Mellie Marie Broussard

Mrs. Mellie Marie Broussard, 65, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, November 10, 2007, in Biloxi. Mrs. Broussard was born in Eastabuchie, MS and had been a lifelong resident of Biloxi. A very caring and loving mother, she was the pillar of her family and friends where she was considered the matriarch. Mrs. Broussard was the owner/operator of a personal care home for 13 years on Howard Avenue prior to Hurricane Katrina, after which she relocated to Iroquois Street. She was the source of help and support to many family members and friends. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Biloxi. Mrs. Broussard was preceded in death by her second husband, Benny Gene Gray; two children, Benny Gray and Brandy Gray; step-son, David Thomas Gray; three sisters, Ruth Marvel, Leah Baney and Grace Hesler; and five brothers, Melvin C. Hesler, Jr., Davis Donald Hesler, James Gordon Hesler, Charles "Jack" Hesler, and David Milton Hesler. Survivors include two daughters, Mona Broussard Hester and Yvette Dee Patricelli; two sons, Armond John Broussard, Jr. and Michael Dean Broussard; her first husband, Armond John Broussard, Sr.; two step-daughters, Debra Jean Franklin and Tina Marie Bond; four step-sons, Gerald Wayne Gray, Darrell Gene Gray, Jeffery Neal Gray and Brandon Garrett Gray; two sisters, Patsy Gail Green and Kathrine Alton; one brother, Larry C. Hesler; six grandchildren, James O'Neal Hester, III, Jenna Mia Marie Hester, Ava Jolie Marie Broussard, Ian David Stoufflet, Anna Nicole Marie Patricelli, Kelcie Renee' Broussard and her great grandson, James O'Neal Hester, IV. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue, in Biloxi where friends may visit one hour before service time. Interment will follow in D'Iberville Memorial Park.