Obituaries

Maisie Reece

Maisie Reece

Dec 29, 2020

Maisie Reece, age 92, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in D'Iberville, MS. Maisie was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife to her husband of 71 years, Perry Reece, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be sadly missed by all that knew her. She was preceded in...

Alan French

Alan French

Dec 29, 2020

Alan French, 47, of d’Iberville, was called home to be with the Lord on December 29, 2020. Alan was born December 18, 1973. He was a lifelong Coast resident and a graduate of St. Martin High School, where he was a celebrated athlete and admired classmate. After graduation Alan enlisted and served in the United States Army, followed by a...

William Lester "Billy" Forehand, Jr.

William Lester "Billy" Forehand, Jr.

Dec 29, 2020

William Lester “Billy” Forehand, Jr., 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Biloxi. Mr. Forehand was born in Biloxi, MS on November 26, 1947 to Bud and Eleanor Forehand. He graduated from d’Iberville High School and he was part of the chain crew at both d’Iberville High School and MGCCC. Mr. Forehand served in the...

Mary Genevieve Sargent

Mary Genevieve Sargent

Dec 28, 2020

Mary Genevieve Sargent, 91 of Ocean Springs, MS passed peacefully at home on Monday, December 28, 2020. She was born in December of 1929 in Bangor, Maine (ME). Her parents were William J. and Geneva S. Bohan. She had four siblings growing up on a farm in Bangor, ME. Sadly in her early teens, she lost her parents and was...

Preston Marion Reeves

Preston Marion Reeves

Dec 28, 2020

Preston Marion Reeves, age 88, formerly of Greenwood, MS passed away December 28, 2020. At age 17 he entered the Navy serving his country during the Korean War. After completing his tour of duty, he enrolled at Delta State College and graduated with a degree in Business. He married Betty Milling of Morton, MS and enjoyed a happy marriage of...

Katherine "Kathy" Theriot

Katherine "Kathy" Theriot

Dec 28, 2020

Katherine “Kathy” Theriot, 75, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 in Vancleave. Kathy was the owner of Kathy’s Flower Patch on the point in Biloxi. She was known as the “Queen of Darts” in the 90’s and ranked in the top 10 ladies in the world. Kathy received the Lifetime Achievement Membership Card from the MS...

Catherine Ann Flynn

Catherine Ann Flynn

Dec 28, 2020

Ms. Catherine Ann Flynn, age 65, died Monday December 28, 2020 at home peacefully surrounded by family after a joyous life. She was a woman of faith who spent many years attending Heritage United Methodist Church of D’Iberville and Coast Community Church of Woolmarket. She enjoyed Mardi Gras and was delighted to serve as Queen in the 2019 Greenbriar Mardi...

Joseph Leroy Debrowski

Joseph Leroy Debrowski

Dec 27, 2020

Joseph Leroy Dobrowski, Sr. passed away on December 27, 2020 in Pascagoula, MS. Joseph was born on September 15, 1941, in S. Kingston, RI. He was a veteran after serving in the Air Force. He worked and retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Ocean Springs for many years, and a proud member of...

David Lynn Sharpe

David Lynn Sharpe

Dec 27, 2020

Mr. David Lynn Sharpe, age 54, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020. David was born on July 6,1966 in Dadeville, AL. He attended Dadeville High School and had a vending machine business. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ada Sharpe; grandfather, William Sharpe and grandfather, Sam Jinks. He is survived by his parents, Linda...

"Cathy" Anne Jenkins

"Cathy" Anne Jenkins

Dec 26, 2020

Catherine "Cathy" Anne Jenkins, age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020, in Vancleave, MS. Cathy was born on August 15, 1963, in Wyandotte, Michigan, to Raymond Paul Quandt and Julia Ann Quandt. She graduated from Pascagoula High School class of 1981 and was a former paramedic and long-term employee of Hancock Bank. She enjoyed...

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Galle

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Galle

Dec 26, 2020

Thomas “Tommy” Lee Galle, Jr., age 52, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his home in Biloxi, MS. Tommy was born on July 22, 1968 to Thomas “Bo” L. Galle, Sr. and Doris Victoria James. He was employed at Food Giant and worked in the meat department for 8 years. Tommy enjoyed photography, water sports, the beach, giving...

Richard Edward "Bro. Dick" Partridge

Richard Edward "Bro. Dick" Partridge

Dec 26, 2020

Richard Edward “Brother Dick” Partridge, age 75, of Gulfport, MS died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Syracuse, New York to Edward and Mary Partridge. He was a graduate of Concord High School, class of 1963. He was a member of The Mission Church in Saucier, MS and very active in healing ministry. He was...

Mary Eloise Welch Reyer

Mary Eloise Welch Reyer

Dec 26, 2020

Mary Eloise Welch Reyer, 88 years old of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her home in Gulfport. Mary was born February 13, 1932 in Gulfport, Mississippi to her parents, Clarence and Susie Welch. She attended Gulfport High School. Mary worked as a secretary at First Assembly of God in Gulfport for 40 years. She worked at...

Leonard "Buddy" Forehand

Leonard "Buddy" Forehand

Dec 25, 2020

Leonard “Buddy” Forehand, Jr., age 75, passed away on December 25, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Buddy was born August 6, 1945 in Biloxi, Mississippi to the late Leonard Forehand, Sr. and Ruby V. Harris. He attended D’Iberville High School. He began his work as a welder at Huntington Ingalls in 1973, and worked there until his 2005 retirement to take...

Mary Lorraine Gill

Mary Lorraine Gill

Dec 24, 2020

Mary Lorraine Gill, age 80 of Biloxi, MS passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 in Gulfport, MS. She was born August 11, 1940 in Biloxi, MS to Ferril Calvin and Mary Williams Creel. She graduated from Biloxi High School. She worked for Page, Mannino, Peresich, and McDermott for forty-three years. Lorraine is preceded in death by her parents, Ferril Calvin...

Larry DeLeon Montoya

Larry DeLeon Montoya

Dec 24, 2020

Larry DeLeon Montoya, age 79, of Gulfport, MS passed away at his home on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020. Larry was born on July 9, 1941 in Weslaco, TX to the late Lazaro and Camila Montoya. He worked for Northern California Tile Industry with BAC Local 3 Union until moving to the MS Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in 2005...

Lorine Elizabeth Eddings

Lorine Elizabeth Eddings

Dec 23, 2020

Lorine Elizabeth Eddings, age 80 passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A visitation will be held from 11:00 am until 12:00 noon on Monday, December 28, 2020 with a 12 noon service all at Beulah Church in Vancleave, MS. A burial will follow at Beulah Church Cemetery. Check back for full obituary. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Vancleave is honored to...

Kyle Nelson Higginbotham

Kyle Nelson Higginbotham

Dec 23, 2020

Kyle Nelson Higginbotham, 51, of Biloxi, MS passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his home. Kyle was born on August 15, 1969 to Carey and Gloria Higginbotham. As a child Kyle enjoyed playing sports and was a mischievous baby brother of a large Biloxi family. He graduated from D’Iberville High School in 1989. Kyle was a tradesman...

Lorine Elizabeth Eddings

Lorine Elizabeth Eddings

Dec 23, 2020

Lorine Elizabeth Eddings, age 80 of Lucedale, MS passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2020 in George County. She was born on November 26, 1940 in Tampa, FL. to Irvin and Bertie Mae Cumbie. She is a High School graduate. She enjoyed serving God as a Christian. Lorine is preceded in death by her parents, Irvin and Bertie Mae Cumbie;...

Dennis Paul Burke

Dennis Paul Burke

Dec 23, 2020

Dennis Paul Burke, age 63, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Dennis was born on August 22, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA to the late Isaac Burke, Jr and Helen Burke. He attended Biloxi High School where he played the school mascot known as “Big Red” and enjoyed football and baseball. He worked for MS...

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