Obituaries
Mary Alice Duvall Desporte
Apr 24, 2023
Mary Alice Duvall Desporte, 85, of D’Iberville, MS passed away peacefully on Monday April 24, 2023 in D'Iberville.
Mary Alice was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS and a graduate of Biloxi High School. She worked in the family business, Desporte Baking Company for many years, and retired in 1990 from the bakery business. She then helped her husband run...
Sam Brock McMillan
Apr 24, 2023
Sam Brock McMillan, 95 of Ocean Springs passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at his residence.
He was born on March 16, 1928 in Bogalusa, LA to Jules and Minnie McMillan. He was a high school graduate. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty years and was a Korean War Veteran.
Sam was preceded in death...
Helen L. Cassanova Bieda
Apr 24, 2023
Helen L. Cassanova Bieda, 100, a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), Gulfport, died April 24, 2023 in Gulfport. A native of Biloxi, she was a long-time resident of Ocean Springs. Mrs. Bieda was a 1941 graduate of Biloxi High School, and had coordinated class reunion activities since 1972. She attended Newcomb College at Tulane University and the...
Delano Dawson
Apr 23, 2023
Delano Dawson, known as “Pete” to his friends or “Peter Rabbit” to his beloved wife of almost 67 years, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the age of 89 with his family by his side.
Delano was born on April 14, 1934 in Schoolfield, VA to Willian Hedley Dawson and Homie Talbert Dawson. He was raised in Schoolfield,...
Phuong Kim Nguyen
Apr 23, 2023
Mrs. Phuong Kim Nguyen, age 70, of Macclenny, FL passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Thursday, May 4, 2023 and Friday, May 5, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue, Biloxi.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May...
Steven Bradley Nall
Apr 23, 2023
Steven Bradley Nall, age 22 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
He was born on January 28, 2001 in Pascagoula, MS to Steven J. Nall and Michelle Dronet. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School. He was a welder by trade. He enjoyed fishing, helping others, hunting anything and everything, especially ducks, being the best...
James M. Eide
Apr 23, 2023
Mr. James M. Eide, 88, passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 23, 2023. He was a native of Brainerd, MN, but he was a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 67 years. Mr. James was a US Air Force veteran and was employed in Civil Service for 35 years. He worked on the...
Phillip Greg Sexton
Apr 22, 2023
Phillip Greg Sexton, age 58, of Biloxi, MS passed away on April 22, 2023.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Phillip Greg Sexton.
Terri Lynn Queen
Apr 22, 2023
Terri Lynn Queen, age 59, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023.
There are no services at this time.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Terri Lynn Queen.
Martha Anne Caughey
Apr 22, 2023
Martha Anne Caughey, age 70, of Vancleave, Mississippi passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023.
Martha was born in Pennsylvania but was a resident of the coast for the past ten years. She was very creative and cherished spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed rock-n-roll music, going to concerts, socializing, and dressing up in costumes. She...
Rosalie "Leigh" Ann Hendry
Apr 22, 2023
Rosalie “Leigh” Ann Hendry, 57, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Gulfport.
She was born on October 22, 1965 in Baltimore, MD to Norbert Anthony Kane and Rosalie Kane. Leigh loved her New Orleans Saints and was a proud member of the Who Dat Nation. She enjoyed game nights with family and casino trips.
Leigh was preceded...
Lois May Stewart
Apr 22, 2023
Lois May Stewart, 79, of Saucier, MS passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at her home in Saucier.
She was born in Blaine, WA on December 23, 1943. Lois was retired from the Harrison County School District and was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Orange Grove, Gulfport, MS.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband,...
Steven Ray Burnette
Apr 20, 2023
Steven Ray Burnette, LCDR, Ret. USN, 72, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away in comfort while home and surrounded by family on the morning of Thursday, April 20th, 2023. He was a long- time resident of Ocean Springs living there for 32 years.
Born in Virginia, He was the son of the late Ray and Ruth Burnette of James Island,...
Armond Carroll Gollott, Jr.
Apr 19, 2023
Armond Carroll “Arny” Gollott, Jr., 66, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Gulfport.
Arny was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a graduate of D’Iberville High School. He attended Phillips community college and then returned to help run the family business with his grandfather, father, and brothers. Arny should be remembered for his...
Donald Joseph Meyerchick, Jr.
Apr 19, 2023
Donald Joseph Meyerchick, Jr., age 69, of Gulfport passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Meyerchick was born on January 14, 1954 in Jacksonville, FL. He was a graduate of Hillcrest High School in County Club Hill, IL (class of 1972) and attended Mississippi State University from 1972 until 1976, on a football scholarship. His...
Warren J. Migues
Apr 19, 2023
Warren J. Migues, age 81, of Gulfport, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Warren was born in Biloxi on June 15, 1941. He attended Biloxi High School and was Miss. State Amateur Softball Pitcher of the Year in 1968. Warren worked for Delchamps as a store manager and for Kraft as a sales representative. He enjoyed coaching the...
John Claiborne Mitchell, Jr.
Apr 18, 2023
John “Johnny” Claiborne Mitchell Jr., 78, of Ocean Springs passed away on April 18, 2023 at his home surrounded by family after a long battle with lung disease.
He was born on November 4, 1944 to the late John and Georgia Shell Mitchell in Biloxi. After John graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1963, he went on to study...
Josephine Mary Mihojevich
Apr 17, 2023
Josephine Mary T. Mihojevich, 83, of Ocean Springs passed away on April 17, 2023 in Ocean Springs, MS.
She was a native of Biloxi, MS and proud of her Yugoslavian heritage. She loved “The Point” and loved any and all seafood. She was employed by the Biloxi V.A. for thirty-six years as a dental hygienist. She was involved in her...
Mary Elizabeth "Sue" Newsom Papania
Apr 17, 2023
Mary Elizabeth “Sue” Newsom Papania of Gulfport, MS went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2023 at the age of 94.
Sue was born in Tarboro, NC on September 29, 1928, the second of four children. At the age of 17, she met the love of her life, Luke Papania. Sue and Luke were married...
Dut Van Nguyen
Apr 16, 2023
Dut Van Nguyen, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023 in Mobile, AL.
Visitation will be held at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 911 Porter Ave, Ocean Springs, MS, from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 27, 2023 and from 9:00 am until 11:15 am on Friday, April 28, 2023....
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