Obituaries
Gerard Meloche Benezue
Apr 25, 2023
Gerard “Geri” Catherine Meloche Benezue, age 95, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at her residence.
Gerard was born on January 18, 1928 to Francis Meloche and Catherine Crellin Meloche in New Orleans, LA. She attended McDonogh High School in New Orleans, LA. She was a long-time member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean...
John William Pope
Apr 25, 2023
John W. Pope born on May 20, 1936 in Bolivar County near Beulah, MS passed away on April 25, 2023.
He graduated from Skene Consolidated High School. He served six years in the US Navy. He worked for Hartford Steam Boilers for thirty years serving as chief Inspector in Detroit, MI and Baltimore, MD, and he retired in 1998. He...
Rhea A. Foster
Apr 24, 2023
Rhea A. Foster, 73 of Ocean Springs, MS and Galesburg, IL passed away on April 24, 2023 at her residence with family by her side.
She was born on November 6, 1949 in Galesburg, IL to Charles D. Edwards and Clara Tate-Edwards. She graduated from Carl Sandburg College with an Associate’s Degree in Accounting, and she graduated from Galesburg High...
George O. Fain
Apr 24, 2023
George “G.O.” Otho Fain, age 93, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023.
George was born on June 20, 1929 to Otho M. Fain and Mary O. Fain in Trumann, AR. He was a high school graduate and later joined the USAF where he worked with electronics and ground radios. After 20 years of service, he...
Sherry Mae Premeaux Bell
Apr 24, 2023
Sherry Mae Premeaux Bell, age 70, of Biloxi, MS passed away on April 24, 2023.
Sherry was born on January 9, 1953 in Biloxi, MS. She enjoyed dog shows, watching football and spending time with family.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Sarah Louise Underwood and Floyd Premeaux; loving husband, Coy Ray Bell; and by her daughter Charity...
Kenneth James "Kenny" Allen
Apr 24, 2023
Kenneth James “Kenny” Allen, 33, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 in Saucier.
Kenny was born on March 13, 1990 in Biloxi, MS. He graduated from St. Martin High School and was employed with NIS as a cell tower technician. Kenny enjoyed fishing, boating, hiking, traveling, water sports and especially spending time with his...
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...
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