Brandon Charles Breal

Mr. Brandon Charles Breal, 24, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, October 1, 2006, in Latimer. Brandon was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a 2000 graduate of Mercy Cross where he lettered in soccer and baseball. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Brandon was a project engineer with Roy Anderson Corporation. He was an avid sportsman and loved life. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Curtis Ellzey, Jr. and Jack Breal. Survivors include his parents, Sandy Cannette and her husband, Lee, and Chuck Breal and his wife, Anna; grandmothers, Lorraine Ellzey and Audrey Breal; grandparents, Lee and Pat Cannette, Sr., and Janet and August Derouen, Jr.; one brother, Derek Breal; two step sisters, Amber Creel and Andrea Swanzy; his love, Amanda Broome; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; his lifelong friend, Timmy McLendon, and his beloved dog, Lexie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at 11:30 a.m. at Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Cathedral where friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Southern Memorial Park. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.