Obituaries

Destiny Starr McLemore Stanley

Destiny Starr McLemore Stanley

Mar 28, 2023

Destiny Starr McLemore Stanley, age 24, of Vancleave passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Destiny was born on January 16, 1999 in Pascagoula, MS. She attended Vancleave High School and was of Christian faith. She loved being with friends, family and mostly her boys. She enjoyed going to the creek and being silly with people she loved. She always...

Maureen Phyllis Destefano

Maureen Phyllis Destefano

Mar 28, 2023

Maureen Phyllis Destefano, age 80, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Graveside service will be held on Friday, April 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery.

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Maureen Phyllis Destefano.

 

Richard Arlen Williams

Richard Arlen Williams

Mar 28, 2023

Richard Arlen “Dick” Williams, AKA “Didactic Dick” and “Dr. Dick”, 84, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Gulfport.

Dick was born on February 14, 1939 in Johnstown, PA to George and Rosetta Nee Flenner Williams.  He graduated from Johnstown Central Senior High School in 1957; attended Otterbein College, Westerville, OH freshman year 1957-58; University of...

Darlene Ann Kittell

Darlene Ann Kittell

Mar 28, 2023

Darlene Ann Spratley Kittell, 72 of Latimer, MS surrounded by family and love went to be with The Lord on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend. She loved her family and it showed all throughout her life. She loved to go on adventures, fishing, hunting, playing bingo, but most of...

David Lee Warfield

David Lee Warfield

Mar 28, 2023

 

David Lee Warfield, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Gulfport, MS.

David was born in Gulfport on March 21, 1952. He graduated from Gulfport East High School in 1970 and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 1970 until 1972. David was a 3rd generation owner of Warfield Autobody Shop. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, music,...

Hilda Earnestine Gaskin

Hilda Earnestine Gaskin

Mar 27, 2023

Hilda Earnestine Gaskin passed away Monday, March 27, 2023.

Mrs Gaskin was transferred to Memory Chapel in Laural, MS. View and sign full tribute at Hilda Earnestine Gaskin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (memorychapellaurel.com) 

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Hilda Earnestine Gaskin.

Robert Doyle McClellan Jr.

Robert Doyle McClellan Jr.

Mar 27, 2023

 

Robert Doyle McClellan Jr., “Bubba Mac” to his family and friends, was taken to his heavenly home on Monday, March 27, 2023, at the young age of 35. He was born July 14, 1987 in Biloxi, MS and graduated from D’Iberville High School in 2005.

Bubba was of the Catholic faith and a member of St. Mary Catholic Church...

Barbara White

Barbara White

Mar 27, 2023

Barbara Lynn Moran-White, 65 years old, tragically passed away in an automobile collision on Monday, March 27, 2023.

She was born in Gulfport and was a graduate of Harrison Central High School followed by two years at Jeff Davis Jr. College.  She was employed as a dental assistant and traveled state to state testing for asbestosis.  She loved dancing, traveling...

Tina Marie Ball Johnston

Tina Marie Ball Johnston

Mar 27, 2023

Tina Marie Ball Johnston passed away March 27, 2023 at home in Vancleave, Mississippi with her husband by her side. She was born on August 21, 1962 in Port Gibson, MS to James F. and Mildred M. Ball.

She graduated high school from WCCA in 1980 and went on to earn her Bachelor of Music from Millsaps College in...

Shirley Rose Seymour Santa Cruz

Shirley Rose Seymour Santa Cruz

Mar 27, 2023

 

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Shirley Rose Seymour Santa Cruz, of D’Iberville on March 27, 2023, at the age of 98. Shirley was born on August 28, 1924, to parents Eula Mae Lawrence and Lee Moses Seymour in the home of her paternal grandparents, Laura Quave Seymour and Moses L....

Paul Joseph Kruse

Paul Joseph Kruse

Mar 26, 2023

 

Paul Joseph Kruse, 87, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed to his eternal reward on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at home. He was born to Paul John Kruse and Lillian Whitehead Kruse in Brooklyn, NY on November 4, 1935.

Paul was raised in Staten Island, NY enlisting in the US Navy at 18 years of age. He was active-duty military...

Marie Ann Armbrust

Marie Ann Armbrust

Mar 26, 2023

Marie Ann Armbrust, age 69, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 in Gulfport.

A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street is honored to serve the Armbrust family.

Gloria Beverly Newman

Gloria Beverly Newman

Mar 26, 2023

Gloria Beverly Newman, 79, (Mimsy to her grandchildren) grew up in Chickasaw, Alabama, the daughter of Claude and Gwendolyn Beverly and sister to Calvin “Bubba” Beverly. Gloria passed away on March 26, 2023 at her home in Biloxi, Mississippi. After moving to Biloxi in 1967, she was part owner in the start of Gulf Ambulance and Gulf Medical Supplies. Through...

Yvonne Marie Gajewski

Yvonne Marie Gajewski

Mar 26, 2023

Yvonne Marie Gajewski, 62, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 in Gulfport.

She was born on January 25, 1961 in Powell River, British Columbia to Jerry Honeyman and Diane Gerela.  She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi and was employed at Piltz, Williams, LaRosa and Company.

Yvonne is preceded in death by her father, Jerry...

George H. Byrd

George H. Byrd

Mar 26, 2023

George H. Byrd, age 72 passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home in Pass Christian.  He was born in Poplarville and was a life-long resident of the coast moving from Long Beach to Pass Christian five years ago.  He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Gulfport. He previously served in the U.S. Air Force and was...

Marie J. Randazzo Clement

Marie J. Randazzo Clement

Mar 26, 2023

Marie J. Randazzo Clement, age 94 of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

Marie was born on October 29, 1928 in Biloxi, MS where she remained a lifelong resident. She was of Catholic faith and was a member of the Slavonian Ladies Auxiliary. She retired from Keesler and was a volunteer at Merit Health in Biloxi.

Marie...

Laura Beth Taylor

Laura Beth Taylor

Mar 25, 2023

 

Our Laura Beth Taylor “Sweetheart”, or “Doll” as she was called by her mama; or “Baby” called by her daddy, was taken to her heavenly home on March 25, 2023.  Laura was an Earth Angel to be sure.  There has never been a sweeter, more unique, genuine, unselfish human being on the planet.  She traveled to the beat of...

Charlotte Louise Woods

Charlotte Louise Woods

Mar 24, 2023

Charlotte Louise Woods, age 61, of Gautier, Mississippi passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Charlotte was born on September 1, 1961 to Verbie Tatum Sr. and Catherine Tatum Sturgis. She attended Ocean Springs High School. Later on in life, she became employed as a cafeteria worker. She was an active member of Jesus Christ Baptist Church.

She is preceded...

William "Bill" Hatch Sanford

William "Bill" Hatch Sanford

Mar 23, 2023

William “Bill” Hatch Sanford, Jr., age 71, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed into heaven on March 23, 2023.

William was born to William and Dorothy Sanford on March 6, 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a small child, his parents moved him to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but he always loved NOLA. William graduated from Gulfport East High in 1971. He...

Judith Kyser Jomp

Judith Kyser Jomp

Mar 23, 2023

Judith Kyser Jomp, 74, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her home in Gulfport.

She was born in Southport, FL on March 26, 1948 to John Thomas “J.T.” Kyser and Fannie Rogers Kyser.  Her greatest joy was being a mother and grandmother.

Judith was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Roger, Leslie and Charlotte.

She...

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