Obituaries
Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV
Dec 3, 2007
Mr. Jeremiah Joseph (Jody) O’Keefe IV, 61, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died December 3, 2007, at his home in Ocean Springs. Born in Biloxi, MS on May 21, 1946 into a family that eventually grew to thirteen siblings, Mr. O’Keefe attended Notre Dame High School, Biloxi, MS. through 1964 and then served in the U. S. Marine Corps, 1964-67. He...

Debra Swanger
Dec 2, 2007
Debra "Debbie" Swanger, age 54, of Gulfport, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 in Gulfport. She was born in Paola, Kansas and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for twenty-five years. Mrs. Swanger was employed with Louie's for over twelve years. She was a Christian. Her heart was with her flowers and her autistic son. She was preceded in...

Ouida Merle Ford
Dec 2, 2007
Ouida Merle Ford passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007 after a brief illness. Services will be at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday December 5, 2007 at 10:30am, services will follow at 11:30am and interment in Biloxi National Cemetery. Quida was preceded in death by her Mother Edna Stockman and her Father Percy Harper;...
Bertha Ann Westphal Lane
Dec 1, 2007
Mrs. Bertha Ann Westphal Lane, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, December 1, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lane was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and served Perpetual Adoration on Saturdays. She was a docent for the Marine Education Center for twenty years. Mrs. Lane was preceded in...

Shelia Rhea Anderson Jones
Dec 1, 2007
Mrs. Shelia R. Jones, 60, of Ocean Springs, MS, formerly of Purvis, MS, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007, in Gulfport. Mrs. Jones had been a resident of the MS Gulf coast for the past 37 years. She retired from Keesler AFB Civil Service as an accountant after 25 years of employment. She was known for her gift of giving...

Reverend W.G. "Bill" Cummings
Nov 29, 2007
Rev. W.G. Cummings, age 87, born Jan. 6. 1920, went to his Heavenly home at 1 AM on November 29, 2007. He was a resident of River Chase Village in Gautier, MS. At the time of his death, he was attended by his wife Mary and two daughters, Dorothy Phelps and Doris Furby. He was born January 6, 1920. Bill,...
Milton Joseph Mapes
Nov 28, 2007
Milton Joseph Mapes, 70, of Biloxi died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in Gulfport after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Waterville, Kansas. He graduated from Belle Plaine High in Belle Plaine, Iowa and attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Milton worked at Keesler AFB as a civilian instructor and retired after 36 years as...
Ernest "Buck" William Griffin Sr.
Nov 28, 2007
Ernest "Buck" William Griffin Sr. was born February 8, 1925 in Vancleave, MS and died on November 28, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Ernest was affectionately known as "Buck". He was a lifetime resident of the Old Fort Bayou community of Vancleave. Buck was a former manager with Ingalls Shipbuilding for 37 years and a Veteran of WWII. He served in...

Kenneth Brummett
Nov 28, 2007
Kenneth "Kenny" I. Brummett, 77, of Ocean Springs died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in Ocean Springs after a 9 year battle with Progressive Supra - Nuclear Palsy, (P.S.P.). Mr. Brummett was a native of Texas, a former resident of Kansas City, KS and a resident of the Coast since 1971. He retired after 40 years as a retail sales manager...

Eleanor Margaret Salisbury
Nov 27, 2007
Eleanor “Eley” Salisbury, 76, of Gautier, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Mrs. Salisbury was born in Weehawken, New Jersey on July 3, 1931. She married Joseph “Pete” Salisbury on October 9, 1954 and was the loving mother of four children. Her husband of 49 years and her parents John and Josephine Hamilton preceded her in death. She was of Baptist...
Jerald "Jake" David Gill, Jr.
Nov 27, 2007
"Jake" Gill, 47, of Biloxi died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in D'Iberville. Jake was a native of Biloxi, a 1978 graduate of Biloxi High School. He excelled in baseball and football. He was a welder and pipefitter. Jake was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ferrill and Mary Alice Creel, Floyd and Zenobia Gill. Survivors include his parents, Jerry and...

Andrew Joseph Abercrombie
Nov 27, 2007
Andrew Joseph Abercrombie, 39, of Biloxi died Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Andrew was a native of Mobile, AL and a resident of the Coast for the past two years. He was a self-employed contractor and an avid fisherman. He was a member of the Catholic Faith. Andrew is survived by his father, Raymond Abercrombie of New Orleans, LA; mother, Elizabeth...

Simon Edward Le
Nov 26, 2007
Simon Edward Le, 26, of Biloxi passed away Monday, November 26, 2007. Simon had a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Southern Mississippi. He loved fishing and working on cars. He had a very active social life. He loved his family and friends and especially the Biloxi Gulf Coast. Simon is survived by his parents, Ngoc and Tam...

Effie Lois Collins
Nov 26, 2007
Effie Lois Collins, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Maker, Monday, November 26, 2007. She was a native of Louisiana and a long time resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by seven brothers; four sisters; and a great-grandson, Jordan Rafferty. She is survived by her husband, Russell Thurston of...

Richard Frederick Zinn
Nov 25, 2007
Richard Frederick Zinn, age 84, of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at the Biloxi VA. He was a true hero of the World War II era. He served as a replacement troop following the D-Day invasion. His training was in heavy weapons, machine gunner. His primary battles were fought in France around the Mozelle River, Metz...
Delores Romero
Nov 25, 2007
Mrs. Delores N. Romero, 73, of D'Iberville, MS, died Sunday, November 25, 2007, in Biloxi. Mrs. Romero was born in Kiln, MS and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a former member of Le Petite Club. Mrs. Romero was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas J. Romero....

Susan Hall Hedges
Nov 25, 2007
Susan Hall Hedges of Ocean Springs, Ms died Sunday, November 25, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Susan was born in Richmond, VA and lived in Ocean Springs for the past two years. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Susan had worked for banking and finance, Circuit City and Cingular. She was a loving wife, sister and aunt. She was preceded in death...

Thomas John Raia
Nov 24, 2007
Thomas John Raia, 81 of Ocean Springs died Saturday, November 24, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Raia had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 14 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville and was a Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus Council # 5747. He served in the Army during...
Helen Parden Fairley
Nov 24, 2007
Helen Parden Fairley, 82, born December 30, 1924 in Silas, Alabama, to Charlie and Eva Edwards Parden. She died November 24, 2007 at her home in Gulf Hills, Ocean Springs, MS. Helen married Willie D. (Bill) Fairley, on January 11, 1942. She grew up in George County and attended school therein. She attended school at all three Mississippi Universities, graduating...

Bruce J. "Jamie" Rogers
Nov 24, 2007
Bruce James "Jamie" Rogers, age 52, of Biloxi, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 in Biloxi. He was a native of New Orleans, LA and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. He graduated from high school in Greenville, MS and attended Ms State University where he was a member of Lambda Chi Fraternity. He was self-employed as an insurance broker. He...
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