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Jackson County MsArchives Obituaries.....Deaths, Aug-2007 August 2007
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Pat Creel patcreel@cableone. net January 27, 2008, 7:16 pm
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Aug 1, 2007
Mr. Edsel Currie Barlow, 79, passed away Wednesday, August 1, at his home in
Gautier, Miss. He was born February 18, 1928, in Hattiesburg, Miss., to Willie
Currie Barlow and Hilda Smith Barlow. Mr. Barlow is preceded in death by his
parents; a brother, Kevin Lewis (Keebo) Barlow and a grandson Jonathon Adam
Barlow. Services will be at a later date at Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi,
Miss.
George Calhoun, 64 of Moss Point died August 1, 2007.
Jerselean Johnson, 80, of Moss Point, Miss. died August 1, 2007. Visitation
service will be held Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at 9 to 11 a.m. at the
Moffettville Baptist Church in Wilmer, Ala. Interment will be in Moffettville
Cemetery. Arrangements by Funeral Home, Lucedale, Miss.
Dale R. See, 69, of D'Iberville, Miss. died Aug. 1, 2007.
Aug 2
Memorial Service for Ruth Marie Corn, 75, of Decatur, Ala., will be held
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Funeral Home in Decatur.
Ernest H. Cook, 80, of Orange Grove, Miss., died August 2, 2007, in Pasca-
goula, Miss. Mr. Cook was a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He was born in
Arley, Ala., and a member of Midway Methodist Church in Orange Grove, Miss. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Will Samuel and Alma Lane Cook of Arley.
Funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. from the funeral home chapel with Rev.
Hollis Cook and Rev. M.L. Mc-Cormick officiating. Burial will follow in Orange
Grove cemetery in Orange Grove.
Aug 3
Lena Launa Stephens, 76, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, in Pascagoula, Miss. She
was born Nov. 6, 1930, in Duffee, MS. Mrs. Stephens was preceded in death by
her parents, Gordon and Trudie Capps. Graveside services will be at Serene
Memorial Gardens in Escatawpa, Miss.
Virginia R. "Ginny" Ward, 64 of Pascagoula, Miss., died Friday, August 3, 2007,
at her home. "Ginny" was born on January 1, 1943, in Flomaton, Ala. Mrs.Ward
was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis and Ruth Weaver; her husband,
Gerald Ward; and a sister, Edna Carroll. A memorial service will held at
Funeral Home in Moss Point, Miss., Monday August 6, 2007, with Rev. Greg Foster
officiating.
Aug 4
Mrs. Floreda Ann Stork Wescovich (67) died Saturday, August 4, 2007, at her
home in Lucedale. She was born June 12, 1940, in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Mrs.
Wescovich attended Eastside Assembly of God Church in Moss Point. She was
preceded in death by her father, Mr. Hugh L. Stork and by her mother, Mrs.
Lillian Bosarge Stork and a nephew, Danny Stork. Interment will follow in
Orange Grove Cemetery.
Aug 5
Gene Raymond Ellington, 67, of Escatawpa, Miss., passed away Aug. 5, 2007, in
Pascagoula, Miss. Mr. Ellington was born on Aug. 10, 1939, in Thomastown, Miss.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Bertha Ellington; sisters,
Christine Ahrens, Betty Manuel and Mae Catherine Tuner, and a brother, John W.
Ellington.
Benjamin Bruce Fisher, 53, of Ocean Springs, Miss., died Aug. 5, 2007, in
Petal, Miss. Interment will follow in Crestlawn Cemetery. Aug 6.
Aug 6
Nicolas William Schlim, 30, of Vanacleave, Miss., died Aug. 6, 2007, in
Vancleave.
Aug 7
David A. Reed of Ocean Springs, Miss., (formally of Southern California)
proudly served with the Fontainbleau Volunteer Fire Department. passed away
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, in Ocean Springs at age 30.
Aug 8
Andrew S. Novak, 82, a native of New Jersey and a resident of Daphne, Ala.,
passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007.
Helen Lucille Sanborn, age 65, of Lucedale passed away on Wednesday, August 8,
2007. Graveside Service will be at Jackson County Memorial Park, Pascagoula.
Capt. Raymond L. Thibodeaux, retired tugboat captain for Colle Towing, passed
away in his home on Aug. 8, 2007. He had resided in Slidell, La., for the past
15 years.
Aug 9
Commander Sam A. Ferguson, USN (Ret.), age 86, died August 9, 2007 a native of
Des Arc, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, mother, two brothers,
and two sisters. Internment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery with Full
Military Honors.
Aug 10
Mr. Ivey Edward Atwell Jr., 73, of Moss Point, passed away peacefully on Aug.
10, 2007, at his home.
Pennie Ruth Bowie Chew, 43, of Asheville, N.C., formerly of Moss Point, Miss.,
passed away Aug. 10, 2007.
Don Johnson, 81, Gautier, Miss., died Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, in Gautier. He was
born Feb. 7, 1926, in Brinkley, Ark.
John Wayne Maddox, born on Oct. 14, 1949, in Pensacola, Fla., to Winford Rody
Maddox and Mary Francis. He was a welder, construction worker, an avid
motorcyclist and a fisherman. John was married for 40 years to the love of his
life. John Wayne Maddox passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, in Ocean Springs,
Miss., at the age of 57.
Mrs. Marilyn Elizabeth Prince, 60, of Ocean Springs, Miss., died Friday, Aug.
10, 2007, at her home in Ocean Springs.
Aug 11
Mr. Thomas Earl Brightwell, 58, of Moss Point, Miss., was born Dec. 12, 1948,
in Peterman, Ala. Mr. Brightwell passed on to eternal life on Aug. 11, 2007, in
Moss Point.
Douglas P. Hart, age 48, passed away at his home in Wewahitchka , FL. He was a
native of Pascagoula, MS. Internment will follow at Jackson County Memorial
Park.
Hosey "George" Parker, 79, a native of Biloxi, Miss., and long time resident of
the Pas-Point area, passed peacefully away into the arms of God on Aug. 11,
2007, at his home.
Aug 12
Mr. Alan Randolph "Randy" Henry, 49, a lifelong resident of Pascagoula, Miss.,
died Aug. 12, 2007. Born June 10, 1958.
Mrs. Lois Roberta Palmer, 84, passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2007, in
Biloxi.
Ms. Lisa Callie Smith, 46, of Pascagoula, Miss., passed away Sunday, Aug. 12,
2007, at her residence in Pascagoula. She was born Jan. 12, 1961, in Laurel,
Miss.
Aug 13
Odren Curtis Germany Jr., 82 , of Gautier, MS. passed away Monday, August 13,
2007. Mr. Germany was born February 20, 1925 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Odren
C. and Grace A. Germany Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents and
survived by his wife of 56 years, LaVerne Germany of Gautier, MS.; two sons,
Tommy Lynn Germany and his wife Brenda of Pascagoula, MS. and Larry Odren
Germany of Gautier, MS.; a daughter Lillie Carol Simon of Gautier, MS. ; eight
grandchildren , six great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and
friends. Interment will follow at Jackson County Memorial Park, Pascagoula, MS.
with military honors.
Aug 14
Betty Julia Bosarge, 71, of Helena, Miss., died Aug. 14, 2007, in Pascagoula,
Miss. Mrs. Bosarge was born in Shubuta, Miss., on Feb. 12, 1936.
Gwendolyn Cronier, 85, of Hurley, Miss., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007.
She was born March 5, 1922, in Mobile, Ala.
Charlotte Earline Jackson, 55, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, at her home
in Grand Bay, Ala. She was born Aug. 29, 1951, in Jackson County, Miss.
Charlotte had downs syndrome and wasn't supposed to live past the age of five.
She was truly an angel and everyone who knew here, loved her.
Mr. Cleotha Hardimon, 74, of Moss Point, Miss., departed this life at home in
Moss Point surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. He was
born Aug. 21, 1932, in Vance, Miss.
Aug 15
Mrs. Mary Oakley, 86, of Pascagoula, Miss., passed away at residence on
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007. She is preceded in death by her Husband Jesse Bruce
Oakley and two Brothers: Billy Schmidt and Olen Prather.
Rebecca J. "Becky" Taylor, 55, of Lucedale, Miss., died Aug. 15, 2007, in
Mobile, Ala.
Aug 16
Ms. Dorothy Jane Salter, 65, of Lucedale, Miss., died Aug. 16, 2007.
Jason Todd Westbrook, 32 of Gautier, Miss., was born August 12, 1975, in
Jackson, Miss., and died August 16, 2007.He was preceded in death by his
maternal grandparents, Leon and Ethel Giddings, paternal grandparents, H.L. and
Grace Westbrook, and his step-father, William S. Coleman Jr. Interment will be
at Crestlawn Memorial Park.
Aug 17
Hannah Stork McConaghy, 94, died Friday August 17, 2007, in Grand Bay, Ala. She
was born on January 23, 1913, in Jackson County, Miss.
Aug 18
Mrs. Vivian Lucille Perry, 89, of Lucedale, died Aug. 18, 2007.
Aug 19
Theodore McCants, of Lucedale, Miss., died Aug. 19, 2007.
JoAnn Callahan Cates Poole, 59, of Moss Point, passed away Saturday, August 18,
2007, at Singing River Hospital after a short struggle with heart disease.
Aug 20
Mrs. Rebecc Ann Breland Hodges, 55, Leakesville, Miss., died Aug. 20, 2007.
Mr. Harold C. Spurlock Jr., 83, of Moss Point, Miss., was born Aug. 23, 1923,
in Brooklyn, N.Y. He passed on to eternal life on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, in
Pascagoula, Miss.
Hilton LaRue Tucker, 61, of Moss Point, Miss., passed away Aug. 20, 2007, in
Biloxi, Miss. Mr. Tucker was born September 17, 1945 to the late William Lomis
and Mary Lois Tucker in Pascagoula, MS. He is preceded in death by his parents
and a son, Hilton l. Tucker II. Interment will follow at Machpelah Cemetery
with full military honors.
Aug 21
Johnnie Lee Covan, 59, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007. He was born May
26, 1948, to Ethel Mae Covan-Brights and Jack Smith of Leakesville, Miss.
Mrs. Verla "Nanny" (Goff) Sonnier, 90, of Pascagoula, Miss., passed way Aug.
21, 2007, in Pascagoula. She was born Jan. 10, 1917, in Vancleave, Miss.
Aug 22
Ms. Mattie Bell (Ward) Street : On June 3, 1941, in a small town called
Leakesville, Miss., Ms. Mattie Bell (Ward) Street was born to Floyd and Della
(Zimmerman) Ward. Died Wednesday, August 22, 2007.
Aug 23
Loretta Breland, 77, of Beaumont, Miss., died Aug. 23, 2007. Funeral services
will be on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Triumph The Kingdom Church
of God in Christ in Benndale. Interment will be at Sweetwater Cemetery.
Dorothy Jean Davis, age 79, of Pascagoula and Grand Bay, AL passed away on
Thursday, August 23, 2007 in Pascagoula. She was born September 20, 1927 in
Castleberry, AL. She is preceded in death by her husband, James C. Hardin.
Memorial Service will be Saturday, August 25, 2007.
Helen Joan Montague, age 76, of Moss Point, MS, died August 23, 2007 . Joan was
born March 17, 1931 in Lancaster, Ohio and moved to Pascagoula, MS in 1961. She
was a member of Trinity Bible Church in Escatawpa, MS. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Karl and Lucille Huffman; her beloved husband of 53
years, Robert D. Montague, Sr. Interment will be Jackson County Memorial Park,
Pascagoula, MS.
Ms. Marlene L. Pilz, 23, of Gautier, Miss., died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, from
injuries sustained in an automobile crash. Born Sept. 16, 1984, in Los Angeles,
Calif. Born September 16, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA. A Mass of Christian burial
will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Gautier.
Aug 24
J. C. Gill of Moss Point, Miss., was a native of Union, Miss. He was born to
Jet Gill and Hattie Lee Boler on Oct. 14, 1938. After moving to the Mississippi
Gulf Coast he became a dedicated member of Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist
Church in Pascagoula, Miss., where he faithfully served on the Senior Usher
Board. He was a loyal member of the Jim McInnis Masonic Lodge No. 228 PHA where
he held several positions. J.C. Gill passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, in
Pascagoula at the age of 68. Burial will follow at Scranton Cemetery in
Pascagoula.
Tallie Douglas Stringer, died Friday, August 24, 2007 from his beloved home
here in south Pascagoula. He was born on June 4, 1915 in a small farming
community in southeast Mississippi. Doug was part of a sharecropping family
with four boys when times were hard for most Mississippians. Doug and his small
family came from Laurel, Mississippi to the coast in 1941, as so many others
did, to seek employment in the shipbuilding industry during World War II. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Stringer and Rosalie Cooper
Stringer; three brothers, Henry Talmadge Stringer, Walland, TN; James Cleston
Stringer, Lowell, NC; and Artimus Pascal Stringer, Pascagoula. Burial will be
at Jackson County Memorial Park, Pascagoula, MS.
Aug 25
Harry Johnson Fairley, 54, of Pascagoula, Miss., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alex and Ethel Fairley; three
brothers, Arthur Fairley, William Fairley and Hilton Fairley; and his sister,
Ollie Mae Washington. Services will be graveside at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 31,
2007, at Sweetwater Cemetery in Benndale.
Cecil Claude Killingsworth, 78 of Pascagoula, MS. passed away Saturday, August
25, 2007 in Biloxi, MS. Born May 15, 1929 in Chase, LA, the oldest of six
children, to the late Almon and Ludie Killingsworth. He is preceded in death by
his parents and a brother Lavon Killingsworth; a nephew, Mark Killingsworth;
three nieces , Diana and Debra Killingsworth and Pam Killingsworth Green.
Interment will follow at Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula, MS.
Aug 26
Roy Clayton Clark, 74, of Gautier, Miss., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 in a
Birmingham, AL hospital. He was born to the late Gordon and Lula Blevins Clark
in Abingdon, VA on Nov. 4, 1932. He was preceded in death by a daughter,
Rhonda Turley in 2005. Internment will be held on Friday August 31, 2007 at
Biloxi National Cemetery.
Morris Joseph Coleman, 44, a native of Gautier, Miss., and a resident of
Jackson, Miss., departed this life Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, for eternal rest with
God. He was born on Oct. 25, 1962, in Gautier, to Mr. Henry Coleman Sr. and the
late Mrs. Delena Jackson Coleman. His brother, Darrell Edward Coleman, and his
mother preceded him in death. Interment will follow in Franklin Cemetery,
Gautier.
Willard R. Rogers, 66, a native of Mississippi and long-time resident of
Mobile, Ala., and Tillman's Corner died at a local hospital on Sunday, Aug. 26,
2007. Mr. Rogers is preceded in death by his son, James Stephen Rogers; his
parents, E. B. and Lena Rogers; sisters, Era McLemore, Bobbie McLemore and
Annette Bennett. Interment in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
E. J. "Junior" Young, 72, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away, Sunday, Aug. 26,
2007, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1934, to the late Elvin and Ruby
Travis Young in Magnes, Ark. Elvin was also preceded in death by his brother,
Stanley Young, and a son, Mike Barrow. A service of remembrance will be
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, in the Chapel of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home,
Jacksonville, Ark.
Aug 27
Judith Ann Harris, 29, of Escatawpa, Miss., died Aug. 27, 2007, at her home.
She was born Oct. 19, 1977, in Pascagoula. Judith was preceded in death by
grandparents, Charles and Wonette Ryan, Hayden and Lillian Harris; mother,
Carol Ann Harris. Interment will follow at Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula,
Miss.
Aug 28
Gloria Mae Gibson, 80, of Cumbest Bluff, Miss. Mrs. Gibson was born on June 18,
1927, in Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Cecil Gibson.
Visitation will be Wednesday Aug. 29, 2007, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Heritage
Funeral Home in Escatawpa, Miss.
Mary Eldora Ehlers Nelson, 90, of Hurley, Miss., died Aug. 28, 2007, in Hurley.
Mrs. Nelson was born on Sept. 26, 1916, in Jackson County, MS. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Marvin Nelson; a grandson, Darryl Gibson;
granddaughters, Rachael Plante and T.J. Paige; brothers, Lamar Ehlers, Wilbur
Ehlers, Footie Ehlers. Burial will follow in Serene Memorial Cemetery in Moss
Point, Miss.
Aug 29
Mr. James Pittman "Jimmy" Pevey, 69, of Pascagoula, Miss., passed away Aug. 29,
2007, in Helena, Miss. He was born July 29, 1938, in Columbia, Miss. He was
preceded in death by his father, Mr. James Michael Pevey and his wife, Mrs.
Maudie Stockman Pevey. Burial will follow at Jackson County Memorial Park in
Pascagoula with Masonic Rites given at the graveside.
Mrs. Nevels Lovenia Ryals, 90, of Pascagoula, Miss., died Wednesday, Aug. 29,
2007, at her home in Pascagoula. She was born July 22, 1917, in Escatawpa,
Miss. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Mr. Eddie and Mrs.
Rosie McQuarrie Holloman; husband, Mr. Elbert Allen Ryals Jr.; brother, Eddie
L. Holloman and sister, Clara Inez Holloman. Interment will follow in Serene
Memorial Gardens, Escatawpa.
Aug 30
Joyce Carol Hayes Clark, 77, of Gautier, passed away on Thursday, August 30,
2007. She was born April 21, 1930 in Shubuta, Mississippi. She is preceded in
death by her husband, A.G. Clark; parents, John L. and Grace Hayes. Interment
will be at Pinecrest Cemetery in Gautier, MS.
Becky S. Norris, 74, and a resident of Lucedale, Miss., died on Thursday,
August 30, 2007, in Mobile, Ala.Mrs. Norris was a native of Marion, Ind. She
was an honorary member of the Red Hat Society in Lucedale. Mrs. Norris is
preceded in death by her parents, Nellis and Elsie Clark Stout. A graveside
service will be held at 5 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Lucedale.
Aug 31
John Breckenridge "Breck" Davis, 33, of Vancleave, Miss., died Friday, Aug. 31,
2007, in Vancleave. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Claude
Corbello and grandmother, Doris Tillman Davis. On Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007,
there will be a 10 a.m. graveside service in the Community of Christ Church
Cemetery, on Mt. Pleasant Road in Vancleave.
Mrs. Mary Nell Carter Hearndon, 73, passed away peacefully on Aug. 31, 2007, in
Houston, Texas. Mrs. Hearndon was born Jan. 24, 1934, in Wade, Miss., to
William and Audrey Carter. Burial will be in the Johnson Cemetery in Wade.
Additional Comments:
I do not have any information on any of these copied obituaries.
All subject to correction if needed. These are not all the deaths for county.
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