Obituaries
Sheldon James Fountain, Sr.
May 5, 2010
Sheldon James Fountain, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, after a courageous battle with Emphysema. Sheldon was lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS, and retired to Pensacola, FL, in 2002. His heart was always in Biloxi and he enjoyed many visits back home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Randolph...
Chester J. Trahan
May 5, 2010
Chester J. Trahan, age 85, passed away on May 5, 2010 at his home surrounded by close family and friends. He was a longtime resident of Biloxi, though born in Maurice, Louisiana. He made Biloxi his home after serving in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was employed at Keesler Air Force Base...
Bonnie B. Ladner
May 4, 2010
Bonnie B. Ladner, age 84, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Gulfport. She was born in Smith Co., MS and was a longtime resident of Gulfport and a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Mrs. Ladner was a retired registered nurse with the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in Gulfport and was a volunteer at Memorial Hospital...
Barbara C. Smith
May 3, 2010
Mrs. Barbara C. Smith, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Barbara was a retired reading teacher with the St. Martin Elementary Schools for over twenty one years of teaching. She obtained her Bachelor and Masters Degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. During her time as a teacher at St....
Eileen S. Phillips
May 1, 2010
Eileen S. Phillips, age 86, of Gulfport passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Gulfport. She was born in Weston, WV. Mrs. Phillips was a homemaker and assisted her husband in their remodeling business. She was also an outstanding fishing person and caught her fair share of fish along with the guys. Mrs. Phillips was a member of St....
Lawrence G. Dubaz
May 1, 2010
Mr. Lawrence G. "Larry" Dubaz, Jr., 62, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Gulfport. Larry was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a Biloxi High School graduate and attended Phillips Business College. He was a member and past president of the Slavic Benevolent Association, BPOE #606, and served two terms as State Representative of...
Amiyah Nicole Dixon
May 1, 2010
Infant Amiyah Nicole Dixon of Biloxi died on Sat., May 1, 2010. Srv: Wed., 5/5/10, 1:00 pm. Visit: 12-1:00pm. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE, Howard Ave., Biloxi. Brl: Biloxi City.
Richard Eugene Hartney, Sr.
May 1, 2010
Mr. Richard E. Hartney, 83, of Ocean Springs, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Hartney, a retired U. S. Navy Veteran of WW II and Korea, was also retired from Litton Data Systems as an electronics engineer. He was a member of the Elks, BPOE #2501, of Ocean Springs and a member of the Fleet Reserve...
Glenda F. Corder
Apr 30, 2010
Mrs. Glenda F. Corder (The Vinyl Lady), 60, of Gulfport, MS, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Jackson, MS. Mrs. Corder was born in Manard, TX, and had been a resident of the coast about 40 years. She was known as "The Vinyl Lady". She was a member of Long Beach Community Church and a former auxiliary officer with the...
Jayce Conner Leeper
Apr 30, 2010
Jayce Conner Leeper, infant son of Robert and Audrey Leeper, died Friday, April 30, 2010. Srv: Thurs., 5/6/10, 3pm. Visit: 2-3pm. Both at BRADFORD-O'KEEFE, Howard Ave., Biloxi.
Arthur E. Castile
Apr 29, 2010
Ret. MSGT Arthur E. (Cas) Castile, 76, died April 29,2010. Survivors include his wife Joyce of 56 years, his daughter Lisa Dornier (Barry), sons Gary and Doug Castile; and a brother, Jeral Castile. A remembrance is scheduled for Thursday May 6 at 3:00 pm at 309 41st St., Gulfport MS 39507. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge...
Mackenzie Marie Venable
Apr 29, 2010
Mackenzie Marie Venable, infant daughter of Taylor Murphy and Daniel Venable of Vancleave, died Thurs., 4/29/2010 in Ocean Springs. Survived by grandparents, John (Augusta) Murphy and Evelyn Johnson, Sherrilyn Venable and William Venable, great grandparents: Aletha Hall, Carolyn Rigdon, Ronnie Rigdon, Janet Venable and Robert King. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe where friends may call...
John E. Bradley, Ret. USN
Apr 27, 2010
John E. Bradley, Retired U.S. Navy, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Bradley was a resident of Ocean Springs for thirty-nine years. He was a retired CW04 in the US Navy for twenty years and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He held membership in Joppa...
James E. Ward
Apr 27, 2010
Mr. James E. Ward, age 48, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Ward was born in Montana and was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was an artist who loved to draw, a glass blower and a welder. He was formerly employed at Halter Marine as a fabricator and welder. He enjoyed...
Ocie C. "Andy" Anderson
Apr 26, 2010
Ocie C. "Andy" Anderson, 76, of McHenry, died Monday, April 26, 2010 in Biloxi. He was born in Laurel and was a resident of Biloxi for most of his life. He previously served in the U. S. Army in Japan. He was Baptist. Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his parents, Buster and Estelle Anderson. He is survived by...
Nitza Maria Betancourt Garbin
Apr 26, 2010
Mrs. Nitza Maria Betancourt Garbin, 75, of Ocean Springs, MS died Monday, April 26, 2010, in Long Beach. Mrs. Garbin was born in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1967. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs and the mother of six children and sixteen grandchildren. Mrs....
Melody Elizabeth Holliman
Apr 23, 2010
Melody Elizabeth Holliman, 45, born and raised in Long Beach and a resident of South Mississippi Regional Center went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 23, 2010 in Gulfport. Ms. Holliman was a member of Family Worship Center in Gulfport. She was a loving daughter, sister, and aunt. Ms. Holliman was preceded in death by her sister-in-law Debra...
Mary Sue Mitchell Ray
Apr 23, 2010
One of the most respected and well known individuals in the City of Ocean Springs, Sue Mitchell Ray, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010, at Ocean Springs Hospital after a long fight with cancer. Mrs. Ray, who served for the past 18 years as the Executive Assistant to three Mayors, Kevin Alves, Seren Ainsworth and Connie Moran, was born in...
Edith "Joyce" LeMay Swetman
Apr 23, 2010
Edith "Joyce" LeMay Swetman passed away peacefully in her sleep into the hands of the Lord on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the age of 82. She was born on February 28, 1928 in Biloxi where she resided until moving to Diamondhead seven years ago to be closer to her daughters. She is preceded in death by her loving husband,...
Anne Ledet Ory
Apr 22, 2010
Anne Ledet Ory, 89, of Diamondhead, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Beverly Cochran Personal Care Home in Kiln, MS. She was born in New Orleans, LA and taught elementary school until her retirement. Anne is preceded in death by her parents Andrew and Annie Ledet; her husband, Robert Louis Ory; and a sister, Irma Keller. She is survived by...
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