Howard Davis Alexander

Mr. Howard Davis Alexander, age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, August 20, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Alexander was a longtime resident of the community. He served in the US Air Force and was a former member of the V.F.W. # 5699 and the D.A.V. Chapter 17, both in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben F. and Ruth Stewart Alexander. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Horne Alexander of Ocean Springs, daughters, Charlotte A. (Gettis) Wingate of Doerun, Georgia, and Renee' A.(Fred) Kuffner of Ocean Springs, a son, George H. Alexander of Ocean Springs, MS., sisters, Norma A. Varnado and Irma Burns, both of Columbia, MS., and Texie Smith of Foxsworth, MS., brothers, Hugh L. Alexander of Kokomo, MS., and Earl Alexander of Corsicana, TX., six grandchildren, Mandy W. (Kevin) Kinsey of Moultrie, GA., Garrett J. (Brooke) Wingate of Doerun, GA., Haley A. (Ben) Fancher of Hattiesburg, MS., Heath Massey of Ocean Springs, MS., Chelsey Alexander of Hattiesburg, MS., and Cody Massey of Ocean Springs, and three great-grandchildren, Beckett Fancher, Wynn Kinsey, and Garron Wingate. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 22, 2006, from 6-8 PM, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. On Wednesday, August 23, 2006, there will be a 9:45 AM service in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com.