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Thelma Cole
GULFPORT - Thelma Cole, age 64, of 4415 Ohio.
AKRON, Ohio, and prior to her retirement was employed by The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 33 years. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Billow Chapter, O.E.S. and the Goodyear Wingfoots.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl "Bud" Gladwin.
She is survived by her brother, Carl H. Harlan of Orlando, Fla., and she was a loving aunt to nieces and nephews, Jim, Deby, Carol, Craig, Lisa and Lynn.
The family will receive friends Friday, 7-9 p.m. at the Ciriello Funeral Home - Rose Hill Chapel, 3653 W. Market Street, Akron, Ohio, with Rev. Paul Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc., 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Ill. 60606.
Joseph Carr Hollingsworth
Funeral services: 1 p.m. Friday at Holder Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point.
PASCAGOULA - Joseph Carr "Dock" Hollingsworth, 74, died Tuesday, March 10, 1998, in Pascagoula.
Mr. Hollingsworth was born March 25, 1923, in Moselle in Jones County and was a veteran of World War II. He was a former business agent of Carpenter's Local #569. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Pascagoula, Pascagoula Masonic Lodge #419 F & AM and Singing River Chapter #155 RAM.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joshua Tolbert Hollingsworth and Daisy Monk Hollingsworth; and three brothers, J. Henry Hollingsworth, William A. "Bill" Hollingsworth and Lloyd J. Hollingsworth.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Caroldine Blackwell Hollingsworth; four sons, Joseph Kenneth Hollingsworth, Marion Keith Hollingsworth, Kimble Tolbert Hollingsworth and Kelley Lyn Hollingsworth; three daughters, Ina Carole Goff, Carla Jean Hiestand and Bonnie Kay Sims; two brothers, Maurice Hollingsworth and Coy Hollingsworth; four sisters, Gladys Todd, Loyce Evans, Helen Rivers and Wilma Cox; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point. A service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel with burial in Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula with Masonic rites.
James L. Lambert Jr.
Funeral services: 1 p.m. today at Picayune Funeral Home in Picayune.
PICAYUNE - James L. Lambert Jr., 66, died Tuesday, March 10, 1998, in Picayune.
Mr. Lambert was a native of Lawrence County and was a retired pharmacist for Gibson Drug Store in Picayune. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Picayune.
Survivors include his wife, Mary R. Lambert; a son, James. L. Lambert, both of Picayune; a daughter, Kathy L. Spiers of Hattiesburg; two brothers, Joseph P. Lambert of New Jersey and a resident of Ocean Springs for two years. He served in the Army and the 82nd Airborne and was a member of the American Legion in Mississippi, died Tuesday, March 10, 1998, at Gulf Coast Medical Center.
Col. Mortimer was a native of Dayton, Calif.; two brothers, David C. Mortimer of Grass Lake, Mich., and Thomas R. Mortimer of Hillsboro, Ohio, and Phyllis J. Grisso of Yorba Linda, Price Sr.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Ralph Florida and her three children.
Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6 until 9 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport. The funeral service will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel.
Gus Stevens
Funeral services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Gus Stevens, award-winning restaurateur, famous nightclub owner, energetic community leader and beloved husband and father, died Tuesday, March 10, 1998, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital after a lengthy Illness. He was 86.
Gus Stevens was born in Chester, Pa., May 30, 1911, to Steve and Katherine Kouvarakis. Because of his mother's failing health, the family moved to Patmos Island, Greece, when Stevens was four. In 1930 the family returned to the United States and eventually settled in Mobile, where Stevens began what would become a restaurant career that spanned sixty years.
During the depression, he moved to Houston, where he completed his education by going to night school and working fifteen hours a day in the restaurant business. In 1939 it was the Navy that changed the life of Gus Stevens Kouvarakis - and his name. It was during his service in the Navy that the name Gus Stevens was born. After a brief stint back in Houston, Stevens opened the White Palace Cafe and the Juicy Pig in Pritchard, Ala., and then in 1946 moved to Biloxi. He married Gulfport native, Irene Mitchell in October of that year.
Gus Stevens maintained a deep and lasting love for the Mississippi Restaurant Association three times. His accomplishments include starting the practice of building offshore fishing reefs and getting liquor legalized on the Coast.
However, the California and Kathryn Roberts of Mobile, AL; one son, Steve Stevens of Panama City Beach, California, Jennifer Roberts of Hattiesturg, MS, and Alexa Roberts of Mobile; and a brother, Ted Stevens of Mobile, AL.
Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Pass Road, Biloxi, Friday, March 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Services will be held Saturday, March 14, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Biloxi, at 11 a.m. where friends may visit one hour before the service. Burial will be at Southern Memorial Park, Biloxi.
The family prefers donations to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 255 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi, MS 39531.
Minnie Stockstill
Funeral services: 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home Chapel in Picayune.
PICAYUNE - Mrs. Minnie Keller Stockstill, 78, of Jackson Landing Road, died Wednesday, March 11, 1998, in Picayune.
Mrs. Stockstill was a native of Pearl River County and was a waitress in the local theater concessions. She was a member of the Pentecostal faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Boskie Stockstill; and a granddaughter, Kristen Leslie Stockstill.
Survivors include a son, Jimmy F. Stockstill of Picayune; a sister, Ilene Spiers of Wiggins and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 tongiht at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. A service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel with burial in Old Palestine Cemetery in Nicholson.
Wilton K. Tankersley
Funeral services: 8 p.m. today at Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis and a graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Wilton K. Tankersley, 58, died Wednesday, March 11, 1998, in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Tankersley was a native of New Orleans and was a retired master plumber. He was a member of Shoreline Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Tankersley Sr. and Tresa Mitchell Tankersley.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie H. Tankersley of Bay St. Louis; four sons, James Gaude and Stanley Tankersley, both of Bay St. Louis, Michael Gaude of LaPlace, La., and Patrick Herrington of Dallas; two daughters, Sherrie St. Germain of Chalmette, La., and Lois Tankersley of Madisonville, La; a brother, John Tankersley Jr. of Bay St. Louis; and 15 grandchildren.
A service will be at 8 p.m. tonight at Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis where friends may call from 6 p.m. until service time. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Duc Van Trinh
Funeral services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Crestlawn Cemetery in Ocean Springs.
BILOXI - Duc Van Trinh, 72, of Biloxi, died Saturday, March 7, 1998, in Biloxi.
Mr. Trinh migrated to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1978. He was of Chinese Heritage. He had been a resident of Biloxi since 1979. He has worked in the Shrimping Industry and also owned Chinese Restaurants. He was an honest man who worked hard to raise a family and earn all of his possessions. He had been retired from work for the past seven years. Our Father loved gardening - he seemed to be able to encourage the plants and vegetables to grow. He kept up a vegetable garden that he would sometimes sell, but most of the time they were given to friends and family to consume and enjoy. His favorite pasttime was fishing. He used his own cast nets that he made himself. He worked hard to teach us the value of life, morality, honesty, and to live with dignity. There is no greater loss than to lose our father. We hope that he is at rest and his spirits are with God. The family would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Steelman and friends for their help and support.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Viet Tran; and his parents, Dinh Trinh and Nguyet Tran.
Survivors include seven daughters, Chi Trinh of Marianna, FL, Dung Trinh of Biloxi, MS, Phuong Trinh of Crestview, FL, Hong Tran of San Francisco, CA, Cam Trinh of Philadelphia, PA, Thuy Trinh of Vietnam, and Tien Trinh of Biloxi, MS; three sons, Thanh Trinh of Florence, SC, Mau Trinh of Crestview, FL, and Van Trinh of Philadelphia, PA; a sister, Buoi Trinh of Alhambra, CA; two brothers, Cao Trinh of Vietnam and Ty Trinh of Richmond, KY; and 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 13, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A procession will leave Howard Avenue at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 1998, and go to Crestlawn Cemetery in Ocean Springs for a 9 a.m. service.
Vera Wedgeworth
Funeral services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Moore Funeral Home in Petal.
OCEAN SPRINGS - Mrs. Vera Tims Wedgeworth, 59, died Tuesday, March 10, 1998, in Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Wedgeworth was born in Forrest County and was a graduate of Petal High School. She had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 15 years where she was a homemaker. She was formerly employed with South Central Bell in Hattiesburg and Sav-a-Center in Ocean Springs. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Wedgeworth.
Survivors include two daughters, Lisa Dawn Parker Dykes; three sons, Kenneth Richard Calif.; three sons, Henry Hinton and David Gilkey, both of Gulfport, and Jimmy Lee Hinton of Oakland, Calif.; a stepson, Lawrence Ducksworth of Gulfport; five sisters, Lena Williams, Jessie Lee Young, Mae Kay Hunter and Pinkie Dennis, all of Meridian and Cornelius Williams of Augusta, Ga.; a brother, Fred Williams of Meridian; 30 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at George and Lilian Lockett Memorial Chapel in Gulfport. A service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Gardens, Lockett-Williams' Mortuary in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
