Clyde Stevens

Mr. Clyde M. Stevens, age 70, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, March 23, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Stevens was a resident of the community for 30 years. He coached girls softball in the Ocean Springs Schools and was an adult chaperone for the school band. He was a vice president of the machinist local, president of Windsor Porte Civic Association, and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. He served in the US Navy for 23 years and served in Vietnam. Mr. Stevens worked at Northrop Grumman (Ingalls) for 27 years, worked for Walmart of D'Iberville for one year, and worked in the Army Corp of Enginers. He was a member of McLeod Masonic Lodge #424, and attended the First United Pentecostal Church of Ocean Springs. Mr. Stevens was preceded in death by his parents, T.A. Stevens and Lola B. Melton Stevens, brother, Hubert A. Stevens, and nephew, Edgar A. Stevens. Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret Stevens, originally of Ireland and now resident of Ocean Springs, daughter, Colline H. Stevens, of Ocean Springs, MS., two sons, Michael J. Brunner of Ocean Springs, MS. and Clarence Brunner of Lawrenceville, GA., sister, Helen F. Menchaca and family of San Antonio, TX., brother, Dr. Kenneth (Betty) Stevens of Gulfport, MS., sister-in-law, Christine Stevens Cosper of Biloxi, MS., and five grandchildren, Jonathen, Christopher, Sabrina, Summer and Daniel. Visitation will be on Monday, March 27, 2006, from 6-9 PM, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. On Tuesday, March 28, 2006, there will be an 11:30 AM chapel service in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. Mr. Stevens is a man that will be dearly loved and missed by all who knew him. He was a loving father and forever friend. View and sign register book at