Obituaries
Ruby Jean Steelman Maples
Feb 28, 2021
Ruby Jean Steelman Maples, age 77, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Ruby was a native and longtime resident of Jackson County. She was a member of Latimer Assembly of God Church and a former employee of Walmart. She loved to travel to the Smokey Mountains and spend time with her loved ones and family. She is preceded in...
Richard J. "Rick" Peleaz
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Richard J. “Rick” Peleaz, age 65, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Mr. Peleaz was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He retired after 35 years as a lineman for MS Power Company. He is preceded in death by his parents, William H. and Lois Juanita Peleaz. Survivors include his wife, Mary...
Deborah "Debbie" Rose Santa Cruz Mallette
Feb 28, 2021
Deborah “Debbie” Rose Santa Cruz Mallette, 68, of D’Iberville, MS left this Earth and entered heaven Sunday, February 28, 2021. Debbie was born on November 30, 1952 to Vernon W. Santa Cruz and Shirley Rose Seymour Santa Cruz. She was raised with her sisters, Bonnie C. Santa Cruz Bishop, Melanie P. Santa Cruz Lane, and Shirley R. Santa Cruz Caddell...
Eileen Hurst Burkhardt
Feb 27, 2021
Eileen Hurst Burkhardt age 78, died peacefully on Saturday morning, February 27, 2021 at home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Eileen had a long-term illness and was cared for by her loving husband.
Mrs. Burkhardt was born February 6, 1943 in New Orleans, LA to her parents Harry and Marietta Hurst of Destrehan Louisiana. She graduated from LSU in 1964. Along...
Mary Meyerchick
Feb 26, 2021
Mary Meyerchick, age 86, passed away on February 26, 2021 in Biloxi. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Meyerchick family.
TSgt. James Duane Wood
Feb 26, 2021
TSgt. James Duane Wood “Jimmie to his sisters & Woody to others”, age 87, of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. He was born on November 26, 1933 in Suit “Cherokee County” NC to Charlie and Lexi Allen Wood. Mr. Wood was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He retired at Keesler AFB in 1973 after 20...
Ernest Joseph Drohan
Feb 25, 2021
Ernest Joseph Drohan, age 84, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at his residence. Ernest was born March 26, 1936 in Haverhill, MA. He graduated Haverhill High School and entered the service with the United States Airforce as Second Lieutenant where he served for 4 years. He then found a job with General Electric as an Electrical Engineer, working both...
Mattie Lee Wells
Feb 25, 2021
Mattie Lee Wells was born June 21, 1926 in Biloxi, MS and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and her many relatives on February 25, 2021 at the age of 94. She was raised in a Christian home and was a “Prayer Warrior” by choice. She would pray with anyone needing help or prayer. She...
Willie Rolkosky, Jr.
Feb 25, 2021
Willie Rolkosky, Jr. was born on April 17, 1958, in Biloxi, MS to Willie and Celeste Rolkosky, Sr. Willie passed peacefully on February 25, 2021, surrounded by his family, after a long battle of Lung Cancer & Leukemia. Willie was raised on 6th street on the “Point” in Biloxi, MS. Willie enjoyed fishing, playing cards, working on vehicles, spending time...
Ann "Millie" Werther
Feb 25, 2021
Ann “Millie” Werther, age 80 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on February 25, 2021. She was born on August 21, 1940 in New Orleans, LA to Thomas and Mildred Heath. Ann was raised in the Irish Channel of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Redemptorist class of 1959 and attended functions with her sorority sisters at every opportunity....
Althea Beatmann Higgs
Feb 24, 2021
Althea Beatmann Higgs, age 87, died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Gulfport, MS. Althea was born in New Orleans on January 19, 1934 to Harold and Margaret Beatmann. She graduated in 1952 from the Academy of the Holy Angels, where she excelled in school and on the softball team. In 1958, Althea...
Joel Lindsey Anderson
Feb 24, 2021
Joel Lindsey Anderson was born in Gulfport, MS on June 15, 1950 and died February 24, 2021 at his home in Biloxi after a lengthy illness. He graduated Gulfport High School in 1968 and the University of Southern Mississippi in 1972. He served in the Marine Corps Reserves and then pursued a career in sales. Joe was predeceased by his...
Emile Fallo
Feb 23, 2021
Mr. Emile Fallo Jr., age 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Mr. Fallo was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during the Korean War. He was the owner of Coast Data Processing. He was a Project Planner in the Data Processing Division of Keesler Air Force Base and past employee of Grand Casino...
Rebecca Tedford Miller
Feb 23, 2021
REBECCA (BECKY) TEDFORD MILLER, 79, of Greer, South Carolina, died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Greer, South Carolina. Ms. Miller was a Mississippi Coast resident for 46 years before moving to South Carolina. She graduated from Gulfport High School in 1959 and from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1981. She was a certified public accountant and retired as an...
Christiane Marie-Jose Mazlin Sichitano
Feb 23, 2021
Mrs. Christiane Marie-Jose Mazlin Sichitano, age 82, of St. Martin, MS died on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Mrs. Sichitano was born in Coussey, France, on March 4, 1938. She grew up in the family home in Sionne, France. In her early years there, she worked as a seamstress in the clothing factories in Vaucoleur. She married USAF Master Sergeant Michael...
Chief Master Sergeant Edgar Ray Booth
Feb 23, 2021
Chief Master Sergeant Edgar Ray Booth, age 77, passed away peacefully in his Ocean Springs, MS home on February 23, 2021. Chief Booth, as he will always be known, was a decorated 30 year U.S. Air Force Veteran. Throughout his military career he received various awards and decorations to include the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Air...
Cory Edward Sabata
Feb 23, 2021
Cory Edward Sabata, age 36, was born in Biloxi, MS on July 10, 1984 and joined the angels on February 23, 2021. Cory was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School class of 2002. He was part of the gifted and talented program, as well as woodshop. He was an exceptional construction worker and mechanic. He had a passion for...
Stephen "Steve" L. Duncan
Feb 23, 2021
Stephen L. Duncan, 61, of D'Iberville, MS passed away in his home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 after fighting for 2 and a 1/2 long and hard years with throat cancer. He fought until his last breath. Better known to the world as Steve, he came into this world on May 8th, 1959 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to his parents,...
Catherine "Cathy" Selina Reynolds
Feb 23, 2021
Catherine “Cathy” Selina Reynolds, age 55, of Gautier, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Catherine was born March 6, 1965 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Joseph Allen Shelby and Sheryl Diane Looney. She graduated from high school and completed some college. She was a designer at Ingalls and loved fishing, camping in the mountains, good...
Josephine "Joey" Rice
Feb 22, 2021
Josephine “Joey” Eleanora Milsted Rice died peacefully at home on Monday, February 22, 2021 at age 73. She was born in 1947 to Joseph W. Milsted and Mathilda Elizabeth “Betty” Bradford Milsted. She and her family have deep roots in the community and have lived in Ocean Springs for over 200 years. Joey received a BA in art from the...
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