 ice manufacturing and sales ice manufacturing and sales osarep thu 6282018 1149  ice companies   time line   1867 ice at new orleans generally came from northern lakes or boston via ship until an ice plant was erected on the levee in jefferson in 1867  the new orleans times september 3 1867 p 2    1887  from  along the gulf 1895 the  biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company  was founded in 1887 and by 1895 had two ice machines producing 22 tons of ice each day the plant was located east of the l n depot on the southside of the l n tracks at lameuse street initial production was 5 tons per day lee elder and john wein were the engineers that ran the two ice machines company officers were john walker president tp dulion treasurer wkm dukate secretary and general manager and lee elder chief engineer along the gulf1895  1888 the  biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company is now prepared to take ice orders  from all along the coast the biloxi herald march 31 1888 p 8  1894 in may 1894 the  hygeia ice works  built for 35000 and owned by the de la vergne manufacturing machine company of new york  was operating at biloxi  west of the railroad depot the plant had the capacity to make 15 tons of ice each day with charles mccormack 18441915 was their local representative the biloxi herald may 19 1894 p 8  1895 the biloxi canning company contracted with the victor manufacturing company of dayton ohio for a fiveton ice machine  four cold storage rooms 12 feet by 12 feet were also erected and an artesian well dug to 600 feet the biloxi herald september 21 1895 p 8 march 28 1896 p 8  the price war between the biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company and hygeia ice works ended when the companies joined forces and formed the biloxi delivery company with john mccormack as manager the price of ice was set at 9 per ton and soon reduced to 7 per ton 50 cents per 100 pounds retailed as customers complained the biloxi herald july 20 1895 p 8  1905  the biloxi daily herald july 8 1905 p 7  1906 when the artesian ice company plant underwent repairs and enlargement in february 1906  hygeia provided local ice requirements  artesian came on line 1 june 1906 capable of producing 45 tons of ice each day  with hygeia the two plants had the capacity to provide ice to biloxi and environs  the biloxi herald april 6 1906 p 1  1933 robert lee elder  called lee known as the dean of biloxi icemen  expired at biloxi on 1933  1945 a meeting was held in early november proposing to erect a quick freeze plant to be operated by the biloxi port commission and serve the seafood industry  representatives present were mayor delacruzbiloxi wl guicepackers oswald chathamfishermen s union marion l thiac 19061961 chamber of commerce hermes f gautier 18941969 and lee gutierrezsouth mississippi ice company and edgar p guiceocean springs ice coal company the daily herald november 6 1945 p 8  1946 the biloxi freezing company was founded in january 1946 by lee p gutierrez  19031978 and glenn swetman lee had been the biloxi manager of the south mississippi ice company the daily herald january 12 1946 p 5  1948 lee p gutierrez 19031979 retired as ceo of the biloxi freezing company in march 1968 and succeeded by lee p gutierrez jr the daily herald march 22 1968 p  1978 lee p gutierrez  19031979 and spouse  katherine evelyn slay gutierrez  19071979 were found dead at their home on 421 bohn street from apparent asphyxiation lee founded the biloxi freezing company in 1946 the daily herald december 3 1979 p a2  1986 in may 1986  lee p guiterrez jr announced the sale of the biloxi freezing company to international seafood traders  a conagra subsidy based in tampa florida the 149 acre tract ran 322 feet west of couevas street to bohn street with a frontage of 150 feet on bohn street harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 171 p 205  1993 in august 1993  lee p guteirrez jr and ramon g gutierrez bought international seafood traders their former biloxi freezing company at 204 bohn street plant could blastfreeze 61000 pounds of shrimp per day the sun herald august 26 1993 p d5     biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company from along the gulf  1895 the biloxi artesian ice manuafacturing company was founded in  references  charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 from  along the gulf  1895  biloxi hygeia ice works on december 11 1893 charles mccormack 18421915 native of new orleans took a 25year lease from zuline adam on a tract in biloxi described as havings 84 feet on the l n row and 200 feet on caillavet street this became the site of a small ice plant erected by mccormack by september 1901 mr mccormack harrison co mississippi land deed bk 29 p 506 in may 1894 the  hygeia ice works  built for 35000 and owned by the de la vergne manufacturing machine company of new york  was operating at biloxi  west of the railroad depot the plant had the capacity to make 15 tons of ice each day with charles mccormack 18421915 as their local representative the biloxi herald may 19 1894 p 8  sanborn map   biloxi mississippi 1909sheet 2  charles mccormack charles mccormack 18421915 was born march 2 1842 at new orleans  references  charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 the daily herald  biloxi freezing company the biloxi freezing company was founded in january 1946 by lee p gutierrez 19031978 and glenn swetman lee had been the biloxi manager of the south mississippi ice company the daily herald january 12 1946 p 5 the daily herald may 31 1946 p 3  family   lee paul gutierrez lee paul gutierrez 19031979 was the son of henry j gutierrez 181953 native of new orleans and resident since 1898 and rose venus gutierrez 18751945 the gutierrez family was reared at 406 bohn street mr gutierrez was one of the early commissioners of biloxi and was in the ice and coal business drayage and the excavation business for many years he constructed the old white house golf links and was road supervisor for harrison county for many years mr gutierrez was a member of back bay volunteer fire co nativity catholic church and was a life member of the biloxi lodge of elks henry j gutierrez was surviived by his brother the funeral will be from o keefe funeral home friday morning at 845 o clock followed by requiem mass at nativity catholic church at 10 o clock interment will be in biloxi cemetery the rosary will be said at the funeral home tonight at 7 o clock the daily herald july 2 1953  children lee p gutierrez married katherine evelyn slay 19071979 at nbvm on december 16 1924 at 421 bohn street they reared four sons lee paul gutierrez jr 19272002 m helen d sekul henry slay gutierrez 19282004 m melba fay foretich ramon gray gutierrez 19302009 m mildred l waggoner and frank carroll gutierrez 19342015 m anita selma knebel  lee p pedro gutierrez jr lee paul pedro gutierrez jr  19272002 died tuesday may 28 2002 in biloxi mr gutierrez was born january 11 1927 and was a lifelong resident of biloxi he was a graduate of biloxi high school class of 1944 lee attended vanderbilt university and was an alumnus of north carolina state university he was a veteran of world war ii having served in the us army as a demolition expert he also acted as an instructor to new recruits mr gutierrez before his retirement was owner and operator of biloxi freezing company and various other businesses one of his most passionate interests was his breeding of thoroughbred horses his love of hunting took him to many countries among them most of the central and south american countries as well as canada and alaska he was an avid gun collector and added to his collection during his travels with his wife to countries the world over he was active in civic and social affairs he was a member of the lions club and the benevolent protective order of elks he also belonged to many coast carnival organizations was past captain of revelers carnival association and was the first king of les badineaurs in 1983 his parents lee p gutierrez sr and katherine slay gutierrez preceded mr gutierrez in death survivors include his wife helen sekul gutierrez two daughters katherine g van buren of merritt island fla and lauren g wilson of wiggins ms two sons lee paul gutierrez iii and pete c gutierrez both of biloxi and three brothers henry s gutierrez ramon g gutierrez and frank c gutierrez all of biloxi mr gutierrez also had five grandchildren lauren elizabeth gutierrez of baton rouge la spencer simon and zachary ryan wilson of wiggins and sydney van buren of merritt island and rachel diana gutierrez of biloxi services are planned for friday at 1100 am at nativity bvm cathedral there will also be a recitation of the rosary at 1000 o clock friends may call at the cathedral two hours prior to service time burial will be in southern memorial park with arrangements directed by bradfordo keefe funeral home in biloxi the sun herald may 30 2002  henry s duke gutierrez  mr henry slay duke gutierrez 19282004 died august 12 2004 at his home in biloxi he was born in biloxi and lived there his entire life he served in the u s marine corps during the korean war touring the mediterranean sea as a member of the second battalion sixth marines he held a strong belief in the marine motto semper fi after serving in the marines he worked for many years in his family s business biloxi freezing company in the 1970s he was a leader in advancing the frozen seafood industry on the gulf coast and elsewhere owning and operating a number of shrimp companies including m m shrimp company and biloxi shrimp inc in addition he was a primary contributor to the establishment of custom pack inc he will be remembered for his dedication to family and friends his generous nature his charming personality his patriotism and his lively sense of humor he was preceded in death by his parents catherine slay gutierrez and lee paul gutierrez sr and his brother lee paul pedro gutierrez jr a beloved husband father and grandfather henry leaves behind his wife of 54 years melba fay foretich gutierrrez four daughters charlotte paige gutierrez and husband gerald henry blessey of biloxi mississippi sybil rose kovacevich sauls and husband dr jeffrey sauls of ocean springs mississippi roxann marie dollins and husband michael of dallas texas rachel susan gutierrez of dallas texas and a son henry john gutierrez and partner corey tiblier of san francisco california henry is also survived by his brothers ramon ziggy gray gutierrez and frank carroll gutierrez and eight grandchildren grace and mary blessey nadia and caroline kovacevich lana and kendall sauls and camille and virginia dollins relative and friends are invited to attend a mass at 2 pm monday august 16 2004 at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi mississippi where visitation will be from 12 noon until mass time burial will be in southern memorial park with full military honors the sun herald august 15 2004  ramon g gutierrez ramon gray ziggy gutierrez  19302009 of ocean springs mississippi died september 20 2009 at home surrounded by his family ziggy was born july 19 1930 in biloxi mississippi the son of late lee p guiterrez and katherine slay gutierrez he graduated from notre dame high school in 1948 where he was voted the most valuable football player he attended the university of notre dame and graduated in 1952 with a degree in political science he served in the us army in the special services division in germany from 1953 to 1956 on october 6 1963 ziggy married mildred millie waggoner of ellisville mississippi they lived at 406 ½ bohn street in biloxi and later moved to ocean springs ziggy was a well known businessman and lifelong resident of the mississippi gulf coast he operated the key club and the creole room on the biloxi strip in the late 1950 s and early 1960 s he had a long and successful business career in the produce and seafood industries his business interests included the 3 r tomato company tidewater sales co m g wholesale co and biloxi freezing and processing inc he served on the biloxi port commission as secretary for many years ziggy was a very generous and caring person always willing to help someone in need he was a member of st alphonsus catholic church and was also an avid football fan he is survived by his wife mildred millie gutierrez daughter and soninlaw mitzi and steven carter a son ricky lee gutierrez all of ocean springs grandchildren shelby savannah and seth carter and courtney gutierrez and his brother frank c gutierrez of biloxi mississippi mr gutierrez was preceded in death by his brothers lee pedro gutierrez jr and henry duke gutierrez the family would like to thank hospice of light dr donald butcher and his staff as well as our family and friends for all their love and support visitation will be held wednesday september 23 2009 at st alphonsus catholic church on jackson ave in ocean springs from 1000 am to 1200 pm with a service to follow in lieu of flowers the family prefers that donations be made to st vincent de paul society 502 jackson ave ocean springs ms 39564 the ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald september 22 2009  frank c gutierrez frank carroll gutierrez 19342015 of biloxi passed away on wednesday june 17 2015 in gulfport mississippi mr gutierrez was born on september 18 1934 in biloxi mississippi he graduated from notre dame high school where his father was instrumental in building the new catholic high school for boys that he attended he attended the university of southern mississippi and mississippi state university he served his country in the united states marine corp where he was a surveyor in the fourth battalion platoon 83 serving in the central and south american countries he was always proud of his service to his country for many years he was active in many civic organizations including the biloxi jaycees where he served as president in 1962 he was also a member of the biloxi elks lodge 606 and many seafood processing organizations he belonged to les pierrots carnival organization the revelers carnival association and was a founding member of les badineurs carnival association he has been associated with the seafood business most of his life he began as a young man delivering ice to the shrimp boats for his father s ice company he was coowner of sea harvest and sun rise seafood mr gutierrez was an entrepreneur and had many business ventures including penguin sales company and florentine pools in 1985 he purchased the old biloxi city barn on the corner of bayview avenue and lee street and together with his wife and sons brent and clay began a new family business called cash sales company that company evolved into custom pack inc in 1988 and continues to operate today in addition to designing a state of the art seafood processing facility he pioneered the innovative iqf technique of freezing shrimp he and his family also are owners of custom cold storage which serves the seafood industry he had many hobbies and enjoyed hunting with his sons and grandsons he loved to travel and especially enjoyed trips to mexico and nicaragua where the family had business interests he enjoyed flyfishing in wyoming with friends and fished in the road runners fly fishing tournaments for the past 15 years for the last 19 years until he was 79 years old he participated in the tennessee river 600 riding a jet ski in the tennessee and alabama rivers and lakes with his wife and friends to raise funds for the children s miracle network frank always loved cars and especially had an attachment to el caminos he also loved building cars for his sons to participate the cub scout derbies he enjoyed a special hobby of raising game fowl on his farm and through his hobby has made many lifelong friends throughout the county he was preceded in death by his mother catherine gutierrez his father lee gutierrez three brothers lee r pedro gutierrez henry duke gutierrez and ramon ziggy gutierrez he is survived by his wife of 54 years anita knebel gutierrez two sons brent gutierrez and his wife roianne and clay gutierrez his five beloved grandchildren marissa gutierrez grant gutierrez raven gutierrez chad gutierrez and dylan gutierrez many loving nieces and nephews and his sister in law barbara bosarge the mass of christian burial will be celebrated on monday june 22 2015 at the cathedral of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary from 1200 pm with a visitation for family and friends from 1000 am until the mass burial will follow in southern memorial park biloxi c  retirement lee p gutierrez retired as ceo in march 1968 and succeeded by lee p gutierrez jr  1971 in october 1971 the biloxi freezing company acquired a tract of land with 256 feet on caillavet street north of the l n row from the standard oil companychevron oil the lot ran west to cuevas street harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 21 336  1972 in biloxi housing authority v biloxi freezing company a harrison county jury awarded the ice company 110000 biloxi s urban renewal development plan precipitated the eminent domain litigation this was the site of the biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company built in 1884 the daily herald january 27 1972 p 23  1986 international seafood traders in may 1986 lee p guiterrez jr announced the sale of the biloxi freezing company to international seafood traders a conagra subsidy based in tampa florida the 149 acre tract ran 322 feet west of couevas street to bohn street with a frontage of 150 feet on bohn street bk 171 p 205  1993 in august 1993 lee p guteirrez jr and ramon g gutierrez bought international seafood traders their former biloxi freezing company at 204 bohn street plant could blastfreeze 61000 pounds of shrimp per day the sun herald august 26 1993 p d5  biloxi ice company incorporated in 1925 by hm folkes eric babendreer and edgar p guice 18981970 the daily herald june 4 1925 p  crystal ice company  samuel ross morgan jr 19141993 was born at arkansas on 1914 to samuel ross morgan and he married kathaleen hobbs 19171996  new ice company   sanborn map   biloxi mississippi circa 1947sheet 21 the new ice company  south mississippi ice company   sanborn map  biloxi mississippi circa 1947sheet 4  in march 1936 hermes f gautier sold the two ice plants owned by smic situated at gulfport to richard r guice mr gautier planned to devote his time to the biloxi ice manufacturing plant the daily herald march 6 1936 p 10    in june 1946 hermes f gautier named hermes quin gautier 19202003 his son called quin as manager when lee gutierrez resigned to form a new ice company quin was a 1941 graduate of tulane university returning from world war ii as a naval veteran he joined smic as assistant manager the daily herald june 1 1946 p 2    references   charles l dyer along the gulf 1895 the biloxi herald the biloxi herald the biloxi herald ice war ended july 20 1895 the biloxi herald the biloxi herald the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the daily herald the charter of incorporation of the biloxi ice company june 4 1925 the daily herald new ice plant june 29 1927 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald new 100000 freezing company is formed today january 10 1946 the daily herald the daily herald name quinn gautier ice company manager june 1 1946 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald henry gutierrez dies this morning july 2 1953 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald son to succeed father at biloxi freezing plant march 22 1968 p 638 views  