Obituaries
Louis Arthur Smith "Coach Smith"
Sep 7, 2021
Louis Arthur Smith “Coach Smith”, age 66 of Gulfport, MS passed away on September 7, 2021 at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. He was born October 2, 1954 in Arcata, CA to Louis and Betty Smith. He was a graduate of Poplarville High School and attained an associate’s degree from PRCC and a bachelor degree from USM. In his many years of...
Jim Hollis Loftin
Sep 7, 2021
Jim Hollis Loftin, age 90, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in Gulfport. Jim was born in Bouden, GA on March 13, 1931. After attending high school, he served in the US Air Force and his career was as an electronics technician. His hobbies were attending activities and socializing with the Shriners. Jim is preceded in...
Anh Van Le "Afro"
Sep 7, 2021
Anh Van Le “Afro”, age 39 of D’Iberville, MS passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in D’Iberville, MS. He was born November 26, 1981 in Hong Kong, China. Anh was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents. He is survived by his son, Carter Le; parents, Michael Le and Hop Tran; and siblings, Cynthia Nhung Le, Hang...
Forrest E. Holder
Sep 6, 2021
Forrest E. Holder of Gulfport, Mississippi was born on September 24, 1925 in Lucedale, Mississippi to husband-and-wife Leila Gray DeVan and Wilbur Fleming Holder. He was the first of two sons. Early in Forrest's life, the family returned to Alabama where the ancestry descended from one who received a land grant in the territory now known as Clark County, Alabama....
William Bradford Lemon
Sep 6, 2021
"Keep faithful, and I will give you the crown of life."- Revelations 2:10 Crowned in glory, splendor, and love, William Bradford Lemon entered Eternal Life on September 6, 2021. Brad was a man who could often be seen sporting something atop his crown; a bulldog, a cowboy, or a boating hat. All of them an example of the many loves...
William Thomas Brown
Sep 6, 2021
William Thomas “Tommy” Brown, Jr., age 60, of Gulfport, MS passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 in Gulfport. Tommy was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 28, 1960. He was a graduate of Long Beach High School. He is preceded in death by his father, William T. Brown and a son, Richard Thomas Brown. He is survived by his mother...
William E. "Willie" Tanner
Sep 5, 2021
Mr. William E. "Willie" Tanner, age 58, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, in Pascagoula. Willie was born on August 5, 1963, to James and Doris Tanner. He lived in Vancleave his whole life. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Joseph and Bobby and sister, Nena Marie. Survivors include his wife, Rachel,...
Betty "Sue" Beckham Frentz
Sep 5, 2021
Betty “Sue” Beckham Frentz, age 92, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021. She was born in Carthage, Mississippi, to Andrew “Bud” and Dollie Newsom. Sue was a long-time member of the First Baptist Church of Gulfport, an active member of the Gulfport Yacht Club Ladies Auxiliary, and the Gulfport Mississippi Power Company Retirees for which she loved planning the...
Joyce Garlotte DeSilvey
Sep 5, 2021
Mrs. Joyce Marie Garlotte DeSilvey, age 94, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on September 5, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Joyce was born on December 3, 1926, in Biloxi, MS. She was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She attended St. John Catholic Church and Blessed Seelos Catholic Church and was a former member of the V.F. W....
Kenneth Matthew Anderson
Sep 5, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Matthew Anderson, age 55, went to Heaven on Sunday, September 5, 2021, after a courageous battle of Covid phenomena. His home town was Worland, Wyoming. He also lived in New Jersey, as well as Colorado Springs, Colorado and Biloxi, Mississippi. He married Lavonna Anderson on February 16, 2019 in Colorado Springs at Springs of Life Church. Mr. Anderson...
Tasha La'Shawyne Purnell
Sep 4, 2021
On September 4th, 2021 Tasha Purnell, 47 finished her race. She was born on March 20, 1974 in Stockton, CA to Mary Daniels Johnson and Dale Evans. Under the faithful pastor ship of Pastor Charles McKinney, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and personal Savior and was a faithful member at Jesus Christ Baptist Church in Ocean Springs, MS....
Michael Killingsworth
Sep 4, 2021
Michael Killingsworth, age 75, passed away on September 4, 2021. Born on October 8, 1945, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Michael was the youngest of six sons and was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was married to his bride, Nancy Gollott Killingsworth, in 1964, and the two were a month shy of celebrating 57 years in October. He...
Johnny Henry Cooper
Sep 4, 2021
Johnny H. Cooper, 91, of Gulfport, Mississippi passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Johnny was born December 21, 1929, to Johnny Cooper and Alberta (Mike) Russell in Jackson, Mississippi. He joined the Army Air Force in January of 1947 where he served on active duty throughout the United States along with three...
Dorothy Lamay Jones
Sep 4, 2021
Dorothy Lamay Jones, age 71, of Kiln, MS passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 in Kiln. She was born in Thomaston, GA on February 25, 1950, and resided in St. Bernard Parish most of her life. She was a resident of Mississippi for 17 years. Her favorite things were family, friends, Benna (her bird), music, record player and CD's,...
Carolyn Ellen Pavolini Terry
Sep 4, 2021
Carolyn Ellen Pavolini Terry, age 77 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. She was born on July 15, 1944 in Biloxi, MS to Louis Pavolini and Inez Ryan. She was a native and lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, MS. She was a member of St. John Episcopal Church. Carolyn was preceded in death by her...
Tonnie McCall
Sep 4, 2021
Tonnie McCall, 80, passed away on September 4, 2021. She was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, to Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Saraland, AL. (251) 675-0824 Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the McCall family.
Cary J. Parks
Sep 3, 2021
Cary J. Parks, 67, died Friday, September 3, 2021. Born in Salt Lake City, UT, he was a longtime resident of Hampton Roads, where he retired from the Hampton VA Medical Center in 2014, after 25 years of service. An avid lover and collector of antique cars, Cary enjoyed attending “Cruisin’ the Coast” every October in Mississippi, attending Mardi...
Janice Marie Hungerford Saucier
Sep 3, 2021
Janice Marie Hungerford Saucier, a lifelong resident of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the age of 63. She was a 1976 graduate of Sacred Heart Girls High School in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her son, Joshua Newman; her parents, Joseph “Bee” & Pearl Hungerford; and nephew, Jerrod Thompson. She is survived by her...
Maria Rosario "Chayo" Lennon
Sep 3, 2021
Maria Rosario Lennon “Chayo”, age 68 of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. She was born May 6, 1953 in Neuvo Laredo, Mexico to James A. Panzica and Jacqueline A. Panzica. She was employed as a care giver and Medical Technician. She served in the United States Air force. She loved to tanker...
Tam Thanh Nguyen
Sep 3, 2021
Tam Thanh Nguyen, 46, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 in Biloxi. Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Friday, September 10, 2021 from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Blessed Seelos Catholic Church on September 11, 2021, at 10:00 am....
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