Obituaries
Kirk Brian Moore, II
Aug 18, 2023
Kirk Brian Moore II, 42, of St. Martin passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 18, 2023.
Kirk attended St. Martin High School. He enjoyed listening to rock music from the 70's and 80's. Kirk also enjoyed watching college and pro-football.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Raymond and Mary Hanes; and his grandfather, Wilford...
Michael Joseph Gilmore, Sr.
Aug 18, 2023
Michael Joseph Gilmore, Sr. of Bay Saint Louis, MS passed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, August 18, 2023 at the age of 67.
Michael was born in Biloxi MS on December 30, 1955 to Roy and Emily Gilmore of Biloxi, MS. He was a devout Catholic who faithfully attended mass....
Jack Dale Warner
Aug 18, 2023
Mr. Jack D. Warner, age 84, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023.
Mr. Warner was born April 27, 1939 in Parsons, West Virgina. He was a graduate of Parsons High School and was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and was an active member of Center...
Mona Laverne Wallen
Aug 18, 2023
Mona Laverne Wallen, age 90, of Vancleave, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023.
Mrs. Wallen graduated high school from Okmulgee High School in Okmulgee, OK, but she was a long-time resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great- grandmother and will be...
James W. "Jay" Wilson
Aug 16, 2023
James W. “Jay” Wilson, age 82, of Long Beach, MS, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2023.
Jay was born October 31, 1940, in Tyrone, PA. He retired from the U.S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer after 24 years of service and then was employed at the Seabee Base in Gulfport as a Training Material Specialist.
Jay was preceded...
John Robbins "Bob" Clower, Jr.
Aug 16, 2023
John Robbins “Bob” Clower, Jr., died on August 16, 2023, in Arlington, Texas, in the home of his daughter, Ruth Helen Clower Elmer.
Mr. Clower was born November 15, 1931, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He graduated from Gulfport High School in the class of 1949. After graduating, Mr. Clower attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina but graduated from Mississippi State...
Mark Arthur Hare
Aug 16, 2023
Mark Arthur Hare, 66 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on August 16, 2023 at his residence.
He was born on July 28, 1957 at Biloxi Keesler AFB to John Arthur Hare and Alberta Wilson Hare. He was a twelve-year Ocean Springs student and attended MGCCC. He started working as the Fort Bayou bridge tender, in 1971, at the young...
Judith Garrett McWaters
Aug 16, 2023
Judith Garrett McWaters, 83, of Gulfport, MS passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Judith was born July 16, 1940 in Kansas City, MO.
Judith attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Kansas City, MO where she received her nursing degree. She dedicated 30 years to nursing before retiring. Over the years, she worked at the American Red Cross, Gulfport Memorial...
Linda Hill Mathieu
Aug 15, 2023
Linda Hill Mathieu, 75, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 in Biloxi.
Mrs. Mathieu was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Mathieu loved all holidays, especially Christmas. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwayne E....
Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan
Aug 15, 2023
On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan departed this life to be welcomed and embraced by the Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven. She was a kind and godly woman who loved and raised her own children and then helped to raise countless more grandchildren, great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews. She was kind to all, cooking potato...
Robert Daniel Vaughn
Aug 14, 2023
Mr. Robert Daniel Vaughn, age 44, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023.
Robert was born on January 7, 1979 in Biloxi, MS. He was attended George County High School. He completed The Mission of Hope from December 30, 2022 to March 31, 2023 where God touched his life. He was an excellent carpenter. He could build...
Harry Ellis Collins, Jr.
Aug 14, 2023
Harry Ellis Collins, Jr., age 54, passed away on August 14, 2023. He was a loving son and brother and he will be missed tremendously by those he touched.
Harry Jr. is preceded in death by his mother, Karen Marie (Lawless) Collins.
Survivors include his loving and devoted father, Harry Ellis Collins, Sr.; his sister, Colleen Marie (Collins) Johnson;...
Gerald "Jerry" Duckworth, Jr
Aug 14, 2023
Gerald “Jerry” Duckworth, Jr, age 71, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023.
Jerry was born on November 25, 1951 in Columbus, MS. He was Alabama’s #1 fan. He loved nothing more than to cut grass while being watched by his most favorite dog, Saban. He loved having the love of his life, Debbie, right next...
David Earl Hood
Aug 14, 2023
David Earl Hood, age 79, of Long Beach, MS, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023. He was born September 9, 1943, in Jacksonville, FL, and grew up living in Meridian, MS. He moved to Long Beach, MS, in 1981, where he was the pharmacist for Big B Drugs, Walgreens, and Long Beach Pharmacy.
Mr. Hood attended high school at Meridian...
Brenda Sue Yates Watkins
Aug 14, 2023
Brenda Sue Yates Watkins, 80 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on August 14, 2023.
Private Services will be held at a later date.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes is honored to serve the family of Brenda Watkins.
Carmen Josefina Lopez-Reyna
Aug 13, 2023
Carmen Josefina “Mami” Lopez-Reyna, 58 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on August 13, 2023.
She was born on November 18, 1965 in the city of Concepcion in Paraguay. She attended college at Maria Auxiliadora University in Paraguay and graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Carmen loved cooking and dancing, but her favorite thing to do was spend time...
Jesse Rudolph
Aug 13, 2023
Jesse Joseph Rudolph, aka, Jesse James, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, in Gulfport, Ms.
He was preceded in death by his son Joseph Rudolph, his daughter Donna Rudolph, and a sister Donnie Papke.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie L. Sharp, and Larissa Rudolph, his sisters Bonnie Killen and Bobbie Carter and her husband Terry, two brothers, Bill Killen...
Margaret "Marge" Louise LaSalla
Aug 12, 2023
Margaret "Marge" Louise LaSalla, 92, went to her heavenly home on August 12, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, MS. Margaret was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, and lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for over 20 years. Margaret was married to the love of her life, Joseph Robert "Bob" LaSalla for 72 beautiful years. Their amazing love story began...
Lois Mae Sylvester Schram-Cothern
Aug 12, 2023
Lois Mae Sylvester Schram-Cothern, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Ocean Springs.
Ms. Cothern was born on August 28, 1946 in Biloxi, MS to Wallace Russell Sylvester, Jr. and Estelle Alberta Yarborough Decker. She graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and retired from AA Food Service on Keesler Air Force Base....
Sau Thi Tran
Aug 12, 2023
Mrs. Sau Thi Tran, age 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 16th, Thursday, August 17th, and Friday, August 18th from 2:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at...
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