Jackson County MsArchives Obituaries.....2007, Deaths - April ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Creel Kendrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00018.html#0004458 September 8, 2007, 9:38 pm From Local newspapers I do not have any information on any of these copied obituaries. All subject to correction. Submitted by: Patricia Creel Kendrick April 1 ~ none listed April 2 Deborah B. Mansfield., of Pascagoula, died April 2, 2007. Born to James and Gloria Nell Burge on Aug. 20, 1954. She was adopted by Lloyd and Mildred Aricer on Dec. 20, 1955. Preceded in death by her husband Glenn, fathers Lloyd M. and James Burge and brother Michael Burge. Memorial service: Cedar Hills House of Prayer, Carriere, MS. Herman E. Payton Sr., 76, died April 2, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grant Payton Sr. and Octavia Burney Payton, wife Mrs. Lucy E. Payton, stepdaughter Esther Lee Thurmon, sisters Celeste Ramsey, Nancy Lee Redmon, Parshenia Payton, Georgia Fairley, Sara Ann Payton and Octavia Horn; and brothers Namon Payton, Silas Payton, Willie L. Payton and Vaurice Payton. Interment will be in Crestlawn Memorial Park. Maggie Wilkins Scott, April 2, 2007, born Nov. 24, 1914 in Clarke County, Miss. She was preceded in death by her husband Durward B. Scott Sr; one granddaughter, Jessica Scott; her parents Sam and Lee Wilkins; brothers, Carley M. Wilkins, Samuel L. Wilkins, Edgar Wilkins and sister Lois Pittman; grandsons Terry Scott Jr., Jeff Fairley, Jimmy Scott, Jeremy Scott, Jack Rowan Jr. and Michael Rowan will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow at Serene Memorial Gardens in Escatawpa, Miss. April 3 Benjamin F. Benson, 92, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Robert Douglas Dobbs, 51, a resident of Hurley, Mississippi, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007. He was preceded in death by his son Michael Brett Dobbs, father Robert Ellis Dobbs Jr., grandmother Ruby Mae Dobbs, grandfather Robert Ellis Dobbs Sr., grandfather Tom Ed Griffin, mother-in-law Mary Joy Cumbest. Burial will follow in Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Hurley. Kevin G. McIlwain, 45, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, born March 22, 1962, in Denver, Colo. Mr. McIlwain was preceded in death by his mother, Johnnie Mae McIlwain and his Father Frank McIlwain. Interment will follow in the Vancleave Community of Christ Cemetery in Vancleave, Miss. April 4 Darlene Ann Von Redlich, 63, died Wed., April 4, 2007. April 5 ~ none listed April 6 Glenda Muriel Beyer, age 68, of Moss Point died on April 6, 2007. Born March 6, 1939. Preceded in death by her parents Emma “Do” Hunnings and Floyd “Bud” Hunnings, and Horace Hilliard, a brother Samuel Hilliard, a sister Betty Hilliard, and a sister-in-law Wilma Hilliard. Interment will follow at Jackson County Memorial Park. Colby Swendsen Damazio, 25, of Hurley, Miss., passed away Friday, April 6, 2007. Born March 13, 1982, in Pascagoula, Miss. Colby is preceded in death by his mother, Sharon Damazio; his grandmother, Mary Swendsen Eubanks and his great grandparents, Swin Herbert and Waydean Swendsen. Burial will follow at Coleman Cemetery. Barbara J. Poole, 77 of Gautier, MS, passed away April 6, 2007. Born January 22, 1930 to the late Carl and Abbie Sotter. She is preceded in death by her parents; her mother and father-in-law Wade Cornelius and Esther Louise Hobby Poole. Interment will follow at 2:30 pm at Biloxi National Cemetery on Biloxi, MS. Infant Chase Winchester, of Pascagoula, Miss. passed away April 6, 2007. April 7 Mr. Vince Chatman, of Moss Point, Miss., died April 7, 2007. Larry Gene Harbin, age 38, died April 7, 2007 of cancer. Born August 4, 1968 in Forrest City, Ark. Mr. Harbin was an active member and a deacon of Vancleave Pentecostal Church. He is preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Harbin; parents, Jessie Ben and Vertie Mae Harbin; maternal grandmother, Mae Stidham. Visitation will be at Vancleave Pentecostal Church in Vancleave. Funeral Service will follow at 12:00 noon with Rev. Keith Hankins officiating. Interment will be at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, Harrison County, MS. Arick Wash, 34, died April 7, 2007. April 8 Claudine Page Galvin, age 80, died Sunday, April 8, 2007. Ms. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Earline Page, and three brothers, Louis D. Page, Leathon Page, and Louis V. Page. Burial will follow in D'Iberville Memorial Park. Ms. Elizabeth Polk, 85, of Moss Point, Miss., died April 8, 2007. April 9 Savada Sanches Sharp April 10 ~ none listed April 11 Luke MacFadden, 53, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Mr. MacFadden was preceded in death by his parents, Robin, Sr., and Joy MacFadden, and a brother, Robin MacFadden, Jr. April 12 B. L. “Bon” Gibson, 88, died April 12, 2007. Mr. Gibson was born in George County, MS on December 4, 1918. Mr. Gibson is reunited with his loving parents Peter and Missouri Gibson; and his beloved daughter Mary Ellen Hunnings. Mrs. Dorothy Helen Gregory, 79, died April 12, 2007. Born January 6, 1928 . She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Gregory; her parents, Homer Chestnut and Verdia Vowell and stepfather, Theoby Vowell; two daughters, Faye Gregory and Carolyn Shanley. Interment will be at Machpelah Cemetery. Patrick Lashaw Hill, 34, of Pascagoula, Miss. (formally of Suggsville, Ala.) died April 12, 2007. Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Murphy, 74, formerly of Pascagoula, died Thursday, April 12, 2007, in Mobile, Ala. He was born March 16, 1933, in Dallas, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Mr. Tolbert and Mrs. Irene Schuster Murphy and a son, Gerald E. Murphy. Burial at Machpelah Cemetery. Helen Louise Swann, 91, died Thursday, April 12, 2007. Born June 20, 1915, in Citronelle, Ala. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Mr. William J. and Mrs. Agnes G. Stringer Brannon. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery in Moss Point. Maurice Thompson, born May 27, 1960 in Pascagoula, Miss. (Jackson County). His parents is Mrs. Elnor Thompson and the (late) Mr. Havis Thompson. He departed this life April 12, 2007. Interment will be at First Baptist Cemetery Moss Point. Mrs. Alberta Nelsina Quave was born Oct. 26, 1915, to the union of the late Henry and Julia Stewart. She departed this life for a brighter one at 2 a.m. at Select Specialty Hospital, Jackson, Miss., on April 12, 2007, at the age of 91. In January 1937, Alberta Stewart was united in Holy Matrimony to her late husband, Edward H. Quave. Services at Greater Antioch Baptist Church, Pascagoula with burial following in Scranton Cemetery. April 13 Danny Jewel Lett, 64, died Friday, April 13, 2007. He was born August 3, 1942, in Black Betsy, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Mr. Albert and Mrs. Carrie Napier Lett, two brothers, Ray and Tom Lett and a sister, Julia Moses. Interment will follow in Serene Memorial Gardens. Ruben "Shorty" Odom, Sr., 70, died April 13, 2007. He was born to the union of the late Jasper and Alcencia Riley Odom in Natchez, Ala., (Monroe County, AL), Sept. 26, 1936. Interment will be held at Jackson County Memorial Park, Pascagoula. Joan Kathleen Valerie Wilson, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, April 13, 2007. A memorial service will be at Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs. April 14 Mary L. Garry Griffith, 72, died April 14, 2007. Burial: Scranton Cem., Pascagoula. Patricia Faggard Heilman, 66, died Saturday April 14, 2007. Service April 17, Arlington Heights Baptist, Pascagoula. William H. Kelly, 84, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, born July 19, 1922 to the late Rose and William H. Kelly Sr. in Oakland , CA. Internment will take place at Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, MS, with full military honors. Mr. H. B. Taylor, 75, died April 14, 2007. Services at Shiloh Baptist Church, Moss Point. Burial: Scranton Cem., Pascagoula. Mrs. Aline Wilson, 79, died April 14, 2007. She was born March 7, 1928 in Yazoo County to the late Edward and Ollie Stevens. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James “ Sparky” Wilson. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Machpelah Cemetery with Rev. Bill Barton and Rev. Jim Lancaster officiating. April 15 Van Harold Bardwell, Jr., 42, of Pascagoula, MS died April 15, 2007. Mr. Bardwell was preceded in death by his grandparents H. T. and Mildred Bardwell, and Albert Lee and Eva Juanita Damron, as well as his father Mr. Van Harold Bardwell, Sr. Ronald O. Marshall, age 49, of Moss Point, Miss. passed away April 15, 2007 in Pascagoula, Miss. He was born Nov. 6, 1957 in Jackson County, Miss. He was preceded in death by his father Robert D. Marshall and a sister Felisa Young. Interment will follow at Orange Grove Cemetery in Moss Point. Tiner Pearl Bias Mitchell, 65, of Ocean Springs, died April 15, 2007. Private services will be held at a later date. Charles George Rumsey, died Sunday, April 15, 2007. He was a native of Cicero, Illinois. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Mrs. Fannie Mae Strahan, age 88, passed away April 15, 2007 in Foley, Ala. She was born April 29, 1918 in Meridian, Miss. Mrs. Strahan was preceded in death by her parents I. F. Lynch and Mae Cooley Lynch; husband Oscar (Doc) Strahan; brother Finn Lynch; son Rev. Charles A. Strahan; grandsons Tommy S. Strahan and Steven Micah Strahan. Interment will follow at Serene Memorial Gardens. Roy Walley, Jr., 51, was born Jan. 5, 1956, d. April 15, 2007. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Escatawpa, MS. April 16 Lillie Eaves, 81, of Saucier, MS, formerly of Jackson County, died Monday 4-16- 07 in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Eaves was born on August 15, 1925 in Neely, MS. Mrs. Eaves was preceded in death by her husband, John Marvin Eaves. Burial will follow in Serene Gardens cemetery in Moss Point, MS. Betty Rouse Newbill, age 79, of Pascagoula passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 in Vancleave. She was born July 13, 1927 in Devall’s Bluff, Ark She is preceded in death by her daughter, Karla Gordon; brother, Charles Dammen. Interment will follow at Jackson County Memorial Park. James Malcolm Holcombe, 85, died April 16, 2007 in Ocean Springs. He was a native Biloxian, born in the shadow of the Lighthouse. Having been born in 1922 just northwest of it on property then owned by his grandparents, John L. and Isabella Fayard Lestrade. It was the same parcel of Land Grant #5 granted to his great, great, great grandfather Louis Fasier (Fayard) signed 1793. The Lighthouse property was purchased by the U.S. Government from Charles Fayard, his great grandfather in 1848. Malcolm was the oldest descendant born on the Land Grant property. He had many fond memories of the Lighthouse. He attended public schools, graduating from Biloxi High School in 1941. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel E. and Rose Aline Lestrade Holcombe, his daughter, Nancy and one sister, Sarah Elizabeth Rios. Interment will be at D'Iberville Memorial Park. April 17 Mrs. Carole M. "Carole Jo" Jones, age 62, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her father, Lionel Murrell. April 18 Carrie Durden, 77, of Pascagoula, Miss. died April 18, 2007. Ruth Harris, 78, formerly of Moss Point, Miss. died April 18, 2007. Joseph Estes "J. E." Thomson, 90, of Moss Point, died April 18, 2007. Born in Moss Point, MS on Jan. 3, 1917. J. E. leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 69 years, Margie Inez Howard Thomson. Burial in Griffin Cemetery. Ms. Willie B. Walker, d. April 18, 2007. April 19 Louise S. Nolte, 88, of Ocean Springs died 4/19/07. Services at Our Lady of Fatima. April 20 Betty L. Kempton, 74, of Gautier, Miss. died April 20, 2007. Mrs. Kempton was born Nov. 11, 1932, in Meridian, Miss. Interment will follow at Serene Memorial Gardens. Ms. Carolyn June Miller, 75, of Pascagoula, April 20, 2007. Born Nov. 6, 1931, in Franklinton, La., to the late Oscar and Eva Mae Tyner Miller. She was preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers. Burial at Jackson County Memorial Park. April 21 Alice Faye DeFlanders Clausell, born Aug. 31, 1937, in Basin, Miss. She departed this life on April 21, 2007, in Jackson, Miss. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Clausell; parents, Lillian "Lucy" Henry and Amos Murphy; two sons, Michael and Charles Clausell and two grandchildren; Tawanna Byrd and Fabian Chestang. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Escatawpa, Miss. L. A. McCall died April 21, 2007. Annie R. White, 58, of Moss Point died Saturday, April 21, 2007. April 22 C. Mitchell Byars, died April 22, 2007. Yeager Hudson, died April 22, 2007. Timothy G. Smith, 64, died April 22, 2007. Born June 12, 1943. April 23 Mary Clemons, 71, died April 23, 2007. Mary E. Mabry, 83, died April 23, 2007. Ashley P. Willard, 65, died April 23, 2007. April 24 Ellis "Clyde" DeMouey Sr., 87, born Sept. 17, 1919, a lifelong resident of the Franklin Creek community passed away April 24, 2007. He was preceded in death by a faithful wife Lorene DeMouey; a beloved daughter Rita Lorene Hamilton; and a loving grandson, Steven Dewayne Ellis. Rev. Rusty Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at W.R. Clark Memorial Cemetery in the Forts Lake community. John W. Hays, Sr. age 75, died April 24, 2007. Stephen C. Pardue, d. April 24, 2007. April 25 Marcus Stallworth, 23, of Moss Point, Miss. died April 25, 2007. Jon E. Smitgh, Jr., died April 25, 2007. April 26 Sandra Louise (Spruill) Parker Busby, 59, of Moss Point, died April 26, 2007 of cancer. Preceded in death by her second husband Larry Dale Busby of Gulfport, MS. No burial place noted. Kathy Virginia Thompson, 53 years old, died Thursday, April 26, She was born on July 3, 1953, in Pascagoula and was a lifelong resident of the area. She is preceded in death by her father, Hickory Pierce. Interment will follow in Machpelah Cemetery. April 27 Alfred Clayton Kirby, 91, of Ocean Springs, Miss., died Friday, April 27, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Kirby was born May 27, 1915, in Mt. Liberty, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Daisy Kirby; brother, Gerald Kirby; two sisters, Virginia Dobbs and Pauline Dodgion, all of Ohio; grandson, Ryan Kirby and great son, Seth Kirby, both of Ocean Springs. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. Peter Benson (Pete) Lee, 69, died April 27, 2007, in Houston, Texas. Pete was born Feb. 18, 1938, in Ruston, La. He was a resident of Moss Point, Miss., an avid fisherman member of the 57 Club, member of the Young Mens Business Club of Moss Point, 32nd Degree Mason and a retired United States Coast Guard with 20 years service. He was preceded in death by his parents Hal B. and Gertrude Lee, Sr. Burial at Jackson County Memorial Park in Pascagoula, Miss. with full military honors. Pearlie Mae Whittington, 87, of Ocean Springs died Friday, April 27, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Whittington was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Whittington; daughters Shelly Carrol and Nell V. James; sisters Viola, Martha, Melvina, and Ida; and parents Robert and Mary Gill. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs. April 28 Glenn Michael Byrd, 44, died Saturday, April 28, in Ocean Springs. Preceded in death by his father, Lionel Byrd, Jr., his sister, Elizabeth Ann Byrd, his paternal grandparents, Lionel and Jeannette Byrd and maternal grandparents, Harvey and Edwardine Chinn. Interment will follow in Southern Memorial Park. Ronald R. "Pete" Miller Sr., 72, of North Biloxi, Miss., died April 28, 2007, in North Biloxi. Mr. Miller was born on April 6, 1935, in Kreole, Miss. He was a lifelong resident of Jackson County, he served as a deputy sheriff for the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and also served as a District Four Constable. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Nonie Miller; brothers and sisters. Graveside services will be Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at Machpelah Cemetery. April 29 Peggy Rae Breland, 47, died April 29, 2007. George Edward Tansil, 78, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at his home in Pascagoula. He was born November 5, 1928 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Mr. T.W. and Mrs. Leslie Margaret Seaton Tansil, a brother, Mr. T.A. Tansil and a sister, Mrs. Peggy Bobo. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum of Jackson County Memorial Park in Pascagoula. April 30 Maryann Paula Skrmetti Cummings, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Monday, April 30, 2007, in Biloxi. Burial will be held Thursday, at 11 a.m. at St. Michaels Catholic Church. MS. George Harper, 76, died April 30, 2007. Donald B. Swain, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, April 30, 2007. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/jackson/obits/d/april39nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/msfiles/ File size: 17.4 Kb