Franklin D. Tucei,

Franklin D. Tucei, Jr., 53, of Ocean Springs, passed away November 24, 2013. Franklin was born April 8, 1960 in Biloxi, MS. He was a Master Carpentar and enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and nature. He whole heartily cared about humanity and was very simple, authentic, family oriented, Christian man. Franklin is preceded in death by his mother, Rachel Praetouris and his brother. Survivors include father, Franklin D. Tucei, Sr.; wife, Michelle (Darlene) Tucei, of Ocean Springs; daughter, Christina Tucei of D’Iberville; sons, Kevin (Jordan) Tucei of Yuma, AZ and Charles (Charity) Tucei of Miramar, CA. He will also be sadly missed by his five grandchildren, CalebTiblier, Ethan Tiblier and Kalea Bailey all of Ocean Springs as well as Christopher Fagan and Owen Franklin Tucei of Yuma, AZ; siblings, Mona Seymour of Ocean Springs, Julia Dubose of Ocean Springs, Lenora Fisher of Vancleave, Gina (Mark) Gambil of Vancleave and John (Debbie) Tucei of Texas; and mother-in-law, Betty Curington. Visitation will be held at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com