Obituaries
Francis Lee "Flee" Keegan, III
Oct 18, 2024
Francis Lee “Flee” Keegan, III, 59, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, October18, 2024.
Lee was born October 6, 1965 in Biloxi, MS to Francis Lee, Jr. and Connie Newman Keegan.
Lee attended Gorenflo Elementary, Nichols Jr. High and graduated from Biloxi High School “Class of 1983”. He attended and graduated from MS Gulf Coast Community College in 1986.
He started his...
Irene Murrell
Oct 18, 2024
Irene Murrell, 83, of Long Beach, MS passed away on Friday, October 18, 2024 in Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Murrell was born in Cincinnati, OH to Frank and Helen Annis Lockwood. She was an LPN in medical surgery at Taos General Hospital in Taos, NM. Mrs. Murrell enjoyed fishing and sightseeing with her husband. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
She...
Harry James Strait
Oct 18, 2024
Harry James Strait, 63 of the Fort Bayou Community, Ocean Springs passed away on October 18, 2024.
He was born in Biloxi, MS and was a longtime resident of the Fort Bayou Community on The Gulf Coast. He was of the Baptist Faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his niece, Elizabeth...
James "JT" Troy Holmes
Oct 17, 2024
James “JT” Troy Holmes, 33, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
James was born on May 4, 1991 in Sugarland, Texas to parents Rickey Fields and Sandra Spaulding.
Mr. Holmes worked for Bridgestone, working on cars and fixing go-karts along with many other toys. He enjoyed listening to music, messing with remote control cars, playing Call of Duty,...
Ann Slayden Pringle
Oct 17, 2024
Mrs. Ann Slayden Pringle of Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2024. Ann was born on October 19,1932, to Mr. and Mrs. Louie B. Slayden.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Kistner Pringle; her siblings, Caroline McCroskey and Louie B. Slayden, Jr. (Bubba); and by her son-in-law, Steve Brooks. Ann is survived by her...
Randall L. Griggs
Oct 17, 2024
Randall L. Griggs, 71 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024 surrounded by friends and family.
He was born in Baton Rouge, LA and was a longtime resident of The Gulf Coast. He graduated from D’Iberville High School and went on to receive his Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi in...
Sandra Patterson
Oct 16, 2024
Sandra DeJean Patterson passed away on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, surrounded by her family in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was born April 30th, 1948 in Mobile, Alabama, and lived there until she married the love of her life, Lynn Patterson, in 1967 and moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. She graduated from Vigor High School in 1966 where she was Miss Vigor...
Frank Eugene Keechel
Oct 16, 2024
Frank Eugene Keechel, 83, long time resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, born on January 21, 1941, in Grovertown, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones.Frank served 31 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Keesler Air Force Base as a Chief Master Sergeant in July 1990. In 1973 while stationed at Clark...
Bertha Lavada Waites Newell
Oct 16, 2024
Bertha Lavada Waites Newell, 74, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in Vancleave.
Mrs. Newell was born in Biloxi, MS and was a resident of Vancleave for the last 25 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ras and Flora Campbell Waites; her grandson, Marcus Chase Williams; her sisters, Polly and Norma; and her brothers, Gavin,...
Bong Van Nguy
Oct 16, 2024
Bong Van Nguy, 80, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Mr. Nguy was born in China on November 20, 1943.
A visitation will be held from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10 am a Mass of Christian...
Elisha C. Stampley
Oct 16, 2024
Mr. Elisha Stampley, age 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Mr. Stampley was born December 18, 1942, in Foxworth, MS. He was a Vietnam War Veteran. He served in the U.S. Army for 25 years and received countless ribbons throughout his service. After his retirement from the military, he worked at Keesler Medical Center for 20...
Ruth Eileen Gilbert
Oct 15, 2024
Ruth Eileen Gilbert, 92, of Gulfport, MS passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Mrs. Gilbert was born August 5, 1932 in North Dakota to George and Effie Gesell.
No services are being held at this time. Please check back for the full obituary.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ruth Eileen Gilbert.
Francis Joseph Lawrence
Oct 15, 2024
Francis Joseph Lawrence, 84, spent a lifetime devoted to family, country, and community. A native and lifelong Biloxian, he was baptized at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church and was a lifetime parishioner. He passed from this life on October 15, 2024.
The son of Anthony N. Lawrence and Teresa Calamari Lawrence, Francis graduated Notre Dame Catholic High...
Linda Clare Gabrich Bourgeois
Oct 15, 2024
Lifelong Biloxian, Linda Clare Gabrich Bourgeois, 82, was finally rejoined with her deceased loved ones and Creator on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Linda was surrounded by her immediate family when she peacefully passed away at her Biloxi home. Linda’s large extended family and friends were supportive and present in her final days.
Linda was born December 9, 1941, “two days after...
Dona Joy Stephens
Oct 14, 2024
Dona Joy Stephens, age 80, passed away on October 14, 2024, at her home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Dona was born on January 7, 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi. Her family moved around quite a bit, but some of her fondest memories as...
Kathryn Amelia "Kathy" Weekley Thornton
Oct 14, 2024
Kathryn Amelia "Kathy" Weekley Thornton, born in Biloxi in 1950, passed away on October 14, 2024, surrounded by family members, after a long and torturous fight with cancer.
Kathy is survived by and sorely missed by daughter, Amy Mazara Poulin; son, Adam Thornton; granddaughters, Ella Poulin and Brittany Coley; brothers, Donald W. Weekley, Jr. and Christopher E. Weekley. She was preceded...
Ralph Brown, Jr.
Oct 14, 2024
Mr. Ralph Brown, Jr., age 89, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, October 14, 2024.
Mr. Brown was born on March 16, 1935 in Marion, North Carolina. He was a Vietnam War Veteran and Bronze Star recipient. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired from the U.S. Air Force.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Walter Edwards and...
Irene Brown
Oct 14, 2024
Irene Brown, age 81, of Long Beach, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2024 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport.
Irene was born on May 19, 1943 in Gravity, IA to Glenn and Ruby Combs. She was a high school graduate and a homemaker. Irene enjoyed crafts and watching football.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, James “Charlie”...
Vondell Miller
Oct 14, 2024
“Then, casting her eyes backward on the race which she had run, she shouted loud “Hosanna, Deliverance has come”.
On Monday October 14, 2024, our beloved Alyce Vondell Ware Miller was delivered unto that Grace of which she had sung all her life, and she now sings in the Heavenly chorus with those who’ve gone before.
Vondell was born on April 27,...
Eileen Mary Roll
Oct 13, 2024
Eileen Mary Roll traveled up to Heaven to be with God. She trusted God and is now where she was meant to be. She now has peace within, and as a child of God, her soul has freedom to laugh, to dance, to smile with friends, to praise, and to love each one of us forever.
She knew and believed that...
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