Obituaries
Una Louise Clements
Sep 5, 2024
Una Louise Clements, age 84, of Franklin, WI passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
Private burial will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Una Louise Clements.
Paul Daniel Langham
Sep 4, 2024
Paul Daniel Langham, 48, of Biloxi, MS passed away on September 4, 2024, after a courageous and difficult 4 ½ year battle with stage IV colon cancer.
Paul was born on November 2, 1975, to Donald and Patricia Langham, at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland. After graduating from Oak Grove High in Hattiesburg, MS, Paul went on to...
Michael Wayne "Mike" Stroud
Sep 3, 2024
Michael Wayne “Mike” Stroud, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 and joined his loving wife, Laura Howard Stroud on God’s next journey.
Mike was born on October 29, 1956 in Belleville, IL. He was a member of the catholic faith. He always enjoyed his Sunday dinners with his sister, Melissa Stroud D’Angelo. Mike spent a lot of his...
Carlos Israel Rodriguez-Mateo
Sep 2, 2024
Carlos Israel Rodriguez Mateo, 20, of Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 while working in construction.
Carlos was born in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico on June 16, 2004 to Felicitas Mateo Zeferino and Alexandro Rodriguez Cruz. He enjoyed skateboarding, playing video games and drawing.
Funeral Services will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in...
Marvin Evelyn Purnell Nickerson
Sep 2, 2024
Marvin Evelyn Purnell Nickerson, known to most as Evelyn and to close family as “Marv,” passed away quietly at her home in Gulfport during the morning hours of September 2, 2024. She was 82 years old. Throughout her life, Evelyn personified both the values of Christian love and charity and the importance of community, citizenship, and education.
Evelyn was born on...
Ximena McCarthy
Sep 2, 2024
Ximena Loreto (Olavarria) McCarthy, Manny or Piru to those who knew her. She was 57 years old, and lived in Ocean springs. She passed into the arms and heart of God in Jackson, MS, on September 2, 2024. She passed quietly with all the love in this world.
She was born in Valparaiso, Chile on November 12, 1966. Born to Manuel...
Rowan Chassaniol Quave
Sep 2, 2024
Rowan Chassaniol Quave, age 88, of Panama City Beach, Fl, joined her beloved husband, Gerald J. Quave as she peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on the morning of September 2, 2024.
Rowan was born in Greenwood, Mississippi to Emmett Joseph and Mamie Birdsong Chassaniol on April 5, 1936. She was the granddaughter of Herbert Spencer and Marie Celina...
Thomas Arthur "Tommy" Newman
Sep 2, 2024
Thomas Arthur "Tommy" Newman, 90, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 in Biloxi.
Mr. Newman was born in Biloxi on December 3, 1933 to Martin Alphonse "Capt. Tan" Newman and Ruth Frances Gibson Newman. He graduated from Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Services and the National Foundation of Business Services of Evaston, IL. He...
Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr.
Sep 1, 2024
Mr. Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr., age 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Claude Sylvester Rice, Jr.
Homer Ranzel Wilson
Sep 1, 2024
Mr. Homer R. Wilson, age 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Homer R. Wilson.
Yasuko Wieck
Sep 1, 2024
Yasuko Urabe Wieck celebrated her 92nd birthday with her family and closest friends before departing for our Lord. What a beautiful person she was.
Yasuko was born in 1932 to Taro & Hatsue Urabe in Shanghai, China. She was the oldest of four children. The Urabes lived a rich life full of culture to their native Japan. Yasuko was a swimmer...
Corazon Bartolome "Coring" Coniglio
Sep 1, 2024
Corazon Bartolome “Coring” Coniglio, 84, of Gautier, MS passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024 at her home.
Coring was born on March 2, 1940 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines to Nazaria Bartolome and Graciano Felipe. She enjoyed cooking Filipino food and she loved playing bingo, but she loved her grandchildren more than anything.
She was preceded in death by her...
Helen Julia Hill
Aug 31, 2024
Helen "Julia" Hill, 81 years old, Fort Bayou Community of St. Martin, MS went home to be with the Lord Saturday, August 31, 2024 in Ocean Springs, MS.
She was born in St. Martin, MS to Eleanor Ann Seymour Hill and Charles "Monroe" Hill. She attended St. Martin Schools. She was a loving mother, devoted wife, avid sewer and quilter. She...
Charles David Schmermund
Aug 30, 2024
Charles David Schmermund, 66, of Long Beach, died Friday, August 30, 2024 in Gulfport, MS.
Mr. Schmermund was born in Orlando, FL and had been a resident of MS Gulf Coast most of his life.
He was a retired boat captain.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Schmermund and Wilma Guidry Schmermund; step daughter, Tiffany Starkey Hall and grandson, Nicholas...
Leslie Davidson "Les" Fraser
Aug 30, 2024
Leslie Davidson "Les" Fraser, aged 58, passed away on August 30, 2024, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Born on June 20, 1966, in Wichita, Kansas, Les dedicated his life to his family and his work in construction and maintenance.
Les was a skilled handyman, proficient in carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and air conditioning. He was always ready to lend a helping hand to...
Wanda Lavoy Byrd Smith
Aug 28, 2024
Wanda Lavoy Byrd Smith, 87, of Vancleave and Pascagoula, MS., passed away surrounded by her loving family on August 28, 2024.
Lavoy, the youngest of four daughters, was born to Verta Lee (Flurry) and Leo Byrd on October 21, 1936.
With blonde curls and hazel eyes, Lavoy was a precocious child doted on by her parents and sisters alike. In her earlier...
Elsie Erhard Tierce
Aug 27, 2024
Elsie Erhard Tierce, age 77, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
Elsie was born on January 7, 1947 in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of Mississippi City. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and was previously active in Girl Scouts as well as a neighborhood chairman. Elsie was a national registered EMT for 30...
Timothy David Pyron, Jr
Aug 26, 2024
Timothy David Pyron Jr. of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024 after a strong fight with cancer.
Timmy was born in Biloxi on November 5th, 1982 to Michelle Gonsoulin Lubasky and Timothy David Pyron Sr. Timmy has always had a special love for his family and friends and especially a very special bond with his brother Tyler Flowers....
John Michael O'Keefe, Sr.
Aug 25, 2024
John Michael O’Keefe, Sr. passed away at the age of 70 on August 25, 2024 in Honolulu, HI. He is survived by his wife, Leah Pau O’Keefe, and former wife Melinda Cowan O’Keefe; son John Michael Jr. (Missy); daughters Jeanne Michelle O’Keefe and Bridgette Lovelace (Kent); grandchildren Connor, London and Parker O’Keefe; Elijah Touchstone, Micah O’Keefe, and Emerson Lux Lovelace....
Betty A. Diamond
Aug 24, 2024
Betty A Diamond, 91 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on August 24, 2024 after a long and fulfilling life.
Betty was born in Lawton, OK on February 27, 1933. Her parents were Thurman Boetner and Rose “Marie” Kehr. Betty’s family moved to Wauwatosa, WI in 1947, and she graduated from Wauwatosa High School in 1951. Then in 1952 she decided...
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