Obituaries

Chau Long  Thai

Chau Long Thai

Aug 5, 2015

Mr. Thai, 64 ,died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 in Biloxi. Family and friends may visit the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home on Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 11:00am to 12:00pm; Sunday, August 9, 2015 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and Monday, August 10, 2015 from 8:00am to 10:00am. Procession will begin at 10:00am Monday, August 10, 2015 at...

Frank  Horace Gay

Frank Horace Gay

Aug 5, 2015

Frank H. Gay, Jr. was born at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS on April 17, 1955 to Betty Yvonne Parker and Frank H Gay, Sr. He was called home to be with Jesus on August 5, 2015 at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA after a short battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by his...

Lelia "Sissy"  Mae Ryan

Lelia "Sissy" Mae Ryan

Aug 4, 2015

Lelia Mae “Sissy” Ryan, age 77, died on Tuesday, August 8, 2015. Sissy was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robbie and Lorena Pavolina Ryan; and sister, Catherine Ryan Frutelle. Sissy is survived by her niece, Julie (Gene) Scott; nephew, Bobby Frutelle; and...

Maggie "Sue"  Lowe

Maggie "Sue" Lowe

Aug 4, 2015

Maggie Sue Lowe, age 63, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was born in Kosciusko, MS and had resided on the coast for the past 59 years. Sue retired from Keesler Air Force Base. The Family would like to thank the staff on the 5th floor at Merit Health in Biloxi and Dr. Ben Cheney for their exceptional care. She...

Lelia "Sissy" Ryan

Lelia "Sissy" Ryan

Aug 4, 2015

Lelia Mae “Sissy” Ryan, age 77, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Sissy was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robbie and Lorena Pavolina Ryan; and sister, Catherine Ryan Frutelle. Sissy is survived by her niece, Julie (Gene) Scott; nephew, Bobby Frutelle; and...

Ruby C D'Orville

Ruby C D'Orville

Aug 4, 2015

Ms. D’Orville, 91, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She is preceded in death by her sister, Norma Penney; brothers, Lloyd Prattini and Cyril Prattini. Ruby is survived by her husband, Al D’Orville of Biloxi; sisters, Doris Scott of Baton Rouge, LA and Shirley MGovern of Slidell, LA; sisters-in-law, Dale Heidgerken and Martha D’Orville...

Delores Jenkins Carroll

Delores Jenkins Carroll

Aug 3, 2015

Delores Jenkins Carroll, age 69, passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at her home on Monday, August 3, 2015. She is survived by her loving husband of 41 years, William “Billy” Carroll, Sr. She was a dedicated and loving mother of seven children: Donna Martin (Mark), Margaret Necaise (Johnny), Dan Parker, Jr. (Gerrie), Cheryl Brown (Steven), Billie Joe Husley...

Billie June Sanders

Billie June Sanders

Aug 1, 2015

Billie June Sanders, age 72, died August 1, 2015 in Long Beach. She was native of Minneapolis, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter Loyd Sanders and a brother Jon Ray. She is survived by two daughters; Angela (Ivan) Lucas and Crystal (Tim) Bond, four sons; Walter Lloyd (Kathy) Sanders, Steve (Karen) Sanders, Doyle (Tina) Sanders and...

Mark B. Strickland

Mark B. Strickland

Jul 31, 2015

Mark B. Strickland, age 56 died Friday, July 31, 2015. Private services at the request of the family. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th Street Chapel, Gulfport is in charge.

Emmit Austin Breland

Emmit Austin Breland

Jul 31, 2015

Emmit Austin Breland, age 81, of Lyman passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015. Funeral service is Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church, Orange Grove. Burial will follow at Conn Cemetery in Long Beach. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to one's favorite charity. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport is in...

Mark Strickland

Mark Strickland

Jul 31, 2015

Mark Strickland, 56, passed away Friday evening, July 31, 2015. He is survived by his wife Zona, his sons Geoffrey, Christian, and Word, his daughter Amber, and his four granddaughters, Cecilia (his heart), Emily, Hannah Grace and Addison, as well as countless friends. Mark was a force to be reckoned with and believed in never following where the path may...

Betty Claire Seymour

Betty Claire Seymour

Jul 30, 2015

Betty Claire Seymour, 86, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Biloxi, MS. She was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Betty was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a former employee of Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Betty was a die-hard Atlanta Braves Fan. She enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her family....

Donal M. Snyder

Donal M. Snyder

Jul 30, 2015

“Some you win, some you lose, some get rained out, and some shouldn’t have been scheduled in the first place.” That was one of the mottos of well-known Biloxian, Donal M. Snyder Sr., who went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 30, 2015 after a battle with complications from heart disease at the age of 93. Snyder, born in...

Adrian Ellis LeBoeuf

Adrian Ellis LeBoeuf

Jul 30, 2015

Adrian Ellis LeBoeuf, Sr. passed peacefully away on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at the age of 71. He was the cherished husband of 29 years to Peggy Hassler LeBoeuf. Loving father of Elizabeth LeBoeuf, Lauren Clement (David) and Adrian LeBoeuf, Jr. and step-father of Dustin Hinkle (Jenny). Son of the late Arta Hill LeBoeuf and the late Roy P. LeBoeuf....

Summerfield S. Swetman

Summerfield S. Swetman

Jul 30, 2015

Summerfield S. Swetman III, 81, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS. He was also a life member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). He was born one of six children to Summerfield and Mamie L. Swetman Jr. He was a husband of 63 years and a father to six. He...

Jerry Lewis Williams

Jerry Lewis Williams

Jul 29, 2015

Mr. Williams, 31, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015. He was a longtime resident of Biloxi. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jerry L. Williams, Jr. and Barbet Rhodes Williams; Jerry is survived by his daughters, Jordan Lynn Williams and Amaya Lee Williams both of Ocean Springs; sisters, Kimberly Rhodes of St. Martin, Norma Rhodes of Biloxi...

Theodore Johnson

Theodore Johnson

Jul 29, 2015

Theodore Johnson was born on May 24, 1923 in Michigan City, Indiana and died on July 29, 2015 at his home in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was married to Dolores Kintzele Johnson for fifty nine years, and she was the love of his life and best friend. Ted, as his friends knew him, was a combat veteran of World War II...

Larry Rutland

Larry Rutland

Jul 27, 2015

Larry Rutland, 60, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Lena Rutland of Lyman. He is survived by his daughter, Kaycee Rutland of Nashville, TN; his sister, Renee (Eddie) Ladner, and nieces Allison (Marcus) Odom of Gulfport, Jennifer (Andrew) Nowlin of Oxford, MS, as well as his great nieces...

Roy  F. "Ricky" Riviere

Roy F. "Ricky" Riviere

Jul 27, 2015

Mr. Roy F. "Ricky" Riviere, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Riviere was a native and lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. He retired from Center Pointe Energy after 37 years. He was a 1964 graduate of Ocean Springs High School where...

Merlin Dewayne Miller

Merlin Dewayne Miller

Jul 26, 2015

Master Chief Merlin Dewayne Miller, age 67, of Gautier passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Darlin Janet Miller of Gautier MS; sons, Joey Miller & wife Sissy of Tupelo, MS,Kevin Miller & wife Peggy of Mantachie MS and Scotty Miller of Mantachie MS; two step daughters, Marina Schmidt & Gerry of Blaine, WA and...