 police force police force ray sat 5282011 1458  biloxi policeman  image made at l n depot ca 1940 courtesy of tom walker  time line 1886 the mayor planned to veto the action of the town council in reducing the cost of a bar room license from 125 to 50 unless the bar keepers agree to pay 20 each towards the expenses of the police department the daily telegraph monroe louisiana april 28 1886  1888 in may 1888 jc delamarre  biloxi town marshal  was appointed deputy sheriff by sheriff florian seal the biloxi herald june 2 1888 p 8  1896 jc delamarre resigned as biloxi s marshal effective 15 march   charles w blake was appointed the new marshal by governor mclaurin delamarre was complimented by the city council for actions taken during his short tenure as marshal the biloxi herald march 14 1896 p 8  1897 marshal charles w blake had three officers on the bpd robert m mosley j a mckinley 18521920 and tony galletta 18301906 his salary was 50 per month and his patrolmen were paid 30 per month the biloxi herald january 9 1897 p 8  1899 marshal mosley and officer mckinley captured 10 white crap shooters at point cadet yesterdaythey pleaded guilty in court and were fined 5 and court costs marshall mosely had started to break gambling in biloxi without regards to who indulges in it stir clear of alluring cards and fascinating bones if you do not want to appear in city court the biloxi daily herald january 17 1899 p 8  1901 the biloxi city council decided that the city would not pay for the new spring police uniforms the biloxi police were expected to acquire their spring uniforms at their own expense  the biloxi herald april 11 1901 p 8    1902 marshal john a mckinley  18521920 when marshal robert m mosley resigned in the fall of 1902 to become chief inspector for the mississippi oyster commission  john augustus mckinley  18521920 was appointed the new marshal by biloxi s alderman to replace him rm randolph was his only opposition  sardin george was added to the bpd at this time the biloxi daily herald september 1 1902 p1 and september 3 1902 p 1  1909 the mayor and board elected rm randolph sardin george and peter bellande to serve at policemen for biloxi the biloxi daily herald janaury 6 1909 p 1    1914 police chief staehling issued instructions to his patrolmen  rm randolph zudie hightower nee julius sablich and nat bolton  to arrest proprietors of liquor joints and bootleggers  public and private houses were also banned of alcohol staehling said there will be no favoritiism played hunt was arrested on main street with more than 300 quarts of beer and some whiskey he was fined 50 by police judge zt champlin  sheriff jc elmer related that as many as 60 blind tigers and bootleggers in the area  the daily herald july 22 1914 p 1  1915 police chief staehling  had a staff of police officers consisting of p eter bellande   sardin george   zudie hightower and rm randolph   1917 chief randolph was chastised by some members of the police committee and city council because of his challenge to their interference into internal matters of the biloxi police depatment the daily herald january 9 1917 p 1 the biloxi city council discussed acquiring a conveyance vehicle for the police department although a motorcycle was part of the discussion a patrol wagon was considered a possibility  the daily herald february 8 1917 p 3    1918 mayor edward glennan 18541933 started his final year as mayor of biloxi with turmoil in the police department in january 1918 when it was time to reappoint patrolmen walter h hunt 18871961 1 st ward alderman opposed that frank j zudie hightower  18901976  peter bellande  18711933 and john w mabry  18731940 continue with the force the board of aldermen appointed joseph mattina  18891969 a barber  willie ryan  18761958 biloxi yacht club keeper and martin green jr  18751951 a boat dealer to replace the three men none of the city council s new policemen had any law enforcement experience and they had to be trained by chief rm randolph  chief randolph further stated that he was greatly surprised and was unwilling to part with officer bellande  he declares that officer peter bellande has always proven himself a  very efficient police officer  officer bellande also has a large number of friends in the city administration as well as among citizens who are nor connected with the city  the daily herald january 3 1918 p   1  1920 in june 1920 the biloxi police force was headed by chief george bills with joseph venus  a new hire  alonzo gabrich  and  michel as patrol officers since the resignation of zudie hightower  nee sablich mayor jj kennedy had not replaced him joseph mattina 18891969 came on the force in july replacing joseph venus the daily herald june 3 1920 p 3 and july 17 1920  john a mckinley  18521920 former patrolman and police chief expired at columbia mississippi on september 7 1920  kate k mckinley  18561921 died at biloxi on the daily herald september 9 1920 p 1 and  1921 at the start of 1921 the biloxi police department consisted of chief george bills and four officers  richard grady   joseph mattina   alonzo gabrich  and charles lowd  18911967 the daily herald january 15 1921 p 1  1922 in late march  joseph mattina  18891969 a biloxi policeman  shot and killed adolph hunt   18841922 in downtown biloxi the incident was ruled as selfdefense  the daily herald march 28 1922 p 1   the night force in may consisted of charles lowd   alonzo gabrich  and george mon  they protected the riviera hotel from looters during and after the conflagration of may 15 1922 the daily herald may 15 1922 p 3  1926  three biloxi policemen   evon swetman  19021976  richard grady and jake stanovich  of the night patrol discovered a blaze at the rosell bungalow on west beach between porter and gill avenues and awoke the tenant mrs albert madding  units from west end no 1 central no 1 and hook ladder no 1 arrived on the scene and quickly arrested the incipient conflagration limiting damage and the loss of the structure  the five city firemen were aided by volunteers the daily herald september 4 1926 p 1  1928  by early february 1928 the new police station on the first floor of biloxi s city hall was nearing completion  chief george bills  18671945 had just hired felix mattina  18861946 and frank hecht  19011981 to the work with the night force to fill the void in his ranks created by the death of officer jake stanovich  18911927 mr mattina had prior law enforcement experience and had been a deputy sheriff frank hecht had no police experience as he had worked for standard oil and the city bus company with the new hires the biloxi night force consisted of the following men  charles lowd   omer graves  18861933  evon swetman  19021976  richard grady  18911958 and lawrence stockton  18931956 chief bills and alonzo gabrich  18941948 city detective comprised the day force  the daily herald february 8 1928 p 2    1932 chief alonzo gabrich announced schedule changes for his police officers  joseph randazzo   alick ewing  18761942  harvey chinn  and charles lowd   the daily herald may 2 1932 p 2    1933 chief alonzo gabrich announced his resignation from the biloxi police department on august 18th with r hart chinn expected to be elected mayor on august 25th others to resign their city positions were w lee guice city attorney and arnold skinny davidson city el ectrician the daily herald august 18 193 3 p 1    1936   1939 felix n mattina  18861946 police officer deputy sheriff and former two term beat 1 constable 19281936 announced his candidacy for beat 1 constable in may 1939 since 1936 officer mattina had served biloxi as a city patrolman in the mayor louis e braun administration he had also been a police officer during the glennan and kennedy mayoral years mattina would also run for constable in 1943  the daily herald may 2 1939 p 1 and may 31 1943 p 1    1940 in may 1940  herbert mcdonnell  uniformed officer was appointed a plain clothes officer while harry jones  night desk sergeant became a day force officer  alick eweing  officer became the night desk sergeant the daily herald may 6 1940 p 16  1941 chief gabrich announced that an air school program would be initiated  henry cook jr  a twoyear extra duty officer would become a regular policeman also pat jordan and harry jones would be assigned to the new 24hour motorcycle servive the daily herald june 16 1941 p 3  1942 officers louis anglada and g lepre resigned from the bpd in august 1942  lee chinn  a fireman for 29 years was dismissed from his duties the daily herald august 3 1942 p 5  1943 alonzo gabrich retired as police chief on january 4 1943 after 24 years with the bpd his tenure as police chief totaled 14 years gabrich started with the city of biloxi working as an office boy for wg henderson and later c ollected street taxes and drove a fire wagon  by 1917 he had been the  sanitary inspector pound master  and special police officer the biloxi community in respect and appreciation for his long and faithful sevice to their city presented mr gabrich with gifts a belt buckle with three diamonds cash and bonds and an elks diamond ring  the daily herald august 14 1917 p 1 and january 4 1943 p 5  laz quave became police chief on january 4 1943 and louis anglada was named his assistant other members of quave s staff were  earl wetzel  city detective arthur largilliere desk sergeant joseph mattina charles comeaux vincent fernandez albert demoran oswald chatham henry cook al boehm so hall john labash and floyd gill the daily herald january 4 1943 p 5  1944 louis e anglada 19101955  was appointed acting police chief of biloxi in july 1944 he joined the biloxi force in 1935 and worked his way to assist chief from a uniformed officer and dectective chief anglado is a member of the knights of columbus fishermen s union mississippitennessee peace officers and back bay fire company the daily herald july 8 1944 p 3  1949 captain joseph mattina sr  18891969 who was born at nola on january 13 1889 and had been a resident of biloxi since 1896 retired from the biloxi police department in 1949 he had joined the force in 1927 sic captain mattina was married to sidonia fayard  18971971 he expired at gulffport mississippi on december 7 1969 leaving three sons  joseph f mattina   19202015  dalton j mattina  19222005 and roy mattina  justice of the peace the daily herald december 8 1969 p 2  biloxi police force in 1949 earl wetzel  19101962 acting chief of police and henry w cook jr  19131951 acting assistant chief of police  robert j castello  19131968 captain and louis j rosetti  19151971 captain  eddie r migues  19162003  1950 john j askin  19261950 of 403 wisteria lane expired on october 15 1950 he had joined the biloxi police department circa 1948 and left bedola seymour askin 19262006 his spouse and daughters betty jean askin and patricia ann askin the daily herald october 16 1950 p 12  1951 michael mike skrnich  former fisherman and us army verteran of ww ii and robert bob bellman  word war ii veteran were hired by chief earl wetzell the daily herald march 2 1951  1952 earl f batia  19291998  fred swetman and rivers loncon  19181989  were hired as police officers the daily herald may 2 1952 p 6  1953 herbert r mcdonnell  19021974 was named police chief in july replacing earl f wetzell  19101962 the daily herald july 6 1953 p 17  1950s bpd front row lr jack breal henry lechner al hermes ven lee ola mae balius herbert mcdonnell walter williams louis rosetti louis feranda sr emile rousseau and jack robinson back row lr ernest mladinich bill marie leroy bourgeios alan sandoz ed rugg preston coleman melvin cruse gerald ferrill junie tiblier boudin and ided by with kind assistance of edward ryan former biloxi police chief  1960   1963   1971 the biloxi police union became affiliated with the aflcio in october 1971 captain leroy bourgeois said that the charter would be issued on october 29th at new orleans and the local union would be called local 673 seiu aflcio the biloxi police relinquished its affliation with the international brotherhood of police after holding membership for about a year and a half captain bourgeios related that there were about 25 members in the local union the daily heral october 27 1971    1972 rose street  was changed to  rosetti street  by the biloxi city council in may 1972 to honor biloxi police chief louis a rosetti  residents of rose street petitoned the city for the change mayor daniel guice related that the name change was not only in recognition of the late police chief but of the whole rosetti family who had served biloxi for many years guice stated also that  we all enjoyed a close relationship with chief rosetti he was a person with a heart of gold not only would he enforce the law but would give help whenever and wherever needed especially to lowincome groups i hope this action will show younger persons that by living the good life and serving the community as chief rosetti did they will not be forgotten   the daily herald may 9 1972 p 4    1973 year of the blue flu epidemic  when 35 biloxi policemen either resigned or were terminated and high ranking officials either retired or were transferred to other departments  1975 the biloxi city council approved the contract for the sale of the biloxi city jail to the harrison county board of supervisors  the city will pay 3 per day to the county to house and feed its prisoners in the contract the daily herald october 2 1975 p b1  police chief lester j thompson  19412010 submitted a 25year growth study of the biloxi police department to city planners the eightmonth study was funded by the law enforcement assitance agency it attempted to predict population growth patterns urban problems and the necessities of an ideally equipped biloxi police force through the year 2000 the daily herald october 10 1975 p b1  1976 police chief lester j thompson  19412010 submitted his resignation in june for medical reason mayor o keefe named edward l ryan acting police chief effective 5 july the daily herald june 12 1976 p 1  1977 harvey felsher  former biloxi police officer  was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary in the 2nd jd harrison county circuit court after pleading guilty charges ranging from burlary and receiving stolen property he was relieved from duty in 1973 the daily herald august 15 1977 p a2  1979 the biloxi police academy the first organized on the mississippi coast began its program in the summer to train biloxi police officers as well as other coast poliemen as a supplement to their training received at the mississippi state law enforcement academy near jackson mississippi lt mike green  chief training officer for the local academy oversaw ten weeks of instruction both field and class room sessions for recruits  police chief edward ryan emphasiz ed that the men received information about community relations local ordinancesboth city and county media relations and local geography  the daily herald october 9 1979 p a8  1983 kevin ladnier biloxi officer was released from a lawsuit filed in january by charles sykes gulfport attorney against the city of biloxi and ladnier and biloxi patrolman elmer eugene willis ladnier and willis were officers of the police benevolent association a fraternal society the daily herald march 22 1983 p a2  1985 carl wicker short jr  19241989 chief of special services for the biloxi safety department retired in february 1985  carl began his career with the biloxi police department in 1947 as a desk sergeant and dispatcher   he was with the bpd for 32 years  and was elected as a city commissioner and served biloxi from 19531957 as its finance commissioner  the sun herald october 28 1989 p c2  1986 biloxi city council elects  george w saxon  19272018 as new police chief on 12 august  richard west  public safety director retired on 1 september the sun herald august 13 1986  tommy moffett became biloxi s first black police chief on 1 september the sun herald august 14 1986 p a1  frank l gabrich  19131986  retired biloxi fire chief  19611974 died on august 20th the sun herald august 21 1986 p  1987 vincent j sherry  19291987 harrison county circuit judge and  margaret j smith sherry   19291987 his spouse and former biloxi councilman  were murdered  on september 14th the sun herald september 9 2007 p a1      1990 ernest j mladinich jr  19061990  retired captain of the bpd with twenty years of service died at biloxi on april 5 1990 the sun herald april 6 1990 p c2  1996 richard garry west  19371996 former police chief and biloxi public safety director expired on december 6 1996  2010 lester j thompson jr  19412010 former biloxi chief of police from 1963 to 1976  died on june 4th the sun herald june 5 2010  2018 george w saxon  19272018 former mhp officer biloxi chief of police and safety director passed away on december 26 2018 at gulfport the sun herald december 28 2018  2019   robert mac mckeithen  19612019 age 58 of biloxi mississippi passed away sunday may 5 2019 in biloxi he was mudered in the parking lot of the biloxi safety center on porter avenue allegedly by  darian tawan atkinson  who while wanted for mckeithen s capital murder was arrested in wiggins missississippi on 6 may 2019 mac was born in jackson mississippi on march 22 1961 and was a graduate of the university of mississippi he served in the us air force retiring as a tech sergeant and received many medals including the air force commendation medal the meritorious service medal and the air force achievement medal robert served in the biloxi police department for 24 years where he served his community and earned the medal of valor for his efforts during hurricane katrina he also worked security for dillard s robert enjoyed spending time with his family he was preceded in death by his parents charles and joan mckeithen and his brother charles mckeithen robert s survivors include his wife pamela mckeithen his children amy mckeithen levi natalie grundel logan lillian grundel and lauren grundel his grandchildren delmas cox jr and kaiden grundel his sisters melissa mckeithen and kathryn martin and his brother william mckeithen in lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made in robert s memory to southern coast credit union to be distributed to charities in robert s name the family wishes to express a special thanks to all who loved robert the biloxi police department all the law enforcement officers and agencies that worked so tirelessly bradfordo keefe funeral home and the staff at merit health hospital funeral services will be held at first baptist church biloxi on monday may 13 2019 at 1230 pm friends may visit from 930 am until service time interment will follow at biloxi national cemetery  notes peter flanagan  d 1846  william p murray  18681895  joseph c delamarre  18551931  andrew j meynier  18561907  charles w blake  18411899  robert m mosley  18651910  john a mckinley  18521920 police chief 19021905 louis staehling   18651938 police chief in 1906 1908 1910 and 1911 richard m randolph  18671930  george bills  18671945  alonzo gabrich  18941948  laz quave   19101985 police chief 19431947 under mayor chester a delacruz alonzo gabrich   18941948 police chief louis e anglada   19101955  earl f wetzell   19101962  herbert r mcdonnell   19021974  earl f wetzell   19101962 police chief 19491953 and 19611962 frank duggan lester j thompson  19412010  darrell david dd cvitanovich george waldron saxon  19272018  tommy moffett  b 1950  bruce dunagan  b 1950  john miller   biloxi marshals and police chiefs 18412011 18411841 peter flanagan   1888 william p murray although little is know about william p murray s origin he was active in biloxi politics as early as 1888 when he was city marshal assessor and tax collector and became a candidate for mayor representing the knights of labor mr murray was opposed by john walker emile laudner and raymond caillavet his fatherinlaw and former biloxi mayor william p murray lost to john walker 181 votes to 103 votes but outpolled caillavet and laudner who between them got only 51 votes of the over 300 casts in the mayoral election william p murray 18681895 obviously did not ingratiate himself to mayorelect john walker 18341907 as he resigned his marshal s post during the last week of march 1888 and was replaced with the appointment of joseph c jc delamarre 18551931   the biloxi herald march 31 1888 p 8   in february 1895 former marshal wp murray found employment a bailiff in the us district court at mississippi city william p murray expired shortly after this appointment his death came on february 27 1895 at biloxi and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the biloxi herald february 23 1895 p 8 and march 2 1895 p 8   william p murray had married emma rose caillavet 18691955 the daughter of former biloxi mayor raymond caillavet 18381898 and zelina joucheray 18411903 on may 19 1891 at new orleans louisiana their marriage was blessed by father blanc on july 10 1891 at nbvm  the biloxi herald july 18 1891 p 4  and lepre 1991 p 236 the two murray children were born at biloxi mississippi edgar samuel murray 18911922 m camelle giglia and robert james murray 18931986 m antonia mary lascola lepre 1991 p 235 emma c murray and her children remained at biloxi after the death of her spouse by 1910 they were in residence on west jackson avenue edgar s murray was employed as a drugstore clerk and robert j murray worked in a hardware store blanche caillavet and louise caillavet her sisters were also in the murray household 1910 harrison co mississippi federal census t624740 p 3b ed 35 mrs murray and her sons relocated to new orleans and edgar s murray expired here in april 1922 she worked as a hotel maid in the crescent city and died there on august 30 1955 emma c murray s corporal remains were interred in st vincent de paul no 1 cemetery at new orleans   robert j murray lived at new orleans until his death in september 1986  the new orleans state april 16 1922 p 2 the timespicayune september 1 1955 p 2 and the timespicayune september 12 1986 p 23    references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  journals the biloxi herald   city news   february 25 1888 the biloxi herald   official municipal vote   march 10 1888 the biloxi herald   city news   march 31 1888 the biloxi herald    local happenings  july 18 1891 the biloxi herald   the old and the new   january 14 1893 the biloxi herald   city council   august 11 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 26 1895 the biloxi herald   local happenings   february 23 1895 the biloxi herald   died   march 2 1895 the new orleans states   deaths for week   april 16 1922 the times picayune   deaths   emma r caillavet murray     september 1 1955 the times picayune   deaths   robert j murray     september 12 1986  18881892 joseph c delamarre  joseph charles jc delamarre 18551931 was born at new orleans to charles davis bougourd de lamaire 18401909 and louisa godefroy 18331905 he was appointed marshal of biloxi in late march 1888 replacing the retiring william p murray 18681895 in late july 1888 marshal delamarre collected 974 in real estate taxes for the city of biloxi  the biloxi herald    restaurateur jc delamarre had been in the bar and restaurant business at biloxi he opened the white elephant on the corner of pass christian street now howard avenue and main street in april 1891 jc delamarre also had a local baseball squad called the white elephants his brother emile delamarre 1871circa 1893 called melo also had a team the sporting dudes melo challenged the white elephants to a friendly game of baseball in june 1892 melo was captain and catcher of his biloxi nine  the biloxi herald april 4 1891 p 4 and june 25 1892 p 4    resignation jc delamarre resigned from his marshal s post on march 6 1896 it became effective on march 15 1896 much to the regret of the city council and his friends   at this time jc delamarre was domiciled on the east side of magnolia street in the first house south of pass christian street he vended fine and unusual flowering plants  the biloxi herald march 7 1896 p 8    candidate by 1898 the biloxi marshal was no longer appointed and had to run for office  louisiana joseph c delamarre and family relocated to bayou la maire in coastal south louisiana they returned to biloxi following the 1915 september hurricane which destroyed all of their possessions mr delamarre becane caretaker of the jm lopez bungalow the daily herald december 22 1915 p 2  popp s ferry fish camp jc delamarre a former biloxi city marshal and ferry tender was probably the first to open a simple fish camp operation at popp s ferry he was here between 1919 and 1921 jc delamarre had been in the bar and restaurant business at biloxi he opened the white elephant on the corner of pass christian street now howard avenue and main street in april 1891 jc delamarre also had a local baseball squad called the white elephants his brother emile delamarre 1871circa 1893 called melo also had a team the sporting dudes melo challenged the white elephants to a friendly game of baseball in june 1892 melo was captain and catcher of his biloxi nine  the biloxi herald april 4 1891 p 4 and june 25 1892 p 4   jc delamarre married rosa m trahant 18671896 at new orleans in june 1887 she expired at their home on magnolia street in biloxi on february 29 1896 mr delamarre was city marshal at the time of her demise  the biloxi herald february 29 1896 p 1   after the death of his spouse jc delamarre wedded annie brewer coleman 18871930 from tylertown mississippi she had a son robert h coleman who resided in gulfport after his fish camp closed jc delamarre was employed at the great southern golf club in gulfport from 1921 to 1928 and was superintendent of the naval reserve park at biloxi until his retirement annie brewer coleman delamarre died at gulfport in late may 1930 jc delamarre expired on may 4 1931 and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald may 31 1930 p 6 and may 5 1931 p 8   joseph rusk resigned his position as ferry keeper and was replaced in october 1916 by joseph c delamarre 18551931 dutch caldwell was made keeper of the tchoutacabouffa bridge at this time  the daily herald october 20 1916 p 1   joseph c delamarre ferry tender remained at the ferry landing and opened a fishing camp in september 1919 he married annie coleman of st bernard parish louisiana jc delamarre stayed at popp s ferry until 1921 when the county lost a law suit to wh rich 18851971 and wb swain of gulfport and he and the county ordered to vacate the land by chancery court chancellor griffith the denizens of the popp s ferry and north biloxi region had hoped that the judiciary would allow the ferry landing to have remained under the aegis of the harrison county board of supervisors it was believed that if the back bay bridge from north biloxi now d iberville to biloxi were closed by a fire or hurricane that a ferry could be placed into service at popp s ferry in short order  the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 february 18 1921 p 1 and march 2 1921 p 6    resignation jc delamarre resigned his post effective march 15th the biloxi herald march 7 1896 p 8  references  journals the biloxi herald   city news   march 31 1888 the biloxi herald   city news   july 28 1888 the biloxi herald   latest city news   march 7 1896 the biloxi daily herald   latest city news   august 20 1898 the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald      18921893 francis arbeau caillavet  francis arbeau caillavet 18561909 was born in biloxi in 1856 his parents were francois caillavet 18151883 and euranie fayard 18181895 on september 20 1878 he married marie dodart 18581942 of new orleans this union produced thirteen children but five died in early childhood marie louise caillavet 1880 mark latour caillavet 18881891 joseph clarence caillavet 18901893 beulah antoinette caillavet 1893 and ralph caillavet 18971899 francis a caillavet was survived by eight children laura caillavet 18771954 married christian armand thompson 18951959 viola caillavet 18841968 married frederick philippe abbley 18821940 and jessie jefferson coffey anita margaret caillavet 18861975 married percy james wetzel 18821929 francis arbeau caillavet 18811946 m margaret cox sidney caillavet 18921984 albert ish joseph caillavet 18951939 m elizabeth m caillavet 18991994 wilfred christian caillavet 18981953 m josephine degeorge 19061979 and hilda mercedes caillavet 19001926 married kenneth ackley lepre 1991 p 1 and pp 4547 francis arbeau caillavet was a member of the pilot s association from 1900 to 1909 the caillavet family resided at 811 jackson near couevas street the last two years of his life were lived in poor health and he died from a heart ailment  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  the biloxi herald  may 6 1909 p the daily herald      the daily herald   mrs kenneth ackley dies   september 8 1926 the daily herald   arbeau caillavet dies   august 21 1946 the daily herald     personal communication letter dated february 7 1976 from eunice abbley brocato  18971899 charles watson blake  charles w blake 18411899 was a native of galway ireland circa 1885 he married mary blable sokal 18541927 an 1872 austrian immigrant and the widow of joseph sokal in pennsylvania mary blable and joseph sokal had mary gertrude sokal 18811956 a daughter who was known in biloxi as mamie blake mamie blake married charles henry at new orleans in early october 1901 they apparently divorced shortly after their betrothal charles and mary s blake were the parents of children jefferson davis blake 18861940 m jessica l wilson 18891930 winnie blake 18891965 m albert holliman 181929 and ambrose emile berthelote 18931954 and edward blake 18931979  marshal blake the fall of 1898 was very pleasant in biloxi for marshal blake and robert m mosley 18651910 his patrolman the biloxi daily herald related that marshal blake was busy counting the street lights and officer mosley complained that there was no business the reporter opined of these halycon days as follows   biloxi is fortunate that her policemen have nothing to do but draw their salaries it is the best way to earn their pay   the biloxi daily herald september 27 1898 p 4   marshal blake became ill and retired from his position on december 31 1898 he was lauded for his conscientiousness and faithfullness to his office and duties cw blake expired at his lameuse street residence on april 5 1899 robert m mosley 18651910 took his post as city marshal 18651910 the biloxi daily herald january 1 1899 p 1 and april 5 1899 p 8  rooming house mary blake was the proprietor of a boarding house at 131 lameuse street in biloxi mary sokal or sokili or dlable blake 18541927 the widow of marshal blake relocated to new orleans nola between 1910 and 1920 with mamie blake and winnie blake holliman her two daughters they were employed in a cotton mill there mary expired at nola on june 5 1927 her corporal remains were shipped to biloxi for internment in the biloxi cemetery jefferson davis blake 18861940 and winnie blake holliman 18891956 her children and charles watson blake 18411899 her spouse are also buried at biloxi smith 1905 p 62  references  wwa smith compiler  1905 biloxi city directory  volume i biloxi daily herald printery biloxi mississippi1905  journals the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald   local and personal   september 27 1898 the biloxi herald   local and personal   january 3 1899 the biloxi herald   local and personal   january 3 1899 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   april 5 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 5 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 6 1901 the biloxi daily herald   on sloop s topmast for twelve hours   august 17 1902 the daily herald   mrs blake dies   june 6 1927 the daily herald   jd blake dies   october 1940 the daily herald      the times picayune   faded souvenirs of jefferson davis   june 21 1953 the times picayune   deaths  ambrose e berthelote     july 15 1954 the times picayune   deaths  louis w holliman     september 7 1954 the times picayune   deaths  mamie blake     may 9 1956 the times picayune   deaths  winne berthelote     november 22 1965  robert marion mosley   robert m mosely  robert marion mosley 18651910 was born in 1865 in kemper county mississippi he married mary elizabeth naylor 18691948 the daughter of louis naylor and cornelia ramsay and also a native of kemper county there only child was dr robert m mosley jr 18861951 robert became a policeman at meridian mississippi attaining the rank of sergeant the family relocated to biloxi and he joined the bpd officer mosley became biloxi s marshal upon the resignation of cw blake in late december 1898 marshal mosley and officer mckinley captured 10 white crap shooters  at point cadet yesterdaythey pleaded guilty in court and were fined 5 and court costs marshall mosely had started to break gambling in biloxi without regards to who indulges in it stir clear of alluring cards and fascinating bones if you do not want to appear in city court the biloxi daily herald january 17 1899 p 8 robert m mosley resigned as biloxi s marshal on 2 september 1902 to become the first chief inspector for the mississippi oyster commission which had been created by the 1902 bower s bill the biloxi daily herald september 1 1902 p 1  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   january 17 1899 the biloxi daily herald   mosley is  oyster  inspector   september 1 1902 the daily herald   four hundred skiff licenses this year   december 10 1909 the daily herald   rm mosley in dying condition   november 21 1910 the daily herald   rm mosley passes away   november 1910 the daily herald   eulogy for rm mosley   november 24 1910 the daily herald   oyster commission passes resolutions   december 1 1910 the daily herald    the daily herald   mrs mosley died at biloxi  october 29 1948  the daily herald      john a mckinley john augustus mckinley  18521920 was born april 27 1852 at lauderdale mississippi to robert mckinley and mary daniels he married kate kennedy carroll  18561921 they were the parents of seven children of which five lived into the 20th century known children are floyd mckinley 18721884 ella jane mckinley 18751933 m asa james simmons 18591933 mary alma mckinley 18781936 louis fennel mckinley 18891931 and augusta gussie mckinley 18931960 m houston alonzo mobley 18881953 the mckinley family came to biloxi in 1896 and resided at 557 nixon street ja mckinley had served the town of lauderdale mississippi as its marshal for two years and had been a member of the meridian police department for many years he joined the biloxi police department as a officer and was known to the citizenry as mr mac the local journal lauded his as follows mr mac stands high in social circles he enjoys the good will and esteem of everyoneold and young the biloxi herald september 3 1902 p 1 when marshal robert m mosley resigned in the fall of 1902 mckinley was appointed by biloxi s alderman to replace him rm randolph was his only opposition sardin george was added to the bpd at this time the biloxi daily herald september 3 1902 p 1 the mckinley family left biloxi circa 1915 for columbia mississippi here he operated the mckinley hotel until his death on september 7 1920 marshal mckinley s internment was in the columbia city cemetery the daily herald september 9 1920 p 1  references  the biloxi daily herald   for marshall   august 25 1900 the biloxi daily herald   mckinley is new marshal   september 3 1902 the biloxi daily herald   our new marshal   september 3 1902 the biloxi daily herald   contest talked of   december 15 1904 the biloxi daily herald   contest expected   december 16 1904  the biloxi daily herald   the new board   january 4 1905  the daily herald   former chief of biloxi dead   september 9 1920 p 1  louis a staehling  louis aloysius staehling age 72 years chief oyster inspector for the mississippi seafood commission died at 345 am today at the united states marine hospital new orleans where he had been for about two reeks he had rallied considerably when pneumonia set in with fatal result s he was a native of alsacelorraine where he was educated he came to the united states in 1884 settling in new orleans the same year and coming to biloxi four years later he engaged in the bakery business for six years then was in the livery business with the late r m mosley until he was appointed city marshall in 1907 which position he held until 1918 louis served as deputy sheriff for a year and was appointed chief oyster inspector in 1919 his wife henrietta hilderbrand died in 1930 his children are louis a biloxi percy new orleans noel biloxi mrs elizabeth nauck mrs f a barthes and mrs walter schneller biloxi and mrs claude simon sic new orleans he also leaves a sister mrs george reisbect and a niece florence reisbect norwood ohio mr staehling was a past exalted ruler of the biloxi lodge of elks also a member of the woodmen of the world maccabees west end fire co chamber of commmerce knights and ladies of security knights of columbus biloxi benevolent association of which he was president and also was president of the hospital board when the new hospital was built mr staehling spoke and wrote four languages he was most interested in fraternal charity work and his hobby was football and baseball during his long residence in biloxi he was prominent in virtually all civic political fraternal and other activities and was widely known and beloved he had been sick for over a year the funeral will be at 4 pm sunday from the residence of francis barthes 502 seal avenue with services at the church of the nativity by father w leach pastor burial will be in biloxi cemetery beside the body of his wife  references    the biloxi daily herald      the biloxi daily herald   pass in review   december 1 1904 the biloxi daily herald   contest talked of   december 15 1904 the biloxi daily herald   contest expected   december 16 1904  the daily herald   staehling reelected police chief  july 1 1914 p 1 the daily herald   l staehling is taken by death  january 15 1938  richard m randolph richard m randolph 18671930 was born in panola county mississippi in march 1867 to mm randolph 18261909 and cornelia k randolph 18361911 natives of virginia and alabama respectively he was reared with his six siblings on a farm in the popes and knights ferry precincts and the family later resided in courtland panola county mississippi the corporal remains of rm randolph s parents and several siblings were interred in the antioch cemetery at panola county 1880 panola co mississippi federal census r661 p 29 ed 1 rm randolph married elizabeth r craig in april 1903 they had three children helen c randolph 19051920 elizabeth a randolph 19081930 and richard m randolph ii 19111930 harrison co  references    the daily herald   disgraceful affray   may 1 1901 the daily herald   randolph victim of loose system   june 12 1917 the daily herald   randolph visits biloxi   january 29 1921  19171934 george bills  officers benjamin f ewing 1892  references    the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald   george bills dies at biloxi home   july 18 1945  19321933 alonzo l gabrich   alonzo gabrich  retired as police chief on january 4 1943 after 24 years with the bpd his tenure as police chief totaled 14 years gabrich started with the city of biloxi working as an office boy for wg henderson he became sanitary inspector collected street taxes and drove a fire wagon the daily herald january 4 1943 p 5  references    the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      1933 george bills   19431947 laz quave laz quave laz quave 19101985 was born on october 31 1910 in rural jackson county mississippi near vancleave the son of joseph quave 18591928 a farm laborer and della quave in 1930 laz quave was a seaman stationed aboard the uscg cutter  tallapoosa  near annapolis maryland 1930 anne arundel co maryland federal census r 844 p 29a ed11 returning from his military duty laz quave married bernice s thornton 19082000 on june 6 1934 she was the daughter of arthur thornton 18801922 and sophronia thornton 18831920 laz and bernice t quave were the parents of three children june rose quave m eugene l martino leon j quave m peggy ann cook and laz quave jr m harrison co ms mrb 45 p 210  seafood industry laz quave was a partner in union fisheries and a director and vice president of the gulf coast shrimper s and oystermen s association  venus and quave on september 4 1968 the biloxi canning packing company was chartered by dj venus iii gordon d venus and laz quave with 150000 shares par value at 100 per share harco ms chancery court charter bk 2 pp 179182 on september 9 1968 the charter of biloxi canning packing company was amended and the name changed to rosalis inc roy rosalis 19091984 president and rena leblanc rosalis 19172004 secretary 300 shares issued harco ms charter bk 2 pp 175178 on october 10 1968 rosalis inc conveyed to biloxi canning packing company for 610000 all improvements buildings warehouses docks wharves with riparian and littoral rights go 4134 south along east side of anglada x landers x 253 x chartres street 3329 x 136 stanovich x back bay to point of beginning on anglada the sale included the following brands negro head biloxi sea beach canned shrimp mobile bay danny boy and pueblo mr rosalis then retired and resided at 872 central beach boulevard harco ms trust deed bk 535 p 47 and bk 535 p 50  deputy sheriff laz quave was a deputy sheriff in harrison county mississippi during the term of raleigh clifton rc edwins 18971960 from 1939 to 1943  police chief laz quave was named biloxi s police chief by mayor chester a delacruz in january 1943 he replaced alonzo l gabrich longtime biloxi public servant police chief quave named louis anglada  his assistant other members of quave s staff were  earl wetzel  city detective  arthur largilliere  desk sergeant  joseph mattina   charles comeaux   vincent fernandez   albert demoran   oswald chatham   henry cook   al boehm   so hall   john labash  and floyd gill  the daily herald january 4 1943 p 5  sheriff quave laz quave was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi in august 1947 when he defeated aubrey beeson of long beach by about fourteen hundred votes he succeeded maxie m broadus 19061985 of gulfport  the daily herald august 30 1947 p 1   when laz quave placed his name in the race for mayor of biloxi he was in competition with r hart chinn incumbent norman levine 19181953 poultry marketer and elmer williams owner of the dejean packing company  the daily herald april 13 1953 p 1    supervisor quave from july 1962 to december 1971 laz quave served the people of harrison county mississippi beat 1 as their county supervisor sullivan 2002 p 581 laz quave expired at new orleans on december 20 1985 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery bernice thornton quave followed her husband in death passing on february 26 2000 at gautier mississippi her corporal remains were also buried in the biloxi city cemetery  the sun herald february 29 2000 p a5 and december 1985 p      references  charles l sullivan    mississippi gulf coast community college a history  mcnaughton gunn inc saline michigan2002  journals the daily herald   new police chief   january 4 1943 the daily herald   may 12 ballot at biloxi will have 19 names listed   april 13 1953 the daily herald    coast mayors take office  july 6 1953 p 1 the daily herald   quave grand marshal ross east end marshal   july 8 1954 p 23 the jackson county times   quave is elected in harrison   august 30 1947 the sun herald    biloxi leader laz quave dies   december 22 1985 p a1 and p a12 the sun herald   bernice quave   february 29 2000 p a5  1947 alonzo l gabrich   references  the daily herald   new police chief   january 4 1943 the times picayune   gabrich receives gift from friends   january 5 1943  the times picayune      louis e anglada   louis emmett anglada  19101955 was born october 29 1910 to louis anglada 18711955 and lenora duggan 18751948 he married winona ross children marvin anglada and patrick anglada died june 13 1955  assist police chief louis e anglado 19101955  was appoined acting police chief of biloxi in july 1944 he joined the biloxi force in 1935 and worked his way to assist chief from a uniformed officer and dectective chief anglado is a member of the knights of columbus fishermen s union mississippitennessee peace officers and back bay fire company the daily herald july8 1944 p 3  fbi school in april 1948 louis anglada chief of police and sheriff laz quave sponsored a twoweek police training school at the biloxi city hall fbi agents from gulfport nola and greenville mississippi worked with biloxi policemen on the following law enforcement subjects care and use of firearms evidence in crime scene search traffic disarming and defensive tactics and testifying in court the classes were attended by by about fifty mississippi coast law officers the daily herald april 30 1948 p 10  references  the daily herald   anglado appointed acting police chief   july 8 1944 the daily herald   fbi police school will close today   april 30 1948 the daily herald      the times picayune   deaths   june 14 1955  19501953 19611962 earl f wetzell   earl f wetzel 19101962   courtesy of thomas walkermay 2011  earl f wetzel earl francis wetzel 19101962 was born on january 2 1910 at biloxi mississippi to percy james wetzel 18821929 and anita caillavet 18861975 the daughter of francis arbeau caillavet 18651909 and marie dodart 18581942 percy j wetzel and anita caillavet were married in harrison county mississippi on september 12 1906 their other children were percy j wetzel jr 19071980 m jacobina sekul marguerite anita wetzel m john edwin webb and albert howell wetzel 19131994 m dorethea ann grantham harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 18 p 295 earl wetzel married helen baker and they were the parents of three son earl wetzel jr john wetzel and earl wetzel began his long tenure with the biloxi police deoartment in 1937 as a part time desk clerk two years later he was promoted to a patrolman and pounded his biloxi beat until 1943 when chief laz quave appointed earl as city detective in 1944 wetzel became acting assistant police chief but in 1945 became city detective again in 1948 earl was named assistant police chief and in 1949 appointed biloxi s acting police chief he was named police chief in 1950 and was suceeded by herbert mcdonnell in july 1953 the daily herald june 7 1953 p 12 when daniel guice was elected mayor of biloxi in 1961 he and william dukate b 1941 and aj tony creel 19011992 city commissioners appointed earl f wetzel 19101962 as police chief to replace herbert r mcdonnell 19021974 freddie fritz steinwinder 19071987 was chosen as biloxi s assistant police chief  the daily herald july 3 1961 p 7 and the times picayune july 4 1961 p 25    references  the daily herald    new police chief   january 4 1943 the daily herald   wetzel and cook renamed heads of biloxi police   january 5 1951 the daily herald   new city judge police heads reappointed   january 5 1951 the daily herald   wetzel leaves police after 17 years of service   june 7 1953 the daily herald   steinwinder new assistant chief of police   july 3 1961 the times picayune   wetzel to head police at biloxi   july 4 1961 the times picayune   chief of police at biloxi dies   september 21 1962  1953 and 1961 herbert r mcdonnell herbert r mcdonnell 1953 herbert r mcdonnell 19021974 became biloxi s police chief on july 6 1953 when he was appointed to this position by mayor laz quave 19101985 walter williams 19091981 former biloxi police captain was appointed assistant police chief he was formerly employed at keesler afb and the westergard shipyard williams has a wife and two children and is the proprietor of a grocery store on caillavet street chief mcdonnell planned to make immediate changes in the department to increase it to maximum efficiency his first dictum was that every man will put in a full day s work the daily herald july 6 1953 p 1 and p 17 and july 7 1953 p 12 herbert r mcdonnell had been a painter and seafood worker until he joined the biloxi police department in 1934 as a patrolman during the mayor john j kennedy administration he was a city detective when he resigned from the biloxi force in may 1941 to run for the newly created post of constable he was elected constable beat i in june 1941 easily defeating beating george mon and felix mattina the daily herald june 11 1941 p 1 july 6 1953 p 1 and july 1 1961 p 8  1953 bpd in july 1953 the biloxi police department employed thirtysix people in addition to chief mcdonnell and assitant chief williams the department was staffed by the following captainsemile rousseau 19211987 vincent p feranda sr 19051976 and charles comeaux city detectivelouis rosetti 19151971 identification officerjames robertson desk sergeantssam ellzey edmond boudreaux and alvin ryan officersjoe demoran oswald luxich vincent p feranda jr 19272007 junie tiblier joe parsons henry lechner jr norwood sandoz james kriss arnold j barras 19251999 george wallis bill marie elwood cox cornelius cruthirds lj bourgeios leslie montgomery bob breal jack breal benton jermyn melvin cruz george emile and leo richard jailerslouis lee and fred fountain parking meter inspectorernest mladinich truant officersdominic fallo and ola mae wallis balius 19141996 the wife of frank balius those released from the department were chief earl wetzell 19101962 captain norris herring captain ep vincent officers hall arnold martino and desk sergeant gill moran officer batia resigned and mayor chinn released traffic inspector clarence pitfield from service the daily herald july 6 1953 p 17  1957   was appointed as assistant police chief at this time both men had an impressive resume in the law enforcement field the daily herald  references  the daily herald   mcdonnell named new constable   june 11 1941 the daily herald   mcdonnell clark are named heads of police firemen   july 6 1953 the daily herald   mcdonnell plans police changes   july 7 1953 the daily herald   biloxi police chief on retirement   july 1 1961 the daily herald   steinwinder new assistant police chief of local police   july 3 1961 the times picayune      19621971 louis j rosetti louis j rosetti 19151971   courtesy of damian rosettidecember 2011 louis j rosetti 19151971 was appointed chief of police by the biloxi city commissioners in middecember 1963 he had served as acting police chief for about a year f p vincent was appointed to chief of detectives and leslie montgomery was chosen as assistant chief of detectives chief rosetti has served on the bpd for 21 years working his way through the ranks a native of biloxi louis j rosetti resides at 202 rose street the daily herald december 19 1963 p 1 louis j rosetti 19151971 was born on august 24 1915 at biloxi mississippi to jake philip rosetti 18841959 and paulina pitalo he married ruby broussard 19151969 in harrison county mississippi on june 26 1939 they were the parents of four sons louis j rosetti jr jake p rosetti m victoria ann rose richard reid rosetti m carolyn haven raley and deborah gail upchurch and frank m rosetti 19561961 louis j rosetti served the people of biloxi mississippi in law enforcement with the biloxi police department for almost thirty years he began as a desk sergeant and climbed through the ranks to be appointed acting chief of police in october 1962 and named police chief in december 1963 mr rosetti was a member of the mississippi law enforcement association tennesseemississippi sheriff s and police officer s association and the slavonian benevolent association he worshiped at st michael s catholic church and worked as a trustee of the new biloxi hospital to handle indigent care cases louis j rosetti died on march 24 1971 at his home at 203 rose street of an apparent heart attack ruby broussard his wife expired on march 18 1969  rosetti street rose street  was changed to  rosetti street  by the biloxi city council in may 1972 to honor biloxi police chief louis j rosetti residents of rose street petitoned the city for the change mayor daniel guice related that the name change was not only in recognition of the late police chief but of the whole rosetti family who had served biloxi for many years guice stated also that  we all enjoyed a close relationship with chief rosetti he was a person with a heart of gold not only would he enforce the law but would give help whenever and wherever needed especially to lowincome groups i hope this action will show younger persons that by living the good life and serving the community as chief rosetti did they will not be forgotten   the daily herald may 9 1972 p 4    references  the daily herald    rosetti named police chief city of biloxi dies   december 19 1963 the daily herald    biloxi s police chief dies   march 27 1971 the daily herald    biloxi council changes street name to rosetti   may 9 1972 1971  leslie f montgomery sr   leslie francis montgomery sr  19252002 was born october 30 1925 at biloxi to joseph h montgomery 18921972 and catherine fountain 18961992 leslie attended biloxi high school where he participated in football and baseball he was the starting center on the gridiron and caught for the diamond indians les also played tennis and softball for the biloxi tigers he hit 2 home runs in march 1943 against a gulfport nine with cecil montgomery his brother also slamming a fourbagger it is note worthy to mention that biloxi defeated gulfport 70 in montgomery s last high school football game he did not graduate with the class of 1944 as he was called into the military the daily herald march 30 1943 p 5  pigeons as a teen in biloxi leslie began training and flying carrier pigeons before he joined the military in 1946 he would take some of his birds to new orleans and release them to return to biloxi on one occasion captain f smith while shrimping aboard the  marion w  sent  gay neck and  whirlaway  two of leslie s favorite birds from mitchell key in louisiana to fly to biloxi he became president of biloxi racing pigeon association the daily herald september 6 1941 p 3  military with world war ii the salient concern of the nation leslie f montgomery enlisted in the us navy in january 1944 and was selected to attend the signal corps school at san diego california he was discharged may 4 1946 with the rank of signalman 2 nd class he had served in the south pacific theatre the daily herald july 1 1944 p 8  family returning from ww ii leslie f montgomery found employment at the morankennedy enterprises a boat building facility on back bay at biloxi at st michael s catholic church he married  mary sylvia simmons  19281989 the daughter of howard red frank simmons 19011958 and antoinette hebert 19101989 in harrison county mississippi on september 15 1946 they were the parents of five children leslie f montgomery jr b 1948 joseph montgomery nancy montgomery 1951 jeanne marie montgomery m 1981 chester marion brooks and catherine joy montgomery 19511952 harrison co mississippi circuit court bk 72 p 441 and september 19 1946 p 5 returning from ww ii leslie found employment at the morankennedy enterprises a boat building facility on back bay at biloxi  biloxi police department with the conflict in korea many young americans were called to active duty the biloxi police department lost  obituary died wednesday january 2 2002 in ocean springs mr montgomery was a lifelong resident of biloxi and was a member of sacred heart catholic church in d iberville he was a navy veteran of world war ii a graduate of the fbi academy and retired in 1976 as biloxi police chief he was a probation and parole officer for the southern district of mississippi retiring in 1992 he was president of biloxi racing pigeon association he was preceded in death by his wife sylvia simmons montgomery a daughter cathy joy montgomery his parents catherine and joseph montgomery a brother james montgomery and a sister marie montgomery survivors include two sons leslie f montgomery jr of saucier and joseph joey montgomery of woolmarket two daughters nancy harrison and jeanne brooks both of biloxi a brother cecil montgomery of biloxi three sisters catherine butterfield and doris stojcich both of d iberville and ursula sherman of latimer six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm today at riemann memorial funeral home 274 beauvoir road in biloxi services will be at 2 pm friday at sacred heart catholic church in d iberville where friends may call one hour before service time burial will be in biloxi city cemetery  references  the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald biloxi s police chief turns down deputy offer november 19 1971 the daily herald the daily herald 19631976 lester j thompson jr  from the daily herald  october 10 1975 p b4  lester joseph thompson jr  19412010    died friday june 4 2010 surrounded by his family and friends after a long battle with pancreatic cancer born in biloxi on june 2 1941 he remained a lifelong resident and was preceded in death by his parents lester joseph thompson sr 19102002 and rosalie georgette wink thompson 19141978 grandparents george b wink and marguerite stanovich wink christian a thompson and laure clair caillavet thompson sister georgette clemmie thompson gillikin infant brother baby thompson motherinlaw janie oglesby jacquet he is survived by his wife of 30 years kathy jacquet thompson sons lester iii christi of biloxi scott sr of brandon ms dirk christine of biloxi one sister joan thompson fink of diamond bar ca grandchildren jennifer charlene justin thompson barnette and scott jr all of brandon ms michael and mason of biloxi one great grandson ryker to be born in august stepgrandsons austin and cody freeman scott s fiance angie goettel and daughter casey of brandon ms and his faithful lab bailey and numerous nieces and nephews lester cherished his family and friends and enjoyed the time he spent with the biloxi lunch bunch lester attended the biloxi school system jeff davis jr college university of south ms university of ms ms state bar association zonn institute of polygraph ms judiciary college and he received a law degree from blackstone school of law he was a member of numerous law enforcement organizations and a graduate of the fbi academy as well as a member of the biloxi bay chamber of commerce biloxi elks lodge 606 and slavic benevolent association he began his career walking the beat as a biloxi policeman in the early 60 s and worked his way through the ranks serving as chief of police 19631976 he owned his own polygraph business was court administrator in the biloxi municipal court and retired from mdot law enforcement division a mass of christian burial will be 1230 pm tuesday june 8 2010 at our lady of fatima catholic church where friends may visit from 930 am until service time interment will follow in biloxi city cemetery  references   the daily herald police chief lester thompson resigns june 12 1976 p 1  the sun herald   lester j thompson sr   march 4 2002 the sun herald   lester j thompson jr   june 5 2010  edward ryan 19761984  references  the daily herald   biloxi forms police academy   october 10 1979 p a8  richard g west 19841986 richard garry west 19371996 was born in schell city vernon county missouri he served in the usaf from 1954 to 1958 in 1964 richard joined the biloxi police department he retired in 1986 and had worked his way through the ranks to become directory of public safety in 1984 in 1983 garry had been appointed chief of the community relationsstaff support unit a newly created position after his retirement from the biloxi police department he became director of security at the mississippi gulf coast coliseum richard g west married jewel barker and they were the parents of darrell w barker rhondale l barker gary thomas west m cindy m toncrey lentz o west beverly j culpepper lawanda n ramage melonee l webb theresa gayle west m charles v white and lawrence carl olson and natasha charise west m james hills perkins iii richard s life epitomized one of service to god family and community one of his greatest accomplishments in law enforcement was thesis that outlined what we know today as neighborhood watch the neighborhood watch program is used by law enforcement agencies across the united states as an effective tool in crime prevention because of richards s role in creating this program in 1985 he was inducted into the american institute s directory of distinguished americans hall of fame for outstanding achievements richard was also interviewed by the smithsonian institute for his law enforcement accomplishes he was also presented with presidential cuff links from president ronald reagan richard s love of family and for god brought him great joy he was a member of first pentecostal church where he served on the board of trustees as senior member he was an accomplished minister of the gospel of jesus christ traveling as a national evangelist and in later years served as assistant pastor for the first pentecostal church mr west was survived by his spouse children nineteen grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren three siblings eugene west of colorado and dean west and evelyn west hackleman 19292000 of el dorado springs missouri richard garry west expired at biloxi mississippi on december 6 1996 bradfordo keefe funeral home directed his funeral services at the first pentecostal church on popp s ferry road with internment in the southern memorial park cemetery  references  the sun herald   richard garry west   december 8 1996 p b2   frank duggan   references   george  references  the sun herald biloxi blacks police look for better relations august 13 1986 p a1  tommy l moffett   references    darrell d cvitanovich darrell david dd cvitanovich 19332019 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 15 1933 to dominick cvitanovich and philomena sercovich 19001985 he married mary hampton teel a native of etowah county alabama and the daughter of clyde l hampton and mary elizabeth foster on december 15 1963 jackson co mississippi circuit court mrb 104 p 49  obituary darrell david dd cvitanovich sr colonel mississippi highway patrol retired born january 15 1933 in biloxi mississippi passed away saturday march 9 2019 in d iberville dd attended dukate school st stanislaus notre dame jr high and graduated from notre dame high school in 1951 and immediately joined the united states marine corps he spent one year in 1952 with the first marine division in korea during the korean war where he earned the korean service medal with three battle stars he was discharged from the marine corps as a sergeant in 1954 at the age of twentyone and then attended perkinston jr college for two years where he played on the 1955 and 1956 bulldog football teams he joined the biloxi police department in january of 1958 and served for three years he then attended the mississippi highway patrol training school in the fall of 1960 and was appointed as a mississippi state trooper on february 1 1961 after serving in jones hancock harrison and jackson counties and other statewide assignments in the 1960 s he was promoted to a master sergeant in 1972 he attended the 99th session of the fbi national academy at quantico virginia in the fall of 1974 after a large retirement in the agency dd was appointed chief of the mississippi highway patrol and held two patrol schools to fill the ranks of those who retired in 1986 he initiated the travel criminal apprehension program aka the wolf pack within the mississippi highway patrol which has resulted in thousands of drug courier and criminal fugitive apprehensions over the years after his tenure as chief there were 600 troopers in 600 cars assigned to patrol the highways in mississippi after serving as chief in 1988 he returned to enforcement duty until his retirement in 1989 when he was appointed chief of police in biloxi by mayor pete halat where he served until 1993 in january 1994 he began a career in the casino industry as a charter member of grand casino biloxi and harrah s gulf coast casino until retiring a few months ago he was a lifelong member of st michaels catholic church he was a member of the veterans of foreign wars the mississippi state troopers association and the mississippi retired troopers association he was preceded in death by his parents dominick and philomena sercovich cvitanovich three brothers andrew anthony and earl one granddaughter angel and his beloved pet bugle who will be laid to rest with him survivors include his loving wife of 55 years mary hampton cvitanovich two sons dominick nicky jennifer and darrell jr jennifer four daughters deidra cvitanovich fiance troy tina cvitanovich gina lena lee daniel and dorothy payne wayne jr sixteen grandchildren dominick nick nathan cole chelsey daralyn danielle daisha brandon darrell iii delaney kayla cassie amber christopher kaitlyn and haily seven greatgrandchildren kenzlee wyatt maisie cameron bryceson ella and kash one sister barbara lyons stephen and several nieces and nephews funeral services will be held at the howard avenue chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home wednesday march 13 2019 at 200 pm friends may visit from 1200 pm until service time interment will follow at biloxi city cemetery with full military and police honors  references   george waldron saxon   george w saxon   george waldron saxon  19272018 age 91 years of gulfport passed away on december 26 2018 surrounded by his family mr saxon was born march 30 1927 in waynesboro ms to john b and nora saxon he was the youngest of six children he graduated from waynesboro high school and was promptly drafted into the united states army later he transferred to the us army air corps where he served honorably during world war ii after returning home to waynesboro he attended jones county junior college in 1947 he married elizabeth ann mcrae  his nextdoor neighbor in 1955 he graduated from the mississippi highway patrol academy  his first assignment with the mhp was as a dispatcher in hattiesburg shortly afterwards he was transferred to the mississippi gulf coast as a patrolman for eight years he patrolled highway 90 between the bay st louis and ocean springs bridges or as he called it the most beautiful beat in the world in 1964 he was invited to attend the fbi national academy in washington dc upon his graduation from the academy he was reassigned as a criminal investigator with the mhp after four years as an investigator he was promoted to district inspector captain of troop k responsible for command of the six southern counties of the state he served as inspector for 12 years until being promoted to chief inspector major where his command included the entire southern region of ms his last position with the mhp was assistant commissioner of public safety chief of the mhp as the chief of the patrol he oversaw the daytoday operation of the largest statewide law enforcement agency in mississippi until his retirement in 1986 following his retirement from the mhp he was appointed as director of public safety for the city of biloxi where he oversaw the city s fire police and civil defense departments until 1989 george said he never worked a day in his life because he truly loved what he did and looked forward to it every day an avid pilot  flying was the joy of his life his love for flying was developed early in life where he paid for rides in cropdusting airplanes as a young man he became a licensed pilot in the early 1960 s and later was certified to fly helicopters as well during his tenure with the mhp he was the pilot for the southern region flying search and rescue as well as routine patrol missions in 1976 he began construction of an experimental homebuilt aircraft called a varieze which he completed in 1979 and first flew in 1980 he flew the plane regularly until he was 81 even making crosscountry trips to major air shows in oshkosh wi and lakeland fl he was never happier than when he was in the air most often with a grinning grandchild in tow he was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years elizabeth ann infant daughter georgeann parents one brother and four sisters he is survived by his daughter jo ellen mechatto phil of gulfport grandchildren sam maxie julie of vancleave katherine shows of waynesboro phillip charles mechatto april of gulfport and todd mechatto of gulfport greatgrandchildren mary fullilove jacob bachtel emma maxie matthew maxie alison allen gavin victoria raborn allan abigail mechatto and wesley mechatto one greatgreat granddaughter brynnleigh raborn a visitation for family and friends will be held on saturday december 29 2018 from 100 pm until 300 pm at riemann family funeral home 11280 three rivers road gulfport the funeral service will be held at trinity united methodist church 5007 lawson avenue gulfport on sunday december 30 2018 at 300 pm with honors to be rendered by the mississippi highway patrol honor guard a visitation for family and friends will be held from 200 pm until the service burial will follow at floral hills memorial gardens gulfport  references  the sun herald george waldron saxon december 28 2018  tommy l moffett tommy lee moffett  b 1950 was born at taylorsville smith county mississppi on march 2 1950 he arrived at biloxi mississippi in 1968 and found work as a building custodian at kafb joined biloxi police department in 1974 and became police chief on 1 september 1986 and again in october 1993 resigned 2002 and relocated to vicksburg warren county mississippi and became chief of police there chief moffett resigned his police chief s post in july 2009 and was employed in april 2010 as interim police chief of indianola sunflower county mississippi  references  the sun herald   biloxi blacks police look for better relations   august 13 1986 p a1 the sun herald   new chief undestands problems in ward 2   august 14 1986 p a1  the vicksburg press   tommy moffett takes tops spot in indianola   april 6 2010  bruce c dunagan   bruce c dunagan  b 1945 retired from the biloxi police department in may 2009 he joined the force in 1972 mayor holloway appointed linda atterberry b 1950 as acting police chief  references    john miller   john miller was nominated for biloxi police chief  by mayor aj holloway and accepted by the city council in late november 2009   chief miller began his career with the bpd in 1990 as a patrolman his astute intelligence and ability to investigate narcotic cases led to an assignment with the special crimes unit in 1995 here miller dealt with vice and drug related issues chief miller worked his way up the ranks making sergeant and lieutenant and later became the leader of the special crimes unit and its personnel in 2007 john miller was again promoted attaining the rank of captain and continued with his investigative leadership of the special crimes unit soon thereafter miller was given command of the recently expanded special crimes division and also the responsibilty for directing the the cold case homicide squad  the sun herald november 21 2009 p a1 december 2 2009 p a2 and the biloxid iberville press june 27 2013 p 1    references  the biloxid iberville press   biloxi police chief john miller presented heart of a lion   june 27 2013 ray i have listed the mayors first then the chief who served with himthis gives you a time linei joined the department in 1961at that time mayor chief las quave hebert mcdonnell deceased danny guice earl wetzel deceased louis rossetti deceased leslie montgomery deceased jerry o keeffe lester thompson deceased ed ryan gerald blessey ed ryan retired richard west deceased pete halat ddcvitanovich ajholloway tommy moffett retired bruce dunagan retired john miller fofo gillich john miller 4498 views  