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General Manager
At the Pascagoula, MS location.
William is the General Manager for O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Homes and has been in funeral service since 1991. A native Texan, William married his high school sweetheart Michelle in 1990, together they have two daughters Hannah and Bayley.
William is licensed to practice funeral service in both Mississippi and Texas. He and his family are members of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs. William is active with youth softball, soccer, basketball, and golf. He has been an at-large member of the Host Lions Club since 1992. Throughout his career in funeral service, William has been active in his community; he has served in various offices with civic organizations. Professional affiliations include membership in the National Funeral Directors Association; Mississippi Funeral Directors Association; Texas Funeral Directors Association; and Cremation Association of North America.
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Office Manager/PreNeed Counselor
Funeral Director
Tammy and her husband George C. "Rock" Killingsworth, Jr. moved to Gautier in 1983. They have two children, Brock and April.
She is an active member of Turning Point United Pentecostal Church in Gautier, where she serves as President of the Ladies Ministry and Director of Music. She enjoys taking the church choir and ministering through song at the "Home of Grace", Nursing Homes, and other community organizations.
She has served as Office Manager for O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Homes since 1999, receiving her Funeral Directors License in 2005.
I feel blessed to be a part of two wonderful organizations whose desire is to help other that are hurting.
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Asst. Manager/Preneed Counselor
Funeral Director
Rachel has been a resident of Gautier and Pascagoula since 1980. She is the Assistant Manager, a Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer, and Licensed Pre-Need Counselor. Rachel graduated from Pascagoula High School in May 1990, and started working for O'Bryant - O'Keefe Funeral Home in December of 1990. In May 1992, she graduated with honors from East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, MS. After completing her apprenticeship and National Board of Funeral Service Exam, she received her dual license in 1993.
She has one son, Ethan Freeman. She is a member of Church on the Rock in Pascagoula and Gautier Civitans.
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Office Manager/PreNeed Counselor
Bettie has been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for most of her life. Following graduation from Pascagoula High School, she married G.C. Killingsworth a native of Pascagoula. Together they worked 40 years in full-time ministry before returning to Gautier.
Bettie works as Office Manager and Pre-Need Counselor at our Gautier location
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Funeral Assistant
Nancy has been a resident of South Mississippi all of her life, raising her family in the community she loves. Nancy has worked as a part-time Funeral Assistant for the past 6 years and is a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Pascagoula.
Nancy also works full-time for the Jackson County Youth Court.
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Funeral Asst/PreNeed Counselor
Rebecca Allen is a resident of Gautier, MS. She works part-time as a Funeral Assistant and Pre-Need Counselor. Rebecca is an active member of First Baptist Church of Gautier, the Faith Sunday School Class, the Gautier Civitans and Gautier Homemakers.
Rebecca enjoys baking and often delivers baked goods to the homebound.
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Funeral Director
Leo is a lifelong resident of Pascagoula. He and his wife Willa are active members of Ingalls Avenue Baptist Church. Leo has successfully operated Witchen and Associates Insurance Agency in Pascagoula since 1978. He as been a member of Insurance and Financial Advisors since 1972, past president of the local Pas-Point and Mississippi Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
Leo has been associated with O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home for many years. He is a 1976 graduate of Common Wealth College of Mortuary Science in Houston, Texas and has held a Funeral Service License since 1976.
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Senior Funeral Director
Willie Smith Jr. Willie moved to Jackson County area in 1950 at the age of three. He graduated from Moss Point High School in 1965. He graduated from the Common Wealth College of Science in 1975.
Mr. Smith has worked in funeral service for 35 years, managing a local funeral home for the past 17. He has three children and six grandchildren all of them living in Jackson County. Although Willie is involved in the community but makes time for fishing, yard work and grandchildren.
“My life has been spent helping families at a critical time in their life . I enjoy everyday I have the opportunity to serve others and look forward to many more years of service.”
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Hostess
Maxine McDonald was born in Neshoba County Philadelphia , MS. She met and married James Willard McDonald and moved to the Jackson County area in 1959. They have two daughters Susan Donahoe (Gus) and Amy Buckley (Todd) and two grandchildren, Gustan Donahoe and Wendy Rankin.
She is a graduate of the Detroit Beauty School and has been a hairdresser for over fifty years. She is a hairdresser at Singing River Rehabilitation Center in Moss Point and is a long time member of Calvary Baptist Church in Pascagoula. Maxine works as a hostess for O’Bryant-O’Keefe Funeral Home. She loves people and enjoys doing for others.
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