Obituaries
Janice Thomas Matthews
May 2, 2022
Janice Thomas Matthews, 78, passed away peacefully at her home in Cartersville, Georgia on Tuesday, May 2, 2022. Janice was born November 25, 1943 in Savannah, Georgia, to Albertus “Bert” Thomas and Louise Brown Thomas. In 1965, she met Jack Matthews and they wed in July of that year, going on to have 2 children, Kaye Matthews and Ben Matthews.
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Billie Gerald Tice
May 2, 2022
Billie Gerald Tice, 92, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 in Gulfport.
Mr. Tice was born in Hugo, OK and joined the Army-Air Corp at the age of 17. He went into the computer field in the U.S. Air Force, retiring after 21 years. Mr. Tice went to work for the Harris Corporation as...
Marjorie "Marge" Davis Jones
May 1, 2022
Marjorie “Marge” Davis Jones, a resident of Gulfport, MS was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, May 1, 2022. She was 89 years old.
Marjorie is survived by her son, Robert Dewitte Jones III; daughters, Brenda (Ralph) Williams and Janet Miller; grandchildren, Billie Renee’, Amanda, Vicky, Michelle, and Michael; great-grandchildren, Morgan Jackson, Darby, and Cecily; and numerous friends.
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Arlene Thomas
Apr 30, 2022
Arlene Thomas, age 76, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Arlene was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast, since 2002 when she moved here from Chicago, IL. She was a graduate of Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, IL and later attended Catherin College where she had taken some business courses. She was...
August John Peterson
Apr 30, 2022
August John Peterson, 85, passed away peacefully on April 30th, 2022 with his wife of 62 years by his side holding hands.
His children called him Dad, family and relatives called him AJ, friends knew him as Pete, but most called him Papa.
He was born on April 21st, 1937 in Bay St. Louis, MS. After graduating from Bay High...
Julia Deshamp Weldon
Apr 30, 2022
Julia Ann Deshamp Weldon, known to many as JuJu, age 64, of the Lizana community in Gulfport, MS passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Gulfport.
She was born on May 7, 1957 in Gulfport, MS. She attended Pearl River Community College and was employed as a teacher’s assistant with Harrison County Schools in Lizana and Lyman. Julia...
George Cleveland Davis
Apr 30, 2022
George Cleveland Davis, age 73, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Ocean Springs, MS, where he was a resident for the past ten years.
George was born on January 1, 1949, in Atlanta, GA. He was a proud Vietnam veteran. George retired from Florida Power & Light as a lineman with 43 years of service. He was a...
John Gerard Mahoney
Apr 29, 2022
John Gerard Mahoney, 63, of Lake Tishomingo in Hillsboro, Missouri, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022. Born in Queens, New York, he was visiting the family's much loved vacation home in Biloxi, Mississippi when he was tragically killed after being struck by a car while crossing Beach Blvd. John was a proud Union Laborer for over 30 years, originally...
Rev. Golda Mae Pryor
Apr 29, 2022
Rev. Golda Voorhees Pryor, a good and faithful servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, entered His Heavenly Kingdom on April 29, 2022. A resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Golda was born on May 12, 1938 in Butler, Missouri. Growing up in Tulare, California, she graduated from Tulare Union High School, as class valedictorian, in 1956, and then attended...
Chad Steven Green
Apr 27, 2022
Chad Steven Green, age 55, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Biloxi, MS. He was born on March 19, 1967 in Lexington, KY, to William Green and Carolyn Cunningham. Chad enjoyed playing golf, taking care of his plants and the beach.
He was preceded in death by his nephew, Donald Paul Carter.
Left to cherish his memories are...
Sebastian Cabbott Laroux
Apr 27, 2022
Sebastian Cabbot Laroux, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.Cabbot was a native of Mississippi and a longtime resident of Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from the University Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Cabbot worked for many years in the entertainment industry. He loved to fish, travel, read, and cook (not necessarily in that...
Angela Rose Styczenski
Apr 27, 2022
Our mother, Angela Rose Styczenski, of Gulfport, Mississippi, unexpectedly left her loving family and friends, but joyfully entered her eternal home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. She was greeted by the love of her life, husband Al, her parents, and grandson.
Born on February 4, 1949, in Port Washington on Long Island, New York, Angela was the eldest of...
Patricia Wiltz Parker
Apr 27, 2022
It was early in the morning on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, when God sent his angels to escort the soul of Mrs. Patricia Wiltz Parker from her tired Earthly body to be with her Lord and Savior in her new Heavenly home.
Mrs. Parker was born in Gulfport, MS on December 3, 1939, living her life in Biloxi, MS. She...
Randy Randall Raynor
Apr 27, 2022
Ronnie Randy Raynor, age 78, of Vancleave, MS passed away April 27, 2022.Randy served as an aircraft mechanic in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He spent decades of his life working for the Parks and Recreation Department for the cities of Ocean Springs and Gautier. He took great pride in the upkeep of his ball fields,...
Ruby Benefield Hennessee
Apr 27, 2022
Ruby Benefield Hennessee passed away at her home in Biloxi, Mississippi with family and friends by her side on April 27, 2022. She would have been 95 years old on May 8. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Hennessee; her son, Raymond Hennessee, Jr.; her mother, Willie Benefield; her father, John Benefield; her brother, Jim Benefield; and...
Jacquelyn Ann Berkowitz
Apr 26, 2022
Jacquelyn Ann Berkowitz, age 84 of Melbourne, FL passed away on April 26, 2022.
She was born on October 23, 1937 in Ocean Springs, MS to Arnold Miller and Naomi Schmasch.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2022 from 5pm until 7pm at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Ocean Springs, MS. A graveside service will be held at...
Kelly Sean Sullivan
Apr 26, 2022
Kelly Sean Sullivan, age 61, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Mr. Sullivan was born in Biloxi and was a resident of the coast most of his life. He retired from civil service.
Mr. Sullivan was preceded in death by his mother, Jeanell Taylor Sullivan and his father, Fred C. Sullivan.
Survivors include three sisters, Nicey...
Paul Joseph Vogelgesang
Apr 25, 2022
Mr. Paul Joseph Vogelgesang, age 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Paul Joseph Vogelgesang.
Billie Charles Smith
Apr 25, 2022
Embraced in the arms of God, Billie Charles Smith, 87 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on April 25, 2022.
Billie was a native of Purvis, MS and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. After completing high school, Bill joined the military where he became a member of the 82nd Airborne Division Green Berets. He served in Vietnam and received...
Bobbie Jean Dimitry
Apr 25, 2022
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Parrette Dimitry, age 80, of Pascagoula, MS passed away on April 25, 2022 in Moss Point, MS.
Bobbie Jean was born on December 1, 1941 in Hazelhurst, MS. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.
Bobbie Jean is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny...
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