 physicians dentists and nurses physicians dentists and nurses ray wed 6292011 1605  ship island and biloxi hospitals   1887 lillie d bell murray   18631887   expired at ship island on august 16 1887  she was the spouse of dr rd murray of the us marine hospital service and in charge of the quarantine station on ship island she left 5 young children to her husband the pascagoula democratstar august 12 1887  1888 in january  dr robert drake murray  native of ohlton ohio   was ordered by the us marine hospital service to   key west florida as his service at ship island quarantine station had expired he died at laredo texas on november 22 1903 the biloxi herald january 21 1888 p 8  1897 dr hyman m folkes came to the coast from jackson mississippi to become the quarantine officer at ship island the biloxi herald may 22 1897 p8  1902 the biloxi sanatorium was chartered in mississippi in june 1902 by dr hm folkes laz lopez wkm dukate harry t howard 18561930 judge james h nevlle 18521919 and dr m lyle talbot 18741937 its purpose was the treatment and care of the sick and disabled the biloxi sanatorium proposed to have a department for marine patients as well as regular patients the charter for the biloxi sanatorium was amended in january 1903 in order  to have the power and authority to open and maintain a school for training nurses and awarding diplomas   harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 73 and bk 419 and the biloxi daily herald june 221902 p 8 and july 5 1902 p 2    1903 dr hm folkes advertised as president of  the biloxi marine hospital   the biloxi daily herald march 30 1903 p 6  1907 in october 1907  miss minnie boykin christian missionary  from ellisville mississippi was working with the poor laboring people of biloxi under the aegis of the women s home missionary of the methodist conference  she established the city mission   a clinic on oak street near howard avenue  and a  sunday school at 1015 anglado alley  near the biloxi canning company on back bay the biloxi daily herald september 28 1907 p 1 and february 13 1908 p 1  1908 the biloxi charity hospital was founded february 28 1908 in a cottage at 1212 east howard avenue it was rented and temporarily converted into biloxi s first public hospital  officers of the organization were mrs cf carroll president miss rena picard vicepres mrs ec tonsmeire recording secretary charles w wachenfeld treasurer and dr hm folkes officer in general board of directors julia dulion lopez chairman mrs lyman bradford mrs p yurgensen miss florence crofton miss ada swan cw wachenfeld wo talbot elbert l dukate and dl mitchel the biloxi daily herald february 28 1908 p 1  charter members of the biloxi charity hospital were  julia dulion lopez hm folkes ec tonsmeire henry eikel gf carroll wo talbot ws mcintyre p yurgensen joseph ott a yancey rl hoover lyman bradford je greene ej mitchel ae smith joe cousins amelia cousins ls jackson e barry og swetman t hoxie et iler maloney and youngblood miss ada swan miss ada wallace miss belle gordon miss josephine folkes miss anna folkes elsie maxwell miss alma mckinley miss minnie boykin e jordan miss inez hall reverend ml burton reverend jw dawson hm folkes cw wachenfeld gf carroll wf swan edward glennan jc clower og swetman lopez dukate wj grant joseph rusk dl mitchel ec tonsmeire wo talbot elbert l dukate john j kennedy edward c joullian da baltar henry eikel jr brantley a bond victor simonich l gill mr and mrs julius m lopez mr and mrs edward brady ec emanuel george swan ww baltar ja d aquin jb chinn federal cafe jw swetman ew mccrary tp mccrary be pfeiffer jb combel corso brothers company jg cohoe and d aquin prieur the biloxi daily herald february 28 1908 p 1 and october 25 1919 p 8  the biloxi charity hospital was chartered in october 1908 by dr hm folkes mrs sf carroll julia dulion lopez erena lopez brady and julius m lopez the biloxi daily herald november7 1908 p 10  1909 dr tb harrison  formerly of charleston mississippi has opened the harrison sanitarium at east beach and kuhn street he treats alcoholism drug cigarette and tobacco addictions a 12page booklet has been printed by the herald printery about his practice the biloxi daily herald may 8 1909 p 8  1910 dr hm folkes has completed arrangements for the transformation of his hospital work under the name of biloxi sanitarium he will receive patients with acute illness and perform surgical procedures  the daily herald jul6 6 1909 p 4  1913 in january 1913  dr folkes hosted the harrison county medical association at his sanitarium  coast physicians attending were dr rl white dr gf carroll and dr hm folkes of biloxi dr al morris dr ac caraway dr ca sheely dr dj williams dr ec parker and dr hh west of gulfport dr wa dearman and dr dg mohler of long beach dr bz welch of woolmarket dr ga mchenry of mchenry and dr jp berry of jackson  the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1    1919   1920 the biloxi city hospital was incorporated on october 18 1920 by john j kennedy ec tonsmeire william l guice bz welch george w wallace and jo pratt the purpose was to own operate and control a hospital and sanatorium for the medical treatment of the sick and suffering people of harrison county and treating free those indigents unable to pay harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 27 p 17  1929 the new 125000 sixtybed  biloxi hospital on east beach was dedicated july 3rd the old hospital the former harry t howard residence was demolished in late may the daily herald july 2 1929 p 1 and may 28 1929 p 2  1932 in midmarch the mayo brothers dr wj mayo  18611939 and dr ch mayo  18651939 were in biloxi with t heir large yacht which had been stored at lockport louisiana for the winter and moored at the deweiler pier on east beach for a one week sojoun  they entertained the following doctors and spouses and nurses from the medical community with a trip up back bay dr jf detweiler dr pe werlein dr dl hollis dr bz welch dr gf carroll dr ea trudeau dr ww eley drcg mceachern inez ramsay cora westbrook katherine whitespunner doris trochesset hazel o regan and jeanne durocher the mayo brothers were enroute to flordia the daily herald march 16 1932 p 2 a new junior quadrex xray generator has been installed in the biloxi hospital the daily herald november 16 1932 p 2  1933 miss katherine whitespunner left biloxi for spring hill alabama she will be the new superintendent of the mobile infirmary miss sue collins is now in charge of the biloxi hospital and is assisted by alice spier miss collins a graduate of hotel dieu and very qualified while miss spier is a recent biloxi hospital graduate and has been successful in her work the daily herald july 4 1933 p 2  1935 the biloxi hospital staff incorporated was formed in september 1935 by dr daniel l hollis dr bz welch and dr frank oliver schmidt the objectives of the organization were to promote a better understanding and relationship between physicians and surgeons practices at the biloxi hospital and to promote ethics of the medical profession the handling of charity cases arriving at the biloxi hospital was also a consideration harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 66 p 174 a bronze tablet at the biloxi hospital was dedicated to the memory of captain and mrs john h miller  an endowment from captain miller was received by the hospital board in a most needy time john j kennedy district deputy grand exalted ruler of the elks spoke at the event and was introduced by frank bowes pres of the biloxi hospital association the daily herald october 31 1935 p 1 john henry miller 18471928 born december 14 1847 at paulding jasper county mississippi during the civil war he enlisted in the jasper grays company f of the 16 th mississippi regiment serving three year as a lieutenant robert e lee s army of northern virginia returning from the conflict he married alice sophie miller 18521916 circa 1871 and they were childless during and postreconstruction jh miller was a newspaper man the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 52  captain john h miller  18471928 assumed  editorial control of   the biloxi herald  on october 31 1896 from george w wilkes 18541915 captain miller  left the journal on may 1 1898 when the copartnership gw wilkes company was dissolved  leaving gw wiles sole owner of  the biloxi herald  the biloxi herald june 11 1898 p 1 and the daily herald april 23 1928 p 2 in 1900 at biloxi the millers lived on front street near the carraway family john h miller was manager of the biloxi real estate and loan agency and was also on the board of trustees of the industrial institute and college at columbus mississippi alice s miller expired at biloxi on october 10 1916 he died april 21 19281900 harrison county mississippi federal census  1937 celestine k pratt  18991988 native of mobile alabama was named superintendent of the biloxi hospital miss pratt replaced willie lee davis   1939 dr james alden graves  19132000 and family came to biloxi to practice medicine in august the daily herald september 2 1939 p 2  1940 the reorganization of the biloxi hospital board and hospital staff resulted in the election of john j kennedy as hospital board president and dr presley e werlein president of the biloxi hospital staff doctors with hospital privileges were daniel l hollis eldon bolton james wallace joseph kuljis felix j harrell james a graves d b ben martinez 18981948 george wallace frank e schmidt braxton b o mara reginald f annis 18781954 and pe werlein the daily herald october 4 1940 p 6  1941 the coast counties medical society was formed in may by medical doctors dl hollis rw burnett jj carter ja graves fj harrell joseph kuljis db ben martinez bb o mara james e wallace george w wallace bz welch and pe werlein the daily herald may 26 1941 p 10 miss celestine k pratt 18991988  resigned her position as head of the biloxi hospital  she had been at biloxi since august 1936 and replaced willie lee davis in 1937 the daily herald october 31 1941 p 6  1942 on january 1 1942 the sisters of st francis of glen riddle pennsylvania began operating the biloxi hospital following the resignation of miss celestine pratt who will return to her home at mobile  the nursing school will continue as usual this holy order was founded at philadelphia in 1855 and the sisters of st francis direct homes for the aged orphanages schools and hospitals in pennsylvania maryland new jersey rhode island washington delaware and washington dc the daily herald december 31 1941 p 1  1943 on may 26 1943 ground was broken for a new 50bed addition to the biloxi hospital and the erection of a new nurses home these projects were expected to cost 85000 the biloxi hospital board provided 12000 while the federal government through the fwa appropriated 73000  1944 the new nurses home was dedicated on march 12 th  it had 22 sleeping rooms and lodging for student nurses anesthetist and five nuns the daily herald march 8 1944 p 7  1954 mayor laz quave appointed a commission composed of us fayard id gehr vester wentzell wf bill hubbell and joe scholtes to determine the status of the hospital ownership and operational efficiency  it reported and recommended in early march that biloxi file a civil suit to restore legal ownership of the hospital to the citizens of biloxi incorporated as the new biloxi hospital the daily herald march 2 1954 p 1  dr wallace steve sekul  19221994 pediatrician  opened his biloxi office at 506 forrest avenue in october 1954 he came to biloxi from the john gaston hospital at memphis  tennessee the daily herald october 4 1954 p 9  1963 the howard memorial hospital was dedicated on march 17 1963  it was a 150patient bed structure designed by landry and matthes of hattiesburg mississippi costing 25 million the daily herald march 16 1963 p 20 the daily herald november 23 1963 p 28  1973 the women s auxiliary to the mississippi state medical association celebrated its 50th anniversary on may 1st at 105th annual session of the mississippi state medical association in biloxi  the women s group was founded may 1923 at the annual convention in vicksburg the daily herald may 2 1973 p 2  1981 dr william pontius of ocean springs  was elected chief of staff of the biloxi regional medical center in december the ocean springs record december 10 1981 p 3  references    1890 the biloxi herald local city news may 22 1897  1900 the biloxi daily herald charter of incorporation of the biloxi sanatorium june 22 1902 the biloxi daily herald biloxi marine hospital march 30 1903 the biloxi daily herald biloxi charity hospital organized february 28 1908 the biloxi daily herald march 17 1908 the biloxi daily herald charity hospital gets charter november 7 1908 the biloxi daily herald city news may 8 1909  1910 the daily herald the daily herald biloxi hospital is out of debt january 11 1913 the daily herald the daily herald biloxi hospital association meets may 30 1919 the daily herald hospital buys h howard place june 21 1919 the daily herald will continue hospital work july 6 1910 p 4 the daily herald hospital open to visitors july 16 july 14 1919 the daily herald biloxi hospital excellent place october 2 1919 the daily herald noted improvements at biloxi hospital october 22 1919 the daily herald early history of biloxi hospitals october 25 1919 the daily herald organizations donate handsomely october 31 1919 the daily herald  1920 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald razing old hospital may 28 1929 the daily herald will dedicate new 125000 hospital tomorrow july 2 1929  1930 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald latest design in xray is installed at biloxi hospital november 16 1932 the daily herald miss whitespunner leaves july 4 1933 the daily herald bronze tablet is dedicated october 31 1953  1940 the daily herald werlein heads hospital boardstaff group october 4 1940 the daily herald coast counties medical society may 26 1941 p 10 the daily herald new superintendent july 8 1941 the daily herald miss pratt resigns as hospital head october 31 1941 the daily herald sisters assume operation of biloxi hospital december 31 1941 the daily herald ground breaking for hospital annex wednesday at 2 pm may 24 1943 the daily herald break ground for addition to biloxi hospital may 27 1943 the daily herald breaks ground for new hospital addition june 1 1943 the daily herald nurses home to be dedicated sunday march 8 1944 the daily herald the daily herald  1950 the daily herald city of biloxi studies status biloxi hospital march 2 1954 the daily herald the daily herald  1960 the daily herald award 2 million contracts for biloxi hospital construction to require 600 calendar days march 10 1961 the daily herald biloxi officially opens new memorial hospital march 21 1963 the daily herald new biloxi hospital november 26 1964 the daily herald   biloxi doctors and druggists ja aldrich md  physician and surgeon reginald francis annis 18781954  alney austin 18791934  dentist william x blender jr 19111989  opthamologist hc bloodworth dentist h roberson bohn 18691901  eldon l bolton 19101990  walter t bolton 18591923  edward r bragg 18621916  grace e bullas 18731918  riley t burnett 18911973  vito joseph canizaro 19071954  george franklin carroll 18841962  antoine castaned   a parker champlin 183918971890 florence crofton duncan 18711952   nurse william w eley   18751944  doctor carl eggers 18581953  dentist robert j eustice 19252010  dentist anthony ferrer 18691952  chiropractor hm folkes 18711926  physician and surgeon frank g garbin sr  19292018 physician v girardin physician surgeon occulist etc ja graves 19132000  physician walter j greaves  18571946 physician surgeon frank g gruich 19202007  physican percy t haslitt 18801969  daniel l hollis 18931975  lewis hood 18841947  thomas osbourne hunter 18681914  abasolom jackson ii 18411925  dentist solomon e johnson 18881951  dentist dr frank dudley jones   19071985  henry krauss in biloxi in 1932  chiropodist and foot surgeon joseph kuljis 19081988    malcolm latour 19332011  james j lemon  18251915  physician surgeon and druggist adolphe paul levesque  18481892 physician and druggist diego benigno martinez 18981948  gilbert r mason 19282006  dr  mccoy moc  1902 veterinariansmith s stable wp mcmillan md 1895 jp melvin  dentist  rm murphy1903 braxton bragg o mara 18961969  rm murphy1903 daniel a nash 18581904  dentist and mayor of biloxi from 18991900 john b o keefe 19252004  charles a pelaez 18391894  cornelius a rice 18341897  physician and surgeon1895 ethan a riggs 18611903  sfriley1903 albert brown russ 18881953  dentist roderick seal russ 18821965  dentist peter j pavlov jr 19192012 dentist stephen chick pital0 dentist w saucierdental surgeon1895 harry johnson schmidt 19051997  harry j schmidt ii 19362013  richard schmidt  robert j schmidt 19372000  wallace steve sekul 19221994  llwellyn lel j smith 19101991  dentist maurice augustus taquino  19252006 gulf coast medical center1976 m lyle talbot 18741937  shipisland1900 joined hm folkes in august 1902 william o talbot 18731952  dentist died at fort worth texas william a tisdale 19202003  eugene a trudeau 18971970  adalbert l vlazny 19162000  dentist died at lisle illinois in april 2000 ferdinand j vlazney b 1919  george w wallace 18741960  physician and surgeon james edward wallace 18771942  physician and surgeon benton z welch 18781968  presley ewing werlein 18911971    joseph a aldrich from his advertisements in the biloxi herald  dr joseph a aldrich was at biloxi as early as october 1886 he had married  martha helen parkhurst smith  18291913  ja aldrich md physician and surgeonbiloxi mississippi office at residence west side lameuse street between water street and the beach  the biloxi herald january 14 1888 p 4  references  the biloxi herald    dr ja aldrich md  advertsiement     january 14 1888 p 4 biloxi cemetery6th addition  dr alney austin   alney austin  18791934 was born december 18 1879 at calhoun mcclean county kentucky and came to biloxi to from corinth mississippi practice dentistry in september 1917 his office in the gay building now peoples bank was equipped with the latest and modern dental equipment the alney family was in residence on east howard avenue at this time the daily herald september 20 1917 p 3 alney austin married eula birdie wallace  18791954 on august 5 1910 in covington county mississippi eula was the sister of dr george wallace 18741960 and dr james e wallace 18761942 both biloxi physicians and surgeons the alneys were the parents of alney wallace austin  19131962 m ella virginia boone 19151999 dr austin was a graduate of the tulane school of dentistry and had once been in the lumber business in central mississippi in 1900 he was still in his native kentucky working as a salesman in a dry goods store at vienna kentucky alney austin had risen from poverty in his youth to achieve his ambitions with his native intelligence and consistent work ethnic alney austin was prominently identified with the biloxi lodge of masons he had been a mason since 1907 and became affiliated with magnolia lodge no 120 at biloxi in 1925 transferring his memebrship from mt olive mississippi at the time of his demise alney austin was worshipful master of the biloxi mason lodge and is believed to have been the first worshipful master of the biloxi lodge to have died in office he had been elected to every office in the biloxi lodge except secretary and tyler alney had been high priest of the biloxi chapter no 116 ram and served two terms as illustrious master of the alexander council no 14 r sm in addition dr alney was a member of the biloxi chamber of commerce kiwanis club and was prominently identified with the harrison county taxpayers league in december 1921 dr austin under the auspices of the mother s club of the howard primary school introduced a dental clinic to appraise the oral health of the students he was assisted by dr roderick seal russ dr albert brown russ 18881953 dr mr mosley and dr hc bloodworth the dentists gave freely of their time and services evaluating the teeth of the school children for cleaning extraction filling and irregularities the daily herald december 8 1921 p 3 and december 13 1921 p 2 eula wallace austin was born at natchitoches louisiana she died on april 6 1954 at the keesler air force base hospital where she had been a patient for more than two months mrs austin was survived by captain alney austin 19131962 her son who had recently been assigned to kafb from albuquerque new mexico three grandchildren two brothers dr george wallace biloxi and dr bruce wallace alexandria louisiana and mrs dora smith of lecompte louisiana the daily herald april 7 1954 p 20  references  the daily herald   biloxi local news paragraphs of interest   september 20 1917 the daily herald   school children s teeth   december 8 1921 the daily herald   howard primary  school  has dental clinic   december 13 1921 the daily herald   dr austin dies of heart ailment   february 12 1934 the daily herald   dr austin buried with masonic honors   february 13 1934 the daily herald   mrs austin dies   april 7 1954  william x blender   william xavier blender jr  19111989 was born july 19 1911 at peoria illinois the son of dr william x blender sr 18831956 and meda may klotz 18821965 william x blender married velma rolando 19161969 a native of gillespie macouin couty illinois in july 1951 the blenders came to biloxi for dr blender to practice opthamology and eye surgery in the barq s building room 218 the blender family settled at gulf hills a resort community north of ocean springs mississippi the daily herald july 14 1951 p 2 dr blender graduated from bradley university in 1934 and received his medical degree from the st louis university school of medicine in 1938 his intership was also in st louis at st john hospital dr blender practiced general medicine and surgery at peoria illinois from 1939 until 1942 when he entered the us navy returning to peoria illinois in may 1944 to continue his medical practice until 1948 at this time dr blender went to the tulane university at new olreans and took a 10month basic course in opthamology followed by two years of residency in opthamolgy at the eent hospital in nola wisconsin the daily herald july 14 1951 p 2 by august 1952 the blenders had returned to peoria illinois a son had been born at biloxi mississippi on january 25 1952 to join his older siblings barbara blender william blender and charles blender the peoria journal january 29 1952 p a9 dr blender expired at peoria illinois on may 4 1989 velma rolando blender had died earlier at peoria illinois in 1969 no further information  references  the daily herald   dr blender opens office   july 14 1951 p 2 the peoria illinois journal   4th child   january 29 1952 the peoria illinois journal   dr blender back to practice here   august 20 1952  dr h roberson bohn dr h roberson bohn  18691901 was born at new orleans on march 2 1869 the son of  augustus bohn   18301897 a native of neuchatel switzerland and  lucille w hills  18381927 a native of tennessee at new orleans the augustus bohn family resided at 91 esplanade where they reared eight children of which five of their progeny survived into the 20 th century  nita bohn  18591928 m g otto weber 18471901  leila bohn  18491944 m edward a ferguson  lucille w bohn  18641957 m alfred barre gillis 18551914  augustus bohn ii  18661896  dr  h roberson bohn  18691901 m louise mcneil kennedy 18541920 the widow of thomas s kennedy ulrich bohn 18701873 sue hill bohn 18721874 and fergus bohn  18781928 hr bohn was an 1888 graduate of sewanee college and entered the medical department of tulane college in 1890 where he completed his medical studies in 1894 he worked at charity hospital in new orleans and decided to open an office at his biloxi residence in august 1897 the biloxi daily herald november 9 1901 p 1 and the biloxi herald august 7 1897 p 8 at biloxi the bohn residence was at 806 west beach and became known as the gillis house in later years when lucille bohn gillis 18641957 his sister and wife of alfred barre gillis 18551914 inherited it in 1928 and lived here until her demise dr bohn advertised in the biloxi herald in august 1897 as follows  hr bohn physician and surgeon biloxi mississippi residence on beach 3 doors from couevas street   references  the biloxi herald   death of auguste bohn   march 13 1897 the biloxi herald   local city news   august 7 1897 the biloxi daily herald   dr hr bohn   november 9 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news  dr hr bohn s obituary     november 10 1901 the daily herald   former biloxi resident  louise mcneil bohn  dead   july 31 1920  eldon l bolton eldon langston bolton   19101990 was born january 11 1910 at biloxi in harrison county mississippi on may 23 1936 he married  carolyn howard mckellar  19131996 a native of memphis tennessee and the daughter of h clinton mckellar and mrs mckellar eldon and mama b as mrs bolton was known were the parents of four children  eldon l bolton jr  m priscilla ann ober in july 1958  carolyn mckellar bolton  m robert lee cox in june 1960  clinton mckellar bolton  19441997 m sharon e robinson in august 1966 and karen joyce degeorge in november 1975  walter t bolton  m patricia ann tynes in september 1969 and laura ann ederer in july 1981 harrison co mississippi corcuit court mrb 47 p 33 like his father eldon l bolton practiced medicine at biloxi for fiftysix years he devoted his life to the health and welfare of the denizens of biloxi dr bolton worked with dr trudeau and dr middleton and operated his clinic on the southwest corner of lameuse street and washington now ml king jr eldon bolton graduated from the seashore campground school millsaps college vanderbilt university and from medical school at emory university in 1932 he interned for two years at louisville kentucky before being assigned to the civil conservation corps in south mississippi in july 1934 dr bolton assumed his duties as medical officer for ccc camp f12 located 15 miles north of biloxi and ccc camp p51 situated at ramsay springs the daily herald july 25 1934 p 1 and october 26 1942 p 7 eldon bolton returned to biloxi and in january 1936 to commence his private practice as a physician on december 18 1940 dr bolton joined the medical detachment of the 114th field artillery at camp blanding florida he had enlisted in the mississippi national guard as early as 1936 and the 114th field artillery had been mustered into the regual us army in late 1942 mrs bolton planned to join eldon at keystone heights florida the daily herald janaury 9 1942 p 3 august 1936  adjutant general john a o keefe  18931985 formerly of biloxi and 2175 officers and troops of the 155 th infantrymississippi the 156 th infantrylouisiana the 106 th quartermasters regiment mississippi and other louisiana national guard units spent two weeks training at camp beauregard  near alexandria louisiana  the medical detachment from biloxi led by lt eldon l bolton  19101990 the quartermasters unit from ocean springs in charge of lt walter holloway and company m out of gulfport with captain glenn rutledge in command were also encamped the daily herald august 24 1936 p 2  world war ii dr bolton left biloxi in december 1942 with the medical detachment of the old 114 field artillery medical unit going to camp blanding florida for 18 months he had a short tour of duty at camp caliborne in rapides parish louisiana before arriving at carlisle barracks pennsylvania for a month s training in army field surgery on april 15 1942 dr bolton was ordered to fort huachuca in cochise county arizona and then returned to carlisle barracks for additional medical training he reported to camp mcclellan at anniston alabama in september 1942 where he was promoted to lt colonel in october 1942 the daily herald october 26 1942 p 7 dr bolton expired at biloxi on christmas day 1990 mrs bolton passed here on december 26 1996 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in west biloxi  references  the daily herald biloxi loses prominent man wt bolton august 28 1923 the daily herald boltontaylor engagement announced june 5 1927 the daily herald assumes duties as medical officer july 25 1934 the daily herald general o keefe returns from camp beauregard august 24 1936 the daily herald dr eldon promoted to major january 9 1942 the daily herald dr bolton is now lt colonel october 26 1942 the daily herald mrs wt bolton is outstanding biloxi citizen december 29 1943 the sun herald eldon l bolton december 26 1990 the sun herald carolyn m bolton december 27 1996 the sun herald clinton m bolton january 28 1997  walter t bolton   walter thetford bolton  18591923 was born september 9 1859 in or near hickory newton county mississippi to judge isaac langston bolton 18261905 an alabaman and ella perry bolton 18431917 also from alabama she was the daughter of abner perry 18111897 and sarah louise thompson perry 18201895 walter came as a single man to biloxi mississippi in 1892 from perkinston harrison county mississippi at perkinston dr bolton was also the us postmaster during his tenure here he was lauded for improving the mail service from perkinston to the outside world the biloxi herald january 18 1890 p 1 dr wt bolton was a graduate of louisville college and attended tulane university of louisiana on november 9 1893 he married olivia hill sones   18681952 a native of brookhaven lincoln county mississippi they were the parents of four children  walter t bolton ii  18941964  cornelia justina bolton  18981994 m mark l miller 19011933 dewey r reagan 18971969 and nathan o berry 18972001  olivia sones bolton  19021933 m edgar n taylor and eldon l bolton  1910199 m carolyn howard mckellar 19131996 the biloxi herald november 11 1893 p 8  bolton lands 19o2bolton buildingwest howard avenue  image made july 2013 in october 1901 p j gillen and bert c gillen contractors from birmingham alabama began erecting the bolton building at 138 west howard avenue for dr walter t bolton dr bolton had his offices and residence here until about 1920 when the family relocated to west beach and porter avenue by may 1902 the gillens had returned to alabama the biloxi daily herald november 28 1901 p 8 march 20 1902 p 8 and may 9 1902 p 8 in june 1908 the bolton building was occupied by kimbrough kimbrough a drugstore firm its value was assessed for city tax purposes at 6000 the biloxi daily herald june 25 1908 p 1 the original facade of the bolton building has long disappeared from the streetscape of west howard avenue mrs wt bolton after she became a widow sold the structure to phillip w levine 18901940 a russian jewish immigrant in january 1924 for 15000 through the years the building has been utilized a woolsworth variety store a hardware store and other commercial enterprises the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land trust deed bk 35 p 187 and bk 55 p 445 in may 1981 the bolton building known as 759 vieux marche at this was acquired by biloxi attorneys lyle m page 30 fred manino 30 ronald g peresich 30 and paul j delcambre jr 10 from nathaniel b rosenberg and a charles rosenberg mr delcambre sold his 10 interest to the other principals in january 1989 2 nd jd land deed bk 114 235 and 2 nd jd land deed bk 205 p 483  1118 west beach    children   walter t bolton ii walter thetford bolton ii   18941964 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 17 1894 in may 1911 he graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1911 from biloxi high school walter went on to earn a civil engineering degree in 1914 from mississippi a m college at starkville by late 1916 he was employed at lansing michigan with the michigan state highway commission as a civil engineer in 1917 bolton had taken a job as a civil engineer with the illinois central railroad at memphis tennessee the daily herald may 23 1911 p 1 june 4 1914 p 2 and december 19 1916 during world war i wt bolton ii served in the engineer corps of the aef and was sent to england and france he sailed for europe in late may 1918 he was in england until and was preparing to leave for france in october 1918 the daily herald may 27 1918 p 3 and october 7 1918 p 3 after the great war wt bolton ii took a job in orange texas and was employed constructing highways he would visit biloxi as often as time allowed the daily herald october 16 1922 p 2 circa 1923 mr bolton married mae hagan 18931930 a widow or divorcee of mr tullos and native of louisiana she brought two sons robert tullos b 1910 and frank n tullos 19142000 into the marriage mrs bolton died with her daughter jessie mae bolton 19301930 following child birth on march 4 1930 at kirbyville texas and left walter a widower at kirbyville texas walter was the proprietor of a cafe and frank tullos was vending sign post advertising the daily herald march 10 1930 p 2 and 1930 jasper co texas federal census r2361 p 15a ed 8 by 1935 wt bolton ii was domiciled at lubbock texas circa 1938 he had married charlsie hayes 19091982 a native of rotan fisher county texas by 1940 the boltons relocated to kirbyville jasper county texas here mr bolton was involved with outdoor advertising ie billboards etc at kirbyville they reared their five children walter t bolton iii 19392011 olivia bolton b 19401982 hayes bolton 19402008 charles bolton and dewey bolton 1940 jasper co texas t6274075 p 8a ed 12111 walter t bolton ii died in november 1964 at kirbyville texas charlsie lived to february 28 1982 she and wt bolton iii are confirmed buried in the kirbyville cemetery at kirbyville texas  cornelia j bolton cornelia justina bolton   18981994 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 7 1898 she married mark lewis miller 19011931 in yazoo city mississippi on november 7 1920 at this time cornelia taught english in the public school at yazoo city she was a graduate of the mississippi woman s college mscw at columbus mississippi cornelia would later marry dewey richard reagan 18971969 in harrison county mississippi on november 8 1934 and nathan o berry 18972001 on may 1 1976 also in harrison county mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 45 p 454 and 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 13 p 137  ford agency in 1932 robert h holmes 18691949 and sons acquired the ford motorcar agency at biloxi they incorporated as the holmes motor company in april 1932 their ford agency was relocated from lameuse street and the l n railroad to the northeast corner of west howard avenue and caillavet street in october 1933 the holmes motor company had a curious demonstration in their lameuse street showroom to demonstrate the chassis and springs strength of their automobiles one ford had 3400 pounds of lumber placed on its top  the daily herald october 10 1933 p 3   mr holmes sold the business to the pringlereagan motor company this organization was led by the pringle brothers lv pringle jr 19021974 robert h pringle 19041981 thomas n pringle 19061970 and victor b pringle 19091977 their other partners were a cousin frank pringle 19091957 and dewey r reagan  harrison co ms charter bk 52 p 123 and the daily herald june 2 1935 p 2   cornelia bolton berry died at biloxi on december 12 1994 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the sun herald december 14 1994 p a2    olivia s bolton olivia sones bolton  19031933 graduated from biloxi high school and mississippi state college for women mscw olivia became a school teacher and taught at biloxi shaw mississippi in the delta and at atlanta georgia she married edgar n taylor in harrison county mississippi on september 20 1927 edgar was born at union city pennsylvania and made his livelihood at atlanta georgia as an insurance underwriter and district manager for the aetna insurance company the daily herald june 5 1927 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 581 olivia s bolton taylor expired at atlanta georgia on march 20 1933 she had been ill for more than a year and her mother had come from biloxi to care for her during her illness mrs taylor s corporal remains were sent to biloxi for internment in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald march 21 1933 p 2  eldon l bolton eldon langston bolton  19101990 was born january 11 1910 at biloxi in harrison county mississippi on may 23 1936 he married carolyn howard mckellar  19131996 a native of memphis tennessee and the daughter of h clinton mckellar and mrs mckellar eldon and mama b as mrs bolton was known were the parents of four children  eldon l bolton jr  m priscilla ann ober in july 1958  carolyn mckellar bolton m robert lee cox in june 1960  clinton mckellar bolton  19441997 m sharon e robinson in august 1966 and karen joyce degeorge in november 1975  walter t bolton m patricia ann tynes in september 1969 and laura ann ederer in july 1981 harrison co mississippi corcuit court mrb 47 p 33 like his father eldon l bolton practiced medicine at biloxi for fiftysix years he devoted his life to the health and welfare of the denizens of biloxi dr bolton worked with dr trudeau and dr middleton and operated his clinic on the southwest corner of lameuse street and washington now ml king jr dr bolton expired at biloxi on christmas day 1990 mrs bolton passed here on december 26 1996 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in west biloxi  references  the biloxi herald perkinston points january 18 1890 the biloxi herald the unexpected happens again november 11 1893 the biloxi herald local happenings january 9 1892 the biloxi herald to whom it may concern january 30 1892 the biloxi herald wt boltonphysician surgeon advertisement august 6 1892 the biloxi herald otto pharmacy advertisement october 14 1893 the biloxi daily herald city officials february 7 1899 the daily herald all in readiness for commencement in biloxi school may 23 1911 the daily herald young biloxian graduates june 4 1914 the daily herald walter bolton returns to biloxi december 19 1916 the daily herald walter bolton sails may 27 1918 the daily herald biloxi news paragraphs october 7 1918 the daily herald millerbolton wedding in yazoo city november 12 1920 the daily herald biloxi loses prominent man wt bolton august 28 1923 the daily herald boltontaylor engagement announced june 5 1927 the daily herald mrs bolton buried march 10 1930 the daily herald mrs wt bolton is outstanding biloxi citizen december 29 1943 the sun herald eldon l bolton december 26 1990 the sun herald carolyn m bolton december 27 1996 the sun herald clinton m bolton january 28 1997  biloxi cemetery   edward reneau bragg   18621916 dr edward reneau bragg was born at newton county mississippi his parents were dr william daniel ordavid bragg 18331891 and mary birchett 18381912 dr wd bragg and spouse were born at alabama he studied medicine at the university of louisiana with his wife mary birchett bragg five children were reared in the pascagoulamoss point area his oldest daughter gertrude bragg 18661948 married frank h lewis 18651930 who was sheriff of jackson county from 1888 until 1895  the biloxi herald april 25 1891 p 1   edward reneau bragg studied medicine at tulane university he was supervised by his father dr william daniel bragg 18331891 of moss point dr er bragg was issued medical license no 379 to practice medicine at jackson county on april 8 1889 he resided at moss point at the time dr bragg married emma hyatt 18681968 a native of clinton iowa emma was the daughter of harrison smith hyatt and the braggs had two children mary bragg 18971992 and edward hyatt bragg 19001927 edward was killed in an auto wreck in high point north carolina on december 1927 mary bragg became an old maid chemistry school teacher at mobile dr bragg was a violinist known to have played little fishermaiden and some opera numbers  the pascagoula democratstar april 1 1892 p 2   at ocean springs er bragg officed in the nill building on washington and porter  the biloxi herald of april 25 1891 announced   dr er bragg has put in a magnificent silver patent revolving tumbler washer which is a valuable addition to his soda water department this is the only one between new orleans and mobile and as a novelty is well worth seeing  the braggs moved to biloxi in the late 1890s dr er bragg ran this advertisement in the biloxi daily herald on october 9 1900  dr er bragg biloxi mississippi residence corner main st beach telephone 55 office 2nd floor dukate s theater howard avenue telephone 11  dr edward reneau bragg died at biloxi on may 12 1916 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery emma hyatt bragg expired at mobile alabama on february 23 1968 funeral services were from the chapel of radney funeral home with graveside services in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 12 1916 p1 and february 23 1968 p 2  references  the biloxi daily herald    news  april 25 1891 the biloxi daily herald    dr er bragg  advertisement october 9 1900 the daily herald    dr edward r bragg   1910 the daily herald    working for bail for dr bragg   june 15 1910  the daily herald    dr edward r bragg died this morning   may 12 1916  the daily herald    bragg family in biloxi   december 30 1925 the daily herald    mrs emma bragg   february 23 1968 the jackson county times   edward bragg killed   december 3 1927 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs news   april 1 1892  riley w burnett  18911973 dr riley wilson burnett was born march 8 1891 at ackerman mississippi he attended high school at wiggins and in 1915 graduated from the vanderbilt university school of medicine dr burnett commenced his medical practice at d lo mississippi he moved to biloxi in 1926 at biloxi dr burnett opened an office in the peoples bank building on lameuse street advertising as a physician and surgeon he and his wife marie matty lee hornsby 18931975 resided at 131 suter place and later 2854 west beach boulevard in 1969 the family home was destroyed by hurricane camille mrs burnett a native of trenton tennessee reared two daughters at biloxi mrs joseph c walter sun city arizona and mrs nick stuart biloxi dr burnett had many patients at ocean springs he would drive here arriving at matt huber s drugstore in the farmers merchants bank building after lunch during the day huber would collect messages for the good doctor with his information in hand dr riley burnett would make house calls throughout town usually arriving home at biloxi after dark if a patient were seriously ill or required surgery burnett would admit them to the biloxi hospital where he once served as chief of staff he retired from his medical practice in 1963 dr burnett was also active in civic and business affairs he served four consecutive terms as president of the biloxi chamber of commerce and was a former president of both the biloxi rotary and coast counties medical association dr burnett was also among those cited for his efforts in securing keesler field for the mississippi coast as an entrepreneur riley burnett helped organize the home milk products a local creamery and was a director and vice president of the first federal saving and loan association dr riley w burnett was a presbyterian a 32nd degree mason and a member of the wahabi shrine temple he died on february 14 1973 mrs burnett passed on may 25 1975 they are both interred at the southern memorial park at biloxi  references  the daily herald   biloxi surgeon dead   february 15 1973   andrus byrenheidt on march 26 1844 dr alexander byrenheidt 17861854 of new orleans acquired a parcel of land on the mississippi sound in the village of biloxi mississippi from maunsel white and his wife heloise deloronde also residents of the crescent city the white tract had a front on the mexican gulf of 175 arpents and went north for 25 arpents the consideration was 7500 the heirs of l fayard were on the east and frederick johns was to the west mr white had been conveyed this tract in june 1835 by the townsley prieur company of new orleans felix grima was the louisiana notary harco ms land deed bk 2 pp 183186  byrenheidt estate in september 1854 andrus byrenheidt recorded his will in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi he requested that all his property be legated to bernhard heinrich byrenheidt and carl ulsander byrenheidt his brothers residing in europe to my negro woman maria i give liberty according to the laws of this state and 100 cash harco ms land deed bk 1 p 27  death dr byrenheidt expired at biloxi mississippi on march 4 1858 his corporal remains interred in section a of the biloxi cemetery biloxi cemetery records bk a p 5  references  julia cook guice  1850 census of harrison county mississippi  city of biloxi mississippi      vito j canizaro   vito joseph v j canizaro  19071954 was born on november 8 1906 at vicksburg mississippi the son of joseph corte canizaro 18791942 and rose pantoliano 18871950 he came to biloxi in decemebr 1945 after serving as a military physician in the south pacific with the us army dr canizaro was practicing medicine at vicksburg when called into military service as an army reserve officer in january 1941 he was in the south pacific theatre for two years as battalion surgeon with the 148th infantry vj was wounded at new georgia by shrapnel from a japanese mortal round and received the bronze star and at bougainville for gallantry in combat in new georgia dr canizaro s squad had been ambushed by an enemy force and he went forward through enemy machine gun fire and lifted a wounded soldier returning to safety through the fireswept terrain vj canizaro was also cited by major general robert s beightler for services with company c112th medical battalion at bougainville and also from brigadier general james h walker for outstanding services in connection with the initial activation and subsequent operations at miami beach florida returning from the south pacific combat zone dr canizaro went to miami beach and organized an outpatient department and later became chief of surgery at foster general in jackson mississippi he was honorably discharged from the us army on december 20 1945 at war s end vj canizaro proudly wore his battle and campaign stars for the north solomons and bismark archipelago the bronze star with oak leaf cluster purple heart asiatic pacific ribbon with two bronze star medals the american theatre campaign and the american defense medal in late december 1945 dr canizaro acquired 310 east howard avenue a house west of the bradford funeral parlor from jd garraway and dolores jolly garraway here he remodeled the structure and opened canizaro s clinic a medical facility and the high life distributing company dr fj vlazny a chicago native and former military physician worked in canizaro clinic the canizaro family also lived at 310 east howard avenue until they acquired at home at 3405 west beach boulevard near the biloxi cemetery vj canizaro had graduated from the university of notre dame at south bend indiana in 1929 he attended tulane medical school and in 1934 graduated from the medical school at the university of rome dr canazaro interned and was a resident at the mississippi state charity hospital in vicksburg at the poly clinic in rome st joseph s infirmary and hospital at baltimore maryland and specialized in surgery at st joseph s hospital in savannah georgia  melone familyjune 28 1920 lr  rocco melone  b 1915  orazio melone  b 1887  etruria olga m sentell  19192004  adelina fusco melone  b 1897 and gilda melone canizaro  19171990 in rome italy on january 2 1936 vj canizaro married gilda melone 19171990 the daughter of orazio melone b 1887 and adelina fusco melone b 1897 orazio melone an immigrant shoemaker had arrived in new york city from naples italy in november 1906 he was born at vitulano campania italy gilda and her siblings rocco melone b 1915 and etruria olga melone sentell 19192004 m charles h sentell 19211977 were born at wilkensburg pennsylvania gilda and vj canizaro were the parents of eight children  joseph corte canizaro m sue ellen mattina  anne rose canizaro m clarence benard bacas jr  marion francis canizaro m kathleen  horace john canizaro  19401950  vito joseph canizaro jr  b 1941 m joyce lynell whittington  roy thomas canizaro  gilda fatima canizaro  19482006 m mr butler and scott henson and vita margaret canizaro  m mr peterson dr canizaro was a member of nativity bvm catholic church knights of columbus4 th degree knight order of al hambra american medical association mississippi state medical association biloxi chamber of commerce an honorary deputy sheriff and les pierrots carnival association after an illness of a month dr vito joseph v j canizaro died at the southern baptist hospital on july 27 1954 bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi conducted funeral services for the canizaro family with a mass at nativity bvm followed by internment in southern memorial park gilda melone canizaro died on december 30 1990 at ocean springs mississippi she was a member of st alphonsus catholic church at ocean springs gilda was preceded in death by her husband dr vito joseph vj canizaro 19061954 a son horace john canizaro 19401950 and a grandson vito joseph canizaro iv 19681968 mrs canizaro gilda was survived by four sons joseph corte canizaro and wife sue ellen mattina canizaro of new orleans vito joseph canizaro jr and wife joyce l canizaro of ocean springs mississippi marion francis canizaro and wife kathleen canizaro of lynn massachusetts roy thomas canizaro of ocean springs mississippi three daughters gilda fatima c henson 19482006 and her husband scott henson of ocean springs anna rose c bacas and husband clarence buddy bacas of picayune mississippi vita margaret c peterson of houston texas etruria melone sentell 19192004 a sister at ocean springs and a brother rocco melone b 1915 of rome italy bradfordo keefe funeral home directed the funeral of mrs canizaro with a mass at st alphonsus catholic church followed by internment in southern memorial park  canizaro   children joseph c canizaro joseph joe corte canizaro  b 1937 was born at baltimore maryland he married sue ellen mattina the daughter of david earl mattina 19071989 and ola agnes hurlbert 19181985 in harrison county mississippi on june16 1961 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 119 p 272 the canizaro s moved from biloxi to new orleans in the spring of 1975 here joe made his fortune as a realtor and developer in the crescent city mr canizaro developed the lykes center canal place texaco center crowne plaza hotel and the xerox building he owned the new orleans breakers a professional football team which he acquired in december 1983 for about 8 million dollars in later life joe canizaro began developing the tradition a retirement community in rural harrison county mississippi  vito j canizaro jr and joyce lynell whittington  from the daily herald august 4 1964 p 8  vito joseph canizaro   jr  married joyce lynell whittington the daughter of mrs and mrs guy whittington of ocean springs mississippi in august 1964 they were both employed with the a p stores the daily herald august 4 1964 p 8  references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 34665 the estate of dr vito j canizaro november 1955 the daily herald doctor buys home to resume practice january 9 1946 p 5 the daily herald canizaro youth is taken by death august 15 1950 p 9 the daily herald dr canizaro expires after short illness july 27 1954 p 1 the daily herald miss joyce whittington new bride of vito canizaro august 4 1964 p 8 the daily herald biloxi to honor joseph canizaro in ceremonies on june 16 june 1984 the sun herald mrs gilda canizaro december 14 1990 p b2 the sun herald gilda fatima canizaro henson august 25 1996 p a4 the sun herald etruria olga melone sentell march 10 2004 p a6 the timespicayune new orleans green pasture for canizaro september 27 1978 the timespicayune canizaro s dream canal place september 27 1978  dr george f carroll and ada keith carroll  courtesty of frances theu carroll mcafeeroth rosenberge  dr george franklin carroll  18841962 age 77 years who at one time was chief surgeon at the biloxi veterans administration hospital and a candidate for biloxi s mayoral office died at the va hospital in dublin georgia george franklin carroll was born at davisboro washington county near atlanta georgia and educated in schools there dr carroll moved to biloxi circa 1907 to practice medicine with dr hm folkes shortly after completing his medical studies at the medical school of the university of the south at sewanee tennessee and the atlanta college of physicians and surgeons now emory university in 1900 he was living with dr james b dillard b 1871 his brotherinlaw and a physician at villa rica carroll county georgia undoubtedly this association influenced his career choice in medicine dr carroll married ada claire keith  18851952 at louisville jefferson county georgia on june 19 1907 at his time dr carroll was a resident of biloxi and lived at 1306 west beach dr carroll was active in the early mardi gras at biloxi as well as with the local fire companies and biloxi yacht club during his thirtythree year residency on the coast dr carroll and spouse were the parents of two sons  george franklin carroll jr  19081985 and william floyd carroll  19161944 both born at biloxi dr carroll served the city of biloxi for fifteen years as its health officer and was chief of staff at the biloxi hospital he was a charter member and president of the biloxi rotary club president of the chamber of commerce and at the age of fortynine ran for mayor of biloxi placing second in the contest during world war i dr carroll served as a lt colonel with the army medical corps he was stationed in germany with the army of occupation for seven months where he was assigned to duty with the seventh corps in charge of hospitalization dr carroll became chief surgeon at the biloxi va facility in 1935 and was transferred to fayetteville arkansas in 1938 in 1940 dr carroll and family were domiciled at st petersburg florida where he was employed as a physician at the us veterans hospital 1940 pinellas co florida federal census t627610 p 2a ed 5248 in 1946 the carroll family was transferred to macon georgia and in 1953 dr carroll was promoted to medical officer chief grade the highest rank attainable in the veterans administration after thirtytwo years of active service he retired in 1954 dr carroll expired on march 18 1962 at dublin georgia bradfordo keefe funeral home were in charge of his funeral services which included the prayers of the reverend wf whaley of the first methodist church of biloxi dr carroll s corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery  references  the biloxi daily herald city news june 11 1907 p 2 the daily herald mrs sf carroll dies october 30 1909 p 8 the daily herald former chief of surgery dr gf carroll rites march 19 1962 p 2 the daily herald carroll rites march 20 1962 p 2  a parker champlin  the handsboro democrat july 1 1876 p 1  anthony parker champlin  18391897 was born on january 12 1839 at new orleans louisiana to william a champlin 18091885 a new london county connecticut born lawyer and margaret smith champlin 18091902 a native of england dr champlin specialized in diseases of women and in midwifery and had been stationed at the ship island and cat island quarantine stations the biloxi herald december 13 1890 p 1 and may 15 1897 p 8 dr champlin was educated in medicine at the new orleans medical university during the civil war he served in the csa hospital corps in 1880 a parker champlin and his family lived on lameuse street and he practiced medicine in biloxi a parker champlin had married augusta b jennett 18521909 the widow of beck she was born at mobile alabama to albert jennett and mary r jennett 18221880 a parker and augusta had evelyn champlin 18801889 a daughter and mrs champlin also had lillian beck 18731889 a daughter who married george h dulin in harrison county mississippi in january 18891880 harrison co mississippi federal census r648 p 335a ed 139 and circuit court mrb 8 p 443 in april 1888 while a resident of bay st louis mississippi dr champlin was appointed by the state board of health as quarantine physician at ship island his salary was set at 225 per month in may 1888 he converted to roman catholicism and was baptized at our lady of the gulf he and augusta were remarried in the same church on may 6 1888 the the clarion ledger april 26 1888 and the daily picayune may 7 1888 p 1 and lepre 1995 p 75 in addition augusta and a parker champlin had three more children that were born at bay st louis odile delery champlin born july 12 1883 florence ruth champlin born may 1884 and henry cottam champlin born in october 1885 florence ruth was engaged to marry linton edward whittles in march 1917 linton was the son of mrs edward j whittles of portland connecticut lepre 1995 p 75 and the daily herald march 21 1917 p 3 dr champlin expired at biloxi from heart failure on may 9 1897 at this time he was overseeing the cat island quarantine station in addition to his family a parker champlin was surviived by five brothers william t champlin at gulfport louis h champlin at pass chrisitian charles c champlin at nola zachary taylor champlin 18471924 justice of the peace at biloxi and george w champlin at ellisville mississippi the biloxi herald may may 15 1897 p 8  obituary of august a champlin the daily picayune funeral of mrs aa champlin november 30 1909 p 2 biloxi miss nov 29 the funeral of mrs augusta a champlin took place from the louisville and nashville depot this morning nov 29 from the 9 o clock northbound train the services at the grave were conducted by rev c b crawford rector of the church of the redeemer mrs champlin died in new orleans sunday and at the time of her death she was 55 years old the deceased was a native of mobile ala and was the widow of the late dr a p champlin one of the bestknown physicians of his day on the gulf coast she is descended from the russell family of mobile one of the prominent and aristocratic of the south during the life of her husband she resided for a long time at bay st louis and later they made their home in biloxi since the death of dr champlin mrs champlin has resided part of the time with a son who at columbus miss and with an aunt in new orleans mrs virginia a fowler b march 1836 mrs champlin is survived by a large number of relatives including five children three grown children who are mrs g curtis of columbus miss cottam champlin who is abroad miss florence champlin the youngest daughter who reside with mrs fowler in new orleans and a stepson porter hand champlin of this city and one stepdaughter mrs belle ohr of pearlington miss judge z t champlin of this city biloxi is a brotherinlaw of the deceased and she is survived also by one brother and one sister f r jennett of biloxi and mrs snyder of mobile respectively  references  jerome lepre   catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi 18471900    volume iii diocese of biloxi mississippi 1995  the biloxi herald   advertisement december 13 1890 the biloxi herald   death of dr ap champlin may 15 1897  the biloxi herald   biloxi local news paragraphs march 21 1917  the clarion ledger  news april 26 1888 the daily picayune  bay st louis may 7 1888 the daily picayune  funeral of mrs a a champlin november 30 1909   mrs florence crofton duncan   florence crofton florence crofton 18711952 was born at new orleans in september 1871 in july 1899 she boarded the aransas   a steamship embarking from new orleans for havana cuba miss crofton a nurse who had worked with her mother a physician at biloxi mississippi was employed by the federal government to bring her nursing skills to american hospitals in a postspanish american war atmosphere on the conquered caribbean island accompanying florence crofton were mrs rh burton and her two daughters carrie burton and pattie burton the burtons were domiciled at long beach mississippi  the biloxi herald july 15 1899 p 8   miss crofton was reputed to be the first nurse to graduate from dr hm folkes biloxi sanitorium in 1904  the daily herald june 21 1952 p 3   in late june 1917 florence crofton 18711952 married cassius m duncan 1846pre1930 at the home of mrs william davenport 3648 camp street in the crescent city the reverend charles b crawford 18481929 of biloxi s episcopal church of the redeemer performed their nuptials the couple honeymooned in new orleans and returned to biloxi to reside with mrs maria crofton at 206 west water street  the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5   cm duncan was born in missouri and was the widower of martha duncan 1840pre 1910 they married circa 1874 and were the parents of mamie duncan 18761900 and caroline duncan 18791900 the duncans lived at altona knox county illinois where cm duncan was a horse trader and may have been mayor after the demise of his spouse mr duncan became a snowbird and wintered at biloxi for several years   1900 knox co illinois federal census t623314 p 2a ed 66 and  the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5   in november 1915 cm duncan came to biloxi from illinois with mrs milly davis his sister of roseville illinois they were booked with mrs moore at 241 cuevas street in 1916 mr duncan spent the winter 912 west howard avenue and had christmas dinner with fourteen illinois friends at the benny house  the daily herald november 20 1915 p 2 and december 30 1916 p 3    demise it appears that cassius m duncan expired at biloxi before 1930 as florence crofton duncan is a widow in the 1930 federal census 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 12b ed 3 florence crofton duncan died at the biloxi veterans administration center on june 20 1952 her corporal remains were passed through the church of the redeemer with the reverend ea demiller officiating and her burial was at the biloxi city cemetery with military and eastern star rituals  the daily herald june 21 1952 p 3    references  the daily herald   mrs duncan spanish american war nurse is taken by death   june 20 1952 the daily herald   funeral this afternoon   june 21 1952 the daily herald   mrs duncan buried   june 22 1952  william w eley william w eley  md 18751944 was a native of scott county mississippi he graduated from tulane at nola in 1901 and had practiced medicine in merrill george county mississippi his daughter eugenia f eley was born here on january 2 1910 the eley arrived at biloxi mississippi in 1916 coming from lucedale george county mississippi the daily herald october 13 1941 p 7 and july 5 1948 p 1 ww eley married florence keeney 18741948 the daughter of james keeney and eugenia denson dr ww eley and florence k eley resided at 1128 west beach at biloxi and were the parents of three children mildred a eley 19031948 m h arthur smith clifton w eley 19051948 eugenia f eley 19101941 m dr robert f smith 1930 harrison co mississippi r1146 p 1a ed 5 dr eley retired from his medical practice in 1928 and his health had deteriorated he ended his life on the sleep porch of his home on april 5 1944 from a selfinflicted gunshot from a revolver dr eley was remembered as a man with a kindly and generous nature he had developed many friendships while domiciled at biloxi the daily herald april 6 1944 p 1 at the time of her demise dr eley was survived by his immediate family five brothers and sisters dr carl eleymoss point mississippi jesse eleyscooba mississippi joseph eley lena eley and mrs hudson chadwick all of jackson mississippi and mrs gertrude e lightseymontrose mississippi the daily herald april 6 1944 p 1 dr eley had been active in the biloxi hospital both as a practitioner and financial donor he had also been of financial assistance to the baptist church and a member of the elks masons woodmen of the world and local and state medical associations the daily herald april 6 1944 p 1  references  the daily herald mrs robert smith eugenia eley 19101941 dies result of burns october 13 1941 the daily herald dr eley dies at biloxi home from self inflicted wound april 6 1944 the daily herald dr eley buried april 8 1944 the daily herald mrs ww eley dies after long illness july 5 1948  carl eggers carl eggers  18581953 was born october 7 1858 he came to biloxi in 1920 from hammond louisiana he was a chiropractor and had studied this art at the palmer school in july 1921 dr eggers married mrs louise s hartel of mobile alabama their nuptials were officated at new orleans the daily herald july 29 1921 p 3 dr carl eggers expired on march 17 1953 margaret s egger 18811977 died on  references  the daily herald married in new orleans july 29 1921  robert j eustice robert j eustice  19252010 age 84 years old died on janaury 20 2010 he was born march 28 1925 in birmingham alabama to robert richard eustice b 1899 a native of galena illinois and ethel mary blades dr eustice grew up in homewood a suburb of birmingham alabama and attended edgewood elementary school he graduated from phillips high school in birmingham in 1943 and entered the navy s v12 program after completion of the v12 program he entered midshipman s school at ft schuyler new york from which he graduated as an ensign in the united states navy he then attended the naval supply corps officer school at harvard university ensign eustice served at the naval air base in samar philippine islands during world war ii after the war ended he was awarded the philippine s liberation medal following world war ii robert enrolled at the university of the south sewanee where he received his bs degree he then was accepted to the first class of the university medicaldental center university of alabama birmingham following graduation in 1952 with a doctor of medical dentistry dmd degree and the korean war in progress he went back into the us navy and served a year of internship at the us naval hospital in philadelphia pennsylvania later he spent about three years at the national naval medical center in bethesda maryland while there he published his research on refrigeration anesthesia in the prestigious journal of the american dental association he married marie louise burg daughter of jules louis burg and caroline carwile mims on march 1 1950 in a ceremony performed by the pastor of southside baptist church in birmingham alabama after release from the us navy he moved to biloxi mississippi and began his private dental practice in 1955 he was a member of the american dental association a life member of the mississippi dental association a member of the royal health society london england and served as president of the fifth district mississippi dental society he remained active in the mississippi gulf coast community for many years he served as president of the biloxi lions club president of the coast community concert association 1960s to 1980s and on the board of trustees for william carey university he was a lifetime deacon of first baptist church in biloxi having also served as chairman he was also on the board of directors of the metropolitan national bank board of directors of the salvation army board of directors of the affiliated baptist hospitals of america member of the military order of world wars moww the american legion and board member of the gulf hills civic association much of his spare time was spent with his family in his mountain home in highlands north carolina it was a joyous time he loved this mountain community and attending first baptist church in highlands he is survived by his wife marie burg eustice married 59 years two sons david robert eustice wife cathy and james jules eustice dmd wife julie and two daughters caroline eustice wicks husband thomas and elizabeth eustice wakham dmd husband dean and seven grandchildren robert wicks marie wicks elizabeth wicks caroline eustice christopher eustice olivia eustice and maggie wakham in lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to be made to the salvation army or the baptist international mission board care of first baptist church biloxi 1560 popps ferry rd biloxi ms 39532 services will be held at first baptist church 1560 popps ferry road biloxi ms on tuesday january 26 2010 the family requests visitation at the church from 1000 am to 1200 pm followed by the service at 1200 pm burial will be at the biloxi national cemetery following the service bradfordo keefe funeral home ocean springs is in charge of arrangements  references   the daily herald biloxi dentist renamed head biloxi concert november 4 1960 the sun herald dr robert j eustice janaury 24 2010  anthony ferrer anthony ferrer  18691952 was born at new orleans to gabriel ferrer 18351881 a spanish immigrant and delores rodriguez he married pauline emma lacarse  18711938 at new orleans on november 15 1893 they were the parents of two daughters reina rena ferrer 18971931 m felix fernandez and joseph patrick murphy and myrtle ferrer 18991974 m wc buras jr and joseph d quinn jr mrs ferrer had married previously and had another daughter fay mix 18911972 m alfred j wedge 18891957 in 1900 anthony ferrer made his livelihood as a grocery store clerk in the crescent city and resided at 1212 louisa street 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census r 573 p 3b ed 92 apparently anthony ferrer divorced before 1910 as he was married to  marie bonne  18691952 at this time mr ferrer was a whiskey saleman at this time and he and marie lived on north broad street they moved to biloxi mississippi circa 1918 and settled at 208 lameuse street where dr ferrer began his chiropratic service 1910 orleans parish federal census t624521 p 3b ed 82 and the daily heraldoctober 1934 p 39 dr ferrer was trained in chiropractory at new olreans and chicago he also served as coroner for harrison county in may 1922 anthony ferrer was a candidate for mayor of biloxi he ran against incumbent john j kennedy and former mayor edward glennan dr ferrer also served the people of harrison county as justice of the peace and in 1950 he was appointed to the civil service commission the daily herald may 15 1922 p 1 and january 21 1952 p 4 dr ferrer expired in the biloxi hospital on january 19 1952 he was survivied by marie bonne ferrer his spouse and two sisters  catherine kate ferrer hilderbrand  18721953 and antonia ferrer catchot  18761960 the wife of fanthony cladius catchot 18751933 both residents of biloxi anthony ferrer was a member ofthe elks club and worshipped at nativity bvm catholic church in biloxi the daily herald january 21 1952 p 4 mrs ferrer died at biloxi on april 4 1952 their corporal remains were interred in section f of lot 61 in the southern memorial park at biloxi mississippi  references  the daily herald    biloxi s leading chiropractor  advertisement     december 31 1919 the daily herald    dr ferrer is a candidate  f or mayor     may 15 1922 the daily herald    dr a ferrer dies after long illness funeral on tuesday    january 21 1952 the daily herald    mrs marie ferrer dies    april 1952 the timespicayune    wedge    january 30 1972 the timespicayune    quinn    september 27 1974  dr folkes and young family h m folkes hyman mccracken folkes  18711926 was born on october 6 1871 at bovina warren county mississippi the son of august albert folkes 18391904 and anna e hilzheim 18501880 august a folkes was a civil war veteran having served with the 1 st mississippi regiment light artillery in 1877 the folkes family settled at jackson mississippi here august a folkes managed a hotel before he became a lumber agent representing jc redus and vending dressed and rough lumber and building materials such as shingles lathing sash and doors in late 1903 captain aa folkes became ill and was brought to biloxi and put in the biloxi sanatorium under his son s care he died on january 2 1904 at biloxi and his corporal remains were sent to jackson for internment mr folkes had been a vestryman at st andrew s episcopal church in jackson   1880 hinds co mississippi federal census t9648 p 13 ed 3  the clarion ledger may 2 1889 p 6 the biloxi daily herald december 29 1903 p 6 and january 2 1904 p 8 before hyman m folkes became a medical man he dr folkes was a 1893 graduate of tulane   ship islandcat island quarantine station  in the spring of 1897 dr hyman mcmacken folkes 18711926 came to biloxi from jackson mississippi to accept the post of quarantine officer at ship island  his initial appearance in the community left one with the impression that dr folkes was a refined social gentleman at this time there appears to be some transitioning of the location of the quarantine station in late july 1896 the quarantine station was relocated to cat island and dr wc brooke of biloxi appointed to the post  the biloxi herald may 22 1897 p 8 july 25 1896 p 1     yellow fever  dr folkes earned the respect and admiration of biloxians in the fall of 1897 when he was ordered from cat island to biloxi by the state board of health to assist those struck down by yellow f1ever his youth experience with yellow fever patients in the tropics and stamina allowed dr folkes to work long hours and provide efficient and effective service to so many at biloxi in constant demand of medical attention in the fall of 1897 dr folkes was sent to mchenry mississippi to work with the affirmed there as dr mchenry was ill  the biloxi herald october 30 1897 p 1      ship island tale  in july 1937 captain l peter eskald 18561944 a retired danish immigrant and former biloxi chandelier and boatman related to a reporter for the daily herald that when the government sold all the armament and munitions on ship island to a mr marks a new orleans junk dealer he acquired in a trade from mr marks the large rodman gun at fort massachusetts for returning all of marks tools and dynamite to the crescent city knowing that dr folkes was a collector of historic objects captain eskald offered him the rodman for 600 dr folkes considered the price and subsequent removal and transfer to biloxi very dear and passed on the rodman the rodman remained at fort massachusetts and has become an integral part of the civil war history of ship island  the daily herald july 8 1937   by 1899 he had opened an office in biloxi on pass christian road now howard avenue in the eistetter building and advertised as follows  dr hm folkes office and rooms in eistetter building telephone 38 office hours 11 to 1 biloxi mississippi accounts due on the first of each month  the biloxi daily herald april 24 1899 p 8    teresa lopez  teresa lopez 18731951 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 12 1873 on june 14 1900 she married dr hyman mcmaken folkes 18711926 in the nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi reverend alphonse ketels officiated william wachenfeld served as dr folkes best man and miss lopez was attended by erena lopez may young and jennie gillen miss augusta folkes b 1878 the sister of dr folkes came from jackson for the wedding  the biloxi daily herald june 5 1900 p 8 and harrison co mississippi mrb 12 p 321 children josephine lopez folkes 19011959 m albert brown russ 18881953 and thomas burns 18921974 anna odenal folkes 19071968 m eugene robert kelly 19021990 and dorothy hilzheim folkes 19121925    folkes kennedy  at the turn of the 20 th century and shortly thereafter biloxi was fortunate to have an adequate number of pharmacists and drug dispensaries among those in this industry were the opera pharmacy of joseph w swetman 18631937 william p kennedy 18731951 the phoenix pharmacy of jb lemon 18621919 the of herman nill 18631904 kimbrough pippen of fenton h kimbrough 18741952 who later owned kimbrough quints and jules a d aquin 18771936 dr hm folkes first ventured in the drugstore business in may 1901 in a partnership with wp kennedy their pharmacy was located in the new twostory brick building of lopez company on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street when mr kennedy s health became poor he retired from his pharmacy and dr folkes partnered with wj grant  the biloxi daily herald may 5 1901 p 1 and     folkes grant  the folkes grant century drug store was a retail drugstore instituted in the summer of 1901 by dr hm folkes and wj grant in 1900 wj grant was a resident of pascagoula and employed as a drug clerk in that city he came to biloxi in 1900 to work in the pharmacy of wp kennedy their joint venture in biloxi was situated in the same space as the shortlived folkes kennedy venture in late july 1901 a large engine and generator supplied by the blakeslee manufacturing company of birmingham alabama was installed in the rear of the century drugstore this dynamo generated electricity for the lighting of the drugstore the adjoining barbershop and for the large lopez company across the street there was also sufficient current to operate electric fans in these venues   1900 jackson co mississippi federal census t623812 p 6a ed 40 and the biloxi daily herald july 19 1901 p 8 july 25 1901 p 8 july 28 1901 p 8    1903  see the biloxi daily herald october 3 1903 p 6    wj grant william jesse grant 18751932 was born at pascagoula mississippi the son of robert b grant 18521932 and lydia s landridge 18521909 on april 16 1902 at new orleans william j grant married julia elizabeth baltar 18801968 the daughter of jacinto f baltar 18341898 and margaretha gondolf 18401932 they were the parents of marguerite baltar grant 19041988 m henry baldwin curtis william jesse grant ii 19061976 m mary griffin dantzler 19051988 and leslie baltar grant 19081986 m vera bede leola dukate bond 19091989  grant s drug company william j grant and dr folkes parted ways about 1904 and this appears to be dr folkes last pharmacy venture wj grant joined with jules a d aquin 18771936 a native of new orleans and tulane pharmacy graduate to form grant d aquin mr d aquin would leave grant and join the staff of jw swetman as a prescription clerk before acquiring the drugstore of jb lemon in january 1910 d aquin s drugstore was located on the southeast corner of howard avenue and lameuse street in the spring of 1929 grant s opened in their new store adjacent to the saenger theatre wj grant was assisted in his pharmacy by his son wj grant jr 19061976   the daily herald january 14 1910 p 8 and the jackson county times june 22 1929 p 3  after the demise of wj grant the family incorporated the business in october 1932 the incorporators of grant s drug company incorporated were mrs wj grant mrs henry b curtis wj grant jr and leslie b grant grant s remained on west howard avenue and reynoir in the former lopezyerger building which became the barq s building in 1940 harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 52 p 441  seashore academy the seashore academy was a private school founded in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    biloxi sanatorium the biloxi sanatorium was chartered in mississippi in june 1902 by dr hm folkes laz lopez wkm dukate harry t howard 18561930 judge james h nevlle 18521919 and dr m lyle talbot 18741937 its purpose was the treatment and care of the sick and disabled the biloxi sanatorium proposed to have a department for marine patients as well as regular patients the charter for the biloxi sanatorium was amended in january 1903 in order  to have the power and authority to open and maintain a school for training nurses and awarding diplomas   harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 73 and bk 419 and the biloxi herald june 221902 p 8   the biloxi sanatorium was situated on the beach front site of the former seashore academy which had been instituted in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    miss mary h trigg mary h trigg 18741930 who had worked in manhattan as a nurse at the new york hospital before 1900 came to the biloxi sanatorium from greenville mississippi in november 1904 she was a mississippi native and daughter of wyndham trigg 1834pre 1910 a lawyer and nannie s trigg 18371910 natives of virginia and mississippi respectively in 1906 miss trigg left biloxi for the greenville sanatorium which she had acquired miss trigg was a guest of the dr and mrs folkes at gunston hall in late october 1922 by 1930 miss trigg was superintendent of the king s daughters hospital in greenville  the biloxi daily herald november 21 1904 p 5 the daily herald october 31 1922 p 3 and 1900 new york co new york federal census t623111 p 3a ed 1066 and 1930 washington co mississippi federal census r 1156 p 27a ed 9 susie trigg 18701930 a sister of nurse mary h trigg taught school at greenville mississippi for many years and was honored by having an elementary school named in her honor in that delta city thomas k trigg 18781910 her brother worked for the marine hospital service as a quarantine guard for trains entering and departing biloxi was stricken with yellow fever in october 19051910 and 1930 washington co mississippi t624763 p 13a ed 117 and r 1171 p 3a ed 8 and the biloxi herald october 7 1905 p 4    folkes talbot in august 1902 dr m lyle talbot 18741937 the brother of dr william o talbot 18731952 a biloxi dentist and politician joined with dr hm folkes to form a copartnership dr ml talbot was born in scott county mississippi in september 1873 to green w talbot 18481900 a farmer and fannie talbot 18521903 both natives of alabama in 1900 dr talbot was stationed at ship island probably as the quarantine officer peter clarisse 18451932 was the lighthouse keeper on ship island at this time  the biloxi herald february 20 1903 p 6  1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 10a ed 29 and 1880 scott co mississippi federal census t9663 p 15 beat 4  pavilion john liddie designer and builder was hired by the biloxi sanatarium to erect a threedecked pavilion at the end of their pier the upper story had a glass enclosed room that was conducive for patients to sun bathe out of the elements the second floor featured lounge chairs and hammocks while the pier level was conducive for children to crab and fish the pavilion was built with creosoted pilings and iron bars  the biloxi daily herald september 181903 p 6    biloxi marine hospital dr folkes advertised in the biloxi daily herald that he contacted to take vessels and that surgery was his specialty  the biloxi daily herald april 9 1903 p 6    the april 1904 conflagration the biloxi sanatarium of dr hyman m folkes 18711926 was opened on november 24 1904 the laz lopez medical and surgical clinic for the poor would be maintained here  the biloxi daily herald november 17 1904 p 5    gunston hall julia dulion lopez 18571918 died at biloxi mississippi on june 30 1918 before her demise she had appointed erena lopez brady as executrix of her estate without bonding her bequests to teresa lopez folkes was the rodenberg survey lot in february 1906 julia dulion lopez had acquired for 3250 from the heirs of john henry rodenberg a large lot 142 feet in width and 600 feet deep measured from the southeast corner of in lot 1block 1 of the maunsel white survey it was situated on biloxi s west beach the heirs of john henry rodenberg were cord henry rodenberg harriet amanda rodenberg maria theresa rodenberg eva langhorne rodenberg mary francis murdock and eva anne shafferthe lopez lot was subject to a 25foot right of way to the gulfport was left open on the west side of the lot and a mississippi coast traction company situated south of the shell road in addition a 45foot road was to be left open on the west side of the tract and a 50foot wide street to be left open on the north end of the lot harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk71 or 73 p 373 and harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 as early as september 1919 the folkes were planning a home for the rodenberg lot at this time hh roof local architect was making architectural drawings for their structure on the corner of west beach and rodenberg avenue the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 and  west beach lot in january 1905 octavie tricou weysham 18351910 conveyed to teresa lopez folkes a large tract of land on west beach the consideration was 4000 and the weysham parcel had a front of 100 feet on the gulf and ran north to pass christian road catherine perry was to the west and dr folkes sanatorium was to the east shortly thereafter in june 1905 erena lopez acquired the perry large tract which was east of the biloxi cemetery for 17000 it a front on the gulf of mexico of three hundred sixtyeight feet and ran north almost 1200 feet to cemetery road now irish hill drive harrison co mississippi land deed bk 64 p 388 and bk 69 p 89 the weysham property was sold to mrs folkes by richard b harrison 18311905 local agent and the father of charles t harrison 18631948 who would develop a 20 th century real estate empire in biloxi the weysham place had been on the market for several years and had two houses situated on it  the biloxi daily herald october 21 1902 p 3 and december 10 1904 p 4   mrs octavie t weysham was born at new orleans in july 1877 she had married alphonse charles weysham 18311900 the widower of her sister emma tricou weysham 18311876 emma had given birth to blanche weysham harris 18621900 who was reared by octavie and alphonse c weysham he made his livelihood as cashier for a large commercial house in the crescent city 1880 orleans parish federal census r461 p 371c ed 43  gulf coast sanitarium and health resort dr james e wallace 18761942 joined dr folkes in the summer of 1911 he had been at the biloxi sanatorium several years past but returned to touro infirmary at nola before relocating to biloxi to partner with dr folker dr wallace planned to live at the sanatorium and have his office over grant s drugstore on west howard avenue  the daily herald july 21 1911 p 8   founded by dr hm folkes consisted of operating room and clinic in 1912 installed a modern xray machine in clinic   the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1  in january 1913 dr folkes hosted the harrison county medical association at his sanitarium coast physicians attending were dr rl white dr gf carroll and dr hm folkes of biloxi dr al morris dr ac caraway dr ca sheely dr dj williams dr ec parker and dr hh west of gulfport dr wa dearman and dr dg mohler of long beach dr bz welch of woolmarket dr ga mchenry of mchenry and dr jp berry of jackson  the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1    1 st national bank of biloxi dr hm folkes resigned as president of the 1 st national bank of biloxi in december 1916 he had sold all of his interest in the bank edward c tonsmeire was elected president by the bank s board and would also continue as cashier  the daily herald december 14 1916 p 1    hotel biloxi to hm folkes for 15000 in september 1919 dr folkes then almost immediately he sold to js love state bank examiner for the state of mississippi for 250 and assumption of trust deed harrison co mississippi land deed bk 124 p 414 and bk 415  hotel biloxi sale hm folkes president and teresa l folkes secretary respectively conveyed the hotel biloxi to wb patterson of mobile alabama in february 1923 the sale included all furniture fixtures appliances buildings capital stock of the hotel biloxi and the artesian well rights deeded to dr folkes harrison co mississippi land deed bk 137 p 256  new ownership in april 1925 wb patterson agreed to a lease purchase on the hotel biloxi with jp edwards of ocean springs and lee m russell 18761930 of gulfport and later biloxi the grantees agreed to pay mr patterson 79300 for the hotel and assume a 20700 mortgage with the international life insurance company in addition they would be responsible for taxes and fire and tornado insurance on the property in the amount of 100000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 375  death dr hm folkes died from an apopletic stroke on may 1 1926 he was survived by his wife and two daughters mrs philip caldwell and mrs rucks yerger four sisters two of whom reside in jackson mississippi one in monterrey california and another in savannah georgia and albert folkes a brother at fort myers florida  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 683   eulalie clark v vj olivari  1895 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 7586   teresa l folkes v roy dulion et al  february 1924 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 30497   estate of teresa lopez folkes  march 1952 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 41868   estate of josephine folkes burns  february 1961  journals the biloxi herald   quarantine station at cat island   july 25 1896 the biloxi herald   city news   may 22 1897 the biloxi herald   city news   october 30 1897 the biloxi daily herald  april 24 1897 p 8 the biloxi daily herald   dr hm folkes  advertisement     february 10 1899 the biloxi daily herald   brilliant affair folkeslopez june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   a new building may 5 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 19 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 25 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 28 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news january 16 1902 the biloxi daily herald   council meeting april 23 1902 the biloxi daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi sanatorium june 22 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news august 2 1902 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi real estate and loan agency october 21 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news february 20 1903 the biloxi daily herald   a northern lady february 24 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi marine hospital april 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   three decked pavilion september 18 1903 the biloxi daily herald   among herald advertisers october 2 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news december 29 1903 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalcapt aa folkes january 2 1904 the biloxi daily herald   heavy fire losses april 5 1904 the biloxi daily herald   after the fire april 6 1904 the biloxi daily herald   sanatorium april 12 1904 1904 the biloxi daily herald   november 17 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal november 21 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news december 10 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal april 28 1906 the daily herald   new hotel for biloxi april 7 1908 the daily herald   to open resort hotel may 28 1909 the daily herald   to convert hotel into sanitarium september 7 1909 the daily herald   biloxi news of personal interest january 14 1910 the daily herald    dr folkes tells why 100000 hospital is need at the old soldiers home july 30 1921 p 1 the daily herald    tartt completes arrangments to carry csa vets to chattanooga free october 22 1921 p 1 the biloxi news   biloxi plunged into grief by sudden death of saturday of dr hm folkes may 2 1926 the clarion ledger   advertisement aa folkes may 2 1889 the daily herald   dr wallace and dr folkes are partners july 21 1911 the daily herald   mr tonsmeire is elected president 1 st national bank of biloxi  the daily herald   will be known as hotel biloxi february 20 1919 the daily herald   hotel biloxi changes hands september 19 1919 the daily herald   dr hm folkes is host of harrison county doctors january 8 1913 the daily herald    plans for new home   september 19 1919  the daily herald   attending college september 7 1921 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs october 31 1922 the daily herald   miss dorothy folkes dies    september 14 1925 the daily herald   biloxi news items death of dorothy h folkes september 15 1925 the daily herald   open branch office in biloxi december 5 1924 the daily herald   biloxians to sail for honolulu september 13 1926 the daily herald   bids soon for new hotel april 12 1927 the daily herald   razing old biloxi hotel may 2 1927 the daily herald   biloxi hotel being moved may 5 1927 the daily herald   mrs hm folkes dies after long illness july 27 1951 the daily herald  russ funeral at 330 today february 16 1953 p 1 the daily herald   mrs thomas burns funeral is tuesday november 23 1959 the daily herald   burns rites november 24 1959 the daily herald   anna folkes kelly august 6 1968 the jackson county times   local and personal june 22 1929 the jackson county times   grant s june 22 1929 the sun herald   eugene robert kelly october 16 1990 the sun herald   biloxi sanatorium put coast on the map june 9 1995 the times picayune   the jung hotel august 26 1934 the times picayune   burns former manager of jung to switch from hotels to yachts april 17 1951 the times picayune   motel de ville manager named december 28 1954 the times picayune   biloxi woman josephine folkes burns passes sunday november 23 1959 the times picayune   thomas burns service today november 26 1974  dr frank g garbin sr  19292018  dr frank g garbin sr  19292018 of ocean springs passed away on tuesday november 20 2018 dr garbin was a longtime resident of the mississippi gulf coast he was born and raised in biloxi and graduated notre dame high school in 1947 after graduation dr garbin attended spring hill college in mobile alabama where he earned his bachelor of science degree in 1951 in 1955 he graduated from the university of tennessee college of medicine with his doctorate in medicine he completed a rotating internship at st joseph s hospital in memphis tennessee it was during this time that he met his wife of fiftythree years nitza betancourt following his time in tennessee dr garbin served in the united states air force as a general medical officer from 19571959 while serving dr garbin and his wife nitza had their first two children nilda and donna from 19601964 he completed his general surgery residency at the san juan city hospital in san juan puerto rico while in puerto rico dr and mrs garbin had their next two children sharon and frank jr dr garbin and his family moved back to mississippi in 1964 where he lived for the remainder of his life it was in mississippi that the last two garbin children paul and paulette were born during his free time dr garbin loved to spend his time outside preferably on the water fishing frank was a loving father grandfather and greatgrandfather and he will be missed by all that knew him dr garbin is preceded in death by his wife nitza garbin his parents grugur and danica pavlov garbin and his brother peter deedee garbin survivors include his brothers george garbin and joseph garbin and his sister madelyn garbin carpenter he is also survived by his children nilda webb kevin donna corder james sharon klein lee frank garbin jr faith paul garbin marie and paulette dawkins craig his sixteen grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren the family of dr garbin wants to extend a special thanks to katrina campbell also known as skinny by dr garbin as well as mary lee janice powell janay campbell and lisa rials this army of angels loved dr garbin and he loved them like his own children a mass of christian burial will be held on monday november 26 2018 at 1100 am at holy family catholic church pass christian where friends may visit one hour before the mass bradfordo keefe funeral home 15th street gulfport is in charge of arrangements   the sun herald november 23 to november 25 2018  dr james a graves dr james alden graves 19132000 age 87 years died saturday december 23 2000 in biloxi dr graves was born september 14 1913 in ely minnesota he received his bs and md degrees from the university of minnesota and interned at charity hospital in new orleans graves had been a resident of biloxi since 1939 when he began a medical practice retiring in the mid1950s he served in the army medical corps during world war ii he was a member of the first presbyterian church biloxi he was a former member of the board of trustees of mississippi gulf coast community college past president and member for 10 years of the biloxi school board and former member of the mississippi state board of education he was cofounder of the gulf coast symphony orchestra he was preceded in death by a son richard bennett graves ii 19391996 survivors include his wife catherine louise casey graves 19152004 a native of spring valley wisconsin a daughter joyce louise graves bordelon b 1943 of austin texas a son dr thomas a graves b 1936 m earline beatrice daniels 19361999 of gulfport eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren a service will be at 2 pm today at bradfordo keefe funeral home in gulfport where friends may call one hour before service time interment will be in floral hills memorial gardens gulfport the sun herald december 27 2000 p a6 catherine louise casey graves expired on may 25 2004 at austin texas her corporal remains were interred at floral hills memorial gardens at gulfport mississippi the sun herald may 29 2004 dr ja graves came to biloxi in 1939 he graduated from the university of minnesota medical school and interned at charity hospital in new orleans at biloxi dr graves was very active in pursuing excellence in education he was presiden tof the biloxi municipal school board and a trustee of the mississippi gulf coast community college he was appointed to this position in may 1966 to replace lyle m page the daily herald may 6 1966 p 1  references  the daily herald dr graves appointed to board may 6 1966 the sun herald dr james alden graves december 27 2000 the sun herald catherine louise casey graves may 29 2004  walter j greaves walter joseph greaves 18571946 was born at clinton hinds county mississippi in june 1857 to william francis greaves 18241880 a native of charleston south carolina and eleanor matilda dupree 18371873 a mississippian his siblings were alma j greaves 18601902 m charles t harrison 18631948 marion lee greaves b 1862 and hal percy greaves 18671928  medicine studied at mississippi college  lucy h harrison and child   marriage walter j greaves married lucy h harrison  18701954 in hinds county mississippi on december 23 1885 lucy was born june 28 1870 at edwards hinds county mississippi to richard benjamin harrison  18311905 a tennessee native and virginia emaline gee harrison 18361912 the daughter of john h gee and julia a tanner virginia gee harrison s siblings were nancy a gee b 1834 virginia e gee b 1836 thomas e gee b 1838 william r gee b 1840 julia h gee b 1842 and elizabeth f gee b 18431850 sumter county alabama federal census m43215 p 281a john h gee had married julia a tanner on 1 december 1832 at williamson county tennessee franklin tennessee is the county seat of williamson county and is just south of nashville the capital city of the volunteer state williamson county tennessee mrb 18001866 p 384 before his demise in 1944 dr walter joseph greaves would marry three times lucy harrison anna t rice and nellie cloud he was the father five children lucy greaves 18861950 and eleanor virginia greaves 18901974 with lucy h harrison no children with anna t rice and three children with nellie cloud bonnie mae greaves b 1929 m armand m ganucheau 19201998 joyce elizabeth greaves 19312001 m robert lee corum and guy greaves  vicksburg in june 1900 walter j greaves was practicing medicine and living at 704 adams street in vicksburg mississippi three children had been born by this time but only two daughters were living lucy greaves 18861950 m john f miles 18841946 and eleanor virginia greaves 18901974 m cleveland pol huggins 18851933  children     lucy greaves lucy greaves 18861950 was born in october 17 1886 at vicksburg mississippi she married john  don  frisbe mills  18841946 on september 18 1915 at sister s residence on west howard avenue the reverend john campbell of the first presbyterian church of biloxi blessed their nuptial ceremony before family and friends mr miles was manager of the miles automotive company of newton iowa where the newly resided the daily herald september 20 1915 p 1 don f miles and lucy greaves miles were the parents of donna virginia miles rowe 19182004 the spouse of harry walter rowe 19201994 she passed december 7 2004 at pittsburgh pennsylvania don f miles passed at newton iowa on december 7 1946 while lucy greaves miles died on march 16 1950 at pittsburgh pennsylvania their committal was in the newton union cemetery at newton iowa the daily herald march 21 1950 p 8  eleanor v greaves   eleanor virginia greaves  189019 74 called virginia and virgie was born at biloxi on july 7 1890 on december 12 1912 in the church of redeemer in biloxi she married cleveland cleve pol huggins  18851933 son of george e huggins 18621951 and isabelle e pol 18641954 he was born at pascagoula mississippi on january 25 1885 and coached football at biloxi in 1908 at the time of their nuptials cleve huggins parents were living on west beach at biloxi he and virgie lived with them following their honeymoon to new orleans and he retuned to his work with the sheriff s staff in gulfport the biloxi daily herald november 28 1908 and the daily herald december 13 1912 p 1 they were the parents of two children virginia huggins 19131983 m to green and cleveland p huggins jr 19161990 the daily herald december 3 1974 p a2  cleveland p huggins  cleveland pol huggins was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi and took office in january 1932 he expired on january 25 1933 while in office mrs virgie huggins was appointed sheriff of harrison county by governor martin mike sennett conner 18911950 virgie lost her office to oscar l meador in a special election held on march 10 1933 although about 6000 registered voters were expected to cast ballots in the race the turnout was close to 5100 voters resulting in the election of mr meador as their sheriff the daily herald march 9 1933 p 1 and march 13 1933 cleveland p huggins expired on january 25 1933 his corporal remains were interred the 6th addition of the biloxi cemetery after the demise of her husband sheriff cleveland p huggins on january 25 1933 virginia greaves huggins 18901974 was appointed sheriff of harrison county mississippi by governor martin sennett mike conner 18911950 she lost her post to oscar l meador in the special election held on march 10 1933  special election shortly after the demise of cleveland p huggins the denizens of harrison county voted on march 10 1933 for a new sheriff in addition to oscar l meador the candidates for the sheriff s post were curtis dedeaux duckworth george m foote 18731934 former threeterm gulfport mayor and harrison county state senator virgie e huggins and redfield although about 6000 registered voters were expected to cast ballots in the race the turnout for this special election was close to 5100 voters who elected oscar l meador as sheriff  the daily herald march 9 1933 p 1 and march 13 1933 p  virgie greaves huggins died on december 1 1974 her corporal remains were interred the 6th addition of the biloxi cemetery  divorce lucy harrison greaves filed for divorce from dr greaves the case was heard in the harrison county chancery court on 12 february 1914 in his chambers at gulfport chancellor stevens heard highly controversial and vehemently disputed arguments for several days before dismissing the combatants the daily herald february 12 1914 p 4 and february 21 1914 p 1  property transfer following their divorce dr greaves transferred warranty deeds to two houses 1107 west howard and 1111 west howard avenue to his daughters mrs cleveland pol huggins and miss lucy greaves the properties were valued at 4900 mrs huggins who lived on howard avenue planned immediately to occupy one of the deeded domiciles the daily herald september 17 1914 p 5  lady lawyer lucy harrison greaves passed the bar examination given to her by chancellor stevens she began practicing civil law at gulfport mississippi in july 1915 with wa phillips as phillips greaves at this time she was the only woman lawyer in mississippi the daily herald july 8 1915 p 1 she married walter joseph greaves 18581946 she passed on november 21 1954 at grand bay alabama the daily herald november 22 1954 p 12  anna t rice dr greaves married anna teresa rice 18741928 native of new orleans and the daughter of joseph m rice 18431900 an englishman and merchant at new orleans and margaret o neill 18471899 born in ireland their nuptials were performed by the reverend cc mulvihill in harrison county mississippi on 2 march 1915 anna expired in the crescent city on 27 july 1928 her final commitment may have been in st patrick s no 2 cemetery at new orleans the daily herald march 3 1915 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 27 p 267 and the new orleans states july 29 1928 p 2  new orleans dr greaves moved to new orleans before 1920 in january 1920 he and anna were living at 2020 canal street and he was practicing medicine 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 7a ed 42 after the demise of anna t rice greaves walter j greaves married nellie mae cloud  19082005 a much younger woman and native of montgomery alabama she was the daughter of reuben sharp cloud 18831972 and ethel lula lavender 18891967 who later married charles edgar breaux 18901960 their first child  bonnie mae greaves  was born at new orleans in december 1929 in 1930 the family was domiciled at 1719 2 nd street in the crescent city the house was valued at 60001930 orleans parish federal census r809 p 18a ed 182  by 1940 nellie mae greaves had separated or divorced walter j greaves two more children had been born joyce elizabeth graves 19312001 m robert lee corum and guy greaves b 1936    nellie married edwin murphy lynch and had another child eugene michael lynch 19472009    children     bonnie m greaves  from the timespicayune may 7 1950 section iv p 7 bonnie mae greaves b 1929 married armand maxime ganucheau 19201998 on 10 june 1950 at new orleans she and armand had   from the timespicayune july 31 1958 p 74  joyce e greaves joyce joy elizabeth greaves 19312001 married robert lee corum in the first baptist church at nola in september 1958 she expired at nashville tennessee on november 18 2001  guy greaves   references    the daily herald 50th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 the biloxi daily herald city news november 28 1908 the daily herald sheriffelect elmer will have bradley and huggins as deputies december 12 1911 the daily herald mr huggins and miss greaves wed december 12 1912 the daily herald greaves divorce case tried today february 12 1914 the daily herald greaves divorce suit dismissed february 21 1914 the daily herald greaves sic property is deeded to daughter sic september 17 1914 the daily herald huggins for assessor january 16 1915 the daily herald dr greaves weds march 3 1915 the daily herald woman lawyer lucy harrison greaves july 8 1915 the daily herald biloxi wedding milesgreaves a pretty affair september 20 1915 the daily herald huggins makes appointments january 4 1932 the daily herald sheriff huggins dies of pneumonia gov conner comes to attend funeral january 26 1933 the daily herald deputy acts as sheriff january 26 1933 the daily herald funeral of huggins held january 27 1933 the daily herald sheriff to be named friday seven in race march 9 1933 the daily herald official returns give meador 2133 mrs huggins 1636 march 13 1933 the daily herald mrs huggins ends her term march 20 1933 the daily herald mrs miles dies march 21 1950 the daily herald mrs virgie g huggins december 3 1974 the timespicayune bride elect bonne mae greaves with image may 7 1950 the timespicayune mrs robert lee corum joyce elizabeth greaves with image september 7 1958 the timespicayune edwin murphy lynch february 13 1975 section i p 16 the timespicayune nellie cloud lynch january 1 2006  dr frank g gruich sr dr frank g gruich sr 19202007 was born into this life on march 12 1920 on point cadet biloxi mississippi he was born through death into everlasting life on september 1 2007 at biloxi regional medical center dr gruich surmounted huge challenges from working in his grass roots in the shrimp factories to launching his life s love and passion for knowledge and education in medicine he always credited his perkinston junior college days as the catalyst for his career he graduated from tulane university medical school in 1945 he served his internship at charity hospital in new orleans he then served two years as a medical officer in the army upon his discharge as a captain he became associated with dr joseph kuljis in biloxi and practiced general medicine from 1948 1952 dr gruich underwent his specialized training in obstetrics and gynecology from 19521955 at the confederate memorial hospital in shreveport louisiana where he served as chief resident his senior year dr gruich went on to enjoy a distinguished career in medicine that spanned six decades  among his many recognitions a highlight in his life was his induction into the 1979 mississippi gulf coast junior college hall of fame at perkinston campus receiving the sam owen award also from perkinston and serving on the mississippi gulf coast community college board of trustees for over twenty years he also served for over twenty years on the advisory board of bankcorp south in 2006 the new surgical suite at biloxi regional hospital was dedicated to him where he served as chief of staff many years  dr gruich championed the efforts to keep catholic education a viable option for all he served for 39 years on the catholic school board always offering his reflective advice and counsel he remained a stalwart ambassador for the mississippi gulf coast community college his beloved ole miss his faith and catholic education  all who know dr g knew of his passion for sports second to none was football home life and sunday dinners were scheduled around kickoff as he rooted for his ole miss rebels and new orleans saints in baseball the atlanta braves were his team he also took on the professional teams the indiannapolis colts and the new york giants as he continued to support the manning boys  dr gruich is survived by his beloved wife and life partner gracie bo bodie gruich his children son frank g gruich jr of biloxi daughters maureen gruich of madison suzanne and her husband dave prokopchuk of cypress texas and mary grace and her husband joe marquardt of houston texas  dr gruich was blessed with seven grandchildren frank jr s children son frankie iii daughter bonnie and son nick his wife april all of biloxi maureen s daughters erin propst of madison and ryan claire propst of tupelo mary grace s sons maxim and cooper marquardt of houston texas  dr gruich was preceeded in death by his parents mitchell gruich sr and mary bohonovich gruich brothers august geagle tony breezy mithcell jr and sister marie the family expresses deep gratitude for your love and prayers in this enormous loss memorials can be made to the dr frank g gruich sr scholarship fund at st patrick s catholic high school or to his beloved charity the little sisters of the poor 1655 mcgill avenue mobile al 366041299  a mass of christian burial will be held tuesday september 4 2007 at 3 pm at our lady of fatima catholic church in biloxi where friends may visit from 1 pm until service time interment will follow in biloxi city cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald september 3 2007  dr frank gruich dr g just loved being a doctor  from the sun herald biloxi mississippi sunday september 2 2007 p a12  dr frank gruich who rose from poverty on point cadet to success and esteem as a local obstetrician and gynecologist died saturday gruich 87 was the son of yugoslavian immigrants who labored hard in the seafood industry his character was forged as a young man during the great depression he studied hard and made his way to mississippi gulf coast community college at perkinston where he gained attention for his skill at chemistry despite never having taken a chemistry course in high school at perkinston gruich was given a medal as the best chemistry student in the state from mgccc he went on to the university of mississippi where he earned a scholarship from the kellogg foundation he joined the army which also helped pay for his education gruich later made his way to tulane s medical school and after going to work the young doctor cherished his new job title he carried that pride with him the rest of his life he was absolutely identified with his practice of medicine his daughter maureen gruich said that is who he was he was also a fierce advocate of dr gilbert mason a black colleague who became a local civil rights activist and staged a muchpublicized assembly on the beach in 1960 when mason was under fire at biloxi regional medical center over his activism gruich stood up for him and reminded the hospital s administration of the law a poor boy from the point gruich could identify with being disadvantaged after retiring in 1997 and delivering well over 5000 babies dr g as gruich was known continued to pay a daily visit to biloxi regional to visit old friends and coworkers he gave weather reports to personnel in the medicalrecords office which earned him the nickname the weatherman he also had a free lunch each day at the cafeteria which was never begrudged him considering his contributions to the place during his visits to the hospital gruich would also buy lunches for a couple of hospital workers he knew were having a hard time making ends meet he remembered being hungry in med school his daughter said gruich is survived by his wife gracie and his four children many of his relatives entered the medical profession because they were inspired by dr g s success the doctor was a big supporter of local schools particularly mercy cross but he also looked forward to the opening of the new st patrick catholic high school gruich served on the mgccc board of trustees and was loyal to ole miss his own academic triumphs over adverse circumstances led dr g to believe that in this country a degree was within anyone s reach education meant everything in the world to him maureen gruich said  references  the daily herald   dr frank gruich  september 3 1945 p 5 the daily herald   mitchell v gruich  february 24 1958 p 2 the sun herald   tony captain breezy gruich  may 18 1996 p c2 the sun herald   marie sophie gruich  december 27 1998 p a17 the sun herald   ms leoneade m gruich   march 10 2005 p a6 the sun herald   dr frank g gruich dr g just loved being a doctor   september 2 2007 p a12 the sun herald   dr frank g gruich sr  september 3 2007  percy p haslitt dr percy p haslitt  18801969 was born at marshall illinois he attended united brethern college northern illinois business college the university of illinois and physicians and surgeons medical college chicago haslitt did post graduate work at john hopkins hospital in 1917 dr haslitt enlisted in the army and served as a captain in the medical corps during ww i he spent most of his career in government service with the veterans administration serving at post in hines illinois murfreesboro and johnson city tennessee chicago biloxi and dallas texas in may 1950 after thirty years haslitt retired from federal service in 1951 dr haslitt moved to ocean springs and began a private practice his office was located in the young building at 624 washington avenue haslitt retired from medicine in 1959  the gulf coast times march 29 1951 p 1  percy p haslitt married martha gagen 18831943 also a native of marshall illinois she died at new orleans on february 5 1943 they had four children beulah clower biloxi mary jane pasquier shreveport je haslitt houma and bernard p haslitt biloxi at ocean springs dr haslitt resided in the manuel courts at 706 porter with his wife gladys he died on may 19 1969 and is buried at the southern memorial park in biloxi  references   the daily herald   dr haslitt former va doctor dies   may 20 1969 the daily herald   mrs pp haslit dies in new orleans   february 5 1943 the gulf coast times   dr haslitt to open officeocean springs   march 29 1951 the ocean springs record   well known doctor dies suddenly at va   may 29 1969  daniel l hollis daniel lester hollis  from sherry hollis shepherd and september 1922 passport image of dr dl hollis  daniel l hollis daniel lester hollis 18931975 was born on october 22 1893 at sulligent lamar county alabama to dr daniel dix hollis 18611927 and mary annie molloy hollis 18711941 in 1915 daniel graduated from the university of alabama with a medical degree and went to work as a surgeon in the birmingham infirmary at birmingham alabama in 1917 he was commissioned a lieutenant in the us army medical corps and served in arkansas georgia new york and tennessee lt hollis was honorably discharged after 18 months of active duty he maintained his commission in the army reserves for a number of years the daily herald july 31 1930 p 2 us dept of veterans affairs birls death file 18502010 relates that dr hollis was in the us army from march 6 1918 to december 20 1918  panamamexico in july 1919 dr hollis arrived in ancon panama to begin a threeyear tour in the canal zone employed by the panama health department during this time he had two vacations of sixty days each in the united states while in panama in august 1922 dr hollis applied for an emergency passport to cubajamaicaguatemala to begin his employment with union oil he actually went to tampico mexico as chief surgeon for the royal dutch petroleum corporation after 6 ½ years dr hollis and his family returned to sulligent alabama naraemergency passports applied for argentinavenezuela 19061925 vol 7 p 748749 and the daily herald july 31 1930 p 2 and april 20 1975 p 2  biloxi in the summer of 1930 dr hollis physician and surgeon and family arrived at biloxi mississippi from sulligent alabama they rented the beuhler house at 112 collins avenue hollis opened his office in the yerger building on west howard avenue near reynoir street in july 1930 he hired miss francis phillpott to be his office secretary the daily herald july 31 1930 p 2  family daniel l hollis and vola elizabeth cummings 18971994 were married june 12 1923 probably in san antonio texas she was born on april 4 1897 at mexico city mexico to charles ernest cummings 18601933 a native of brownsville texas and vola devona ruff 18741967 who born at baltimore maryland vola was a registered nurse when she met daniel l hollis at biloxi she was active in the first united methodist church of biloxi the lions auxiliary medical auxiliary chapter d peo red cross volunteer grey lady and other civic and social organizations the sun herald may 24 1994 p a2 daniel and vola c hollis were the parents of three sons daniel l hollis jr 19242000 m ruth temple 19281985 and patti pieri kimbrough charles dixie hollis 19282013 m vesta maddox b 1933 and william c hollis b 1935 m betty sue montgomery joan mcraney and ann bowden dickinson b 1949 dr hollis devoted his life to his family medical practice and was very proactive in the civic and social functions of his community he was an active participant of the biloxi public school board where he was its president and secretary during his twelve year tenure and served twentyfive years as football team physician for biloxi high school the daily herald april 20 1975 p a2 at the biloxi hospital and howard memorial hospital dr hollis had been chief of staff and secretary he had served in the same capacities with the coast counties medical society and was a member of the mississippi medical association and the southeastern congress of surgeons hollis was also past secretary of the gulf coast clinical society the daily herald april 20 1975 p a2 a world war i dr hollis was a member and past president of the charles s baudry american legion post in biloxi he had been past president of the biloxi lions club which selected his as its 1955 outstanding biloxi citizen the daily herald january 2 1956 p 1 daniel l hollis was a steward in the methodist church mason and shriner and a member of all york rite bodies member of the biloxi chamber of commerce mithras carnival organization and honorary member of the university of alabama a club dr daniel l hollis passed on april 19 1975 in the howard memorial hospital at biloxi he was survived by his spouse and three sons daniel l hollis jr of tuscaloosa alabama charles dixie hollis of biloxi and billy hollis of ocean springs mississippi bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of dr hollis after services at the first united methodist church of biloxi internment was at southern memorial park in biloxi the daily herald april 20 1975 pa2  children daniel l hollis jr   dr daniel lester hollis jr   19242000 phd cdr usna ret passed away saturday march 18 2000 in hattiesburg forrestt county mississippi he slipped away peacefully after an extended illness lou gehrig s disease with his wife patti by his side the family will hold a memorial service at noon on saturday april 1 2000 in tuscaloosa alabama at christ episcopal church dan known as jabo to the family was born march 7 1924 in mexico city mexico his family moved to biloxi mississippi in the summer of 1930 where dan picked up his nickname due to his white hair he attended biloxi high school where he was awarded many honors including being chosen the best allround student played football was president of the student body member of the honor society and won its medal and was salutatorian of his graduating class dan matriculated to the university of alabama in in september 1942 where he was a member of the varsity track and field team and rifle team while at tuscaloosa he was appointed to annapolis by congressman william m colmer he arrived at the usna in july 1943 to commence his studies the sun herald march 25 2000 p a7 and the daily herald july 29 1943 p 8 dan l hollis jr earned a commission with the class of 1947 and went on to serve on ship as well as in the air he returned to the university of alabama for graduate school in 1954 but remained active with the naval reserves until he retired in 1972 while at the university of alabama dan met and married in 1956 ruth temple 19281985 a native of westboro massachusetts they had two children and both continued to work at the university except for 3 years when dan earned his phd in nuclear engineering at texas a m university dan went on to become full professor ruth t hollis lost her 3year struggle with leukemia in august 1985 dan was later blessed to meet and marry patti pieri kimbrough from hattiesburg mississippi in 1986 they began traveling to visit farflung family after both retired from their respective teaching careers in 1992 the sun herald march 25 2000 p a7 dan was survived by his wife patti p hollis of hattiesburg mississippi his daughter ann of tucson arizona his son dan hollis of monmouth new jersey his grandchildren daniel hollis and ashley hollis of monmouth new jersey and his brothers dixie hollis and billy hollis of biloxi and ocean springs mississippi the sun herald march 25 2000 p a7  charles d hollis1946 bhs   charles dixie hollis  19282013    known as dixie was born on february 11 1928 in san antonio texas he graduated from biloxi high school in may 1946 dixie ran track and played football in high school he was offered several college scholarships for his track and field abilities mr hollis graduated from the university of mississippi and received a masters degree from the university of alabama he served in the us army dixie was employed at the biloxi veterans administration as domiciliary chief until his retirement he served on the biloxi school board biloxi jaycees biloxi yacht club and was commodore in 1964 biloxi bay chamber and several other associations circa 1955 dixie married vesta maddox b 1933 who was born september 8 1933 at richton mississippi they were the parents of two children cheryl sherry elizabeth hollis b 1957 m preston shepherd b 1956 and resides in knoxville tennessee and charles dix hollis jr b 1961 is married to erin richelle williams b and they are residents of biloxi the hollis family resided on wilkes ave until hurricane katrina and relocated after the destructive tempest to babineaux place in the la bonne terre subdivision across biloxi s back bay sherry hollis shepherdknoxville tennesseejune 2013 dixie hollis died at biloxi on september 6 2013 his corporal remians were interred in southern memorial park  mr biloxi high1952 william c hollis   william billy cummings hollis   19342017 was born may 21 1934 at biloxi mississippi he married betty sue montgomery a native of roanoke virginia they had a daughter deborah hollis born on february 1 1956 billy and betty sue divorced and he wedded joan mcraney from mccomb mississippi and they were without children in harrison county mississippi on august 9 1980 billy hollis married ann bowden dickinson b 1949 the daughter of jack ward bowden and evelyn schneider bowden ann is an attorney with butlersnow she is graduate of the university of southern mississippi and received her law degree from ole miss sherry hollis shepherd june 2013 and harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 20 p 499 billy hollis graduated from biloxi high school in may 1952 he played football and baseball in high school hollis graduated from the university of alabama as an engineer he was a naval aviator during the vietnam war the daily herald may 30 1952 p 8 and sherry hollis shepherdjune 2013 billy and ann bowden hollis reside in gulf hills on north shore drive billy acquired a carroll ishee built home here in january 1967 from kelly g weems jr the ishee house was built in 1960 for ross l horton billy hollis died at ocean springs mississippi on october 17 2017 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 303 p 235 and the sun herald october 18 2017 dr daniel lester hollis died at biloxi mississippi on april 19 1975 vola expired on may 21 1994 also at biloxi dr hollis corporal remains were interred in southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mrs hollis life was celebrated with a memorial service  references  the daily herald daniel hollis jr usna academy appointee july 29 1943 the daily herald seniors blossom out in cap and gown at bhsexcercises may 30 1952 the daily herald hollis receives outstanding cup award at biloxi january 2 1956 the daily herald dr daniel hollis dies april 20 1975 the sun herald vola elizabeth cummings hollis may 24 1994 the sun herald charles dixie hollis september 8 2013 the sun herald billy hollis october 18 2017  dr absalom jackson ii dyer reports in along the gulf  1895 that in june 1894  dr a jackson  18411925 and his wife laura scott 18441922 opened the ocean springs hotel dyer s laud of the jacksons follows  they have the best accommodations for excursionists commercial travelers and families and as ocean springs is unsurpassed for healthfulness being free from epidemics etc it makes one of the prettiest spots on the coast at which to pass a vacation guests of the hotel can be served with mineral water from the famous marble springs controlled by them  dr jackson renewed his lease for another year as indicated by this line in the pascagoula democratstar of october 11 1895  dr a jackson has leased that popular hostelry the ocean springs hotel which will continue under his excellent management for another year  dr absalom jackson ii 18421925 a dentist was the son of absalom jackson 18051870 and emma boling 1810pre1860 he was born on january 26 1842 at mayhew autauga county now elmore county alabama of which wetumpka near montgomery is the present day county seat dr jackson arrived in biloxi mississippi circa 1902 he was fond of children and was well liked in the community a veteran of the civil war ab jackson ii served gallantly with company e of the 5 th alabama infantry  the daily herald october 28 1925 p 1 and bradfordo keefe burial bk 14 p 3   dr jackson married laura scott 18451922 she was born february 28 1845 at auburn alabama the daughter of william scott they had a son absalom jackson iii 18791959 bradfordo keefe bk 11 p 220  ocean springs several years before he retired to biloxi dr absalom jackson and his small family resided at ocean springs mississippi a small resort community on the east side of the bay of biloxi here in june 1894 dr jackson leased and managed the ocean springs hotel charles l dyer in along the gulf  1895 lauded the jacksons management of this resort as follows  they have the best accommodations for excursionists commercial travelers and families and as ocean springs is unsurpassed for healthfulness being free from epidemics etc it makes one of the prettiest spots on the coast at which to pass a vacation guests of the hotel can be served with mineral water from the famous marble springs controlled by them  dr ab jackson renewed his lease for another year as indicated by this line in the pascagoula democratstar of october 11 1895  dr a jackson has leased that popular hostelry the ocean springs hotel which will continue under his excellent management for another year  in 1895 augustus smith was the proprietor of a white barbershop on jackson avenue opposite the ocean springs hotel  the pascagoula democratstar august 23 1895 p 3  in late february 1898 dr wc jackson a prominent medical practitioner at montgomery and a brother of dr ab jackson visited him at the ocean springs hotel  the pascagoula democratstar february 25 1898 p 3    after leaving the ocean springs hotel probably after the fall season of 1898 dr and mrs jackson relocated to the mobile area operating the spring hotel in 1900  the pascagoula democratstar february 2 1900 p 3  this is corroborated somewhat by the fact that in november 1898 dr jackson s son ab jackson iii went to mobile employed with the ymca as a stenographer  the pascagoula democratstar february 25 1898 p 3  new management arrived at the old hostelry on biloxi bay in may 1899 when fm allen of chicago took control of the ocean springs hotel  the pascagoula democratstar may 26 1899 p 3    biloxi in october 1903 absalom jackson ii located to the mexican gulf resort town of biloxi mississippi initially the jacksons were guest of colonel harrison smith hyatt 18331906 a new york native and solicitor formerly of ocean springs here he practiced dentistry  the pascagoula democratstar november 6 1903 p 3    the election in july 1910 dr ab jackson entered the political arena at biloxi he ran to represent the people of the 2 nd ward as their city alderman a local journal related the following about ab jackson s political advent  dr a jackson is well known to the voters of biloxi for the past nine years he has been a resident of the city engaged in the practice of his professiondentistry prior to coming to biloxi he successfully conducted for eight years the ocean springs hotel since destroyed by fire and during its existence one of the largest institutions of its kind on the coast should dr jackson be elected he will no doubt prove a valuable member of that body   the ocean springs news july 23 1910 p 1   the biloxi democratic party held its first primary elections on august 22 1910 dr jackson faced eh benedict and frank b castanera 18701934 he placed second receiving 28 of the ballots cast but qualified for the second primary race against mr castanera  the daily herald august 23 1910 p 1   dr jackson withdrew from the race only days before the second democratic primary was held on august 29 1910 he gave no explanation for his quitting the contest against mr castanera who was declared the winner age could have been a factor as dr jackson was approaching seventy years  the daily herald august 30 1910 p 1    death dr jackson and his wife both died at biloxi in the care of their son ab jackson iii 18791959 who resided at 124 west beach laura scott jackson expired on january 5 1922 after funeral services at her son s residence her corporal remains were sent via the l n railroad to auburn alabama for perpetual internment at biloxi mrs jackson was a dedicated methodist and attended services and worked diligently at the main street methodist church in addition she commenced the first chapter of the united daughters of the confederacy at biloxi at the time of her demise dr jackson was residing at bayou la batre alabama  the daily herald january 5 1922 p 4    dr ab jackson followed his spouse in death on october 28 1925 like his spouse his corporal remains were sent by the l n railroad to auburn alabama for internment bradfordo keefe burial bk 14 p 3 and the daily herald october 28 1925 p 1   his great grandson glenn andrews ii of anniston alabama relates that ab jackson ii was buried in his confederate states of america military uniform dr jackson vowed that if the south lost the civil war that he would never shave his face needless to say he died with a very long beard glenn andrews ii august 3 2001  solomon e johnson   solomon sol escol johnson  18881951 was born on february 2 1888 at reform alabama during wwi he served in france as a sgt major in the us army and was gassed by the germans returning from the service he studied dentistry as meharry medical and dental college in nashville tennessee sol e johnson married ruth overta keys johnson 19031984 was born at ocean springs on september 17 1903 to thomas i keys 18611930 merchant and us postmaster and aseline smith keys 18801930 she was educated at jackson state university and was principal of the ocean springs black public school for several years before her marriage to dr solomon escol sol johnson 18881951 in the late 1920s she also taught school in biloxi and was dean of women at jackson state university mrs johnson was a member of the st james united methodist church dental auxiliary of mississippi zeta phi beta sorority and links inc sol and ruth had a son dr solomon e johnson jr 19301982 the daily herald may 16 1984 p a2 dr johnson and family resided in chicago until isaac keys her father became ill in the early 1930s they moved to ocean springs to care for him and sol e johnson was deemed qualified to practice dentistry in mississippi in february 1931 a son solomon e johnson ii 19301982 had been born on february 28 1930 abbey c johnson may 7 2002 and jxco ms physician s license bk 1 p 211 in the 1940s dr johnson practiced dentistry at 737 main street in biloxi he expired on april 3 1951 in the biloxi va hospital and his corporal remains were sent to the biloxi national cemetery for internment after sol s death ruth became dean of women at jackson state university she also traveled extensively to the caribbean and europe with dr jacob l reddix 18971973 president of jackson state and his family the johnsons resided in the keys family home at 1105 desoto street where he built a tennis court dr johnson was an avid bridge player as well as tennis afficianado myrtle j keys april 29 2002 and abbie c johnson may 7 2002  solomon e johnson ii  solomon e johnson ii 19301982 studied medicine at howard university in washington dc while an intern at homer g phillips hospital in st louis he met abbie crawford b 1935 an attractive and intelligent young nurse from poplar grove missouri they were married in the keys home at ocean springs on may 4 1958 after visiting itta bena in the mississippi delta where dr johnson was recruited to practice medicine he decided upon the mississippi gulf coast and settled on magnolia drive in moss point mississippi the johnson s large twostory home on magnolia was erected by his uncles marshall h keys and earl m keys dr sol e johnson ii died at moss point on january 7 1982 his corporal remains were sent to ocean springs for internment in the evergreen cemetery abbie c johnson may 7 2002  solomon e johnson iii sol e johnson iii 19591999 was born at moss point he finished moss point high school in 1977 and matriculated to dillard university at new orleans sol e johnson iii was employed as an analytical researcher with kv pharmaceuticals in missouri he expired at olivette missouri on february 7 1999 his remains were brought to machpelah cemetery in pascagoula mississippi for burial  the mississippi press february 8 1999   references  the daily herald mrs ruth johnson may 16 1984  f dudley jones   dr frank dudley jones  19071985 called dudley was born at aiken south carolina on june 5 1907 the son of dr frank d jones and mary catherine wyman jones in 1928 he completed his undergraduate work at the presbyterian college and medical school in clinton south carolina and was a graduate of the medical university of south carolina at charleston in 1935 dudley jones became a physician during the depression years and found his way into the medical profession via the military working at civilian conservation corps camps and wpa sites circa 1937 while stationed at fort bliss texas near el paso he met his future wife virginia kirkpatrick 19101983 at a polo match miss kirkpatrick had been born at ripley tennessee on december 13 1910 their first son kirk jones arrived in 1938 and scott jones was born in 1940  the daily herald june 12 1985 p a2 and scott jones september 27 2004   the kirkpatrick family had relocated to el paso when virginia k jones was a small child her father founded tristates motors and was the ford dealer for west texas new mexico and arizona unfortunately like many american entrepreneurs the depression devastated the kirkpatrick family fortunes mr kirkpatrick was a personal friend of edsel ford and occasionally hosted him and other ford executives for cougar hunts in the mountains of west texas  scott jones september 27 2004   dr dudley jones spent the years of ww ii in north africa and in the chinaburmaindia campaign in southeast asia he commanded field hospitals for triage and the evacuation of wounded american and allied soldiers after the conflict dr jones retuned to texas and was billeted at a military hospital in san antonio his family spent the war years at austin before he retired from the us army dr jones and family was stationed at miami and kansas where he was discharged in the late 1940s his military awards included the world war ii victory with one bronze star and the american defense service medal dr jones continued to serve his country in the national guard until his 1967 retirement as a lt colonel  the daily herald june 12 1985 p a2 and scott jones september 27 2004  f dudley jones was employed as a physician with a large railroad possibly the southern pacific at lordsburg new mexico when he accepted a position at with the gay clinic at biloxi mississippi in 1950 dr jones had met dr elmer d gay a member of the gay clinic medical staff while in the military scott jones september 28 2004  gay clinic the gay clinic was led by doctors fred shinn gay 18791953 his spouse dr emma von greyerz gay 18781972 a german swiss immigrant and elmer d gay 19061980 a nephew educated in chicago their medical clinic was founded at biloxi in 1942 and it was situated on briarfield avenue in west biloxi their practice was renowned for its treatment of bronchial asthma the gay treatment consisted primarily of a redcolored medicine vitamins and relief agents after a month the efficacious effects of dr gay s formulated medicine usually resulted in a complete cure from the dreaded wheezing cough of asthma  the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2 and  down south junejuly 1951 p 19  ghostly tales much of the previous information on the dr dudley jones family was kindly provided by scott jones his son who is now retired in ocean springs scott was an outstanding athlete at biloxi high school and was awarded a football scholarship to mississippi state university in 1959 in an interview scott jones related that their lovers lane home had been vacant for many years before they relocated here from kensington drive at biloxi in 1959 vines had grown up the exterior walls to the fascia of the structure wesley balius a biloxi carpenter made exterior and interior repairs to the edifice for dr jones prior to the jones occupation an anecdotal tale about the rh holmes place was circulating in the community describing it as haunted as previously stated mary c holmes had relocated to corpus christi after her husband s demise in 1948 she left large mirrors on the walls which when viewed through the windows appeared to have surreal images of people moving in them with his background in construction and engineering scott was impressed with the oil furnace heating system of their new home on biloxi bay in december 1963 dr f dudley jones conveyed his lovers lane residence to  jj sims and myrle sims  jxco ms land deed bk 249 p 536 dr f dudley jones expired at biloxi mississippi circa june 10 1985 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi his wife preceded him in death at el paso texas passing on there in december 1983  the daily herald june 12 1985 p a2    references   joseph kuljis   references  the timespicayune march 19 1988  diego b martinez   dr diego benigno ben martinez  18981948 was born on september 19 1898 at new orleans to richmond james martinez 18681954 and laura koen 18801957 he was educated at the rugby academy at nola and tulane university during world war i ben was a medical student at tulane university in new orleans and graduated from its medical school in 1922 dr martinez was an active member of the following medical societies honorary life member of the american college of surgeons a fellow of the pittsburgh obstetrical and gynecological society pittsburgh academy of medicine american medical association mississippi state medical association and the coast counties medical and southern medical associations dr martinez was a resident of pittsburgh for 13 years before coming to biloxi mississippi in september 1938 to practice medicine and surgery at pittsburgh he was a senior staff member of the es magee and presbyterian hospitals and associate professor of obstetrics at the university of pittsburg in biloxi dr martinez had an office was situated over the grant drug store on west howard avenue  oak park after 1930 dr martinez had married mary francis rheinberger b 1908 the daughter of frank l rheinberger and ida rheinberger both illinois natives she had been born at new york but was reared in glen ridge township essex county new jersey in december 1938 the martinezs permitted a home on kensington drive in oak park subdivision at biloxi valued at 2500 the daily herald december 31 1938 p 2 between november 1938 and may 1942 dr martinez and spouse acquired lot 13 lot 14 lot 12 and a part of lot 15 in block 1 of the replat of the oak park subdivision from various vendors harrison co mississippi land deed bk 223 p 363 bk 224 p 122 bk 224 p 305 and bk 242 p 217 in june 1946 dr db martinez and wife conveyed their kensington drive home and lots 121314 and the n 50 feet of lot 15 to mrs mary r wegmann b 1895 of new orleans the consideration was 22500 mary was born at alabama and was the wife of alphonse john wegmann 18911956 alphonse was in the seafood business and owner of bagille s seafood company he had business interests in alabama and died at mobile on december 6 1956 while a resident of pass christian mississippi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 287 p 281 and the timespicayune december 7 1956 p 4 dr ben martinez and wife moved from biloxi to slidell louisiana in 1942 he died at new orleans on february 26 1948 and was survived by his spouse his parents a sister andrea martinez jackson 19021986 and nephew colville cameron jackson 19292007 both of gloster mississippi and urban charles koen 18961938 an uncle at biloxi  references  harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 23398 dr db martinez v state of mississippi may 1946 the daily herald new doctor in biloxi september 13 1938 the daily herald new oak park home december 31 1938 the daily herald dr db martinez dies in new orleans february 26 1948 the timespicayune dr db martinez funeral today february 27 1948 the timespicayune aj wegmann funeral today december 17 1956 the timespicayune martinez december 10 1957 the timespicayune martinez estate totals 56315869 february 21 1958  gilbert r mason the much respected dr gilbert rutldege mason sr 19282006 departed this life the morning of saturday july 8 2006 at the ocean springs hospital in ocean springs mississippi after a prolonged illnesscompelled to ensure equal civil liberties for all dr gilbert r mason sr was a fearless patriot who often was one of the first in a group of concerned citizens that fought for soicaal change justice and civil rights he was commonly referred to as the civil rights doctor or the drum major for freedom recognized for his local state and national activism he joined his friends and allies aaron henry 19221997 and the martyred medgar w evers 19251963 to combat injustices in one of the nation s most notorious bastions of segregation from beaches blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggle 1998 dr mason was a dedicated physician who was committed to quality health care and fundamental patient rights for those on the gulf coast and the entire state of mississippi he fought for respect for the dignity of black patients and white patients alike and for equal status of black physicians in previously all white hospitals and the medical community at largea focal point of his tireless legacy was to effect equal access to education in the public schools in biloxi and all harrison county a tradition of segregation compelled the dynamic dr mason to fight the jim crow school systems and to demand equal opportunity for the best possible public education for all children distressed by inequality in voting rights dr mason and others pioneered political awareness among black citizens through staunch involvement with the national association for the advancement of colored people naacp and the democratic party he employed every tool to establish voting rights as well as voter education programs his fight for desegregation of the biloxi public schools and spearheading the beach wade ins were his most legendary accomplishments dr gilbert rutledge mason sr was born at home in jackson mississippi on october 7 1928 he was the third child of willie a and adeline mason an intellectually curious child he was educated in public schools and was a 1945 graduate of lanier high school in jackson mississippi he participated in boy scouting among many other activities and was one of the first black mississippians to earn the rank of eagle scout at a young age of sixteen dr mason pursued an undergraduate degree at tennessee state university in nashville during his freshman year he met and fell in love with natalie lorraine hamlar of roanoke virginia whom he married in 1950 while in college dr mason became a member of zeta mu lambda chapter of alpha phi alpha fraternity beginning one of his most inspiring and precious life long activities in 1949 he completed studies with high distinction earning a double degree in chemistry and biology with a minor in math obviously having a keen mind oriented toward science he decided to pursue a doctor of medicine degree at howard university in washington dc he graduated with honors in the spring of 1954 he completed an internship at homer g phillips hospital in st louis missouri one of the foremost post graduate training institutions for africanamerican physicians in later years he was proud to earn certification as a diplomate of the american academy of family physicians and he maintained his board certification status almost until the year of his retirement determined to make his home in mississippi dr mason identified biloxi as the place he wanted to begin his medical career he moved with his wife and year old son gilbert jr and established a medical practice in 1955 the masons quickly became members of first missionary baptist church in biloxi because of his commitment to community he became a scout master troop 416 serving as a mentor for hundreds of young men who have gone on to achieve various successes inspired by his life he became a member of the pta masonic lodge 33rd degree and elks lodge with a great command and impeccable knowledge of roberts rules of order he demanded proper parliamentary procedure in his civic activities he often felt his most significant contribution to the community was founding the biloxi branch of the naacp in 1960 of which he was president for more than 30 years dr mason became affiliated with the biloxi hospital later known as howard memorial obtaining hospital privileges but was unfairly limited to courtesy status only from 1955 to 1966 he could not participate fully as a member of the medical staff because of the traditions of segregation in 1967 he conferred full staff privileges and would later become a member of the state board of health the state board of medical examiners licensing board and was selected chairman of the family practice section at biloxi regional hospital he practiced also at gulf coast medical center and the select specialty hospital dr mason also served as a contract physician for the us public health service caring for members of the merchant marine for many years he practiced family medicine until his retirement in 2002 at which time he was honored by city leaders fellow physicians patients and those who walked with him in his struggle for equality his son dr gilbert rutledge mason jr carries on his tradition in the medical field as a primary care physician dr mason sr s retirement was accelerated by his having a stroke in december 1997after retirement dr mason remained active with the mississippi state board of archives and history he also became more active in his church through bible study and prayer meetings while sharing his intense knowledge of scripturein december 2004 he had the good fortune of marrying the very loving caring and supportive gwendolyn l anderson which renewed his spirit and gave him a new found enthusiasm for life dr mason suffered a debilitating second stoke in february 2005 after months of rehabilitation care dr gilbert rutledge mason sr departed this life peacefully in the early morning hours on july 8th 2006 dr gilbert r mason sr is preceded in death by his parents willie atwood mason and adeline mason his sister rozelia mason stamps his brother willie l mason and his first wife natalie l hamlar mason 19271999 he will be missed by his endearing wife gwendolyn lewis anderson mason motherinlaw ada lewis sisterinlaw elnora n mason niece carolyn mason stamps varnado he is survived by his beloved daughters diane marcelin gilda yvette sizor yolanda marie juzang angela rose juzang and gilbert jr s ex spouse givonna joseph his sons darian anderson karen david owens mason adam owens and dr gilbert rutledge mason jr grandchildren aria mason darian jr and adarian anderson alejandro castillo masai and julian marcelin jordan mason sizor and nigel rutledge sizor tai juzangmcfadden jaalon and english juzang pratt he will be missed by a host of various great uncles great aunts great cousins uncles aunts cousins nieces nephews niece and nephewinlaws brother and sistersinlaw and adoring stepchildren and their spouses visitation for the public will be friday july 14 2006 from 300 pm to 9 pm in the sanctuary of greater st john ame church biloxi mississippi 551 division street burial services will be private a public memorial tribute is planned for july 30th at 300 pm at the mississippi coast coliseum open to all dr mason s funeral services were under the auspices of the house of richmond biloxi mississippi interview date 11112002 gilbert r mason sr wadein activist and physician was born in jackson mississippi on october 7 1928 when he graduated from jackson s lanier high school in 1945 mason dreamed of becoming a doctor he earned a bs degree from tennessee state university in 1949 he earned an md degree from howard university medical school in 1954 and served a year as an intern at homer g phillips hospital in st louis missouri mason started a family practice in biloxi mississippi in 1955 in may 1959 he led a nonviolent protest against the whites only section of a federally funded gulf coast beach mason s group was arrested subsequent wadeins ignited some of the bloodiest white rioting in mississippi history these resulted in a successful antidiscrimination lawsuit against the state of mississippi the first such case filed in us history at the same time mason filed the first school desegregation lawsuit in the history of biloxi which he also won mason collaborated with other mississippi naacp activists including winston hudson amzie moore aaron henry and medgar evers he helped the naacp join with core sncc and sclc to form the council of federated organizations cofo mason played a role in cofo s massive black voter registration drive the freedom summer of 1964 mason served as president of the mississippi naacp for thirtythree years the recipient of numerous awards as a physician mason was recognized with a special commendation by joint resolution of the mississippi state legislature on march 1 2002 for his contributions to the biloxi regional medical center he resided in biloxi where he was known as the civil rights doctor until his death on july 8 2006 on sunday july 30 2006 the mayor of biloxi mississippi proclaimed it to be dr gilbert mason day in biloxi selected bibliography dr gilbert mason and james patterson smith blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggles university press of mississippi1998    testimonials biloxi members of the first missionary baptist church remembered dr gilbert r mason sr on sunday as an avid bible scholar and a man who was earnest in his worship at the biloxi church deacon lj travis church mother luvern gines and others spoke about mason following services at the church s temporary location on main street about two blocks away from the damaged sanctuary that has been cleared from esthers boulevard mason one of the state s leading crusaders for racial equality died friday night after a long illness he was 77 in his civil rights struggle mason is remembered as the organizer of beach wadeins the state s first civil disobedience he was also a medical doctor mississippi naacp president derrick johnson on saturday said the state has five pillars who worked to ensure the discrimination of citizens of mississippi will no longer exist and he is one of those five aaron henry winston hudson medgar evers cc bryant and gilbert mason those are the five who fought for the freedom of mississippi during a time when it was not popular or safe and despite many threats on their lives they continued to fight travis deacon for 25 years said mason was unable to attend many services during his early years because of the hectic medical and community work schedule but during his later years bible study was his favorite church activity gines who said the physician delivered all eight of her children said mason was sincere and strong in his faith she never knew him to hold a church office but the congregation provided time for him to speak at worship services and special programs he would always have the last word gines said we honored him that much that we would ask him do you have anything to say she said he came at a time when blacks needed a doctor and changed biloxi for them and all people he changed the schools and the whole city of biloxi he will be missed she said church member vonnie travis said at one point mason encouraged her to take over leadership of a local martin luther king celebration he was an encourager she said he was a great fan of and an excellent communicator in developing winning habits the sun herald july 10 2006  references  dr gilbert mason and james patterson smith beaches blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggles university press of mississippi jackson mississippi1998 the daily herald dr mason fined 300 and sentenced 10 days august 18 1964 the sun herald natalie l hamlar mason july 5 1999 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr coast human rights pioneer dies july 8 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr mason battled for human rights july 9 2006 the sun herald despite threats mason continued fighting for equality in mississippi july 10 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr a hero in the struggle against hatred july 11 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr july 14 2006 p a4 the sun herald we have lost a giant of a mancivil rights doctor praised july 15 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr december 27 2006 p a2  daniel a nash mayor of biloxi from 18991900 dr daniel arthur nash  18581904 was born at livingston sumter county alabama on december 10 1858 his parents were preston g nash 18211880 a virginia born attorney and later chancery clerk of sumter county alabama and by birth and a native of north carolina  marriage and family in 1900 he married elizabeth lizzie carraway 18691935 of jackson mississippi she was the daughter of john chapman carroway 18431901 and arcola carroway 18481933 john c carroway 18731931 mrs nash s brother was cashier at the bank of biloxi and later the couple had a child born circa 1901 that expired at birth professional painless dentistry dr da nash dentist office in the picard building opposite the opera house biloxi mississippi teeth pulled and extracted without pain my method is a simple discovery scientifically applied and perfectly harmless  the biloxi herald july 22 1893 p 1    politics elected aldermanatlarge and served in this capacity in 1895 and 1896  the biloxi herald february 18 1896 p 1  in 1900 the carroway family lived on front street at biloxi 1900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623 808 p 1a ed 31  mayoral appointment with the resignation of mayor ht howard  dr daniel a nash alderman of ward 3 was appointed mayor of biloxi by governor anselm j mclauren 18481909 after resigning his position as city alderman daniel a nash took the oath of office on september 5 1899  the biloxi daily herald    yachtsman dr nash was heavily involved in the biloxi yacht club and southern gulf yachting association he served as commodore of the byc and  urania dr nash and william via owned the swift racing yacht urania at the 1903 annual gulfport yacht club regatta they decided not to sail urania to defend the gcya cup held by the biloxi yacht club the owners felt that their craft could win the upcoming gulfport regatta but were offended by criticism resulting from the baywaveland race in which mr via s piloting of the urania met with scrutiny william nels johnson 18641903 the builder of urania  had sailed her to six wins in seven matches against all comers the boat had new sails and the owners felt that she had no other rival on the mississippi coast except the gladiola dr nash commented that the urania was for sale  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1903 p 1   the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5  nash home and fire in the spring of 1897 dr nash let a contract to william p burke 18581924 to erect a sixroom cottage in the keller addition subdivision on the biloxi front beach john c carraway his brotherinlaw was also having his residence built nearby by john r harkness 18271903   the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 1  dr nash s beach front domicile west of the biloxi cemetery was destroyed in a large conflagration on february 10 1902 faulty electric wiring was believed to be the origin of the fire dr nash escaped from the burning structure with a minimal amount of clothing on his person the vacant judge hc turley home adjacent to the nash place was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade dr nash estimated his losses at 5000 which included many painting and silverware he carried 3000 in insurance with the swan agency  the biloxi daily herald february 11 1902 p 1  it is interesting to note that judge hc turley was appointed postmaster at natchez in april 1897 during the william mckinley 18431901 presidential administration judge turley was republican national committeeman for mississippi from 1900 to february 1904  the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 1 and the new york times february 28 1904 p 1  in june 1902  dr nash and family took up quarters at the montross hotel on the biloxi waterfront they later relocated to a home on the corner of howard avenue and couevas street in late august 1903 he planned to hold a fire works celebration at his home for the children of ward 2 if james k vardaman 18611930 was elected governor of mississippi mr vardaman was elected and served one term as governor  the biloxi daily herald june 30 1902 p 8 and august 27 1903 p 6    da nash doctor of dental surgery hours 830 am600 pm office upstairs bank of biloxi building  the biloxi daily herald october 21 1903 p 4    accidental death dr daniel a nash expired at his biloxi residence in late march 1904 he was accidentally shot to death with his own shot gun the funeral was held at his couevas street residence with the reverend hw van hook of the biloxi methodist church presiding dr nash was eulogized by the biloxi daily  in his death the city of biloxi has lost a useful and progressive citizen who had the future of the place he had adopted as his home close to his heart  his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the biloxi daily herald march 26 1904 p 5 and the progress april 2 1904 p 4    elizabeth c nash and hd lowd in may 1908 elizabeth lizzie carraway nash married howard dickson lowd 18601910 at biloxi howard was her childhood sweetheart in jackson mississippi initially he made his livelihood in the newspaper business as a printer s apprentice and bookkeeper for the clarion at jackson in 1886 howard d lowd commenced his own journal  the daily advertiser it failed after two years and he went to washington dc to work for the government printing office in 1907 hd lowd returned to his native jackson to become manager of the daily news composing room he became telegraph editor before relocation to birmingham alabama to work in a similar post with the birmingham ledger howard d lowd expired in the nation s capitol in january 1910  the daily herald january 12 1910 p 8   lizzie carroway nash lowd and her mother eventually relocated to st louis missouri they were residence of the washington hotel in 1930 and of the monterrey hotel in august 1931 when john c carroway her brother expired at st louis on july 30 1931 his corporal remains were sent to biloxi mississippi for internment in the family plot in the biloxi cemetery  1930 st louis co missouri federal census r1244 pp 8a and 8b ed 218 and the daily herald august 6 1931    references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 53  journals the biloxi herald   a fish story   july 1 1893 p 8 the biloxi herald   advertisement   july 22 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings  december 28 1894 the biloxi herald   woodmen of the world   august 31 1895 the biloxi herald   new officers   february 18 1896 the biloxi herald     april 3 1897 the biloxi daily herald   city officials   january 28 1899 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi new mayor   september 1 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city council   september 9 1899 the biloxi daily herald   john c carroway dies   april 21 1901 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   dr nash s house burned to the ground last night   february 11 1902 the biloxi herald   city news   june 29 1902 the biloxi daily herald   senator mclaurin   october 21 1902 the biloxi daily herald   races saturday   august 19 1902 the biloxi daily herald   bank of biloxi   may 2 1903  the biloxi daily herald    urania will not enter   july 29 1903 the biloxi daily herald   fireworkif   august 27 1903 the biloxi daily herald   advertisement   october 21 1903 the biloxi daily herald   dr nash killed   march 26 1904 the biloxi daily herald   funeral of dr nash   march 28 1904 the clarion  jackson mississippi   mortuary notice   april 27 1887 the daily herald   howard d lowd dies at capital   january 12 1910 the daily herald   weekly list of deed filed   september 27 1912 the daily herald   john carraway  sic  buried   august 6 1931 the daily herald   arcola carroway   september 1933 the daily herald   lizzie c lowd   june 1935 the new york times   southern republican quits   february 28 1904 the  ocean springs  progress   personal news interest   april 2 1904 p 4  john b o keefe john bernard o keefe  19252004 was born at ocean springs mississippi the son of jeremiah joseph ben o keefe  18941954 a native of new orleans and teresa josephine slattery 18941995 a native of shreveport louisiana and the daughter of john b slattery and mary ellen herron slattery his sibings were  alice mary o keefe  19222011 m leo john sebastian 19151995  jeremiah jerry joseph o keefe iii  b 1923 m annette saxon 19241998 and martha sue peterson and joseph ben  o keefe  19301999 m jennie dew boone in harrison county mississippi john b o keefe married sue jo biddy 19341991 of hughes springs cass and morris counties texas on july 4 1954 children  dennis curren o keefe m shellie anne semski  susan colleen o keefe m daniel scott rush  daniel biddy o keefe m celeste ann foster and david scott o keefe m rebecca leigh borries harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 98 p 264 john b o keefe attended biloxi schools and was a 1943 graduate of the sacred heart academy he began practicing medicine in gilmer upshur county texas in 1953 john commenced his premedical studies at loyola university at new orleans and was a 1951 tulane university medical school graduate o keefe interned at charity hospital at new orleans and served a year residency at ea conway memorial hospital at monroe louisiana dr o keefe served as a flight officer in the usaf for two and onehalf years the daily herald november 6 1959 p 6 in early november 1959 dr o keefe commenced his general medical practice in biloxi at 1403 west howard avenue the family was domicled with dr o keefe s mother mrs theresa s o keefe at 824 central beach boulevard the daily herald november 6 1959 p 6  references  the daily herald    dr o keefe opens office in biloxi   november 6 1959 the sun herald     dr john b o keefe   march 17 2004 the sun herald     dr john o keefe was a great humanitarian   march 17 2004  braxton b o mara braxton bragg bb o mara   braxton bragg o mara braxton bragg o mara 18961969 known as bb was born at holmesville pike county mississippi to wesley gandy o mara 18541938 and ida victoria gray 18661924 university of mississippi and emory university  family dr o mara married mamie gray 19011927 the daughter of the reverend john early gray 18741949 and ruby mcelwee hagood 18811963 mamie passed with bb o mara jr 19271927 married lydia bailey 19061991  children bb o mara jr 19271927 president of the biloxi lions club commodore byc 1942 dr o mara expired at biloxi on may 24 1969 he was survived by his widow mrs paul myers a sister at st paul minnesota and veris o mara a brother and resident of sioux falls south dakota dr o mara s corporal remains were taken to franklinton louisiana for internment in the ellis cemetery the daily herald may 24 1969 p 2  references  the daily herald dr o mara new byc commodore skipper named december 18 1941 p 6 the daily herald dr o mara dies at biloxi may 24 1969 p 2  peter j pavlov jr peter doc j pavlov jr  dds 19192012 passed peacefully from this life at his home in ocean springs 26 september 2012 after a brief illness doc as he was known to his friends was born on february 24 1919 to peter and anna pavlov immigrants from brac croatia he is the last of their six children preceded in death by his brothers george and frank pavlov and his sisters margaret kuluz danica garbin and frances flossie touchet doc was graduated from biloxi high in 1936 his class celebrated its 75th reunion this past summer he was the last surviving man of this class he attended perkinston junior college where he excelled on the boxing team he then attended loyola university dental school where he was graduated as a doctor of dental surgery he joined the us navy in 1942 stationed in hawaii he was transferred to the us marine corp with whom he stormed the shores of iwo jima doc pavlov s many accomplishments during his long life demonstrated his beliefs and his commitment to serve god and mankind before world war ii doc was honored for heroism by the 1939 alabama deep sea fishing rodeo for rescuing a drowning man he was a decorated marine in wwii serving on guadalcanal and iwo jima after his honorable discharge from military service doc began his dental practice in the barq building in downtown biloxi where he remained and prospered until his retirement in 1988 in 1947 he married the love of his life mary alice smith this past may the devoted couple celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary doc founded the point cadet branch of the biloxi boxing club and along with fr joe walsh the biloxi sea scouts in the 1950 s and 60 s he served the biloxi chamber of commerce as chairman of the biloxi shrimp festival and blessing of the fleet he served as a member and then president of the biloxi school board dr gilbert r mason in his book beaches blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggle cited dr pavlov as a person of reason during the turbulent times of desegregation dr pavlov was active in the prolife movement believing that life is a sacred gift from god always an active and committed catholic in 1950 doc was a founding member of the local st vincent de paul society conference on the mississippi gulf coast he served for many years as the president of the society s diocese of biloxi council and was an officer in the national st vincent de paul society attending as a representative at the beatification of the society s founder frederic ozanam by pope john paul ii in paris france in 1998 he and a group of vincentians founded the st vincent de paul community pharmacy in biloxi where he served as president of the board of directors for its first four years doc was a third degree in the knights of columbus during this time doc and his wife mary always his steadfast support raised their seven children while his example as a loving husband and father community servant and faithful catholic will leave an enduring legacy those who knew him best will remember him for his kindness his unique and often unexpected sense of humor and his godgiven gift for catching fish whether fishing or tonging oysters doc always left his troubles on the bank and treasured his time on the water he is survived by his wife mary his seven children peter pavlov michael pavlov phd paul pavlov md theresa mary ann vogelbein wolfgang joseph pavlov john pavlov md mary and francis pavlov thirteen grandchildren amber pavlov aimee pavlov matthew pavlov anna pavlov anthony pavlov leigh ann vogelbein kristen vogelbein mollie pavlov rosenbohm elimar monica pavlov flowers paul christina pavlov john paul pavlov alexander pavlov and jonathan pavlov one greatgrandchild sophie rosenbohm and many beloved nieces and nephews doc s family would like to thank everyone who prayed for him visited him and gave him comfort special thanks and appreciation are given to saad s home healthcare and above all to gloria kostmayer mamie salter and mollie reeves for their diligent care and exceptional kindness during doc s last days the mass of christian burial will be held at st elizabeth seton catholic church 4900 riley rd ocean springs on monday october 1 at 1230 pm friends may visit from 1030 am until mass time references  charles a pelaez charles a pelaez  18391894 was born at new orleans on he married mary lydia joyner  18471916 a native of st tammany parish louisiana their children were  charles a pelaez  18671899 m louisiana kennedy 18691030  marceline pelaez  b 1873  paul octave pelaez  18721932 m rosa thomas  william h pelaez  18781951 m theresa balius and iola pelaez  18811959 m clement grayson lang 18861966  the reindeer incident in  texas in late july 1868 charles pelaez acting assistant surgeon in the us army was transferred to austin texas for military duty he was to report to the commanding general and chief medical officer district of texas at austin for his assignment the daily picayune july 25 1868 p 2  handsboro  the handsboro democrat july 1 1876 p 1  biloxi   board of health dr charles pelaez was unanimously appointed president of the city of biloxi board of health in january 1893 laz lopez and br clements were appointed members of the board of health by the councilmen of biloxi the biloxi herald january 14 1893 p 8     obituary  dr chas pelaez a resident of biloxi for about ten years and one of the most prominent and eminent physicians in the south died sunday afternoon at 3 o clock of bright s disease of which he has been a sufferer for some months dr pelaez was a native of new orleans born in 1839 and was connected with the charity hospital in 1861 at one time he was assistant surgeon in the u s navy and during the war between the states he held a like position in the navy of the confederacy and also served in the mexican war as a surgeon he stood at the head of his profession as a yellow fever expert and died excellent service during the epidemic in 1861 in new orleans and at points along the coast in 1878 up to the time of his death dr pelaez had held the position of assistant surgeon in the u s marine hospital service at ship island for four years and was there during the great october storm when the quarantine plant was destroyed he was bright mason in good stood standing and was buried monday with the rites of that order dr peleaz leaves a widow three sons and two daughters and a host of friends who sincerely mourn his death the biloxi herald november 3 1894  children   charles a pelaez jr  charles a pelaez ii  18671899 for a number of years a resident of this city died at the residence of his mother yesterday about sundown aged 32 after an illness of only a few days mr pelaez several years ago was in charge of the western union telegraph office in this city prior to which time he was for three years chief train dispatcher of the mexican central railroad and was one of the best operators in the country the deceased leaves a sorrowing mother two sisters and two brothers in this city and a host of friends who mourn his death the funeral will take place this afternoon at 330 o clock from the family residence corner howard avenue and nixon street the biloxi daily herald may 3 1899  marceline peleaz   paul o peleaz paul octave pelaez 18721932 was born at new orleans on october 18 1900 in the crescent city he married rose thomas they were the parents of two sons roy pelaez 19001969 and alva thomas pelaez 19021902  william h pelaez   iola pelaez iola pelaez 18811959 was born in 1881 at biloxi mississippi she married clement grayson lang 18861966 lang worked for the l n railroad at mobile mary marcelina lang a daughter born at mobile in 1911 and christened at the church of the redeemer on july 1911  references   the biloxi herald   professional   may 23 1891 the biloxi herald   the old and new   january 14 1893 the biloxi herald   dr chas pelaez   november 3 1894 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   may 4 1899 the daily herald   mrs pelaez goes to final reward   september 16 1916 the daily herald   paul pelaez dies   december 30 1932 the daily picayune   military items   july 25 1868 the new orleans times   the reindeer s passengers   september 1 1865 the timespicayune   pelaez   january 26 1930  cornelius a rice cornelius a rice 18341897 was born at russellville kentucky he married three times but sired no children his spouse at the time of his demise in late march 1897 was born miller her brother was charles cc carroll miller 18491908 a prominent attorney at meridian mississippi dr rice was a kind and gentle man and easily made solid friendships throughout his peripatetic life he was well read had an engaging mind and was an excellent conversationalist the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8 in 1850 cornelius a rice was domiciled at yazoo city mississippi with his family his widowed father was dr joel c rice 17981850 a native of tennessee dr rice s known siblings are joel w rice 18311850 llewellyn rice 18311850 and nolan s rice 18371850 at this time joel w rice and llewellyn rice were both medical students nolan was born in mississippi circa 1837 and his older brothers natives of tennessee 1850 yazoo co mississippi federal census r m432382 p 481b image 975 in 1860 dr rice was a resident of raymond mississippi and a physician 1860 hinds co mississippi federal census r m653582 p 62b image 160 dr rice was a graduate of transylvania university at lexington kentucky and in 1884 received an honorary degree in medicine from the louisville medical college at louisville kentucky he began to practice medicine in mississippi in 1855 and with the exception of two years domiciled at jefferson texas and service during the civil war his entire medical career was shared with the people of mississippi the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8 ca rice was a member of the mississippi state medical association and had been corresponding secretary for the medicolegal society of new york since 1888 and vicepresident for the state of mississippi of the american health association since 1882 he was one of the earliest members of the mississippi state board of health and was elected president in 1878 while a resident of brandon mississippi was a state sanitary commissioner and supervising inspector from 18811884 rice was a member of the state board of censors for examination of applicants to practice medicine in mississippi from 18741884 he was supervising inspector for the national board of health in 1880 and was placed on the list as a permanent inspector since 1855 dr rice had been a member of the masonic order and in 1859 had been conferred the templar degree the daily picayune september 19 1878 p 8 and the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  civil war in 1863 dr rice was commissioned a surgeon in the confederate states army he was post surgeon at washington georgia at the time of surrender in 1865 it was as a surgeon that dr rice excelled his experience and knowledge of hermetically sealed woundsgunshot fractured lacerated or contuse and especially in gunshot wounds of the lungs and chest was stellar in 1889 when the confederate veterans was organized dr rice was unanimously elected surgeon general of mississippi the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8 as an author and inventor dr rice contributed to the medical literature with his articles resuscitation from death by chloroform ovariotomy and others his inventions were a tourniquet for field service which was adopted by many of the surgeons of the confederate service a gag to be used on insane persons during the introduction of the stomach pump and a speculum for operating in vesicovaginal cases the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  vicksburg in 1880 while a resident of vicksburg mississippi dr rice was selected by the national board of health and sent to new orleans as an acting supervisor and inspector while working in the crescent city he became involved in an issue with the louisiana state board of health when he insisted that new orleans was an infected port and prohibited a shipment of coffee from the excelsior  a bark to be sent to new orleans to mobile ports in mississippi were also included in the ban louisiana health officials vehemently disagreed and threatened dr rice him with legal action if he persisted in the matter the vicksburg daily commercial august 3 1880 p 1 and the daily picayune july 29 1880 p 1 in 1881 mississippi passed a statue requiring all doctors to register with the circuit court in the county in which they lived dr rice registered in warren county mississippi in july 1882 the vicksburg daily commercial july 19 1882 p 4  meridian in 1884 dr rice was appointed superintendent of the east mississippi insane asylum at meridian mississippi he remained in this position until 1890 the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  biloxi dr cornelius a rice had come to biloxi circa 1895 he was an invalid at this time and aspired that biloxi s climate would ameliorate his physical ailments unfortunately he expired here on march 27 1897 after a short service at the home of the reverend hm crain dr rice s body was transported to the biloxi cemetery for internment under the auspices of the local masonic order many of biloxi s leading citizens attended dr rice s funeral attesting to his prominence and respect as a physician and gentleman the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  references  the biloxi herald   latest city news   november 21 1896 the biloxi herald   cornelius a rice   april 3 1897 the clarion ledger   local news and notes   march 27 1897 the daily picayune   mississippi   september 19 1878 the daily picayune   sanitary restrictions on coffee   july 29 1880 the new orleans item   telegraphic summary   september 19 1878 the vicksburg daily commercial   news   august 3 1880 the vicksburg daily commercial   physician registration   july 19 1882  ethan allen riggs   18611903 dr ea riggs was born at new iberia louisiana on september 14 1861 to william a riggs 18211892 a well known attorney and mary eleanor vest riggs 18281911 he was educated at the university of mississippi and graduated from the medical department of tulane with distinction in 1896 in may 1898 riggs was licensed to practice medicine at jackson county while he was a resident of new orleans by june 1900 he had established an office in nill s drugstore at ocean springs mississippi dr riggs resided on jackson avenue where his sister eleanor riggs the talented editor of the outlook magazine would visit him often he left ocean springs for new orleans probably in the fall of 1900 the peripatetic dr riggs moved to biloxi circa 1901 and remained here until about july 1902 when his health began to fail the young physician went to texas to seek a cure for his ailment in september 1902 dr riggs returned briefly to biloxi and resumed his medical practice he relocated to covington louisiana before moving to new orleans where his residence was at 4917 carondelet street near upperline  the biloxi daily herald september 25 1902 p 6   dr riggs died at new orleans here on may 26 1903 of tuberculosis his remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery at new orleans dr rigg s cousin reverend samuel riggs of the tchoupitoulas methodist mission officiated at his service  the daily picayune may 29 1903 and the biloxi daily herald may 29 1903 p 1  references the biloxi daily herald city items september 25 1902 the biloxi daily herald dr riggs dead may 29 1903 the daily picayune death of dr riggs may 29 1903  albert b russ albert brown russ  18881953 was born at pearlington hancock county mississippi on november 25 1888 to asa russ and harriet boardman 18561932 he attended millsaps college and was a graduate of the university of kentucky in 1919 dr russ came to biloxi to practice dentistry delphine holloway 18981995 age 96 years died on january 26 1995 at ocean springs mississippi she was born at north biloxi at a time when it was called seymour delphine was the daughter of andrew j holloway 18761934 and josephine newman 18771959 mr holloway was born at new orleans and made his livelihood with the l n railroad at gautier mississippi where he was superintendent of the creosote plant delphine married dr albert brown russ 18881953 in harrison county mississippi on december 20 1942 he had married josephine lopez folkes 19011959 the daughter of dr hm folkes and theresa lopez in february 1928 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 58 p 469 and mrb 40 p 232 delphine h russ attended the university of southern mississippi and earned a ba degree from tulane university as a teacher and principal at howard no 2 public elementary school mrs russ inspired five generations of east biloxians during her 46year teaching career she was the first principal of the little red school in harrison county served on the state textbook commission and was an active member of the pta delphine was predeceased by her parents her spouse dr ab russ who expired died on february 14 1953 and whose corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park and two sisters audrey holloway thiac and maude holloway bailey nolan mrs russ was survived by her sister beatrice holloway tullier of biloxi and andrew j holloway sr of ocean springs and biloxi mayor aj holloway jr her nephew bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of mrs russ visitation was at sacred heart catholic church in d iberville following mass her body was taken to southern memorial park for internment references the daily herald honor principal june 2 1944 p 7 the daily herald mrs russ returns from textbook meeting december 11 1954 p 9 the sun herald delphine holloway russ january 29 1995 p c2  roderick s russ roderick seal russ  18821965 was born at pearlington hancock county mississippi references  the daily herald rs russ february 9 1965 p 2  harry j schmidt   harry johnson schmidt  19051997 like his elder brother frank oliver schmidt 19021975 was also a physician harry was born at ocean springs mississippi to francis e frank schmidt 18771954 and antoinette emma johnson 18701956 of algiers louisiana her father was a danish sea captain frederick oliver johnson jenson 18511938 and mother henrietta hedman 18551922 in 1910 mr johnson operated a grocery store on washington avenue mrs schmidt s sister was carrie ann johnson 18861968 who was married to joseph b garrard 18711915 and alexander fleet everhart 18811957 mrs everhart was in the hardware business raised citrus and dealt in real estate at ocean springs  lepre 1991 p 303    schmidt bakery in 1900 young frank e schmidt worked as an oysterman and resided with his aging mother and stepfather michael brady north of old fort bayou in january 1901 he took a lease from the fj lundy company on the illing bakery property located at 7880 washington avenue recently the site of le croissant also a bakery mr schmidt called his business the city bakery in later years it was called the premium bakery frank e schmidt bought the illing bakery lot from hf russell 18581940 in december 1903 here for the next thirtyfive years he and harry hill 18961968 baked fresh bread cakes rolls pies and cookies in the early years deliveries were made twice daily using a horse drawn bread wagon with the product selling for a nickel a loaf jxco ms land deed bk 27 pp 417418 dr schmidt practiced internal medicine at convent louisiana and at biloxi mississippi for decades on may 25 1935 at st alphonsus catholic church he married margaret mary heath 19081983 the daughter of maurice heath their children were dr harry j schmidt ii 19362013 m ann baltar 19372012 dr robert j schmidt 19372000 and dr richard c schmidt dr harry j schmidt died at biloxi on august 31 1997 his corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou in ocean springs mississippi  the daily herald may 11 1935 p 5 and the sun herald september 3 1997 p e2    references  the daily herald   ocean springs   may 11 1935 the sun herald   dr harry j schmidt   september 3 1997  harry j schmidt jr  harry j schmidt jr dr harry johnson schmidt jr  19362013 was born in new orleans on october 5 1936 and was raised in convent louisiana until moving to biloxi in 1945 he graduated from notre dame high school in biloxi the university of notre dame and  tulane  university school of medicine after completing his residency at charity hospital in new orleans dr schmidt served as a physician in the us army at redstone arsenal in huntsville alabama in 1969 dr schmidt returned home to biloxi and practiced internal medicine at the schmidt clinic with his father and two brothers he retired in 2005 dr schmidt was an active member of the nativity bvm cathedral parish he served on various boards and committees for the diocese of biloxi nativity elementary school and mercy cross high school he played an active role in bringing amserv fulltime professional ambulance service to biloxi a lover of the water he was a longtime member of the biloxi yacht club where he raced lightnings and fish class boats he was a life member and past king of the order of mithras carnival association dr schmidt was preceded in death by his wife of fifty years ann baltar schmidt 19372012 his parents dr and mrs harry j schmidt sr and his brother dr robert j schmidt sr all of biloxi he is survived by two daughters julie m schmidt of biloxi and patricia b schmidt of houston texas his son harry j schmidt iii jennifer of ocean springs two grandchildren ainsley and hudson schmidt and his brother dr richard c schmidt of biloxi visitation will take place at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi on thursday april 25 2013 beginning at 930am a funeral mass will follow at 11am and a graveside service will take place at biloxi city cemetery references  the sun herald   harry j schmidt jr   april 24 2013 p a4 the sun herald   doctor  harry j schmidt jr  loved sailing notre dame football   april 25 2013 p a4  robert j schmidt  dr robert j schmidt 62 died wednesday april 5 2000 in biloxi dr schmidt was born in new orleans louisiana and had been a lifelong resident of the coast he had been a doctor since 1962 and had practiced medicine in biloxi since 1968 he was preceded in death by his parents dr harry j schmidt sr 19051997 and margaret mary heath 19081983 he is survived by his wife the former gladys beeson baxter of zachary louisiana and son robert j schmidt jr of biloxi and daughter margaret schmidt davis of lafayette louisiana four grandchildren two brothers dr richard c schmidt and dr harry j schmidt jr 19362013 dr schmidt served in the united states navy as a lieutenant commander at bremerton washington from 19661968 dr schmidt was past chief of staff of biloxi regional medical center past president of the medical and dental staff of biloxi regional medical center he graduated from notre dame high school biloxi mississippi attended the university of notre dame south bend indiana and graduated from tulane university school of medicine new orleans louisiana he was a member of the american medical association mississippi medical association coast counties medical society southern medical association conrad collins ob gyn society and the american society of addictive medicine and was helpful in establishing the bienville recovery center dr schmidt lived in biloxi for 55 years and was a member of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral he was a longtime member of the biloxi yacht club of which he was past commodore and past member of the board of directors he was also a member of the biloxi bay chamber of commerce served on the maritime seafood museum s advisory board and also belonged to the order of mithras carnival association funeral services will be held on saturday april 8 2000 mass of the resurrection of nativity bvm cathedral at 1 pm internment in evergreen cemetery ocean springs ms friends may call from 12 until 1 pm saturday at the cathedral howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements references  the sun herald   dr robert j schmidt   april 7 2000 p a7  wallace s sekul wallace steve sekul  19221994 was born july 27 1922 at biloxi mississippi the son of steve c sekul 18811970 a native of brac splitdalmatia county croatia and yerka barisich 18871977 they married in biloxi on june 12 1921 mary lou sekul b 1927 who married john worth was their last child steve c sekul had earlier married lucia trebotich 18871918 and their children were anton sekul 19081908 marguerite sekul 19091987 m meco filipich 19021957 mike sekul 19111988 m frances mihojevich 19132002 george sekul 19131986 m agnes a semski 19191999 and lucy sekul 19162004 m samuel joseph mavar 19121993 wallace steve sekul was a 1940 graduate of biloxi high school and went to perkinston jr college before enrolling at the university of mississippi he graduated from the lsu medical school on march 13 1946 and was a resident at charity hopsital in new orleans before in served as a medical officer in the us navy at san diego california from 19471949 dr sekul began his geneal practice of medicine at magee mississippi after an honorable discharge from the us navy in 1951 he received specialist training in pediatrics from the university of pennsylvania postgraduate medical school and completed a twoyear residency in pediatrics at the john gaston hospital of the university of tennessee medical school at memphis where he was chief resident dr sekul began his pediatrics practice at biloxi in ocotober 1954 when he opened his offfice at 506 forrest avenue the sekul family lived on hopkins avenue he retired from medicine in 1989 dr sekul was a member of the american academy of pediatrics american medical association mississippi state medical association the trudeau society and the faculty of lsu and tulane medical school dr sekul was on staff at biloxi regional hospital where he served in many capacities including chief of staff and chief of pediatrics the daily herald october 4 1954 p 9 and the sun herald may 15 1994 p a2 on june 12 1948 dr sekul had married elizabeth betty montgomery the daughter of jc johnagin and evelyn montgomery johnagin of gilmer texas at the holy name catholic church in fort worth texas miss betsy woods formerly of biloxi and victor mavar of biloxi were their attendants other biloxians at the sekul nuptial ceremony were miss sue filipich alec kuljis mrs lucy mavar olivia mavar jennett filipich george sekul lawrence semski and mrs and mrs steve c sekul the daily herald july 8 1948 p 8  mother of the year betty m sekul was chosen biloxi s mother of the year in may 1977 by biloxi lion s club she had attended hardinsimmons university in abilene texas and centenary college at shreveport louisiana and would receive her social studies and secondary education degree from usm in the late 1970s when betty married dr sekul she was a graduate nurse from the tristate school of nursing at shreveport louisiana and had worked for the us public health service in new orleans at the marine hospital betty was a registered nurse and was active in cultural civic academic and social affairs she was especially dedicated to the boy and girl scout community on the coast mrs sekul s philosophy was what you are is god s gift to you what you become is your gift to god the daily herald may 8 1977 p a2 dr wallace steve sekul was an active member of the nativity bvm parish he was involved in the civic and cultural affairs of the coast including the community concert association coast carnival association the jaycees the biloxi chamber of commerce kiwanis club and biloxi first dr sekul was preceded in death by his parents steve c sekul and yerka b sekul two brothers mike sekul and george sekul and a sister margaret sekul filipich he was survived by his wife elizabeth betty sekul of biloxi a son william robert sekul b 1958 of brandon mississippi and dr elizabeth ann sekul b 1961 of bethesda maryland two sisters lucy sekul mavar wife of sam j mavar of biloxi and mary lou sekul worth spouse of john worth of houston texas and numerous nieces and nephews bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of dr sekul a mass of resurrection was celebrated at nativity bvm cathedral at biloxi followed by internment in southern memorial park references the daily herald sekulmontgomery july 8 1948 the daily herald dr sekul opens biloxi office october 4 1954 the sun herald biloxi s mother of the year has many accomplishments may 8 1977 the sun herald wallace steve sekul md may 15 1994  llewellyn j smith llewellyn j smith  19101991 was born september 24 1910 at grand coteau st landry parish louisiana he married dolores bobby davidson 19161991 of ocean springs mississippi children patti lel smith morris and orin davidson david smith references  the sun herald dolores davidson smith september 12 1997  william o talbot 18731952   the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5  maurice a taquino maurice augustus taquino 19252006 dr t was born morris augustus taquino at new orleans he was the son of maurice a taquino 18851930 and rose mary paretti taquino 18941985 also natives of the crescent city later morris augustus taquino legally changed his name to maurice augustus taquino he was reared on dumaine street and graduated from jesuit high school in 1942 he graduated from loyola university of the south nola and completed his primary medical education in 1951 at the lsu school of medicine at new orleans his postdoctoral studies were also in new orleans primarily at the lsu medical center where he learned general medical practice and surgery in 1953 dr taquino graduated from the naval flight surgeon program at pensacola florida he served as an officer in the us navy and spent some time in the bahamas in 1956 his active duty status ended in 1956 but he remained in the naval reserves from 19561979 and went on active duty again from 1979 until 1982 he retired from the navy in 1986 in 1961 dr ma taquino acquired his general surgery license to practice in mississippi  the sun herald august 31 2006 p a6 and bonnie taquino march 7 2007  in 19711972 dr taquino with dr harry clark administrator and robert w bell financial advisor built a large medical complex at biloxi which they called the coast medical center the building which is extant at 180b debuys road is now known as the harrell pace memorial medical plaza it is a twostory structure made with environmental glass dr harrell s pace 19362003 was the first chief of staff of the gulf coast medical center in 19761977 the second phase of dr taquino s vision was a 244 bed acute care center the gulf coast hospital which is now called the gulf coast medical center at 180 debuys road it opened in may 1976  the ocean springs record march 22 1973 p 10  in march 1978 dr taquino created the maurice augustus taquino trust no 1 through this legal instrument he conveyed his lovers lane real property to his sons maurice a taquino iii and lawrence mcdougall taquino b 1965 retaining a life estate jxco ms land deed bk 791 p 285 circa 1980 dr taquino left ocean springs and his lovers lane home later reached the stage of demolition by neglect that the city had it removed dr taquino relocated from ocean springs to the diamondhead community hancock county mississippi with his spouse linda n taquino circa 1982 he became medical director of the stennis space center and also practiced occupational and internal medicine on the west side of the mississippi gulf coast  dr maurice taquino jr  expired at diamond head mississippi on august 28 2006  the sun herald august 29 2006 p a6  in 2003 dr taquino was nasa awarded him the silver snoopy this is an award given by astronauts to recognized outstanding duty which assisted in the flight safety and success of a space mission  the sun herald august 31 2006 p a4    langdon chevis tebo  18441929  dr l chevis tebo was born at virginia the tebos were probably of huguenot decent and the original spelling of the name may have been tebault l chevis tebo attended the charity hospital medical college at new orleans and was graduated from the university of louisiana circa 1881 l chevis tebo commenced his career at new orleans probably as a pharmacist soards 1876 new orleans directory lists tebo as a pharmacist on st charles avenue at carrollton dr tebo was married to amelie prague 18491925 a native of louisiana they had at least four children amanda tebo b 1870 l chevis tebo jr 18731892 rosina tebo b 1875 and edwin b tebo 18851946 mrs tebo passed on at new orleans on august 16 1925 while at resident of the st anna episcopal home on prytania and st mary streets on april 13 1890 dr tebo who was a resident of gloster mississippi at that time was issued license no 491 to practice medicine at jackson county mississippi the tebo family moved to the mississippi coast from amite county circa 1891 they lived at biloxi on main street near the beach amelie n tebo purchased the property from cf theobald in october 1892 harrison county land deed bk 28 p 291 in the early 1890s dr tebo operated a drugstore at ocean springs mississippi he was issued license no 800 to sell medicines in jackson county mississippi in march 1893 in january 1892 a tragedy occurred at the tebo drugstore in ocean springs l chevis tebo jr 18741892 was found shot to death in his bed young tebo ran the pharmacy for his father who was away at new orleans at the time the incident was ruled an accident as there was no foul play or suicide indicated the biloxi herald reported on march 19 1892 that after an absence of about one year dr tebo has returned to biloxi to practice his profession he rented the cooper cottage on reynoir street it is believed dr tebo returned to the crescent city where he expired there in october 1929 references  the biloxi herald neighborhood notesocean springs january 30 1892 p 1 the biloxi herald dr tebo advertisement may 21 1892 p 1 the advocate baton rouge edwin b tebo dies of heart attack april 21 1944 p 14 the timespicayune amelie tebo august17 1925 p 2 the timespicayune edwin b tebo april 21 1944 p 2 the timespicayune edwin b tebo s last rites held april 22 1944 p 3the timespicayune cora delery tebo july 29 1971 section i p 16 timespicayune cajuns creoles pirates and plantersprague family began with 1819 german immigration july 10 1977 section ii p 2  william a tisdale md william appleton tisdale  19202003 was born in sumrall mississippi september 1 1920 the first of three children born to jennings and margaret churchill tisdale during the depression he helped support his family by working in the seafood factories before school each day delivered newspapers and later shoveled oyster shells for foundation construction and support of the seawall he was a boy scout in troop 212 a 1938 graduate of biloxi high school he joined the naval reserves at the age of 17 and served in the us navy from 19401946 as a pharmacist s mate in world war ii he saw duty aboard the uss blue ridge uss mullaney and uss rowe and was stationed during his enlistment at the brooklyn navy yard new guinea and aleutian islands at the time of his discharge he was a proud chief petty officer following his discharge from the navy he married florence constance hoffman of bayside new york and moved to new orleans louisiana where he enrolled in tulane university and graduated from tulane medical school in 1952 his internship was served in nashville tennessee at midstate baptist hospital dr tisdale opened his practice the following year in north biloxi today known as d iberville and remained there through 1958 when he relocated to biloxi he frequently misplaced the medical bills of patients who were unable to pay for his services and for many years voluntarily performed physicals for notre dame high school s football team in 1968 he was elected to and served one term in the mississippi house of representatives he was involved in enabling legislation to construct the mississippi coast coliseum and authored the state s first nurse practice act following hurricane camille in 1969 he closed his obgyn practice and began employment as the first full time emergency room physician in harrison county at howard memorial hospital years later he moved to gulf coast community hospital where he designed the emergency room facilities and served as the director of emergency medicine and trauma after a brief retirement dr tisdale worked at the biloxi va hospital s emergency room for several years before again retiring dr tisdale was a member of magnolia lodge f am 120 mountain branch hunting club and episcopal church of the redeemer he was a past member of les perriots and revelers carnival associations and served as a duke to king d iberville in the 1960s he enjoyed hunting and fishing he was a faithful husband to connie for 56 years son and father his sons and daughters are most grateful for his love support counsel generosity accomplishments and that he made biloxi his home serving as pallbearers are jim tisdale errol tisdale michael diaz paul treutel paul a tisdale and william e tisdale honorary pallbearers are james parker norris bond and dr harrell pace dr tisdale is survived by two sons william e tisdale and wife janie of biloxi and paul a tisdale and wife wanda of biloxi two daughters jill f treutel and husband paul of centreville virginia and constance m eaves ocean springs daughterinlaw beatrice davis tisdale freeman of ocean springs nephew dr michael diaz and wife leigh of biloxi and 12 grandchildren he was preceded in death by his wife florence constance connie hoffman tisdale and sons david lee tisdale and george jennings tisdale visitation is friday august 8 600 900 pm at bradford o keefe funeral home howard avenue funeral services will be saturday august 9 1100 am episcopal church of the redeemer biloxi friends may visit one hour prior to the service burial will follow at biloxi cemetery references  the daily herald the sun herald   william a tisdalemd   august 8 2003 p a8  adalbert l vlazny  dr adalbert l vlazny 19162000 was born on july 19 1916 in chicago to albert g vlazny and anna vlazny adalbert was reared in the hyde park area of chicago adalbert graduated from loyola s predental program in 1935 and earned his doctor of dentistry degree from the chicago college of dental surgery in 1939 after practicing in chicago he entered the us army dental corps in 1942 after his discharge in 1945 he established a practice in the lopez building on west howard avenue in biloxi missississippi dr vlazny and family lived at 1613 oaklawn place at biloxi and his office was later situated in the medical arts building on west howard avenue when he received an offer to teach at loyola in 1959 he opened a practice in la grange which he maintained until 1976 he was a professor of dentistry at the old loyola university chicago college of dentistry and taught and lectured for almost 30 years at loyola where he was chairman of the operative dentistry department from 1976 to 1984 dr vlazny was a founding member of st john of the cross church in western springs he also enjoyed fishing three years ago he established a scholarship for students at the uic college of dentistry dr vlazny died on january 15 2000 at his lisle illinois home dr vlazny was survived by his wife of 58 years millie vlazny of lisle two sons val vlazny and david vlazny three daughters judith runser carol schmitt and patricia wager nine grandchildren and one brother dr fred vlazny b 1919  references  the naperville sun   adalbert l vlazny   april 21 2000   ferdinand j vlazny dr ferdinand fred j vlazny b 1919 was born in chicago to albert g vlazny and anna vlazny fred was reared in the hyde park area of south chicago after his discharge from the usaf following ww ii he established a pediatrics practice in biloxi missississippi in november 1948 in the lopez building on west howard avenue dr vlazney had attended the john marshall school of law the university of illinois and was a 1945 graduate of the loyola school of medicine he had studied pediatric medicine with dr william raycroft at the children s memorial hospital in chicago dr vlazny and family lived at 1617 oaklawn place at biloxi and his office was in the medical arts building on west howard avenue his son thomas glen vlazney had been born in may 1948  references  the daily herald dr fj vlazny opens biloxi office november 27 1948   james e wallace dr james edward wallace  18761942 was born on the wallace plantation at natchitoches louisiana the son of george wallace d ca 1890 and alice payne wallace mcclane 18601900 dr wallace was licensed to practice medicine in mississippi by the state board of health in october 1911 he was affiliated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 the husband of teresa lopez 18731951 the daily herald october 13 1911 p 5 and the daily herald october 28 1942 p 1 james e wallace was edcuated at lousiana state normal and the family relocated to new orleans where he study medicine at tulane and interned at the touro infirmary dr wallace acquired the second highest average in his class at tulane and while at touro infirmary held one of the highest averages in competitive examinations he was recognized by the late dr matas and dr kohlman as a genius with a scapel and a brilliant surgeon from articles in the daily herald  it appears that circa 1913 dr wallace had married fern scott  18921918 a nurse whose family was domiciled in hammond louisiana fern was born in minnesota by 1910 fern was living with brady e loar b 1869 her stepfather and matty scott loar b 1868 her mother and siblings freda scott b 1894 fru scott b 1894 and a baby sister just born in hammond louisiana 1910 tangipahoa parish louisiana federal census t624532 p 3a ed 120 fern scott wallace died from pneumonia during the 1918 spanish influenza pandemic both she and dr wallace were sick but he survivied  848 west beach in november 1916 dr wallace acquired the west beach home of wm lampton a prominent banker at magnolia mississippi mr lampton had acquired this structure about 1908 and used it in the winter and rented it in summer months the wallace s new neighbors were a hopkins was to the north barton to the east the gulf to the south and santini to the west the consideration was 6500 the daily herald november 13 1916 and november 21 1916 it is believed that dr wallace was initially associated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 at his sanitarium on biloxi s west beach by november 1916 dr wallace had severed all working relations with what had become the coast sanitarium at 1722 west beach it was under the proprietorship of miss williams an rn at this time the daily herald november 27 1916 p 3      us army in late october 1918 james e wallace was called into military service he was commissioned a captain in the us army and was sent to fort oglethorpe georgia in early november 1918 biloxi had already sent dr gf carroll dr jc ballard dr johnson and dr mcwilliams to europe the daily herald october 26 1918 p 3 and november 6 1918 p 3  marriage james e wallace married  wilda josephine lopez   18991977 the niece of theresa lopez folkes wilda was born at biloxi mississippi on october 10 1899 to lazaro theodore lopez 18771918 and eurilda lily seal 18791966 their wedding vows were exchanged at nativity bvm catholic church on january 9 1920 with reverend alphone ketels officiating after their reception the newlyweds left for new orleans to take a train for washington dc and new york city they also visited mrs wallace s recent alma mater at lynchburg virginia harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 31 p 493 and the daily herald january 10 1920 p 3 miss wilda lopez was the valedictorian of the 1915 class of biloxi high school and delivered an appropriate speech to her nine classmates and audience she went on to study at randolph macon college at lynchburg virginia graduating in june 1919 wilda s other siblings were clara lopez tarr froede 19021936 beverly lopez berggren 19041991 florian seal lopez 19111957 and john beverly lopez 19151970   the daily herald may 29 1915 p 1   it appears that wilda lopez and dr james e wallace divorced before 1932 as he married  lillian grace madere  19111992 on june 24 1932 at his west beach home with reverend gc hodge miss madere had come to biloxi from hahnville louisiana as a student nurse at the biloxi hospital she became the office assistant of dr wallace after she completed her three years of medical education wilda later married lynden bowring 18891980 harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 43 p 624 and the daily herlad june 25 1932 p 2 grace madere wallace age 80 years of biloxi died tuesday november 17 1992 at st francis hospital in memphis tennessee mrs wallace was a registered nurse for 50 years she was well known for the magnificent tree in her backyard the wallace oak as well as for her donation of the brielmaier house to the city of biloxi which is use as the visitors information center grace was a catholic and a member of nativity bvm cathedral she was preceded in death by dr james e wallace her spouse one son james edward wallace jr and her eldest grandson james edward wallace iii mrs wallace was survived by two grandsons bruce pope wallace and jonathan emery wallace both of memphis tennessee and one granddaughter helena madere wallace of memphis tennessee bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed mrs wallace s funeral with internment in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald november 20 1992 dr wallace and george w wallace 18741960 his brother started the era of modern surgery in biloxi james e wallace was a member of the biloxi hospital staff and a one time president of the hospital staff he also was a member of coast medical association tristate medical association southern medical association and american medical association american legion mithras carnival club elks club and a chartermember of the biloxi kiwanis club  references  the daily herald   gulfport   october 13 1911 the daily herald   dr wallace attends gathering of surgeons   march 25 1913 the daily herald   mrs loar s mother dead   january 6 1916 the daily herald   loarcummings   october 16 1916 the daily herald   lampton property sold to wallace reports   november 13 1916 the daily herald   mr grayson s deal   november 14 1916 the daily herald   deed recently filed for record   november 21 1916 the daily herald   to the public   november 27 1916 the daily herald   miss loar in movies   december 12 1916 the daily herald   mrs wallace taken by death   january 8 1918 the daily herald   dr james wallace is given captain s commission   october 26 1918 the daily herald   captwallace reports   november 6 1918 the daily herald   prominent biloxi couple   wallacelopez  married   january 10 1920 the daily herald   wallacemedere  sic     june 25 1932 the daily herald   dr james wallace world war captain dies at biloxi   october 28 1942 the sun herald   grace madere wallace   november 20 1992  george w wallace george walton wallace  18741960  references  the daily herald   dr g wallace dies at biloxi   november 1 1960 p 1  benton z welch benton z welch  18781968 was born in the bethel community near collins covington county mississippi on december 18 1878 benton was welleducated he attended millsaps college at jackson mississippi graduating in 1904 with a bs degree and mississippi a m college in 1906  family dr welch married ella grace jordan 18781974 ella was born in harrison county mississippi on may 6 1878 to the reverend james louis jordan a methodist minister and catherine scarborough jordan of gulfport mississippi he practiced medicine at woolmarket a rural community in harrison county on the biloxi river before joining dr hm folkes at biloxi in may 1915 at this time the welch family lived at 818 lameuse street harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 19 p 92 and the daily herald may 15 1915 p 1 recalling his early years at biloxi dr welch related in december 1964 that howard avenue was paved only between lameuse street and reynoir street the daily herald december 31 1964 p 1  references  the daily herald dr welch to make his home in biloxi may 15 1915 the daily herald welch looks back on early days in biloxi december 31 1964 the daily herald dr welch succumbs at hospital july 20 1968 the daily herald mrs ella grace jordan welch dies after illness of several years august 28 1974  presley e werlein presley ewing werlein  18911971 was born september 1 1891 at st louis missouri to the reverend shepard halsey werlein 18511933 a methodist minister of german ancestry and a native of clinton mississippi and leila ewing werlein 18551936 who was born at new orleans louisiana his grandparents were philip peter werlein 18121885 a german musician and composer and margaret halsey 18231885 of long island new york philip p werlein was born at rhein kreis germany and came to america and founded werlein s for music at new orleans circa 1915 presley married sarah louise richard 18911970 the daughter of eugene gordy richard and blanche cason proprietors of the elba plantation situated in st landry parish louisiana  the daily picayune april 18 1885 p 4 and the timespicayune august 19 1953 p 2  presley e werlein and sarah richard were the parents of four children presley e werlein jr 19161971 eugene richard werlein 19232012 shepard halsey werlein 19251977 and sarah blanche werlein m kenneth fillmore beck b 1926 of wichita kansas presley e werlein jr was born at san jose california while the other children were born in biloxi mississippi  biloxi dr pe werlein an ent specialist came to biloxi from new orleans in the summer of 1920 and opened an office above grant s drug store on west howard avenue and reynoir street on september 1st he had matriculated to the sewanee academy and the university of arkansas before entering tulane in 1910 where he was a member of the track team participating in the field events high jump discus throw and shotput presley graduated in 1914 from the tulane medical school and interned at san jose california before entering private practice at mountain view california dr werlein returned to the crescent city as a clinical instructor in the ent department of the tulane medical college he entered military service during ww i and served at camp dodge iowa before going overseas to joinvillelepont france and then serving with the army of occupation at coblenz germany where he was chief of his department in evacuation hospital no 9 the daily herald august 28 1920 p 3 and september 29 1955 p 26 in the mid1930s dr werlein pursued post graduate medical studies in austria and germany he returned to biloxi from these activities in 1937 presley retired from his medical practice at biloxi in 1955 the daily herald september 29 1955 p 26 and october 23 1971 p 2 at biloxi dr werlein was active in the civic and social affairs of biloxi and its progress he enjoyed gardening fishing hunting and travel in 1920 presley was a pioneer assisting charles l rushing in activating troop 2 of the boy scouts of america with their sponsors through the biloxi knights of columbus presley was a charter member of the biloxi rotary club chamber of commerce member commander of the american legion and had been on the board of stewards of the first united methodist church of biloxi from 1921 until his resignation in the late 1960s due to his declining health he had served as president of the biloxi hospital medical staff and was a consultant with the gulfport veterans administration facility from 1925 1935 it appears that dr werlein and sarah richard werlein divorced and he married ida cornelia rush 19051980 a native of pass christian mississippi ida was a teacher and had taught in biloxi at dukate elementary school and had retired as principal of howard no 1 elementary school the daily herald january 21 1980 p a2 dr presley e werlein expired at the memorial hospital in biloxi on october 22 1971 he was survived by his widow ida cornelia rush werlein three sons presley e werlein jr eugene r werlein and shepard h werlein all of houston texas a daughter mrs kenneth f beck of wichita kansas two brothers judge ewing werlein 18891975 of houston texas and the reverend philip p werlein 18931996 of sewanee tennessee and eleven grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral services of dr werlein his corporal internment was in southern memorial park at biloxi mississippi ida rush werlein lived until january 21 1980 she also passed in the howard memorial hospital ida was survived by two sisters frances rush andre and helen rush donohoo both of gulfport and two stepchildren eugene werlein of houston texas and sally beck of kansas the daily herald january 21 1980 p a2  references  the daily herald locates in biloxi august 20 1920 the daily herald dr pe werlein retires at biloxi september 29 1955 the daily herald dr presley e werlein october 23 1971 the daily herald ida cornelia rush january 21 1980 the timespicayune richard august 19 1953 2852 views  