Obituaries
Dorothy Crouch
Dec 29, 2014
Dorothy Crouch, 91, of Gulfport died Monday, December 29, 2014 in Gulfport. Private service. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Eglin Dees McKinnon
Dec 28, 2014
Dorothy Eglin Dees McKinnon, age 95, a life-long resident of Ocean Springs and a member of one of Jackson County’s pioneering families, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughter, Sandra, and son-in-law Pete, at her side, on Sunday evening, December 28, 2014. Dorothy was born in the Eglin House on Washington Avenue in Ocean Springs which was situated...
Frances C. Conway
Dec 28, 2014
Frances C. Conway, 91, of Gulfport died Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Gulfport. Private service. BRADFORD-O’KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th St, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Scott Winthrop Randall
Dec 27, 2014
Scott Winthrop Randall, age 60, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at his home in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was born on October 14, 1954, in Indianola, Mississippi. He was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, and friend to all who knew him. Scotty’s early life was spent in his native Sunflower County. He had a true love for the...
Nancy Louise Wittmer
Dec 27, 2014
Nancy Louise Wittmer, age 79, died peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2014, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Mrs. Wittmer is preceded in death by her adoptive parents and grandparents Granville and Betty Billet. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, William Eugene Wittmer; her son Gene and his wife Dorothy; her son Scott and his wife Susan; her daughter Betty Jo;...
Vivian Marie Johnson
Dec 26, 2014
Vivian Marie Voivedich Johnson, age 91, of Gulfport, died Friday, December 26, 2014 in Gulfport. Mrs. Johnson was born September 23, 1923 in Ocean Springs and graduated from Biloxi High School. She was a faithful member of St. James Catholic Church for 50 years, served on the St. James Altar Society and was a Red Cross volunteer at Keesler Medical...
Delores Parker Sumrall
Dec 26, 2014
Delores Parker Sumrall, age 81, passed on to eternal rest, Friday, December 26, 2014. Delores was a lifelong resident of the St. Martin Community. She was an extraordinary force in the lives of many. A coach, teacher, disciplinarian, Assistant Principal and Principal of St. Martin Schools. Delores later went on to become Assistant Superintendent of The Jackson County School District....
Lester James Fox
Dec 26, 2014
Lester James Fox, 83, of Vancleave, MS died Friday, December 26, 2014 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Fox was a lifelong resident of the coast. He was a retired Jackson County Deputy Sheriff and a member of McClelland Road Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his wife, Violet Fox; his son, James Fox; his parents, John Raleigh and Mary...
Donald Gilley
Dec 24, 2014
Donald Gilley, 83, of Gulfport died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in Gulfport. Private service. BRADFORD O'KEEFE Funeral Home, 15th St. Gulfport, in charge of arrangements.
Clyde "Walter" Barney
Dec 23, 2014
Mr. Clyde “Walter” Barney, age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Walter was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He formerly worked for the Arkansas Air National Guard and spent 19 years in Saudia Arabia with the Saudia Arabia Airlines. He also worked for 15 years at...
Johnny B. Magrill
Dec 23, 2014
Johnny B. Magrill, 59, of Biloxi died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in Gulfport. Private service. BRADFORD O'KEEFE Funeral Home, 15th St. Gulfport, in charge of arrangements.
Darrell Keith Bailey Sr.
Dec 23, 2014
Darrell Keith Bailey Sr., age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Darrell was a beloved father, husband, brother, and friend. He resided in Ocean Springs and retired from the City of Ocean Springs, after 25 years of service to his community. He lived a full life where he enjoyed the outdoors, projects in his...
Garland Robert Belote
Dec 23, 2014
Garland Robert Belote, Jr, 88, of Gulfport died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in Gulfport. He was born in Onancock, VA and graduated from Onancock High School and attended Gettysburg College. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War and retired as Master Sergeant at Keesler Air Force Base. He was a retired insurance agent with State Farm...
Susan Frances Figueroa
Dec 23, 2014
Susan Frances Figueroa, age 82, of Ocean Springs, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Sue was born in Sanford, North Carolina on October 1, 1932. She was the daughter to the late Mr. and Mrs. F. Fritts Gallaher (Aurine). She graduated in 1951 from Tennessee Wesleyan College’s music program and from the University of North Carolina in 1953 with a...
Richard William Findlay
Dec 22, 2014
Richard William Findlay, born April 29, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, died December 22, 2014, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Richard graduated from St. Ambrose High School in Detroit, Michigan, in 1949. He started working for Detroit Free Press in 1950 in the pressroom, worked his way up from cleaning the presses to supervising the presses, first as a line foreman and...
Elmer D. Schlicher
Dec 22, 2014
MSgt. Elmer D. Schlicher, age 86, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Merle Schlicher, Sr., and Geneva Westover, Elmer served our nation in the U. S. Army Forces, and then later the U. S. Air Force, for a total of almost 27 years. During World War II, he was too young to serve...
Milton Clinton "Buddy" Sullivan
Dec 21, 2014
Milton Clinton “Buddy” Sullivan, 73, of Saucier died Sunday, December 21, 2014 in Saucier. Mr. Sullivan was born in Marion County, MS and was a longtime resident of the coast. He was a member of Saucier United Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge where he was a third degree mason. He was preceded in death by a son, Barry Sullivan....
Janet Mills Lee
Dec 21, 2014
Janet Mills Lee, age 56, of Gulfport, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 in Gulfport. She was born in Alexandria, LA and had been a resident of Gulfport for 55 years. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Gulfport. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast College. She was employed in furniture retail...
Pete Sankovich
Dec 21, 2014
Pete Sankovich, age 66, of Biloxi died Sunday, December 21, 2014 in Hattiesburg. He was born in Sanford, FL and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 30 years. He retired after 22 years of service in the U.S. Air Force as Tech Sgt. He enjoyed collecting Coca-Cola memorabilia and watching sports, especially football. He was a caring...
Shane Edward Retzer
Dec 20, 2014
Mr. Shane Edward Retzer, age 44, of Gulfport, died Saturday, December 20, 2014. Mr. Retzer was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for 24 years. He loved billiards, fishing and sports cars. He collected an assortment of eagle memorabilia. He was a kind, loving son and brother who will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Mr. Retzer...
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