1921 in Washington, D.C. In her younger years her hobbies were tennis, piano, and dancing to the music of the big bands. Florence graduated from Roosevelt High in 1939 and worked as a secretary for the National Geographic Society headquartered in D.C....

Janice Elaine Greeley

Janice Elaine Greeley

Mar 7, 2012

Janice Elaine Greeley, age 57, went home to Jesus on March 7, 2012. Janice was born on June 16, 1954, in Greenwood, MS. and lived there until 2000, when she and her mother moved to Ocean Springs to be near her family. In Greenwood she attended the Little Red Schoolhouse, worked at Beacon Harbor and was a member of St....

Margie Carole Simkins Morrison

Margie Carole Simkins Morrison

Mar 7, 2012

Margie Carole Simkins Morrison age 73, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away on March 7, 2012. Carole was born on April 1, 1938, to Leyla and Langston Simkins of Decatur, Mississipi. She grew up in Decatur and graduated from East Central Community College before moving to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to work at Keesler Air Force Base. Carole married Mr....

CW02 Robert H. Anderson

CW02 Robert H. Anderson

Mar 7, 2012

Robert H. Anderson, CW02 S/C S/S USN, Retired, 69, of Gulfport, MS left on patrol with God’s eternal submarine force. Mr. Anderson joined the Navy March 16, 1960 and received his commission to Chief Warrant Officer in 1980. His extensive naval career was served aboard the USS Ranger, The USS Lexington, The USS Shangrila, and abroad the submarines, The USS...

Annie E. Helm

Annie E. Helm

Mar 7, 2012

Annie E. Helm, 85, of Gulfport, MS, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Gulfport. Mrs. Helm was born in Mt. Olive, MS and had been a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Boyd Helm, and parents, Charles L. and Mollye Speed Rutland. She is survived by her daughter, Julia E....

Dorothy Lee Hershey

Dorothy Lee Hershey

Mar 6, 2012

Dorothy Lee Hershey, 90, of Gulfport died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Gulfport. Mrs. Hershey was preceded in death by her husband, J. Samuel Hershey, a daughter, Julia Ipser Critchfield; and her parents, Monroe and Virgie Baker Elam. She is survived by daughters, June Ipser Odom (Johnney) of Long Beach and Linda Crose of Gulfport; a son, Walt S. Necaise...