Harrison County MsArchives Obituaries..... Harrison County, Jan 16 - 31 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Creel Kendrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00018.html#0004458 February 5, 2008, 9:43 am Sources: copied from free online newspapers Jan. 16 - Jan 31 2008 Jan. 16 Robert Jerry "Bobby Jo" Arnold Jr., a resident of Denham Springs, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. He was 36. Memorial visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, MS. Preceded in death by his father, Robert Jerry Arnold, Sr. and his grandmother, Rose Richard. Bernice S. Bowman, 86, of Saucier, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 . Mrs. Bowman, born September 10, 1921. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry W. Bowman; parents, Benson and Madey Saucier; sister, Curnis Jones; and brothers, Qunel and Lawrence Saucier. Interment will follow at Wedgeworth Cemetery. William "Doug" Howard, age 76, of Pass Christian, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nathaniel K. and Lois Moore Howard. There will be a graveside service at Roseland Park Cemetery in Hattiesburg. Dorothy N. Talley Krieg, age 81, of Kiln, passed away on January 16, 2007 in Carriere, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, William J. Krieg. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery. Alfred LeRoy McDonald was born November 17, 1931 in McComb Mississippi. Died January 16, 2008 in Gulfport, MS. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria McDonald and daughter Lynda McDonald of Brookings, Oregon, father, William Alton McDonald, and mother, Viola Moak McDonald of Smithdale, MS, and a brother, Bill McDonald of Galveston, Texas. Graveside Service at Garden of Memory Cemetery in Bay St. Louis. Sherman L. O'Neal, 53 of Los Angeles, Ca., died peacefully on Wednesday January 16, 2008 in Los Angeles. He is the son of the late Reverend Ralph T. O'Neal and Maude O'Neal McKinley. He grew up in Biloxi. Interment will follow at Biloxi Cemetery. Percy M. Smith, age 84, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Mr. Smith was a native of Enterprise, MS. He was preceded in death by his only son, Percy Michael Smith; his parents, Ruby and Palmer Smith; 2 brothers: Daniel Smith and Ernest Carol Smith; and 4 sisters: Mary Denton, Victoria "Lollie" Pulley, Hazel Cole, and Glatha Glunk. Interment with Masonic Rites will be at Davis Cemetery in Stone County, MS. Hugo Huffman Stockstill, 68, of Carriere, died Jan. 16, 2008 at his residence. January 17 Adele L. Martin, age 87, of Gulfport, died on January 17, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell J. Martin, and her daughter, Tamara Dotson. Graveside services will be held at Floral Hills Cemetery. Mr. Patrick Michael Moore, 72, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, January 17, 2008. Mr. Moore was born in Jackson, MS Mr. Moore enjoyed a distinguished 35 year career at the Biloxi and Gulfport Veteran's Administration, where he retired as the Chief of Corrective Therapy. His parents, Dolly and Erma Moore, preceded him in death. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Reuben E. Ogborn, 59, of Colfax, died Thursday, January 17, 2008. He was born on February 21, 1942, to the union of Edward David Ogborn and Mattie Lee Horne Ogborn. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Glenn Ogborn. Funeral services will be at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria. Gary Lee Robinson, age 71 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Thursday, January 17, 2008. Mr. Robinson was born on July 9, 1936 in St. Louis, Michigan. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, Infant Cherish Hope Thomas died Friday, January 17, 2008 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her brother, Patrick Thomas. Burial will follow at Woolmarket Cemetery. Jay Weems, age 53, of Carriere died Jan. 17, 2008. Burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Willet Whiting, 79, of Gulfport, died Thursday, January 17, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Whiting was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Nellie Whiting; and his sister, Marilyn Whiting. A Graveside Service will be at Biloxi National Cemetery. January 18 Joseph Decell, 25, of Biloxi died Friday, January 18, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Decell was preceded in death by his grandfather Dr. John F. Klees. Interment will be in Long Beach City Cemetery. Mary Langdon of Gulfport, died Fri. January 18, 2008. Mrs. Langdon to Jordan Funeral Home, Kosciusko, MS for services. Pauline Miller was born on October 27, 1931 in Rankin County, MS to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Beverly. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and one grandson, Marcus Stallings. Burial will follow at Southern Memorial Park. Mr. Bobbie G. Mize, 80, of Gautier, passed away on January 18, 2008. Graveside Service: St. Peters Cemetery in Oxford, MS. January 19 Lena Florence Spight Adams, 94, of Gulfport died Saturday, January 19, 2008. Interment will follow in Evergreen Gardens in Gulfport. Mrs. Betty M. Anderson of Orangeburg, S.C. died Jan. 18, 2008. Visit: S.C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance. Service: Robinson Chapel UMC, Liberty, S.C. Mr. James D. Blankenship, Jr., 65, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, January 19, 2008. Mr. Blankenship was born in Washington. He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Lee Blankenship. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery with military honors. Philip Paul Graf was born in New Orleans, LA. He served in World War II in the 82nd Airborne 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Alpha-Co) for about three years. Mr. Graf passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Biloxi at the age of 82 . Philip was brother to the late Shirley Bonewitz, Miriam Jones, Exzilda Gleber and Elise Lotz. Services were held at Biloxi National Cemetery. Mrs. LaVergne Griffin Hatch, age 88, of Rome and Atlanta, Georgia, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008, in Atlanta. She lived in Gulfport from 2001 until 2005. Mrs. Hatch was born in Polk County, Georgia on November 28, 1919, daughter of the late Fletcher Colquitt Griffin and the late Jennie Hollis Griffin. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Homer Hatch, on January 17, 2001, and by a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Griffin Tweed. Interment will follow in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens. Rev. William Carlie Hill, Sr., 79, died January 17, 2008. A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 19, 2008, with visitation at Natchez Trace Funeral Home and burial to follow in the Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. Hill was born December 9, 1928 in Gulfport, MS. He was the only child of the late Curtis and Alma Parker Hill. Rev. Hill graduated from Gulfport High School in 1949. He was called into the ministry September 19, 1957. He was licensed at Broadmoor Baptist of Gulfport. He was ordained by Dr. Leavell at First Baptist of Gulfport. He served many churches including First Baptist of Gulfport as Minister to the Deaf 1960-1964. Johnny Mark Qualls, 61, died Jan. 19, 2008, at his home in Pascagoula, Miss. He was born May 15, 1946. Grave site services will be at the Biloxi National Veterans Cemetery in Biloxi, Miss. James Adam Salters, Jr., age 60, of Marquez, TX, formerly of Ocean Springs, passed away on January 19, 2008 in Houston, TX. He was born February 4, 1947 in Biloxi, MS to James Adam and Mary Virginia Salters, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandmother, Bertie Varnado; and brother, Richard Salters. Burial to follow at Bellande Cemetery in Ocean Springs, MS. January 20 Bidwell Atwood Barnes, 86, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born on November 8, 1921 to the union of Atward D. and Brunetta E. Collins Barnes in Pineville, MS. Bidwell (Bid) joined the United States Army serving in the famous 92nd Buffalo Division and saw duty in Italy during World War II as a medical corpsman. He served as a military instructor during the Korean Conflict. Burial Biloxi National Cemetery. Janie Combs Bruton, age 88, of Gulfport, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Bruton was born in Shuqualak, MS. She worked with youth and missions at her church, Gulfport Church of the Nazarene. Ms. Bruton is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, A. W. Bruton; her parents, Walter Jhue and Lillie Dale Combs; her brothers and sisters, Joe, Lamar, and Judson Combs, Louise Peterson, Laura Grace Nester, and Rebecca Jernigan; her daughter, Shelly D. Brown; her grandson, Arthur Dwayne Traylor; and her son-in-law, Charles Traylor. Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Green Albert "Al" Chewning, 72, of Sylvester, Ga., passed away Jan. 20, 2008.. Funeral services were held Jan. 22, 2008. Followed by a service at the Old Cotton Hill Shiloh Cemetery in Clay County, Ga., with full military honors. Mr. Chewning was born in Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga., on Nov. 21, 1935. Mr. Chewning was preceded in death by his parents, Earnest Albert Chewning and Myrkle Lee Lofton Chewning; Mr. Chewning retired at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss., from the Air Force after 20 years of service and then retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga., after 20 years. Herbert Thomas Busby, 49, of Picayune died Jan. 20, 2008 in Pearl. Graveside service: New Palestine Cemetery, Picayune. Holly Manley, 49, of Biloxi, MS, died on Sunday, January 20, 2008, in Ocean Springs after a difficult and long fight with cancer. She was born in Gulfport, MS on the 20th of January, 1959 to her parents Jessie Dewitt and Grace Evelyn Dickson. January 21 Jacob Bauer, Jr., 95, of Biloxi, died on Monday, January 21, 2008. Jacob is preceded in death by his parents, Jacob, Sr. and Adele Landwehr Bauer; sisters, Adele Jordan and Naomi Bauer; brothers, Elmore Bauer, Sr. and Calvin Bauer. Burial will be in Southern Memorial Park. Bennie Ray Cherry, 75, of Gpt. died Mon. 1/21/08 in Biloxi. Burial at Biloxi National Cem. Bernice R. Schultz, 87, b. May 2, 1920 - d. Jan. 21, 2008, of Three Rivers, Michigan; formerly of Elkhart, IN, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, in Three Rivers. She married Richard Louis Schultz on Feb. 28, 1942. He died in 1978. Along with her husband, she lived in Elkhart for nearly 35 years before moving to Biloxi. Hazel Lois Thurmon died Jan. 21, 2008; born on Sept. 28, 1942, in Biloxi, Miss., to the late Murphy Sr., and Eloise Wilson. Preceding her in death were her parents, Murphy Sr. and Eloise Wilson; one sister, Evelyn Seymour; and one brother, Murphy Wilson, Jr. Burial will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery. January 22 Miss. Mary Louise Lepre, 76, of D'Iberville, died Tuesday, 1-22-08. A Mass of Christian Burial is Monday at Blessed Selos Catholic Church. Burial in D'Iberville Memorial Park. Marie E. Petty of Dover, Delaware died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. She was 85. She was born Jan. 22, 1923, in Nurnberg, Germany, daughter of the late Johann Ludwig Friedrich and Kunigunde (Winkelmann) Egkert. Marie came to Biloxi, Miss., in 1951, and moved to Dover in 1957. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William C. Petty; and a daughter, Karin B. Franklin. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Delaware. Hazel Velma Ladner Stone, died on January 22, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Stone was born May 13, 1911 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Calvin & Ethel Ladner; her husband, C. H. "Pops" Stone, who was the lighthouse keeper at Ship Island for 30 years; a son, Rev. C. H. Stone, Jr. and wife Myrtis Anderson; daughter-in-law, Olene Knott Stone; son-in-law, William Wayne Donald; grandsons, Billy Wayne Donald, Jr., and C. H. Stone, III; great grandson, Calvin Amos Lee; sisters, Florence "Sister" Collins and Gladys Hall; brothers, Felton Hoarce, Clifton, Calvin, George, Wayne, Kenneth, and Lamar Ladner. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Jefferson Clarke Wilson, 64, of Starkville died on January 22, 2008. He was born in Gulfport, MS. His body was laid to rest in the old Noxubee Cemetery in the middle of the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. January 23 Glorya Olivia Sanders (b. Carr) passed away in Anderson, South Carolina January 23, 2008. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on November 14, 1925 to Ray L. V. Carr and Mary Katherine O'Leary. Elden Lee Diehl, age 70, of Escatawpa and formerly of Clearwater, FL died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 in Biloxi VA Hospital. He was born Aug. 28, 1937 in N. Lewisburg, Oh. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene Diehl; parents, Don and Pauline Diehl; brother, Ed Diehl. Graveside Service will be at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, MS with military honors. Mark L. Geiger, age 55, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Visitation at St. Clare Church 1443 Cedar Ave., Cincinnati, OH . Tuesday from 10 a.m. until time of Mass of Christian Burial. Mr. Vernon D. "Scrappy" Matthews, 66, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, 1-23-08. Visitation :at St. Marks Episcopal Church, Gulfport. Velina M. Niolet, age 86, of Pass Christian, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Mrs. Niolet was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Niolet; her parents, Fred and Celina Ladner; and her brothers, Edward and Houston Ladner. Interment will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery at Rotten Bayou Cemetery. Hau Thi Nguyen, 81, died Wed., 1-23-08. Service: Vietnamese Catholic Church, Biloxi. January 24 Louis A. Evans, Jr. , 78, of Gulfport died January 24, 2008. Mr. Evans is preceded in death by his wife, Verlillian Taylor Evans, his parents; Bertha Clayton Evans, Louis A. Evans, Sr.; sisters, Julia Butler Sherlene Buford; a brother, James Buford. Interment: Biloxi National Cemetery. Mrs. Clara Maloy, 75, of Gulfport, died Jan. 24 at Memorial Hospital. Burial will be in Bounds Cemetery, Wiggins. Mary Virginia (Jennie) Gaddy, age 80, of Gulfport, died on Thursday, January 24, 2008. Mrs. Gaddy was born on October 11, 1927 in Hattiesburg, but lived most of her life in Gulfport. Mrs. Gaddy was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford Curtis Smith and Mittie Lee Smith of Hattiesburg; her husband, Ira E. Gaddy, Jr.; and a daughter, Catherine Jane Gaddy. Interment will be in Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi. Mr. Thomas D. Harris, 80, of Ocean Springs, Miss., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. He was preceded in death by a sister, Opal Harris McNeil; and brothers, Hudson Harris, Ben Harris, and Carl Harris. Mr. Harris was born in Pineville, Miss. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. Thomas Jefferson Hickman, Jr., 86, of Diamondhead, MS passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2008. He was born in Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Betty Lou Hickman and his parents, Margaret and Thomas J. Hickman, Sr. A Memorial Service will be held at Diamondhead Community Church in Diamondhead, MS. Mrs. Junie "June" Louise Shoemaker Jarrett, 68, of North Biloxi, MS, died on Thursday, January 24, 2008. Mrs. Jarrett was born on September 25, 1939 in Gulfport. Mrs. Jarrett was preceded in death by her father, Rev. Hiram Shoemaker, a brother, Phillip Shoemaker, and sister, Mirna Shoemaker, all of Biloxi. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. Henry Lee "T-May" May of Gulfport was born in Lawrence County, MS to John and Eliza May. Henry Lee May passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the age of 89. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Nell May-Dennis and Son Houston May; his parents, John and Eliza May; his first wife, Jessie Lee Newsome May; five brothers: Bragg, Peter, Houston, Albert, and Willie May; two sisters: Fannie Sanders and Laura Jones; two grandchildren: John Christopher and John Henry Willett; three great grandchildren: Josiah and Isaiah Hulum and Reggie King Jr. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Garden in Gulfport. Bernard Thomas "Bennie" Ulrich, Jr., 81 of Pass Christian died on Thursday, January 24, 2008. Bennie was born November 17, 1926 in Pineville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard Ulrich, Sr. and Edvidge Babin Ulrich; son, Donnie Ulrich; five brothers, Godfrey, Dennis, Jack Sr., Raymond, and Louis Ulrich; and sister, Margaret Sims. Burial to follow at Old DeLisle Cemetery in DeLisle, MS. Jan 25 Mildred Yancey Boyett, age 89, a resident of Woolmarket, MS passed away Friday, January 25, 2008. Mrs. Boyett was preceded in death by her husband, Elgin Boyett, five brothers, Herman, Buford, Jasper, Mark and Charlie Yancey; and two sisters, Ruth Willbanks and Frances Hopper. Interment will follow at Coalville Cemetery in Woolmarket, MS. Marie Eileen Erickson, 87, of Benton, KY died at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Erickson, two brothers, Jack Olson and Elmer Olson and her parents, Harry Olson and Mary Campbell Olson. The Memorial Service will be at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Burial at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, MS Christine Murble Lee (Burr) Landry, age 92, of Ocean Springs, died of natural causes on January 25, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Merdick and Mary Emma Burr; her husband, Rholand Patrick Landry; her infant daughter, Christine; her brothers, Cade, Timmie, and James Burr; and her sisters, Ella Mae Gabershek, Ravenell B. Bingham, and Vickie Harrell Carter. She was born in Franklin County, MS on June 13, 1915. Burial will be at Lakelawn Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. Ronnie Coleman Lee, age 64, of Gautier died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry F. Lee and Inez D. Lee; sister, Vickey L. Moore. Interment at Biloxi National Cemetery with military honors. Earline S. Martin passed away on January 25, 2008. She was 77 years of age, former resident of Bay St. Louis, MS and a current resident of Gretna, LA. Interment Westlawn Memorial Park. Gerald Austin Price, 75 died Friday, January 25, 2008 .Mr. Price was born March 21, 1932 in Bogalusa, LA. He is a 1949 graduate of Pascagoula High School. He was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Price. Interment will be at Machpelah Cemetery with military honors. Patrick J. Smith, age 84 and a resident of Jackson, LA, died on Friday, January 25, 2008. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Douglas & Vera Moran Smith; his wife, Anna Williams Smith, and his brothers, Douglas, Jerry, and Terry Smith. Private services were held at the National Cemetery in Biloxi, MS. Charles Douglas Williams was born October 15, 1933 to Elia and Gertrude Williams. Charles Douglas Williams passed away in Houston, TX Friday, January, 25, 2008 at the age of 75. He is preceded in death by his parents; his brothers: Elia Williams, Jr. and Andrew Williams; a sister: Johnny P. Redd. Burial will be private at the Biloxi National Cemetery. January 26 Paul M. "Paw Paw" Ballard, age 70 and a resident of Biloxi, died Saturday, January 26, 2008. Mr. Ballard was a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, and retired as M/Sgt. after 21 years in the U.S. Air Force. He also retired from the Biloxi Police Department after 20 years service. Mr. Ballard was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Florida Ballard. Burial will follow in the National Cemetery in Biloxi. Honors will be provided by the Biloxi Police Department and Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard. Edward J. "E. J. / Ed" Herndon, 78, of Waveland, MS died on Saturday, January 26, 2008. He was born July 29, 1929 in Hancock County and made his home in Waveland, MS. He is preceded in death by his parents, Flem Herndon and Thelma Nelson, his first wife, Wilma Johnson Herndon, his son, Keith Herndon, his sisters, Dorothy Case and Doris Lee, half-brothers, Garvin "Bull" and James "Buddy" Herndon. Interment will follow in Garden of Memory Cemetery in Bay St. Louis. Thomas K. "Tommy" Lamb of Gulfport passed away January 26, 2008. Tommy was preceded in death by his father, Charles Lamb, his mother, Zallie Roberts; son, Jeff Lamb; sister, Charlotte; and brothers, Everett and Bobby Lamb. Tommy donated his body to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for research. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Audrey Mae Lizana Manuel, age 78 of Pass Christian, died on Saturday, January 26, 2008. Mrs. Manuel was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Paul & Jessie Jewel Stewart Lizana; her husbands, Dennis Ulrich and Clarence Manuel; a sister, Marion Glassey and her brothers, Burt Lizana and Leland Lizana. Burial will follow at Old DeLisle Cemetery. Robert T. Payne, age 34, of Gulfport, died on January 26, 2008. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport. Preston 'Leo' Vance, age 81, of Gulfport, died on January 26, 2008. Mr. Vance was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Nellie E. Vance, and two brothers. The funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church of Lizana. Burial will follow at Shaw Cemetery. January 27 Infant Isaac Nathaniel Carmony passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 in Gulfport. Isaac was preceded in death by his brother Dalton Carmony. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Margaret "Odell" Fountain, 88, of D'Iberville, MS, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Fountain was born in Birmingham, AL and had been a longtime resident of D'Iberville. Mrs. Fountain was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Joseph "Sock" Fountain; father, Lowell Mason Robinson; mother, Eula Mae Robinson Dandridge; sons, Lowell Edgar Fountain and Gerard Anthony Fountain; brothers, Fred Robinson and Roy Robinson; and sisters, Opal Robinson, Hazel Williams, Ruby Cox and Thelma Fountain. Interment will follow in Fountain Cemetery in D'Iberville. Bobby (Bob) Harmon, age 46, of Bloomfield, MO, formerly of Gulfport and Clarksdale, MS, died Sunday morning January 27th 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Harmon, Jr. and niece Angelica Maria (Jell) Cassatta. Burial will follow at Finley Cemetery, Hwy 53, Lyman, MS. Isabella B. Jones, 75, of Pass Christian died Sunday, January 27, 2008. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband, Howard L. Jones; daughter Gail F. Jones; parents, Joseph E. and Beatrice Schaeffer; sister Josephine Songer; and brother Joseph E. Schaeffer, Jr. Interment will be in D'Iberville Memorial Park. Doris K. Leonard. Died January 27, 2008. There will be no services. Beverly Doris Klienpeter Leonard, age 78, of Ocean Springs died Jan. 27, 2008. Patsy K. McGuire, age 51, died January 27, 2008 in Gulfport, MS. She was born on October 24, 1956 in Cherry Point, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her father, Norman McGuire. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Freda "Mimi" Patterson Wise January 25, 1937 - January 27, 2008. Services: First Unitarian Universalist Church located at 1808 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville TN. January 28 James E. Cook, Sr. age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS. Diedon January 28, 2008. James was born on December 1, 1935, in Shelby, NC to the late Reverend Marvin and Marie Cook of Kings Mountain, NC. He was preceded in death by a brother, Reverend Carl Ray Cook of Kings Mountain, NC, a grandson, James E. Cook III of Hurley, MS., a grand-daughter, Josie Cook of Douglasville, GA. and a favorite cousin, Frank Simpson of Casar, NC. Graveside service at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Mr. William C. Edelman, 88, of Biloxi died Monday, 1-28-08. Bill was born to Clyde Seth Edelman and Eula Pierman Edelman on December 13, 1919 in Seneca, Nebraska. Bill leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Edith Cruthirds Edelman. Interment is in D'Iberville Memorial Park. Gladys Marie Edwards, age 59 of Gulfport, MS passed away Monday, January 28, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Norman J. Gonsoulin, 73, of Ocean Springs, passed away January 28, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Neville and Jeanne Gonsoulin, and a sister, Rose Medlin. Interment will follow in Biloxi City Cemetery. Alfred W. Henke, 85, formerly of Gulfport, died Jan. 28, 2008 in Hollywood, FL. William King, 46, of Mobile, died 12/31/07 in Mobile. Service.: Mon. 1/28/08, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi. Burial: Biloxi National Cemetery. Mrs. Sue Kunz, age 69, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lemuel and Exie Piper; grandsons, Matthew Frederick Phillips and Jacob Andrew Moore; great-grandson, Gabriel Moeller; sister, Romain Starbody; and brothers, Burl Noble and Carroll Piper. Services will follow on Friday, February 1, 2008, at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois, with burial on Saturday. Mrs. Odessa Lamb, 77, of Gulfport died Monday, January 28, 2008 . She was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands, Edmond A. Stone and Gerald M. Lamb. Interment will be in Hickory Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumberton. Mary Corley Matthews, 68, died Monday, January 28, 2008. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Lee Smith, 56, of Biloxi, died Monday, January 28, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Beulah Smith, brothers, Frederick Smith, Herman Smith Jr., and Milton Smith. Interment will be at Biloxi City Cemetery. January 29 Mary Myrick Batchelor, age 92, of Gulfport, died on January 29, 2008. Mary was born on January 25, 1916, in Laurel, MS, to James William (J. W.) Myrick and Audie Ford Myrick. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph Bertrand Batchelor, and a grandson, Emerson 'Pepper' Newton Harris, Jr. Burial will follow at Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens. Violet J. Bridge, age 77, of Biloxi passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband or 32 years, Harold L. Bridge; five brothers and two sisters. Burial will follow at Roseland Park Cemetery in Hattiesburg, MS. Mr. Holden D. "Chick" Bragg, 70, of Gulfport died Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Mr. Bragg was born in Danielsville, GA Mr. Bragg retired from the Gulfport Police Department in 1982 after twenty years of service. Mr. Bragg was preceded in death by his parents, Horace H. and Ruby Bond Bragg, and a brother, Stanley Bragg. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery Gulfport. Mr. Horace Patrick Gautier, 97, died January 29, 2008 at his home in Biloxi. Horace was born in Pascagoula. The Gautier family moved to Biloxi when he was a young boy. He was a 1931 graduate of Biloxi High School where he played football on Biloxi's Big Eight championship team. He also attended Louisiana Tech College on a football scholarship. While serving with the Mississippi National Guard, Horace was called to active duty during World War II. He attended Field Artillery Mechanics School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated first in his class. He was assigned to the 109th Field Artillery Division Battalion where he attained the rank of Tech-Sergeant and was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery during the Battle of the Bulge. Horace and his partner Edgar Byrd owned and operated Gautier and Byrd Oil Wharf and boat dealership in Biloxi until their retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Mercee' Jane' Gautier, four brothers, five sisters and one great- granddaughter. Funeral service will be at The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer (DeMiller Hall). Interment will be at the Biloxi National Cemetery with Masonic graveside services. Beulah Delores Ladner, 89, of Waveland, MS passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2008. She was born in Lakeshore and was a lifelong resident of Hancock County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Hale, her parents, Randoulph and Corine Walters Ladner, and her brothers, Lloyd Ladner, R.J. Ladner, Jr., and James Ladner. Entombment will follow in Lakeshore Cemetery in Lakeshore, MS. Robert Charles "Robbie" McDonald, 59, of Pass Christian died Tuesday, January 29, 2008.He was a member of Holy Family Parish in Pass Christian. Visitation will be Friday evening at the Funeral Home on 15th Street in Gulfport. The funeral service will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Grady Terrol "Terry" Rainey, age 67, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Terry was born in Meridian, MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grady L. and Vashti Rainey. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Gulf Coast Worship Center on 28th Street in Long Beach. A private burial will be at a later date. Clara Mae Ramage, 86, of Derma died Jan. 28, 2008. Survived by grandson, Kevin. Visit: 5-8 p.m., Jan. 30 and Service 10 a.m. Jan. 31, Pryor F. H., Calhoun City. January 30 Dennis Charles Holt, 55, of Kiln, MS passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. He was born in Jacksonville, FL and was a resident of Kiln, MS for the past 34 years He is preceded in death by his parents, James & Eva Holt. The visitation is at the Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis, MS. Delores Pearce, 72, of Pass Christian, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Mrs. Pearce is preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Pearce. Dorothy J. Spence, age 74, resident of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. She was preceded in death by her father, Clifford Saucier. Burial will follow at Evergreen Gardens in Gulfport. Mrs. Myrtle Theriot, 82, of Perkinston died Jan. 30, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Monroe and Phoebie Watts Carroll and one sister, Mamie Lou Wilkes. A funeral service will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Wiggins. Graveside Service at Biloxi National Cemetery. Kathleen S. Traub, age 83 of Kiln, died on 1-30-08. Private services. Wilford C. Wise, 79, died Wed. Jan. 30 in Hattiesburg. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Myrtle Theriot, age 82, of Perkinston died January 30, 2008 at Stone County Hospital. January 31 Mrs. Susan Jean Anderson Barnes, age 55, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, January 31, 2008. Susan was born in Liberty, MS. She taught mathematics at Biloxi High School. She also belonged or had belonged to the Historic Ocean Springs Association (HOSA). Susan was preceded in death by her parents, James Harland Anderson and Eva Jeanette Bryant Anderson of Liberty. Frances Hazel Garcia Bilbo, age 77, and a resident of Waveland, died Thursday, January 31, 2008. Mrs. Bilbo was born in Hancock County, MS on December 16, 1930. Mrs. Bilbo was preceded in death by her husband, John V. Bilbo; parents John S. Garcia Sr. and Inez Perrone Garcia; brothers, Earl Garcia, George Garcia, Morris Garcia, Sidney Garcia Jr., and Elvin Garcia; sisters, Pearl Carter, Mary Fricke, Margaret Bourgeois and Hazel Brune; and grandchild, Stacey Miller. Interment will follow in Waveland Cemetery. Faye Harrah, age 88, of Saucier. Mrs. Harrah will be sent from the Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, to Park Ridge, IL, for services. Bobby Ray Ladner, age 74, of Gulfport died on January 31, 2008. Mr. Ladner was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Ray Ladner, his parents, a grandchild, and two sisters. Burial will follow at Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens. Ernest Russell Lala, Sr., 61 of Biloxi died Thursday, January 31, 2008. A native of New Orleans, LA. Memorial Service: Howard Avenue Chapel. Henry John Murch Jr., 93, of Gulfport, died January 31, 2008. Private services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Wilma "Lee" Coleman Stepanovich, 81, of Providence Village TX, died Thursday Jan. 31, 2008 in Pilot Point, TX. Mrs. Stepanovich was born in Laurel, MS and had been a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast before moving to Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Albert J. Stepanovich; parents, Arrie and Arcola Barlow Coleman; and a brother Earl Coleman. Interment will follow in D'Iberville Memorial Park. Audrey Ann Wheeler, age 66, a resident of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2008. He is preceded in death by her parents Eugene and Viola LaFontaine; her brothers Gene and Jerry LaFontaine; her sisters Betty Dorn, and Eloise LaFontaine. Burial will follow at Waveland City Cemetery. Additional Comments: To View All copied Archived messages: http://archived.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ms-harrison-obits http://www.rootsweb.com/~msharri2/ http://www.usgwtombstones.org/mississippi/ms-harrison.htm This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 32.8 Kb