Obituaries
Lynn Morris Whiting
Feb 25, 2024
Lynn Morris Whiting, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, February 25, 2024.
Lynn (better known as “Slim” by all his family and friends), was born in Hollister, CA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Martha Jean (Eliott) Whiting and Morris Renaldo Whiting; as well as his beloved grand-daughter, Stephanie Rae Koll.
He is survived by his loving...
Jacqueline Barbara Rivera
Feb 25, 2024
Jacqueline Barbara Rivera, 80, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024 in Gulfport.
Private services will be held by the family.
Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport, is honored to serve the family of Jacqueline Rivera.
Linda Ellis Darphin
Feb 24, 2024
The aim of Linda’s life was to know Christ and make Him known. Much of her life’s core work in ushering the Kingdom of God on Earth, as in Heaven, was through her innate spiritual gifts of discernment and hospitality.
Linda was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, friend, physical therapist, and mentor. She was deeply influenced by her faith and her...
Jameel "Onedeep" Waheed
Feb 24, 2024
Jameel "Onedeep" Waheed, 49, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024 in Gulfport.
He was born on November 22, 1974 to Alfonzo and Cheryl Waheed. Jameel loved to fish, spend time outdoors and visit with loved ones.
Jameel was preceded in death by his mother, Cheryl Waheed. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Nancy Waheed; his...
Anthony Winston Busby
Feb 24, 2024
Anthony Winston Busby, 40 of Moss Point, MS passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
He was born on March 16, 1983 in Houston, TX. He was a former long- time resident of Daphne, AL but has been a resident of the MS Coast for one year. He graduated from Baker High School in Mobile, AL. He was employed by Midway...
Charles "Chuck" M. Wright
Feb 23, 2024
Charles “Chuck” M. Wright, age 67, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024.
Mr. Charles Wright was a longtime resident of Gulfport, Ms. He graduated from Gulfport East High School in 1974. He served 30 years in the Mississippi Army National Guard and deployed to serve three tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Mr. Wright was proceeded in death by his parents, George...
Tom Thanh Ngo
Feb 23, 2024
Tom Thanh Phuoc Ngo, 64, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024 in Gulfport.
Mr. Ngo was born on December 12, 1959 in Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam to Bua Van Ngo and Dau Thi Tran. He enjoyed breeding and raising game fowl, fishing, making mochi, baking moon cakes, collecting antiques, being a jokester and gardening.
He was preceded...
Paul Warren Burns
Feb 21, 2024
Paul Warren Burns, of Biloxi, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2024, in Houston, Texas. He was 69 years old.
Born on February 3, 1955, he was a proud former Marine and was honored with the Good Conduct Medal for his exemplary service. Following his military service, he pursued a career as a house painter, where his meticulous attention to detail...
Doris M. Johnson
Feb 21, 2024
Doris M. Johnson, age 93, passed away on February 21, 2024, at her home after a brief illness, surrounded by some of her family. She has been a long-time resident of Biloxi and worked for many years at the Broadwater Beach Hotel until it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. She was originally from New Braunfels, TX and was preceded in...
Lawrence Paul Carcich
Feb 20, 2024
Lawrence Paul Carcich, affectionately known by his family and friends as Larry, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
He was born on January 10, 1949, to Joseph and Mary Carcich in Astoria-Queens, New York. He has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1992. Larry was a proud veteran of the United States Army, 101st Airborne Division, serving in the...
Maggie Mae McCall-Ward
Feb 20, 2024
Maggie M. Ward, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at her home in Gulfport, MS.
Born in Greenwood, MS on April 10, 1941, Ms. Ward graduated from Broadstreet High School. She later graduated from Tougaloo College in 1977, where she received her BA (cum Laude) in Early Childhood Development and a minor in Mathematics. Ms. Ward went on...
Jon Lynn Armstrong
Feb 20, 2024
Jon Lynn Armstrong, age 59, of Gulfport, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Jon was born on August 22, 1964 in Smithville, TX. He was a longtime resident of the MS gulf coast. Jon was the most amazing father, grandfather, and friend. He was also known as the tree man as he ran his own tree service and landscaping business for...
Jacqueline Bell Rumple
Feb 19, 2024
Jacqueline Bell (Gowan) Rumple, 95, of Gulfport, MS peacefully passed away in her home on Monday, February 19, 2024. Jacqueline was born in Saint Louis, MO, a daughter of one of Suffragist of the St. Louis Equal Suffrage League. Jacqueline grew-up in St. Louis at the time of street cars and Clydesdale horse-drawn wagons; she attended catholic schools, and also...
Richard "Dick" Smith Waller
Feb 19, 2024
Richard Smith Waller (Dick) passed away February 19, 2024, at the age of eighty in Ocean Springs, MS.
Born in Birmingham, AL on October 4, 1943, Dick moved to Ocean Springs in 1967. He graduated from L. Fraizer Banks High School and received his BS degree in Biology from the University of Montevallo (Alabama College). After graduating, he took a position...
Joshua Samuel Dutton
Feb 18, 2024
Joshua Samuel Dutton, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the age of 31.
He was born on October 27, 1992, at Lackland Air Force Base, Tx, to Timothy K. and Margarita Dutton. Although born in Texas, Josh grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and considered the St. Martin Community his home. He loved to...
Sheila Lynn Creel Peterson
Feb 18, 2024
Sheila Lynn Creel Peterson, 61, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 in Gulfport.
She was born in Richton, MS and was a longtime resident of the Coast. Mrs. Peterson was a member of the Free Church of God and she loved and walked with God. She loved her family and her pride and joy were her grandchildren...
Henry Munson, III
Feb 18, 2024
Henry Alden Munson III, 79, of Vancleave, MS passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024. He was born May 5, 1944, in Baton Rouge, LA to Henry A Munson Jr. and Jeanette Lajeune.
After graduating high school, Henry began working. Throughout his life, he worked at Klein Peter Dairy, Dow Chemical Company, and Belle BR Casino. In his free time, he enjoyed...
Frances "Fran" Elvira Vargas
Feb 18, 2024
Frances "Fran" Elvira Vargas age 60 of Ocean Springs passed away on February 18th, 2024, in her home.
Fran was born in Lompoc, California to Remedios and William Bergdal. She graduated from Morris Knolls High School in Denville, New Jersey. Over the years, she worked at Bankers, was a medical transcriptionist, and volunteered at the Humane Society. She was the third...
Alice Jean Weems
Feb 18, 2024
Alice Weems, age 63, of Biloxi, passed away on February 18, 2024 at home surrounded by family that loved her greatly.
Alice was born September 1, 1958 in Pascagoula. She attended MGCCC. Alice was a loving a caring person who spent many of her working years helping others as a nurse. She put others above herself and loved to make people...
Salvatore John Bonello
Feb 16, 2024
Salvatore “Sam” J. Bonello passed away on February 16, 2024, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 87. Salvatore was a longtime resident of the Biloxi, MS, area. He also lived many years in southwestern Missouri.
Born in Detroit, MI, he moved as a young boy with his family to Los Angeles, CA, where he eventually attended Bakersfield College and received...
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