 sheriffsharrison county sheriffsharrison county ray fri 11012013 1258 sheriff harrison county   john brill 1841 john brill  18021878 was the first elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi he was born in philadelphia pennsylvania john brill came south in 1835 and had settled at pass christian mississippi in 1837  references  the pascagoula democrat star   brill   june 28 1878 the pascagoula democrat star      the pascagoula democrat star      the pascagoula democrat star      thomas a hester elected november 1843 bk 1 p 47  john l henley 1847 elected november 1847 bk 1 p 51  jt liddle jt liddleelected november 1853 bk 1 p 290  christopher l quave christopher quave1855 christopher quave1858 references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  18601869 christopher l quave christopher quave1860  benjamin e walden  benjamin e walden 18181894 was born on august 17 1818 in virginia the son of colonel richard walden some of his family relocated to new orleans here two brothers john p walden 18101874 and george w walden served the people of orleans parish as civil sheriff and deputy from november 21 1861 until june 14 1862  the true delta november 12 1861 and the daily picayune may 16 1873 p 1  walden family lore relates that walden also a brother to sheriff john p walden was a tax collector and mary walden a widowed sister worked for the us mint both in the crescent city ben married minerva fatheree on october 28 1852  ben walden died june 22 1894  old residents on the coast heard with sincere sorrow of the death of mr ben walden a resident of woolmarket whose demise took place at his home on sunday night deceased was a native virginian one of those fine old gentlemen of the antebellum days that porte crayon delighted to delineate for many years he had been a citizen of harrison county having held the office of sheriff for two terms and an excellent sheriff he is said to have made at the ripe age of 81 years he peacefully departed these scenes  the biloxi herald biloxi miss saturday march 10 1894 p 1  benjamin e walden1862 benjamin e walden1864 benjamin e walden1865 benjamin e walden1866 william wheaton1869   references  the history of jackson county mississippi    the walden family   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the daily true delta      the daily picayune      the daily picayune   triple sheet   july 12 1865 the daily picayune   sheriffs of orleans parish   may 16 1873 the daily true delta   sheriffs sworn in  november 12 1861  18701879   louis e pradat louis e pradat 18091896 was born at new orleans to pierre pradat 17811854 a french immigrant and elizabeth inelly pradat 17901855 louis married caroline glover pradat 1851 and they were the parents of augustina pradat 18561897 oscar pradat 18591929 m rose c keller 18671936 louis pradat mary pradat lilly pradat 18641914 m valentine woodworth alice pradat and william pradat as early as 1850 louis e pradat and family lived at pass christian mississippi here he made his livelihood as a merchant and was elected sheriff in 18701850 harrison co mississippi federal census m593729 p 369b image 746  st louis cemetery no 1new orleans references  the daily picayune died august 14 1896  18711875 andrew jefferson ramsay andrew jefferson ramsay   18401917 called jeff was born at stonewall hancock county mississippi on july 4 1840 to william j ramsay 18121860 a farmer and mary ramsay 18151860  civil war company a third mississippi regiment by 1880 jeff ramsay was a merchant at stonewall harrison county mississippi he had partnered with washington c myers 18451880 before november 1881 they were lauded by a reporter for  the pascagoula democratstar  and ran the following advertisement  aj ramsay and wash c myers two clever gentlemen as can be found and customers will always get some good bargains by trading them they keep a general stock of merchandise such as usually found in first class stores  the pascagoula democratstar november 4 1881 p 3    aj ramsay company aj ramsay wash c meyers   sic  stonewall mississippi dealer in dry goods notions groceries feed hats ready made clothing boots and shoes hardware crockery in fact everything necessary to country trade the highest prices paid for wool and all country produce  the pascagoula democratstar november 4 1881 p 3    marriage and family jeff ramsay married mary e myers 18561935 of whistler alabama on february 19 1884 jeff and mary m ramsay were the parents of three children andrew j ramsay jr 18851923 called little jeff m martha corinne murphy 18901966 katherine kate d ramsay 18871909 and frederick benson ramsay 18931918 m esther nill 18951986 the daughter of herman j nill 18631904 and caroline vahle nill hulsey kratli 18621949  mississippi city cemetery   references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the biloxi herald   city news   june 2 1888 the daily herald   miss kate ramsay   january 27 1909 the daily herald   aj ramsay celebrates 75 th birthday   july 5 1915 the daily herald   ramsaynill   june 22 1916 the daily herald   more men leave and more going   august 1 1918 the daily herald   aj ramsay called to last reward   august 2 1917 the daily herald   aj ramsay   march 19 1923 the daily herald   funeral services for mrs ramsay attended by many   july 6 1935 the daily herald      the daily herald      the gulfport advocate   aj ramsay jr august 7 1915 the pascagoula democratic star   aj ramsay company   november 4 1881 the pascagoula democratic star   ramsaymyers   march 21 1884 the pascagoula democratic star      aj ramsay1871 aj ramsay1873 aj ramsay1875    18771879 abner rk northrop   abner reuben knight northrop  18391896 was born july 28 1839 at franklin st mary parish louisiana to abner northrop and christina knight his father was a native of hartford connecticut and a west point graduate mrs northrop was the daughter of reuben knight a louisiana sugar planter lang 1936 p 165  marriage and family on november 19 1869 abner knight northrop 18391896 married helena elmer 18381917 at biloxi in nativity bvm catholic church she was the daughter of jacob elmer 18121894 and barbara gettindorf 18181859 lepre 1991 p and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 6 p 127 jacob elmer 18321894 was a swiss immigrant having been born at canton glarus in switzerland the same area of the hosli and abbley family origination mr elmer came to biloxi in 1836 and circa 1837 he married barbara gettendorf 18231858 a native of winweiler rhein kreis bavaria  references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  andrew j ramsay 18401917    references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the biloxi herald   city news   june 2 1888  18821883 thomas bond jr references     18831895 florian seal   florian seal florian seal 18521927 was born on east pass christian street howard avenue at biloxi on february 17 1853 his parents were roderick seal and charlotte orr seal in 1877 mr seal married rebecca v walker 18531936 of bay st louis mississippi they were the parents of two children eurilda j seal 18791966 m lazaro lopez jr 18771918 and roderick dudley seal 18811942 m marie ramon  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  1902 p 56 florian seal popular sheriff of harrison county rode his bicycle with considerable skill and grace so as to quickly fulfill his business engagements in biloxi  the biloxi herald january 20 1894 p 8  at biloxi when mr seal was not in public office as he was sheriff of harrison county five times tax assessor of harrison county four times and deputy clerk of the chancery and circuit courts of jackson county mississippi in 18721873 functioned in local commerce operating as the cash variety store apparently florian seal had lost his store building in the great biloxi fire of november 1900 because in january 1901 he had workmen erecting a new commercial structure on howard avenue next to the biloxi daily herald building the seal store building was twentysix feet on the front and about seventyfive feet deep  the biloxi daily herald january 5 1901 p 8 and january 8 1901 p 8  state v florian seal florian seal was charge with embezzeling 8571 from harrison county while sheriff and tax collector he was acquitted by a jury on march 19 1909 of this allegation lh doty and thomas evans attorneys for mr seal brought an expert witness in accounting to the stand who testified that after a four month examination of the harrison county financial records that not only was seal innocent of embezzelment but the county owed hm 400 it was geneally held that former sheriff seal had been victimized by a combination of bad bookkeeping by the state auditor the board of supervisors and himself the biloxi daily herald march 19 1909 p 1  expired december 11 1927 in september 1898 roderick seal and spouse sold the montross hotel to john h miller and john carraway for 12000 harrison county ms land deed bk 39 p 79 mrs rebecca walker seal passed on at new orleans at the residence of her daughter eurilda lopez her corporal remains were interred in the st roch cemetery in the crescent city  the daily herald september 12 1936 p 5  florian seal a biloxi native had an illustrious political public service career in harrison county mississippi during his life he held thirteen public offices among them were county officer sherifffive terms and tax assessoreight terms florian seal s education was at springhill college mobile alabama and at washington and lee in lexington virginia rebecca walker seal was born at bay st louis mississippi  the daily herald december 12 1927 p 1 and september 12 1936  florian seal  18521927 elected sheriff five times and tax assessor eight times florian seal 1888  joseph a delamarre deputy appointed may 1888 june 2 1888 p 8  references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the biloxi herald   city news   june 2 1888 the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald   first complete map of gulfport   july 9 1902 the biloxi daily herald   for sheriff   august 5 1903 the biloxi daily herald   money wins   august 7 1903 the biloxi daily herald   harrison county s vote   august 8 1903 the biloxi daily herald   chancery court proceedings   october 24 1908 the biloxi daily herald   florian seal is acquitted   march 19 1909 the biloxi daily herald   final decree in florian seal case   october 6 1909 the daily herald   seal gets back in official life   january 1 1916 the daily herald   florian seal dies suddenly   december 12 1927 the daily herald   florian seal buried today   december 13 1927   18961900 george p hewes george poindexter hewes  18681959 was born june 171868 to hewes and he married mary wallace henderson 18721963  live oak cemetery pass christian mississippi references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald       andrew j ramsay 19001904  19041908 florian seal  19081912 william reeves jr  william reeves jr 18671933 was born at lyman harrison county mississippi to william reeves and he married mary i cowart 18681922 in harrison county mississippi on may 16 1889 they were the parents of six children of whom five lived to adulthood john clarence reeves 18931954 edith reeves byron f reeves 19001922 milliard f reeves and mary reeves  sheriff william reeves jr succeeded florian seal and took office as sheriff and tax collector in january 1908 his deputies were ew wells fl patnotte hugh mcmanus jv hagan and william murray candidates ma broadus william reeves jr and uriel wright  the daily herald july 301907 p 2    resignation sheriff reeves resigned from his office on september  references  the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald   county officers qualify   january 7 1908 the biloxi daily herald   noted visitor   june 5 1909 the daily herald   icham reeves for supervisor   january 26 1911 the daily herald   report of   charles j  moore in reeves matter is made public   august 12 1911 the daily herald   reeves resigns brother takes place   september 9 1911 the daily herald   icham reeves passes away   september 7 1925 the daily herald   reeves   september 9 1933   19121916 james c elmer james chester elmer 18831920 was born at biloxi mississippi on 1883 the son of frederick w elmer 18471926 and elizabeth carson maycock 18501905 jacob elmer 18121894 his grandfather was a native of canton glarus switzerland while barbara gettendorf 18231858 his grandmother was born in bavaria jc elmer was educated in the biloxi public school system and graduated from the poplarville high school pearl river county mississippi he attended alabama polytechnic institute auburn for three years before going to charlottesville virginia to study law after a year at the university of virginia he continued his legal studies at the university of mississippi jc elmer returned to the mississippi coast after his law studies he assisted his father in his lumber exporting enterprise at gulfport james chester elmer was admitted to the mississippi bar in may 1907  the daily herald january 4 1911 p 1  athlete jc elmer was a fine football player he played the rugged sport at every college that he attended and was a member of the highly touted university of virginia squad of 1903 he was a team mate of future harrison county sheriff cleveland pol huggins 18851933 at the university of mississippi  the daily herald january 6 1909 p 2  political career james c elmer began his most successful political career at biloxi in may 1908 when he defeated zachary t champlin veteran adjudicator for the office of police judge jc elmer garnered 487 votes compared to judge champlin s 247 ballots judge elmer took office in early january 1909 and heard his first case on january 4 th   the daily herald july 15 1908 p 1 and p 2 and january 4 1909 p 1  marriage onmarch 26 1913 james c elmer married hazel thompson 18901974 the daughter of erastus r thompson 18551924 and mary ellen aber 18631910 hazel thompson was born at harrisonburg catahoula parish louisiana and came to biloxi in 1908 at harrisonburg mr thompson made his livelihood as a dry goods merchants at biloxi the thompson family may have built a large home in the avondale subdivision at 2116 west beach drive the elmerthompson marriage was held in the thompson home and their nuptial ceremony performed by the reverend cb crawford of the church of the redeemer the newlyweds were domiciled on main street and water street in a home that was given them by erastus r thompson  the biloxi daily herald june 11 1908 p 2 and the daily herald march 26 1913 p 8 and march 27 1913 p 8  thompson family erastus r thompson had married mary ellen aber at new orleans on april 12 1888 from this holy union four children were born and three survived hazel thompson 18901974 emmet ray thompson 18941969 and louis o thompson 18961972  sheriff jc elmer james cleveland elmer was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi in west beach home in december 1916 jc elmer acquired for 7000 a large residence from sam w taylor at 1918 west beach drive in biloxi it was situated in the bienville subdivision in lot 5 and lot 6 of block 1 at this time mr taylor also conveyed lots 5 and 6 in block 8 and lots 5 and 6 in block 9 to jc elmer harrison co mississippi land deed bk 117 pp 405406  candidate for state revenue agent   district attorney   death jc elmer expired on april 30 1920 in the touro infirmary at new orleans he was survived by his spouse father and sisters marie ann sichirich 18721946 of buenos aires argentina nina v scott 18771926 of atlanta cora v enochs 18781962 of biloxi inez elmer ebersole 18851926 of nola and marguerite elmer cole 18871965 of biloxi and two brothers fw elmer ii 18811920 and edward e elmer 18961926  the daily herald april 30 1920 p 1   hazel thompson elmer lived until january 1974  references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 11 1908 the biloxi daily herald   personals   july 12 1908 the biloxi daily herald   results of the election   july 15 1908 the biloxi daily herald   the winners yesterday   july 15 1908 the daily herald   judge elmer opens court   january 4 1909 the daily herald   biloxi s new administration   january 6 1909 the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   ovation for elmer on eve of election   august 22 1911 the daily herald   elmer is sheriff of harrison  county  by over 70   august 23 1911 the daily herald   chicken spaghetti in honor of newly elected sheriff   august 24 1911 the daily herald   sheriffelect elmer will have bradley and huggins as deputies   december 12 1911 the daily herald   nearbeer saloons of biloxi cleaned out saturday night   august 5 1912 the daily herald   marriage of mr elmer and miss thompson   march 26 1913 the daily herald   elmerthompson wedding last night   march 27 1913 the daily herald   jc elmer leaves in interest of his candidacy   may 7 1915 the daily herald   sheriff elmer to open law office   december 15 1915 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest   october 17 1916 the daily herald   elmer announces for district attorney   march 14 1919 the daily herald   biloxi and coast cities lose most valuable citizen in james c elmer   april 30 1920 the daily herald      the daily herald       19161920 john b clark john b clark 18591940 was born at handsboro harrison county mississippi on december 26 1859 to clark a kentuckian and clark from alabama in 1900 john b clark was a resident of nugent mississippi and married to vernell a hurlbert 18691936 they had wedded in harrison county mississippi on june 13 1886 at this time john was engaged in the manufacture of lumber and lived in the vicinity of his two brothers hiram clark 18571900 and william w clark 18451900 who were in lumber and carpentry respectively vernell a hurlbert 18961981 a niece of mrs clark who would marry albert s lloyd 18911972 in february 1918 was also in their household in 19001900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623808 p 12b ed 32  political career evergreen cemetery death john b clark expired at nugent on september 17 1940 living with him at this time was albert s lloyd and his spouse vernell hurlbert lloyd and their four children john b lloyd 19182003 albert homer lloyd 19211930 claude lloyd 19251930 and juanita lloyd b post1930 buried at evergreen cemetery with his wife who had died on september 23 1936 references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the daily herald   remarkable political occurrence   july 21 1915 the daily herald   seal gets back in official life   january 1 1916 the daily herald   patenotte is to be retained   january 3 1916 the daily herald   john b clark taken in death   january 17 1940 the daily herald       19201924 joseph w havens joseph joe wesley havens  18811941 was born may 24 1881 at vancleave jackson county mississippi to abizer havens 18581933 and margarette berry havens 18491907 he was reared in an an agrarian and timber society and educated in the public schools of jackson county harrison county and peral river county mississippi in his youth joseph w havens worked for the kew mercantile company at wiggins mississippi and the at the large department store at lyman mississippi owned by the ingram day lumber company joe will havens  19151993  from the daily herald   april 9 1925 mr havens married leona hutto 18881971 a native of montrose mississippi on june 10 1914 they were the parents of two children joe will havens 19151993 m roberta alice irby and mary frances havens b 1921 m joseph thomas white in 1934 joe will havens was a student at mississippi state college and mary frances havens was studying at gulfport high school the jw havens family lived at nugent mississippi about 8 miles north of gulfport here sheriff havens owned a home on 31 acres of land he had pecan trees fruit trees blueberry bushes and did some small scale farming joseph w havens was elected harrison county tax assesor in 1911 and served the county as its tax assessor from 1912 to 1915 and deputy tax collector from 1916 to 1920 he was elected sheriff and tax collector in 1919 and was sheriff from 19201924 and 19281932 joe havens was described as a good plain man full of good hard common sense and those qualities which equip a man for public service he is calm and courteous and maintains a pleasant front under the most trying circumstances havens tried to live by his motto never start anything that you can t finish the daily herald february 18 1919 p 1 in june 1932 joseph w havens was appointed superintendent of beauvoir the last home of jefferson davis at biloxi mississippi he expired on november 24 1941 at gulfport mississippi mrs havens lived until december 17 1971 their corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery at gulfport mississippi evergreen cemeterygulfport mississippi references  the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  joseph w havens the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934  the daily herald   had  joe will havens  a birthday march 31st   april 9 1925 the daily herald   jos w havens to run for sheriff   february 18 1919 the daily herald   joseph w havens taken by death   november 24 1941 the daily herald      19241928 benjamin f duckworth in august 1923 benjamin franklin frank duckworth 18701939 of gulfport mississippi faced louis staehling of biloxi for sheriff of harrison county mississippi duckworth garnered 2663 ballots while staehling received 2227 votes at the august 28 1923 election the daily herald august 29 1923 p 1  ballots stolen from courthouse  frank duckworth was the son of bf franklin 18361915 and josephine shelby 18491900  evergreen cemeterygulfport mississippi   references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the daily herald   bf duckworth wellknown man dies at age of 79   december 27 1915 the daily herald   harrison co tabulation   august 29 1923 the daily herald      the daily herald       19281932 joseph w havens  19321933 cleveland p huggins   cleveland pol huggins  18851933 son of george e huggins 18621951 and isabelle e pol 18641954 was born at pascagoula mississippi on january 25 1885 he coached football at biloxi in 1908 on december 12 1912 in the church of redeemer in biloxi cleveland p huggins married eleanor virginia greaves 18901974 called virginia and virgie the daughter of dr walter j greaves 18581930 and lucy harrison 18701954 she was born at biloxi on july 7 1890 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 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 the 6th addition of the biloxi cemetery  19331933 virginia g huggins  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 the 6th addition of the biloxi cemetery  references   the daily herald 50 th 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 property is deed to daughter   september 17 1914 the daily herald   huggins for assessor   january 16 1915 the daily herald   notice   july 17 1917 the daily herald   gulfport   september 6 1917 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 virgie g huggins   december 3 1974  19331939 oscar l meador  oscar lafayette meador 18801973 was born on june 18 1880 at new island newton county mississippi he lived at hattiesburg mississippi before coming to gulfport oscar l meador married feltie mcmanus 18941993 on may 29 1917 in harrison county mississippi she was born on november 27 1894 the daughter of mcmanus and they were the parents of four children elizabeth d meador 19182001 m md speed oscar l meador ii 19222007 richard lamar meador 19312001 m beth grubb and gordon meador before he was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi oscar l meador was a salesman for the swift company at gulfport and hattiesburg he later represented wholesale grocers and coffee companies operating from new orleans prior to his election to sheriff oscar l meador served as a deputy sheriff with joseph havens and cleave huggins he was later a deputy sheriff for laz quave 19101985 and edward a mcdonnell 19121986  1933 election oscar l meador was elected sheriff on march 10 1933 and was sworn into office on march 20 1933 he named william f gorenflo of biloxi as his chief deputy other deputies appointed at this time were edward vanzandt jimmie williams biloxi wg bill simpson pass christian joe mattina biloxi and lieutte s broadus gulfport the daily herald march 20 1933 p 1 alonzo gabrich former biloxi police chief was appointed a deputy by sheriff meador in december 1933 gabrich was regarded highly in the local law enforcement community he had been a detective and assistant police chief before becoming biloxi s chief law enforcement officer the daily herald decemebr 22 1933 p 1  1936 election during his life at gulfport mississippi sheriff meador and family resided at 1308 2 nd street he was active in many facets of gulfport s social civic and religious organizations mr meador was a member of the following 1st baptist church of gulfport southern star lodge no 500 f am at long beach mississippi 32 nd degree mason and shriner coast shrine club knight of commander of the court of honor of scottish rite masonry gulfport elks club tennesseemississippi sheriffs and peace officers association civitan club kiwanis club and served as a colonel on the staff of governor paul b johnson  references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936  the daily herald   sheriff to be named friday seven in race   march 9 1933 the daily herald      the daily herald   official returns give meador 2133 mrs huggins 1636   march 13 1933 the daily herald   meador takes office as harrison county sheriff and names his deputies   march 20 1933 the daily herald   gabrich appointed deputy sheriff   december 22 1933 the daily herald   obit   october 15 1973 the south county journal  kent washington     richard l meador   january 4 2001 the seattle postintelligencer   oscar l meador   november 14 2007 p b5  19401944 raleigh c edwins raleigh clifton edwins 18971960 was born on june 28 1897 in rural orangeburg county south carolina to milton calhoun evans 18621946 a farmer and ida miller edwins 18661946 both natives of south carolina he married mary ruth cottrell edwins 19021987 native of alabama  family rc edwins made his livelihood as gulfport as the proprietor of edwins auto supply company his first child rc edwins jr 19281928 died at gulfport in march 1928 another son rallie cottell rack evans 19301991 was born at gulfport and became an attorney at baton rouge in addition the edwins had two daughters patricia edwins hardesty and mary frances edwins carothers  candidate in the spring of 1935 mr edwins announced that he was considering becoming a candidate for sheriff of harrison county with this statement    many of my friends from every walk of life have encouraged me to enter the race for sheriff of harrison county and i am giving it deep consideration although i am considering the business which i have and the future for it in case i do sacrifice the growth of my business to enter race for sheriff but if the number of voters for this county think that i am the man to make this race i am for the people any and all times and will make the sacrifice  staff laz quave a deputy  illegal operations sheriff rc edwins commenced his war on crime in harrison county shortly after assuming the office of sheriff he demonstrated that his regime was serious about deterring gambling and illicit spirits when his men destroyed 1700 bottles of bonded whiskey and 38 slot machines in the yard of the county jail in late may 1940  the daily herald may 31 1940 p 1    ban of gaming and liquor on september 9 1940 sheriff raleigh c edwins 18971960 announced a ban in harrison county on slot machines liquor dice and other forms of gambling this included bank nights and bingo as well as counter games like high dice or double or nothing being held in cigar stands and cafes  the daily herald  september 11 1940 p 1    east biloxi raid in midjune 1941 sheriff rc edwins and twelve deputies seized a large quantity of bonded whiskey and high volume alcoholic wine from an unidentified location on east howard avenue in biloxi grover graham sr 18931964 was arrested in the raid which also uncovered slot machines dice tables and poker chips it appeared that gambling was in progress at the time of the breakin as money and other evidence were found on the premises the daily herald june 16 1941 p 1  expired raliegh c edwins expired circa september 17 1960 at gulfport mississippi mary ruth edwins died circa june 19 1987 both were buried at evergreen in gulfport mississippi  references  the daily herald   edwins considering running for sheriff   april 15 1935 the daily herald   rc edwins takes oath of office   january 1 1940 the daily herald   sheriff destroy liquor and slots   may 11 1940 the daily herald   50000 liquor seizure made at biloxi following raids up and down coast   june 16 1941 the sun herald   rallie c rack edwins   july 4 1991 p a2   19441948 maxie m broadus  maxie m broadus ran 19061985 was born on april 6 1906 in harrison county mississippi in t4sr10w near the perkinston community to j willis broadus 18711930 and maranda a lott 18781930 he was the fifth of seven children reared in a rural setting where his father farmed and ran a logging operation married harriet rogers 19102003 in harrison county mississippi in september 19321910 harrison county mississippi 1910 federal census t624741 p 10b ed 51 1920 stone county mississippi federal census t625893 p 2a ed 143 and harrison co mississippi mrb 44 p 44  1943 election in the harrison county mississippi elections of august 1943 maxie m broadus lost to deputy sheriff arthur w lang 19222006 in the first primary by 28 votes he defeated lang in second primary 4836 to 3345 leading in 24 of 29 voting precincts  the daily herald august 5 1943 p 1 august 25 1943 p 1 and august 26 1943 p 1    references  the daily herald   photo with campaign ad   july 31 1943 p 8 the daily herald   lang broadus enter second sheriff race   august 5 1943 p 1 the daily herald   maxie m broadus elected sheriff by big majority   august 25 1943 the daily herald   official returns in second primary   august 26 1943 p 1 the daily herald   maxie broadus takes office as sheriff   january 3 1944 p 1 the daily herald      19481952 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    mayor quave when laz quave placed his name in the race for mayor of biloxi he was in competition with r hart chinn incumbent norman levine 1917198 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  biloxi cemetery 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   quave announces for sheriff of harrison county   march 26 1947 p 1 the daily herald   quave is elected in harrison county   august 30 1947 p 1 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  19521956 john edward eddie mcdonnell  edward a mcdonnell 19121986 was born october 30 1912 to sidney mcdonnell and leona arguelles eddie mcdonnell attended the sacred heart academy in biloxi and married lillian newman 19152004 they were the parents of charlotte mcdonnell b 1941 herbert m mcdonnell 19021974 elected to house of representatives and took office in january 1940 eddie accepted a position with the mississippi state fish and game commission as chief law enforcement officer in 1957 and resigned from this post to be a candidate for harrison county sheriff in 1959 the daily herald august 26 1959 p 1 expired june 1986  references  the daily herald   representative   january 1 1940 the daily herald      the daily herald   edward mcdonnell announces candidacy for harrison sheriff   june 5 1947 the daily herald   eddie mcdonnell takes oath as harrison county sheriff deputies others sworn   january 7 1952 the daily herald      the daily herald   order lid clamped on harrison gaming mcdonnell is offered use of national guard   august 24 1955 p 1 the daily herald   sheriff is mum on game order   august 25 1955 p 1 the daily herald   dedeaux elected to harrison sheriff post   august 26 1959 the daily herald   claim grounds to invalidate vote  mcdonnell s attorneys in statement    september 8 1959  19561960 john j wittmann   john joseph jj   and  joe wittmann  19111990 was born on october 14 1911 he married frances king of orange grove they were the parents of three children john edward wittman margaret l wittman and ann wittman in 1936 joe wittmann began his long career in law enforcement as a county patrolman in 1942 he joined the mississippi state highway patrol and later became an assistant inspector and inspector of the district 8 headquartered in gulfport mississippi wittmann resigned his inspectors position in 1956 to campaign and be elected as sheriff of harrison county mississippi in the race for sheriff he defeated aubrey beeson a long beach mississippi accountant in late august 1955 by acquiring 10065 votes to 8554 for beeson  mayor wittman in february 1968 jj joe wittmann won a landslide victory in his quest for mayor of pass christian mississippi wittmann filled the office of former mayor francis j hursey who assumed duties as harrison county mississippi beat 3 supervisor wittman s term expired on july 1 1969 he defeated jj snap hayden sr r parnell mckay shannon p pickich in the mayoral contest mr wittmann expired on december 3 1990 at pass christian on december 3 1990  references  the daily herald      the daily herald   coleman new governor wittmann is sheriff   august 24 1955 the daily herald   sheriff is mum on game order   august 25 1955 p 1 the daily herald   wittman group holds party at pass  christian     august 25 1955 p 1 the daily herald   sheriff others new harrison officers sworn   january 2 1956 the daily herald   wittmann gives list of new officers in sheriff s office   january 2 1956 the daily herald   wittman new mayor of pass   february 21 1968 the daily herald   pass christianwittmann cite minutes   march 6 1968 the sun herald   wittman  sic   former sheriff expass mayor dies   december 5 1990  19601964 curtis o dedeaux  curtis o dedeaux 19191966 was born october 6 1919 in harrison county mississippi he was educated in mississippi schools and acquired a master s degree in political science from the university of chicago dedeaux a packing plant operator was elected harrison county mississippi sheriff in late august 1959 challenger edward eddie mcdonald of biloxi claimed that the results of the second democratic primary held on august 25 th and won by mr dedeaux who garnered 9661 votes to 9566 cast for mcdonnell were invalid in a recount of the fortyseven county ballot boxes mr mcdonnell s legal representation reported that  has gained in excess of 63 votes  the daily herald august 26 1959 p 1 and september 8 1959 p 1   dedeaux had made an unsuccessful run for sheriff in 1955  harrison county sheriff s department  2nd rowlr lawrence mensi sheriff dedeaux and george rosetti from the daily herald december 23 1960 p 5  income tax evasion1965 in late october  joseph asa garriga  19031973  testified as one of seven witnesses for the prosecution in federal court  in a case that charged  curtis o dedeaux  former harrison county mississippi sheriff with  accepting graft from bar operators income tax evasion and giving false information to the irs in the years 19601962  joseph asa garriga stated that he and his brother edward garriga had opened the silver dollar lounge in december 1959 and that he ran a bar and brothel until 1962 when he was convicted of the breaking the white slavery traffic law and sentenced to the penitentiary garriga alleged that sheriff dedeaux had taken protection money from him to operate slot machines prostitution and illegal alcohol etc the daily herald october 27 1965 p 1 and p 30  demise curtis o dedeaux was found dead on september 10 1966 at 218 oak ridge circle his west biloxi residence an autopsy revealed that the cause of his death was poisoning due to overdose of barbituates mr dedeaux s funeral was under the auspices of riemann funeral home of gulfport mississippi his interment was in the evergreen cemetery at gulfport after services at our lady of fatima catholic church biloxi with the reverend james o riordan officiating the daily herald september 10 1966 p 1 and september 12 1966 p 2  references  the daily herald     october 27 1957 the daily herald   dedeaux elected to harrison sheriff post   august 26 1959 the daily herald   claim grounds to invalidate vote  mcdonnell s attorneys in statement    september 8 1959 the daily herald   harrison county elected officials take their oaths   january 4 1960 the daily herald   dedeaux takes about 15000 worth of whiskey   september 5 1960 the daily herald   pete parker beat constable seizes contents of grover graham jr warehouse of biloxi   september 5 1960 the daily herald   romeo gives statement on sheriff s raid   september 5 1960 the daily herald   romeo graham reported still closed today   september 6 1960 the daily herald   former coast bar operator  asa garraga 19031970  tells of payoff   october 27 1965 the daily herald   found dead    september 10 1966 the daily herald   exsheriff rites held autopsy report pending    september 12 1966  the daily herald   dedeaux autopsy report    september 13 1966  19641967 john edward eddie mcdonnell   references  the daily herald      the daily herald   mcdonnell sworn in as new sheriff   january 6 1964 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      19671971 luther r patton  mr luther raleigh patton 19162009 age 92 years passed away on saturday march 21 2009 at memorial hospital at gu fport mississippi from pneumonia mr patton was a lifelong resident of the gulf coast born in saucier on october 25 1916 the youngest son of evariste valreece and mary jacobs patton luther was best known for his time in politics including serving as sheriff and taxcollector of harrison county from 19681971 overseeing law enforcement on the coast during hurricane camille and the aftermath he also was a member of the mississippi highway patrol serving on the governor s detail in jackson and was the chief law enforcement officer for the ms department of fish and game southern district sheriff patton had a farm on hwy 53 and enjoyed hunting and fishing in his early years he was employed with broadus furniture company for over 20 years mr patton graduated from success high school and was a methodist attending both burton memorial and lyman methodist church for many years most recently he attended lakeview baptist church in lyman and lived at the lakeview nursing home luther was preceded in death by his wife of fortyyears florence hamner patton 19231987 his parents three brothers virgil james and woodrow five sisters clara cora ethel hazel and zimley and his grandson ryan christopherson he is survived by a large loving family consisting of his son shephard hamner sonny patton 19402010 and wife cindy son luther r ronnie patton ii and wife janet son hunter lowery patton and wife jan all of gulfport grandchildren andy r patton sandy of hill city kansas shephard h patton jr melinda of vaiden mississippi susan patton shannon jeff of mesa arizona shane tyler patton of hattiesburg mississippi nancy barron deanna patton and christopher patton all of gulfport and po1 jarrell patton heather of suffolk virginia he also is survived by nine greatgrandchildren four greatgreatgrandchildren and a host of nieces nephews and cousins the patton funeral service was held on wednesday march 25th at the riemann funeral home with visitation one hour prior to services burial was in the finley cemetery at lyman mississippi  former sheriff luther patton dies former harrison county sheriff luther patton age 92 years who held the office from 1968 to 1972 on a platform to clean up the biloxi strip and stop illegal gambling died saturday afternoon in gulfport he had been hospitalized with pneumonia but could not recover said his son hunter patton of lyman funeral arrangements are pending at riemann funeral home in gulfport patton ran for sheriff three times before being elected on his fourth try then after his first term he ran for reelection and won his republican party primary his son said but lost in the general election to leroy hobbs an independent politics aside patton loved to hunt and fish and was a big bird hunter matter of fact hunter said that s how i got my name i was the youngest of three boys and they said the next son they had they were going to either name him hunter or fisher i m glad it was not fisher after his wife died patton who was methodist did not go to church for a long time the last year and a half before he went into the nursing home he began going with me to lakeview baptist hunter said he made the statement that who d have ever thought here s a methodist in a baptist church listening to a holiness preacher for 15 or 20 years until he was 89 years old his son said patton worked at broadus furniture store on 25th avenue in gulfport opening and closing the store driving a truck and taking orders for furniture he started there because the store was owned by the brother of one of his deputies maxie broadus he always gave of himself not only his time and finances but his personality said his grandson jarrell patton of suffolk va who was with patton when he died patton really liked to eat at catfish charlie s on canal road and saturday night his son said me and my boy are going to go there and eat a meal for him  references  the sun herald  former sheriff luther patton dies   march 22 2009 the sun herald   luther raleigh patton   march 23 2009 the sun herald   19721983 howard l hobbs howard leroy hobbs  19342008 was born september 19 1934 at gulfport mississippi to howard b hobbs 19071974 and verna mae hobbs  june 1983 drug sting sheriff howard leroy hobbs 19342008 was arrested on june 16 1983 with david j venus iii chief deputy sheriff craig monroe dj venus iv george mims venus bill carroll jim blackwell john higgins and wayne ford phillip baugh was arrested on 20 july in connection with this case which involved cocaine conspiracy the daily herald july 28 1983 p a2  1983 election   obituary howard leroy hobbs sr 73 of biloxi passed away monday march 3 2008 in biloxi he was a longtime resident of biloxi but the entire coast was his beloved home his law enforcement career started with the gulfport police department in 1958 through 1972 he served as chief from 1963 and received many awards including outstanding law enforcement officer of the year and started the first local police training center in the state sheriff hobbs was a graduate of the fbi national academy 86th class and was a former president and secretarytreasurer of the mississippi law enforcement officers association mr hobbs was elected harrison county sheriff in 1972 and served until 1984 where he started the sheriff s air patrol watch programs and was a founding member of the mississippi sheriff s boys and girls ranch through the highs and lows he always kept his quick wit and keen sense of humor nothing touched him more than when he would coordinate and personally fly childreen to and from one of the many shriner s children s hospitals and burn centers for treatment he will be dearly missed by his many friends and family he was preceded in death by his father howard buck hobbs mother verna mae toncrey guardian aunt hattie hobbs sister verna marie tillie fountain and wife bonnie lee hobbs he is survived by his daughter nina m rosskopf ken two sons howard l hobbs jr jamie lawrence l hobbs and grandchildren haley and alicia hobbs whitney madison and william rosskopf the funeral service will be thursday march 6 2008 at 12 noon at bradfordo keefe funeral home 15th street gulfport where friends may visit from 1000 am until the service interment will follow at evergreen cemetery gulfport  the sun herald  march 5 2008 p a10  howard leroy hobbs   19342008 former harrison county sheriff expired on march 3rd  the sun herald march 4 2008 p a1 and march 5 2008 p a10    references    the daily  herald   mayor shaw clarifies chief hobbs position   september 11 1971  p 1  the daily  herald   two gulf coast indictments included in grand jury report   july 28 1983 the daily  herald   biloxian arrested on charge of perjury during grand jury s conspiracy probe  july 29 1983 p a1 the daily  herald   murder threats suggested as federal officials argue testimony in hobbs case    august 3 1983 the sun herald  march 4 2008 p a1   the sun herald  march 5 2008 p a10  19831983 farley e rhodes farley e rhodes 19211999 was born on july 19 1921 at gulfport mississippi to ernest cleveland rhodes 18901930 a meat market butcher and collie amelia lundy 18941974 he was reared at 2720 25 th street with his siblings ernest c dutch rhodes ii 19141985 m kathy dianne mcdonald and elizabeth rhodes 19161999 m russell thomas baldwin farley attended gulfport high school and was the blocking back on their 1941 big eight champion football team for some reason he was ineligible to play football in 1940 although he lettered in 1939 the sun herald may 30 1999 p a11 and timespicayune september 13 1914 p 5 with the advent of wwii farley e rhodes enlisted on june 18 1942 in the us army at camp shelby mississippi he became an army officer and after the war he became a junior executive for the usaf at brookley field mobile alabama farley was also a veteran of the korean conflict and owned several restaurants at gulfport mississippi the sun herald may 30 1999 p a11 farley e rhodes married nelly quiros 19212007 the daughter of tulio quiros and carmen barralt nelly was born in the dominican republic and reared in brooklyn new york she graduated from huntington college at huntington indiana and during wwii joined the us navy as an interpreter in its naval intelligence branch nelly was fluent in three languages with farley she reared two daughters barbara farlene rhodes m stephen curtis friday and theresa rhodes m mr liner farley e rhodes and family led a peripatetic life as his work as an executive with the chrysler corporation in its aerospace division brought them to mount clemens michigan detroit and new orleans in the crescent city he was assigned to the michoud plant in east new orleans mr rhodes was a welleducated man having attended new mexico state springhill college at mobile and the chrysler institute of engineering at auburn hills michigan the sun herald may 30 1999 p a11 the rhodes family returned to gulfport mississippi and in 1971 farley e rhodes was named chief administrator for the harrison county mississippi sheriff s office when sheriff howard leroy hobbs 19342008 was convicted and imprisoned for a felony the harrison county board of supervisors appointed farley e rhodes as sheriff in 1983 he again served harrison county as its sheriff in 1988 following the untimely demise of larkin i smith 19441989 who was killed when his airplane crashed on august 13 1989 in rural perry county mississippi farley e rhodes lived until may 28 1999 he died at gulfport mississippi and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi national cemetery nelly q rhodes expired on may 27 2007 she joined farley in eternal rest also at the biloxi national cemetery the sun herald may 30 1999 p a11 and june 3 2007 p a  references  the sun herald   farley e rhodes   may 28 1999 the sun herald   nelly rhodes   june 3 2007 the timespicayune   gulfport might be tougher this season in big 8   september 13 1941    19841989 larkin i smith larkin i smith  19441989 sheriff from january 1984january 1988 born june 16 1944 in pearl river county mississippi ran for the 5 th congressional district seat in 1988 and won beating gary eugene gene taylor took federal office in january 1989 and was killed on august 13 1989 in perry county mississippi in an airplane crash  floral hills cemetery gulfport mississippi  references  the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald      19891989 farley e rhodes    19901999 joseph price   references  the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the sun herald     june 1 1999 p a4 the sun herald      the sun herald        20002008 george h payne jr when george h payne jr ran for sheriff in 1999 he faced fellow republicans joseph price the incumbent as well as james d jimmy johnson and danny w dan tackett the first primary was held on august 3 rd and the general election on november 2 nd the sun herald june 1 1999 p a4  references  the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald   candidates   june 1 1999 pa4  melvin t brisolara   20082016 melvin t brisolara b 1956 was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi in august 2007 he ran as a republican against his former boss george h payne in 2011 sheriff brisolara had thirtyfour years experience in law enforcement with administrative duties under four sheriffs his education was in specialized law enforcement training at mississippi gulf coast community college owner of oil plus inc  the sun herald june 19 2011 p a8  sheriff melvin brisolara is the son of arthur l brisolara ii 19141977 and haydee ratigan 19222003 his father and mother were both louisiana natives arthur l brisolara ii was reared in bunkie avoyelles paris louisiana where arthur l brisolara 18851968 and alma t leon 18901974 his parents operated a hardware store she was the daughter of david leon 18621930 the ancestral family of melvin brisolara originated at new orleansmarried barbara reed three children sara brandon and chelsea  money issues in june 2011 sheriff brisolara asked the harrison county board of supervisors for an additional 430000 to make his payroll of the last quarter of his fiscal year which ends on september 30 2011  the sun herald june 14 2011 p a1 and p a11    2011 election sheriff brisolara s only republican opponent for the office of sheriff in 2011 was neil resh b 1955 who he beat in the republican primary of 2007 mr resh earned a bachelor s degree in criminal justice from william carey college a former gulfport councilman neil resh worked twentyone years for the harrison county sheriff s department and eight years as a security guard with intercon security in the dan m russell jr federal courthouse  the sun herald june 19 2011 p a8   melvin t brisolara s faced democratic opponent randall s darty b 1967 a patrol officer with the bay st louis police department mr darty had specialized law enforcement and international police training on november 8 2011 sheriff brisolara bested darty garnering 70 of the 38686 votes cast  the sun herald november 9 2011 p a10    homeland security in november 2011 the harrison county sheriff s department was recognized byus immigration and customs enforcement homeland security investigations ice and his for its interdiction and capture in 2010 of large quantities of marijuana from jamaica and meth and cocaine from mexico an official with the federal agency stated  sheriff brisolara and his team epitomize the concept of homeland security beginning with hometown security and i am genuinely grateful for their partnership  the sun herald november 13 2011 p a2    references  the sun herald   sheriff s budget shortfall causes still at meeting   june 14 2011 the sun herald   editorialsheriff has the luxury of money in the bank to meet the needs   june 14 2011 the sun herald   resh challenges brisolara again in sheriff s race   june 19 2011 p a8 the sun herald   money trust key issues in race   june 20 2011 p a1 the sun herald   harrison incumbents sweep elections   november 9 2011 p a10 the sun herald   hometown security leads to national award   november 13 2011 p a2 the sun herald      the sun herald   brisolara changes mind on retirement   august 16 2014 p a1 the sun herald   peterson won majority of precincts in sheriff s race   august 28 2015 p a5  troy peterson   troy peterson was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi on august 25 2015 he defeated incumbent and his former boss melvin brisolara in a runoff election sheriff elect peterson had won the first primary held on august 4 2015 but did not gain the majority of the 20491 votes casts in the runoff brisolara garnered only 7237 votes 38 while peterson had 11998 62 the sun herald august 28 2015 p a5  references  the sun herald     the sun herald   peterson won majority of precincts in sheriff s race   august 28 2015 p a5 7974 views  