Obituaries

Marion Onita Mielke Orsi Madson

Marion Onita Mielke Orsi Madson

Nov 21, 2019

Marion Onita Mielke Orsi Madson, a retired Registered Nurse and resident of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at the age of 91. She was born on November 23, 1927 in Sheboygan, WI. After finishing school in Sheboygan, Marion was accepted and graduated in 1949 from Mt. Sinai School of Nursing in Chicago, IL. She joined...

James Edward Raborn

James Edward Raborn

Nov 20, 2019

James Edward Raborn, age 88, died November 20, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. He was a native of Osyka (Pike County), MS, had been a Gulf Coast resident since 1969 and was an active member of Robinwood Baptist Church. James was a Civil Engineer and held various positions including Area Manager, with T.L. James and Co., Inc., for 36 years after...

Frank Edwin Manchester

Frank Edwin Manchester

Nov 19, 2019

Frank Edwin Manchester, 85, of Diamondhead, Mississippi passed away on November 19, 2019. Frank was born and raised in Mt. Desert Maine. He worked and lived most of his life in Pennington, NJ, Sudbury, MA, and Glastonbury, CT. Frank graduated from Farmington State Teacher’s College, and later the University of Maine with a master’s degree in Education. He was a...

Walter Charles "Wally"  Boyer

Walter Charles "Wally" Boyer

Nov 19, 2019

Walter Charles “Wally” Boyer, 56, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Gulfport. Wally was a native of Indiana and a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was co-owner of Pee Wee’s Grocery and retired from Coast Electric Power Company after 36 years of service. Wally enjoyed watching football and was an avid New Orleans Saints fan. He...

Annie L. "Bennie" Dailey

Annie L. "Bennie" Dailey

Nov 18, 2019

Bennie was born in Jackson, MS on July 1, 1920 to Hattie and Edward Lyman. When she was just a baby, they relocated to the Gulf Coast. Bennie met and married the love of her life, Colonel Russell Dailey (USAF, Ret.) just after the beginning of World War II. That began her adventure of moving wherever the military sent them...

Nghi  Thanh  Tran

Nghi Thanh Tran

Nov 18, 2019

Nghi Thanh Tran, age 83, of Long Beach, MS passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019. Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Friday, November 29, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Crestlawn...

Kirt Doering Quist

Kirt Doering Quist

Nov 17, 2019

Kirt Doering Quist, 65, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held in the stateroom of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs at 12:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2019. Friends may visit one hour prior. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.

Gary Lewis Beech

Gary Lewis Beech

Nov 17, 2019

Gary Lewis Beech, age 68, of Long Beach passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of Long Beach. He was Baptist. He was retired from the concrete business. He was an avid sports fan, enjoyed drag racing and liked antique cars. He is survived by a daughter, Jamie Simmons...

Brenda Collier Hatashita Seehusen

Brenda Collier Hatashita Seehusen

Nov 17, 2019

Brenda Collier Hatashita Seehusen, 61, of LB, MS, but considers Tehachapi, CA to be her home, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Seehusen was born February 24, 1958 in SP, CA. She was a 1976 graduate of SHS in Slidell, LA and received her AD in Radiology from FSU in PC, FL. Mrs. Seehusen was employed...

Barbara Ann Smith Wade

Barbara Ann Smith Wade

Nov 16, 2019

Mrs. Barbara Ann Smith Wade, age 62, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Mrs. Wade was a loving, sweet, kind and amazing woman. She was always smiling and loved to travel. She loved to make wreaths for the holidays and lit up a room when she came in. She was preceded in death by her...

Catherine Campbell

Catherine Campbell

Nov 16, 2019

Catherine Campbell, 90, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Miss Campbell was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She worked for Civil Service as a Tech Writer at Stennis Space Center, Keesler Air Force Base and Washington D.C. Miss Campbell was an active member at First Baptist Church in Biloxi where...

Laura Pottinger

Laura Pottinger

Nov 16, 2019

Laura Pottinger, age 62, died November 16, 2019, at her residence in Gulfport, MS. She was born in Lafayette, IN, on November 19, 1956. She attended Jefferson High School. Mrs. Pottinger was a deputy clerk at DuPage County Courthouse for 37 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Lewis and Earnestine Dietel. She is survived by her...

Joseph  George  Webster

Joseph George Webster

Nov 15, 2019

Mr. Joseph George Webster, age 81, of Perkinston, died Friday, November 15, 2019. A graveside will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Please check back for full obituary.

Crystal  Elizabeth Craig

Crystal Elizabeth Craig

Nov 14, 2019

Crystal Elizabeth Craig, age 24, of Gautier passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. She Was born on July 24, 1995 in Mobile, AL and graduated from Theodore High School in 2014.Crystal loved crafting, couponing, cooking, and being with her children. She was a loving daughter and mother and will be greatly missed. Crystal is survived by her parents, Johnny...

Mary "Ann" Wilson

Mary "Ann" Wilson

Nov 14, 2019

Mary “Ann” Wilson, age 86, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. She was born in Darbun, MS on February 16, 1933 to Benjamin and Fern Pittman. Ann graduated from Monticello High School and retired from Micro-Methods Inc. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by all...

Tammy Alawine Cardy

Tammy Alawine Cardy

Nov 13, 2019

Tammy Faye Alawine Maddox Cardy, age 48, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Cardy was born on August 26, 1971, to Richard Alawine and Doris Alawine. She is preceded in death by her father Richard Alawine and sister Theresa Alawine Wells. She is survived by her husband, Mike Cardy, two children Brandon Maddox and Kristina Cardy; her...

Donald Gene Dorsey

Donald Gene Dorsey

Nov 11, 2019

Donald Gene Dorsey "Don" 81, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on November 11, 2019. Don was born in Crete, Nebraska to father Charles and mother Dorthy. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he attended high school before joining the Navy in 1955. Don met and married his wife Evelyn in 1956 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Don served in the United States...

Tillie  Davis Roberts

Tillie Davis Roberts

Nov 11, 2019

Tillie Davis Roberts, age 89, went to be with her husband of 50 years for eternity on Monday, November 11, 2019. She was born on July 21, 1930 to Phillip and Carrie Ritcher Davis. Tillie was a native and lifelong resident of the Fontainebleau community in Jackson County. She retired from civil service at Keesler Air Force Base. Tillie is...

Andrew George Leeson

Andrew George Leeson

Nov 11, 2019

Andrew George Leeson, age 70, of Gulfport, MS passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 in Gulfport. Private services will be held at a later date. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home was honored to serve this family.

Lois Claire Wilkinson Moore

Lois Claire Wilkinson Moore

Nov 10, 2019

Lois was born on August 7, 1925 in Gramercy, LA to Marguerite Gautreaux Wilkinson and Joseph Biddle Wilkinson. She spent her early childhood growing up in Louisiana where she graduated from Sophie B. Wright High School in New Orleans. After graduating, her family moved to Biloxi where she met her husband John F. Moore at Keesler Field, to whom she...

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