Bentley Lee Cruthirds

Mr. Bentley Lee Cruthirds, Sr, age 79, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, in Biloxi. Bentley was a native and lifelong resident of Latimer and retired from MDOT as a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed hunting and horseback riding. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Jean Barnett Cruthirds, parents Herman and Annie Husley Cruthirds and a brother, Herman "Jr" Cruthirds. Survivors include four sons, Ben (Kathy) Cruthirds Jr., Ken (Christina) Cruthirds, Steven Cruthirds and Johnny (Cheryl) Cruthirds, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 2, 2012, from 6 pm until 8 pm, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. On Monday, December 3, 2012, there will be an 11 am chapel service in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Cruthirds Memorial Garden Cemetery in Latimer.