Jerri Bitowf
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
GULFPORT - Jerri Bitowf, 50, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Bitowf was born in Tylertown and was a longtime resident of the Coast. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis M. Bitowf Sr.; a son, Dennis M. Bitowf Jr., both of Gulfport; her parents, James and Connie Clark; and a sister, Brenda Newcombe, all of Moss Point.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with burial in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Elvan Ray Burcham
Funeral: Graveside at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Elvan Ray Burcham, 71, died Friday, May 26, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Burcham was a native of Alcorn County and a resident of Pass Christian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Callie Evetts Burcham; and two sisters, Cora Keeton and Annie Bingham.
Survivors include three brothers, James Clayton Burcham of Corinth, Randale Burcham of Memphis and Clabern Burcham of Savannah, Tenn.; and two sisters, Velma Steen and Chesteen McCallester, both of Corinth.
A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Biloxi National Cemetery. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
Mary A. Crouch
Funeral: Graveside at 11 a.m. today at Live Oak Cemetery in Pass Christian.
JACKSON - Mary Asbury Crouch, 96, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Jackson.
Mrs. Crouch was a native of Clarkesville, Ga., and was a former resident of Hattiesburg and Gulfport. She had been a resident of Jackson since 1990. She was a member of a number of civic clubs, social clubs and church activities. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson where she was a member of the Altar Guild.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary C. Rawson of Jackson; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today at Live Oak Cemetery in Pass Christian. Mark Seepe Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 459, Pass Christian, MS 39571.
Frank Gilmore
Funeral: 11 a.m. today at Hartwell's Christian Mortuary in Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Frank Gilmore, 85, died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Gilmore was employed as a truck driver and was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Hattie Gilmore.
Survivors include two stepdaughters, Lola Montgomery of Gulfport and Elizabeth Kennedy of Compton, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 11 a.m. today at Hartwell's Christian Mortuary in Gulfport where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Gardens in Gulfport.
Miller Green
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Resurrection of Life in Picayune.
PICAYUNE - Mr. Miller Green, 54, died Thursday, May 25, 2000, in Picayune.
Mr. Green was a native of Colorado City, Texas and was director of food services at SHRM. He was a retired veteran after serving 13 years and was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Colorado City.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Bracy.
Survivors include his wife, Henrietta Green of Picayune; three sons, Corwin Lewis of Picayune, Jeffery Lewis of New Orleans and Robert Lewis of Killeen, Texas; his father, Rev. Robert Bracy; three brothers, Danny Green of Virginia, Ronnie Green of South Carolina and Steven Belvin of Texas; two sisters, Sandra Green and Anetta Green, both of Texas; and eight grandchildren.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Resurrection of Life in Picayune where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Nancy Lee Guericke
Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Funeral Home in Wellsville, Ohio.
WELLSVILLE, Ohio - Nancy Lee Yost Mathews Guericke, 56, of Maple Avenue, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Guericke was born Jan. 29, 1944, in East Liverpool, Ohio, was a 1961 graduate of Wellsville High School and a 1962 graduate of A & G School of Beauty Culture of East Liverpool. She was a former resident of Gulfport. She was an Army veteran serving as a medical specialist. She was a homemaker and a Protestant.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward L. Mathews; and her parents, William J. and Ruth A. Boley Yost.
Survivors include her husband, Alvert Guericke of Wellsville; three daughters, Mrs. James "Yvonne" Roy of Bangor, Maine, Mrs. Derf "Katherine" Caudill of Wiggins, and Michelle Mathews of East Liverpool, Ohio; two sons, James Edward Mathews and David Wayne Mathews, both of Gulfport; a brother, William James Yost of Wellsville; and 15 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Roberts Funeral Home, 631 Main St., Wellsville. A service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with burial in Bethel United Presbyterian Cemetery in Salineville, Ohio, with full military honors.
Harvey Reed Johnson
NEW ORLEANS - Mr. Harvey Reed Johnson, 61, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in New Orleans.
Arrangements are incomplete at Owens-Ramey Funeral Home in Wiggins.
Theodore M. Kreutzer
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. today at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lumberton.
BAXTERVILLE - Mr. Theodore M. Kreutzer, 85, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Baxterville.
Mr. Kreutzer was a veteran of World War II and was retired from the East Jefferson Hospital in Metairie. He was a member of Baxterville Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Dorothy Jones.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel L. Kreutzer of Baxterville; a daughter, Annette Kreutzer of Brookhaven; three sons, Garland Kreutzer and Harvey Kreutzer, both of Kenner, La., and Harold Kreutzer of Springfield, La.; a stepson, James Rayborn of Gulfport; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 2:30 p.m. today at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lumberton where friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wiggins.
Sarah Kristensen
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Holder-Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Moss Point.
PASCAGOULA - Sarah Abbott Kristensen, age unavailable, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Lucedale.
Mrs. Kristensen was born in Lottsburg, Va., and was a member of Griffin Street Baptist Church where she was a member of the Sunshine Sunday School class.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Lee Abbott; her second husband, Kenneth Kristensen; two sons, Walter Hubbard Abbott and James T. Abbott; a grandson, James Abbott; her parents, George and Carrie Kitching; a brother, Seymour Kitching; and a sister, Louise Dize.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen Clark and Joyce Evans; a son, Earl Abbott; a brother, Ernest Kitching; and a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point. A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with burial in Jackson County Memorial Gardens.
Lawrence F. Laurie Sr.
Funeral: Memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home Chapel in Gulfport.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Lawrence F. Laurie Sr., 75, of Pass Christian, died Friday, May 26, 2000, in Houston, TX.
Mr. Laurie was a native and former resident of New Orleans, LA, and had been a resident of Pass Christian for fifteen years. He was a retired marine insurance adjuster and former AS Port Purser with States Marine Lines. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II as a Chief Administrative Supply Officer. He was a deacon at Lake Forest Baptist Church, New Orleans, and a member of Diamondhead Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Jenkins Laurie of Pass Christian; two daughters, Catherine Veque and husband, Sonny of Huntsville, AL, and Elaine Duplechaine and husband, Roger of Houston, TX; a son, Lawrence F. Laurie Jr., and wife, Doreen of Houston, TX; two sisters, Frances Sommers of New Orleans, LA, and Cecile Panepinto of Harvey, LA; and three grandchildren; Michelle Veque, Justin Laurie and Carlynn Laurie.
There will be a memorial service Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport where friends may call from 1 p.m. until service time.
The family prefers memorials to one's favorite charity.
Mau Van Le
BILOXI - Mau Van Le, 41, died Friday, May 26, 2000, in Slidell.
Mr. Le was a native of Vietnam and a resident of Biloxi. He was employed as a technician in the electronics industry.
Survivors include two sons, Kevin Le and Peter Le; two daughters, Jessica Le and Tiffany Le, all of Alhambra, Calif.; his parents, Co Van Le and Ba Lam Le of Vietnam; and four brothers and sisters, Mike Le of Ocean Springs, Dung Le of Orlando, Fla., Thong Le of San Jose, Calif., and Lam Le of Biloxi.
A service was held at 3 p.m. Monday at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
Thomas Michael Louis
Funeral: Graveside at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BILOXI - Thomas Michael Louis, 68, died Sunday, May 5, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Louis was a native of Youngstown, Ohio and a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for ine years. He was Marine Corps veteran of the Korean Conflict and was named to the High School Football Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. He was a Catholic.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Theresa Louis.
Survivors include his wife, Olga V. Louis of Biloxi; a son, Mike Wade Louis of Chesapeake, Va.; three daughters, Theresa Ramsay and Patricia Rogers, both of Biloxi and Cathy Cale of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Robert A. Louis of Liverpool, Ohio; a sister, Cathryn Urbach; and 10 grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Biloxi National Cemetery. Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, Beauvoir Road, Biloxi, is in charge of arrangements.
David Lee Musgrave
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
SAUCIER - Mr. David Lee Musgrave, 31, of Saucier, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Musgrave was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and had been a resident of the Coast for 11 years. He worked at the President-Broadwater Beach Hotel Resort.
Survivors include his parents, James and Judy Musgrave of Saucier; his grandparents, Max and Betty Hedlund of Newton, Iowa; his great-grandparents, Coral Stewart of Newton, Iowa; a brother and his wife, Jim Allen and Teresa L. Musgrave of Shalimar, FL; a nephew, Jason Allen Musgrave of Shalimar, FL; and a host of uncles, aunts and cousins.
Visitation will be Wednesday, May 31, 2000, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport. The funeral services will be Thursday, June 1, 2000, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel with burial in Marinatha Baptist Church Cemetery in Perkinston.
Harry L. Notter Jr.
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Long Beach.
LONG BEACH - Harry L. "Jack" Notter Jr., 80, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Notter was a native of Hunington, W. Va. and was part owner of Port Marine Supply. He retired from the U.S.D.A Department of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables as an inspector after 30 years of service and had been a resident of the Coast since 1977. He was a Marine Corps veteran and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Long Beach from 1977 where he held several positions.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harry L. Notter Sr.; his mother, Maude Byrd; his stepfather, Richard Byrd; and a sister, Lilly Hnatyshyn.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Hale Notter of Long Beach; a son, Michael L. Notter of Gulfport; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Long Beach where friends may call one hour before service time. Graveside services will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens on Lorraine Road in Handsboro. Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue in Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to First United Methodist Church, 208 Pine St., Long Beach, MS 39560.
Rev. Owen E. Patton Sr.
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church.
SAUCIER - Rev. Owen E. Patton Sr., 90, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Saucier.
Rev. Patton was a lifetime resident of Harrison County and was retired from Ingalls as a welder coordinator after 33 years of service. He was a former Baptist minister of 25 years, and a dairyman.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Wilson Patton; a son, Owen E. Patton Jr.; nine brothers and sisters, Eula Burrows, Ida Johnson, Ada Reeves, Harvey Patton, Ollie J. Patton, Clayton Patton Sr., Bernice Patton, Joel Patton, and Adrema Patton.
Survivors include three daughters, Doye Parker of Perkinston, Wanda Coward of Wiggins, and Carol Shiyou of Saucier; four sons, Roy D. Patton, Ronnie Patton, and Donald "Butch" Patton of Saucier, and Wendell W. Patton of Perkinston; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Riemann Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North in Gulfport. A service will be at 2 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church on Mississippi 53, where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Patton Cemetery in Harrison County.
John Duncan Pfister
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Nicholson.
CARRIERE - John Duncan Pfister, 68, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Collins.
Mr. Pfister was a native of New Orleans and was retired from the Marines as an E-8 Master Sergeant. He received the following awards: Presidential Unit Citation, Cross of Gallantry and Vietnam Campaign Medal Korean PUC. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Nicholson.
Survivors include his wife, Judith "Sissie" McDaniel Pfister of Carriere; two daughters, Linda Garcia of Covington, La., and Eileen Chatellier of Madisonville, La.; a son, John Kevin Pfister of Madisonville; a brother, Michael Pfister of Covington; four sisters, Jane Semmes of New Orleans, Anne Chapman of Metairie, Elizabeth Holdrieth of Baton Rouge and Joelle Campana of Rohmert, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.
A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Nicholson where friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
Johnnie W. Pickle
MOSS POINT - Johnnie W. Pickle, 89, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Moss Point.
Arrangements are incomplete at Jackson County Funeral Services in Escatawpa.
Robert Reinhardt Scherrer Sr.
MOBILE - Robert Reinhardt Scherrer Sr., 56, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Biloxi.
Arrangements are incomplete at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
June Rita Schneider
Funeral: Graveside at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Louise Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans.
BAY ST. LOUIS - June Rita Schneider, 79, died Friday, May 26, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mrs. Schneider was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Biloxi for the past 21 years. She was a Catholic and a member of the Senior Citizens.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen and Josephine Schmaer Schneider; and two brothers, Louis Schneider and John J. Schneider.
A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
Lula Seal
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday in Estes Chapel of the First Baptist Church of Picayune.
PICAYUNE - Lula Allen Seal, 95, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Picayune.
Mrs. Seal was a native of Newton County and was a retired school teacher. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Picayune and the Eastern Star Picayune Chapter.
Survivors include four brothers, Robert Allen of Oviedo, Fla., D.C. Allen of Okeechobee, Fla., H.M. Allen of Silver City, and R.W. Allen of Newport, R.I.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Estes Chapel of the First Baptist Church of Picayune where friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
Arthur Marcellas Vuyovich Jr.
BILOXI - Arthur Marcellas Vuyovich Jr., 79, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Vuyovich was born in Biloxi and was a resident of Lakewood, N.J., for 30 years. He had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1993. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired from the Navy after 32 years of service. He was employed as a fireman at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey for 20 years and was a life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Lakewood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, "Otto Mike" and Marie Vuyovich; a son, Frank J. Vuyovich; a sister, Dorothy Balius; and two brothers, Harold Vuyovich and Edward Vuyovich.
Survivors include his wife, Alta F. Vuyovich of Biloxi; a son, Arthur M. Vuyovich III of Rockville, Md.; five sisters, Maybelle Ibele and Althea Flint, both of Biloxi, Shirley Davis, Gloria Pyron and Marie Fayard, all of D'Iberville; four brothers, Jack Vuyovich of Ocean Springs, George Vuyovich of Toms River, N.J., Frank Vuyovich of Gulfport and Buddy Vuyovich of D'Iberville; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
Frank P. Wilson
SAUCIER - Frank P. "Bo" Wilson, 27, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
Edward Lee Adams
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Cedar Grove Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Nicholson.
PICAYUNE - Edward Lee Adams, 63, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Picayune.
Mr. Adams was a native of Lockport, La., and a resident of Picayune. He was employed as a welder in the marine construction industry. He was a member of Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Nicholson.
Survivors include his wife, Nellene Sones Adams; two sons, Edward Adams Jr. and Mark Adams; a stepson, Thomas Giluso, all of Picayune; a stepdaughter, Tammy Webre of Houma, La.; two brothers, Elson Adams of Ama, La., and Edmond Adams of Lockport, La.; three sisters, Josephine Adams of Hambert, Ark., Marie Saia of Houma and Stella Adams Westwego, La.; a half-sister, Elvelyn Sarinay of Golden Meadows, La.; a half-brother, Buck Triche of Washington; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church where friends may call an hour before service time. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Mary Elizabeth Benson
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Holder-Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Moss Point.
GRAND BAY, Ala. - Mary Elizabeth Benson, 87, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Grand Bay, Ala.
Mrs. Benson was born Oct. 11, 1912, in Macon, Ga. She was a homemaker and a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Vancleave.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Olita Kitchens; and numerous brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Benson; a son, Cecil Benson, both of Grand Bay; a daughter, Marie Galbraith of Prattville, Ala.; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point. A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with burial to follow in Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cemetery in Vancleave.
Ray N. Bethune
BILOXI - Ray N. Bethune, 80, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Biloxi.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, Beauvoir Road, Biloxi.
Julius Brooks Burge
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. today at the McDonald Funeral Home Chapel in Picayune.
HENLEYFIELD - Julius Brooks Burge, 73, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Henleyfield.
Mr. Burge was a native of Pearl River County. He was employed as a supervisor with Crosby Chemicals in Picayune and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Henleyfield.
Survivors include his wife, Maude White "Connie" Burge of Henleyfield; a son, David M. Burge of Picayune; a brother, Cecil D. Burge of Hattiesburg; two sisters, Bonnie Watson of Henleyfield and Kate Smith of Poplarville; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was held Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. A service will be at 11:30 a.m. today in the funeral home chapel with burial in Henleyfield Cemetery.
Lena Culbreth
GULFPORT - Lena Culbreth, 78, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Culbreth was sent from Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Ave., Gulfport, to Kent-Thornton Funeral Home in Dothan, Ala., for services.
Vida Dunn
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at White Funeral Home Chapel in Poplarville.
POPLARVILLE - Vida Hayes Dunn, 85, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Pearl River County.
Mrs. Dunn was a homemaker and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church in Poplarville.
Survivors include a daughter, Imogene Hoadley; a son, Virgil Dunn, both of Poplarville; two sisters, Bessie Hill of Picayune and Pauline Crofoot of Mangham, La.; two brothers, Ottis Hayes of Poplarville and Daniel Hayes of Carriere; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9:30 tonight at White Funeral Home in Poplarville. A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Elzena Fountain
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home.
BILOXI - Elzena Fountain, 88, died Saturday August 5, 2000 in Biloxi.
Mrs. Fountain was brought up in Brueton, Alabama. She lived and married in Biloxi, Mississippi. She worked many years at Edgewater Gulf Hotel and the Broadwater Beach Hotel. She then moved to California in 1945 and raised her family there. Then she moved back to Mississippi to take care of her ill mother. She died of complications due to cancer and Alzheimers. She had grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren in Idaho, California, Mississippi, Florida, and other states. She was married to Lois J. Fountain Sr. in 1928 and divorced in 1947.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Dora Lindsey; three daughters, Joan Fountain, Rowena Hoffman and Betty Gloria Fountain; one brother, Frederick Fountain; and three sisters, Rowena Tillman, Dorothy Rheinhart and Dora Fargo.
Survivors include three daughters, Geraldine McGinley of Anaheim, California, Maxine Enos of Hayward, California, and Jean Shaw of Richmond, California; four sons, L.J. Fountain Jr. of Bay St. Louis, Eldred Fountain of Biloxi, Ronald Fountain of Castro Valley, California, and Robert Fountain of Anaheim, California; two sisters, Inona Redding of Chesapeake, Virginia, and Carolie Cook of Tampa, Florida; one brother, James Rufus Lindsey Jr. of Pascagoula; 28 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 8, at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. Services will be at 10 a.m. today, August 9, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery.
Charles Franzen Jr.
DIAMONDHEAD - Charles Franzen Jr., 80, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, in Diamondhead.
Mr. Franzen was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a resident of Diamondhead and Kiln. He was a Methodist. He was with the Hillsdale Fire Department in New Jersey for 35 years and the Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service for 20 years. He had been a member of Masonic Lodge No. 325 of Warrensburg, N.Y., since 1943, and the Knight Temple. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. He served as a merchant marine in World War II and was a member of the American Merchant Marine Veterans Association of the Gulf Coast.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Caroline Bohleber Franzen Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Franzen of Kiln; a daughter, Caroline Collignon of Glens Falls, N.Y.; two sons, Charles Franzen III of Kiln and Robert Franzen of North Chili, N.Y.; a sister, Violet Scully of Montvale, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
Jewel G. Johnson
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at the Riemann Funeral Home Chapel, 25th Ave., Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Jewel G. Johnson, 75, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of Georgianna, Ala., and a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She graduated high school in Georgianna and was employed as a secretary at Pass Road Baptist Church of which she was a member. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Newton G. Johnson Sr.; a brother, Foster Gorum; and a sister, Ruby Garner.
Survivors include a son, Guy Johnson of Long Beach; a daughter, Kathy Johnson of Gulfport; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be after noon today at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Ave., Gulfport, with a service to follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery in Georgianna, Ala.
The family prefers memorials to the American Cancer Society, 182-A DeBuys Road, Biloxi MS 39531, or to one's favorite charity.
Carol McKinney
ESCATAWPA - Carol McKinney, 54, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Escatawpa.
Arrangements are incomplete at Jackson County Funeral Services in Escatawpa.
Selden Eugene Newsome
GULFPORT - Selden Eugene Newsome, 65, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport.
Rodney M. Rawls
Funeral: Graveside at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at St. Bernard Cemetery in Breaux Bridge, La.
SAN FRANCISCO - Rodney M. Rawls, 45, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, in San Francisco.
Mr. Rawls was a native of Oxford and had lived in Gulfport most of his life. He graduated from Gulfport High School in 1972 and attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
He was preceded in death by his father, G.H. Rawls Jr.
Survivors include his mother, Florine C. Rawls; three brothers, Michael A. Rawls of San Francisco, Robert L. Rawls of Beaumont, Texas, and Clifford A. Rawls of Gulfport; his grandmother, Mrs. Clayton Castille Sr. of Breaux Bridge, La.; and his longtime companion, Christine Peterson.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Ave., Gulfport. A graveside service will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at St. Bernard Cemetery in Breaux Bridge.
Arthur Hugo Shaw Sr.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
POPLARVILLE - Arthur Hugo Shaw Sr., 82, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Poplarville.
Mr. Shaw was a resident of Poplarville and a lifelong member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was a retired civil service employee at Gulfport V.A. Hospital and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Sherrard Byrd Masonic Lodge No. 353.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Melvina Shaw; and a daughter, Angela Lucille Shaw.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Shaw of Poplarville; a son, Rev. Arthur Hugo Shaw Jr. of Henleyfield; a daughter, Sheila Cruthird of Wiggins; two sisters, Calona Smith of Poplarville and Stella Bacon of Massachusetts; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 tonight until service time at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the church with burial in Hester Cemetery. White Funeral Home in Poplarville is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, 42 Ricky Hickman Road, Poplarville MS 39470.
Thomas Kent Stephenson
Funeral: Graveside at 10 a.m. Friday at Moulton Memorial Park in Moulton, Ala.
PASCAGOULA - Thomas Kent Stephenson, 53, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Mr. Stephenson was born Jan. 29, 1947, in Moulton, Ala. He was a graduate of Auburn University and was employed as senior distributions application programmer supervisor at Ingalls Shipbuilding for 27 years. He was a musician and a former member of First Baptist Church of Pascagoula Orchestra and the Mobile Popps Orchestra.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas B. and Mary Louise Stephenson.
Survivors include his wife, Freda Ann Stephenson of Pascagoula; and three daughters, Heather Marie Pozzo of Batesville, Ariz., Emily Caroline Stephenson of Dallas, Texas, and Amanda Louise Stephenson of Pascagoula.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Moulton Memorial Park in Moulton.
Marianne B. Tillman
Funeral: Graveside at 10 a.m. today in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Gulfport.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. - Marianne Byham Tillman, 51, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Signal Mountain.
Mrs. Tillman was a native of Philadelphia, Pa., and had been a resident of the Chattanooga, Tenn., area for the past 10 years. She was retired from Associates in Communication Disorders of Chattanooga where she was in private practice as well as serving Rivermont Elementary, Tyner Middle and High School, Scenic Land School, Open Arms Care, Inc., and several schools in north Georgia. She was a member of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association and the Tennessee Speech, Language, and Hearing Association. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Signal Mountain where she was a facilitator for adult study groups, greeter, lector and eucharistic minister.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Larry Tillman of Signal Mountain; a son, Lt. Jeff Tillman of Kailua, Hawaii; her parents, Richard and Catherine Byham of Mt. Holly, N.J.; and four brothers, Richard Byham of Atlanta, Frank Byham of Binghamton, N.Y., Robert Byham and Joseph Byham, both of Mt. Holly.
A service was held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will be today at 10 a.m. in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Gulfport. Heritage Funeral Home on East Brainerd Road in Chattanooga is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to the Marianne B. Tillman Scholarship in Speech and Language Pathology Endowment, University of Mississippi Foundation, University, MS 38677.
Rachel Watson
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at the O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home Chapel in Pascagoula.
PASCAGOULA - Rachel Watson, 48, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Miss Watson was born June 3, 1952, in Pascagoula. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pascagoula and the Pascagoula Civitan Club where she served as past president and treasurer. She was also a member of ABWA in Pascagoula.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John H. and Hettie Watson.
Survivors include a sister, Katherine Allred of Lincoln, Miss.; and a brother, John H. Watson of Gautier.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula. A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with burial in Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula.
The family prefers memorials to the Pascagoula Civitan Club, P.O. Box 193, Pascagoula MS 39568.
Donnie Lee White
Funeral: Graveside at 2 p.m. Thursday in Orange Grove Cemetery.
GULFPORT - Donnie Lee White, 51, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Mr. White was born July 21, 1949, in Jackson County, and presently resided in Orange Grove. He retired as an alignment engineer from Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his father, William E. White; and a brother, Glenn Eldred White.
Survivors include four daughters, Donna Marie Carter of Wade, Amy Hanberry of Pascagoula, Susan Michelle Sullivan of Orange Grove and Marty Lynette Fowler; his mother, Ada Viola White; a sister, Polly Busby, all of Moss Point; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point with graveside service to follow at 2 p.m. in Orange Grove Cemetery.
