Obituaries
Christiane "Chris" Henry Novotny
May 8, 2022
Christiane “Chris” Henry Novotny, age 79, of Saucier, MS passed away Sunday May 8, 2022.
Chris was born in Metz, France to the late Pierre and Hedwige Henry on April 3, 1943. She was married to the love of her life for 61 years.
Chris was a seamstress by trade, retiring in 2005, but continued her passion for sewing...
Garlan Chey Keller
May 8, 2022
Garlan Chey Keller, 63, of Biloxi, MS passed away May 8, 2022. Mr. Keller was born April 10, 1959 to Donald and Juanita Keller. No services will be held at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Garlan Keller.
Lory Neal Thompson
May 8, 2022
Mr. Lory Neal Thompson, Sr., age 84, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Mr. Thompson was born in Inglewood, CA on May 25, 1937. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. After his career he worked as a journeyman electrician until retirement. He was a loving, devoted husband and a stern, yet caring;...
Yoshia Shaun Walker
May 8, 2022
Yoshia Shaun Walker “Big Yosh 74”, age 48, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Yoshia was born on May 26, 1973 at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS. He was a bartender, licensed Captain on the Water in New Iberia, LA, welder, short order cook, and security guard. Yoshia worked for Armans, Global Industries offshore where he received numerous...
Emiko Takehira King
May 7, 2022
Emiko King, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on May 7, 2022.
Emiko was a native of Japan and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs and lived in Ocean Springs Nursing Home since 2011. She was an avid bingo player and loved to color in her coloring books. Emiko kept the nursing home staff on their toes with her...
William F. Damone
May 7, 2022
On Saturday, May 7, 2022, Retired Captain USMC William F. Damone was called home to be with the Lord.
He was born on November 20, 1931 and passed away at the age of 90. He served thirty years in the United State Marine Corps honoring his country. A true “Old Corp” Marine to the end!
William was preceded in death...
Sheilaann Puaala Wood
May 7, 2022
Sheilaann Puaala Manibog Wood, 69, of Biloxi, MS passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Biloxi.
Mrs. Wood was a native of Hawaii and a resident of the coast for 4 years. She was an accounting manager. Mrs. Wood was of the Catholic faith and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death...
Elaine Roehm Mangano
May 6, 2022
Elaine Roehm Mangano, age 99, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. Ms. Mangano was a longtime resident of Gulfport. She was born May 5, 1923 in Buffalo, NY and graduated from St. Luke's in New York with a nursing degree. Ms. Mangano joined the Navy Nurse Corps where she served as a nurse during WWII. At...
David Charles Hines
May 5, 2022
David Charles Hines, age 70 of Ocean Springs, MS went home to his Lord on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Houston, TX. He was born June 13, 1951 in Beacon, NY to Everett and Irene Hines.
David was a former police officer and cable technician. He retired from the Navy base in Gulfport, MS as a fire alarm technician...
Richard Eugene Wink
May 5, 2022
Richard Eugene Wink, age 75, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2022.
Richard graduated from Gulfport High School in 1965 and The University of Southern Mississippi in 1969. He began his teaching career at Gulf Coast Military Academy in the early 1970’s and later taught at Long Beach Middle School. He worked in the coast casino industry...
Jessie "Lee Lee" Lee Waltman, Sr.
May 5, 2022
Jessie “Lee Lee” Lee Waltman, Sr., age 45, born on July 30, 1976 went home to our Lord and Savior on Thursday May 5th, 2022, in Bay St. Louis, MS.
Lee Lee was a native and lifelong resident of Vancleave, MS. Lee Lee was a former employee of Huntington Ingalls and a current employee of Stump N Grind Tree...
Phyllis Stokes Manuel
May 5, 2022
Phyllis Stokes Manuel, age 79, of Wiggins, MS passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Wiggins.
She was born on March 16, 1943 in Newport News, VA to David Allen and Hazel Louise Hahn Stokes.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her spouse of 33 years, James R. Manuel; children Allen Brooks,...
Mary Helen Hawthorne Bryant
May 4, 2022
Mary Helen Hawthorne Bryant entered this life on July 19, 1946, in Gulfport, MS. She answered our Heavenly Father’s call to return home on May 4, 2022. She was the eldest of eight children born to the late Mr. Buford Hawthorne and Ms. Mable Griffith Brown. Our mother has always taken care of others and we believe being the...
Edward "Eddie" Allen Jones, Jr.
May 4, 2022
Edward “Eddie” Allen Jones, Jr., age 66, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Gulfport.
Eddie was born in Water Valley, MS. He was a graduate of St. Martin High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering. Eddie was an independent licensed insurance agent and an Enrolled IRS Agent C.A.A. He was a member of Handsboro...
Mark Theodore McKinney
May 4, 2022
Mark T. “Papaw” McKinney, age 65, of Gulfport, MS (originally from Terre Haute, IN) passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in his residence surrounded by loved ones.
He was born on September 28, 1956 in Terre Haute, IN to Harry Leon and Bertha (Holley) McKinney. He completed basic training for the US Army in 1974, then was stationed...
Alice Faye Pittman
May 4, 2022
Alice Faye Pittman, 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at her home in Biloxi.
Mrs. Pittman was born on August 23, 1940 in Beckley, WV and was the last living of thirteen siblings. She retired as a cook from Keesler AFB. After retirement, she went to work in the Poker Room at the Beau...
Katherine Ruddiman Sweeney
May 3, 2022
On Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, Katherine Ruddiman Sweeney, age 79, passed away from natural causes in the hospital near her home in Ocean Springs, MS.
Katherine was born and raised in Dearborn, Michigan and spent her summers in Ocean Springs in her youth and winters after her retirement. She had an AA degree from Michigan State and began a career...
Andrew Byrd
May 3, 2022
Andrew "Andy" "Bondi" "Byrd Man" "Tweety Bird" "Red Fish" Byrd, age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, May 03, 2022.
Andy was born in New Haven, CT. He grew up wild in the streets of Pascagoula, and he graduated from Pascagoula High School. He attended college at Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas. He finally settled down...
Thomas Grover Rushing
May 3, 2022
Thomas Grover Rushing, 54, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2022 from cancer.
Tom was born on November 2, 1967 in Greenville, MS. At age sixteen, Tom began working for his father, Dutch Rushing, at Rushing Communications Service, Inc. in Greenville, MS. Tom graduated from Washington School in Greenville, MS. In 1991, Tom graduated...
Robert "Bobby" Horace Jordan, Jr.
May 3, 2022
Robert “Bobby” Horace Jordan, Jr., age 65, of D’Iberville, MS passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He made the statement I’ll be shaking Jesus’ hand in the morning.
Bobby was born on November 29, 1956 in Biloxi, MS. He attended MGCCC where he obtained an Associate’s Degree. He...
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