Obituaries
Carlos Antonio Calderon
Sep 11, 2021
Carlos Antonio Calderon, 47, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Biloxi. Mr. Calderon was born in El Despoblado, Santa Ana, El Salvador on June 13, 1974 and was a longtime resident of Biloxi. He attended Belmont Senior High School. He was employed with This and That and Chuck Ryan Cars. Mr. Calderon was the best...
Darren Wayne Grumme
Sep 11, 2021
Darren Wayne Grumme, aged 55 of Ocean Springs passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He was born August 18, 1966 in Norfolk, Virginia to his parents, Ronald Wayne and Victoria Dianne Grumme. Darren graduated from Balboa High School in the Panama Canal Zone, where he was voted Mr. BHS because he was a friend to everyone...
Michael Joseph "Mike" Severson
Sep 11, 2021
Michael Joseph “Mike” Severson, aged 69, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his residence in Ocean Springs on September 11, 2021. Mike was born December 28, 1951 in Bremerton, WA to Philip Lee Severson (deceased) and Harriet (Gaudet) Severson of Phoenix, AZ, the fourth of nine children. The family lived in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska, for many years before...
Stephen Jonathan Stevens
Sep 10, 2021
Stephen Jonathan Stevens, 68, of Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully Friday, September 10, 2021, at his home. Steve was born June 10, 1953, in Biloxi, Mississippi to Gus and Irene Stevens. He graduated from Gulfport East High School class of 1971. Steve will always be remembered for his love of cooking. He jokingly stated he was a graduate...
Van Marske
Sep 10, 2021
Van Marske, age 66, of Biloxi, Mississippi passed away in September, 2021. He had resided in Biloxi, Mississippi for many years. Van was a self-employed carpenter, custom cabinet maker and accomplished woodworker. He was also a Coast Guard licensed charter boat captain, fisherman and motorcycle racing enthusiast. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Stephanie Anne Marske, his parents...
James Laverne Keenum
Sep 9, 2021
James Laverne Keenum, age 55, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, September 9th, 2021, in Gautier, MS. He was born August 27, 1966, in Santa Ana, CA. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School and went to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for Computer Science. He loved watching sports especially NASCAR, the Houston Texans, the Houston Astros, and...
Alberta "Lil' Sister" Benjamin Gray
Sep 9, 2021
Ms. Alberta “Lil’ Sister” Benjamin Gray, 84 years old of Biloxi Mississippi, departed this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Ms. Gray was born in Little River, Alabama on March 3, 1937, to Philip Benjamin, Sr. and Ella Lucille Benjamin Murphy. She is preceded in death by six siblings: Alonzo Tate, Phillip Benjamin Jr., James Benjamin, Ben Benjamin, Estelle “Dolly”...
James Michael Dupree
Sep 9, 2021
James Michael Dupree, age 77 of Diamondhead, MS passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Gulfport, MS. He was born on August 19, 1944 in New Orleans, LA. He was a graduate of Vancleave High School and Baton Rouge Vocational Technical School- Automobile Mechanic. He was awarded the Automotive Service Councils of Louisiana, Inc., Certified member Ford Motor Corporation...
Victorine Woodsum
Sep 9, 2021
Victorine Woodsum, age 98 passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Ocean Springs, MS. She will be transferred to Grace Funeral Home in Covington, LA for services. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Victorine Woodsum.
Lawrence Carl Pratt, Sr.
Sep 9, 2021
Lawrence (Stubby) Carl Pratt, Sr., age 93 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on September 9, 2021. Born in Wilton, NY on February 1, 1928 to Harold and Gladys Pratt as the second of their nine children. He served in the US Navy with honors during WWII from 1946 to 1948. He worked in the construction industry as a Master...
Eugene "Gene" Anthony Tauzin
Sep 9, 2021
Eugene “Gene” Anthony Tauzin, age 75, of Biloxi passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Biloxi. He was born in Biloxi and was a graduate of Biloxi High School. He served in the National Guard and enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Murphy and Cecile Tauzin; sisters, Louise Davis, Marianne Thornton and Marian Tauzin; brothers, Francis...
Victor Martin Hesler
Sep 8, 2021
Victor Martin Hesler, 59, of D’Iberville, Mississippi, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. His greatest joy and legacy was his son, Donald Hesler. He is predeceased by his father, Donald Hesler. Victor is survived by his son, Donald Hesler; his mother, Patsy Graham; his siblings, Rosanna (Allen) Henderson, Deborah Knewasser,...
Kenneth D. Jones, Sr.
Sep 8, 2021
Kenneth D. Jones, Sr. was born on September 15, 1944, and passed away at 76 years of age on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS, where he owned his own mechanic shop for many years. He started working as a mechanic with his dad at 14 years old and eventually opened his own place....
Terri Ann Geller
Sep 8, 2021
Ms. Terri Ann Geller, age 59, of Gautier, MS, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Greenbriar Nursing Home. Terri was born on March 3, 1962, in Mobile, Alabama. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She was in the drumline with the Sacred Heart Kilt Band in the Macys Parade...
Walter Robert Storie
Sep 8, 2021
Walter Robert Storie, Jr., age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Brother Bob was born June 13, 1934 in Grenada, MS. Walter graduated from Ocean Springs High School – 1952. He continued his education with the following institutions William Carey College - Bachelor of Education; University of Southern Mississippi - Master...
Priska Sophia Chatman
Sep 8, 2021
Priska Sophia Chatman, age 76, went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on September 8, 2021. Ms. Chatman was a retired military widow who worked in the health care field for over 15 plus years as a hospice caregiver. She is preceded in death by her husband, Retired Sergeant First Class Leroy Chatman; her father Franz Alex;...
Charles Lee Gibson
Sep 8, 2021
Charles Lee Gibson, aged 76 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away at his residence Wednesday, September 8, 2021. He was born October 24, 1944 in Leakesville, MS to his parents, James and Williec Gibson. Charles was a native of Leakesville, but a life time resident of Ocean Springs. He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of...
Marie A. Hardison
Sep 8, 2021
Marie A. Hardison, 83 years young, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 in Biloxi. Mrs. Hardison was born on August 18, 1938 in Austin, TX to Rufus and Anastasia Alvarez Mendoza. She worked as a Dental Technician at the VA Hospital for 25 years. Mrs. Hardison was of the Catholic faith and a member of Sacred...
Peggy Jean Kirkpatrick Bragg
Sep 8, 2021
Peggy Jean Kirkpatrick Bragg, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 in Gulfport. She was born on April 13, 1938 at King Daughters Hospital and was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. Mrs. Bragg was preceded in death by her parents, Alfonso and Thelma Miller Kirkpatrick; husband, Holden D. “Chick” Bragg; and siblings, Clara L. Magnusen of Newport News,...
Margaret C. Kostellic
Sep 7, 2021
Margaret C. Kostellic passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of September 7, 2021. Mrs. Kostellic was born in Biloxi on October 30, 1925 and attended Sacred Heart Academy. She was married to Major Frolin F. Kostellic on February 11, 1943 at the Keesler Air Force Base Chapel. After traveling the world for 27 years as an Air Force...
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