Debra Dianne Wade

“Whenever we are missing you, we also remember how fortunate we were that you were in our lives, we wouldn’t trade those moments for the world” Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, Debra Dianne Wade, 62, left our world on October 27, 2020 in Mobile, AL. Please come and celebrate with us the life of Debra Wade. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 2, 2020 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. The funeral service will begin at 12:00 pm all at Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi, MS. The burial will be held at Biloxi Cemetery in Biloxi, MS. Pallbearers will include, Richard Franklin Wade, Richmond Charles Wade, Gavin Wade, Charles Duke and Randy Tillman. Debra was born in Tupelo, MS to Charles and Jessie Duke on December 20, 1957. She is a 1975 graduate of Biloxi High School. Debra was a widow to Richmond Baxter Wade whom married on December 22, 1975 in Biloxi, MS. She held an associate degree in respiratory therapy. Mrs. Debra Wade worked most of her adult life in the medical profession. She was an amazing mother who supported her sons and grandson; she once was involved in playing softball, coaching cheerleading, playing bingo with her sister and the excitement of Mardi Gras. She was president of the Les Femmes Mardi Gras Krewe in Biloxi, MS. Her biggest achievements were her times with her family. Her grandson, Gavin Wade, was her pride and joy. When she looked up at you with those beautiful blue eyes, you knew how proud she was of her children and grandchild. You would find her drinking a cup of coffee and enjoying the life around her. She was loved and will be greatly missed. Debra was preceded in death by her husband, Richmond Baxter Wade and her parents, Jessie Duke and Charles Duke. She is survived by her two sons, Richard Franklin “Franky” Wade and Richmond Charles “Chucky” Wade; sister, Kathy Stroble; brother, Charles Duke; grandson, Gavin Wade; and fiancé, Randy Tillman. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, is honored to serve the Wade family.