Obituaries
John A. Guffey
Jan 31, 2020
John A. Guffey, 77, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. John was a lifelong resident of D’Iberville/Biloxi area, and had retired twice from the business world before now entering final retirement. He retired first as president of Biloxi Transfer and Storage, then embarked on a second career with Coastliner Transportation where he served as comptroller for...
Judy White Sturtevant
Jan 30, 2020
Judy Carolyn White Sturtevant, age 72, of Gautier, MS, passed away on January 30, 2020, at her home, following a brief illness. Judy was a longtime educator who retired from the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in 2003 with 34 years of service. She also taught many years in the Biloxi School District and started her teaching career with the public schools...
James Marion Herren
Jan 29, 2020
James Marion Herren (Big Jim), age 80, of Ocean Springs, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to John Herren and Doris Creech Herren on August 22, 1939 in Hillhouse, MS. Big Jim came to Ocean Springs in the early 1960s and quickly made many lifelong friends. He enjoyed an active...
Mary Catelyn Wright Strempler
Jan 28, 2020
Mary Catelyn Wright Strempler, age 22, passed away on January 28, 2020 in D’Iberville, MS. Mary was born on July 21, 1997 in Rolla, MO. She was a long-time resident of Ocean Springs, MS. She graduated from OSHS with Honors and played the clarinet in the band. Mary studied to be an Emergency Medical Technician at MGCCC in 2015. She...
Grady Boykins
Jan 28, 2020
Mr. Grady Boykins, Jr., age 76, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. Grady was a native of VA. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in Alexandria, VA. Grady was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Vietnam War. He has been a resident of the gulf coast since 2005. He was a member of...
Barbara Lee Goff
Jan 28, 2020
Barbara Lee Goff, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Barbara was born on January 4, 1952 to Billy and Helen Hartford. She loved her New Orleans Saints and her crossword puzzles, but above all she loved spending time with her family and friends. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and her spouse, Richard Goff. Survivors...
Brunella Marie Crochet
Jan 28, 2020
Brunella Marie Crochet went to her eternal home on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Brunella was a long-time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, residing in Biloxi since 1967. She worked in the Grand Casino in Biloxi upon its opening and continued working for nineteen years when her health began to decline. She enjoyed meeting new people and never met a...
Victor John Law
Jan 27, 2020
Dr. Victor John Law passed on to his heavenly reward on Monday, January 27, 2020 at the age of 81. He went peacefully in his sleep. Vic, as he was known to all, was the loving husband of Penelope Hillyer Law (Penny) who preceded him in death. He is survived by his sons, Preston and Haywood (Sandy); his daughter, Victoria;...
Dorothy Barnett Byrd
Jan 27, 2020
Dorothy Barnett Byrd, born in 1935, died peacefully at home at the age of 84 on Monday, January 27, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born in Yorkshire, England where she met the love of her life of 61 years, Alton Byrd, Sr. of the United States Air Force. They returned to his home in the United States where...
Kay Brumbaugh Woods
Jan 27, 2020
Kay Brumbaugh Woods, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020. Kay dedicated her life to helping others through teaching and volunteering. She began her career in early childhood development as a preschool teacher and director in Pueblo, CO. Upon moving to Ocean Springs with her family in 1966, Kay founded St. John’s Episcopal Preschool and Kindergarten. Kay always encouraged her...
Kathryn Ellis Kissel Taylor
Jan 26, 2020
Kathryn Ellis Kissel Taylor, 90, passed peacefully from this life the afternoon of January 26th, 2020 after a gradual decline in health. She was surrounded and supported by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life. Kathryn was born in Charleston, Missouri, but has been in Biloxi, Mississippi since 1950 where she raised her three children....
Stephen Glynn Gill
Jan 26, 2020
Stephen Glynn Gill, age 45, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020. A service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Vancleave Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home. Friends may visit one-hour prior to service.
Lt. Col. Riley James "Jim" McVeay
Jan 25, 2020
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Riley James “Jim” McVeay, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, completed his final battle on Saturday, January 25th at the age of 88. Jim was blessed to be surrounded by his loving wife and children, as well as many grandchildren, at his daughter’s home in Ocean Springs. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, well demonstrated by the...
Lydia June Wallis Eriksen
Jan 25, 2020
Mrs. Eriksen, age 95, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Biloxi. She was a graduate of Biloxi High School and a homemaker who cherished her family. She was an active member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid Saints fan. Mrs. Eriksen was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Lannette Wallis,...
Vernon Leon Kent
Jan 25, 2020
Mr. Vernon Leon Kent, age 85, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Gulfport. He was born in Bloomington, Indiana and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1970. Mr. Kent retired from civil service at Keesler Air Force Base after 23 years of employment as an HVAC technician and electrician. He was a...
Sherry Kaye Flynn
Jan 25, 2020
Sherry Kaye Flynn, age 63, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. She was transferred to Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens in Bartlett, TN. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, was honored to help serve this family.
Robin Bass-Buterbaugh
Jan 24, 2020
God called one of his angels Robin Bass-Buterbaugh home 24 January 2020 at the age of 49. Robin was the true matriarch of her family, a loving and devoted Wife, Mother, Mimi, Sister, Daughter, Daughter-in-Law and friend. Above all else was her love for her family, her husband of 25 years Chas Buterbaugh; her daughter Octivia Miller and husband Q'Taurious...
SMSgt Horace Leo Pittman, USAF, Retired
Jan 24, 2020
SMSgt Horace Leo Pittman, USAF, Retired, age 93, of Gulfport, MS passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 in Hattiesburg. Mr. Pittman was born March 5, 1926 in Columbia, MS. He was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 – 1948 and in the U.S. Air...
Jordan Evan Turney
Jan 22, 2020
Jordan Evan Turney, age 21, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in Vancleave. Jordan was transferred to McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan, IL for services. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, was honored to help serve this family.
Charles "Eddie" Mullen, Jr.
Jan 22, 2020
Charles “Eddie” Mullen, Jr., 76, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in D’Iberville. Eddie was born on May 7, 1943 in Biloxi and was a resident of D’Iberville for 57 years. He was a 32nd degree member of the Scottish Rites Freemasonry and a member of Frank Brown W.M. Polar Star #154. Eddie was also a member...
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