Obituaries

Ngoc Minh Le

Ngoc Minh Le

Sep 25, 2020

Mr. Ngoc Minh Le, age 72, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi. Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at MS Gulf Coast Crematory. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve this...

Larry Allen Drawdy

Larry Allen Drawdy

Sep 24, 2020

April 26, 1967 ~ September 24, 2020 Allen Drawdy, age 53, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was the beloved son of Dr. Larry, Sr. and Kathleen Drawdy. Allen was a graduate of Biloxi High School where he was on the 1984 championship football team as the tight end. He lived most of his...

Samuel Bernard "Sammy" Handler

Samuel Bernard "Sammy" Handler

Sep 24, 2020

Samuel Bernard “Sammy” Handler, 62, of Biloxi died suddenly on Thursday, September 24, 2020, while on a business trip. The Woolmarket resident was born August 22, 1958 in Biloxi and spent his life enjoying, celebrating and enriching his city with a unique personality that was at times confounding but always good-natured and well intentioned. Despite declining health in recent years,...

Sylvia Waltman Rolkosky

Sylvia Waltman Rolkosky

Sep 23, 2020

Mrs. Sylvia Waltman Rolkosky, age 83, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. She was born on November 12, 1936 in Biloxi, MS. She was a graduate of Biloxi High School and retired from Biloxi Public School System after 28 years. During her spare-time she enjoyed cooking, fishing, going to church, playing penny slots...

Douglas Glenn Creel

Douglas Glenn Creel

Sep 23, 2020

Douglas Glenn Creel, 70, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Pascagoula, MS from complications due to Covid 19. Mr. Creel was born in Biloxi, MS on April 2, 1950 to Larry and Margaret Creel. He was a boat captain in the seismograph industry and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Creel was a sweet,...

Willie J Branch

Willie J Branch

Sep 22, 2020

Willie J. Branch, age 85, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. He was born in Tylertown, MS and was a resident of Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his children, Roger Dale Branch, Winston Branch, Tami McLemore, Sam Branch, and David Branch. He is survived by his daughter, Julie Mullins of Columbia; his daughter-in-law, Patricia Branch of Saucier, his...

Sue Lynn Williamson Reiter

Sue Lynn Williamson Reiter

Sep 22, 2020

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, Sue Lynn Williamson Reiter, age 81, of Gulfport, MS, happily joined God and her family gone before her. Sue was born in Columbia, MS on December 25, 1938 to Ed and Bennie Williamson. She attended Occupational College and worked as a secretary with Civil Service for 20 years and for the Biloxi Police Department for...

Walter Thetford "Buzzy" Bolton

Walter Thetford "Buzzy" Bolton

Sep 22, 2020

Walter Thetford “Buzzy” Bolton IV of Ocean Springs, MS passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 22 at the age of 73 at home surrounded by his family. Buzzy was born in Biloxi, MS on November 24, 1946 to the late Dr. and Mrs. Eldon L. Bolton, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two older...

Mr. Thinh Van Tran

Mr. Thinh Van Tran

Sep 22, 2020

Mr. Thinh Van Tran, 68, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in D’Iberville. Mr. Tran’s survivors include his wife, Tam Thi Le Tran; his eldest son, Tien Van Tran, his daughter-in-law, Kim Phung Dang Tran and grandchildren, Alex Trieu Tran and Thuy Nhien Tran; his eldest daughter, Hong Lan Thi Tran Hoang, his son-in-law, Danny Hung Hoang...

Mary Alice Ballman Bailey

Mary Alice Ballman Bailey

Sep 22, 2020

Mary Alice Ballman Bailey died on September 22, 2020 in Gulfport, MS as she neared her 90th birthday. Mary Alice was born on October 9, 1930, in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Preston and Grace Ballman. M A, as she was known to her friends, moved to Gulfport with her mother and grandmother in time for her junior year at Gulfport...

Joseph Anthony Cacibauda

Joseph Anthony Cacibauda

Sep 21, 2020

Mr. Joseph “Mr. Joe” Anthony Cacibauda died peacefully at his home in Ocean Springs on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, with his loving wife and children at his side. Mr. Joe – as he was known to most – was born in New Orleans, La., as the youngest child of the late Lillian and Joseph Cacibauda Sr. A musician from the...

Rose Gospodinovich

Rose Gospodinovich

Sep 21, 2020

Rose Gospodinovich passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Gospodinovich was a life long resident of Biloxi, MS. She retired from Colonial Bakery Thrift Store and was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and Slavonian Ladies Auxillary. She loved shopping and going to the casinos. She was preceded in death by her husband, Matre...

Pamela Rose Mattingly Williams

Pamela Rose Mattingly Williams

Sep 20, 2020

Mrs. Pamela Rose Mattingly Williams, age 58, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away on September 20, 2020, in Gulfport. Pamela was born on October 29, 1961, in Biloxi, MS, to Fredrick and Frances Mattingly. She was an executive assistant to the C.E.O. at Community Bank. She was preceded in death by her father, Fredrick Gene Mattingly and by her niece, Lexi...

Donald Kirk Sykes

Donald Kirk Sykes

Sep 20, 2020

Mr. Donald Kirk Sykes, age 48, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Mr. Sykes was born on July 10, 1972 in Raleigh, MS. He was a 1990 graduate of Raleigh High School, a graduate Jones County Junior College and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. He was the owner of Fitness 1 On 1....

John Hardy McClamma

John Hardy McClamma

Sep 20, 2020

On Sunday September 20, 2020 John Hardy McClamma Jr., age 79, passed away in his home surrounded by his loved ones. John was born on July 15, 1941 in Tampa, FL. He was a lifelong resident of the MS gulf coast. He worked for Dan Ray Construction as a heavy equipment operator for over 40 years before starting his own...

Thomas Paul Wallace

Thomas Paul Wallace

Sep 19, 2020

Thomas Paul Wallace went to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, September 19, 2020 at the age of 72 years old. He was born on Valentine's Day in 1948. He grew up in Biloxi and graduated from Biloxi High School. Shortly after high school, he joined the US Air Force where he served for 4 years. His last assignment...

Sargent P. Mellen

Sargent P. Mellen

Sep 19, 2020

Mr. Sargent P. Mellen, Sr., age 97, died in Gulfport on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, New York on May 27, 1923, he has resided on the Gulf Coast since 1932. He graduated from Gulfport High School in 1942, served in World War II and graduated from Tulane University in 1949. He served in Korea and retired from...

Roy Allen McAlexander

Roy Allen McAlexander

Sep 19, 2020

Roy Allen McAlexander, 68, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 in Biloxi. Mr. McAlexander was born in New Market, VA and retired from the U.S. Army. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bennie and Jessie McAlexander; and his brothers, James Patrick McAlexander and Bennie...

Patricia "Miss Pat" Ann Woodburn

Patricia "Miss Pat" Ann Woodburn

Sep 19, 2020

Mrs. Patricia Ann Woodburn, "Miss Pat", age 75, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Patricia was born on August 5, 1945, in MS and went on to complete the eleventh grade. She was a housewife and enjoyed doing crossword puzzles. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Thomas Columbus Tabscott Smith and Catherine Pinkston...

Lottie Vivian Wall

Lottie Vivian Wall

Sep 19, 2020

Mrs. Lottie Vivian Wall, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Mrs. Wall was born on March 9, 1943, at the new Biloxi Hospital. She was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs and the Ocean Springs Eastern Star. She was a...

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