Obituaries

Sheldon Charles Galle

Sheldon Charles Galle

Jun 2, 2019

Sheldon Charles Galle, age 26, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019. Visitation will be held at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 10:00 am with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 am.

General  (Retired) Ernest Randolph “Randy” Webster

General (Retired) Ernest Randolph “Randy” Webster

Jun 2, 2019

Brigadier General (Retired) Ernest Randolph “Randy” Webster, 76, of Ocean Springs died Sunday, June 2, 2019. He was born July 29, 1942 in Midnight, Mississippi to Leo and Elma Webster. A graduate of Valley View High School, Randy entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Arkansas State University earning a bachelors degree. His time in the Army ROTC unit brought...

Allan Maurice Marsland

Allan Maurice Marsland

Jun 2, 2019

Allan Maurice Marsland left us on Sunday, June 2, 2019. We that love him know that he planned the time and waited for all of us to leave his hospital room so he would be left in peace. Aka Big Al, Pops, Simple Man, Coach Allan, Old Man, Grumpy Old Man retired from the NCBC Fire Department in 1998 and...

Leo Norbert Richard

Leo Norbert Richard

Jun 2, 2019

Leo Norbert Richard, 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 in Biloxi. Mr. Richard was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and D’Iberville. He was a salesman for Home Auto Supply Company and a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore E. and Josephine Sonnier Richard. Mr. Richard’s...

Hunter Shane Wilson

Hunter Shane Wilson

Jun 1, 2019

Hunter Shane Wilson, 12, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Port Gibson, MS. Hunter was born in Vicksburg, MS into a large family. He was a resident of Ocean Springs for five years. Hunter was a recent graduate of Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School 6th grade, where he was an honor student. He loved fishing,...

Irma  Grace Williams

Irma Grace Williams

Jun 1, 2019

Irma Grace Williams, age 97, of Biloxi passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at home in Biloxi. Irma was born on July 25, 1921 in Cobb, Wisconsin. She obtained a degree in Lower Grade Education at the State Teachers College at Platteville, Wisconsin on June 8, 1942. She worked as a substitute teacher while raising her son. She was...

Charlotte A. Dossett

Charlotte A. Dossett

Jun 1, 2019

Mrs. Charlotte A. Dossett, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, surrounded by her family. She leaves behind to cherish her memories, three sons, Chris (Marian) Dossett, Danny (Debbie) Dossett and Brian Dossett, four grandchildren, Jennifer (Sean) Thompson, Jordan (Chris), Alan (Stephanie) and Steven (Taylor) Dossett and five great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Tyler, Matthew, Emma and...

David R Baker (USAF Retired)

David R Baker (USAF Retired)

Jun 1, 2019

David Ray Baker, age 86, of Gulfport passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019. He was born in Arkansas and was a resident of Gulfport for most of his life. He retired from the US Air Force as a SMSgt in 1975, and then also retired from Dupont. He was an avid golfer, a lover of “Happy Hour”, a loving husband...

Carl Henry “Mike” Swickerath

Carl Henry “Mike” Swickerath

Jun 1, 2019

Carl Henry “Mike” Swickerath III, 70, passed away on June 1, 2019. Mike was a native of Oakridge, Tennessee, but long-time resident of Conyers and Valdosta, Georgia, Washington D.C., and Gulfport, Mississippi. Mike graduated high school in Maryland and served in the Vietnam War with the United States Army. He obtained his law degree from the John Marshall Law School...

Oscar Z Culler

Oscar Z Culler

May 31, 2019

Oscar Z. Culler, Jr., age 77, of Gulfport died Friday, May 31, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born March 17, 1942 in Orangeburg, SC to Oscar Zeigler and Marion Culler. He spent his childhood years in South Carolina and graduated from Woffard College. After college he lived in Gulfport and was a banker, then later began a career in residential...

Alfred A. Tharpe

Alfred A. Tharpe

May 31, 2019

Alfred A. Tharpe Jr., a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on May 30, 2019 at the age of 93. A WWII veteran, “Al” Tharpe began serving in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. Due to his commendable wartime service he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He later enlisted in the Air Force,...

Mary Frances (Bellais) Pack

Mary Frances (Bellais) Pack

May 31, 2019

Mary Frances (Bellais) Pack went to be with our Lord on May 31, 2019 at 2:40 p.m. at the age of 77. Mary Frances was born on December 9, 1941 in Biloxi, MS. She was a lifelong resident of Biloxi /Vancleave. Mary Frances was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, James Pack, Sr.; her parents, Frank...

Betty Lou Holder

Betty Lou Holder

May 31, 2019

Betty Lou Holder, 78, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 in D’Iberville. Mrs. Holder was a native of Arab, AL, a resident of the coast since 1988 and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. She was a devoted wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Gertrude Downey Kelley. Mrs. Holder’s survivors include...

Cheryl Grissom Ashley

Cheryl Grissom Ashley

May 31, 2019

Cheryl Grissom Ashley, age 55, of Gulfport, MS died Friday, May 31, 2019, in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert (Owen) Grissom and Barbara Grissom; grandparents Arthur and Eunice Tharnish, Phillip Grissom, and Martha (Granny) Grissom; nephew Clyde Kenneth Study, III, and great nephew Braydon Study. Survivors include her loving son, Corey Ashley; sisters Debra Study,...

Doris Jane Huls  Ward

Doris Jane Huls Ward

May 30, 2019

Doris Jane Huls Ward, age 69 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Jane was born on July 11, 1949 in New Orleans, LA. She attended Mississippi University for Woman where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Pathology. She was a speech pathologist in the Gulfport school district for 25 years. Jane is preceded in death...

Charles "Chuck" Frederick Taylor

Charles "Chuck" Frederick Taylor

May 29, 2019

Charles Frederick Taylor “Chuck” was born on July 6, 1934 to Carl F. Taylor and Katherine G. Taylor, and passed away on May 29, 2019 in Biloxi, Mississippi due to complications of pneumonia. Chuck served in the United States Air Force as a pilot. After his service he worked as a pilot for Pan Am continuing his love of flying....

Joe Marie Hudson

Joe Marie Hudson

May 28, 2019

Mrs. Joe Marie Hudson, age 70, of Saucier passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Mrs. Hudson was born on September 24, 1948 in D’Iberville and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in D’Iberville. She was an avid fan of both LSU and New Orleans Saints. She is...

Kenneth William Touchet

Kenneth William Touchet

May 28, 2019

Kenneth William Touchet, 69, of St. Martin, MS passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at his home in St. Martin. Mr. Touchet was born September 25, 1949 in Biloxi, MS. He was a graduate of St. Martin High School. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and an Army Amphibian operator. Mr. Touchet worked at Keesler AFB at the 81st...

Yvonne Mary Blanchard Johanson

Yvonne Mary Blanchard Johanson

May 28, 2019

Mrs. Yvonne Mary Blanchard Johanson, 90, of D’Iberville, MS, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in Biloxi. Born February 15, 1929 in Plaquemine, LA, Mrs. Johanson was the daughter of Joseph Albert Blanchard and Amy Chauvin Blanchard. When she was just six months old, her mother Amy passed away. Her father Joe moved with his three small children to his...

Dominic  Dong  Phan

Dominic Dong Phan

May 28, 2019

Rev. Dominic Dong Phan, age 75, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Rev. Phan was born December 22, 1943 in Vietnam to the late Bop Van Phan and Quynh Thi Hoang. He was ordained in Manila in Philippines in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. He served in the South Vietnamese Army as a Captain and Chaplain....

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