Obituaries

James Robert "Jimmy" Wells

James Robert "Jimmy" Wells

May 1, 2019

James Robert “Jimmy” Wells, age 61 of Pass Christian died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA and was a longtime resident of Pass Christian. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis and Helen Wells. He is survived by a son, Dylan Michael Wells; sisters, Vicki Palazzo, Cathy Noto, Patti Weeks; and...

Ransom (Randy) Mae Tyndall

Ransom (Randy) Mae Tyndall

May 1, 2019

Ransom (Randy) Mae Tyndall Jr. joined his Savior on May 1, 2019 at the age of 73. He was born in Sanford, North Carolina on Valentine’s Day in 1946. He graduated from Sanford High School in 1963 and moved to Ocean Springs, MS in 1967. In 1969 he married the love of his life, Betty Lee Maples. Their home was...

James Oscar Murrell

James Oscar Murrell

May 1, 2019

James Oscar Murrell, 67, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Biloxi. Mr. Murrell was born January 26, 1952 in Biloxi, MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Murrell, Sr. and Hilda Murrell; and his siblings, Judy Vallia, Ruth Waltman, Roger Murrell, Sr., Steven Murrell and Edward Murrell, Jr. Mr. Murrell’s survivors include his...

Guy F. Jarman

Guy F. Jarman

May 1, 2019

Guy F. Jarman, age 66, died on May 1, 2019 at Ocean Springs Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born on February 7, 1953 in Greenwood, MS to the late James Lee Jarman, Sr. and Margaret Futral Jarman. Guy attended Mississippi Delta Jr. College in Moorhead, MS and Kentucky School of Mortuary in Louisville, KY. He began his...

Shonda "Sally" Waybright

Shonda "Sally" Waybright

May 1, 2019

Shonda “Sally” Waybright, age 49, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Mrs. Waybright was a native and lifelong resident of Gautier, MS. She was a loving wife, mother and nana. She was very artistic and enjoyed framing and antiques. Mrs. Waybright is survived by her husband of eight years, David Waybright, Sr.; two daughters, Jennifer Wright and Lindsay Shuster;...

Hugh Larry  Doolittle

Hugh Larry Doolittle

Apr 30, 2019

Hugh Larry Doolittle was welcomed into heaven by his loving wife Katie on Tuesday the 30th of April, 2019. He transitioned peacefully at his estate with his family and pets by his bedside at the well-earned age of 87. He is survived by his devoted daughter Tammy Dianne Doolittle and grandson Jimmy Glenn Doolittle. He is preceded to heaven by...

Joan Hunt Gilbert

Joan Hunt Gilbert

Apr 30, 2019

Joan Hunt Gilbert, January 23, 1943 - April 30, 2019, passed away at home peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. Joan was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Woolmarket. She was previously employed at Newberry's Department Store and Bell South as a telephone switch board operator and dispatcher....

John Winfield Bell

John Winfield Bell

Apr 29, 2019

John Winfield Bell, 74, of Gulfport died Monday, April 29, 2019. Mr. Bell was born in Bremen, Georgia and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1982. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by his parents; Z. V. Bell and Mary Elizabeth Bell; and a brother, Larry Bell. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Marie Dobbs Bell; two sons, John Winfield...

William M. Mount

William M. Mount

Apr 29, 2019

William M. Mount, Jr. age 82, of Long Beach, died Monday, April 29, 2019 in Long Beach. He was born in Mobile, AL and was a longtime resident of Long Beach. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Knights of Columbus,...

Beverly Ann Reed

Beverly Ann Reed

Apr 29, 2019

Beverly Ann Reed (née Golding), of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away early Monday, April 29, 2019, at the spry age of 84. She was born a mid-Westerner, grew up a California girl, had a family as a globe-trotting Army wife, and ended up a Southern belle who once had the door held open for her by the Godfather of Soul,...

Henrietta Kinney

Henrietta Kinney

Apr 28, 2019

Henrietta Kinney, 92, of Gulfport died Sunday, April 28, 2019. Graveside service is 1pm Friday, May 10, 2019 at Finley Cemetery. BRADFORD-O’KEEFE, O’Neal Road, Gulfport.

Matthew "Red" Pitalo

Matthew "Red" Pitalo

Apr 28, 2019

Mr. Matthew "Red" Pitalo, age 91, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019. Matthew was born on May 4, 1927, in Biloxi, MS. He was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, MS and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, joining in 1945. He served in WW2 in the Phillipines. After serving in the Navy, he...

Julie A. Brown

Julie A. Brown

Apr 28, 2019

Mrs. Julie A. Brown, age 58, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019. She was born in San Diego, California and lived on the coast for most of her life. She was a proud child of the coast. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Maggie Brown, granddaughter, Elizabeth Delacruz, sister, Wanda Barthel...

Robert Allen Brault

Robert Allen Brault

Apr 28, 2019

Robert Allen Brault (Bob), 72, of Gulfport passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 in Gulfport, MS. He was born in Cornwall, Connecticut on January 7, 1947 to Howard Avery Brault and Marie Ann Jackson Brault. Robert graduated from High School in the state of Texas. He worked as a mechanic. Robert was a father and a husband. He served short...

Vevlyn  Jane Malley Norton

Vevlyn Jane Malley Norton

Apr 27, 2019

Vevlyn Jane Malley Norton, age 69, of Biloxi passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Mrs. Norton was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the gulf coast. She was a member of the catholic faith and a former member of Annunciation Catholic Church in Kiln. Mrs. Norton was preceded in death by her former husband, Joel Norton;...

Vivian A. "FeFe" Hohn

Vivian A. "FeFe" Hohn

Apr 27, 2019

Mrs. Vivian A. “FeFe” Hohn, age 84, passed away on April 27, 2019, in her home in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Hohn was born August 25, 1934, in Binghamton, NY, and was a resident of Biloxi for 50 years. She grew up in Binghamton and Auburn, NY, married Duane J. Hohn in 1952, and moved to Germany before settling on the...

Bonnie Fern Gros

Bonnie Fern Gros

Apr 27, 2019

Mrs. Bonnie Fern Gros, age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Mrs. Gros was born on July 12, 1942, in San Diego, California, to Bert and Margie Vanderheyden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur J. Gros Sr, parents, and siblings, Virginia McElroy and Lynn Vanderheyden. Survivors include her children, Arthur (Sherry)...

Bobbi Lee Watts

Bobbi Lee Watts

Apr 27, 2019

Bobbi Lee Watts, 46, passed away Saturday April 27th 2019. Bobbi was born September 5th, 1972, to Rebecca Lee Snider in Xenia, Ohio. Graduated from Riverdale High School in 1990. In high school she participated in choir, band, Soundsations, and was co-editor of 1990 Talon yearbook. She was selected in 1989 to be a part of the All-Ohio State Fair...

Jacqualine "Jackie" Davidson

Jacqualine "Jackie" Davidson

Apr 26, 2019

Ms. Jacqualine “Jackie” Davidson, age 80, returned to her Heavenly Father in Ocean Springs, MS on Friday, April 26th. Jackie was born on April 1, 1939, in Moss Point, Mississippi to Henry Randolph Davidson and Clara Lucille Furby. She graduated in the first class of The University of Southern Mississippi in 1962 with a degree of Bachelor of Music Education....

Harrand Felix Broussard, Jr.

Harrand Felix Broussard, Jr.

Apr 26, 2019

Harrand Felix Broussard, Jr., 71, of Reno, NV passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 in Reno, NV. Funeral Services will be held at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 12:30 pm. Friends may visit from 11:30 am until service time. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.

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