Jackson County MsArchives Obituaries.....2009, Deaths - July ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.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 August 8, 2009, 4:35 pm Source: free newspaper and obits online July 2009 deaths for Jackson County, MS. These are not all the deaths for county. Submitted by: Pat Creel Kendrick, MSGen, Jackson County, MS Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msjackso/index.htm July 1 Mr. Elmer J. "Checker" Baum, 95, of Pascagoula, MS passed away July 1, 2009. He was born December 20, 1913 in Slidell, LA. He graduated from Pascagoula High School in 1933. Preceded in death by his parents Frank and Anne Antoinette Baum. Magnolia Cemetery, Lucedale, George County, MS Mazaree "Millender" Riley, 92, of Escatawpa, MS died July 1, 2009 at her home. She was born on September 10, 1916 to the late Mattie Millender. She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon D. D. Riley, and one daughter, Gladys Casey. Good Hope Cemetery Frederick Scott Winnett, 45, died July 1, 2009. Scott was the third son to William Harry and Shirley Mae Winnett in Pascagoula, MS. Memorial service: Sierra Grace Fellowship, 1260 Westley Lane, Auburn. (no cemetery listed) Roger "Stormy" Yale, 52, of Vancleave died July 1, 2009. Born in Fort Worth, TX to the late Ray and Claudia Stobaugh Yale. Preceded in death by a brother Mr. Gerald Thrash in 1998. Vancleave Cemetery #2, Jim Ramsey Road July 2 Nona Nee Tanner Barton, 76, of Jackson County, MS died July 2, 2009. She was a 1951 graduate of Moss Point High School and valedictorian of her class. The daughter of the late Mose & Addie Tanner, also preceded in death by her brothers: Otis Lemore 'Buster' Tanner and Aaron. (no cemetery listed) Mrs. Doris McInnis Knight, 89, passed away July 2, 2009 at her home in Ama, LA. Mrs. Knight was born March 15, 1920 in Leaksville, MS to the late William Linwood McInnis and Lois Breland McInnis. She was a Homemaker, Mother, and a Pastor's wife to her husband the late Rev. Stephen Knight. Together the Knight's pastored for 43 years. Serene Memorial Gardens Park Madisyn Scarlet Ball, infant, of Ocean Springs died July 7, 2009. (no cemetery listed) Dorothy Joy (Reed) Wixon, 80, of Pascagoula died July 2, 2009, born April 13, 1929 in Mound, LA to the late William and Maude Reed. She was a twin in a family of eleven siblings. She married I. A. Wixon in 1951, she lost her husband of 54 years two days before Katrina. Machpelah Cemetery July 3 Julius Dolze Broussard, 73, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Broussard was born July 3, 1936 at Point Cadet in Biloxi, MS. Preceded in death by his parents, Anna Broussard Landry and Lessaint Broussard; his stepfather, Alire Landry; sister, Ida Louviere; brothers, Paul Huey Spell, Henry Broussard and Maxie Broussard. Biloxi City Cemetery Toxie Hall Holmes, 93, of Pascagoula, MS passed away July 3, 2009 in Pascagoula. Mr. Holmes was born May 16, 1916 in Walthall County, MS to the late James and Rosie Holmes. He met and married Wilma “Tommie” Lee Boyd in November of 1938. Also was preceded in death by his son, Jimmie Dale Holmes in 1999; three brothers and six sisters. Jackson County Memorial Park July 4 Nettie M. Arceneaux, born Jan. 28, 1932, went to be with the Lord on July 4, 2009. Memorial service: First Baptist of Windsor Park, Ocean Springs, MS. (no cemetery listed) Hew Lawson Smith, 83, of Pascagoula, MS passed away July 4, 2009. Lawson was born the youngest of thirteen children to the late Thomas and Lula Smith in Childersburg, AL. He founded Lawson ‘s Hardware in 1969. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Jean (Pollard) Smith in 1988 after 39 years of marriage and eleven siblings. (no cemetery listed) July 5 Jack Edward "Captain Jack" Kuespert, 61, of Gautier died July 5, 2009 in Gautier, MS. Jack was born in Queens, NY. Preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Ada (Isemann) Kuespert. Memorial service: St. Pierre's Episcopal Church, 4412 Gautier-Vancleave Road, Gautier. John A. (Sonny) Lee, 43, born in Pascagoula, MS, and a resident of Cape Coral, FL for 8 years A "Celebration of Life" service will be held at the Hope Hospice Chapel, 2430 Diplomat Parkway E, Cape Coral FL 33909. No DOD or Cemetery listed. Willie Charles Patterson, Jr., age 57 of Pascagoula, MS passed away July 5, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN. (no cemetery listed) Richard E. Lyons, 70, born in Pascagoula, passed away July 5, 2009 in Gulf Breeze, FL. Richard was a son of the late Darcy Lyons and Louise (Fletches) Lyons Davy of LA. Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church, 485 Boston Rd., Springfield, MA. St. Michael's Cemetery July 6 Miss Kennadi Michelle Bonds, age 1 year, 3 months, and 1 day; born in Mobile, AL. Passed away July 6, 2009, in Moss Point. Serene Memorial Gardens Melvin J. Miller, 83, passed away July 6, 2009, in Moss Point, MS. Mr. Miller was born on May 19, 1926, in Moss Point to Howard and Nettie Miller. He was formerly married to Bessie May Sutterfield from 1946 until her death in 1992. They had five children. Also, preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Patsy Darlene Miller and his son, Randy Howard Miller. Melvin Jewel Miller served in the U.S. Army throughout the European theatre during World War II under General George S. Patton. Union Cemetery Thomas “Tommy” C. Milstead, 52, of Gautier passed away July 6, 2009 in Moss Point. Preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Frances Milstead. Pinecrest Cemetery Sylvester Wells, 89, of Moss Point, MS, (Three Rivers Community), died July 6, 2009, born December 10, 1919 in Three Rivers, MS. He left Three Rivers at an early age and moved to Chicago, IL where he met and married Almetta Phillips. Four children were born from this union. Two of whom are deceased, Sylvester Wells (Little Syl) and Tyree Wells. Preceded in death by his parents, Viola Wells and father, Ollie Wells, six brothers Sam Wells, Leon Wells, Bernard (Bull) Wells, Odell Wells, Ed Burney (Baby Ray) Wells, and Jerry D. Wells. Sylvester served in WWII from 1941-1945. Davis Chapel Methodist Church, Three Rivers Community, Jackson County, MS. July 7 Estes R. Doss ``Rusty', 93, formerly of Pascagoula, MS passed away July 7, 2009 in Grand Bay, AL. Mr. Doss was born April 4, 1916 in Mickey, TN to the late James and Anna Doss. Preceded in death by his wife Mary Gentile Doss in 2006. Serene Memorial Gardens Mr. Alonzo Fuller, Sr. 85 of Moss Point died July 7, 2009. (no cemetery listed) Michael "Mike" Franklin Held, 58, of Ocean Springs passed away July 7, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Held was born in Murphysboro, IL, raised in Biloxi, and was a long-time resident of Ocean Springs. Preceded in death by his father, Charles Franklin Held, and step-father, Weber Wilson Price. Crestlawn Memorial Park Christabel Kelly, born September 20, 1917 in Monroeville, AL, died July 7, 2009. She was the eighth child born to the late Lillie and Henry Dailey. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James F. Kelly, Sr. and seven siblings. Davis Chapel Cemetery, Three Rivers Community Albert A. Marquart, 57, of Sarasota, FL, passed away July 7, 2009 in Moss Point, MS. (no cemetery listed) July 8 Paula Denise Vassey, 52, of ‘The Fly Away Bird Land Pet Shop’ in Gautier, MS died July 8, 2009 at her home. She was the beloved daughter of Joyce Tennison Speed of The Bargain Barn and Ace Speed. Memorial Service in the funeral home chapel. July 9 Melinda (Riser) Wiley, 56, of Vancleave, MS died July 9, 2009 in Birmingham, AL. She was born to Jim and Delois. Preceded in death by her mother Delois Riser. Jackson County Memorial Park July 10 Mrs. Teressa Allene Ardoin, 85, passed away July 10, 2009 in Lucedale, MS. Born on March 22, 1924 in Hurley, MS. Preceded in death by her parents, Gavin Malcom Hamilton and Jewel Loraine Jones Hamilton; her husband of 49 yrs, Willie Ardoin; 2 sisters, Vera and Willadean; a great grand-daughter, Makayla King, and a nephew, Dalton Ladnier. Funeral services: Dantzler Memorial 1st United Methodist Church, Moss Point, MS with the Rev. David Greer officiating. Hamilton Family Cemetery, Hurley, MS Destiny Sage Ates, 2-days old, of Moss Point, MS died July 10, 2009, in Gulfport, MS. She was born on July 8, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. Johnson Cemetery July 11 Helen M. Couch, 84, of Moss Point, passed away July 11, 2009 in Moss Point. Mrs. Couch was born November 14, 1924 in Kiln, MS. Mrs. Couch was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Moss Point for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Luke Pryor Couch, and her parents Alphonse and Lucy Necaise, sisters Ruth Hill and Gladys McKay, brothers Russell Necaise and Buford Necaise. Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, MS Mrs. Marianne Higginbotham, 79, of Ocean Springs, MS died July 11, 2009 in Ocean Springs. She was a native of Dorfen, Germany and moved to the states in 1955. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Higginbotham. Crestlawn Memorial Park Donald Lee Loveless, 70, a resident of Grand Bay, AL died July 11, 2009 in Moss Point, MS. Don was born in Booneville, MS. Preceded in death by his parents Claude and Louise Loveless; wife Dorothy; and son David. Johnson Cemetery Bertie Fulton Pierce, 85, of Ocean Springs, MS, born March 2, 1924, passed away July 11, 2009. Preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Lola Florence Fulton; brothers Ollie and Harold "Charlie" Fulton; daughter, Gayle Pierce Hutson; and her first grandson, Arnie Pierce II. Honoring the requests of Mrs. Pierce, there will be no visitation. Rev. James Clifton Seymour, 86, of the Latimer Community, MS, died July 11, 2009. Born November 2, 1922 in Latimer, MS. He was the last living sibling of 7 children born to Camille and Daisy Seymour. Preceded in death by his parents; sisters: Louise Page and Loraine Smith; and brothers: Donald, Harold, Jeff and Floyd Seymour. Burial will follow in the family cemetery. Jim Ramsay, Cutoff Road, Latimer, MS July 12 Sarah Stokes Harris, 70, of Pascagoula, MS died July 12, 2009 in Pascagoula. She was born to Baylous Womack Stokes and Fannie Pearl Stokes and graduated from Pascagoula High School in 1957. Preceded in death by her parents; grandparents, Dr. Stova B. McIlwain and Fannie Olivia McIlwain; nephew, Brad Womack Stokes. Machpelah Cemetery Angela Peyreygne Villines, 33, of Ocean Springs, MS died July 12, 2009. (no cemetery listed) Karen Bolton Wilson, 60, of Ocean Springs, MS died July 12, 2009 in Gautier. Preceded in death by her mother, Margaret McGregor Bolton and grandmother, Gertrude Soden McGregor. Mass of Christian Burial, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church July 13 Mrs. Annie Ophelia Simmons, 84, of Vancleave, MS died July 13, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Born on December 8, 1924. Preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Paul S. Simmons; father, Howard Owens; mother, Lillian (Calvin) Hessler; brothers, Milton Owens and Lealon Owens, and a granddaughter, Paula Simmons. D'Iberville Memorial Park July 14 David Scott Dempsey, 54, of Gautier, MS; born April 27, 1955 in Grafton, WV, died July 14, 2009 in Gautier, MS. Private Services. Mrs. Scarlet Chambers Haynes, 68, of Moss Point, MS died July 14, 2009 at home. Born in Beatrice, AL. Preceded in death by her mother Brunetta Cauley Chambers, her father, Henry Lee Chambers, step-mother, Annie Mae Chambers, brother, Henry Charles Chambers and a special nephew, Graylon Christopher Joseph. Biloxi National Cemetery July 15 Paul Boea, Jr. passed away in Syracuse, NY, on July 15, 2009. He is survived by his wife Alma; 6 children; 6 grand-children and two sisters. Memorial services: St Peter the Apostle Parish Life Center, 4102 N. Market St. Pascagoula. Sid Thomas, 68, formerly of Pascagoula, died July 15, 2009. Preceded in death by his mother, Marie Thomas. Services: Hattiesburg, MS. Roseland Park Cemetery July 16 Joyce A. Parker, 73, of Gautier passed away July 16, 2009. She was born August 28, 1935 in Sheffield, AL to C. J. Rutledge and Alice LaZesta Rutledge. Jackson County Memorial Park Mr. Elden Theodore “Butch” Powers Jr. 66 of Grand Bay, AL passed away July 16, 2009 in Mobile, AL. Born September 29, 1942 in Leland, MS to the late Elden and Edna Powers. Also preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Bosarge. Jackson County Memorial Park July 17 Mrs. Charlotte Ann Cash, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS died July 17, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Cash was born in Birmingham, AL. Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas L. Cash. Biloxi National Cemetery Albert Phillips, 49, of Moss Point, MS died on July 17, 2009. Son of Mr. Lattimore and Lois Phillips. He was born in Moss Point, MS. Preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Orlean Phillips, Odessa Walker, L. C. Anderson, sister, Theresa Phillips and brother, Eric D. Phillips. Sr. Bethlehem Cemetery, Lucedale, MS (Barton Community) Terry Stephen McCormick, 51, of Vancleave, MS died July 17, 2009. He was born in Pascagoula. He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil McCormick, and his brother, Michael Scott McCormick. Service following in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. M L. McCormick officiating. Orange Grove Cemetery, Orange Grove, East Jackson County, MS Mrs. Parthenia McLeod, 88, of Wade, MS passed away July 17, 2009. She was on born September 14, 1920 in LaGrange, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, John T. Williams and Bessie M. Williams, her husband of 56 yrs., Baylos C. McLeod, and 2 sisters; Opal Snyder and June Courtney. Serene Memorial Gardens Edith Howell Rice, passed away July 17, 2009 in Moss Point, MS. Born in Jackson, AL, but lived most of her life in Mobile, AL. She was a member of the Mobile Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She loved genealogy and did extensive research on the DAR Richards House. Peceded in death by her husband Henry Willis Rice of Mobile, AL, a son-in-law Brent Smith of Moss Point, MS, a sister Eula Crow of Thomasville, AL, and a brother John Howell of Semmes, AL. Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, AL July 18 Derrell Alton Joseph Cook Sr., 78, of Ocean Springs, MS died July 18, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cook, a native of New Orleans, LA, moved to Lafayette, LA, in 1950. receded in death by his parents, Albert Cook, Sr. and Augusta Tucker Cook; a brother and a sister. Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS Charlet dePicciotto, 57, of Moss Point, passed away July 18, 2009. Tenna Irene Kramer, 55, of Mobile, AL passed away July 18, 2009 in Moss Point, MS. Born in Shelton, Washington to the late Percy Tillman and Mary Jane Stamper. Private services. Patricia Waltman, 65, of Big Point, MS passed away July 18, 2009 in Mobile, AL. She was born on January 14, 1944 in Laurel, MS. Preceded in death by her father William Ivey, mother and stepfather Laurie and Robert Hathcock, her brother Ellis Earl Ivey and her father-in-law Norwood Lambert. Big Point Cemetery July 20 Mrs. Bertha Brodnax, 99, a resident of the Latimer Community, passed away July 20, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. Preceded in death by her husband, H. E. "Ed" Brodnax, Sr.; son, H. E. Brodnax, Jr.; infant daughter, Erma Brodnax. Her Parents, Henry and Agnes Deloney; brothers, Andy, H. W. and Alva Deloney. Seymour/Deloney Cemetery, Latimer Community Pearl E. Christy, 89, passed away July 20, 2009 in Pascagoula, MS. Preceded in death by her husband Rev. John T. Christy, a daughter Midge Ivey, a grandson James Ivey, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Coleman Cemetery, Hurley Mary Ellen French Holloman, 55, of Moss Point, MS passed away July 20, 2009 in Moss Point. Born in Hattiesburg, MS. Preceded in death by her brother James Leo French Jr. Griffin Cemetery Mr. Jerome Nettles, 47, of Beatrice, AL died July 20, 2009. (no cemetery listed) Gail Lynn Verseckes, 52, of Moss Point, MS, born May 4, 1953, passed away July 20, 2009. Preceded in death by her father, Kass Verseckes; brother, Mark Verseckes and nephew, Matthew Verseckes. Services scheduled at a later date. Randy Michael Wilson, 52, of Forts Lake, MS, passed away July 20, 2009. He was murdered by his nephew. Randy was born to the late Charles and Lora Bell Wilson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Charlie A. Wilson, Jr. A Celebration of Randy’s Life will take place at the Eastside Assembly of God Church, 7801 East Highway 90, in Moss Point, with Pastor Wendell Stork officiating. Orange Grove Cemetery July 21 Margaret Mary (Irwin) Fagan, 72 of Gautier, MS died July 21, 2009. She was born in New York City, NY on October 8, 1936. Margie was the eldest of four siblings. She joined Lemuel D. Fagan in wedded bliss. She was the mother of three children and the grandmother of twenty grandchildren. Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Humphrey Planer, the son of the late Willie Planer and Ella Stringfield Planer, born October 24, 1930 in Escatawpa, MS died July 21, 2009. Preceded in death by his father and mother, Willie & Ella Planer; his only sibling, Paul Planer and wife, Bertha Planer; first cousin, Julia Budro; and father and mother-in-law, Qunnie & Maybell Liddell. Biloxi National Cemetery Richard Vardaman Taylor, 67, of Moss Point, MS died July 21, 2009; born on April 4, 1942 in Moss Point to the late Nathan Earl Taylor and Frances Lane Massey. He was a 1961 graduate of Moss Point High School. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Marie Taylor; step-mother, Doris Taylor; step-father, A.S. Massey; sister, Doris Jean Cosgrove; and grand-daughter, Cassandra L. Taylor. Serene Memorial Gardens Cemetery July 22 Matilda Elizabeth "Betty" Bradford Milsted, 95, died July 22, 2009. She was born in Ocean Springs to Frederick "Fred" Bradford and Letecia Carver Bradford in 1913. She was first president of the 1699 Historical Society, and a long time member of the Ocean Springs City Museum Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission. As a descendant of William Bradford, Governor of the Plymouth Colony, she was a member of the Mayflower Society. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph W. Milsted and two sisters, Vertalee Bradford Vancleave and Margaret Bradford Chasteen. Memorial: St. Paul UMC on Porter Ave, Ocean Springs. Joshua Brandon Mitchell, age 7, of Pascagoula, MS was born January 13, 2002 in Mobile, AL died July 22, 2009. He was preceded in death by his two grandfather, Henry J. Mitchell and Bennie Johnson; one great-grandfather, Juanita Tyler. Machpelah Cemetery Mrs. De Veta E. Pierce, 80,of Wade, MS. passed away July 22, 2009 in Pascagoula, MS. Mrs. Pierce was born November 7, 1928 in Helena, MS, and was a member of Caswell Springs United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by her father and mother, Jessi and Lucille Cox; husband, Herman Pierce; daughter, Kathy Pierce Thompson; grandchild, Brandy Ferguson; great-grandchild, Kye Nathaniel Stringfellow. Caswell Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery July 23 Leander Green, Jr., born March 24, 1957, died July 23, 2009; born March 25, 1957 to the union of Leander Green Sr. and Bertha Green in Tylertown, MS. Preceded in death by his parents, Leander, Sr. and Bertha Green; paternal grandparents, Ellis and Elma Green; maternal grandparents, Walter and Lillie Barnes; one sister, Elvie Green; an uncle, Willie Barnes and aunt Thelma Williams. Scranton Cemetery July 24 Robert Russell Brown, 68, of Gautier passed away July 24, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. He was born in Everett, WA. Preceded in death by his brother, Tom Brown. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. July 25 Mary Lois Bertrand, 82, of Gautier, died July 25, 2009. Craig Bradley,50, of Moss Point, MS, died July 25, 2009. Ms. Diane Turner Ford, 62, of Pensacola, FL, passed away in a car accident in Pascagoula, MS, on Friday, July, 25, 2009. Ms. Turner Ford was born to Pete and Lucille Turner, on August 25, 1946, in Chalmette, LA. Sunset Cemetery, Richton, MS Ronnie L. Hough, 54, of O.S. died Saturday July 25, 2009. Mrs. Eutaska (Southern) Tew, 73, passed away July 25, 2009 in Moss Point, MS. Mrs. Tew was born on January 26, 1936 in Booneville, MS. Preceded in death by her mother, Syble Spicer, her step-father, Robert Spicer, her father, Irvin Southern, her step-mother, Inez Southern, her husband of 37 yrs, Andrew R. Tew, her grandson, Anthony Wayne Tew Jr., a granddaughter, Angela Tew Pierce, and a great grandson, Gavin Charlton. Macphelah Cemetery Mrs. Anita Fiendel Tootle, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS, died July 25, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Tootle was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a resident of the Coast since 1965. Mrs. Tootle was preceded in death by her parents, Richard P. and Maurine Pierce Fiendel, and a brother, Wayne Paul Fiendel. July 26 Mrs. Sallie Webb Jones, 82, of Moss Point, passed away July 26, 2009 in Pascagoula, MS. She was born January 12, 1927, in Sunflower, AL. Preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Mary Webb; husband, Matthew Jones; two sons, M. J. Crear and Charles Webb; eight brothers, David Webb, Frank Webb, Nelson Webb, Jimmie Webb, Percy Webb, Bernard Webb, Richard Webb and Oscar Foist; three sisters, Vastie Terrell, Frankie Lee and Alice Webb. Good Hope Cemetery, Moss Point John B. Whittington, 85, of Moss Point, MS passed away July 26, 2009. Preceded in death by his parents; John T. and Lutitia Poole Whittington; his wife Eula Waymick Whittington. Serene Memorial Gardens July 27 Mrs. Maxine Bond, 97, died July 27, 2009 in Greenville, MS. She was born June 5, 1912 in Gloster, MS, the oldest daughter of the late Rev. G.C. Seidenspinner and the late Frankie Toler Seidenspinner. She was a well known and respected educator for 35 years as a beloved English teacher in both the Moss Point and Pascagoula school systems. Mrs. Bond was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church of Moss Point. Preceded in death by her husband G.L. Bond and her son George Bond. Also, two sisters Mrs. Hazel Blades and Mrs. Claire S. McKellar and a brother H.L. Seidenspinner. Griffin Cemetery Mrs. Rose Abbie Tait Goldsmith, born June 20, 1927, to the union of Reverend Dewitt Tait and Willie Stanton Tait in Burnt Corn, AL, died July 27, 2009 in Pascagoula, MS. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Simmie Goldsmith; six brothers, Willie T. Tait, Harvey B. Tait, Robert E. Tait, Thomas Q. Tait, Charles D. Tait and James V. Tait; sister, Eloise Ford and sister-in-law Flossie Tait. Services: Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,1028 Denny Ave, Pasc. Bethany Baptist Church, Burnt Corn, AL Mrs. Doris M. Manuel, 94, of Nederland, TX died at her residence. Born the middle child of twelve on November 24, 1914 in Ocean Springs, MS to the late Lawrence Adolph and Eunice Bammer Ikerd Manuel, she had been a resident of Nederland since 1988. Mrs. Manuel was raised on the Gulf Coast, where she met and married the love of her life George Louis Manuel on May 6, 1934. He preceded her in death on December 28, 1987, she was also preceded in death by all of her brother and sisters. Machpelah Cemetery Terry Lynn Ziegler, 54, of Vancleave, MS died July 27, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. Preceded in death by her son, Toby Ziegler. Crestlawn Memorial Park Cemetery July 28 Ralph Owen Cumbest, 83, of Wade, passed away July 28, 2009 in Wade. He was born August 11, 1925 in Jackson County. Preceded in death by his wife, Chestine Cumbest; his parents, George and Bessie Cumbest, and a brother Benard Cumbest. He is survived by his five children, 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Family researcher: Brenda (Waltman) Knippers bsknippers@aol.com Caswell Springs Church Cemetery Daniel L. Wigley, Sr., 70 of Pascagoula was born November 29, 1938 in New Orleans, LA. Passed away July 28, 2009 in Pascagoula, MS. Services: St. Paul United Methodist Church, Magnolia Street, Moss Point, MS. Machpelah Cemetery July 29 Ida Lee Hessbruegge, 80, of Ocean Springs, MS, died July 29, 2009. She is preceded in death by her husband, Horst Josef Hessbruegge and her son, Bobby Hessbruegge. Biloxi National Cemetery Frances Molero, 55, of Moss Point, passed away July 29, 2009, in Gulfport, MS. Preceaded in death by her late sisters, June Cruz and Cindy Martin; her brother, Percy Adams, Jr., and her parents. Rotten Bayou Cemetery, Gulfport, MS July 30 Burlen Dunagan, a resident of Jackson County, MS passed away July 30, 2009. Born on December 29, 1927 in Campbell, Alabama to Kirby and Pearlie Knight Dunagan. Preceded in death by his wife Marilyn Warren Dunagan, his parents and a brother Bertram Dunagan. Funeral services will be at Forts Lake Assembly of God Church. Serene Gardens Cemetery Mrs. Mary L. Hipp, 66, of Vancleave, MS passed away July 30, 2009 in Ocean Springs. (no cemetery listed) Gary Lee Lambert, 30, of Ocean Springs, died July 30, 2009. (no cemetery listed) Andrew J. Newman. Jr., 57, a native and lifelong resident of Pascagoula, died July 30, 2009. Preceded in death by wife Benita Morgan Newman; his father Andrew J. Newman, Sr. and father-in-law Thomas Morgan. Machpelah Cemetery Wayne Redmond Sr., 68, of Big Point, MS., passed away July 30, 2009. Mr. Redmond was born in Jackson Co., MS on January 2, 1941. Preceded in death by his father and mother; Curtis E. and Thelma Wilson Redmond, and his daughter, Deanna Redmond. Serene Memorial Gardens July 31 Marshall Ross Dunn, 57, of Ocean Springs passed away suddenly in an automobile accident July 31, 2009 in Harrison County, MS. He was born in Hattiesburg to Lenard Clarence Dunn and Lydia Pearl McCarter Dunn. Preceded in death by his parents, loving wife of 26 years, Linda Nell Dunn. Funeral: Caswell Springs Methodist Church, Wade, MS. Caswell Springs Methodist Church Cemetery Mr. Upton R. Gautier, 95, a lifelong resident of St. Martin, MS, died July 31, 2009, in Ocean Springs, MS. Upton was born in Pascagoula. He was proud of his family's accomplishments and heritage, including his father captaining the boat that built the original beach along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Upton worked nearly all his life - by the age of 10 he had a paper route delivering from The Point to the Buena Vista. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1931, Salutatorian for his class while at the same time doing bookkeeping and clerical work. As a young man he then became the plant manager for Standard Oil Company. In 1948 he teamed up with brother-in-law Louis Fayard to create the Fayard & Gautier Contracting Company. Together they built more than 2000 homes from St. Martin to Biloxi, including homes in Fayard Place, Suburban Acres, Windsor Park, Cedar Grove, Gulf Hills as well as individual projects along Porter Avenue and surrounding the old Biloxi High School. In 1961 he established Bay Waterworks Inc., providing water services to the Cedar Grove area. In 1986 he went into semi-retirement, continuing to manage commercial real estate and work on smaller projects. Upton married his childhood sweetheart, Shirley C. Fayard in 1936. They were married 68 years, but were together for 74 years. Shirley passed in 2004. Upton was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley F. Gautier; parents Adam and Mercee 'Inez Jane' Gautier; brothers Fernando Gautier, Henry Gautier, Horace Gautier, Harry Gautier and Frank Gautier; sisters Catheleene Gautier, Inez White, Virginia Gautier, Ruth Purdy, Mercee Gautier and Marguerite Moore. Southern Memorial Cemetery, Biloxi, MS Mrs. Mary Leverette, 57, of Irvington, AL died July 31, 2009. Born in Brewton, AL. Davis Chapel Cemetery, Three Rivers, MS Mrs. Geneva M. Rutledge Miller, 87, of Gautier died July 31, 2009 in Pascagoula. Born in Lamar County, MS. Preceded in death by her husband, Toxie Hall Miller, Sr; son, Nathaniel Miller; sisters Catherine Miller and Mary Keller. Machpelah Cemetery Ethel Mae Massey Reese, 67, passed away July 31, 2009 in Pascagoula, MS. She was born August 29, 1941 to Cleveland and Thelma Massey in Moss Point, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Elijah, Joseph and Clinton Massey. (no cemetery listed) Additional Comments: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msjackso/index.htm File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/jackson/obits/d/july2009582gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 28.5 Kb