Ethel L. Breaux
KILN - Mrs. Ethel L. Breaux, 90, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mrs. Breaux was sent from Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis to Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home in New Orleans for services and burial.
Thomas Winard Britt
Funeral: Graveside at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Ala.
OCEAN SPRINGS - Thomas Winard Britt, 44, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, May 26, 2000, in Ocean Springs.
Mr. Britt was born in Montgomery, Ala., and had been a resident of the Coast for the past 10 years. He was previously employed with Biloxi Regional Medical Center and was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include his wife, Amy Britt of Ocean Springs; a daughter, Laura M. Britt of Fairhope, Ala.; his parents, Winard and Grace Britt of Montgomery, Ala.; a sister, Martha Gartner of Georgia; and a brother, Ronald Britt of Montgomery, Ala.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery.
Phyllis Cochran
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paramount Baptist Church in Wiggins.
WIGGINS - Phyllis Cochran, 54, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Wiggins.
Mrs. Cochran was employed with the Stone County School System as a cashier at Stone Elementary School and was a member of Paramount Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Gavin Cochran; a daughter, Lautain Lott; two sons, Gregory Cochran and Bradley Cochran, all of Wiggins; her mother, Marjorie Gartman of Long Beach; two sisters, Deborah Knoch of Long Beach and Denise Shavers of Saucier; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins. A service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paramount Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Roland Lee Cruthirds
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Roland Lee Cruthirds, 77, died Sunday, May 28, 2000.
Mr. Cruthirds was a resident of Biloxi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Betty Cruthirds; a sister, Audrey Lamey; and three brothers, Lee Cruthirds, Dalton Cruthirds and Bill Cruthirds.
Survivors include two sisters, Lawles Cauthen of Biloxi and Louise Voorhees of Pensacola; and a brother, Lloyd Cruthirds of Latimer.
A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Latimer with full military honors.
Emile Derise
Funeral: Graveside at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BILOXI - Emile Derise, 78, died Thursday, May 25, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Derise was a native of Olivia, La., and a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1988. He was retired from the Army and served in World War II and Korea. He was a Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Adoracion Derise of Biloxi.
A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery. Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements.
John Richard Evans Jr.
MADISON, Wis. - John Richard Evans Jr., 38, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, in Madison.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
Roland Roscoe Hicks
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. - Roland Roscoe Hicks, 67, died Friday, May 26, in Chicago Heights.
Mr. Hicks was a graduate of 33rd Avenue High School in Gulfport and attended Governors State University in Chicago where he received a master's degree. He was a teacher in the Chicago Public School System for many years and was employed as a guidance counselor.
Survivors include his wife, Elenora Warrne Hicks of Ocean Springs; a son, Ronald Hicks of Markham, Ill.; a brother, Loyace Hicks of Philadelphia, Pa.; and five grandchildren.
A service will be held Thursday at Gatlin Funeral Home in Chicago. Richmond Funeral Home in Biloxi is in charge of local arrangements.
Wilmer Holmes
GULFPORT - Wilmer Holmes, age unavailable, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Lockett-Williams' Mortuary in Gulfport.
Betty Katherine Hurt
Funeral: Graveside at 3 p.m. today in Carriere Cemetery.
MOBILE - Mrs. Betty Katherine Young Hurt, 77, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Mobile.
Mrs. Hurt was a native of Meridian and was a personnel director with International Paper Company. She was a member of the Episcopal faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Hurt.
Survivors include a son, James "Jim" Hurt of Mobile; and a brother, Robert P. "Bobby" Young of Dentville.
A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Carriere Cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
Deborah J.M. Lindsey
Funeral: Graveside at 4 p.m. today at Waveland Cemetery.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Deborah J.M. Lindsey, 49, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mrs. Lindsey was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Bay St. Louis for the past 19 years. She was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Norma Patricia Hood Johnston.
Survivors include her husband, George O. Lindsey Jr. of Bay St. Louis; a son, William Charles Coleman Maloney of Roanoke, Texas; two daughters, Tirra Mary Cathleen Montgomery of Chalmette, La., and Marjel Elesha Colleen Zenobi of Metairie, La.; a brother, Michael Patrick Johnston of Metairie; three sisters, Marylynn Cahill, Pamela Cathleen DeFerrai and Patricia Colleen Johnston, all of New Orleans; and a grandchild.
A graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today at Waveland Cemetery. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
Maurice Massey
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Gautier.
GAUTIER - Maurice Johnston Massey, 80, died Sunday May 28, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Mrs. Massey was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Carthage and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gautier for 47 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Clark Massey; a son, Richard N. Massey; her parents, Andrew and Ellie Johnston; and two brothers, Horace G. Johnston and Percy Johnston.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Barlow of Gautier; two sons, M. Wayne Massey of Gautier and David C. Massey of Birmingham, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; and seven 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. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Gautier where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery in Gautier.
The family prefers memorials to the First Baptist Church of Gautier Christian Education Fund, P.O. Box 37, Gautier, MS 39553 or Hospice of Light, 4341 Gautier-Vancleave Road, Gautier, MS 39553.
Patrica Jane McMullen
Funeral: Noon Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel.
MEMPHIS - Patrica Jane McMullen, 43, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Memphis.
McMullen was a 1975 graduate of White Station High School, a 1979 graduate of Southwestern at Memphis and a graduate of the University of Tennessee Med School. She was employed as a medical technologist and was a member of Eudora Baptist Church.
Survivors include her parents, Glenn McMullen and Jane Carter McMullen of Memphis; a brother, Fred McMullen of Huntsville, Ala.; and a grandmother, Vera O'Neal Carter of Gulfport.
A service will be at noon Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
David Musgrave
SAUCIER - David Musgrave, 31, died Monday, May 29, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
Harry L. Notter Jr.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday 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, West VA, he moved to Long Beach in 1964 as part owner of Port Marine Supply. After the loss of this business to two hurricanes, he returned to service with the U.S.D.A Department of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables as an inspector until his 30 year retirement and subsequent return to the Coast in 1977.
Mr. Notter enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1940. He served with B CO 1BN 1st Marines on Guadalcanal from August 1942 until November 1942 when he was returned to stateside due to wounds received during that campaign.
Mr. Notter was a devoted member of the 1st United Methodist Church in Long Beach, holding several positions from 1977 until his death.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harry L. Notter Sr., and his mother, Maude Byrd, his stepfather, Richard Byrd of Frisco City, AL; and one sister, Lilly Hnatyshyn of Toledo, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Hale Notter of Long Beach; one son, Michael L. Notter and his wife, Linda of Gulfport; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Jack Notter was a devoted husband and father, never knowing a stranger, always seeking the betterment of his fellow man.
Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at First United Methodist Church in Long Beach. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the church, followed by graveside services at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens on Lorraine Road in Handsboro.
The family prefers memorials to First United Methodist Church, 208 Pine St., Long Beach, MS 39560.
Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue in Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements.
Cynthia Elaine Pardue
Funeral: 10 a.m. today at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lumberton.
LUMBERTON - Cynthia Elaine Pardue, 50, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Hattiesburg.
Mrs. Pardue was employed as an LPN in the healthcare industry and was a member of Baxterville Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mitchell Pardue.
Survivors include a son, Leonard G. Pardue of Baxterville; two daughters, Leslie Masters of Lumberton and Michelle Pardue of Purvis; her parents, Glynnwood and Betty Saucier of Baxterville; two sisters, Eleanor McGill of Baxterville and Kay Askew of Columbia; two brothers, Rocky Saucier and Jerome Saucier, both of Baxterville; and two grandchildren.
A service will be at 10 a.m. today at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lumberton with burial in Byrd Line Cemetery in Lumberton.
Rev. Owen E. Patton Sr.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church.
SAUCIER - Leaving a legacy of seven children, 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren - teachers, an architect, engineers, building contractors, a postmistress, and a Baptist minister - Owen Eldridge Patton Sr., of Saucier, died Sunday morning. He was 90.
A lifetime resident of Harrison County, Mr. Patton was a retired welder coordinator of 33 years from Ingalls, a former Baptist minister of 25 years, and a dairyman, Mr. Patton raised Black Angus beef, as well, on his two-hundred acre farm.
Preceded in death by his wife, Edna Wilson Patton; a son, Owen E. Patton Jr.; and nine brothers and sister, Eula Burrows, Ida Johnson, Ada Reeves, Harvey Patton, Ollie J. Patton, Clayton Patton Sr., Bernice Patton, Joel Patton, and Adrema Patton, he was the last surviving child of Ephraim and Julia Shaw Patton.
Survived by his seven children - daughters, Doye Parker of Perkinston, Wanda Coward of Wiggins, and Carol Shiyou of Saucier; his four sons, Roy D. Patton, Ronnie Patton, and Donald "Butch" Patton of Saucier, and Wendell W. Patton of Perkinston, he will be sadly missed.
Visitation will be Tuesday, May 30, at Riemann Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North in Gulfport, from 6 to 9 p.m. Services will be Wednesday, May 31, at 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church on Hwy. 53, where friends may call one hour before services. Burial will be in the Patton Cemetery in Harrison County.
Ethel R. Smith
SAUCIER - Mrs. Ethel R. Smith, age 79 and a resident of Saucier, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, in Saucier.
Mrs. Smith, a native of Avery, Oklahoma, and a longtime MS Gulf Coast resident, was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Smith of Saucier; three sons, Don Lee Reynolds of Oklahoma, Lawrence Reynolds of Kansas and Clarence Reynolds of Gulfport; a brother, Lincoln Ritter; a sister, Lola Crook, both of Oklahoma; and four grandchildren, Angela, James, Erin, and John.
A memorial service was conducted at 4 p.m. Monday, May 29, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Gulfport.
Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport, was in charge of arrangements.
Luther L. Armstrong
PENSACOLA - Luther L. "Army" Armstrong, 96, died Thursday, June 22, 2000, in Pensacola.
Mr. Armstrong was born Sept. 29, 1903, in Hickory and had been a resident of Pensacola since 1953. He was a member of the Scenic Heights Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Justine Glidewell Armstrong.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara "Bobby" Earnshaw of Pensacola, Pauline Litke of Lilburn, Ga., and Justine "Teenie" Barnett of Gulfport; a brother, Charles A. Armstrong of Meridian, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A service was at 10:45 a.m. June 25 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home in Pensacola with burial in Barrancas National Cemetery.
Clifton R. Bazzell
PASS CHRISTIAN - Clifton "Cliff" R. Bazzell, 75, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Bazzell was a native of Grovehill, Ala., and a longtime Gulf Coast resident. He attended school in St. Andrews, Fla., and was a retired diesel mechanic for McDermott Inc. He was a Methodist.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Bazzell; and three sisters, Naomi Anderson, Birdie Anderson and Ruby Floyd.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Bazzell of Pineville; two sons, Richard E. Bazzell of Pineville and Douglas P. Bazzell of Woolmarket; a daughter, Connie Bazzell Morgan of Memphis; three brothers, Cecil R. Bazzell of Pass Christian, Charles L. Bazzell and Arthur T. Bazzell, both of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Ruth Farmer of Los Angeles, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel in Pass Christian.
Charlie Brown
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lumberton.
WIGGINS - Mr. Charlie Brown, 85, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in Wiggins.
Mr. Brown was a retired equipment operator in the construction industry and was a Baptist.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at White Funeral Home in Lumberton. A service will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with burial in Entrekin Cemetery in Lumberton.
Jamie Denise Coleman
Funeral: Graveside at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Hurley.
MOSS POINT - Jamie Denise Coleman 28, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Ms. Coleman was born May 7, 1972, in Pascagoula.
Survivors include a son, William Shannon Waltman Jr.; a daughter, Christy Denise Waltman, both of Pascagoula; her mother, Patricia "Pat" Clark of Moss Point; a sister, Loree Passons of Ben, Ore., and her grandmother, Lorene Clark of Hurley.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Hurley. Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point is in charge of arrangements.
Milton Pierce English
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Milton Pierce English, age unavailable, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. English was a native of Bethesda, Md., and had been a resident of Gulfport for 31 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a graduate of the University of Chicago where he majored in English. He was the retired owner and operator of an automotive dealership. He was a Methodist.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Mary Elane English.
Survivors include his wife, Maureen "Renee" English; a son, Richard Pierce English; a daughter, Janet Newcom, all of Gulfport, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday
at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
The family prefers memorials to Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box 1810, Gulfport, MS 39502.
Zoe Diaz Harder
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Zoe Diaz Harder, 82, of Biloxi, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mrs. Harder was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt. She was born on January 31, 1918, and was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. After a long illness, she passed away at the Kare Center after receiving the Sacrament of the Sick by Father Farrell of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
She attended St. Michael's Elementary School and was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, Class of 1935. She was employed as a New York buyer for W.V. Joyce Co., and was in sales with J.C. Penney, Maison Blanche, and West End Pharmacy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence "Kenny" Harder, a Coast musician; her parents, Edwin C. "Sweety" Diaz Sr., and Mabel Duvigneaud Diaz; and a brother, Edwin C. Diaz Jr.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth J. and Patti Harder of Bay St. Louis; a granddaughter, Page Harder of Bay St. Louis; a sister, Rita Diaz Blessey of Biloxi; two nephews, Earl "Bun" Blessey of Ocean Springs and Stephen "Chip" Blessey of Hammond, La.; and a niece, Martha Blessey of Upland, Calif.
A service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2000, at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi where friends may call from 12 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in Biloxi City Cemetery.
Gregory Jackson
LAFAYETTE, La. - Gregory Jackson, 41, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Richmond Funeral Home in Gulfport.
Jean B. Johnson
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenwood.
GREENWOOD - Jean Branum Johnson, 72, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in Greenwood.
Mrs. Johnson had been a resident of Greenwood since 1942 and was a graduate of Greenwood High School. She was the owner and operator of Park Plaza Frame Shop and was a member and deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred A. Johnson.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Johnson Drake of Ocean Springs and Ruthie Johnson Wilder of Ridgeland; two sons, Fred A. Johnson Jr. and Joe E. Johnson, both of Greenwood; a sister, Clytee Barrentine of Cordova, Tenn.; two brothers, Joe E. Branum Jr. of Florence and Bob Z. Branum of Montreat, N.C., and nine grandchildren.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Greenwood. Wilson and Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood.
Iola Kennedy
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Epworth United Methodist Church in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Iola "Mickey" Kennedy, 81, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mrs. Kennedy was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church in Biloxi and a member of the United Methodist Women.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Sophronia Raley Thornton; two sisters, Doris Thornton and Bernice Quave; and a brother, Arthur Thornton.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Roy Kennedy of Biloxi; a daughter, Judy Williams of D'Iberville; a son, Charles Roy Kennedy Jr. of Biloxi; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Epworth United Methodist Church where friends may call an 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.
Meriel Lois Klinger
GULFPORT - Mrs. Meriel Lois Klinger, 86, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport.
William Leo Lacy
Funeral: Graveside at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Union City Cemetery.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Mr. William Leo Lacy, 75, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
He was preceded in death by a son, John Leo Lacy.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Margaret Harmon Lacy of Bay St. Louis; a son, Rupert H. Lacy of Saucier; and three grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Union City Cemetery where friends may call from 1:30 p.m. until service time. Stephens Funeral Home in Union is in charge of arrangements.
Harold J. Pavolini Sr.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in DeLisle.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Harold J. Pavolini Sr., 76, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Pavolini was a native and lifelong resident of DeLisle. He was a graduate of Pass Christian High School and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. after 36 years of service and was a member of the Good Times Club. He was a member of the VFW, the Knights of Columbus and St. Stephen's Catholic Church in DeLisle.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Velma Fayard Pavolini, and a brother, L.J. Pavolini.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia L. Pavolini of DeLisle; two daughters, Susie Peterson and Cheryl Bond, both of Pass Christian; a son, Harold J. Pavolini Jr. of Kiln; two stepdaughters, Ellen Jane Ladner and Louise D. Ladner, both of Pass Christian; two stepsons, Tommy Pavolini and Forrest Pavolini, both of Kiln; a sister, Mae Sellier of DeLisle; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Riemann Funeral Home in Pass Christian with recitation of the rosary at 8 p.m. A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in DeLisle with burial in DeLisle Cemetery.
The family prefers memorials to the American Cancer Society, 182-A DeBuys Road, Biloxi, MS 39531.
George Robert Ribarin
Funeral: Memorial service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes.
OCEAN SPRINGS - Mr. George Robert Ribarin, 76, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Ocean Springs.
Mr. Ribarin had been a resident of the community for 35 years and was a veteran of World War II. He retired from the Air Force as a technical sergeant after 20 years of service and was a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Scottish Rite.
Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Ribarin of Ocean Springs; a daughter, Bonnie Sue Czepa of St. Paul, Minn.; four sons, John Ribarin of Milton, La., Robert Ribarin and Terry Ribarin, both of Crestview, Fla., and George Mulvaney of Ocean Springs; a brother, John Ribarin of Dayton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes where friends may call one hour before service time.
The family prefers memorials to the American Cancer Society, 182-A DeBuys Road, Biloxi, MS 39531.
Mary V. Robbins
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woolmarket Baptist Church.
WOOLMARKET - Mary V. Robbins, 90, died Friday, June 30, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mrs. Robbins was born in Ripley and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1936. She was a charter member of Woolmarket Baptist Church and was a former member of the Woolmarket Garden Club. She was a former school bus driver and was employed with the civil service during World War II.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Robbins.
Survivors include a son, James T. Robbins of Woolmarket; two sisters, Bernice Thomas of Ripley and Leona Bell of Aberdeen; two brothers, Franklin Boyette of Woolmarket and Murry Boyette of Ripley, and a granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woolmarket Baptist Church where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Coalville Cemetery in Woolmarket.
Floyd Joseph Stapleton Sr.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel in Long Beach.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Floyd Joseph "G-Joe" Stapleton Sr., 55, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Stapleton was a native and lifelong resident of Pass Christian. He attended school in Pass Christian and retired in 1992 from the city of Long Beach. He was a Catholic.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Monroe and Ida Mae Stapleton; a son, Lloyd Joseph Stapleton; and a sister, Margaret Shoemaker.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Stapleton; a son, Floyd Joseph Stapleton Jr., both of Pass Christian; two daughters, Mrs. Charles T. "Debra" Seal of Long Beach and Mrs. Jack "PeeWee" Moore of Pass Christian; five brothers, Mike Stapleton, Ike Stapleton, and Junior Stapleton, all of Pass Christian, Robert Stapleton of Bayou LaBatre, Ala., and Levon Stapleton of Lucedale; four sisters, Theresa Bursell of Wilmington, N.C., Rose Ryals of Pass Christian, Diane Alexander of Saucier, and Brenda Cuevas of Long Beach, and 16 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Riemann Funeral Home in Long Beach. A service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery at Rotten Bayou.
Paul K. Streetman
Funeral: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Paul K. Streetman, age 69 and a resident of Gulfport, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Gulfport .
Mr. Streetman, a native of Athens, Georgia, had been a Gulfport resident for 37 years. He was retired from the U.S. Navy, having served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and had served aboard the USS Forrestal and USS Benner. Mr. Streetman was also retired from the Biloxi VA as a nursing assistant, and worked for C.E. NATCO. He was a former member of the VFW and the American Legion, was a member of the Pine Burr Country Club in Wiggins, and was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport.
Mr. Streetman was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyt and Bell Streetman; and a sister, Ruby Lee Spell.
He is survived by his wife, Jan Streetman of Gulfport; a daughter, Kathy Burns of Long Beach; two sons, Kirk Streetman and his wife, Karen of Pass Christian, and Kenny Streetman and his wife, Angie of Gulfport; two sisters, Betty Ann Grubb of Norfolk, Virginia, and Frankie Jean Gibbs of Clinton, South Carolina; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight, Tuesday, July 4, at the Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue in Gulfport. The funeral will be 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, in the funeral home chapel, followed by burial in Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens in Long Beach with full military honors. The family prefers memorials to MHG Hospice.
Ed Thompson
Funeral: 9 a.m. Thursday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Ed Thompson, 77, of Biloxi, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Thompson was a native and lifelong resident of the Coast. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from civil service having worked on the "Oregon II" Research Fishing Vessel out of Pascagoula. He also worked as a school crossing guard for five years. Mr. Thompson was of the Catholic faith and was a member of V.F.W. Post 2434.
He was preceded in death by a son, Bradley James Thompson; his parents, Edgar and Willemena Thompson; and a brother, Doug Thompson.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Hebert Thompson of Biloxi; a daughter, Donna Thompson Necaise and her husband, Edward J. Necaise Jr. of Ocean Springs; a son, Edward "Butch" Thompson of Ocean Springs; a daughter-in-law, Rose Terry Thompson of Ocean Springs; a sister, Romona Eleuterius of Biloxi; a brother, John "Spud" Thompson of Biloxi; and two grandchildren, Bridget Necaise Burritt of Tulsa, OK, and Edward James Necaise III of Ocean Springs.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 5, 2000, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi with recitation of the Rosary at 7 p.m. Services will be Thursday in the funeral home chapel at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Biloxi City Cemetery.
Daniel Boyle Tracy
Funeral: 11:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Gulfport.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Daniel Boyle Tracy, 56, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Tracy was a native of Gulfport and a lifelong resident of the Coast. He was a graduate of St. John High School and Hinds Junior College in Raymond. He was a Catholic and a member of the fellowship at St. Augustine Seminary in Bay St. louis. He was a Navy veteran of Vietnam. He was a barber for 28 years and was the owner of Modern Hair Care in Long Beach.
He was preceded in death by his father, Norbert E. Tracy Sr., and a brother, Norbert E. Tracy Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Ladnier Tracy of Pass Christian; three sons, Daniel B. Tracy II of Starkville, Raymond S. Tracy and Ryan P. Tracy, both of Pass Christian; his mother, Carmen L. Tracy of Gulfport; two brothers, William J. "Bill" Tracy of Long Beach and Cornelius "Chunnie" Tracy of Dickinson, Texas; and three sisters, Catherine Colleen James of Long Beach, Nina Muriel Fraser of Biloxi and Dian Marie Schlicht of Hemet, Calif.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport. A procession will leave the funeral home at 11:20 a.m. Thursday for an 11:30 service at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Gulfport. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Ollie G. Wasson
OCEAN SPRINGS - Ollie G. Wasson, 85, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Wasson was sent from Riemann Memorial Funeral Home on Beauvoir Road in Biloxi, to Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson for services and burial.
