Henry Leroy Alford
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Nicholson.
NICHOLSON - Mr. Henry Leroy Alford, 53, died Sunday, April 2, 2000, in Slidell.
Mr. Alford was a native of Picayune and was a carpenter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Nicholson.
Survivors include his wife, Corliss Jackson Alford; two sons, Jeff Alford and Josh Alford; a daughter, Jennifer Jordan; a brother, Roger Alford; three sisters, Gloria Parker and Brenda Martin, all of Picayune, and Patricia Rogers of Crowley, La.; and a granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Nicholson where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Flat Top Cemetery in Picayune.
Constance June April
GULFPORT - Mrs. Constance June April, 71, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport.
James Crawford
Funeral: Graveside at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
PASS CHRISTIAN - James "Ralph" Crawford, 80, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Pass Christian.
Mr. Crawford was a native of Weir and a resident of Pass Christian since 1983. He was retired as a Captain in the Marine Corps and was a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Everett and Sara Dorothy Wade Crawford.
Survivors include his wife, Camille C. Crawford of Pass Christian; a son, James Ralph Crawford Jr. of Nashville; two daughters, Yvonne R. McMurtry of Holland, Ky., and Cynthia C. Smith of Franklin, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans with full military honors.
Richard Cross
Funeral: Graveside at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BILOXI - Richard "Dick" Cross, 69, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Cross was born in Mitchell, S.D., and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for 19 years. He was retired from the Army where he served in military intelligence. He was the president of the Jackson County Literacy Council.
He was preceded in death by a son, Richard Donald Cross.
Survivors include his wife, Dell Cross of Biloxi; two daughters, Yvonne Marie Anderson of Columbus, Ga., and Eva Christine McCue of Murphysboro, Tenn.; two sisters, Juanita Lang of Elmira, Ore., and Sis Vanderhule of Huron, S.D.; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A procession will then leave the funeral home at 2:15 for a 2:30 p.m. graveside service at Biloxi National Cemetery with full military honors.
Taymon Terrel Gordon
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at J.T. Hall Funeral Home in Gulfport.
PENSACOLA - Taymon Terrel Gordon, 3, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Pensacola.
Taymon Terrel was born May 25, 1996, in Gulfport.
Survivors include his father, Terrel Gordon of Moss Point; his mother and stepfather, Aervon and Malana Salters of Pensacola; a sister, Zarris Gordon; his grandparents, Gloria Cain and Chris Hall, both of Gulfport, and the Rev. and Mrs. James Wells of Moss Point; his great-grandparents, the Rev. James and Frances Scott of Gulfport; and his great-great-grandmother, Bertha Jackson of Gulfport.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at J.T. Hall Funeral Home in Gulfport where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Gardens in Gulfport.
Frank Hornby
BILOXI - Frank Hornby, 85, died Sunday, April 2, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Hornby was born in England and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since August 1999. He was a retired electrical engineer.
Survivors include his wife, Constance Wood Hornby of Biloxi; three sons, John David Hornby of Coan River Marina, Va., Peter Anthony Hornby of Plattsburg, N.Y., and Jeffrey William Hornby of Biloxi; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A private service will be held at a later date. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Edward Walter Lee
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Union Baptist Church in Caesar.
PICAYUNE - Edward Walter Lee, 79, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Picayune.
Mr. Lee was a native of Picayune and was retired as a locomotive engineer for Phelps Dodge Corporation. He was an Army veteran and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Jean Lee of Picayune; two sons, Steven Lee of San Antonio, Texas, and Darrell Lee of Hayden, Ala.; two daughters, Evelyn Trujillo of Phoenix and Lynda Mendoza of Gila Bend, Ariz.; three brothers, Larus Lee and Sedrel Lee, both of the Caesar Community, and R.C. Lee of Galveston, Texas; a sister, Dessa Lee Bond of Baxterville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Picayune Funeral Home. A service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Union Baptist Church in Caesar where friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
Wilmer Miller
GULFPORT - Wilmer "Doug" Miller, 79, died Sunday, April 2, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
Eldora Mae Morrison
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. today at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Eldora Mae Malley Morrison, 61, died Saturday, April 1, 2000.
Mrs. Morrison was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and was a member of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oswald and Hilda Cuevas Malley; four brothers, Steven Lawarance Malley, Harold Joseph Malley, James Eugene Malley and Oliver Malley; a sister, Alberta Malley; and a granddaughter, Staci Cheyenne King.
Survivors include six sons, Roland Ford of Long Beach, Roger Dale Ford and Robert Lee Ford, both of Pass Christian, Rickey Lee Ford and Ronnie Ray Ford, both of Gulfport, and Ervin Eugene Cuevas of Greenville; two daughters, Mary Louise Beasley of Pass Christian and Penny Marie Peterson of Gulfport; a brother, Eddie Lawarance Malley of Pass Christian; two sisters, Kathryn Elsie Bennett of Pass Christian and Vevlyn Jane Norton of Gulfport; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport. A service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2000, in the funeral home chapel with burial in Alfonse Malley Cemetery.
Patricia Norris
Funeral: Graveside at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at D'Iberville Memorial Park.
D'IBERVILLE - Patricia "Patsy" Ross Norris, 64, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mrs. Norris was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was the former owner of Pat's Lounge in Biloxi and was a Lutheran.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Antione Norris; her parents, Charlie and Lillian Ross; a sister, Doris Havlin; and a brother, Buddy Ross.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela Burke of Biloxi; two sisters, Mildred Gibson of St. Martin and Edna McCormick of Latimer; a brother, Gerald Ross of Biloxi; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A procession will then leave the funeral home at 1 for a 1:15 p.m. graveside service at D'Iberville Memorial Park.
Joyce Petro
BILOXI - Joyce Petro, 60, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Biloxi.
Arrangements are incomplete at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
Greg Saegert
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home Chapel in Pascagoula.
VANCLEAVE - Greg Saegert, 49, of Vancleave, died Saturday, April 1, 2000.
Mr. Saegert was born August 7, 1950, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Greg was employed at Omega Shipyard in Moss Point and was an avid commercial fisherman and diver. He was a 1968 graduate of Pascagoula High School and was the offensive guard No. 61 for the football team.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wilford "Will" Saegert.
Survivors include his wife, Dot Saegert of Vancleave; his mother, Esther "Peg" Saegert of Pascagoula; three children, Lt. Jody Saegert of Virginia, Ben Saegert of Gautier and Amy Tillman of Virginia; four stepchildren, Kenneth Lett of Gautier, David Lett of Longview, TX, Tim Lett of Vancleave and Tammy Sampson of Wade; a brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Terri Saegert of Long Beach; two nephews, Jeffery Saegert and Justin Saegert, both of Long Beach; 13 stepgrandchildren; and a devoted friend, Amos Robinson of Gulfport.
Visitation will be Wednesday, April 5, 2000, from 6 to 9 p.m. at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula. A service will be Thursday, April 6, 2000, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jon Arbogast officiating.
Melba Seymour
BAY ST. LOUIS - Melba Sykes Seymour, 72, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Ft. Polk, La.
Arrangements are incomplete at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis.
David Wayne Snider
Funeral: Graveside at 4 p.m. today at New Palestine Cemetery in Picayune.
PICAYUNE - David Wayne Snider, 43, died Sunday, April 2, 2000, in Picayune.
Mr. Snider was a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and was employed as a welder for Martin Marietta. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald Edward Snider and Jerry Monroe Snider.
Survivors include a son, James Edward Snider; a daughter, Aleshia Kay Snider; his parents, Ed and Shirley Snider; two brothers, Stephen Lee Snider and William Gregory Snider, all of Picayune; and a grandchild.
A graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today at New Palestine Cemetery where friends may call from 3:30 p.m. until service time. Picayune Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Faye Tavano
Funeral: Memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church in Long Beach.
SAUCIER - Faye Chance Tavano, 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, in Coos Bay, Ore.
Mrs. Tavano was a native of Westville, Okla., and had been a resident of Saucier for nine years. She was a caregiver.
She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Wayne Baker.
Survivors include two sons, Allen Stinson of Nevada City, Calif., and Stephen Stinson of Poway, Calif.; four daughters, Carroll Stinson of Coquille, Ore., Yvonne Lowe of Poway, Cheryl Lacey of Saucier and Deborah Groski of Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Geneva Hacker of Clarmont, Calif.; two brothers, John Bishop of Conago Park, Calif., and Don Bishop of Riverside, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church in Long Beach.
Gilbert S. Taylor
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Columbia, Miss.
COLUMBIA, Miss. - Gilbert S. Taylor, 61, died Monday, April 3, 2000, in Columbia.
Mr. Taylor was a native of Columbia and was a retired pharmacist. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Columbia.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Loyce Sexton Taylor.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Taylor; a daughter, Marie Taylor Cutrer; a son, Griff G. Taylor; his father, Millard Taylor, all of Columbia; and a brother, Dr. Austin Taylor of Pascagoula.
A service will be at 2 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Columbia with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Janet Sue Thomson
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. - Janet Sue Thomson of Waynesville, daughter of Edward Harold Vandergriff and Maxine (Gladden) Vandergriff Norman, was born December 27, 1940, in Waynesville, Missouri.
Janet grew up in Waynesville and graduated from high school in 1959. As a young girl, she accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized in the Deerlick Baptist Church.
For 17-1/2 years, Janet worked as a pharmacy technician at the K-Mart store in D'Iberville, Mississippi. She became medically disabled in August, 1993. She was a member of the Lighthouse Fellowship Full Gospel Church in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Janet received many awards and trophies for her beautiful ballroom dancing. She was an excellent seamstress and published a cookbook.
After her long battle with cancer, Janet went home to be with her Lord the morning of March 30, 2000, at her parents' home in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of 49 years, 3 months and 3 days.
She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her mother and stepfather, Maxine and Rev. Frank Norman of Columbia; one son, Timothy Thomson of Biloxi, Mississippi; three daughters, Tamera Thomson of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Melody Harris of Houston, Texas, and Darla Swiatowy of Ocean Springs, Mississippi; one sister, Nora Doreen Smith of Columbia; eight grandchildren, Sherrie, Shaun and Sarah Thomson, Angela and Jason Sapp and Felecia, Shane and Seth Swiatowy, and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Harold Vandergriff; her brother, Edward Lawrence Vandergriff; her maternal grandparents, Seth and Myrtle Gladden and paternal grandparents, Everett Augustus Vandergriff and Elma (Carmack) Vandergriff Foster.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in Deerlick Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Norman officiating. A tape of Janet's daughter, Melody singing, "Wind Beneath My Wings" was played. "Beyond the Sunset" was also played. Her daughter, Darla read a poem. Oliver Brilhante, Sammie Cooper, Daryl Norman, Jason Sapp, Mike Swiatowy and Louis Tokar served as escorts.
Burial was in Deerlick Cemetery, Pulaski County. Services were under the direction of Waynesville Memorial Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Barnes Jewish Hospital Breast Cancer Research Fund.
Alein C. White
WIGGINS - Allein C. White, 65, died Friday, March 31, 2000, in Hattiesburg.
Arrangements are incomplete at Dickey Bros.-Chambers Bros. Funeral Services in Biloxi.
Johnny Lynn Young
Funeral: 6 p.m. Thursday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel in Long Beach.
LONG BEACH - Johnny Lynn Young, 43, died Thursday, March 30, 2000, in Aberdeen, Wash.
Mr. Young was a native and longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was a 17 year resident of Memphis where he was employed by Electrical Contractors, Inc. At the time of his death he was working in Aberdeen Wash., on the Paulalee Dredge for Dutra Construction of California. He was a member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Billie and Jerry Lundy.
Survivors include three sons, Anthony Paul Norris-Young of Philadelphia, Miss., Jessie Colin Young and John Wilson Young, both of Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughter, Angie Marie Young of Knoxville; three brothers, Henry Kenneth Lundy, James Gerald Lundy Jr. and Timothy Lynn Lundy, all of Pass Christian; and a sister, Catherine Lundy Keyes of Long Beach.
A service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel in Long Beach where friends may call after 5 p.m. A reception will follow at Paradise Beach Resort in Long Beach.
The family prefers memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Jesse James Blanton
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
PERKINSTON - Jesse James Blanton, 75, died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Blanton was born in Plant City, Fla., and had been a resident of Biloxi for 15 years. He was formerly a resident of New Orleans for 25 years. He was a patrolman with the United States Border Patrol for 18 years and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Virginia Blanton, and a son, Brian Blanton.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Price of Brandon, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 10 a.m. today at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Westlawn Cemetery in Gretna, La.
Roosevelt Branch
GULFPORT - Mr. Roosevelt Branch, age unavailable, died Monday, May 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at J.T. Hall Funeral Home in Gulfport.
Heath Corby
GULFPORT - Mr. Heath Corby, 28, died Friday, May 5, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
Eula Dean
EAST BERNSTADT, N.Y. - Mrs. Eula Dean, 61, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mrs. Dean was sent from Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport, to Pafford Funeral Home in Lexington, Tenn., for services and burial.
Donna Tabetha Dixon
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Holder-Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Moss Point.
PASCAGOULA - Mrs. Donna Tabetha Lynn Dixon, 31, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Mrs. Dixon was born July 29, 1968, in Pascagoula and was a lifelong resident. She was employed as a registered nurse at Singing River Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Dixon of Pascagoula; two daughters, Meghan Houston and Brooke Houston, both of Laurel; two sons, Jamie O'Neil and Alex O'Neil, both of Pascagoula; her parents, Jimmie and Barbara Smith of Gautier; a sister, Tammy Hutchin of Spanish Fort, Ala.; and two brothers, Gary Smith of Tampa, Fla., and Jody Smith of Gautier.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point. A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with burial in Crestlawn Cemetery in Ocean Springs.
Gerald Felton Sr.
GULFPORT - Gerald Felton Sr., 84, died Monday, May 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
James D. Fountain
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville.
ST. MARTIN - James D. "J.D." Fountain, 81, died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Fountain was born in Jackson County and was a lifelong resident of St. Martin. He was retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding and helped with the building of Keesler Field in the early 1940s. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Carey J. Fountain, Jack Ray Fountain Sr., and Darel P. Fountain; and a sister, Vernie Seymour.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Fountain of St. Martin; a daughter, Alice Dale Fitzpatrick of St. Martin; two sons, Wayne A. Fountain Sr. of St. Martin and James M. Fountain of D'Iberville; two sisters, Edna Mae Davis of Baltimore and Avis "Tut" Adolphson of Ocean Springs; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi with recitation of the rosary at 6:30. A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Bosarge Cemetery.
Elizabeth Hastings
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at St. Albert of Trapani Catholic Church in Houston, Texas.
HOUSTON, Texas - Elizabeth Dean Hastings passed away May 5, 2000.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Mary Dean; sister, Margaret Mary Dean; and brother, John Dean.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Edmund Stuart Hastings; daughter, Terry Folse and husband, Aaron; Margaret Elizabeth Hastings; son, James S. Hastings and wife, Georgette; grandchildren, Lucas, Jacob and Sarah Folse, Stuart, Noah, Marie and John Hastings.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at St. Albert of Trapani Catholic Church, 1027 S. Gessner, Houston, Texas. Rite of committal will be in Memorial Oaks Cemetery. Earthman's Bellaire Chapel in Bellaire, Texas, is in charge of arrangements.
Ralph Joseph Hille
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church.
HOUMA, La. - Ralph Joseph Hille, 65, died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in Houma.
Mr. Hille was a native of Bay St. Louis and was a retired sales clerk for American Express. He was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben Francis and Irene Sellier Hille; and two brothers, Ben Hille Jr. and Charlie Hille.
Survivors include his wife, Marian Planchard Hille; three sons, Joseph Hille and Randy Hille, both of Houma, and Gary Hille of Garland, Texas; a daughter, Mary Ann Winn of Houma; two brothers, Irwin Hille and Frank Hille, both of Bay St. Louis, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 tonight at Falgout Funeral Home, 211 Westside Blvd., Houma. A service will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernadette Church, 409 Funderburk Ave., Houma, where friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
John Oliver Long
Funeral: Graveside at 11:30 a.m. today at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Mr. John Oliver Long, 66, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Long was born in Mobile and had been a resident of the Coast for about seven years. He was a retired machinist and was employed with LTV and Rockwell. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War where he received a Purple Heart. He was a member of the Sumrall Masonic Lodge where he was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rites and a Shriner. He was a member of the Alzafar Temple in San Antonio, Texas. He was a Lutheran.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Kaye Hurley of Santa Rosa, Calif.; two sons, John B. Long of McKinney, Texas, and Raymond Long of Brazoria, Texas; two brothers, Thomas Jefferson Long of Idaho and Jimmy Long of Sedalia, Mo., and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport. A procession will then leave the funeral home at 11 a.m. for a 11:30 graveside service at Biloxi National Cemetery with military and Masonic services.
Vera Lyons
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Vera Roberts Lyons, 85, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Gulfport.
She was born Nov. 21, 1914, in the Success community and attended school in Success. She was employed in the Keesler AFB Library and Tech Order Department.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Marcus Lyons; and her parents, Hubert Garner and Iduma Gill Roberts.
Survivors include three daughters, Judith Lyons of Long Beach, Dianne Lyons Dove of Houston, Texas, and Phyllis Evans Sweeney of Westport, Mass.; a son, Phineas Derryl Evans of Huntsville, Ala.; three brothers, Paul E. Roberts, Wilburn Roberts and Boyd Roberts, all of Biloxi; three sisters, Jane Hurlbert of Gulfport, Clara Graves of Biloxi and Betty Mosley of Birmingham, Ala., four grandchildren and three great-granddaughters.
Visitation was from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport. A service will be at 10 a.m. today in the funeral home chapel with burial in Coalville Cemetery.
Betty Lytle
MORGANTON, N.C. - Mrs. Betty Freeman Lytle, 77, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Morganton.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
Robert Ray Moody
Funeral: Memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday in Estes Chapel at the First Baptist Church of Picayune.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mr. Robert Ray Moody, 70, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, in Louisville.
Mr. Moody was a native of Picayune and was the owner of Toby's Little Lodge in Lafayette, La.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Blanford Moody; a daughter, Elizabeth Moody; a brother, Marvin Moody; and a sister, Ellen Ford.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Estes Chapel at the First Baptist Church of Picayune. McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Norman
GULFPORT - Thomas "Hank" Norman, 68, died Monday, May 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
Amelia C. O'Keefe
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Marion Chapel at Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral in Biloxi.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amelia C. "Nickie" O'Keefe, 95, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. O'Keefe was the former queen of Les Masque Carnival Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gen. John A. O'Keefe.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Obrimski of Garrett Park, Md.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Marion Chapel of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Cathedral where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, O'Keefe Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 279, Garrett Park, MD 20896.
Kathy Lynn Porter
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home Chapel in Picayune.
PICAYUNE - Kathy Lynn Porter, 43, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Picayune.
Mrs. Porter was a native of Newport News, Va., and was a homemaker. She was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include her husband, Duncan Porter; four sons, Jerry Shannon Jr. , Brandon Emery, Sterling Emery, and Bruce Emery; a daughter, Stormy Porter, all of Picayune; her parents, Virgil L. Baker of Coeburn, Va., and Kathleen D. Easter of Picayune; three brothers, Ricky Ashworth of Pulaski, Va., Dennis Baker of Smithfield, Va., and Chuck Ashworth of Blackstone, Va.; two sisters, Robin Rodriguez of Gulfport and Vicky Smith of Bay St. Louis, and a grandson.
A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home Chapel in Picayune where friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time.
Angeline C. Singer
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Mrs. Angeline C. Singer, 80, of Pass Christian, died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in Long Beach.
Mrs. Singer was born in Chicago and had been a Coast resident for about four years. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church in Pineville. She was a retired manufacturing inspector.
Mrs. Singer was preceded in death by her husband, Mack Singer; a sister, Mary Cervenka; and a brother, Frank Goryl.
Survivors include a sister, Anna Lipovich and a brother, Josef Goryl, both of the Czechoslovak Republic.
She was the beloved aunt of Maryann and Larry Parrish.
The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church, where friends may call one hour before the services. Interment will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Katie Mae Stockstill
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at Sycamore Baptist Church.
UNION - Katie Mae Stockstill, 83, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in Union.
Mrs. Stockstill was a native of Louisiana and was a homemaker. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Carthage, Texas.
Survivors include a son, Robert Wayne Stockstill of Louisville, Miss.; a daughter, Mary Edith Garrett of Carthage, Texas; a brother, J.B. Fleming of Picayune; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sycamore Baptist Church with burial in Sycamore Cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
