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(209, 'en', 'node_search', ' tung oil tung oil ray thu 12082011 2213  tung oil  tung nuts are grown on a tree indigenous to china the name of the tree is derived from the heartshape of its leaves as the chinese word for heart is tung the tung nut tree reaches a height of about 25feet and will produce approximately 2025 pounds of nuts per season the tung nuts are processed to produce a poisonous oil sometimes called  chinese wood oil  which is sold as an industrialuse vegetable oil  the mississippi press p 3a   the refined tung nut oil was used extensively in the manufacture of paints varnishes enamels pulp board and as a waterproofing agent technological advances in the paint industry and damage to orchards severely reduced its demand and production until very recent times when a revival for tung oil was ordained by new environmental regulations once again tung oil is used in the paint and printing industry displacing petroleum distillate compounds which are deemed environmental hazards  the mississippi press november 24 1996 p 4a   in 1905 tung nut trees were imported from china and first cultivated in a cemetery at talahassee florida by 1936 more than half of the 50000acres of domestic tung nut trees were growing in south mississippi the welldrained moist slightly acidic soil of cutover timberlands in the gulf coastal plain of south mississppi made this an ideal region for tung nut tree cultivation  the jackson county times august 22 1936  certain sections of stone and harrison counties were sites of pioneer tung nut cultivation  timeline 1906 the  first tung oil tree in mississippi was planted by aristede hopkins in 1906  on hopkins boulevard the daily herald july 28 1933 p 1  1931 the american tung oil production corporation of new york through their local representative  thomas h hawkes is reported to have established an extensive nursery near carriere mississippi for growing tung trees to be planted in 1931 and 1932  the corporation has secured acreage to establish tung tree groves for 6000 acres of trees from the seedlings produced at the carriere nursery  in addition  lamont rowlands  18771958    an extensive land owner about 10 miles north of picayune mississippi  is reported to be planting 4000 acres of tung tree seedlings here  the daily herald january 28 1931 p 1  1933 biloxi s anthony v ragusin wrote an article on the tung oil industry that was published on february 12 1933 in the memphis commercial appeal newspaper  the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2  1934 lamont rowlands  18771958 of picayune mississippi and a pioneer in the tung oil industry will head a delegation to warm springs georgia in november to make an appeal to president roosevelt to require the federal land bank at new orleansto make loans to farmers desirous of planting tung oil orchards the daily herald october 23 1934 p 8  1935 the great southern hotel at gulfport mississippi was the venue for a meeting held in early april by tung oil growers and promoters the daily herald april 5 1935 p 1  1936 proposed tax on tung oil dropped  the daily herald june 2 1936 p 1  1938 the tung oil planting and milling company inc of new orleans acquired the old smith foundry building on 14th street and 32nd avenue they planned to convert the structure into a plant to process the ting nut and soy beans the daily herald february 2 1938 p 1  1939 sherwinwilliams announced its development of dehydrol  as a substitute for tung oil the product is made from castor oil the daily herald november 17 1939 p 2  1941 in march the first 10000gallon rail tank car of tung oil was shipped from the mill of lo crosby and sons at picayune pearl river county mississippi to a chicago buyer it was planned to ship a similar size tank car every ten days crosby had acquired 100 tons of tung nuts at 60 per ton and had contracted to purchase 1800 tons of nuts tung oil was selling on the new york market for 28 cents per pound the daily herald march 11 1941 p 7  1944 american production of tung nuts increased from 9300 tons in 1939 to 9300 tons in 1943 and the value of the product went from 15 cents per pound to 39 cents per pound in this time period mississippi led the nation with 78200 acres of trees florida had 28250 acres lousiana27900 acres georgia8100 acres alabama3800 acres and texas550 acres the daily herald may 31 1944 p 4    1947 in early may  edward c gay of gulfport mississippi was reelected president of the american tung oil association at its convetion at pensacola florida other officers chosen were samuel s tomlin vicepres atlanta representing the eastern section of the tung belt charles w goodyear jr vice pres bogulsa louisiana representing the western section and marshall ballard jr sec treas lumberton mississippi more than 150 growers and millers from six tung producing states were at the gathering the daily herald may 3 1947 p 1 it was decided at the may 1947 at the pensacola gathering of tung oil growers and millers from alabama georgia flordia mississippi louisiana and texas that the 1948 convention would be held at gulfport mississippi the daily herald may 5 1947 p1  1948 first mississippi produced tung oil began to flow in late january at the american tung oil mill at the landon community situated four miles north of gulfport and near us highway no 49 the plant processed nuts from groves in george greene harrison jackson hancock harrison perry and stone counties in mississippi and mobile and baldwin counties in alabama the daily herald january 29 1948 p 1 and june 2 1949 sec ii p 1  1949 mississippi produced 43600 tons of tung nuts valued at 2834000 a record harvest the daily herald september 5 1952 p 17  1951 cold weather in midmarch resulted in about half o f louisiana s tung nut crop valued at 15 million dollars to have been destroyed mississippi s tung nut crop was not seriouly harmed by the chill the cold snap was the worst to damage the louisiana tung crop since 1939 unofficial government estimates predicted that the 1951 tung crop would double the production of 1950 with mississippi producing 40000 tons louisiana 30000 tons and florida 25000 tons the daily herald march 16 1951 p 1  1952 plan to recruit workers in the tung harvest the daily herald october 4 1952 p 7  1953 mississippi s tung production in 1953 was estimated to be about 100 per cent of 1952 s 60000 tons this unusual repeat was attributed to new tung orchards which were planted with better varieiries developed by the new tung laborotory pearl river county was the salient locus of the new tung orchards the daily herald august 14 1953 p 1  1964 the tung industry was planning their 31st annual meeting  the daily herald september 3 1964 p 6  j riley rankin of poplarville mississippi was named tung oil man of the year  the daily herald september 25 1964 p 9  references  mississippi gulf coast yesterday today 16991939   federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport printing company gulfport1939 pp 3031 the daily herald   theo bechtel is rotary speakertung oil trees   december 3 1930 p 1 the daily herald   plan tung oil tree expansion   january 28 1931 p 1 the daily herald   tung oil trees   may 1 1931 p 2 the daily herald   show interest in tung trees   january 23 1933 p 3 the daily herald   tung oil article   febuary 15 1933 p 2 the daily herald    will appeal to president   october 23 1934 p 8 the daily herald    importance of tung oil is stressed by us experts   april 5 1935 p 1 the daily herald   plan development of tung tree groves   january 13 1936 p 2 the daily herald    tung production sets new record   october 30 1936 p 2 the daily herald   tung meeting set for coast   december 7 1937 p 1 the daily herald    tung oil group  tung oil planting and milling company of nola  buy building  in gulfport february 2 1938 p 1 the daily herald   mcneil favored for tung oil experiment   may 18 1938 p 5 the daily herald   studying tung oil fields   december 31 1938 p 2 the daily herald    large tung oil shipments move from picayune  march 11 1941 p 7  the daily herald    tung oil becomes 1000000 crop  march 11 1944 p 4  the daily herald   dantzler farm in success community added to district   october 25 1946 p 10  the daily herald   tells of growth of tung oil industry   november 1 1946 p 4 the daily herald   ed gay reelected american tung oil president   may 3 1947 p 1 the daily herald   gulfport to be site of 1948 tung oil convention   may 5 1947 p 1 the daily herald   6000 tung trees reported in harrison county   september 17 1947 p 5 the daily herald   wants antidumping act invoked against tung oil imports   october 27 1947 p 1 the daily herald   new plant produces first tung oil in harrison county   january 29 1948 p 1 the daily herald   colmer introduces tung nut measure   february 13 1948 p 1 the daily herald   tung group scans 8point plan   may 27 1949 p 1 the daily herald   history of tung trees oil told ymbc address   june 1 1949 p 9 t he daily herald   landon tung mill serves 29576 acres of tung treesharrison alone has 2420 acres   june 2 1949 sec ii p 1 the daily herald    louisiana tung crop is heavily damaged   march 16 1951 p 1 the daily herald   tung oil import bill introduced by rep colmer   june 12 1951  the daily herald    mississippi is the largest producer of tung nuts   september 5 1952 the daily herald    plan to recruit workers in the tung harvest   october 4 1952 the daily herald   coast delegation  rep colmer dmiss  asking tung oil imports be barred   march 13 1953  the daily herald   tung crop 80 per cent of last year   august 14 1953 the daily herald   tung support price 5213   october 31 1957  the daily herald    gulfport vegetable oil company2nd largest tung oil producing plant in world   february 25 1959 p 14  the daily herald    tung industry convention edgewater hotelbiloxi is set sept 2829   august 26 1959 p 21  the daily herald   to feature tung oil research at  tung convention edgewater hotelbiloxi   september 19 1960 p 9  the daily herald   tung men want quotas placed on import tung oil   october 24 1961 p 1   the daily herald   tung industry planning 31st annual meet    september 3 1964 p 6  the daily herald   j riley rankin is tung oil man of the year   september 25 1964 p 19  the jackson county times    tung oil trees thrive in jackson county soil   september 7 1929 p 1 the jackson county times    tung oil to be studied at m neil station   august 22 1936 p 1  the mississippi press    tung industry begins revival in state   november 24 1996 p a4  the sun herald   tung oil pays anew   november 1 1998 p h1 3393 views  ', 0),
(214, 'en', 'node_search', ' lamey family lamey family ray tue 12202011 1147  lamey family the familial name  lamey  has been noted in archival documents as  lami   lame    lamie lammy lamais lanie  and  lemme  the progenitor of this family in america was jacques lamy the son of jacques lamy ca 17401770 and marguerite de rossiere he was born at meaux france east of paris jacques lamy came to north america in french colonial louisiana as a soldier he married marie helene moreau the daughter of joseph moreau and marine jeanne dauphin sergeant lamy was discharged in 1763 having served in the company of captain trente he lost his life in february 1770 when the  pere de famille  sank on a voyage to france de ville 19 p in 1761 jacques and marie helene lamy had a son jean batiste lamy 17611804 a daughter euphrasie lamy was born in november 1769 jean b lamy married isabel baudin the daughter of louis baudin and louisa lorendine laurendine their youngest son alexandre antoine lamy 18041890 was the founder of the lamey family on the mississippi gulf coast alexandre antoine lamy  in a civil ritual performed in 1827 alexandre antoine lamy 18041890 married marguerite constance ladner 1812ca 1844 the daughter of johnbaptiste ladner and mariejosephe morin moran their union was blessed in the catholic church on may 4 1836 the issue of this marriage were born on dauphin island alabama  j albert lamey  18281850  william lamey  18291850  lucy lamey  18311850  arsene marie lamey  b 1834 and  philip lamey  18351880 after the demise of marguerite c lamey ca 1844 alexandre a lamey married darthula latimer 18271876 a native of indiana and the daughter of elisha latimer 17921860 and mary jane ewing 17921877 their children were edward lamey b 1845  peter abijah lamey  18471932 married  sarah h hamilton  18581933 in february 1883  antoine lamey  18491929 married  louisa rhodes wells  18481910 in august 1878  james lamey  18521870  elizabeth lamey  18521929 married  frederick   fritz hosli  18431882 in january 1871 and  william j jeff rushing  18611938 in september 1883  anna lamey  18531878 married  peter cannette  18541930 in february 1874 elise lamey 18581870 and mary lamey 1860pre 1870  philip lamey philip lamey 1837pre1907 married catherine katie hudson 1851pre1900 on october 17 1866 their children were  anthony lamey  18621938 married aline krohn post 1900  philip e dink lamey  18701953 married  annie hosli   18691949 in november 1894  zeolide lamey 18731931  married  wc parks  in may 1903  john lamey  18791946 married  elsie irma krohn  18921928  william lamey  18801945 married  rosa newman  18801908 in february 1899 and  josephine lamey  18841907 harrison county ms circuit court mrb 5 p 69 mrb 6 p 268 mrb mrb 10 p 274  philip e dink lamey philip dink lamey 18701953 and annie hosli 18691949 the daughter of henry hosli and barbara hosli 18331900 had married in harrison county mississippi in november 1894 their children were  john clifton lamey  18951971  philip e lamey ii   19001981  margaret edwina l riggle  19051980  william jasper buck lamey  19081980 and  george a lamey  19091985 harrison county ms circuit court mrb 10 p 274  lamey ferry the lamey ferry was situated very near the present day lamey bridge on the tchoutacabouffa river it was operated by antoine lamey 18491929 the son of alexandre a lamey and darthula latimer lamey antoine lamey called anthony married louisa rhodes wells 18481910 the second spouse and widow of berry wells 18121876 she was a mississippi native born of a kentucky father and missouri mother antoine lamey and louisa r wells wedded on august 21 1878 their children were ella lamey 18791880 richard lamey 18841936 and florian lamey 18881948 harrison county ms circuit court mrb 7 p 24 berry wells hailed from kentucky and had settled in eastern hancock county now harrison county circa 1836  1913 christmas eve mishaps it could have been a very sad 1913 christmas for the settlers in the area near the lamey ferry hosli road in october 1911 annie and philip lamey conveyed a strip of land to harrison county mississippi to straighten hosli road this transaction was described as beginning on the west side of the tchoutacabouffa river near the ferry landing and leaving the hosli road about fifty feet from the river thence go north for a distance of about threequarters of a mile where it will intersect said hosli road the width of the same from beginning to termination to be thirty feet all being in section 33 t6sr9w harco ms land deed bk 97 p 469  lamey s bridge and road improvement prior to 1913 there were two circuitous routes from biloxi to ramsay springs one could either travel the cedar lake road or go through jackson county to the east neither path was in a direct line to the spa in august 1913 the new road which would become mississippi highway no 15 from north biloxi to ramsay springs which would erase twelve miles from the present way was under construction fw elmer county supervisor reported that road construction in harrison county beat one and beat five were progressing well with the utilization of convict labor to grade and surface the road grading from bate s still to lamey s ferry was completed and five miles north had been surfaced on the southern route from lamey s ferry to the johnson store the stumps had been cleared and the roadbed surfaced with clay and shell a number of older roads were being widened and improved  the daily herald august 20 1913 p 1 and august 27 1913 p 8  in july 1913 the harrison county board of supervisors let a 6300 contract to the austin brothers of atlanta georgia to erect a structure across the tchoutacabouffa river to replace the lamey ferry in november 1913 board member fw elmer sr was appointed to oversee construction of the bridge  harco ms board of supervisors minute bk 10 p 274 and p 391  the steel bridge that was being erected across the tchoutacabouffa river at lamey s ferry was expected to be in operation by the first of december 1913 another bridge across hurricane creek was planned  the daily herald august 20 1913 p 1  in february 1914 annie and philip lamey sold another thirtyfoot wide strip of their land to the people of harrison county for improvements this conveyance was described as beginning at the southwest corner of p lamey s property known as hosli road thence running in a southerly direction to the tchoutacabouffa river and continuing across said river to the intersection of the aforesaid hosli road on the south side of the river in section 33 t6sr9w the above description is intended to cover what is known as  the site of lamey bridge and approaches thereto   harco ms land deed bk 108 p 47 at its april 1914 meeting the harrison county board of supervisors accepted the completed work and paid the austin brothers for the tchoutacabouffa river bridge philip lamey was appointed bridge keeper for one year and paid 30 per month for his services  harco ms board of supervisors minute bk 11 p 6 and p 10  1925 land purchase in february 1925 annie h lamey acquired an additional forty acres of land the nw 4 of the se 4 of section from jh johnson the consideration was 640 in march 1927 she and philip lamey sold to marjorie bouvier rickey that portion of the nw 4 of the se 4 of section 33 t6sr9w lying east of the tchoutacabouffa river harco ms land deed bk 156 p 206 and bk 169 p 370 in september 1903 jh johnson began acquiring land in section 33 t6sr9w when he paid george wells 240 for eighty acres the s 2 of the se 4 harco ms land deed bk 56 p 568 in june 1905 jh johnson bought from percy j wetzel for 800 eighty acres the n 2 of the se 4 of section 33 t6sr9w harco ms land deed bk 69 p 567  1952 land donations in september 1952 philip lamey began land donations to his children those receiving acreage were coot l riggle dorothy d hebert and william j lamey a description of the philip lamey donations follows   coot l riggle margaret edwina l coot riggle received thirty acres more or less being that part of the nw 4 of the nw 4 of section 33 t6sr9w lying west of mississippi highway no 57 harco ms land deed bk 359 p 305  dorothy hebert philip lamey gave dorothy hebert one acre more or less lying south of the tchoutacabouffa river in the ne 4 of the sw 4 of section 33 t6sr9w and fifteen acres more or less in the se 4 of the sw 4 of section 33 t6sr9w lying east of the tchoutacabouffa river harco ms land deed bk 359 p 306  william jasper buck lamey also in section 33 t6sr9w william j lamey 19081980 called buck was given the ne 4 of the nw 4 se 4 of the nw 4 w 2 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 less oneacre south of the tchoutacabouffa river and the nw 4 of the se 4 less nine acres sold to marjorie bouvier rickey although not mentioned in this donation the lamey cemetery was included in the lands of buck lamey harco ms land deed bk 359 p 307  buck s will before buck lamey passed in april 1980 he legated his real property consisting of two hundred thirtyfive acres in section 33 t6sr9w to audrey cleo cruthirds lamey 19111997 his spouse his contingent beneficiary was daughter helen louise lamey moore b 1942 the buck lamey lands all in section 33 t6sr9w were described as the nw 4 of the ne 4 sw 4 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 north of the tchoutacabouffa river se 4 of the nw 4 west of lamey bridge road and that part of the nw 4 of the nw 4 east of lamey bridge road harrison county ms chancery court case no 10074july 1980  corrected warranty deed in april 1981 the description of buck lamey s lands all in section 33 t6sr9w which were willed to his wife were corrected as follows the ne 4 of the nw 4 se 4 of the nw 4 w 2 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 less one acre south of the tchoutacabouffa river nw 4 of the se 4 less nine acres sold to rickey east of the tchoutacabouffa river and ten acres more or less in the nw 4 of the nw 4 east of mississippi highway no 57 harco ms 1 st jd land deed bk 109 pp 607609  helen s inheritance in april 1981 audrey c lamey conveyed to herself and helen louise lamey moore as joint tenants with the right of survivorship the following lands in section 33 t6sr9w the ne 4 of the nw 4 se 4 of the nw 4 w 2 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 less one acre south of the tchoutacabouffa river nw 4 of the se 4 less nine acres sold to rickey east of the tchoutacabouffa river and ten acres more or less in the nw 4 of the nw 4 east of mississippi highway no 57 harco ms 1 st jd land deed bk 109 pp 349350 upon audrey lamey s death in july 1997 helen l moore goff inherited the family lands in section 33 t6sr9w the lamey cemetery is situated upon this acreage  lamey cemetery 2002 in 2002 helen l moore goff has offered her two hundred plus acres of land for sale developers have been creating subdivisions in this area for years and her land is valuable because of its desirable location on the tchoutacabouffa river and its propinquity to biloxi in june 2002 she and the family decided to enlarge the lamey cemetery from its present area to a larger outline stakes have been set and the land will be surveyed soon references   ray l bellande   wellsmulholland cemetery   mississippi coast historical and genealogical society quarterly volume no 27 no 1february 1991 nat cassibry ii  early mississippi coast families   the ladner odyssey  mississippi coast historical and genealogical society quarterly special issue no 6january1988 winston deville  louisiana troops 17201770  press ville platte louisiana197 jerome lepre sc  early mississippi coast families   the cannettemoore family  mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1983 jerome lepre sc  early mississippi coast families   the krohn family  lepre new orleans1989 pp 52 54 and 55 jerome lepre sc  catholic church records diocese of biloxi  volume i diocese of biloxi mississippi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre sc  gulf coast genealogy the fountain family  lepre new orleans louisiana1992 joseph o manuel jr   notes on the lamey family   mississippi coast historical and genealogical society quarterly volume no 11 no 1february 1975  chancery court cases harrison county mississippi chancery court case no 10074   the last will and testament of william jasper lamey aka buck lamey   july 1980 journals the biloxi daily herald   city news parkslamey   may 16 1903 the biloxi daily herald deaths february 12 1907 the daily herald new bridges for new roadway to ramsay springs august 20 1913 the daily herald   good progress made in road work    august 27 1913 the daily herald john seymour has narrow escape in a ferry accident december 27 1913 the daily herald lamey child dies june 4 1925 p 3 the daily herald burns prove fatal to girl august 25 1928 the daily herald peter cannette dies january 13 1930 the daily herald ira hosli killed by brotherinlaw in north biloxi april 6 1932 the daily herald   ira hosli s funeral   april 8 1932 the daily herald   pb lamey dies   december 27 1932 the daily herald   tony lamey dies   july 28 1938 the daily herald   mrs annie lamey dies   october 29 1949 the daily herald   loren lamey   december 27 1963 the daily herald   mrs linda ann hebert   february 16 1981 the ocean springs record   bayou puerto a pregulf hills chronology part xiii  july 7 2000 the sun herald   fred pappy schlegel   september 23 1987 the sun herald   nell marie mckenzie   july 21 1996 the sun herald   ronald d robinson jr   january 20 1997 the sun herald   eddie john hebert sr   october 14 1997 the sun herald   samuel edward moore   july 7 2000 the sun herald   elnora joyce schlegel   july 4 2006 the sun herald the sun herald personal communications  ej hebert jr june 4 2002 helen lamey moore goff 13296 lamey bridge road june 4 2002 2283928402  william moore june 4 2002 charles simon june 11 2002 899 views  ', 0);
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donal snyder oshs1941 and james stevens bhs   2012 inductees cliff kirkland barry lyons chris taranto1961 william and shirley windham    2013 inductees doug barberbhs1969   howard dickey battlemc1990   peter roy lee elderbhs1964   kenneth lyons sr  bhs1947  dennis malpassnd1961  henry spud wieniewitzmp1970  and richard lew   wimpy wintherbhs1966   doug barber  a current sports writer at the biloxi sun herald barber has covered athletics for more than 32 years earning numerous awards for his coverage of high school college and professional athletics barber graduated from biloxi high school in 1969  howard dickey battle  a fourthround draft choice of the toronto blue jays in 1990 out of mercy cross battle ended up playing 13 seasons of professional baseball he appeared in 29 games in the mlb with the blue jays philadelphia phillies and atlanta braves battle excelled at basketball football and baseball in high school for the crusaders and turned down a football scholarship at tulane to play pro baseball  peter roy lee elder  a graduate of biloxi high elder made his mark as a baseball scout during stints with the new york yankees and san francisco giants after serving his country in vietnam elder earned five world series rings elder is still a scout for the giants  kenneth lyons sr  lyons joins his sons kenny and barry as inductees in the biloxi sports hall of fame lyons was the outstanding defensive player for biloxi high in 47 and was well known as a member of the biloxi semipro football team the galloping gaels he was also a premier player in fastpitch adult softball games held at the biloxi veteran administration fields lyons was also a volunteer coach during the 60s 70s and 80s  dennis malpass  b 1943 a graduate of notre dame malpass was the catcher of 2012 inductee chris taranto who set the national prep record with nine nohitters in 1961 malpass played football at kansas before returning to the region to play baseball at perkinston and tulane while at tulane he was named the team mvp and earned a spot on the western division allsec team he has earned a phd in chemistry and is a leader in the petrochemical industry with more than 80 us patents and technical articles in scientific journals  henry spud wieniewitz  a 1970 graduate of moss point high wieniewitz played baseball at perkinston and mississippi state before going on to coach both at mississippi state and at the prep level wieniewitz was a teacher coach administrator and director of athletics during a 30year career with biloxi public schools he is also credited for helping start the biloxi sports hall of fame  richard lew wimpy winther  a 1966 graduate of biloxi winther earned numerous accolades at bhs before going on to star at ole miss where he was named an allamerica selection while centering for archie manning winther also played in the senior bowl in 71 before being drafted by the new orleans saints he also played for the green bay packers and in the world football league read more here  http wwwsunheraldcom 201308254900538 barbersixothersinductedi    biloxi sports hall of fame 2014 inductees   joseph m joe allen decease an outstanding allround athlete joe was a member of the biloxi high 1962 state championship football team allen was best remembered for his outstanding coaching career he was the mississippi track coach of the year in 1976 and 1978 he was recognized as an exceptional leader whose organizational and communication skills ensured his success as a coach his track teams at biloxi high won two state titles  frank yankie barhanovich deceased yankie dropped out of school in 1931 after 8th grade to start earning a living in biloxi he participated in sandlot games and recreational sports before playing with a minor league baseball team in lake charles louisiana he built a successful insurance business but stayed involved in youth sports across the city he helped start the shrimp bowl was the mississippi state softball commissioner for 10 years president of the biloxi doll toy fund and served as a city councilman prior to his death in 1988 even though hurricane katrina virtually destroyed the stadium named after him it was later repurposed and redesigned by the salvation army as part of the ray joan kroc center and was rededicated in his name two years ago he was an energetic promoter of all things biloxi including bringing elvis presley to perform here  mike craft a threeyear letterman at defensive tackle for bhs in the mid1960s craft was named all big8 conference in 1966 and played in the mississippi high school all star game in 1967 he was heavily recruited by the top universities in the southeastern conference but accepted an offer from his older brother troy who was then a graduate assistant for legendary head coach thad pie vann to play at usm mike craft enjoyed an outstanding career in hattiesburg and was inducted into the usm mclub sports hall of fame last year  troy craft a twoyear letterman at defensive end for biloxi high in the early 1960s troy was standout on the 1962 big8 championship team he was a threeyear starter at usm at a time when freshmen weren t allowed to play varsity ball in college as a twoway end and was selected to play in the 1966 bluegray game he was inducted into the usm mclub sports hall of fame in 1987  rusty biloxi bomber derouen with an amateur record of 14936 derouen was one of biloxi s most successful youth boxers best known for his devastating punches during his professional career he compiled a record of 349 with 26 kos his most memorable bout was a 1994 matchup with world champion hector macho comacho the bomber fought all over the world from south africa to london to vegas he was perhaps best remembered locally for his numerous bouts inside the biloxi dome venue at the biloxi belle in 199394  richard johnston lettering in football baseball basketball and track at bhs johnston was an all big8 conference selection and named allstate in 1954 he lettered at usm from 195758 being a us marines reserve during that time and was a centerlinebacker on the undefeated 1958 national championship small college team johnston was such an outstanding player at usm that the los angeles rams drafted him after his junior year after graduation johnston turned down pro football and established a business career even more successful than his sports career  brian j kozlowski a twotime golden gloves state boxing champion kozlowski was even more impressive as a baseball player at biloxi high mississippi gulf coast community college and the university of southern mississippi he was the baseball mvp at bhs in 1980 hitting 439 in the regular season and pitching a nohitter he had a 378 career batting average at perkinston where he helped the bulldogs to a 1981 state championship at usm brian was the starting catcher for 111 of 115 games and was the leading hitter in 1984 breaking the school record for most singles in a season  jackie laird a native of bassfield laird was one of biloxi high s most successful basketball coaches compiling a career record of 436273 with an uptempo game that typically wore down teams that held an advantage in height laird won class 5a state championships in 1989 and 1990 he recorded ten seasons with at least 20 wins a former player at usm laird was inducted into the mclub sports hall of fame in 2000  anthony bo lamey although he started his athletic career in youth baseball in biloxi lamey became one of the most outstanding high school football players in city history he lettered three years at notre dame high school for charles hegwood he was a dominating blocker as a guard and a devastating tackler at linebacker he received the amos alonzo stagg award and the most valuable lineman award while also being named the gulf coast conference s most valuable lineman bo was heavily recruited and signed to play at tulane where he once again was a standout until his career was shortened by knee injuries  gregory j greg nordstrom from 8th grade through 12th nordstrom was one of the most successful high school golfers in history playing for mercy cross nordstrom won an unprecedented five consecutive individual state championships from19871992 it is a feat never accomplished before or since in the united states according to the national high school sports record book no other golfer has ever won more than four consecutive state titles in any classification  charles michael mike patrick deceased a threeyear foursport letterman in junior high patrick confined his talents to football and baseball at biloxi high while there he emerged as one of the best punters in the state earning a scholarship to mississippi state university in 1971 he set a thenschool record 84yard punt and was selected to the playboy magazine allamerican team in 1974 he signed a free agent contract with the new england patriots in 1975 and played four seasons in the nfl he kicked a team record 62yard punt his rookie year and finished his career as the no 5 ranked punter in team history  gerald joseph richards a starting center and linebacker at biloxi high from 19561958 richards was a prominent player in the infamous 1958 biloxigulfport game that ended with a bench clearing brawl that forced a disruption of the series he was named all big8 after his senior season and played in the mississippi high school allstar game he signed a scholarship to play at mississippi state but his career was interrupted by two years active duty in the navy he returned to state in 1963 and helped the bulldogs to a liberty bowl championship that year  rene joseph trochesset sr deceased a 1934 graduate of biloxi high trochesset was another of biloxi s best amateur boxers he played football at bhs and thenperkinston junior college but distinguished himself as a collegiate boxer he went undefeated and won state boxing championships at perkinston in 19361937 and won the ncaa heavyweight boxing championship at lsu in 1939  andy welter a longtime volunteer coach of biloxi youth sports since age 16 welter was a standout baseball pitcher at biloxi high mississippi gulf coast community college and southeastern louisiana a twoyear varsity letterman at biloxi welter led the indians with a 61 record and was named team most valuable pitcher his senior season in 1981 he pitched two years at perkinston with an 83 record at southeastern louisiana he led the team in wins strikeouts era and innings pitched each of his two years his career record was 158 and he was named first team all gulf star conference after his senior season  references  the biloxi d iberville press   biloxi sports hall of fame to be revivied   june 28 2012 p 1 the sun herald  biloxi sports hall of fame to add 29 members   august 15 2012 p b1 the sun herald  nominations still be accepted for biloxi sports hall   june 20 2013 the sun herald   biloxi sports hall of fame add seven members    august 11 2013 the sun herald   barber six others inducted into biloxi sports hall of fame    august 25 2013 the sun herald   biloxi sports hall of fame adds 14 new members    september 1 2014 p 1b  biloxi sports time line 1903 the buffaloes a local football squad  was preparing to play a team from pensacola and springhill ernest iler was team manager joseph kennedy team captain and the reverend dr wc lindsay referee other players were cottam champlin will luxich dolph hunter charles allabaugh fred bourdon horace redfield ed james henry treloar walter weatherby and joseph henley the biloxi daily herald january 10 1903 p 8  biloxi high school 1927 state champions   1926 the biloxi high school football squad was crowned state gridiron champions  having tied the undefeated  sunflower county agricultural high school from moorehead  at greenville mississippi on december 6 1926 by a score of 77 the game went five quarters although the indians were outweighed 24pounds per man  coach tranny lee gaddy  18941975 mississippi a m college 3sport letterman led the team coach gaddy died at jackson mississippi on october 12 1975 the daily herald december 7 1926 and october 13 1975 p a2  1927 the 1927 biloxi high school baseball team won 17 games and lost none to make a claim as state champions squad members were marcel bellande chester juanico  1928 willis carvin was named golf professional at the fernwood county club in pike county missisippi the facility has over 100 memebers and serves the residents of mccomb summit magnolia and fernwood the daily herald may 16 1928 p 2  1930 biloxi high school played mississippi s first night football game on september 26 1930 defeating the lamar county aggies 580 before a crowd of about 2000 spectattors who came from all coast points to seee this inaugral sporting event captain chester juanico led the indians the daily herald september 22 1930 p 3 and september 27 1930 p 3  1940 peter giaruso  19131997  boxing coach  at st michael s cyo is training five young biloxi fighters  joseph brosh eddie bellman marvin lofton junior dalgo and chester comeaux  joseph brosh had recenly won the southeastern championship in his 98pound weight class the daily herald september 20 1940 p 8  1942 vic s bowling alley opened in early june with mayor louis braun rolling a strike on the frist ball the eight lane facility was owned by vic passera jr  19121980    and managed by howard sheldon the influx of soldiers at keesler field was a strong impetus for erecting the facility the daily herlad june 1 1942 p 3  1960 ernest v landaiche  18951966 proprietor of  bayview lanes  on lameuse and bayview avenue opened his new bowling alley  on january 19 1960 it was formally dedicated january 3031st the daily herald january 19 1960 p 6 and january 28 1960 p 27  1973 the mississippi senior golf association held its annual tournament at the broadwater course in biloxi mississippi mickey j bellande won his 10 th senior state championship  1975 coach tranny lee tl gaddy  18951975 native of itawamba county mississippi who joined biloxi high school as head football coach and athletic director in 1926  was honored ap ril 18 1975 with a coach tl gaddy day and appointed honorary mayor of biloxi for the day  a resolution paying tribute to coach gaddy was made part of the city records and a copy placed in the biloxi high school trophy case during his years as head coach at biloxi until 1931 he brought big 8 championship sic and other honors to the school coach gaddy died at jackson mississippi on october 12 1975 he was enshrined in the mississippi the daily herald october 13 1975  biographies marcel mickey bellande  19091982  norman duplain  19302010  carroll e peck williams  19001977  marcel j bellande  marcel joseph bellande was born september 24 1909 mickey as marcel was called succeeded in athletics and business at biloxi high school in the late 1920s he excelled in football basketball track and baseball in middecember 1932 mickey graduated from spring hill college at mobile with a degree in commerce at spring hill he had an outstanding baseball career and shortly after receiving his diploma he signed a professional baseball contract with the cleveland indian organization as a shortstop his professional baseball sojourn included stints in the three i middleatlantic and new yorkpennsylvania leagues marcel bellande s greater success and fame in athletics would come in the golf world he set a mark in mississippi golf annals which may never be duplicated by being the only man to win all three mississippi amateur golf titles ie state open state amateur and state seniors mickey captured seven state senior crowns between 19641974 five national four ball senior titles of the seven years he competed at pinehurst north carolina and claimed numerous club championships along the mississippi gulf coast and new orleans he was awarded numerous honors in the sporting world among these honors are induction into the sports hall of fame of spring hill college in 1974 induction into the mississippi sports hall of fame in 1975 and also the gulf coast chapter of the national football foundation and hall of fame in 1979  the sun herald march 5 1982    biloxi high school at biloxi high school mickey bellande was a four sports participant he was an outstanding football and baseball athlete but also excelled in basketball and track in the fall of 1925 tl gaddy became the coach at biloxi high school coach gaddy was a native of newton mississippi at mississippi a m now mississippi state university he earned twelve varsity letters in the four major sports after a stint at tupelo high school gaddy came to the mississippi gulf coast to manage the sports program at the gulf coast military academy he came to biloxi after a successful sports program here tl gaddy was also an umpire in the cotton states league and history teacher  the daily herald june 20 1925 p 3    1925 mickey bellande began his high school baseball career in the spring of 1925 the team played eleven games winning six in an inauspicious start young bellande played in two games and went hitless in two trips to the plate  the daily herald may 22 1925 p 6    1926 bellande was a member of the 1926 biloxi high track team he was a fine miler and won the gulf coast region track meet in this event  the daily herald may 29 1926 p 1   in the fall of 1926  biloxi high school changed it moniker from the  yellow jackets  to the  redskins   the new school colors became maroon and white replacing the former black and gold  coach tranny l gaddy 18941975 was responsible for the change  the daily herald september 1926 p  the biloxi high school football squad was crowned state gridiron champions  having tied the undefeated sunflower county agricultural high school from moorehead at greenville mississippi on december 6 1926 by a score of 77 the game went five quarters although the indians were outweighed 24pounds per man  the daily herald december 7 1926    1927 the biloxi high indians baseball nine ended the 1927 campaign with a 140 whipping of the gulfport tigers the team posted fifteen victories and no defeats and was declared the gulf coast regional champion mickey bellande played shortstop and with carvin at second base formed a good double play tandem  the daily herald may 12 1927 p 8   won big six title and went 170 for the season  the daily herald may 30 1927 p 3   mickey bellande participated with the 1927 biloxi high track team he again ran the mile in a dual meet with hattiesburg high in april 1927 he won the event in a time of five minutes and six seconds biloxi thrashed their opponent 93 to 13  the daily herald april 30 1927 p 8   on may 23 1927 the indian track and field squad won the first annual big six conference track meet at hattiesburg the big six was composed of biloxi gulfport hattiesburg jackson laurel and meridian mickey bellande placed second in the mile run and was a member of the winning mile relay team the biloxi team was composed of freddie steinwinder granville stag foster hayward cook marcel bellande bill joyce james read william marsh bernard schwartz jose betancourt and louis saucier  the daily herald may 231927 p 3 and may 26 1927 p 8    1928 springhill college mickey bellande left biloxi with earl rain ghost mattina granville stag foster and burnett mabry for spring hill college at mobile alabama in the fall of 1928 to play football for coach barb daly they were all members of biloxi s 1926 state football championship squad the spring hill 1929 football season was very successful as they lost only one contest on the gridiron mickey was lauded by a biloxi sportswriter as follows    the plunging ability of mickey bellande and burnett mabry tore opposition lines to shreds and their defensive ability and interference work have made both invaluable cogs in the badger motor   the daily herald december 7 1929 p 2   mickey suffered a neck injury on the gridiron which ended his football career  amateur baseball   summer of 1927 played shortstop with the sablich barbers who won the 1927 biloxi city league championship in late may 1927 bellande led the league with a 688 batting average the team had won five games and lost four at this point  the daily herald may 28 1927 p 3    spring of 1928 on march 25 1928 mickey played shortstop with the sablich barbers and had two hits in five trips to the plate in their 164 win over the visiting loyola wolves of nola bellande scored three runs and committed an error  the daily herald march 26 1928 p 3   on april 8 1928 marcel bellande played in an exhibition game with a team of biloxi high school players representing the sablich barbers their foe was the gulfport tarpons a professional club of the cotton states leagueclass d based at gulfport although the biloxi boys were soundly defeated 70 by the tarpons at the new biloxi stadium bellande played errorless ball at shortstop and had two of the four hits made by his team against the professional hurler coach cotton knaupp of the tarpons lauded the young competitors and said that  bellande on short juanico on third and mattina on first looked good to me as coming ball players   the daily herald april 9 1928 p 5    summer of 1928   brookhaven mickey bellande went to brookhaven mississippi in the summer of 1928 where he managed the city golf club he returned to biloxi in late august and signed to play shortstop with the biloxi bakers at the end of the baseball season bellande was also preparing to leave for spring hill college where he was to play football in the fall  the daily herald august 25 1928 p 2    summer of 1 929 in the summer of 1929 marcel j bellande played shortstop for the biloxi sea gulls in the mississippi coast league at the completion of first half action biloxi and the cubs of ocean springs were tied for the league lead in a one game playoff held at the gulfport fair grounds on june 16 th ocean springs bested the sea gulls 53 bellande went one for four but committed an error on defense  the daily herald june 17 1929 p 6   ocean springs went on to also win the second half of league play to earn the overall league championship their season ended on september 1 st with a 3 to 2 victory over pass christian  the daily herald september 2 1929 p 3    spring 1930 mickey bellande was scheduled to make his varsity debut with the spring hill college badgers in an exhibition game against the washington nationals led by walter johnson at biloxi on march 19 1930 three of bellande s former biloxi high school teammates earl mattina granville foster and burnett mabry were also starters for the badgers from mobile rain and a holiday caused the contest to be cancelled  the daily herald march 18 1930 p 8 and march 20 1930 p 8    opelousas louisiana 1930   earl mattina bottom row third from left and mickey bellande bottom row 5th from left note springhill shirt on coach bill daly also burnett mabry may be on top row 4th from left    summer of 1930 mickey bellande played for the biloxi boosters of the mississippi coast league for half the 1930 baseball season before he and teammate earl mattina joined their spring hill coach bill daly on his semipro team at opelousas louisiana mickey collected 13 hits including 3 home runs as he batted 565 in five games for the boosters  the daily herald may 28 1930 p 8 and the daily herald january 31 1931 p 3   the biloxi booster tied with the gulfport tarpons for the first half of the 1930 mississippi coast league championship which forced a one game playoff to determine the champion the contest was played at biloxi on june 1 1930 the boosters destroyed the tarpons 176 bellande scored 2 runs drove in two runs and had 2 hits in five trips to the plate he had a bad day at shortstop as he committed three miscues  the daily herald june 2 1930 p 12   bellande and mattina s return to biloxi and the boosters was anticipated in midjuly 1930 as the local journal announced that  mickie bellande and earl mattina expected to join club in a few weeks    the daily herald july 3 1930 p 8  by july 23 rd mickey and earl were still in acadian country coach sablich and hightower were attempting to have them return to biloxi pronto with the season coming to a rapid close the biloxi boosters wanted to infuse the squad with these fine infielders  the daily herald july 23 1930 p 3   mattina and bellande the young diamond warriors arrived from louisiana to biloxi in early august 1930 and were expected to be in the lineup for the final and deciding game of the second half of the mississippi coast league the biloxi boosters were tied for the league lead with the ocean springs cubs  the daily herald august 8 1930 p 11  the deciding contest between the two nines was held at ocean springs on august 11 1930 neither first sacker earl mattina nor shortstop mickey bellande appeared in the lineup for the biloxi boosters who lost to the cubs  the daily herald august 1930    professional baseball   spring 1931 during spring training spring hill played several exhibition baseball games on the mississippi gulf coast against squads from the american association against baltimore at gulfport mickey bellande went 1 for 4 in a 31 loss he faired better in the washington nationals contest played before his friends and peers in biloxi shortstop bellande hit a homerun and two doubles driving in all his team s runs in a 73 defeat delivered by the professionals  the daily herald march 16 1931 p 3 and march 21 1931 p 3   in an interview with the times picayune  billy evans general manager of the cleveland indians optimistically related that mickey bellande s baseball skills were at a level that it was possible for him to go directly to the major leagues from college bellande had another year at spring hill college in mobile  the daily herald march 26 1931 p 8   mickey bellande leaves for cleaveland tryout  the daily herald june 1 1931 p 3   played at decatur illinois in the threei league where he batted 274 in fifty games  the daily herald march 13 1935 p 8 and the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947    1932 played at quincy illinois in the threei league batted 290 in 64 games had 14 doubles i triple and 6 home runs when the league was dissolved he played at williamsport pennsylvania in the new yorkpennsylvania league batted 260 in 57 games delivering 5 doubles 5 triples and one homerun  the daily herald february 10 1933 p 8 and march 13 1935 p 8    katherine ruth ann fickes on december 7 1932 in the rectory of the st john s catholic church at biloxi mickey married his high school sweetheart katherine ruth ann fickes 19112006 the eldest daughter of roscoe logan fickes 18861979 and emma christine hinricks 18881971 both illinois natives like her father kate was born at matoon illinois while mrs fickes hailed from tuscola the fickes family had come to biloxi mississippi in the fall of 1926 the result of mr fickes transfer here as manager of the commercial department of the gulf cities division of the southwestern gas and electric company the fickes family settled at 1003 west howard avenue at matoon he had been with the public utilities division of the central illinois public service company mr fickes was active in the school board and matoon lions club during his tenure there harco ms chancery court mrb 44 p 136 and the daily herald november 30 1926 p 2   kate fickes was a 1927 graduate of biloxi high school and attended mscw and arkansas state college the young couple started life in the bills apartments on reynoir street mickey planned to resume his professional baseball career in march 1933 by reporting to spring training with the new orleans pelicans of the southern league  the daily herald december 8 1932 p 2     from the timespicayune  march 10 1933 p 9    1933 when the new orleans pelicans played the washington senators in a spring training contest at biloxi in midmarch 1933 mickey bellande was in the lineup at shortstop although the pelicans lost 112 bellande had a single and drove in a run his defense was flawless as he handled ten chances without error while completing two double plays  the daily herald march 18 1933 p 6   the pelicans had acquired mickey from the cleveland indians baseball organization in 1932 he was farmedout to williamsport pennsylvania  the daily herald march 15 1933   in 1933 mickey bellande played for the toledo mud hens and was known as mike bellande jim thorpe 18871953 was a mudhen in 1921 while casey stengel 18901975 was with the club in 1926 1927 1928 1929 and 1931    1934 mickey bellande played third base at zanesville ohio in the midatlantic league zanesville won the league championship and bellande name to the league allstar team and a factor in the team s late drive to win the pennant in fact after five games in the playoff series with dayton the dayton ducks lead the zanesville greys 32 in games in the sixth game dayton led zanesville 52 in the ninth inning bellande capped a late rally with a single driving in the winning run to ties the series at 3 games all the deciding game the following eve was deja vu the ducks led the greys 31 in the eighth inning zanesville scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth to clinch the midatlantic league championship in that decisive frame the greys mickey bellande again singled and drove in the go ahead run to cap another late inning rally  the times picayune november 15 1934 and the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947  bellande had returned to biloxi by late september from zanesville ohio  the daily herald september 28 1933 p 3    1935 in midmarch 1935 mickey bellande left biloxi for deland florida to join the minneapolis millers of the american association for spring training bellande transferred to the millers from zanesville ohio where he played third base  the daily herald march 13 1935 p 8   in may 1935 marcel and kate bellande were residents of scranton pennsylvania earlier in the 1935 baseball season he was a member of the new orleans pelicans but joined scranton of the pennsylvanianew york league on may 5 th and hit a round tripper in his first at bat by midmay mickey was batting 325 bellande played 127 games with scranton finishing the season with a 287 batting average and fielded 956 at second base  the daily herald may 18 1935 p 2 and the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947    1936 marcel bellande s final season in professional baseball was at williamsport pennsylvania with the williamsport grays of the new yorkpennsylvania league he and kate had spent the winter at biloxi and arrived at williamsport in late april bellande had had an outstanding season at scranton pennsylvania in 1935 and expected a pay increase from williamsport he and manager mike mcnally 18931965 finally settled on a salary after mickey returned two contract offers unsigned mickey was over two weeks late in reporting to the team because of his contract dispute the daily herald march 25 1936 p 8 april 16 1936 p 6 and april 30 1936 p 5 mickey bellande finished the 1936 baseball season at williamsport and batted 297 in 131 games and fielded 951 at second base a business opportunity at biloxi appeared a more secure future than baseball therefore mickey terminated his professional sports career to join roy p bellande his older brother in the wholesale beer business  the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio february 9 1947    1937 residences in december 1937 mickey and kaye moved into a new house on the southwest corner of hopkins and division street at biloxi it was a fiveroom bungalow situated on a lot 60 feet by 100 feet the division street property was purchased from the metropolitan life insurance company through local realtors perkins fayard  the daily herald december 4 1937 p 6 and harco ms land deed bk 224 pp 99100    a daughter kaye bellande was born in 1946 kaye resides in three rivers michigan with her husband jim foster and twin sons brad and brian foster b 1980 jim is a hospital administrator and a biloxian in april 1951 mickey and kate bellande acquired for 35000 cash the home of alphonse j wegmann and wife on kensington drive east of kafb on the back bay at biloxi the purchase included lots 121314and a part of lot 15 of square 1 of the oak park subdivision harco ms land deed bk 341 p 508 their home on division street was bought by roy j quave for 10000 in may 1951 harco ms land deed bk 344 p 484 kate bellande acquired full ownership of their kensington home in may 1974 when mickey assigned his interest to her harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 48 p 348 after his demise in 1982 she bought a patio home in the evergreen subdivision near sunkist country club mrs kate bellande leased her back bay residence until she conveyed it to fred r schwan jr in june 1993 harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 256 pp 655656  1938 in 1938 mickey bellande joined his brother roy in the beer distributing business in biloxi he retired upon its sale in 1979 mickey was always in top physical condition as he led an active athletic life style he was capable of hooking a large game fish or shooting sub par golf at the occasion of his untimely death from brain cancer on march 5 1982 his corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park at biloxi    amateur golf career  1940 in early may  gene yousko  19081964 medalist  beat mickey bellande  19091980 with a birdie on the last hole of their 36hole final match for the biloxi golf club championship bellande trailed youko by five strokes beginning the second eighteen holes and rallied to twice even the match  anson holley defeated robert gilly  to win the first flight and  kos jackson bested carl budinich  for 2nd flight honors  the daily herald april 29 1940 p 6 and may 6 1940 p 2    1941 1941 was an excellent year for the competitive golf game ofmarcel bellande in january he won the biloxi christmas holiday tournament with victories over wv joyce we beasley ed rankin and wheeler farish gulfport s top ball striker in late january he set the amateur scoring record at the biloxi country club firing at four under par 66 bellande had three birdies and an eagle while playing with james mustard biloxi pro ub koen ed rankin and bill beasley  the daily herald january 13 1941 p 2 and january 27 1941 p 2   in march 1941 mickey bellande won the annual stag day tournament at the biloxi golf course by shooting a par round of 70 his closest competitors were we beasley with a 75 and giles peresich who shot a score of 77 in the afternoon bellande teamed with john bolding and gus novanty in a match against club professional jim mustard and newly turned pro chick harbet from michigan with an energetic gallery in tow the fivesome played eighteen holes on a cold wintry afternoon the two professional golfer won 2up  the daily herald march 10 1941 p 2    biloxi country club 5 th annual coast amateur in midmarch mickey bellande was medalist of the 5 th annual mississippi coast amateur championship at the biloxi country club shooting a two under par 68 after besting gus novotny of chicago 8 and 6 and ben downing of lsu the 1940 western junior champion 2 and 1 bellande met former alabama amateur champion gordon smith jr of mobile in the finals he lost to smith in the 36hole final match by a 2 and 1 margin  the daily herald march 8 1941 p 5 march 10 1941 p 2 and march 11 1941 p 6   bellande was expected to be a strong contender for the great southern country club title in june clinton c blackwell local sportswriter prophetically wrote that bellande had  finally developed that confidence in himself that will make him one of mississippi s topnotch golfers   the daily herald march 10 1941 p 2    1942 gulf hills country club 6th annual coast amateur  the 1942 mississippi coast amateur tournament was held in early march at the gulf hills country club near ocean springs mississippi mickey bellande of biloxi reversed his 1941 loss in this venue to gordon smith jr of mobile as he defeated smith 2 and 1 in the finals  the timespicayune march 10 1942 p 10   1946  wheeler farrish kay bellande foster only child born in october 1946 at biloxi  1947   1948 1948 us amateur championship at the new orleans country club in midaugust 1948 marcel bellande qualified for the twohundred ten man field us amateur golf championship which was to be held at memphis in late augustseptember gardiner dickinson of the lsu golf team led the regional qualifiers in the 36hole format by followed by bellande charles rosen ii and junius j jay hebert 19231997 of lafayette julius boros fired at five under par 135 at great neck new york to win the metropolitan area regional bellande lost to james g jackson of kirkwood missouri in the first round of the match play event william willie turnesa 19142001 was the eventual winner of the 1948 us amateur with a 21 victory over raymond e barnes  the daily herald august 19 1948 p 2 and august 30 1948 p 3    1950 1950 state open champion mickey bellande began the 1950 golf mississippi championship series in midjune by competing for the mississippi amateur championship at the great southern country club at gulfport he lost in the quarter finals to youthful eddie merrins b 1934 of meridian 3 and 2 merrins was crowned champion after his victory over ham carothers of greenwood  the daily herald june 12 1950 p 8  the 1950 mississippi state open golf tournament was held in midaugust at hattiesburg mississippi in midnovember mickey bellande shared medalist honors with mr farish of gulfport and went on to win the great southern country club championship  the daily herald november 13 1950 p12    1951 in september mickey j bellande teamed with eddie merrins of meridian to play in the deep south four ball golf tournament at alexandria louisiana merrins and bellande reached the finals by besting the defending champions jimmy mcgonagill and gene vinson of shreveport they lost 2 up in the finals to jimmy coleman of jackson mississippi and lamar loe of tallulah louisiana the daily herald september 4 1951 p 6 in november mickey bellande lost to anson holley a cousin 4 and 3 while defending his great southern club championship  the daily herald november 1951 p11    1953 johnny revolta  19111991 gulf hills professional and  mickey j bellande   19091982 biloxi amateur played two birmingham alabama golfers  sam byrd  pga touring professional and  al jamison  one of alabama s top amateur golfers in a four ball match at gulf hills on march 1 1953 the revoltabellande team prevailed over the visitors the eighteenhole scores were as follows revolta68 bellande77 byrd73 and jamison 73  the daily herald march 2 1953 p 15 and the gulf coast times march 5 1953 p 1   in late october 1953 mickey j bellande won the gulf coast amateur tournament t the great southern club in gulfport mississippi he had won this event three times and lost last year to giles peresich in a playoff bellande defeated ce anderson of gulfport 4 and 3 in the 36hole finals the daily herald ocotber 26 1953 p 16  1955won mississippi state open   1956 mickey bellande defeated his cousin  anson holley for his fourth gulf coast amateur championship in november with a 5 and 4 win  on his way to vistory bellande beat arthur st amant of kafb 5 and 4 al deemie of kafb 3 and 2 and giles peresich of biloxi 4 and 2 the daily herald photo november 11 1956 p 23  1959 sunkist 5 th annual midwinter invitational champion january 2931 1959    1960 mga senior champion   1962 sunkist midwinter champion marcel bellande played in the seniors division of the 1962 sunkist midwinter championships he won by fourteen strokes over his nearest competitor if bellande had played in the open class he would have won second place  1962 mga senior champion     1963 state amateur championship held at greenwood mississippi in midjune mickey bellande state senior champion he lost 2 and 1 in the second round to brad hovious of oxford the state junior title holder  the daily herald june 15 1963 p 17    1963 mgasenior champion   1964 in january 1964 named man of the year by biloxi junior chamber of commerce  the daily timesnew january 31 1964 p 1   mickey bellande captured the sunkist midwinter invitational with a victory over c rea of meridian and memphis state university the timespicayune february 10 1964    1964 state amateur championship in midjune 1964 at the edgewater golf club in biloxi mississippi mickey bellande beat don fruge an eighteenyear old from meridian mississippi 43 in the 36hole finals for the state amateur championship fruge was the state junior champion bellande shot 68 on the first eighteen holes he had lost 1 up in 37 holes to bobby harrell of laurel in the 1962 amateur finals at hattiesburg  the clarion ledger june 15 1964 p 4      1965   1965 mga senior champion   1966 mickey j bellande w on the pinehurst senior four ball title in early march with curtis person 19101997 of memphis curtis person was one of the best amateur golfers ever he was enshrined in the tennessee hall of fame in 1971 mickey j bellande a board member of the hickory hill country club at gautier mississippi in january 1966  the ocean springs record january 27 1966 p 1   in midapril 1966 mickey j bellande shot a five under par 66 to win medalist honors in qualifying for the broadwater country club championships at biloxi he had won this honor nine times between 1941 and 1965 wheeler farish was the club champion in 1942 1945 1946 and 1948 giles peresich won in 1951 1952 and 1953  the daily herald april 20 1966 p 35   mj bellande traveled to tuscon arizona in september 1966 to participate in the usga seniors golf tournament he lost 32 to dexter daniels of winterhaven florida the daily herald september 30 1966 p 35  1967 mickey j bellande won the pinehurst senior four ball title in early march with curtis person of memphis medalist lakewood county club new orleans louisiana september 11151967  mga senior champion in october 1967 marcel bellande defeated fd copeland of newton to capture the 1967 mississippi seniors title at colonial country club in jackson mississippi bud mckinney of dallas was the defending champion  the clarion ledger october 21 1967 p 11    1968 mickey j bellande won the pinehurst senior four ball title in early march with curtis person of memphis  1969   mga senior champion   1970 medalist broadwater beach cc biloxi mississippi april 13 1970  1971dnp   1972dnp   1972 mga senior champion   1973   1973 msga senior the mississippi senior golf association held its annual tournament at the broadwater course in biloxi mississippi mickey j bellande won his 10 th senior state championship  1973 sunkist fourball   1973 metairie senior held at the prestigious metairie country club at new orleans in march medalist with a 71 in the finals he bested former tulane university football coach andy pilney 31  1974 sunkist midwinter placed second to bruce hollowell of springfield missouri hollowell shot a 210 while bellande posted a 218 for three rounds on the sunkist course  the daily herald march 4 1974 p 16    1976 7th annual broadwater fourball  mickey bellande and john o connell of new orleans placed second in the 7th annual broadwater fourball championship at the broadwater sea course at gulfport they lost to dick mcmurray and mike flanagan both from jackson mississippi the daily herald april 16 1976 p b2  1978 sunkist spring festival in late april  mickey bellande and mike magee captured the 1978 sunkist spring festival at biloxi in a sudden death playoff against anthony dartezphil rothemel and fred demourelle and hf campbell the daily herald april 24 1978 p b5  avid sportsman hunting dogs at cates in jackson county mississippi  2006 kate fickes bellande expired at biloxi mississippi on october 6 2006  references    1900 the biloxi daily herald   birth   september 29 1909  1920s the daily herald   biloxi high team has good average   may 22 1925 the daily herald   gaddy coach biloxi high   june 20 1925 the daily herald  the daily herald   biloxi wins dual track meet from hattiesburg hi   april 30 1927 the daily herald   graduation awards   may 29 1926 p 1 the daily herald   gas company commercial manager arrives   november 30 1926 the daily herald   biloxi injuns add big six crown to titles   march 30 1927 the daily herald   biloxi indians cop title by victory over gulfport   may 12 1927 the daily herald   biloxi school adds track title to finish season   may 23 1927 p 3 the daily herald   first big six conference champions photo   may 26 1927 p 8 the daily herald   bellande lead sin biloxi city league batting 688   may 28 1927 p 3 the daily herald   biloxi indians run wild over moss pointers 440   october 10 1927 p 3 the daily herald   barbers take loyola team   march 26 1928 p 3 the daily herald   high schoolers play hard but lose to finny tribe   april 9 1928 the daily herald   mick bellande returns   august 25 1928 the daily herald   spring hill coming with former biloxi high stars   march 22 1929 p 12 the daily herald   biloxi and ocean springs to meet in titular title   june 10 1929 p 5 the daily herald   ocean springs wins first half championship title   june 17 1929 p 6 the daily herald   ocean springs is champion by winning in both halves   september 2 1929 p 3 the daily herald   four biloxians valuable cog in spring hill machine   december 7 1929 p 2 the daily herald     august 25 1928 the daily herald     august 25 1928 the daily herald     august 25 1928  1930s the daily herald   spring hill college to use four biloxian against washington   march 18 1930 the daily herald   exhibition game called off team leaving tonight   march 20 1930 the daily herald   tarps and boosters finish on top first half standing   may 26 1930 the daily herald   pos bertucci wins first half individual batting   may 28 1930 the daily herald   boosters beat tarpons for first half league honors   june 2 1930 p 12 the daily herald   covering the coast   july 3 1930 p 8 the daily herald   covering the coast   july 23 1930 p 3 the daily herald   booster are reinforced with mattina and bellande  august 8 1930 p 11 the daily herald   covering the coast   october 21 1930 the daily herald   fred marberry ready to work sunday against louisville bellande stars while  spring  hill loses to washington 73   march 21 1931 p 3 the daily herald   covering the coast   march 26 1931 p 8 the daily herald   bellande leaves for tryout with cleveland club   june 1 1931 p 3 the daily herald   bellande and powers with toledo mud hens who meet baltimore and washington   march 19 1932 the daily herald   bellande gets double   march 25 1932 p 6 the daily herald   bellandefickes   december 8 1932 the daily herald   bellande sold to minneapolis club   february 4 1935 p 6 the daily herald   covering the coast   february 10 1933 p 8 the daily herald   biloxi boy in lineup   march 15 1933 the daily herald   atlanta looks like team to beat in southern loop   march 18 1933 p 6 the daily herald   covering the coast   september 28 1933 p 3 the daily herald   bellande leaves for spring camp   march 13 1935 the daily herald   bellande making good   may 18 1935 the daily herald   bellande holdout with williamsport   march 25 1936 p 8  the daily herald   bellande returned unsigned papers   april 16 1936 the daily herald   arrive at williamsport   april 30 1936 the daily herald   mickey bellande back   september 21 1936 the daily herald   bellandes in new home   december 4 1937 the times picayune   probable utility man for pelicans  photo     march 10 1933 the times picayune   bellande on allstar 9   november 15 1934  1940s the daily herald   gene yousko and mickey bellande in finals of tourney   april 29 1940 the daily herald   gene yousko wins over bellande in finals of tourney   may 6 1940 the daily herald   bellande winner of biloxi golf tourney   january 13 1941 the daily herald   bellande sets new amateur mark at biloxi golf club   january 27 1941 the daily herald   bellande pace setter in stag golf tournament   march 10 1941 the daily herald   marcel mickey bellande shoots sub par round to capture medalist honors   march 8 1941 the daily herald   mickey bellande and gordon smith in 36hole finals of biloxi country club   march 10 1941 the daily herald   ramblin round   march 10 1941 the daily herald   gordon smith captures biloxi golf crown   march 11 1941 the daily herald   farish bellande win golf match   september 24 1946 p 5 the daily herald   bellande subject of ohio article   february 28 1947 the daily herald   pascagoula new coast loop club   february 28 1947 the daily herald   mickey bellande qualifies in us amateur tourney   august 19 1948 the daily herald   bellande loses in golf tourney  us amateur at memphis     august 30 1948  the timespicayune    biloxi medal honors won by bellande  march 8 1941 the timespicayune    mickey bellande defeats gordon smith 2 and 1 in coast amateur   march 10 1942 the sunday timessignal zanesville ohio   timelyhitting mickey bellande now is successful business man at biloxi   february 9 1947  1950s the daily herald   teenage golfer wins state amateur title   june 12 1950 the daily herald   bellande wins in state open golf tournament   august 14 1950 the daily herald   bellande farish share medalist honors in tourney   november 13 1950 the daily herald   mickey bellande merrins lose out in la golf meet    september 4 1951 the daily herald   defending champ  mj bellande  given skids in golf tournament   november 1951 the daily herald   gulf coast team wins four ball match sunday   march 2 1953 the daily herald   bellande claims amateur title   october 26 1953 the daily herald   prep for state open   august 19 1956 p 18 the daily herald    mickey bellande wins gulf coast amateur golf crown   november 12 1956 p 23 the gulf coast times   johnny revolta mickey bellende  sic  foursome winners   march 5 1953 p 1  1960s the clarion ledger   mickey bellande wins first amateur open   june 15 1964 the clarion ledger   bellande wins in seniors   october 21 1967 the daily herald   mickey bellande claims seniors golf event at sunkist country club   january 16 1961 p 12 the daily herald   bellande defeated in state amateur   june 15 1963 p 17 the daily herald   bellande is medalist in state amateur   june 12 1964 the daily herald   bunts boots and bounces   june 13 1964 the daily herald   bellande is state amateur golf champ   june 15 1964 the daily herald   bunts boots and bounces   september 14 1964 the daily herald   gulf coast golf   april 20 1966 the daily herald   bellande defeated thursday   september 30 1966 the daily herald   golf on the gulf   march 5 1969 the daily timesnews   man of the yearbellande  january 31 1964 p 1 the ocean springs record   board members are elected at hickory hills   january 27 1966 p 1  the state timesadvocate  baton rouge   set course record  february 5 1962 the timespicayune    bellande wins in midwinter   february 10 1964 the timespicayune    mickey bellande wins miss amateur golf title   june 15 1964  1970s the daily herald   bellande is nominee for sports hall   january 30 1973 p 19 the daily herald   hollowell wins at sunkist  march 4 1974 p 16 the daily herald   bellande holds impressive mark   september 28 1974 p c4 the sun herald   bellande lee to be inducted into hall   february 9 1975 p b6 the daily herald   mcmurray flanagan win broadwater fourball title   april 16 1976 p b2 the daily herald   bellandemagee capture sunkist tourney crown   april 24 1978 p b5  the sun herald   suds story   august 26 1979 p c1  1980s the sun herald   prominent biloxian bellande dead at 72   march 5 1982 the sun herald   a great man   august 7 1988 p d1 the sun herald   bellande cup starts saturday   november  the sun herald  the sun herald  the sun herald   1990s   2000s the sun herald  mrs katherine kate bellande   october 9 2006 p a4     norman duplain norman duplain  19302010 age 80 years of biloxi died at memorial hospital in gulfport on september 21 2010 a mass of christian burial will be held at 300 pm on friday sept 24 at our lady of fatima catholic church in biloxi with visitation at 200 pm prior to the service a native of biloxi mississippi norman was born on august 8 1930 to the late laurent duplain and marie louise duplain savoy as a boy he served at the altar at saint michael s catholic church he graduated from biloxi high school where he lettered four years in football basketball and track and was named best best boy athlete an all big eight running back norman also set a state record and won the mississippi state championship in the 440yard dash he was later inducted into the biloxi sports hall of fame norman earned a football scholarship to mississippi state university where he lettered four years in football and track and was a member of kappa sigma fraternity norman remained an active member of the m club and an enthusiastic bulldog fan for the rest of his life he is best remembered for an 85 yard record kickoff return in honor of his daughter s birth and he was a member of state s sec recordsetting mile relay team in 1997 the all american football foundation presented norman the unsung hero award norman received his degree in general education in 1953 and was commissioned into the army where he served as a paratrooper with the distinguished 508 airborne regimental combat team he quarterbacked his army post team to three championships and was named to the allarmy team three times as coach and captain of the post rifle team norman won two excellence in marksmanship awards legs and led his soldiers to a national championship after his service norman operated successful businesses in belzoni where he is still fondly remembered for his smooth moves on the dance floor when camille struck in 1969 norman s love of biloxi and her people led him to spearhead the delta s efforts to donate and deliver truckloads of supplies in the 1970 s he returned to biloxi as owner and operator of hugo s restaurant and he later helped bring gaming to the coast as executive host for the president casino an outstanding golfer norman won numerous golf tournaments including two humphreys county country club championships the annual yugoslavian invitational championship in biloxi the gold medal classic in las vegas the american cancer golf tournament in orlando fl and six mississippi senior olympic championships a devoted member of the elks club and the fleur de lis society norman loved to play pool and cards and enjoyed entertaining friends and family with card tricks and sleight of hand when katrina struck norman at age 75 and enjoying retirement stepped up again and used his ingenuity and culinary skills to provide hot meals to his neighbors as they rebuilt their homes the city of biloxi recognized his efforts with a certificate of appreciation through adversity and joy norman is most remembered by his family and friends for his ready grin his wonderful cajun cooking and his fierce loyalty to those he loved in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter christy duplain ware his soninlaw delaney ware of clinton and stepdaughter carol ann welch and her husband mark survivors include his wife lavada duplain daughter mary love wynne and her husband larry of alexandria va stepdaughter cheryl glover and her husband billy of memphis tn stepson jimmy ellis and his wife gwen of biloxi grandchildren regan wynne of los angeles ca elizabeth landers of springfield va christian ware and his wife mindy of clinton and brandon ware of virginia beach va stepgrandchildren kim madigan carey welch and michael mceachern a greatgrandson and two stepgreatgranddaughters the family appreciates the outpouring of prayers and support and wishes to thank the doctors and staff at memorial for the wonderful care and kind attention that was shown to norman over the past weeks memorials may be made to the american cancer society or st vincent de paul of our lady of fatima arrangements are by riemann family funeral home biloxi references the sun herald norman duplain september 23 2010     carroll e williams carroll everitt peck williams  19001977 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 7 1900 to carroll cal williams 181959 and anna cox 18771941 a native of bayou la batre mobile county alabama his siblings were elmer dominic williams 18981985 m cornelia champagne irma augusta williams m george j sablich james e williams 19061979 m lydia snookie duffel stanley 19161992 mae williams 1911 m horace s williams 19192007 and bernard williams 19141984 peck williams married ophelia langlinais 1995 a native of youngsville lafayette parish louisiana parents of marion wiliams roland williams glenn j williams and beverly jane williams m ivan pancho kovacevich 19281986  references  the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p the daily herald   ce williams noted biloxian dies at age 76   october 23 1977 the daily herald     19 p the daily herald     19 p  the sun herald     20 p the sun herald   ivan pancho kovacevich   august 5 1986 the sun herald   ophelia l williams   september 8 1995 3239 views  ', 0);
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rosa pria 18731945 appear to have been the first of the 20th century italian expatriates to arrive at st martin probably about 1902 they immigrated to the united states in 1894 from palermo sicily his brother alberto nunzio terretta 18681954 came to america in 1897 before coming to jackson county mississippi the terretta brothers lived at brooklyn new york their parents were antonio terretta 18371927 and catherine giaccona 18391930 who must have joined them in jackson county after 1910 frank terretta and rosa pria had one adopted son anthony terretta 19131996 who was born in louisiana rosa married anthony rodriguez 18551928 after her husband died in june 1917 tony rodriguez had been wedded to josephine miller 18611914 the daughter of george barney miller c 18201860 and marie delphine bouzage b 18231860 josephine was the mother of amelia r fountain 18791949 daniel rodriguez 18851964 and augustine r fountain 18871958 rosa pria outlived several other husbands and died at independence louisiana after ww ii her remains were interred at tangipahoa parish in july 1903 frank terretta bought five acres of land near miguel rodriguez and eugene bosarge in section 15 t7sr9w from louis raymond anthony lepoma 18661923 and tony terretta 18371927 were his partners included in the land trade were lots 57 of the francis fountain tract 1 lepoma was residing at st charles parish louisiana as late as april 1910 when laz lopez 18771918 acquired these tracts from them frank terretta also purchased five acres of land from samuel m tracy 18471920 on the east side of the old martin fountain tract in february 19102 he planted pecan trees here when a small nursery grown tree cost about seventyfive cents later peter arnold bought the orchard and harvested 4000 pounds of pecans in july 1911 the terretta brothers bought ten acres of forested land from jacob husley 18631948 along the west side of reynoir road now brittany 3 anthony lepoma 18661923 who was married to maria terretta 18831941 the sister of frank and nunzio terretta bought the west five acres of this tract in november 1915 it fronted on race track road  lepoma anthony lepoma 18661923 was born at naples italy in the old country the lepoma name may have been spelled lipuma immigrated to usa in 1890 he met maria terretta 18831941 a sicilian in new york they resided in michigan and louisiana laplacekenner area where he worked in animal husbandry the lepomas arrived at st martin circa 1911 in 1920 tony lepoma made his livelihood as a fisherman he and mary had a very large family ross lepoma 18991963 anthony lepoma jr 19001926 roy lepoma 19051963 sam lepoma joe lepoma 19071957 lee r lepoma 19091959 jeanette l landry 19101978 catherine l stiglets frances l monteleone katherine lepoma bellew b 1913 josephine l vassalli 19151963 madeline l lanz 19171963 james lepoma 19201945 and vincent lepoma 19231975 the lepoma children were born at new york louisiana and mississippi tony lepoma jr 1900 1926 operated a small store in the front yard of his home on the east side of reynoir brittany mrs mary terretta lepoma commenced the st joseph altar in the st martin community this was a sicilian custom and an annual fete was held on march 19th to honor st joseph the patron saint of carpenters during the middle ages a drought and then famine brought the people of sicily to their knees praying to st joseph for relief st joseph had provided the christ child bread and they wanted him to do likewise for them if their prayers were answered the suffering sicilians promised to share food with the poor their prayers were answered the st joseph altar is built by the men the women prepare seafood pasta vegetables sesame seed cookies and fig cakes italian bread is baked in the forms of crosses st joseph s staff and other symbols of this holy occasion the food to be divided among those in need is placed on the altar which is decorated with flowers and candles the green fava bean is also served when dried roasted and blessed it is transformed into the lucky bean tradition relates that you will never be broke as long as your person carries the lucky fava bean after mrs lepoma passed on her daughter catherine stiglets continued the tradition at her home today mrs lepoma s granddaughter janice l fountain and her sisterinlaw jackie landry prepare the st joseph s altar at the lee landry home in the st martin community alberto nunzio terretta 18681954 was married to maria gagliano 18681954 also a native of italy their three children catherine t galiano 1900c 1975 lucy t cannette 19031973 and anthony joseph terretta 19072005 were born at brooklyn new york at brooklyn nunzio terretta made his livelihood cleaning ships boilers he became dissatisfied with the work there and came south to new orleans  anthony j terretta  19072005 the oldest child catherine terretta married joseph galiano who resided in the vieux carre and sold produce at the french market lucy terretta married julius cannette 18971983 and they resided at st martin anthony joseph terretta was married to mona louise khayat 19091973 of biloxi mona was the daughter of assad a khayat 18751929 and mona butrous 18781922 both syrian immigrants mona was the sister of eddie khayat 19111993 who served on the jackson county board of supervisors for thirtytwo years after her demise anthony wedded the widow lynn v mayo carr 19192006 a native of clarke county mississippi mona went to hollywood in the early 1930s and played minor roles in several motion pictures she was in the lives of a bengal lancer starring gary cooper in 1935 joseph giametta  18571935 biloxi cemeteryoctober 2012 giametta giuseppe joseph giametta 18571935 and camella terretta 18681944 arrived in the united states from canada in 1915 mrs giametta was a twin sister to nunzio terretta the giamettas had immigrated to canada in 1895 their children anna borne giametta m beaugez 18981986 charles giametta 19001970 m theresa decarlo 19011937 catherine giametta m dauro 19041970 pauline giametta m dauro 19061970 and josephine giametta m fountain 19071982 were born in canada joseph giametta acquired a small tract of land on race track road east of the trochesset strip from joseph schmid in july 1915  charles giametta  19001970 biloxi cemetery october 2012 in 1931 charles giametta bought a lot on the east side of his father s land adjacent to the trochessets he was married olena cannette 19001920 who died of the pandemic spanish influenza after her demise giametta wedded theresa decarlo 19011937 of new orleans who died in childbirth his last wife was josephine chiniche giametta moved to bay st louis circa 1945 where he worked for the l n railroad as a bridge tender these italians families worked very hard in their fields which they had cleared of pine trees and stumps these sons of the mediterranean fertilized with a mulch made from decaying shrimp hulls the hulls were obtained from the refuse piles at the seafood factories along the north shore of back bay at biloxi they also used horse manure gathered at the stables in biloxi and the dried droppings of stock animals which roamed the area these immigrant farmers grew vegetables and fruitsweet potatoes beets tomatoes okra peppers okra corn shallots garlic beans gourds cantaloupes figs pumpkins sugar cane etc they bought some of their seeds from the quave store on the west end in addition they raised some livestock particularly goats from whose rich milk they drank and made cheese after the crop matured and was harvested the italian men loaded it in horse drawn wagons and headed south to biloxi here they peddled their fresh organic produce along the city streets sweet potatoes went for 100 per bushel basket and okra for a nickel a dozen the terrettas didn t own a scale to weigh their green wares it was common to see mr nunzio terretta with his stripped umbrella sitting high on the seat of his wagon crossing the old wooden back bay bridge his son anthony terretta who was born in 1907 and presently resides at pascagoula relates a story about his father and uncle joseph giametta  the housewives of biloxi called my father nunzio sweetie peppa he spoke broken english and would cry sweeta peppa as his produce rig rolled through the dirt and shell roads of the working class neighborhoods of biloxi his brotherinlaw joseph giametta spoke very little english his produce wagon followed terretta s when nunzio would announce his presence to the neighborhood with his calling card sweeta peppa joe would follow with mea too ah  on his return to st martin nunzio terretta would kindly stop and give grateful school children who were heading home from their classes a ride in his hopefully empty produce wagon the italian families were self reliant they baked their own bread dried tomatoes to prepare tomato sauce made pear and blackberry wine and brewed a malt beer occasionally they would take the excursion train to new orleans for indigenous provisions at the quality grocery store on decatur street olive oil dried figs and five pound boxes of spaghetti were purchased christmas was often celebrated with an undecorated pine tree their children received apples and oranges as gifts in good times a small wooden toy might appear under the tree mrs terretta made small cakes in the shape of crabs and shrimp filled with figs some of the italian women worked in the local seafood factories they would rise in the wee hours of the morning with the factory whistles blaring and walk miles from their homes on race track road to their jobs on back bay some worked at the quave factory in north biloxi descendants of all three families still reside in the st martin community with the lepoma name being the most ubiquitous  references  the daily herald    charles giametta  may 23 1970 p 2 the daily herald    former biloxian in picture march 2 1935  p 2 the timespicayune    st joseph s celebration has roots in sicilian culture   march 9 1986 p 5 personal communication viola m batiaseptember 1996 toney terretta st martinseptember 1996 anthony terretta pascagoulaseptember 1996 lynn mayo carr terretta pascagoulaseptember 1996 tony lepomaseptember 1996 pauline demetryoctober 1996  bassbasso vincent bass  18181915 was born at trani on the adriatic sea married bridget clancey  18321910 on may 5 1871 in harrison county mississippi children  francis paul bass  18631930 m rosa dwyer  irene bass  18651941 m michael j banks 18591941  eran   bass  18671902 m nixon  francis p bass francis paul bass  18631930 married rosa dwyer children  william bass  18901956  vincent paul bass  18911947  agnes adele bass  19041977 m anthony bernard rousseau 19081951  frank paul bass jr  19041977  references  the biloxi daily herald    local and personal   january 30 1900 p 8 the biloxi daily herald    city news   february 28 1900 p 8 the daily herald   mrs bridget bass   february 21 1910 the daily herald   vincent bass is claimed by death at ripe old age   august 20 1915 the daily herald    man is crushed beneath wheels of fire enginetony rousseau fatally injured en route to fire   march 14 1951 p 1 the daily herald    mrs agnes rousseau   december 8 1969 p 2 the daily picayune    a patient s leap   january 26 1900 p 10  capuano  capuano tomb 6th additionbiloxi cemetery jennie coci 18631941 was born at travinia italy and came to america circa 1870 eventually settling at new orleans she married luigi capuano 18621908 also an italian immigrant at nola on december 28 1902 they were the parents of three children  corinne capuano  19041962 m christopher a tucei 18941949  francis elizabeth capuano   19051972 m sidney e manuel 19011962 and  philip j capuano  19061968 m bessie toups 190720021910 orleans parish lousiana federal census t624521 p 3b ed 91 in 1908 the capuano family was domiciled at 3119 tulane avenue at the corner of lopez street here they operated a retail grocery store and saloon after the demise of luigi capuano in early february 1908 the family fortunes declined rapidly the acme of their misfortune was the destructive conflagration that occurred in june 1908 adjacent to the capuano businesses was a laundry run by wah kee a chinese the fire commenced here and jumped to the capuano property and damaged the building and totally destroyed their stock and goods mrs capuano and her children narrowly escaped the burning structure their loss was estimated at 3600 but was partially insured the daily picayune june 9 1908 p 5 by late july 1908 mrs capuano and her son applied for a judgement of bankruptcy in the us district court their liabilities were 6218 and assets 4900 the daily picayune july 26 1908 p 7 in 1911 mrs capuano relocated her family to biloxi mississippi she married nicholas martino 18601942 an italian immigrant widower shoemaker the martino family lived and worked on delauney street in biloxi children  southern memorial parkbiloxi mississippi  philip j capuano philip joseph capuano   19061968 was born on september 26 1906 at new orleans louisiana he came to biloxi in his youth and made his livelihood as proprietor and manager of a barbershop in downtown biloxi the daily herald february 21 1968 p 2 philip married bessie marie toups  19072002 born may 29 1907 at westwego jefferson parish louisiana in harrison county mississippi on march 16 1924 bessie marie toups was the daughter of ellis toups and dorcina foret harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 35 p 557 and the sun herald october 16 2002 p a6 philip and bessie marie capuano resided at 530 porter avenue in biloxi here they reared their three children  louis ellis capuano  19252005 m jeanette s cerinich b 1928  philip j capuano jr  19282009 m victoria ray  doris rita capuano m christopher j lawrence and fred l ison 19141999 and joseph capuano  19351935 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 35 p 557 philip j capuano was a member of the italianamerican society and had been president at one time philip was active in the knights of columbus alhambras and the barber s union the daily herald february 21 1968 p 2 mr capuano was survived by his spouse a daughter mrs fred ison at stone mountain georgia two sons philip j capuano jr and louis e capuano both of biloxi a sister mrs frances elizabeth capuano manuel 19051972 widow of sydney e manuel d 1962 of biloxi and 13 grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the capuano funeral a mass was said for the repose of his soul at nativity bvm catholic church with internment in the biloxi cemetery sic the daily herald february 21 1968 p 2 and february 23 1968 p 2  children louis e capuano louis ellis capuano sr 19252005 age 79 years of biloxi ms died friday january 14 2005 in slidell louisiana mr capuano was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi he was retired from liberty national life insurance company and served in the u s navy during ww ii he was a lifelong member of nativity b v m catholic cathedral and a member of the italianamerican club he attended biloxi public schools during his retirement years he enjoyed photography recording weddings and special events mr capuano was a beloved husband father and grandfather   preceding mr capuano in death was his daughter stephanie capuano 19562000 and his parents philip capuano sr and bessie toups capuano survivors include his wife of 57 years jeanette cerinich capuano of biloxi a daughter laurie capuano herring and her husband jody of picayune three sons louis e capuano jr and his wife linda of santa rosa ca peter p capuano and his wife karen and nick j capuano and his wife kathy all of gulfport a sister doris ison of lawrenceville ga his brother philip capuano jr of biloxi twelve grandchildren dawn capuano brumfield christie capuano lisa capauano tabor louis capuano iii alarra capuano nelson joseph capuano paul capuano peter capuano ellen capuano jason balius justin herring and mark herring and six greatgrandchildren chad brumfield caitlin brumfield locklin balius kylee capuano tyler herring and paityn herring visitation will be sunday january 16 2005 from 6 to 9 pm at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi mass of christian burial will be monday at nativity bvm catholic cathedral at 12 noon where friends may visit one hour before service time entombment will follow in southern memorial park the sun herald january 16 2005 p a8  references  the daily herald mrs martino dies july 28 1941 the daily herald n martino dies january 5 1942 the daily herald philip capuano february 21 1968 the daily herald capuano rites february 23 1968 the daily picayune capuano february 9 1908 the daily picayune no clue to origin of fire june 9 1908 the daily picayune bankruptcy july 26 1908 the sun herald fred l ison november 1 1999 the sun herald stephanie j capuano march 22 2000 the sun herald bessie capuano october 16 2002 the sun herald louis e capuano sr january 16 2005 the sun herald philip j capuano jr may 17 2009   august corso family august corso  18731943 was born on april 24 1873 at taormina messina province sicily he arrived at new orleans from palermo sicily on may 15 1889 his known siblings that came from sicily from taormina are  josephine corso  18781961 m john fallo 18691952  salvador corso sr  181957 m ada ford 18761956 and corso m nancy verges 18731900 au gust married lena runfalo 18771951 august and lena left new orleans after 1900 and settled at 510 lameuse street at biloxi mississippi here he made his livelihood as a wholesale produce merchant and retail merchant on april 11 1916 at biloxi august corso declared his intention to become an american citizen he was naturalied on june 21 1919 at biloxi mississippi their children were  salvadore j corso  18961952  anna corso  18971979  francis corso  19031994 m albert pickard 19051979  frank corso  19051945  joseph august corso  19071954 m marjorie kulivan 19131994  anthony j corso  19101987 m helen knox 19181972  children salvadore j corso   francis corso francis corso  19031994 was born august 14 1903 at biloxi mississippi she married albert e pickard  19051979 on december 2 1925 in harrison county mississippi children albert francis pickard m julia maria allen harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 400 francis died on july 27 1994 she was preceded in death by her spouse albert e pickard who passed on 1979 the sun herald july 28 1994 p a2  frank corso   joseph a corso joseph august corso  19071954  helen knox corso anthony j corso anthony j corso  19101987 married helen knox 19181972 the daughter of fred knox and helen fountain in harrison county mississippi on january 23 1937 they resided at 711 caillavet street in biloxi where they reared three children anthony j corso jr b 1943 glen f corso m sheila ann wathern and lana kay corso m jerry herbert weiss harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 47 p 470  references  the daily herald   august corso dies   december 17 1943 the daily herald   mrs corso dies   october 1 1951  the daily herald   joseph corso dies   february 26 1957  the daily herald   helen knox corso   february 21 1972  the sun herald   marjorie kulivan corso   july 6 1994 the sun herald   francis corso pickard   july 28 1994 the timespicayune   corso   july 4 1954  southern memorial park frank p corso family frank paul corso 18981986 a native of trapani italy the son of mr and mrs leonardo corso in 1908 he immigrated to america arriving at new orleans louisiana frank was naturalized at biloxi mississippi on february 20 1922 and received certificate no 1511918 southern district courtsouth mississippi petition of naturalization no 289 mr corso was educated at new orleans and brookhaven mississippi he came to biloxi in 1919 from mobile alabama and began a wholesale cigar and tobacco business in 1924 starting with a small warehouse and one truck frank p corso married pearl agnesharvey 19011989 a native of north biloxi mississippi in harrison county mississippi he was named biloxi s outstanding citizen for 1956 the daily herald january 1 1957 p 1  linda sue thornton  19392014 and jimmy corso  19351990  james c corso  james c jimmy corso 19351990 was born at biloxi mississippi to frank paul corso 18981986 a native of trapini italy and a 1908 immigrant to america who arrived a nola and pearl harvey 19011989 a native of north biloxi mr corso was the president of frank p corso inc a local vending company which he had been employed by for more than thirtyfive years he attended notre dame high school and spring hill college mobile alabama and the harvard business school in cambridge massachusetts jimmy was a member of the gulf coast carnival association and ruled the 1980 carnival as king iberville he was a member of the biloxi elks lodge the biloxi yacht club and nativity bvm catholic church jimmy corso married linda sue thornton 19392014 in harrison county mississippi on november 18 1961 they were the parents of three children james c corso jr m joan marie knox victoria faith corso m michael edward hart and paulette hope corso m kevin scott mcqueen harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 120 p 324 james c corso was preceded in death by his parents and a brother frank p corso jr 19311990 he was survived by his spouse three children and two sisters bessie marie corso m mr caluda of nola and elizabeth liz ann corso m john schappert joachim jr and stephen blake knox a grandson riemann memorial funeral home of biloxi directed mr corso s funeral services which included a service at our mother of sorrows catholic church in biloxi followed by internment in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi linda sue thornton corso died on january 4 2014 references  the daily herald   lions loving cup presented frank p corso   january 1 1957 p 1 the daily herald   salvador corso sr   may 24 1957 p 2 the sun herald   president of biloxi vending company dies in pascagoula   february 25 1990 p b2  fallo family john fallo and josephine corso  biloxi cemetery september 8 2012  john fallo  18691952 was born in new orleans to joseph fallo and josephine fallo 18501917 a native of ustica italy he married josephine corso  18781961 a native of taormina palermo province sicily they moved to biloxi mississippi circa 1905 children  emile fallo m angelina diliberto  salvadore joseph fallo  19021942  jacob j jake fallo  19061990 m eva borries inez ramsey 19081982 and mary price pruett  anthony j fallo  19071989 m ruth wentzell 19091965 and yvette fountain camp  john b fallo  and dominic a fallo  19111996 m lucille slay 19122005   john jack a fallo john anathonar fallo  19282014 was born in biloxi on february 9 1928 jack went to be with the lord on june 2 2014 jack and his wife started and ran the family business fallo s dry cleaners in ocean springs for 55 years jack was a wonderful husband to paula fallo married for 64 years and a supportive father to sons mike and jeff family and friends were his highest priority in addition to his family jack also enjoyed socializing with friends over coffee he had strong religious convictions and was a member of saint francis xavier seelos catholic church in biloxi paula baudry fallo jack was preceded in death by the love of his life and wife of 64 years  paula baudry fallo 19292013   and their son  michael t fallo  he is survived by his son jeffrey c fallo sr and his wife karen of vancleave jack leaves six grandchildren including jc fallo and his girlfriend lizz chambers of ocean springs michelle rene fallo gibson and her husband chuck of wichita ks brandy fallo cunha and her husband john of saucier jeffrey fallo jr serving in the  us navy  brittany fallo and her boyfriend kyle nelson of vancleave and kolby fallo of vancleave in addition to great grandson eric of wichita stepgreatgranddaughter jackie cunha of saucier and many nieces and nephews the fallo family would like to thank everyone for your prayers thoughts and well wishes a mass of christian burial will be held at 10am on saturday june 7 2014 at saint francis xavier seelos catholic church in biloxi friends may visit 9am until 10am interment will follow at crestlawn memorial park in ocean springs the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  references  the daily herald   mrs  josephine fallo  esposito is claimed by death   june 18 1917 the daily herald   salvador corso sr   may 24 1957 p 2 the sun herald   paula fallo   february 18 2013 the sun herald   jack anthonar fallo   june 5 2014 the sun herald   businessman  jack a fallo  was jazz drummer on weekends   june 7 2014  martino   mattina bartlo mattina   bartlo mattina  18581943 was born in italy he married catherine vergets 18651920  references  the daily herald bartlo mattina dies january 3 1942 p 2     randazzo   runfalo   references   taranto family biloxi cemetery   image made august 2012 the taranto family of biloxi mississippi may have been founded by anthony taranto 18571927 and rosalea fallo 18541932 both born at ustica italy they arrived at new orleans lousiana bertween 1865 and 1870 their children were josephine taranto 18781967 m lawrence romeo 18701932 concetta taranto b 1880 salvador taranto 18811939 john taranto b 1883 frances rose taranto 18861954 m saverio j tedesco and olivia taranto 18981904  josephine taranto josephine josefina taranto 18781967 was born at new orleans louisiana on october 15 1878 she married lawrence lorenzo romeo 18701932 in harrison county mississippi on june 10 1896  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 11 p 16 lawrence romeo was born to antonio romeo 18231898 and angeline romeo 18281910 on november 11 1870 at riposto cantania province sicily circa 1890 he came to biloxi with his parents and two siblings louis romeo d 1896 and sarah romeo 18661927 m louis grasso d pre1900  the romeo family lived at 437 magnolia street at biloxi mississippi lawrence made his livelihood as a retail merchant selling fruit and animal feed and as an oysterman his business in 1914 was located at 204 west howard avenue the romeos lived very close to john taranto and julius taranto who were domicled at 438 and 440 croesus streets respectively lawrence and josephine taranto romeo were the parents of five children  lawrence romeo jr 19011968 m ellen cannette 19041998 juliette romeo 19021976 m fedele marchioni 18921980 joseph romeo 19061976 m gladys listenwalter 19081989 angela romeo 19112000 m jerome edward edward hilton 19101984 and julius dominick romeo 19161919    concetta taranto   salvador taranto salvador taranto was born at new orleans 18811939 on he married they were the parents of three children salvadore sav taranto 1989 m annette dubaz rosalie fournier adelaide chinn  john d taranto   references  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 the biloxi daily herald latest city newsromeotaranto june 13 1896 p 8 the daily herald mrs angeline romeo november 9 1910 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald   anthony taranto dies   may 2 1927 p 2 the daily herald     thomas   taranto youth injured    september 29 1930 p 2 the daily herald    lawrence romeo sr dies   april 7 1932 p 2 the daily herald   mrs taranto buried  october 12 1932 p 2 the daily herald   s taranto dies   april 10 1939 p 5 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald   sj tedesco buried   october 9 1948 p 2 the daily herald   john taranto dies at biloxi residence   december 3 1949 p 6 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald   mrs  frances rosie taranto  tedesco dies after long illness  march 16 1954 p 6 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the sun herald   salvadore sav taranto   may 8 1989 p a4 the sun herald   angela romeo hilton   february 7 2000 the sun herald   fedele marchioni jr   march 7 2004 p a7  tedesco   references  the sun herald   miss rosalie t leah tedesco  february 17 1991 p b2  uchello the uchello family at gretna and new orleans louisiana and biloxi mississippi originated at san giuseppe jato in palermo province sicily with the immigration of calogero uchello 18601943 and maria patellaro 18731951 to new orleans louisiana after 1900 the uchello family initially settled in and around gretna jefferson parish louisiana where they were truck farmers during the prohibition era some of the uchello sons became involved in the illicit movement of spirituous alcohol in louisiana and mississippi in later years on the mississippi gulf coast gaetano guy n uchello 18951962 salvador f sam uchello 19081996 and louis c uchello were involved in illegal casino style gambling in several night clubs on the biloxi strip  children   gaetano n uchello   gaetano guy nick uchello  18951962 was born in palermo province sicily he married agnes rouse three children carlos uchello paul uchello and dianne uchello guy died at gulfport mississippi on december 27 1962 he was survivied by three brothers julian uchello at algiers louisiana sam and louis uchello of biloxi and three sisters clesi of dallas texas rosina uchello wilgus and florence uchello ernst both of gretna louisiana the timespicayune december 27 1962 p 2  salvador f uchello salvador francis sam uchello  19081996 was born november 20 1908 at gretna jefferson parish louisiana he married helene uchello 19111974 a native of new orleans one child  samuel francis uchello jr  b 1948 m in august 1970 at rockville maryland to elizabeth anne nagel  the timespicayune august 22 1970 section iv pp 56 mr sam f uchello had been a resident of biloxi mississippi since 1946 he had lived at new orleans and pass christian mississippi before 1940 sam was a member of nativity bvm catholic church and was a veteran of world war ii serving with the us coast guard he was an owner of the gay paree with guy uchello 18951962 and others the gay paree was a night club and casino on the biloxi strip on us highway no 90 the timespicayune december 1 1961 sec iii p 21 and the sun herald february 21 1996 p c2 after his wife passed sam married annie bell denson in harrison county mississippi on january 14 1984 he expired at biloxi on february 19 1996 harrison co mississippi circuit court 2nd jd mrb 27 p 382  annie bell denson uchello   19252004 native of stone county mississipp was assaulted in her home and expired from her injuries at biloxi on february 29 2004 she had been the wife of james adron denson 19212000 and lived at mantachie itawamba county mississippi annie came to biloxi in 1980 and married salvador sam f uchello jr 19071996 in harrison county mississippi on january 24 1984 he passed on february 22 1996 the sun herald march 2 2004 p a1 and p a5 and harrison co mississipi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 27 p 382  louis c uchello louis carl uchello 19091996 a native of gretna louisiana was the son of italian immigrant farmers who moved to the coast more than 60 years ago and became a selfmade businessman uchello first opened the grove nightclub at the corner of debuys road and us 90 and later opened the harbor light restaurant which was destroyed by hurricane camille he built the sun tan motel still in operation today on us 90 the sun herald july 28 1996    louis carl uchello married helen st pe 19121997 two children louis c uchello jr 19322002 m johnnie louis brister and dorothy crapo and jocelyn uchello m mr turnbough   florence uchello born at gretna louisiana in april 1937 she married harold leo ernst the son of mr and mrs charles ernst  references   the daily herald   helene uchello   april 24 1974 the sun herald   salvador f sam uchello   february 21 1996 the sun herald   louis c uchello   july 28 1996 the sun herald   helen st pe uchello   1997 the sun herald   annie denson uchello   july 28 2002 the sun herald   louis c uchello jr   october 13 2002 the sun herald   elderly woman killed in assault at biloxi home   march 2 2004 p a1 the sun herald   annie denson uchello   march 2 2004 p a5 the timespicayune   over the river   may 2 1937 the timespicayune   action against gaming asked   december 1 1961 2119 views  ', 0),
(228, 'en', 'node_search', ' comfort family comfort family ray mon 7092012 1147 comfort family louise milles comfort 18881989 and edward comfort 18831969   courtesy of joycelyn comfort barlowmarch 2012 edward comfort 18831969 was born in louisiana probably new orleans it appears that he may have been an orphan as a person with his name and approximate age was an inmate at the waif s industrial home at beauvoir in 1900 this institution was founded by dr reverend alfred e clay 18521900 a native of chester england and a methodist episcopal south minister in new orleans reverend clay was president of the louisiana society for the prevention of cruelty to children and the waif s home on clio street in the crescent city he expired at his home in new orleans in early september 1900 sd moody replaced reverend ae clay at the beauvoir waif s home  the daily picayune september 2 1900 p 4 and the biloxi daily herald september 4 19001 p 8 and october 14 1900  edward comfort married louise milles 18881989 in harrison county mississippi on january 30 1907 the wedding took place at the home of louise milles ferdan the wife of julius ferdan 18711931 at 420 delauney street the reverend cb crawford of the episcopal church of the redeemer performed their nuptial ceremony the newly weds planned to live on main street in biloxi mississippi  the biloxi daily herald january 31 1907 p 1 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 18 p 536 louise milles was a native of mississippi and the daughter of joseph milles 18551900 an 1870 austrian immigrant and louise knoch 18661920 native of nola and the daughter of john knoch 18301913 and christine weiss 18251923 john knoch was born at hamburg germany and lived at nola for 57 years christina weiss was a native of hessedarmstad germany they were living at 4914 constance street in the crescent city when they expired on january 19 1913 and june 26 1923 respectively lepre 1991 p 80 and  the daily picayune january 26 1913 p 22 and the times picayune june 28 1923 p 22  louise knoch had married joseph millis 18551900 or milles at nola in september 1883 he was known as mexican joe and was killed in an accident at ship island in july 1900 while loading lumber on the teodora de larriniga  a british steamship out of liverpool england the joseph milles family lived on magnolia street he was a member of the gulf coast timberman s association and the spanish benevolent association louise knoch milles remarried in january 1902 to julius ferlan 18711931 an austrian immigrant oyster boat captain  the biloxi daily herald july 21 1900 p 8 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 13 p 344  viola comfort 19081999 and william sydney davidson 189931941  viola comfort edward comfort and louise milles comfort were the parents of viola comfort 19081999 she was born at biloxi mississippi on february 16 1908 viola comfort had married william sydney davidson 18931941 called sydney in her parent s home at 209 keller place on october 7 1925  the daily herald october 8 1925 p 2  sydney davidson was the son of william m davidson 18551905 a biloxi native and margaret ledden 18631925 who was born at new orleans and the daughter of jeremiah ledden and margaret o brien she had come to biloxi circa 1885 the william davidson family resided at 514 bohn street when she expired on april 4 1925 mrs davidson was survived by four children alethia e davidson 18901965 married alfred g brunet 18901948 william sydney davidson 18931941 married viola genevieve comfort 19081999 harold james davidson 18941982 married louise faye bellande 18981974 and calvin arnold skinny davidson 19011971 married audrey virginia harrison 19122003 margaret l davidson s corporal remains where interred in the biloxi cemetery a daughter olga davidson smith 18991920 preceded mrs davidson in death having expired on january 20 1920  the daily herald april 6 1925 p 3  viola c davison and sydney davidson were the parents of two children joycelyn davidson b 1928 m george earl barlow 19282012 and kenneth comfort davidson b 1931 m mary elizabeth fabacher b 1932 and mary ott tremmel sydney made his livelihood as a lineman for the mississippi power company they davidson family also were domiciled at 209 keller place sydney passed on july 26 1941  the daily herald july 28 1941 p 5   joycelyn louise davidson and george earl barlow 19282012  joycelyn l davidson married george earl barlow 19282012 at biloxi mississippi on june 20 1948 they were the parents of craig sydney barlow m pamela jane pisarich and george e barlow jr harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 77 p 317 and harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 23 p 232 george was born in aberdeen sd and had been a resident of biloxi since 1950 he was an usaf veteran of wwii and a member and former vestryman at the episcopal church of the redeemer former member of the jaycees and reverlern carnival association he was employed at american national life insurance company for over 30 years mr barlow is survived by his loving wife of 64 years joycelyn davidson barlow two sons george butch barlow jr kathy and craig s barlow pam one sister margaret blackmon four grandchildren bradley samantha barlow brennan barlow mike barlow and amber barlow and brotherinlaw dr kenneth mary ott tremmel george expired on june 26 2012 and his funeral service was held at the episcopal church of the redeemer on thursday june 28 2012 the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe is in charge of arrangements with internment in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald june 27 2012  kenneth comfort davidson kenneth comfort davidson b 1931 attended biloxi schools and matriculated to loyola university at nola where he studied dentistry he married mary elizabeth fabacher b 1932 the daughter of john birchman fabacher 181982 and edna wade 18991988 on september 3 1955 in the most holy name of jesus catholic church at nola dr davidson served two years in the us army in the dental corps at fort chaffee arkansas he and mary beth and their two children returned to the mississippi coast in july 1959 the davidson family settled in gulf hills and kenneth built a dental office at ocean springs by december 1970 the family relocated to 1364 west beach to the william wilson sutcliffe 18501934 1898 home at 1364 west beach in biloxi known children stephan fabacher davidson m charlotte leone kirkpatrick  the times picayune august 25 1955 p 63 and the daily herald july 21 1959 p 14  edward comfort expired at biloxi mississippi on august 24 1969 mrs comfort lived until january 24 1999 their corporal remains were interred in section 6 of the biloxi cemetery  references  the biloxi daily herald   rev alfred e clay   september 4 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 14 1900 the biloxi daily herald   marriagescomfortmilles   january 31 1907 the daily picayune   rev alfred e clay dead   september 2 1900  the daily herald   davidsoncomfort   october 8 1925  the daily herald   wm sidney davidson dies   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(229, 'en', 'node_search', ' ray l bellande ray l bellande ray thu 7262012 1444  ray l bellande ray l bellande b 1943 is a biloxi mississippi native he is the great grandson of antoine v bellande 18291918 born at marseille france and marie harvey 18401894 of back bay now d iberville bellande attended biloxi parochial and public schools he matriculated at new mexico tech in 1961 and graduated with a bs degree is petroleum geology from mississippi state university in 1965 bellande was employed by humble oil exxon tenneco and others before becoming an independent geologist and oil operator at lafayette louisiana in 1980 his hydrocarbon exploration and development endeavors has brought him to many petroleum provinces bellande has resided or worked in louisiana california alaska texas indonesia malaysia singapore mississippi and alabama ray l bellande resides at ocean springs mississippi home of his ancestors where he has written since may 1993 a weekly historical column sous les chenes for  the ocean springs record  in addition he has published several books  the bellande cemetery a history and register 1990 from marseille to mississippi a bellande family history 1991  and  ocean springs hotels and tourist homes 1994   bellande also wrote the text for  ocean springs the way we were 19001950   in 1996 ray l bellande was the first commandant of the fort maurepas society he is currently vicepresident of the jackson county historical society and the mississippi coast historical and genealogical society he is a member of the following mississippi historical society life member ocean springs genealogical society life member pioneer america society friends of the mary c o keefe cultural center fort maurepas society jackson county historical society jackson county genealogical society jackson county tricentennial commission ocean springs chamber of commerce american association of petroleum geologist and gulf hills tennis club ray l bellande is an active participant in community preservation and cultural affairs he serves on the ocean springs historical commission and museum board his hobbies include tennis hiking windsurfing and gardening  memories of back bay 19471961  may 21 2020 born in the new biloxi hospital on front beach during ww ii while my father served in the uscg at the algiers naval station nola the alton l bellande family would settle at 1051 lameuse street in 1947 we had a short stay in the harrison court a 175unit apartmentlike complex for nco families it was situated on back bay between benachi avenue and keegan s bayou and opened for occupancy in february 1942 the daily herald february 25 1942 p 4 arbitrarily i would place the boundaries of the back bay community as follows north by back bay east by lee street south by division street and west by keegan s bayou at this time back bay was a bluecollar neighborhood composed primarily of fishermen and seafood factory laborers ancillary industries like boat building machine and repair shops and hardware stores were common along the waterfront other commercial activities were the neighborhood grocery stores barrooms barbershops and movie houses  grocery stores on lameuse street one could walk south towards biloxi s primary commercial district on howard avenue and would encounter fourfive grocery stores in only three blocks there was the nelson higginbotham and anna earl boney trochesset stores on the northwest and northeast corners of elder street wick s grocery was next to the st john s convent just north of bradford street josephine pisarich malpass had a small store on the southwest corner of lameuse and bradford and bob s robert mcdaniels grocery was located on the northeast corner of lameuse and division street other notable grocery vendors were menard s on back bay leo todaro s on main and division bill byrd and haven foretich on fayard street and vick s on division street it was not uncommon to see mother s playing nickel slot machines in some food venues  barrooms although my family was in the beer business i was to young to legally imbibe alcohol i can remember being 15 or 16 years of age and walking into barrooms and get a cold one make mine falstaff jack and he did biloxi was a special placeno doubt and one with a proliferation of saloons bars taverns barrooms lounges poolrooms etc no one went thirsty for a jax dixie goebel s miller high life schlitz or bud no lite beers for these macho men if you loved coor s beer you were s out of luck as it was strictly a western beer at this time in september 1961 i had my first taste of coor s in an arroyo in socorro county new mexico my sober self and the remainder of our underage freshmen class had smuggled a keg into this dry desert creek bed to celebrate our first week in school my response was where s the beer this must be ice water falstaff will do that to you very hoppy makes very happy we certainly had more bars than churches on back bay it s hot in the mississippi sound and louisiana marshes during the shrimp season when the luggers returned with a hole full of wild gulf shrimp and the captain and crew had sold their catch and settled their finances it was time to relax and have drinks with family and fellow shrimpers on bay view avenue one could gather at what was the neighborhood s iconic barroom the fisherman s hangout of nellie creel a rather appropriate name you say further east was the dixie cafe aka mama lou s her place was special and i ll say no more further west and at the northern end of caillavet street was perry s cafe hear or here they had the best red beans and rice on monday on division street we had the shady oaks of babe rodolfich and sie simon s night club sie befriended two of america s future musical greats hank williams and elvis presley say no more at this time dizzy dean former st louis ace thrower was televised on saturday afternoon announcing the national baseball game of the week in his arkansas southern drawl our best selling brew falstaff sponsored the game watched by millions of diamond fans dizzy would marry a stone county lass and spend his retirement in the wiggins area it wasn t unusual for him to pro bono a few cases of falstaff from our warehouse on bohn street for a fishing trip in the gulf  barbershops our neighborhood had at least three barbershops ike champagne and bruce s which i believe was a moniker for broussard were on back bay and eddie vuyovich was on reynoir street mr allen on church street now astronaut haise street was a backyard barber with the best pricelike 50 cents  memories of back bay 19471961 part ii may 28 2020  the social life of a youth growing up on back bay was rather meager there was school a city park sports church scouting clubs and an occasional birthday party or dance very few teens had automobiles but the fortunate were charitable and drove the less fortunate to weekends wasted at the many clubs driveinns and other hangouts between rodenburg avenue and pat harrison now veterans boulevard  a catholic education the back bay section of biloxi had five schools two were public and three parochial gorenflo and mf nichols a colored institution were public while st john s notre dame and our mother of sorrows also colored were catholic educational facilities my academic career commenced in september 1949 with a memorable fall down the front steps of our small bungalow on lameuse street this was a time when most schools began the day after labor day which is in september and the first monday as i recall schools in the rural areas of harrison county ended their school year in the spring a few weeks prior to their urban counterparts this allowed students in these agricultural areas to assist in the spring planting and other agrochores my first grade teacher was sister nathaniel at st john s catholic school the building was old wooden and virtually not insulated our misery didn t last long as the following year the new st john s elementary school was built in 19501951 bishop ro gerow dedicated the sixclass room brick structure on 6 may 1951 this parochial school was situated north of the parish rectory on bradford street between lameuse street and main street it no longer exists st john s parish is now called blessed francis xavier seelos the daily herald may 6 1951 p 10 biloxi s initial st john s catholic school was dedicated on september 3 1926 on the nw c of bay view avenue and main street in a former public school called the back bay ward school there were four grades with sister mary joseph and sister elalia in charge  the daily herald september 4 1926   the  back bay ward school  was donated to the city of biloxi on september 6 1898 the land for this educational facility was provided by william f gorenflo 18441932 the building was erected with funds provided by william k m dukate 18521916 a school in this section of biloxi was desperately needed and sincerely appreciated by the back bay residents   the biloxi daily herald september 7 1898 p 4 at st john s we were taught by the sisters of mercy interesting name for educators this holy order had come to biloxi before 1888 as they were operating the convent school on reynoir street it was the predecessor of the sacred heart academy notre dame high school began in september 1943 in the dantzler house on west beach near porter avenue and the biloxi lighthouse the new notre dame high school near keegan s bayou opened in september 1953 in a new 220000 building with a 40000 residence for its male teachers brother rex csc was principal the daily herald  august 21 1943 p 6 september 2 1943 p 7 and  september 1 1953 p 1 today saint patrick s although no longer in biloxi but a satellite of the tradition a 4800acre real estate development in north central harrison county functions as a coeducational catholic academy with similar goals as it predecessors sacred heart notre dame and mercy cross these are small classes high academic and moral standards a familial cohesiveness and school pride coincidentally st patrick s opened in 2007 on land donated by joseph canizaro a 1954 graduate of notre dame high school and successful nola banker and realtor mr canizaro has also been proactive in the development of william carey universitytradition campus and the mgccc bryant center a nursing educational facility which will vastly increase its current programs  games we played i would attend st john s for six years although not consecutively my best memories are on the playground the acme of recess was to gather on the lawn of the rectory on bradford street and play king of the hill this area of biloxi lies in the drainage basin of bayou auguste and is relatively lowso what in biloxi isn t topographically low you ask well there is a low ridge that runs in front of the rectory that is about threefeet higher than the street this was our hill sides or classes were chosen to defend and others to attack it got pretty rough at times getting pushed or shoved off the hillbut fun for school kid it was also common to have several marble games in progress before classes during recess lunch and after school marbles was a big deal one could play boxese or ringese ringese was more difficult as the marbles were placed in the center of a circle drawn in the dirt shooters had to fire at a marble and hit it with enough force to propel it from the ring if you weren t happy you could always pick up your marbles and go home dodge ball was fun the girls played hopscotch and jumped rope the playground was relatively small and it wasn t unusual to break a window in the old wooden school which then served as an auditorium and meeting hall  the football team circa 1954 it was decided that st john s field at football team it was coached by two former exceptional biloxi athletes james jimmy h cook and jack pickich most of the players were enrolled in the elementary school but as i recall we may have had a few ringers or older skilled players to add depth since we were an independent nonleague team it was difficult to schedule opponents as i recall we did play the d iberville bteam in their cow pasture across de la baye the team was disbanded after the second season but was a good introduction to organized sports  st john catholic school football ca 1954back bay park  lr bottow rowdonnie lacoste jimmy cook uk patrick h roberts 19442009 tony corso mickey j bellande uk uk uk steve bowen 19432005 jimmy manduffie ed conway middle row  ray l bellande   jules galle ronnie roberts jack acevedo uk uk larry gilbert parker joe joe arceneaux wallace tiblier joseph hungerford roland roberts uk top rowjack pickich 19211974 father peter killen uk pete alley and james h cook 19201997  memories of back bay 19471961 part iii june 4 2020   st john s elementary revisited i reminisce again about st john s because here in the second grade i chose my future career when i entered college in the fall of 1961 i learned to my dismay that many of my cohorts were here with no clue as to what their life s work would entail i queried them you mean you don t know if you re gonna be an engineer teacher or hippie reply yup this early revelation resulted from sitting in the back corner of the classroom i was a shy child and didn t want the teacher to ask me to recite or to be questioned this was also the location of our class library in this niche i began to read the library books to escape the boredom of education there was a cache of children s books on mineral resources iron coal gold etc i became fascinated with gold and the great discoveries of it made in a california the yukon territory and alaska this was my ahah hour i wanted to become a geologist study rocks and minerals and learn where to discover them in the earth s strata in 1953 at the saenger theatre i saw thunder bay an adventure movie with james stewart and gilbert roland thunder bay was not historically accurate but a creative story about the first exploratory well drilled off the coast of louisiana and the resulting chaos and protest generated by the local shrimpers led by gilbert roland teche bossier environmentalists don t fret there was no oil spill or blowout and the fishermen and drillers found common ground and the ending was cool regardless this film reinforced my interest in earth science another event in the path to becoming a geologist was della simms mccaughan b 1928 our 10th grade biology instructor at biloxi high school della was entertaining and inspirational as a teacher i ate my first caviar sans champagne in her class she was always motivating but especially in annual science fair preparations my project in the spring of 1959 was a model of an offshore drilling platform anchored to the sea bottom with its derrick and machinery drilling into strata the objectives of the borehole were the oil and gas bearing reservoirs that trap oil on the top and flanks of a salt dome research and data provided by petroleum geologists in jackson added to the educational value of the display joyfully it won first place in earth science iv category at the state fair in jackson the daily herald april 29 1959 p 10 well i did become a geologist but never found any gold although we did discover black gold a moniker for oil my career journey in the oilfield was peripatetic allowing me the opportunity to live in texas california louisiana and mississippi the reward of being employed by an international company exxon led to assignments in indonesia singapore and malaysia with short stays in alaska and canada and a consulting job with saga petroleum norwegian based oil company exploring in south mississippi and alabama we dug two ultra deep holes over 18000 feet near lumberton mississippi and north of grand bay alabama it was a fulfilling career and i often dream of finding that really giant oilfieldin back bay no less  two final thought on st john s some of us became altar boys our responsibility was to serve with the priest in celebrating the mass although as an altar boy we didn t learn latin but we had to read it from a card in response to the priest s dialog i was fortunate to have studied latin for twoyears at biloxi high school it was an enlightening experience and i finally understood english syntax after nine years of schooling in our native tongue no sentence diagrams in latin and we were fortunate to have had two very excellent language gurus catherine foxworth clower 18971981 and frances hooker horner 19162013 i was the class clown and spent many afternoons of penance writing on mrs horner s blackboard for my silly antics additionally i would ask educators today to reinstate latin into the high school curriculum a latin word no less it s value in understanding english etymology and grammar are priceless my final comment is to share my knowledge with you of a very special lady louise j mallard 19001975 our 2nd grade teacher she may have been biloxi s first female lay instructor as nuns were becoming a rare item miss mallard was a remarkably talented and eccentric woman in addition to being an educator she possessed skills as an artist socialite thespian folk dancer and civic leader her grandfather prudent mallard 18091879 a native of france settled at nola and became a furniture maker par excellence caption april 1959 science fairunder the tutelage of della simms mccaughan several of her biology sophomore students at biloxi high school were winners at the annual mississippi state science fair in the capitol city depicted is ray l bellande first place in earth science iv with a working model of an offshore drilling rig boring into strata in search of oil and gas bearing reservoirs trapped above and on the flanks of a salt dome a common oil trapping structure in mississippi louisiana and texas other mccaughan students winning at this state science fair were colonel michael n zalocusky 19432015 and edward sparky sbardella who became a medical doctor  memories of back bay 19471961 part iv june 11 2020   remembering gorenflo school after five years at st john s my mother had a disagreement with st john s management and decided that we should attend public school since the bellande family lived less than two blocks from the gorenflo school that was a relatively easy decision and transition no more catechism except we were expected to attend after school classes once a week at st john s to continue our catholic education i was fortunate to attend the 6th grade class of miss priscilla ritch 18931972 she and her older sister mary alma ritch 18901964 called miss alma were both spinster teachers who had started their careers in public education at the back bay ward school and transferred to gorenflo when it opened in the fall of 1924 alton l bellande 19121970 my father had also been a student of these remarkably enduring educators at the former back bay school on main street and bay view avenue miss priscilla ritch was an excellent teacher i had moved to the front row in her class probably as a result of the alphabet b as in bellande and had my share of recitations we had never been taught music reading at st john s but after a few months of listening and following the notes do re mi etc i generally understood how the solmization scale worked one of miss ritch s teaching tools was a mathematical challenge to the entire class she would randomly chose a number then add to it or multiply it by another integer and then divide that result and continue the process at her digression the pupil that could follow her tortuous numerical path to its conclusion would declare the answer and be rewarded with an atta boy or an ever an atta girl all of these numerical calculations were made mentally and i still retain the capacity to solve simple math problems in my brain as a result of these daily exercises these were times of no pcs hand calculators and an apple was something to bribe the teacher or keep the doctor away do you want to hear about discipline well principal alma ritch had the big paddle and sister priscilla had the sewing machine or needle i was introduced to the needle one afternoon at this time we had another teacher who taught us social studies in her classroom we would have to change rooms which i believe was training for the regime of junior high school our next level in the educational process regardless while returning to miss ritch s classroom from the other brilliant mind moi decided to show off and balance his text book on his empty cranium well miss ritch was appalled by this sight and although a small woman in stature her arm was long enough to place her hand with index finger poised vertically to deliver short jabbing rhythmical blows to that area of my shoulder near the collar bone ouch that hurts pain equals gain if you learn from your mistakes ah that gorenflo schoolyard and the memories of the thousands of playtime hours are forever indelibly forged into my balding ram all of our activities were unorganized and unsupervised we had game rules and set up field boundaries for each sporting event surprise no one had ever heard of soccer or futbol in the spring and summer there was baseball or softball on the grass as no formal field or diamond existed for any sport here in 1955 i was playing catcher once and one of the babuchna boys johnny as i recall was at bat he took a round house swing that missed the ball but connected with my forehead i m sure that i had a mild concussion but this was a time when one rarely sought medical attention was there even an er i went home with my head severely aching for several days during recovery the fall and winter were our football seasons which were invariably the touch variety children from near and nearer would gather after school and on weekends to play the playground leaders chose teams and the game winner was based on a score mutually agreed before kickoff as first team to score 42 points or seven touchdowns wins there were no extra points are goal posts and boundaries were marked with sticks coats and invariably one side of the field was the sidewalk on lameuse street dennis malpass was our yard star he went on to play college football at kansas and later baseball at tulane the rest of us were fair to mediocre junior and high school jocks the southern end of the gorenflo schoolyard slowly graded into a shallow branch or streamlet before it gently rose to meet bradford street this area was the headwaters of bayou auguste which drained this area of back bay mrs yusko lived to the west and there was a small cache of cypress trees and other arboreal characters in her rear yard infrequently someone would brave her wrath and attempt to collect a cypress knee to make a lamp base we would catch minnows in the ditchstream and occaisionally enter the large culvert under lameuse street for no good reason then there was the sundial this object was placed in the south side gorenflo schoolyard in the spring of 1932 by the  american legion auxilliary in memory of the late william f gorenflo  18421932 nina lee gorenflo and pat and lonnie o neal great grandchildren of the benefactor unveiled the monument the school orchestra under the supervision of professor carnovale played the star spangled banner the daily herald may 25 1932 p 2  william frederick gorenflo  18421932 was native of bay st louis mississippi and a biloxi seafood pioneer civic leader public servant and philanthropist the gorenflo public school was designed by biloxi architect carl e matthes 18961972 and was erected by the collins brothers george collins and william collins contractors its area of educational responsibility included all north of the l n railroad from caillavet to lee street including the east side of caillavet and the west side of lee north of division bounded by caillavet and seal avenue land for the gorenflo school consisted of about 65 acres conveyed by john c bradford from his large lameuse street tract to the trustees of the biloxi city schools wf gorenflo 18421932 wj grant 18751932 elbert l dukate 18811943 susan snell tonsmeire 18791953 and lille bourdon devitt 18841951 for 10000 harco ms land deed bk 138 pp 466467 in the fall of 1924 three new biloxi public schools were dedicated between november 18th and 20th in this order dukate school on east howard avenue gorenflo school on lameuse street and the lopez school beween benachi avenue and porter avenue the latter was being completed by ac samford contractor gulfport and montgomery the daily herald november 14 1924 p 1 and 2 here in 19231924 gorenflo a public school building designed by architect carl e matthes 18961972 was erected by the collins brothers its area of educational responsibility included all north of the l n railroad from caillavet to lee street including the east side of caillavet and the west side of lee north of division bounded by caillavet and seal avenue  memories of back bay 19471961 part v june 18 2020   back bay play time in the 1950s children especially boys had many opportunities to enjoy themselves playing outdoors with the exception of radio and incipient television reception of poor quality this was a decade that had virtually none of the high technology gadgetry that now exits anyone ever hear of a slide rule the bellande family didn t possess a television until 1955 and it had very poor reception from wdsu which came on air in december 1948 out of nola these were the times of black and white screens with lots of snow and manual station changes from the easy chair no rad surfing dudes the radio was king and there were many good afternoon adventure programs that sparked the imagination such as sky king and sgt preston of the yukon mush you huskies preston commanded his sled dogs as he kept law and order traversing the klondike gold mining camps near dawson city and other areas throughout the yukon territory including white horse these were times that the neighborhood schoolyard and public parks were venues for touch football pickup softball and baseball and half court basketball less wellknown games for example hounds and deer a nocturnal sophisticated adaptation of hide and seek and the belt line where the stronger older belt or rolled newspaper wielders would form parallel lines and strike the weaker or younger boys that were commanded to run the gauntlet fun you decide the back bay neighborhood like most of biloxi had a public park or playground it s origin can be linked to john comstock bradford who began began acquiring land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract on the back bay of biloxi from louis a caillavet 17901860 and spouse margaret fayard caillavet 17871863 the parcel was described as having 180feet on back bay and 20 arpents 3840 feet deep augustine fayard was to the west the lands of adele delauney to the south and james w elder to the east the consideration was 200 for this approximate 16 acre tract harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420 the northern portion of the large bradford tract ie that area of biloxi north of division street east of reynoir street south of the back back of biloxi and west of lameuse street became the loci of the following late 19th and 20th century developments bradford street elder street bradford elder sawmill back bay fire company back bay community center and park gorenflo public school leckich fayard seafood harrison county health center bayview theatrebayview lanes a bowling alley and bay view drugs  biloxi recreation department the biloxi city recreation department was lead by james d hadaway b 1928 who had been appointed recreation superintendent in early october 1952 was a tour de force by the summer of 1953 biloxi had supervision and programs established at ten city locations which were either parks or playgrounds back bay parkcharles floppy boone and george chop chop vuyovich west endcoach wd wiles and kay baltar lopez school playgroundjames garner bay terracecharles moniot miramar playgroundrobert wold st michael sleroy picard and gay nell knight moore community houserobert bellman elmer streetameral hunter sarah young and james daniels main street community housevernon bradford nichols playgroundwillie joe pearson in addition crafts were taught by madelyn curtis a gorenflo elementary teacher and hugh lancaster operated the movie projector sunday band concerts were held on the lawn at the biloxi community house on east beach featuring local high school bands and the keesler afb band the daily herald october 11 1952 p 1 june 11 1953 p 12 and june 2 1954 p 15 the recreation department for biloxi s youth also arranged tennis and square dance lessons and created summer baseball and softball programs little league american legion selective biloxi park and playground teams in baseball and the slow pitch softball hot stove and stove pipe leagues for adults these adult league softball games were held at the back bay and stmichael s diamondsthe daily herald june 18 1953 p 10 and april 27 1954 p 15  1953 little league baseball you know you are a trilobite if you played little league baseball at biloxi when it commenced in the spring of 1953 well this fossil did and i ll relate my fading memory of this historic event the biloxi recreation under the supervision of james d hadaway held tryouts at the lee street diamond which was the venue for the biloxi high school baseball and american legion teams to compete here youngsters were observed as to their batting and fielding skills by managers and coaches and player selections were made the bats were made of real wood and the uniform consisted of a cap and tshirt the team name was in felt letters that had to be ironed on by your momma in the 1954 season real baseball uniforms were issued to biloxi s little leaguers the daily herald april 7 1953 p 13 the initial season was introduced with eight teams in two leagues the shrimp and oyster on may 8 1953 biloxi s first little league games were played at lee street the shrimp league teams were shorty s shell sumrall service wadlington s appliance and the exchange club the oyster teams were mavar packing company dejean packing company cruso canning company and southern shell the daily herald may 9 1953 p 14 the 1953 little league season culminated  on 30 august  with two games at the va diamond in west biloxi biloxi s first championship team was shorty s shell as they bested oyster league champion mavar packing company 125 the daily herald august 28 1953 p 18 and august 31 1953 p 16 allstar teams for the respective leagues were selected at the season s climax the oyster league team was represented by ray ayers paul polly babuchna wendell wimpy cavalier dennis dartez larry fountain alfred hilton wilbert holland anthony mazarra dennis malpass robert morrison johnny ryan sherman shemo sanders george giggles sekul henry seymour julius scooter taranto and bobby walter members of the shrimp league allstars were as follows glenn allen roger demet wayne gehrmann teddy gibson max jordan vincent visco kuluz anthony mattina warren migues alton migues melvin raley terry tiger raley gerald richards otis tis st amant chris taranto jimmy wallace and billy walters the daily herald august 28 1953 p 18 our team dejean packing company was coached by leroy picard we won 14 games but finished second in the oyster league in a game  on 10 august  that was a must win to unseat league leader the mavar packers their hurler larry fountain had a 70 lead and had retired fifteen dejean batsmen until the last inning yes yours truly singled to right field with two outs in the final frame spoiling fountain s perfect game larry had a laudatory pitching performance striking out eleven the daily herald august 12 1953 p 16 1954 mavar packing companybiloxi commenced little league baseball in the spring of 1953 this vintage image was made in 1954 when the players were outfitted with baseball uniforms rather than a tshite with ironed on letters kneeling lr john hilton phillip phil dalgo 19431993 jeremiah jody j o keefe iv 19462007 uk john johnny n higginbotham 19442001 standing lr coach ernest cavalier 19161972 kenneth higginbotham ray l bellande robert seville gerald lamey uk rick stewart david l conway 19461996 and coach harold beans allen  memories of back bay 19471961 part vi june 25 2020   tennis there was a tennis court in the back bay park as early as 1928 in march of that year the biloxi tennis club held its midwinter tournament the contest was played on biloxi s four courts central community house on east beach biloxi high school court back bay court and the biloxi hotel court biloxi s top tennis players at this time were henry van waesberg wallace chapman albert e bessey lee janin ml michel jr norman moran alice lee latil and louise curet the daily herald march 8 1928 p 14 albert e bessey 18951996 was a most remarkable individual in his retirement from the usps he taught tennis privately and through the auspices of the biloxi recreation department my recollection of biloxi tennis in the 1950 s is somewhat vivid there was only one public court that was functionalbay terrace thanks to the usaf for allowing biloxi s netters to use the keesler afb just inside the forrest avenue gate we would generally walk from our back bay neighborhood to keesler to play in the 1950s the military police at the gate would see our wooden racquets and wave us passage through the open portal in the late 1950s the biloxi high school tennis team led by coach tj smith would practice and play interscholastic matches at the air base tennis center as i recollect thee were about 18 laykold courts times have changed in regards national security and biloxi now has several public tennis venues for its citizens the better local netmen that i remember were mr bessey and stanley bessey his son the duffey brothers joe and charles fred mannino toxey luckey and tony poulos under albert e bessey s tutelage younger players like mike trochesett ronnie kettering bo ahern mike felsher and chevis swetman developed their net skills while recalling outstanding biloxi athletes of this time several come to mind for their multisport skills george l sumrall anthony mozaro johnny ryan robert morrison harold breal joe gill ron peresich dennis malpass vincent kuluz clem dellenger and  bowling  there was time in america when bowling alleys were man caves akin to pool halls and bluecollar barrooms the game was generally found in large urban centers in the higher latitudes where winter was conducive for indoor activities like curling handball boxing and bowling st louis chicago detroit and new york city produced quality keglers during 1920s and 1930s there is a high degree of certitude that bowling came to biloxi because of keesler field this new army air corps base had brought many soldiers from northern climes who were schooled in the sport in june 1941 the  us army air corps activated station no 8 aviation mechanics school  at biloxi mississippi the first contingent of recruits about 2000 young americans arrived at biloxi in august 1941 and were bivouacked in tents with hand set pins an atmosphere of dense cigar and cigarette smoke and the odor of stale beer permeating the air one could only be in the brown bowling center on reynoir street opposite the saenger theatre my first recollection of brown s was in the late 1950s it was the last sunday in december 1958 that the baltimore colts and new york giants were playing for the nfl championship at yankee stadium and i watched the finale of what has been called by sports aficionados as the greatest football game ever played courtesy of mr brown on his small tv set in his cramped office the colts won in sudden death seventeen men on the field that day as a coach player or owner would eventually be enshrined in the nfl hall of fame at canton ohio players you might recall were unitas berry moore donovan and marchetti of the colts and huff gifford tunnell maynard brown and robustelli from the giants before j luther brown helen m brown and victor b pringle victor incorporated the brown bowling center in august 1948 biloxi s bowles were rolling at  vic s bowling alley  operated by victor joseph passera sr 18881948 of nola vic s was situated on the ground floor of the carpenter s union no 1667 building it had been erected in 19411942 at 419 reynoir street and opened in late may of 1942 with  mayor louis j braun  18901951 throwing a strike on his first ball at the eight lane facility the daily herald january 22 1942 p 2 march 18 1942 p 9 june 1 1942 p 3 and august 24 1948 p 6  keesler field keesler field built its first bowling alley in 1942 opposite the base chapel by early july the building had been completed and workers were awaiting bowling equipment shipped from st louis the facility was open day and night and cooled by fans a game or ten frames also called a line was to cost 15 the 12lane bowling alley opened for business on 16 september the facility was especially built for ncos but officers were permitted to bowl several hours each week pin boys were recruited from civilian and military civilian ranks interest was extremely high in the sport as several squadrons had already committed teams league play the daily herald july 8 1942 p 6 and september 16 1942 p2  bayview lanes the bayview lanes opened for keglers on january 19 1960 it represented a new platform in the sport which took bowling from backstreet to mainstreet at this time bowling centers were being built throughout america that catered to families and sporting women in an atmosphere that was more pleasant and appealing than the older man caves that had long earmarked the game the jax beer bowling team from nola made an appearance during the bayview lanes commencement celebration ernest v landaiche 18951966 proprietor already had plans to add eight additional lanes to building he was also planning a 24lane bowling center on west beach boulevard in front of his beach drivein theater  the daily herald  january 19  1960 p6 and  january 28  1960 p 27    the building was  formerly the 1946  bayview theatre  of douglas i smith 19011979 and  had been designed by  collins and cost over 60000 the theatre area was 50 feet by 100 feet with a seating capacity of almost seven hundred persons  the daily herald  november 28  1946 p 1   i was mere lad of seventeen when the bayview lanes opened for play in january 1960 by ernest v landaiche 18951966 a native of st john the baptist parish louisiana the original alley had eight lanes and was financially very successful and soon grew to twenty lanes here i honed my kegling skills with my peers kenny and johnny higginbotham bobby jackson weldon and eldon the babuchna twins and guy neff jr the bayview lanes became a magnet for families league bowlers and biloxi s top rollers among these locals pros were don viator percy higginbotham and george higginbotham dominic leperi alex kuljis hubert hubie barnes john babuchna and several military ringers from kafb guy neff sr leo perrault and andy anderson unfortunately the bayview lanes were destroyed in a horrific conflagration on 29 november 1962 the site later became a parking lot for the boom town casino during biloxi s gaming boom construction of the early 1990s the daily herald november 30 1962 p 1 biloxi soon had two additional bowling centers the beach bowl and the surf bowlarama which also opened in 1960 the beach bowl was on the biloxi strip near the sunnsand it had 24 lanes and survived camille in fact it was reopened as early as 28 august 1969 the surf bowlarama a luka kuljis family endeavor situated on point cadet was not as fortunate the kuljis enterprise opened 10 december1960 with 16 lanes alex kuljis 1959 mississippi state champion managed the camille gutted facility and it never reopened the daily herald august 12 1960 p 18 august 28 1969 p 2 and november 26 1960 p 17 and december 9 1960 p 29 bayview laneslocated at bayview avenue and lameuse street this 16lane bowling center which opened in january 1960 was destroyed in a horrific conflagration on 29 november 1962 the site later became a parking lot for the boom town casino during biloxi s gaming boom construction of the early 1990s the daily herald november 30 1962 p 1  memories of back bay 19471961 part vii july 2 2020   boy scouts the boy scouts of america at biloxi became established on 24 july 1918 by professor wilbeforce leach 18701949 at 1045 west howard avenue his home charles redding jr was assistant scoutmaster for troop i mr leach became principal of biloxi high school in late august 1918 succeeding wt harris troop i was very active in selling liberty bonds for the nations support during the great war the daily herald august 1 1918 p 3 august 28 1918 p 3 and october 17 1918 p 3 scouting at biloxi in the mid1950s was very well organized and participation by the youth of the queen city a 19th century moniker was exemplary in 19541955 my brother and i joined bsa troop 213 which was sponsored by the knights of columbus gulf coast council no 1244 it was founded in june 1907 the biloxi daily herald may 30 1907 p 1 bsa troop 213 was led by j kline coquet 19111969 scoutmaster albert d orville 19262018 assistant scoutmaster they were ably assisted by harold beans allen edward l porky blomberg jr 19362005 robbie ladner and glen d orville 19342001 we met in the knights of columbus hall when it was located on beach boulevard between lameuse street and main street the east wing of the riviera hotel was to the west and a vacant lot west of the k c hall served as a parade ground at this time our troop may have been the largest in biloxi with about 70100 scouts but troop 212 led by aj stanovich b 1929 and ernest c hart 19302010 was comparable in size and our strongest rival for scouting awards which were held at the court of honor a bimonthly event in the biloxi community house on east beach some of the young men of troop 213 that i recall are gerald h blessey and walter blessey peter hubbell george and pat collins george davis king walker tucei eugene peresich iii larry higginbotham dennis and joe landry guy and mike green william g collins jackie sherrill jb todaro gordon and barry gollott jimmy and david desporte ross bertucci robbie ladner mickey cannette gregory nolte eric lightner and sandy steckler  patrols within a boy scout troop there are patrols which are composed of six to ten scouts the patrol has a leader who is usually older and an experienced scout and assists the scoutmaster in planning and organizing troop functions patrols have names which are chosen by its members during my scouting tenure troop 213 had the following patrols bat bob white comanche dakota panther seminole sioux and woodpecker i often relate to people especially younger generations that scouting was one of the most influential and valuable experiences of my life albeit for only three years to quote unarguably biloxi s most enduring and influential scout leader aj stanovich once a scout always a scout the life lessons acquired from scouting especially through it system of advancing in rank from tenderfoot to eagle scout by completing requirements for merit badges include the following community volunteering knot tying first aid orientation which includes map reading compass use and the sun and stars especially polaris north star as a directional aids primitive camping and the survival skills to survive on berries seeds plants and to locate potable water swimming and lifeguard rescue techniques and cpr watercraft usage such as rowing canoeing sailing and kayaking and pioneering skills to erect simples structures by lashing logs to build bridges towers and shelter these life lessons can and do save lives and lead to an understanding of nature and the conservation of our disappearing green space and forest canopy  camp wilkes camp wilkes was situated in the naval reserve park on back bay and dedicated in early june 1938 and named for eugene p wilkes 18851980 publisher of the daily herald earlier the  city of biloxi had leased the ne 4 of naval reserve park to boy scouts camp inc eugene p wilkes president  the site included 11 buildings a pier built for scout purposes the tract was surrounded by a fence harrison co ms land deed bk 221 pp 566567 and city of biloxi minute bk 17 pp 399400 and the daily herald june 7 1938 p 1  1942 move with the development of keesler field commencing in 1941 camp wilkes was relocated north of back bay in the fall of 1942 to a 75acre tract which exists today surrounded by subdivisions in the 1950s it was isolated south of popps ferry road with virtually no habitation from north biloxi d iberville to the popps ferry bridge several pecan orchards and a few houses were all to seen at this time the daily herald december 9 1942 p 7  camporee a camporee in the mid1950s was a weekend in the spring and fall at camp wilkes where scouts in the biloxiocean springs district competed for awards in many scouting skills each patrol met at the camp wilkes gate on a friday afternoon and hiked into the woods with all the food shelter and bedding in their backpacks to select a campsite shelters surplus us army pup tents were pitched latrines dug and soon supper was on the fire being under 12 years of age culinary skills were very limited seems like we warmed up many cans of beans and vienna sausage over those smoky campfires we also learned that unopened cans left in a fire would soon explode my first night in a pup tent was very miserable i had never attempted to sleep on the ground prior to this coolchilly april night in 1953 although i had a blanket maybe two it was very cold and no one had suggested a sleeping bag remember that one had to hike several miles and transport everything but water to survive for two nights in the piney woods of camp wilkes dawn arrives seemly never someone had brought eggs and what was created in that frying pay was no breakfast at tiffany s or anywhere  memories of back bay 19471961 part viii july 9 2020   camporee  saturday morning of the camporee brought the judges to inspect our camp and grade the patrol for its campsite selection tent and bedding fire pit and latrine construction at this juncture i must selflaud meat preservation requires ice or refrigeration unless smoked or salted to solve this issue i selected a cylindrical metal can that would fit into a backpack and also be large enough to transport meat probably pork chops and bacon for the camporee dry ice was the medium for preservation while hiking into camp wilkes the first day it proved to be quite heavy and cold on my back regardless it was avantgarde and probably surprised the judges i don t believe it was ever attempted again the saturday afternoon was spent in various competitions on the parade ground the one that i best recall was the fire starting to boil a can of water the winning solution to this test is to use lighter pine also called heart pine that resinous saturated part of the tree that would ignite readily with intense heat patrols were timed from the commencement of efforts for ignition until the water boiled out of the containment vessel into the fire by sunday noon most of the camporee participants were totally exhausted ribbons were awarded to patrols that had earned them returning to lameuse street i strongly remember being ravenously hungry at the lunch table following a long hot bath i slept about twelve hours  summer camp during summer vacation local boy scouts also had the opportunity to enjoy freedom from their parents and siblings by attending a week session at camp wilkes we lived in rustic wooden cabins with few amenitiesno ac nor running water and iron bunk beds the swimming hole was the upper reaches of back bay served by a pier generally the water salinity rose at this time due to the paucity of summer rainfall which invited what we called sea nettles or more properly jellyfish to drift into the area from the gulf one will not forget the stinging red welps inflicted by the tentacles of these unwelcome invertebrates to share more of our local 1950s biloxi slang we learned from our elders and others that bass the fish were green trout sand burrs were rockachaws cobia were lemon fish a doggie from dog tag was an nco airman at kafb a whitney was a queer or homosexual your choice as gay or coming out of the closet were yet to come into popular or common use a yankee was anyone living north of hattiesburg well i just made this one up for a smile a true yankee is a new englander as we all should know by now i also had my first miracle or spiritual experience at camp wilkes in the late afternoon campers would engage in a contest resembling king of the mountain except the mountain was a large floating barrelsupported raft the objective was to get on the raft and remain there without being pushed back into the water on any late evening there might be ten boys on the raft and twenty in the water it was no water ballet as i attempted to rise from the turbulent bay water to the raft someone forcibly pushed my head below the surface and i came up under the raft woe is me i knew i going to drown and to this blessed day i do not remember how i recovered from this potential watery demise it suspect that have we all have experienced one of these angelic moments on one more than one occasion i have counted at least five seriously frightful experiences from a highspeed aquaplaning adventure on us interstate no 55 to flying into the still air turbulence of a commercial airliner in a turboprop plane and experiencing a violent 360 degree spin i now understand the meaning of nine lives how many do you have left entertainment at summer camp was limited there was a canteen in the afternoon were scouts could purchase soft drinks potato chips and candy health foods were yet to be discovered maybe in the evenings a movie was shown or a talk given in the cafeteria there was definitely a weekend before camp dismissal that the order of the arrow a select group of scouts performed before a large campfire for campers and their parents and guests they were dressed as native americans and performed purported native dances around the fire to everyone s amazement and enjoyment prior to summer camp prospective campers were asked to have their mother s make them a breechcloth to wear to the ceremony one of the mother s obviously did not google breechcloth as her son was absent an integral part of the garment that would be the ones covering the well you know him embareassed the youngster was escorted to his cabin on his way to the ceremony and properly fitted in 1957 i left the boy scouts without completing all of the requirements to become an eagle scout football and the social distractions that accompany one s first year in central junior high school resulted in my withdrawal from troop 213 it wasn t sex drugs and rock and roll but more like playboy aspirin and fats domino i will repeat an earlier statement that scouting is an incredibly educational experience and valuable lessons learned will be useful in one s life as an example in 1956 a biloxi teenager while riding his motor scooter collided with an automobile on a major back bay street he was thrown from the machine and his head struck and shattered the side window of the car the resulting glass shards severed his jugular vein it was rumored that the ambulance was slow in arriving to the scene of the accident and no one at the accident site knew first aid in the very prime of life a young biloxian perished in the local hospital had a boy scout with the knowledge of basic first aid been present to apply pressure to the wound and decrease the flow and loss of blood the precious life of this young man might have been saved a very sobering and sad ending today for me to say aurayvoir mes amis please return next week  memories of back bay 19471961 part ix july 16 2020 movies back bay folks were fortunate to have had two movie houses the bay view theatre and the myer within easy walking distance as were biloxi s other neighborhoods the point had the roxy and toy while the cbd was the venue for the saenger the avenue and the buck which were at this time actually less than an hours trek from bay terrace back bay the point or irish hill the black community had the harlem on main street and were provided balcony seating at several segregated biloxi movies i was about three years old when the bay view theater was erected on the nw c of lameuse street and bayview avenue it was less than a block from our twobedroom woodframed 1940s bungalow on the west side of lameuse street that house was built with roughcut lumber and had a tin roof which survived every hurricane from the 1947 september storm and katrina with water reaching the eaves little has changed in regards the physical layout of movie theaters in my seventy years of viewing except the trend has been from single theaters to multiscreen movies houses with stadium seating and naturally more technology the concessions have always been expensive  the bay view theatre the tract of land that the bay view theatre was erected was acquired by terrance smith 18551924 an irish immigrant stevedore and resident of nola from ec joullian and charles redding in february 1921 for 8000 the smith parcel consisted of about 45 acres and was described as two hundredeighty feet on back bay and running south eight hundred fifty feet on the west side of lameuse street harrison co mississippi land deed bk 130 p 348 in october 1881 terrance smith had married sallie o harris 18621885 they had at least one son william smith 18831900 at nola mr smith remarried to katherine douglas 18691937 in february 1895 from this marriage at least two children were born in the crescent city probably on soniat street joseph smith 18971968 and douglas i smith 19011979 when terrance smith conveyed this late to his spouse in june 1924 it was described as having 280 feet on back bay and running south on the west side of lameuse street for 730 feet harrison co mississippi land deed bk 141 p 614 and 1900 orleans parish federal census t623575 p 23b ed 128 shortly after the demise of terrance smith katherine douglas smith sold the land to douglas i smith her son in january 1925 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 152 p 350 and bk 160 p 231  douglas i smith there is a high degree of certitude that douglas ignatius smith 19011979 while visiting biloxi with his parents met vera moran 19011979 the daughter of francis moran 18531935 and elizabeth vanderpool 18691940 they married at biloxi in october 1920 by 1930 douglas i smith was managing a restaurant and had his growing family domiciled on lameuse street the smith children were douglas i smith jr b 1921 patrick smith b 1923 gerard smith b 1924 m dolores kneale theresa e smith b 1925 m leon l tootle 19191988 and terrence smith 192720011930 harrison county mississippi federal census r 1146 p 22a ed 6 the bay view theatre opened on november 30 1946 with caesar and cleopatra an english produced film starring vivian leigh 19131967 and claude rains 18891967 at the time this production was touted as the most expensive ever made costing over 6 million the theater building was designed by collins collins and its erection was supervised by sam starks and cost over 60000 the theatre area was 50 feet by 100 feet with a seating capacity of almost seven hundred persons the viewing screen was plastic and the sound system built by rca a brinkert movie projector was utilized the bayview theatre was cooled and heated with a 40ton air conditioning unit and a riznor heating system respectively  the daily herald november 28 1946 p 1   in addition the structure housed kay s flower shop bay apparel and bay drugs operated by alfred j claiborne 18951946 mr claiborne had been with katz besthoff drug stores in the crescent city gerard smith son of douglas i smith was the manager of the movie house   the daily herald november 28 1946 p 1   some of the first cinema viewings and movie stars that i remember at the bay view were stalag 171953 william holden twelve o clock high1949 gregory peck on the waterfront1954 marlon brando shane1953 alan ladd the wizard of oz1939 judy garland uncle tom s cabin 1927 the three stooges our gang esther williams the swimming queen of the silver screen donald o conner francis the talking mule roy rogers and dale evans hopalong cassidy lash larue george gabby hayes laurel and hardy abbott and costello and randolph scott  myer theatre the myer theatre was unusual as it had saturday morning serials and cartoons for children buck rogers 1939 is the one i best recall the theater management was also very creative in promoting adult attendance in its early years the meyer had dr zandu s midnight seance and ghost show which claimed that it could generate enough fright and horror to make frankenstein a sissy an advertisement in the daily herald of 28 may 1940 requested that any adult willing to spend all night in a local cemetery to experience any spirit forces and share them on stage with dr zandu would be paid 10 sounds like a paltry sum until you understand that admission to the movies at this time was 11 cents for children and 17 cents for adults the daily herald may 28 1940 p 9 another hook for grownups was to have a popular local band combine with a minstrel show to create a vaudeville atmosphere the daily herald august 10 1940 p 6 the meyers family had arrived in biloxi from erath louisiana about 1926 odeus meyers had married elvena viator at delcambre louisiana in october 1905 their children were calus c meyers 19091999 albert j meyers 19111958 henry meyers 19142004 m eula marie meyers ena meyers krause 19201983 and ella meyers fayard in february 1940 odeus meyers 18841968 and calus canute cc meyers 19091999 his son operators of meyers grocery at 447 east division street announced that they were going to build a 600seat movie theater on the southeast corner of lameuse and division streets jack fayard biloxi architect was hired to draw building plans for the 11000 meyers woodframed movie house it was to be 40 feet by 110 feet and fireproof approximately 400seats were for white patrons and 200seats for colored viewers the colored entrance and lobby was on division street and their seating area was the balcony the white clientele entered from lameuse street and were seated in the main auditorium  the daily herald february 10 1940 p 1   land for the new meyers theatre was acquired in june 1938 by odeus c meyers for 1000 from ruth elder collins 19031960 and hazel elder van court 19011971 the heirs of re lee elder 18641931 this 602 foot by 300 foot site had been in the elder family since 1914 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 220 p 598 and bk 108 p 108  opening night the meyers theatre opened on the evening of may 17 1940 with alias the deacon starring bob burns calus c meyers and ht fayard of picayune were the managers of the new movie house  sale  in january 1961 odeus meyers and calus c meyers conveyed the meyer theatre to b d theatres inc for 60000 b d theatres was chartered in october 1960 by claude s bourgeois 19291985 of biloxi and edgar g doerr 19111983 mr doerr was domiciled at new orleans harrison co mississippi land deed bk 220 p 598 and harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 263 p 132  memories of back bay 19471961 part x july 23 2020 the final years   central junior high school on september 8 1943 the new biloxi central junior high school on east howard avenue commenced classes for 568 students in grades seven eight and nine cyril a carvin 19171978 was the principal the structure had 20 classrooms home economics area manual and vocational training departments library and cafeteria the daily herald september 1 1943 p 1 and september 9 1943 in september 1956 with entry into the eighth grade at central high junior high school from st john s elementary school an incipient step into adulthood commenced no longer did we spend all day with one teacher but started the day at the home room and went to our scheduled classes like english mathematics social studies science music home economics art geography health and shop shop was a manual training lab in basic woodworking here one was taught about woods measurements hand tools and building simple objects like cutting boards boat building would certainly have been more interesting and practical for young biloxians who could ever forget miss betty jones our ninth grade homeroom teacher as i recall she taught girls physical education and was miss usm in her day we had a classroom snowball fight one day which i initiated by going outside as it had snowed and delivered the first strike at miss jones this delta belle married an officer from kafb and took off into the wild blue yonder much to the chagrin of biloxi s eligible bachelors  eateries juvenile and teen obesity was rare at this time in america the franchise fast food industries were in their incipient stages and had yet to bring their high calorie fatty foods to the public for you trivia aficionados the first mcdonald s franchise on the mississippi gulf coast was situated just west of kafb gate 7 it opened for business on pass road on may 23 1962 the 40000 building permit was announced in early october 1961 original franchisees were albert gatti and joe nibeel 19112009 the daily herald october 2 1961 p 14 and may 23 1962 p 14 local restaurants of note at this time enjoyed by teens in biloxi were led by hugo s on the se c of division and porter avenue arguably biloxi s best pizza ever friday nights here were sardine packed beer flowing fetes and especially during football season a venue of highs or lows depending if the biloxi indians or notre dame rebels were victorious alcohol consumption generally ameliorated the losers pain a biloxi tradition was to add french dressing to ones pizza which i rejected as it overwhelmed the savory ingredients of the original dish mr hugo drove a white lincoln continental with red interior and was a generous tipper my younger brother bagged groceries at delchamps and related that the bagboys competed for his grocery cart as they knew a fin was coming five dollars was a very healthy reward in the early 1960s roy a bellande july 21 2020  remembering hugo s hugo j rungo 19091993 was born in new york and spent his formative years on staten island richmond county new york it appears that hugo s father died young leaving his mother hugo and john rungo 19111997 a brother hugo came to keesler field in 1944 and after his military discharge was finalized in 1946 decided to make his home on the coast mr rungo had observed that there were no italian restaurants in the area and commenced to save money to open a local eatery in 1951 hugo was ready to become a biloxi restaurateur his first diner was in an alley where the biloxi regional hospital now exists he later moved to west division street and porter avenue he tried to get backing but he was told pizza pie who ever heard of pizza pie he proved everybody wrong hugo j rungo jr 19322008 of biloxi said sunday during the 1960s and 1970s hugo s restaurant became the in spot teenagers and families after football games the place was wild rungo said about 100 to 150 kids would come piling in they all enjoyed themselves perry ransom jr 19292003 of ocean springs knew the senior rungo for 25 years and related that hugo had a heart as big as his body he would do anything for anybody at any time he d never hesitate he will be missed but he will also be remembered ransom was a regular customer at hugos and recalls the lines outside of the restaurant it s hard to describe how family people from pass christian and pascagoula would come to get one of hugo s pizzas they s stand in line for hours to get a table hugo j rungo jr credits the popularity of his father s restaurant to its ambience and affordability it was a nice clean family type place he said people knew they could come in with their kids and have an enjoyable meal we kept the price low my father always said make a little often don t try to make a whole bunch at once besides being the place to hangout in its heyday some say that the french dressingonpizza craze was original to hugo s french dressing was kept on the tables and when it was not customers started to ask for it rungo said i remember one airman came in and asked for some liquid cheese to go with his pizza he didn t realize that it was french dressing the daily herald january 28 1967 p 5 and the sun herald january 11 1993 p a2 back bay had a paucity of diners in fact i don t remember any of note when yo mama is one of the best cooks on the planet and has five children and a spouse to feed you don t eat out often or at all caillavet street had perry s cafe and cot s place mary s drive inn on lee and division certainly gets kudos as well as abbie s lil diner on benachi rosetti s a very popular neighborhood cafe on the point was owned by vincent vici rosetti 19081983 in 1947 late one night clifton m kip dees 19272011 and several amigos were completing an evening of partying and dancing at sie s place in biloxi they developed a healthy appetite the kind resulting from drinking beer and dancing the vancleavers stopped at rosetti s a legendary eatery best known for its roast beef poboy to satisfy hunger pangs before heading northeast to vancleave kip dees ordered a crabmeat poboy with cheese in subsequent visits to rosetti s kip who was facetiously called vancleave by vici rosetti again ordered the crabmeat poboy and requested cheese rosetti tasted kipp s concoction and was so delighted with the results that he placed the poboy sandwich on his menu calling it the van cleave special in honor of his friend van cleave dees at this time dees culinary creation costs a whopping 175 making it the most expensive sandwich in the house in recent times the van cleave special has been observed on restaurant menus as far east as miami florida kip dees january 6 1999 mcelroy s a w root beer place on west howard now judge sekul was a teen hangout as were the driveinns on the biloxi strip from rodenberg avenue west to the broadwater beach hotel of the philanthropic brown family joe w brown 18971959 and dorothy dorsett brown 18961989 both texans strip clubs dominated pat harrison avenue now veterans but the iconic hot stop was a favorite with biloxi s young folks hugo j rungohugo joseph rungo 19091993 a new yorker by birth came to biloxi as an airman in 1944 and left leaving a restaurateur s legacy that will live for several more generations his italian restaurant on west division and porter was the venue for many celebrations and especially those of the sporting crowd friday night lights could have been filmed here as high school players and fans ordered pizza and shared the evening in the glory of winning or the agony of defeat  memories of back bay 19471961 part xi august 2 2020   spartan biloxi since biloxi senior high school and central junior high school were juxtaposed we invariably were influenced by our elders next door it soon became apparent that the football players across the way were top dog so i became a jock again since the early 1950s the biloxi recreation department s coach donal m snyder 19222015 had provided back bay youths with organized athletics such pee wee football and basketball as afore mentioned i had been in biloxi s first little league program 1953 and played football for st john s elementary on back bay i m not attempting to denigrate my native biloxi or indicate that i was an intellectual snob or classical musician but as my 78year young memory recalls it seemed that biloxi was a cultural vacuumat least during my fist 18 years 19431961 bluecollar societies tend to be not overly educated nor inclined to symphony opera book clubs chess matches or other cerebral pursuits fortunately the biloxi public library amply provided literature for all ages who could forget miss florence freidhoff 19051972 who managed the old old biloxi library on lameuse street she ran a tight ship and would not tolerate and noise and that included speech one had to whisper to communicate and then it was a quite whisper i remember attempting to read dostoevsky s  brothers karamazov  when i was about twelve but soon went back to hammond inness adventure novels or twofisted tales the anthology war comic which was born about the time of the korean war anybody remember that one ocean springs recently lost peter a sparkes 19322020 who as a seventeenyear old joined the usmc and survived the battle of the chosin reservoir among other engagements against north korean and chinese combatants rip brother pete in the fall as a youngster and teen we would walk up or down biloxi s cbd on a saturday morning invariably there would be some biloxi high school football players wearing their b letter jackets standing in front of the union bar like sparta biloxi was a town driven by male dominance and machismo respect came from strength and winning athletes from any sports genre were local heroes especially those that excelled in football and boxing we seem to still be mired in this bog today anyone ever want to be seen with the valedictorian in front of the library or at a bookstore the local thugs badge of honor was to roll a doggie which meant to physically accost a kafb airman before stealing his wallet many biloxi teenagers were sent to the reform school at columbia mississippi for criminal behavior unbecoming of a juvenile on 28 november 1957 i attended the traditional biloxigulfport thanksgiving football game at milner stadium in gulfport and witnessed the on field brawl that occurred at the final whistle it is alleged that over zealous biloxi fans initiated the brawl biloxi won the hard fought contest on the turf 1910 joe balius 19392010 aj all the way with holloway jr 19392018 and glen williams moved the indian offense and a tough defense anchored by george bubba misko and harold ericksen stymied the commodores in the second half the postgame melee created a hiatus of about 20 years before this annual rivalry resumed the daily herald november 29 1957 p 21   the creoles cometh one of those strange experiences that you remember forever occurred in the 8th or 9th grade at central junior high as i agedly recall one of the teachers casually mentioned that some students were coming to class that were different we were puzzled as this was the only clue chronologically this was about ten years before public school integration in mississippi and et the movie wouldn t arrive a la steven spielberg until even later in 1982 so one day these three young people arrive on campusa girl and her younger brothers they seemed to be rather normal  homo   sapiens  maybe slightly darker than average but with caucasian feature the issue with these teens was that they were originally from vancleave and deemed creoles a local pejorative term for people of muskogean origin ie of the former choctaw nation well we weren t familiar with the cruel life that their ancestors had endured in the piney woods northeast of biloxi here the creoles were not allowed into either public school white or colored eventually with northern influence the live oak pond school was created by the jackson county board of education as an elementary educational facility to educate children of the creole race it was sponsored by the baptist missionary society wpa writers during the depression wrote that the creole school at vancleave was   attended by the children of indian spanish french and negro blood who are called by the misnomer creole it is said that in some of this group still flows the blood of the biloxi indians however the percentage of indian and negro is small   1699 to present wpa and the daily herald february 2 1932 p 2    the biloxi indians were not choctaw  in 1939 the superintendent of the jackson county public schools wrote miss mary c o keefe 18931980 superintendent of the ocean springs municipal school a letter concerning the live oak pond school it read as follows  the live oak pond school was created for creoles and people of mixed blood the vancleave white school and other white schools do not permit these people to attend their schools it is unfortunate for the children but of course you know that our race question is a social problem  at this time biloxi s school board and superintendent of education should have been lauded for their unconditional acceptance of these three students of american indian ancestry they were not only good students but the males were exceptional athletes and well remembered by those that were friends and teammates  football memories since i began today s sinuous life path with football i ll conclude with that subject coach hillman q breeland 19292005 native of columbia mississippi and delta state graduate led the 1957 central braves to training camp with about 30 players the starting eleven were joe gill qb gerald lamey fb claude trahan rhb michael skrnich lhb bill smith c frank pates lg ray bellande lt elton bienvenue le davis king rg charles yost rt and harold breal re additional squad members were maynard hacker steve bowen alan santa cruz robert ross and mickey bellande the daily herald september 25 1957 p 14 and october 3 1957 p 22 coach breeland was a good natured fellow but was serious about his brand of football on his practice field his pigskin students worked if our concentration strayed or we lost a game the circle was initiated this was a test of endurance and once a large circle of players was made with covid19 spacing players 68 feet apart the runner was given the football and proceeded counterclockwise and be tackled by the chap next to him then the runner got up and ran into the next tackler this maniacal journey continued until the runner quit from exhaustion physical pain or completed the hellish journey everyone eventually was the runner and most were mean or strong enough to survive the circle even me i don t remember much about the games we played but we did travel to far off places like long beach and moss point our equipment was substandard and usually hand me downs from the high school the protective pads shoulder and hip were hard plastic and probably caused more injuries than the actual physical contact we weren t fast or big enough to create much force so injuries were minimal this is very unbelievable but at practice one day a defensive player was knocked on his derriere which was quite common the next part is pretty rare but i m sure that it has occurred more than once as the offensive back ran through the hole in the line created by excellent double team blocking he stepped on the groin of the downed lineman and his cleats cut the unfortunate lad s glans penis ouch we had winning seasons with coach breeland and by the fall of 1959 he had been promoted to the bhs football staff of coach willie wiles most of us would see him again but the circle would be replaced with wind sprints another punitive measure to promote winning and discipline football ain t for sissies the 1943 biloxi central junior highsituated on howard avenue east of both bellman street and the 1912 biloxi senior high school this structure holds special memories for those who attended it until it became dukate elementary in the 1970s when the junior high students were transferred to nichols junior high the building was razed in the early years of the 21 st century and the site is now occupied by the biloxi civic center which opened in july 2011  memories of back bay 19471961 part xii august 9 2020   biloxi central jr high    segregation ww ii babies like myself and baby boomers in biloxi grew up in a segregated society as did most of our peers in the deep south i spent 16 years in classrooms from biloxi to socorro new mexico and finally at msu in starkville and only saw one person of color segregation was not by choice but a fact of life at this time while at state i experienced the september 1962 james meredith integration of ole miss and the babe mccarthy led bulldog sec championship basketball team of 19621963 babe and university leadership defied governor ross r barnett 18981987 and met loyola chicago an integrated squad in a big dance first round match in michigan state lost by 10 points to the eventual national champion loyola rambler five known as the game of change this contest was a seminal moment in the integration of american collegiate athletics a fact not well known about state football is that in november 1946 they were scheduled to play nevada in starkvegas mississippi state college officials discovered that the nevadans had two black players and the game was cancelled the forfeiture carried a penalty of 3000 the daily herald october 29 1946 p 2 the majority biloxi s black population in the 1950s was located in an area bounded by bayou auguste and bradford street lee street the l n rr and caillavet street as a result of litigation describes as gilbert r mason v the biloxi municipal school district a plan was submitted to federal authorities to desegregate the 1st grade in biloxi public schools for the 19641965 school year 15 biloxi schools were affected the pupil population in the 19631964 school year was 8169 students with 1255 students being africanamerican biloxi high school was peacefully integrated 2 september 1965 when seven black students were admitted to classes the daily herald july 15 1964 p 1 and september 2 1965 p 1  the baseball game it must have been about 1957 and someone on back bay had the idea of playing some black teens in a baseball game the south end of fayard street near division street was an integrated neighborhood and there the young folks of both races played local games and sports together well we didn t advertise the game in order to prevent any interference from the adult community and chose a venue not in a very public place it wasn t much of a contest as we got our white asses whupped pretty good we were embarrassed to ask for a rematch nor did anyone suggest we play them in a basketball contest  1960 beach riot where were you on 24 april 1960 several of us back bay teens were gathered in the gorenflo school yard on lameuse street planning our summer vacation time a pick up truck stopped and the driver yelled the niggers are on the beach by the lighthouse y all wanna go see naturally as bored teens we jumped in the back of the truck and unwittingly sped towards an ensuing crisis ah the ignorance of youth when we got there the situation had gotten out of control white folks were pursuing black people with various weapons to drive them from the sandy shoreline the bpd was making arrests amidst the chaos after about five minutes of this disgusting and sickening event we left the violence against black people continued into the evening as we witnessed an innocent negro man pushed into a plate glass store window on howard avenue this was one of the most violent days in biloxi s long history and hopefully there will never be any reason for any reoccurrence for any reason the daily herald april 25 1960 p 1 the sun herald april 17 2017 james p smith beaches blood and ballotsuniversity press of mississippi2000  biloxi senior high school this week fiftyfive years ago i graduated from mississippi state university and relocated to new orleans to begin a career as a petroleum geologist with a major oil company this would began a twentyfour year adventure that was defined by a circuitous path that led to living in shreveport los angeles djakarta indonesia kuala lumpur malaysia singapore kingsville texas and finally lafayette louisiana from los angeles i traveled to alaska and canada several times while assigned to map the oil and gas reservoirs and calculate hydrocarbon reserves for the giant prudhoe bay field on the north slope of alaska there i experienced an actual temperature of 60f and wind chills factors as low as 120f pretty chilly for a biloxi boy the company once asked me to test a survival suit at these low temperatures and i had to report when the suit got very stiff i decided to abandon the test and seek shelter in our verywell insulated trailer read gulag archipelago someday some of you may not remember biloxi s senior high school on howard avenue and bellman street when i started classes there in september 1958 it was already fortyfive years old having been erected in 19121913 this was the replacement school for the howard memorial main school the 1888 gift of frank t howard 18551911 and harry t howard 18561930 this edifice was situated on main street and railroad street and was designed and erected by john r harkness son for 10000 the daily picayune march 22 1889 p 8 early biloxi public school buildings were the gifts of its early seafood magnates william k m dukate 18531916 william f gorenflo 18421932 and lazaro lopez 18501903 and the sons of louisiana lottery owner charles turner howard 18321885 frank t howard 18551911 and harry t howard 18561930 the 1913 biloxi public school was the first to be financed with public funds a 50000 bond issue to finance the new construction was passed by biloxi s leaders in march 1912 and called ordinance no 448 the daily herald march 14 1912 p 8 our bhs class of 1961 had the good fortune to be the last class in the noncooled 1913 structure and the first class to graduate in may 1961 from the new high school on father ryan which is now the biloxi junior high school with this education i finished four years of college and some graduate work and night classes at the following schools tennessee new mexico tech msu tulane centenary ucla and ul lafayette in the early 1980s at ul lafayette i was an adjunct professor in the petroleum engineering department this was not only personally challenging but an introduction to many students of international origin we had young petroleum engineering majors from saudi arabia yemen kuwait nigeria and lebanon prior to the 1979 overthrow of the shah of iran m reza pahlavi 19191980 ull was a favored school for iranian students primarily because the dean of petroleum engineering and his assistant was iranian i taught a laboratory course in analyzing electronic data induction well logs obtained from the subsurface strata to determine the presence of hydrocarbons and to determine the volume and recoverable oil in place today the opportunity to learn is vastly superior to what we had sixty years ago the internet has made education a daily process that can be enjoyed in a safe relaxing environment free from the constraints of a classroom and the other interferences to learning with the digitization of books magazines and other printed educational materials it appears libraries will soon cease to exist the chinese virus pandemic has created a situation where students of all levels have been acclimatized to home studies and testing will colleges and public schools cease to exist 1954 aerial public school imagerythis photograph depicts from left to right the 1913 biloxi central school which was designed by wt nolan and p torre jr nola architects the threestory structure built with st louis pressed brick was erected by se dupree contractor in september 1913 301 students walked from the 1889 howard memorial school on main street to the their new school building of these pupils about 100 were in the high school class this school closed in march 1961 when the 2 million dollar new biloxi senior high school opened on father ryan avenue to the right of the 1913 school is the 1943 biloxi central junior high school the 1929 biloxi high school gym is north of the 1913 school on what was then washington street now peyton drive today the biloxi public library and civic center occupy the site formerly that of the two public schools  1961   to socorro and first semester of college   the sunset limited pulledout of the union station at new orleans in late august or early september 1961 it was late on a sunday evening probably about 10 pm i began to get anxious as the reality of leaving home family and friends for the first time began to set in i rode in a passenger car and slept very little until i got to el paso about 2 am on tuesday i slept on a bench in the train station until dawn and then boarded the northbound santa fe for new mexico institute of mining and technology at socorro new mexico i can still feel and smell the cold smoky airconditioned atmosphere of the train compartment the mustard taste of ham sandwiches remains but some of the characters i met on the southern pacific passenger train like the russian student from california the gi going to ft bliss and the southern belle from georgia will always be a part of the insomnia journey from the crescent city coincidentally i met bob hossack who was also headed for new mexico tech on the santa fe portion of the journey hossack was from la mesa california he was very intelligent an excellent student and a damn good tennis player bob is the only guy that i ever saw wear out the toe of a tennis shoe he did this by dragging his foot while serving the tennis ball we arrived at socorro on a beautiful cool clear september day i met my roommate hunter smith a cowboy from pinon new mexico the first several weeks at college were very miserable i really missed something was it the security of my former environment school was difficult my objective here was to get a degree in geology i had a poor high school foundation in mathematics and the physical sciences which would haunt me all through my scholastic years i did do well in english art and physical education but only fair in chemistry failure was not met in physics or algebra but i was near the bottom of the class in these subjects the art of art of studying had not yet been learned by this mississippi lad it was much easier to get absorbed in sports as my dormitory room was only about 100 yards from the gym soon i became a gym rat spending hours shooting baskets and playing round ball it was a great escape from studying the school had a basketball team called the ratheskeller named for the sponsor a local lounge we played in the city league against the locals who were chiefly chicanos i once scored twentyfive points in a game this experience also gave me the opportunity to officiate which was very difficult we also played softball and flag football as part of the intramural program i thoroughly enjoyed the keen competition with the graduate students and staff i will always remember james mcgettigan our pe teacher as a great competitor probably my biggest thrill at new mexico tech was the trip to the kellygraphic mining district near magdalena new mexico it was here that we went underground to search for the rare mineral smithsonite a zinc carbonate ore which is present here in a boitroidal form in late november 1961 on a cool clear sunday afternoon eight of us left the socorro campus for magdalena i had never been below ground and was quite anxious about the experience little did i know that later that afternoon i would experience some of the greatest anxiety of my life the entrance to the mine at magdalena was 45 feet high and required one to walk in a stooped position we wore hard hats with acetylene lamps carried geologic hammers and an occasional person might have had water and a flashlight sporadically we stopped to collect from the walls of the mine barite calcite and other common minerals the turkey ore or smithsonite was much deeper i remember coming to a juncture in the mine tunnel were it was necessary to descend on ladders to another level i had no idea of our depth or direction thus far all was preceding well the group reached an area of the mine where the portal was about three feet wide i wasn t eager to begin crawling through this small tunnel but there was little choice someone said that we were crawling through the fault zone i never did learn the geology of the area the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel was a welcome sight there was another surprise before we reached the stope or winze were the smithsonite lie it was in the guise of crystallized sticks of dynamite we collected some fair quality mineral specimens of which a few i still possess the return trip out of the kellygraphic mine was hairy we reached a location in the mine where one had to swing across a vertical shaft to reach the continuation of the tunnel i was with the point man and naturally we were leading the party suddenly behind us a muted shout or scream was heard my partner who had the light source felt that someone might have fallen into the shaft immediately he returned to determine the seriousness of the situation i was abandoned in total darkness it was blacker than black i wouldn t move for fear of falling into a shaft it was deathly silent and the fact that i knew nothing of the potential disaster behind me only added to a growing sense of anxiety my heart began to pound violently in my chest cavity i was scared lord deliver me from this tomb i prayed i started a litany don t let me die alone i ll never miss mass again i had no concept of time or space it seemed like an hour before my partner returned i m sure it was no more than ten minutes fortunately all was well and my companions and i returned safely to the surface when we got back to the campus i didn t realize how hungry or dirty that i had become i remember picking dust dirt etc out of my nose for twenty minutes while waiting for some hamburgers and a milk shake at the grill that evening a deep fatigued had also set in as the semester at new mexico tech progressed i realized that i couldn t survive four years at socorro i probably could have struggled through with a c average on the academic side but the isolation and boredom that i felt as well as the expenses were difficult obstacles to overcome i went to the library to locate a college catalog for a school closer to biloxi mississippi state university was the only school in the state that i could find any information about i applied and was accepted for the spring semester when i left socorro in january 1962 i wept it was my first experience away from home i had made some great relationships it was a small school almost non coed we were all survivors i left the ship but i know these guys all survived as well  19621965 mississippi state university what a difference a college makes at mississippi state i found all the courses fairly easy and made the dean s list admittedly i did study much more enthusiastically i got away from sports and became caught up in a competitive group of guys who wanted to excel academically here i continued my pursuit of a geology degree dr dunn had just retired and a new professor dr troy j laswell had just taken over the geology department don keady was on his way to texas a m to work on his doctorate degree my three and onehalf years at mississippi state were fairly routine i made good grades in fact i was on the dean s list six out of the seven semesters that i attended that institution and finished with a 312 qpa with the exception of a c in structural geology my record in geology courses was all a s i never did understand how to use that strain ellipsoid of my geology classmates at state i would later come across owen scott lafayette john b mcgee sidney australia jesse ellard tuscaloosa and james christian new orleans on the oil patch after departing mississippi state and starkville in may 1965 i only returned twice i believe it was 1972 that i went for a home coming football contest with usm and then later in 1984 when i went to tuscaloosa to show some oil deals to michigan oil and an english based company at starkville only a few memorable events remain with me the most ecstatic being the may day that i departed the area another event that occurred there that left a mark in my memory happened on the athletic field in 1964 we lost to memphis state at scott field this was the first time that they had beaten a sec team following the contest their fans stormed the field and attempted to tear down our goal posts needless to say the rednecks and their cowbells held the day i observed some very nasty head wounds in tiger fans on their way to the infirmary another athletic event which is memorable was a stateole miss football game in november 1963 it was so cold i froze my ass off it took about two hours before my body quit shivering and i felt normal i m sure that i was hypothermic the great state basketball teams led by babe mccarthy are another fond memory i was fortunate to watch red stroud joe dan gold and leland mitchell during the 19621964 seasons even though state reached the final four in 1996 these teams with those of bailey howell a few years earlier may have been the acme of state basketball history  1964 summer employmentjackson  interview with george burchfield of gulf oil went to work for gulf in their jackson mississippi office in may 1964 as a geological technician worked with photogeologist harry i met  joseph joe cyril franklin  19322020 in june 1964 at jackson mississippi when he was a geologist with the gulf oil refining company as a summer employee i was assigned to assist the geological staff as a goffor it was an amazing education for a third year geology major and joe franklin was very supportive during my three month summer job we would meet again in lafayette louisiana and work together as consulting geologist in coastal mississippi wellsitting deep smackover exploration wells for saga petroleum a norwegian company ainterviews with texaco gulf and humble oil refining company hired by fred sollars of humble oil  1965 in the spring of 1965 i had i nterviews at state college mississippi with representatives of texaco and humble oil refining company as i had a record with gulf i was flown to houston texas and was interviewed by henry f fowler in the houston petroleum club i was offered a position with gulf and was to report to the saratoga building in new orleans after completing my geology summer field camp hired by fred sollars of humble oil  dayton tennessee   1965 new orleans on august 5 1965 i reported to carl patterson at the jeff davis parkway office of humble oil refining company  1967 shreveport louisiana   oil field groceries  written february 1992 its a cool damp wintry day in south mississippi and i have the en vie to create a great gumbo after preparing a shopping list for the multitudinous ingredients i decide to make some chilli instead thank you mr mcilhenny these culinary thoughts surface memories of an oil patch experi ence of yore allow me to relate it to you as i best recall it was about june 1967 and humble exxon transferred me to the shreveport production district to learn the real oil field my first venture into the patch was down the mississippi river levee in concordia parish to a wilcox oilfield called fairview since i was a real weevil i was placed in the tutor ship of a senior geologist we spent the night at vidalia with the theory that a good nights sleep would sharpen the mind and allow for a more lucid evaluation after a savory breakfast of eggs bacon grits butter soaked biscuits and copious amounts of coffee we headed south the twenty odd miles to the rig at fairview our timing was superb as big blue had an induction log waiting for us after a quick inspection of the log smiles radiated from us both there were at least five pay sands called sharp artman minter and other anglo names like that i began to get excited since we were going to see some real oil well the cores kept coming industry s modus operandi was to shoot beaucoup sidewallscores since many wilcox reser voirs exhibit low resistivity characteristics due to the laminar bedding planes about 1 pm i began to feel the pangs of hunger in a weak tone i suggested hey jim lets go to natchez for some groceries i hear they have some great food up there his reply was huh we re working kid no food until the evaluation is complete but man i don t think well without food i said irritably we should be done by 4 pm my wife made me a sandwich yesterday its in the trunk of the car you re welcome to it he replied amicably with the thought of ptomaine or some other stomach disorder in my head i gracefully declined his offer for nourishment instead i suggested that it might be a good idea for me to go into the swamp to look for some natural organic health food like blackberries heart of palmetto pine seeds etc i knew someday my boy scout training would come to play was this the day when i opened the door of the doghouse my oil and chlorothane saturated nostrils could barely sense it yes yes an aroma of edible goodies in the atmosphere the schlumberger operators were feasting out of a large ice chest near the logging truck bologna lunch meat ham pickles tomatoes bread yeah and lots of mayonnaise in addition there was lots of sugar and caffeine in the colas to revive my weakened body and sluggish mind sheepishly i asked if i might participate in their victual ritual sure they replied gregariously this is the community lunch wagon this was to be my first oil field perk but i didn t realize it then as we ate a thick steak that evening in monroe cele brating that rare event a successful wilcox well i began to formulate an idea yes i ll stock my car with food the next time i venture into the backwaters of the oilfield to do wellsite work i did and have never regretted it  1969 los angeles california  i departed lax for anchorage alaska in march 1969 we stopped at seattle and then flew nonstop to alaska dean morgridge the district geologist for alaska was also aboard the continental jet we arrived at anchorage about 8 pm the air temperature was a cool 14 degrees f leaving balmy southern california i wasn t totally prepared for the subarctic cold dean morgridge invited me to have dinner with him we went to a restaurant that specialized in beef our order took nearly two hours and consisted of a small roast weighing about 20 ounces needless to say that after the wait we were literally hungry enough to eat a cow there was a strong blizzard on the north slope and no aircraft were going in this allowed me to remain in the anchorage area two additional days i took advantage of this time to do some shopping and sight seeing i rented a car and drove down the turn again arm of the cook inlet to the ski resort at and to see the portage glacier i believe it was st patrick s day when we boarded the king air for the prudhoe bay camp i joined the company of three arco tool pushers they were pretty crusty charactersstereotypes of the oil field where do they manufacture these men there must be a mill in oklahoma or texas that stamps them out complete with cowboy boots diamond ring and assorted gold jewelry nugget watch bands and jewelry were popular in alaska at this time it was a three and onehalf hour flight to the north slope from anchorage the weather was good and visibility at the altitude that we flew was great the yukon river was still frozen and the rugose nature of the brooks range still remains strong in my memory i soon realized that we would be extremely difficult to find down there the north slope was equally impressive it is a great arctic desert which dips gently to the arctic ocean from the mountains to the south this vast treeless tundra terrain is about 100 miles wide and 400 miles in length it is transected by a few large north flowing rivers such as the colville and sagavanirktov when the king air set down at the dead horse airstrip it was cloudy and blowing snow with the temperature at  degrees f i was assigned to the arcohumble oil no 1 toolikfederal an exploratory hole about 12 miles south of the prudhoe bay field at this time the arcohumble combine had three rigs running on the north slope evaluating acreage for the upcoming september alaska state lease sale the arcohumble no 1 deltastate was drilling in the sadelerochit truncation zone southeast of the field discovery well the no 1 prudhoe baystate it had been completed in 1967 and was located in the gas cap of the large permotriassic reservoir arcohumble no 1 lakestate was digging south of the field s confirmation test no 1 sag riverstate lakestate no 1 was attempting to locate the oilwater contact for the large oil accumulation discovered by sag riverno 1 toolikfederal no 1 was a weak seismic prospect and probably should not have been drilled we had company in the immediate area as socal was drilling their first well no 1 dead horsestate between our no 1 lake and no 1 tooliktoolik federal immediately upon disembarkation from the aircraft and checking in at the base camp we were transported in a pickup truck to the rig the trucks on the north slope ran continuously for fear that they would freeze up if shut down the drive from the arco base camp to the toolik rig took about 45 minutes in good weather the road was paved with gravel which had been mined from the flood plain and bed of the sag river a large braided stream with many anamostizing channels it is interesting to note that this huge oil and gas field which is about 10 miles wide and forty miles long and reservoirs about 12 billion barrels of oil and 27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas might not have commercial to develop if it there had not been extensive gravel deposits in the immediate area the gravel insulates the tundra and provides a solid foundation for drilling pads buildings and an extensive network of roads as previously mentioned to reduce the large number of drill sites necessary to develop the field production wells were directionally drilled from pads similar to the development of an offshore field development this practice was also environmentally sound as it reduced the number of surface structures  1971 jakarta indonesia and sumatra   1972 kuala lumpur malaysia and sabah   1973 kingsville texas  i left los angeles california in march of 1973 for kingsville texas it was to be my last assignment with humble oil refining company as the name of the company would soon change to exxon i drove my chevrolet vega through the high california desert for the last time my first night out of la was spent in arizona on the south rim of the grand canyon the first view of that magnificent hole in the earth was remarkable i remember mumbling something like oh shit with my first glimpse of it no doubt that the grand canyon is one of the great natural wonders of the world snow was still present on the high kaibab pleateau the next day i drove continuously stopping very briefly at socorro new mexico to visit my alma mater new mexico tech the campus had improved since my stay there in the fall of 1961 i arrived in el paso texas before dusk and spent the night there visited jim petrezelka a class mate at new mexico tech i arose early and continued east passing through the rugged canyon country of pecos and crockett counties in west texas it is very beautiful i reached san antonio in an exhausted state the next day i made the two hour drive south to kingville arriving there about 1000 am i went to the humble office and met rod boane who was the district geologist ed sabatka would be my immediate supervisor and bob dubose in corpus christi was our division geologist there were some real characters in our kingsville office some were old veterans like wally jack charlie fred steuer and hollis marshall there were a few newcomers like rolly oberg mitch neilson ed o quinn paul mayes and carl musgrove i was replacing dennis barclay who had gone to work for esso norway in stavenger i had met dennis barclay in the 1966 electric well logging school at esso production research company in houston i ll never forget the saturday morning that he and i went to galveston we got into a very intense rain storm on the galveston bridge traffic stopped because the visibility was zero there was a total whiteout of rain water barclay had gone to stanvac at jakarta indonesia on a temporary overseas assignment in 1969 and i followed in his tracks over there in 1971 i had hoped to repeat and follow him to norway life is cruel at times in 1974 dennis developed a melanoma or black mole and died in norway within a few months while with esso norge he was very fair skinned with red hair blue eyes and freckles dennis barclay was a good geologist and friend i will always remember him although our acquaintance was chiefly by telephone at kingsville i settled in at the santa gertrudis apartments a most appropriate name since the principal bovine on the king ranch was the cow with the same name i believe the santa gertrudis hybrid was developed from the brahma and hereford breeds and the resulting animal is well suited for the climate of south texas humble s kingsville district consisted primarily of the oil an gas fields which had been discovered on the large king ranch the king ranch is approximately 1 million acres in size someone toid me that it was leased by humble oil during the great depression the lease money helped pay the taxes and kept the kleberg empire intact subsequent exploration and development by humble demonstrated that the king ranch contained some major oil and gas fields at one time the king ranch gas plant was one of the largest in the world i was in development geology and assigned to work the abnormal pressured vicksburg gas trend in the tijernacanalesblucher and seeligson areas the oligocene vicksburg age clastic reservoirs occur at relatively shallow depths in this area ie 900010000 feet if you find a good reservoir wells with capacities in the 2030 mmcfg d can be made an interesting geological phenomena occurred at the king ranch shortly before i arrive there in the 1950s humble had drilled an 8000foot frio flank well at tcb there was oil production up dip in the same apparent stratigraphic interval the up dip wells wateredout but the down dip well continued to produce liquid hydrocarbons at a good rate and had accumulated a high production total one very commendable facet of the reservoir engineering group in the kingsville district is that they ran bhp bottom hole pressure tests on a regular basis they discovered the anomalous production condition on the east flank of tcb and recommended that a well be drilled up dip of the production anomaly and the down dip of the abandoned wells a geologist correlating the frio wells of interest on the east flank of tcb would probably conclude that they were the same sand body an exploratory test was dug between the producing well and the up dip wateredout producers it came in flowing between 200 and 300 barrels of oil per day rolly oberg handled the mapping of this project and eventually six successful development wells were drilled on strike this was a great lesson in stratigraphy and production anomalies i would remember this and apply it successfully later at the iota field in acadia parish louisiana although i remained in the kingsville district for only nine months it was an interesting assignment and i met some good people one of these individuals was young bill london from oklahoma city we called bill the kid he had grown up in the oil patch of new mexico and oklahoma as his father owned a production company london graduated from princeton university and came to kingsville in may of 1973 directly from new jersey i have never met anyone who was as knowledgeable about the oil business at such a young age bill london was about 24 years of age he developed a prospect within three weeks of his arrival and it was drilled immediately it was a stratigraphic play that didn t work but nevertheless was a good idea bill london rolly oberg and myself were the only batchelors in the office bill and i sailed some at rivera beach and played tennis he called me at lafayette after i had left and invited me to be in his wedding at oklahoma city i hope he and coe have done well with their life together work wise i got two wells drilled during my short stay in kingville both were in the canelo field one was a marginal producer and the other probably made humble lots of money i worked with an australian engineer dave on these projects he was good chap and very bright my days with humble were numbered after i made several gaffs with the local management living in california had set me free in some ways and added to my eccentricities my primary troubles started in the summer of 1973 it was very warm and humid in south texas and i decided to set a new dress code for working in the texas tropics my choice of apparel was british walking shorts with white knee stockings this was not pleasing to district geologist boane in addition i was habitually late for work office hours were from 700 am until 430 pm historically i am not an early morning person my hours were more like 715 to 500 pm boane would write company memos and send them out reminding everyone of the work schedule i would have appreciated it more if he had come to me personally and told me to be there at 700 am the final act that led to my leaving humble oil also occurred in the heat of 1973 i had come into the office from a logging run on a very hot day the district engineer harry longwell wanted to see the log unfortunately i was wearing a tank top shirt longwell later complained to boane that i didn t appreciate his bellande s hairy arm pit in my face during my trips from kingsville to biloxi i usually stopped at lafayette to visit john borger my old mate from the offshore distrci at new orleans and from alaskan well sitting days john had left humble while in los angeles and joined tenneco at lafayette tenneco at this time was very active in the gulf of mexico they were actively hiring experienced development geologist for their lafayette office i met several management people dan foder and chuck schultz and liked them immediately my employment with humble oil had exceeded eight years in august of 1973 until the incidents with rod boane at kingsville my career had gone smoothly chuck schultz began calling me at home in kingsville offering employment with tenneco as things began to deteriorate for me in texas i accepted an offer to meet schultz in houston to seriously consider leaving humble we met in the airport and he offered me 1200 per month which i accepted the thought of leaving humble was not pleasant as it was the only real job that i had ever had john henderson had replace rod boane as district geologist i liked and respected henderson he was smart and a leader strangely to me john henderson wouldn t accept my resignation  19731974 lafayette louisiana   joseph c franklin  i met joseph joe cyril franklin  19322020 in june 1964 at jackson mississippi when he was a geologist with the gulf oil refining company as a summer employee i was assigned to assist the geological staff as a goffor it was an amazing education for a third year geology major and joe franklin was very supportive during my three month summer job never expecting see joe again i was pleasantly surprised to discover that we were both working in lafayette louisiana it was the summer of 1973 and i had joined tenneco and joe was with a suburban propane we rekindled our acquaintance in the fall of 1974 joe called me at tenneco and offered me a job that i accepted he had landed a consulting job through a lafayette drilling contractor to provide wellsite services for saga petroleum a norwegian oil explorer with a large acreage position in coastal mississippi and alabama the job required relocating to gulfport mississippi when the saga work ended in 1975 we moved back to lafayette and went our respective ways after i became an independent geologist in 1980 i sold joe several drilling deals which were quasisuccessful he had established himself as source petroleum and continued as such until our last contact in 1992  19741975 gulfport mississippi   time line images new orleans1944   mississippi state science fair 1st place 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(234, 'en', 'node_search', ' aily aily osarep mon 12312012 1328 articles of interest   a story of mississippi s seafood industry the mississippi croatian story overcoming adversity by kat bergeron sun herald south mississippi s news leader  reprinted with permission from the april 27 2014 issue   the croatians of the mississippi coast love to tell the story of nikola skrmetta who immigrated from the dalmatian coast in the late 1890s biloxi was growing strong seafood legs in need of workers to harvest and can oysters and shrimp with a legendary strength of 10 men he went to work in the laborintensive industry this one man is credited with starting an early 20th century immigrant title wave of other slavonians coming to work on the gulf coast the story goes that nicholas nick skrmetta his americanized name jumped ship in new orleans and soon found himself in biloxi as he stood at a trolley stop he struck up a conversation with laz lopez owner of a factory and fleet of schooners the story further explains he could not speak english and lopez could not speak croatian so they communicated in a mixed european language that included italian that day lopez offered skrmetta a job lopez was so impressed with his energy and hard work that he asked are there any more like you there were hundreds of them their offspring number in the thousands now skrmetta convinced family and friends that america was the land of opportunity at that time their homeland was under the thumb of the austrianhungarian empire life was tough for nonroyals and many young men were being conscripted into the army known for its cruel treatment of soldiers the  daily herald  in may 1905 declared in a headline many slavs coming are driven to america by untoward conditions wars and conquerors had historically pockmarked the peace and prosperity of their central european homeland in 1903 in response to skrmetta s convincing the first contingent of austrians as they were then called arrived by way of ellis island this group of five from the village of bobovisce included steve m sekul and peter m skrmetta they were as hard working as the first skrmetta and factory and schooner owners wanted even more like them austrians obliged that first group sent for wives and children and more men to work a move repeated again and again  freedom in america eventually whole extended families settled in biloxi forming a closeknit community on the peninsula known as point cadet when skrmetta died in 1918 the  herald  reported he will be greatly missed by biloxians and especially those of his people who relied on him for advice in their affairs women and older children worked in canneries as did some of the men although many worked on the boats and docks at first they lived on biloxi s version of cannery row in small camp housing but they saved and eventually built their own fisherman cottages some bought their own schooners this early 20th century wave of immigrants has been variously called austrians yugoslavians and croatians depending on what stage of history their homeland was in about 250 families came in that wave and they tended to have lots of children in america it wasn t an easy life but they could live free and that was most important said anthony fofo gilich president of the centuryold slavonian benevolent association of st nichole headquartered in biloxi coming to the united states was a big opportunity the first croatians were ambitious and some became factory and boat owners even factory owners themselves or their children did education was important and that lead to croatian doctors lawyers pharmacists and business leaders they had arrived with little money no safety net and no assurance of success they taught us leadership and not to be afraid of anything gilich at 66 is a computer program developer and grandson to one of the 1903 dalmatian arrivals gilich s first job was catching cans off the conveyer belts of sea coast packing company owned by his grandfather and located where the golden nugget casino now sits he estimates that less than five percent of the descendants now work in the seafood industry  coast waves of slavs french polish these early 20th century immigrants supplied much of the brawn for the coast s seafood industry the region s economic engine but the croatians were actually the second wave of immigrants to make mississippi seafood buzz in 1890 the first socalled bohemians arrived by trainloads to work for factories to fill a local labor shortage these seasonal workers mostly of polish background came from baltimore already a few croatians had settled in the gulf region to work with oysters during the postcivil war central european migration explained a november 1893  herald  they are austrians or descendants of austrian parentage a hardy economical and industrious class worthy and good men but the wave of slavonian immigrants spurred by the skrmettalopez acquaintance didn t begin until 1903 that was followed in 1914 by the first acadians or louisiana cajuns then in the late 1970s by the vietnamese few of the bohemians seasonal by nature stayed permanently so their place in seafood history is an early dot and the vietnamese are still writing their chapter a century later the french and slavonians have proven their staying power like a lot of immigrants they went from being workers and laborers to being prominent citizens politicians lawyers business owners and doctors playing important community roles said murella hebert powell biloxi s historian emeritus in the beginning they were the backbone of the seafood industry it s remarkable that the acadians and the slavonians who at first couldn t talk to each other because of language barriers were soon marrying each other yet each of these groups have managed to hold on to their own identities the french still have their fleur de lis society and the croatians have their slavonian benevolent association they became a melting pot but they retained that individuality as a people the yugoslavs were making gumbo and the cajuns making pusaratas pusaratas are a type of european fruit doughnut ball still popular on the coast and gumbo is a seafood stew brought from louisiana  tradition tradition  croatian traditions remain strong although like many americanized cultures they are fading the nativelanguage songs often accompanied by an accordion are now more of a rarity than commonplace at the slavonian lodge their south slavic language too is rarely heard on the coast i didn t grow up speaking the language said capt pete skrmetta 88yearold patriarch of the family that runs the ship island ferry and son of the 1903 skrmetta immigrant of the same name that was the only language my father spoke when he was young but he married my mother from bay st louis and she didn t speak it but he d continue to use the language when speaking with the croatians who worked with him catching oysters and shrimp some of the kids in school like john misko and peter barhanovich was raised up with the language and they spoke it we were all raised up with the cajuns and the polish people we all went to school together and were friends the cajun people liked to  fais do do  have a good time the croatians were very serious people we worked hard saved money and invested where we came from only the strong survived religion also played an important role as evidenced by st michael catholic church on point cadet known as the fishermen s church it began as a mission in 1907 for the immigrants living in camp houses and working long hours each time factory whistles blew to announce fresh seafood arrivals the modern version of the church with its seashell dome is noted for its christian symbols of the sea a generation ago st stephens day was a huge slavonian observance with the making of a special wine called prucke from european raisins one tradition that continues is the spring blessing of the fleet an ancient european tradition open to fishermen of all cultural backgrounds to assure a bountiful and safe harvest many of the seafood festival kings and queens have come from this croatian community  a cultural center still abuzz the biloxi lodge remains the center point for this immigrant community now two three and four generations as americans parties balls weddings even funerals are held there and stone plaques list all deceased members they first formed in 1913 as the austrianslavonian benevolent association to fill the social needs as well as subscriptions to pay sick and disabled seafood workers tragedy struck early when in 1916 the treasurer also a founder killed himself after admitting to misappropriating funds for personal use accustomed to adversity they moved forward in 1921 in response to yugoslavia now holding sway in their homeland biloxi croatians got a new charter as the slavonian benevolent association st nicola the lodge they maintained became the center of their lives but was visited by others who gladly shared their traditions and entertainments especially their dances and music in 1956 the lodge installed an air conditioner at the behest of member yankee barhanovich a promoter who planned a set of concerts that included elvis presley the current lodge now called the croatian american cultural center replaces the one on myrtle street built in 1938 inundated in 1969 by hurricane camille and destroyed in 2005 by hurricane katrina they say that building back better than before is proof they d learned the lesson of overcoming adversity it is an impressive 4 million building reflective of the croatian community s prosperity but especially of the importance that descendants put on their roots  oh so many iches  mississippi s americancroatians continue to visit the homeland where some still have ties many have links to dalmatia an historical region of croatia on the eastern coast of the adriatic sea among the many islands of this region is brac from which hailed recognizable coast names mavar pitalo sekul skrmetta radish marinovich kuljis to name a few the local joke was if the names ended in viches and iches you could safely bet they had slavonian roots among others lucky enough to leave their wartorn homeland for mississippi shores brought the names of stanovich rosetti barhanovich mladinich marinovich simonich trebotich peresich cvitanovich covacevich fillipich radich polovich popovich gruich gabrich cerinich misco hire ragusin and halat to name a few more they never forgot where they came from nor did those they left behind in september 1937 the  southern slavonian herald  an englishlanguage newspaper that published in belgrade featured a biloxi water scene and this explanation that was repeated in the  daily herald  newspaper that published in belgrade featured a biloxi water scene and this explanation that was repeated in the  daily herald  not dalmatia s romantic riviera but the mississippi gulf coast at biloxi where for more than 50 years dalmatian fisherfolk have had this colony and where hundreds of jugoslavs are today engaged in the fishing and canning industry   kat bergeron a veteran feature writer specializing in gulf coast history and sense of place is retired from the sun herald    history plays with slavonian name in mississippi by kat bergeron sun herald south mississippi s news leader  reprinted with permission from the april 27 2014 issue   are the wave of slavonian immigrants who came to the mississippi coast from central europe s dalmatian coast called austrians yugoslavians or croatians the answer is all of the above what we call them today depends on what time frame in history into the mix we should also toss slavonian that is a popular local term used for more than a century for these hardworking immigrants they began as poor laborers in the biloxi seafood industry prospered stayed and spread across the coast where their family names remain numerous most 21st century descendants of these immigrants now proudly refer to themselves as croatians a name not used when the first of them arrived in the 1800s nick skrmetta credited with starting an early 21st century wave of migration from dalmatia to biloxi was officially an austrian because his homeland was then under the rule of the austrian hungarian empire those living here or who moved here after 1918 called themselves yugoslavians in fact some of us may even remember them in the recent past being called jugoslavians or jugoslavs or just jugos the j spelling and pronunciations was used both on the coast and in the homeland orally and written the changing names reflect history the austrianhungarian empire formed in 1867 fell in 1918 yugoslavia next held sway over the immigrant s homeland until 1991 when croatia around as an identity since the 7th century declared independence a lot happened in the 20th century including world war i and ii when the politics of eastcentral europe made american immigrants suspect one  daily herald  story from april 1917 reported austrians were planning a parade to show that biloxi s socalled alien population is with the united states government heart and soul in both world wars ablebodied males from this closeknit immigrant community donned american uniforms generations of coast slavonians as did most other immigrant groups maintained ties to the homeland they watched as their beloved croatian region came under communism in the late 1940s they watched in 1991 as croatia declared independence from yugoslavia followed by the fouryear croatian war of independence the breakup of the soviet union threw the entire region into chaos and american news was filled with stories of atrocities in the bosniaherzegovina war of croats serbs slavs and others fighting today the republic of croatia is part of the european union and it has a prosperous literate four million people dalmatia where many of the coast s first fishing immigrants were born is described as a historical region of croatia when those biloxi immigrants formed their first fraternal society in 1913 to help sick and disabled fishermen they named it the austrianslavonian benevolent association in 1921 they got a new charter under the name slavonian benevolent association st nicola the latter is for st nicholas also sometimes nicholi and nicole who is the patron saint of travelers and seafarers the association s lodge has remained the center of their lives a place to meet be entertained and hang on to as many old country traditions as possible when hurricane katrina destroyed the 68yearold lodge building they built a 43 million one as proof of changing times the front of the lodge now declares the croatian american cultural center   kat bergeron a veteran feature writer specializing in gulf coast history and sense of place is retired from the sun herald    biloxi croatian time line 1913 the daily herald   set for trial in circuit court   january 8 1913 p 3 local croatians on trial in early 1913 in the harrison county circuit court were tony martinolichgambling nick skermetta sic assult with intent nick john maro and john skermetta jr assaut and battery mike skermetta and nick skermetta fighting and disorderly conduct tony stanovich and jake stanovich jr selling liquor and jake stanovich sr allowing liquor to be sold on his premises  the daily herald    austrians form benevolent association   december 18 1913 p 7 charter members ivan budinich ivan gabrich ivan letich ivan lovetich blas miljan marko mulat tony rosetti nikola skrmetti victor simonich jacob stanovich 18601926 and philip williams  the daily herald    new society is growing rapidly   december 30 1913 p 2  1918 the daily herald    servian  sic  wants to be an american   march 20 1918 p 3 tony conovich came to america in 1904 and lives in handsboro  1920 the daily herald   americans from troubled dalmatia   march 4 1920 p 4  the daily herald   files petition   june 3 1920 p 3 dominick cvitanovich had made application to file his naturalization papers in federal court here tony cvitanovich has filed his declaration of intention to become an american citizen with us commissioner george money at gulfport  1921 the daily herald    these men may don us suits june 20   may 23 1921 p 6 gregorio anticich came from ygrane and was naturalied at nola in 1914 peter lessa  lesso biloxi fisherman came to nola as a boy on the eugenia  a liner as part of the crew and jumped ship  the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of the slavonian benevolent association st nicola   august 19 1921 p 2  1927 captains jake rosetti   tony cvitanovich  and frank j barhonovich collected 17650 from biloxi s slavonian community for victims of the 1927 mississippi river flood they offered their boats to rescue and aid those in the flood ravaged waters the daily herald may 6 1927 p 1  1929 on 4 june  biloxi aliens from the jugoslavian community seeking their citizenship were  rocco beverin   martin baranich  sic  jerko covich   a dujmov   g garbin   stefano gego   parvel starmeta  paul m skrmetta  mato soljan  and giovanni zorkovic   the daily herald  may 24 1929 p 2  captain anthony j stanovich  181929 aboard lone star and ferrying workers from the louisiana seafood factories of the cb foster packing company was killed while workng on the vessel s engine off the coast of waveland hancock county mississippi the daily herald november 5 1919 p 1 the benevolent association of st nicolai dedicated their new home on east howard avenue on december 26th the organization was lead by b dujmov  pres  tony cvitanovich  18881964 v pres  peter pavlov  sec treas  steve filipich  marshal with alexc pitalo  chair of the arrangement committee the society commenced circa 1914 with jake stanovich  18911927 as president and phillip williams  sec treasurer the daily herald december 27 1929 p 1 and the timespicayune december 128 1929 p 2 photo  1930 vincent mardesic former biloxi restaurateur in the kennedy hotel building expired on 26 march at his home at komissa vis croatia the daily herald may 1 1930  1932 the sea coast packing company was founded by hard working croatian fishermen in july when they acquired the martin fountain packing company from the 1st national bank of biloxi peter pavlov  18821951 was president and treasurer  alexander pitalo  vice pres and steve m sekul  18811970 operations manager the plant had been idle for a year and expected to employ 200 people when it was fully operating the daily herald july 30 1932 p 1 during the 1932 biloxi seafood strike  captain jerry covich and captain willie green board the anita christine and magnolia unloaded large quantities of shrimp and fish at the biloxi community house pier for the needy seafood worker familes of biloxi  matre pitalo was in charge of a committee to bring supplies and provisons into biloxi to feed about a thousand people the daily herald september 12 1932 p 1  1935 the daily herald    matre pitalo heads new voting club   july 1 1935 p 2 the slavonian voting club was organized on august 31 1935 at the slavonian hall by austrian residents in the eastern section of biloxi matre pitalo  18981981 seafood dealer and grocer was elected president mico fillipich was elected vicepresident he is president of the slavonian benevolent association pete pavlov of the seacoast packing company was eelcted secretary and treasurer the organization is planning a picnic and political rally at the slavonian hall on east howard avenue  1937 the 25th anniversary of the slavonian benevolent association was celebrated in early august miss lucille gabrich was selected as queen jugoslavia and miss mandaline kuljis as miss biloxi  meco filipich was president of the group and the event was well attended by the jugoslavian community of new orleans the daily herald august 3 1937 p 2  dominic cvitanovich of the sanitary grocery and paul petrich of the gulf and pacific brokerage compnay have returned from new orleans where they attended the ceremonies in honor of konstantin fotich yugoslavian ambassador to the united states and the captains of two yugoslavian steamer into the port of nola this marked the first time that ships flying the yugoslavian flag have visited nola the daily herald march 6 1937 p 2  1938 madeline kuljus  daughter of luka kuljis 18851965  was named miss biloxi  the daily herald february 11 1938 p 8 the slavonian society began planning for the erection of their new home  the daily herald february 24 1938 p 12  dr konstantin fotich  yugoslavian ambassador to america visited biloxi and the croatian community in late february the daily herald february 24 1938 p 1 the new st nicholas slavic benevolent society lodge  slavonian lodge on first street and myrtle at point cadet was dedicated on november 20th the 20000 twostory structure was erected by the collins brothers  general contractors from a design by jack fayard  the architect steve kuljis was president of the organization at this time and building sponsors were mary anticich and alonzo gabrich  the daily herald november 19 1938 p 3  1938 madeline kuljis  b 1912 daughter of mr and mrs luka kuljis  1002 east beach was named miss biloxi on february 4th she was sponsored by elliott s jewelery the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1  1939 veronica anticich cangemi 19191998 was named miss yugoslavia garnering 12450 votes to beat frances pavlov  19152004 touchet who had 2880 votes the daily herald august 2 1939 p 5  1941 in midaugust  dan markotich  18921964  sold the french restaurant to joseph baricev  19041999 markotich had operated the restaurant for six years the daily herald august 13 1941 p 6  1943 vincent kuluz was elected president of the slavonian benevolent association  other officers were tony cvitanovich vicepres tony m pitalo sectreas alex pitalo was elected grand marshall and new trustees were mateo kovacevich luka kuljis john cosmich john mavar jr and frank barhonovich members of the sick committee are mateo kovacevich luka kuljis visko kuluz peter sekul boze dujmov and boze barich the daily herald may 22 1943 p 7  1945 the daily herald    vincent kuluz slavonian head   may 26 1945 p 5   trebotich brothers michelina trebotich  18911978 native of croatia and widow of  george trebotich   had six sons serving in the us armed forces   steve trebotich  19162010 us coast guard  joseph m trebotich  19171996 usn  george trebotich us army air corps  john l trebotich  19202003 us army  louis j trebotich  19232004 usn and  peter b trebotich  19262006 us army  madeline trebotich  19242006 a daughter who married ernest keenan was employed at keesler field the daily herald september 11 1945 p 3  1947 tony j rosetti was elected president of the slavonian benevolent association in may other officers elected were dr steve pitalo v pres tony m pitalo sec treas alex pitalo marshal peter sekul asst marshal jake mladinich sgt atarms and mateo kovacevich luka kuljis and visko kuluz trustees the daily herald may 24 1947 p 6  1948 the times picayune    yugoslavia mississippi   may 2 1948 p 130  1951 in late may the slavonian benevolent association elected visko kuluz as their new president who replace paul skrmetti other association officers elected were tony mihojevich vicepres and john kersanac sec treasurer the daily herald june 1 1951 p 8  1952  in late may the slavonian benevolent association elected  pascal talijancich  19021976 as its president other officers elected were tony mijojevich vice pres john kersanac sec treasurer and steve kuljis grand marshal the daily herald may 24 1952 p 4  1953  in june  steve marinovich was elected president of the slavonian benevolent association suceeding pascal talijanich other officers selected were peter kuljisvicepres jerry covichsec treas and trustees mateo kovacevich luka kuljis eddie hire and tony rosetti the daily herald june 2 1953 p 16 at the 1953 slavonian benevolent bazaar  miss elmerita mihojevich was crowned miss jugoslavia by clare sekul hornsby miss hillbilly of mississippi was barbara mae knebel and her tiara was placed by mrs hank williams  billie jean jones b 1933 the daily herald august 3 1953 p 6  1955   elvis presley   19351977 sun records recording artist and louisiana hayride particpant  appeared at the improved slavonian lodge on june 26 1955  louis tremmel son had recently installed an air conditioning system making the lodge the only air conditioned auditorium on the coast  improvements to the structure exceeded 30000 the daily herald june 22 1955 p 7 june 23 1955 p 6 june 25 1955  the timespicayune    the day afterfestivities continue on as yugoslavs at biloxi honor their patron st stephen   december 25 1955 p 5  1959   1974 milos m vujnovich published pelican publishing compmay of gretna louisiana  yugoslavians in louisiana on the occaision of the centennial of the united slavonian benevolent association   1999 the sun herald    slavonian men pose for posterity   december 18 1999 p a1  2010  images made november 2009 and october 2015 the new  3 million lodge of the slavonian benevolent association of st nikolai  located near howard avenue and oak street  was dedicated on november 27th  the sun herald november 26 2010 p a2  2011 pusharatas are a sweet tradition the sun herald december 24 2011 p a2  2013 historical marker placed at myrtle and 1st street by mdah in 2013  2014 corner of east howard avenue and  2015 andrew fofo j gilich jr   andrew fofo j gilich   jr  and  winfield windy swetman iii  received 51 of the vote  in the april 28th biloxi mayoral election  to replace former mayor aj holloway in a runoff will be held on may 12 2015 mr gilich outpolled mr swetman 4319 votes to 2914 votes and became biloxi s new mayor the sun herald april 30 2015 p a1 and may 13 2015 p a1  2016  on august 6th the croatianamerican cultural center  city of biloxi and dr gilbert mason jr  were hosts to the frank yankee barhanovich the music mogul  and the  50th anniversary of the august 5 1966 biloxi municipal stadium by james brown   arrivals from zadar   bulich sam bulich sam  simeone  bulich  18731955 was born at zadar zara zadar county croatia on february 16 1873 he left trieste aboard marguerite and arrived at gulfport mississippi on november 2 1905 declaration of intention no 534southern districtsouth mississippimay 27 1918 sam bulich settled at 336 crawford street in biloxi and worked in the seafood industry as a fisherman he died at the biloxi hospital on january 26 1955 sam was survived by a sister donica in yugoslavia and a nephew joseph smolcich sr 18931967 biloxi and other relatives funeral was from the o keefe funeral home with services at st michael s catholic church followed by internment in the biloxi cemetery  john bulich john bulich  18771949 was the brother of sam bulich he was born at anbanasi a village on the on the zadar peninsula croatia john came to live with sam on crawford street circa 1934 john appears to left his wife and three children in croatia he was a member of the sea food workers and gulf coast shrimpers and oystermens association john worshipped at st michael s catholic church and was a member of the dalmatian benevolent society john bulich died at 637 crawford street on january 5 1949 he was survived by sam bulich and joseph smolich sr 18931967 his nephew funeral was from the o keefe funeral home with services at st michael s catholic church followed by internment in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald january 5 1949 p 3 funeral was from the o keefe funeral home with services at st michael s catholic church followed by internment in the biloxi cemetery  references  the daily herald   john bulich dies   january 5 1949 the daily herald   sam bulich dies   november 27 1955  joseph smolcich joseph smolcich  josip smolcic 18931967 was born august 6 1893 in anbanasi a village on the on the zadar peninsula zadar county croatia he left trieste italy on the franz joseph i and arrived at new york city on august 31 1912 joseph smolich married frances cvitanovich  19011979 a native of milna brac splitdalmatia county croatia in harrison county mississippi on may 22 1916 they settled at 402 oak street in biloxi francis was born september 19 1901 declaration of intention no 840southern district south mississippimarch 12 1927 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38  joseph smolcich and francis cvitanovich smolich were the parents of at least seven children  matilda smolcich  b 1920 m raymond c barry 19051988  joseph smoky joe a smolcich   19222010 m anna kopszywa 19272010  vincent l smolcich  19251981 m aurora marie saujon 19242007 the daughter of robert saujon 18651944 and mary mccaleb 18971937  steve   anthony smolcich  19272013 m patricia lee wilson  mary rita   melrita smolcich  m marvin lee raesner  samuel dominick smolcich  19342006 m vinnie elva seymour and  john anthony smolcich  19372001 m jeanet m smolcich the smolcich family started the biloxi seafood company the roxy theatre at 1430 east howard avenue the roxy restaurant and owned much rental property on point cadet in east biloxi the sun herald october 12 2010 p a4  references  the daily herald    smolcichwilson   january 2 1950 p 6 the daily herald   frances c smolcich   february 13 1979 the daily herald   vincent smolcich   july 28 1981 the sun herald   aurora marie saujon smolich   april 5 2002 the sun herald   john anthony smolich   august 31 2001 the sun herald   mr sam smolich   january 31 2006  the sun herald   anna kopszywa smolcich   february 13 2010 p a4 the sun herald   joseph smokey joe smolcich   october 11 2010 p a6 the sun herald   smolcich lived as mr biloxi   october 12 2010 p a4 the sun herald   steven anthony steve smolcich sr   july 14 2013 2881 views  ', 0);
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gabrich ivan letich ivan lovetich blas miljan marko mulat tony rosetti nikola skrmetti victor simonich jacob stanovich 18601926 and philip williams  the daily herald    new society is growing rapidly   december 30 1913 p 2  1918 the daily herald    servian  sic  wants to be an american   march 20 1918 p 3 tony conovich came to america in 1904 and lives in handsboro  1920 the daily herald   americans from troubled dalmatia   march 4 1920 p 4  the daily herald   files petition   june 3 1920 p 3 dominick cvitanovich had made application to file his naturalization papers in federal court here tony cvitanovich has filed his declaration of intention to become an american citizen with us commissioner george money at gulfport  1921 letter from brac1921 nikola skermeta  sic 413 copp street in biloxi received a woeful letter from his parents at  bobovisci in the island of brach  sic off the dalmatian coast in the faraway adriatic sea it recited the privation and suffering common in that country where t he native grape vines have succumbed to a disease which the people have been unable to cure andin consequence of which many american grape vines have been imported  the soil there is rocky quite unlike the rich american soil and the vines require time become acclimated and learn to struggle against the poor soil condition said mr skermeta sic his people write that it will  take about six years before they will be able to harvest these grapes in the meantime the people of brach  sic  are enduring great hardships  mr skermeta sic was at the federal clerk s office inquiring into some safe method to send his parents money a previous remittance never reached them reports by biloxians of losses of money sent to relatives have been frequent are unable to understand it being accustomed to uncle sam s generally prompt and safe deliveries  mr skermeta s   sic  parents wrote that many people were eating grass to save themselves from starving   the daily herald january 19 1921 p 4  mateo pitalo   tony pitalo   peter pavlov   vincenzo citanovich   joseph argentin   john kersance   steve sekul  and sam sekul took an oath of allegiance to the unied states the daily herald february 221921 p 1  the daily herald    these men may don us suits june 20   may 23 1921 p 6 gregorio anticich came from ygrane and was naturalied at nola in 1914 peter lessa  lesso biloxi fisherman came to nola as a boy on the eugenia  a liner as part of the crew and jumped ship  the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of the slavonian benevolent association st nicola   august 19 1921 p 2  1927 captains jake rosetti tony cvitanovich and frank j barhonovich formed a committee to collect money for the relief of flood victims in southeast louisiana after the mississippi river was breached in an action called the poydras crevasse croatian families donated 17650 which was given to the daily herald for distribution the daily herald may 6 1927 p 1  1929 the daily herald    28 seek citizenship at next court term   may 24 1929 biloxijugoslavia rocco beverin martin baranich sic jerko covich a dujmov g garbin stefano gego parvel starmeta paul m skrmetta mato soljan and giovanni zorkovic  captain anthony j stanovich  181929 aboard lone star and ferrying workers from the louisiana seafood factories of the cb foster packing company was killed while workng on the vessel s engine off the coast of waveland hancock county mississippi the daily herald november 5 1919 p 1 the benevolent association of st nicolai dedicated their new home on east howard avenue on december 26th the organization was lead by b dujmov  pres  tony cvitanovich  18881964 v pres  peter pavlov  sec treas  steve filipich  marshal with alexc pitalo  chair of the arrangement committee the society commenced circa 1914 with jake stanovich  18911927 as president and phillip williams  sec treasurer the daily herald december 27 1929 p 1 and the timespicayune december 28 1929 p 2 photo  1932 the sea coast packing company was founded by hard working croatian fishermen in july when they acquired the martin fountain packing company from the 1st national bank of biloxi peter pavlov  18821951 was president and treasurer  alexander pitalo  vice pres and steve m sekul  18811970 operations manager the plant had been idle for a year and expected to employ 200 people when it was fully operating the daily herald july 30 1932 p 1  1934   contestants in front of riviera hotel  lameuse street and beach boulevard lr violet magas amy kennedy elizabeth misko yvonne blanchard evelyn mellerine josephine tremontana eva talijanicich and floris kullivan  1935 the daily herald    matre pitalo heads new voting club   july 1 1935 p 2 the slavonian voting club was organized on august 31 1935 at the slavonian hall by austrian residents in the eastern section of biloxi matre pitalo  18981981 seafood dealer and grocer was elected president mico fillipich was elected vicepresident he is president of the slavonian benevolent association pete pavlov of the seacoast packing company was eelcted secretary and treasurer the organization is planning a picnic and political rally at the slavonian hall on east howard avenue  1937 eurilda glavan  19152002 entered the  st joseph s academy in nola  on march 19 1937 as a novice in the society of the sisters of st joseph the daily herald march 20 1937 p 2  miss lucille marie gabrich  19161952 was  named miss yugoslavia  the daily herald august 14 1937 p 5  1938 madeline kuljis  b 1912 daughter of mr and mrs luka kuljis  1002 east beach was named miss biloxi on february 4th she was sponsored by elliott s jewelery the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1 the slavonian society began planning for the erection of their new home  the daily herald february 24 1938 p 12  dr konstantin fotich  yugoslavian ambassador to america visited biloxi and the croatian community in late february the daily herald february 24 1938 p 1 the  pan american clipper  a 15000 diesel powered excursion boat recently completed by toche brothers shipyard on east beach has been operating for several weeks between biloxi and ship island with  captain peter martin skrmetta  18851963 at the helm the vessel was built for the mavar fish and oyster company and runs at 12 mph the boats runs from her main landing at the foot of delaunay street baltar pier and makes stops at the buena vista hotel biloxi and white house piers  on its regular schedule of three trips daily  the daily herald march 30 1937 p 3 may 29 1937 p 6 and june 25 1938 p 3 from the daily herald february 11 1938 p 8  madeline kuljis was named miss biloxi at the buena vista hotel in early february the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1  miss claire sekul  hornsby 19212017 was named miss yugoslavia  the daily herald august 8 1938 p 5 the new st nicholas slavic benevolent society lodge  slavonian lodge on first street and myrtle at point cadet was dedicated on november 20th the 20000 twostory structure was erected by the collins brothers  general contractors from a design by jack fayard  the architect steve kuljis was president of the organization at this time and building sponsors were mary anticich and alonzo gabrich  the daily herald november 19 1938 p 3  1939 irma summerlin  queen victoria and peter cerenich  king peter ruled the annual carnival ball of the slavonian girls association the event was the first in the new slavonian lodge the daily herald january 20 1939 p 2  veronica anticich cangemi 19191998 was named miss yugoslavia garnering 12450 votes to beat frances pavlov  19152004 touchet who had 2880 votes the daily herald august 2 1939 p 5  madeline kuljis  richards madeline  was named miss biloxi  at the buena vista hotel in early february 1938 the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1 annual homecoming court perkinston jc october 28 1938 and october 25 1939  1940  the  back bay of biloxi froze over  on january 27 1940 this was the  first time since february 13 1899 when the mercury fell to one degree fahrenheit on the mississippi gulf coast  the daily herald january 27 1940 p 1  peter negovetich  18691940 expired on february 15th he was a trawl and net maker and is credited with inventing a system for removing the long seine from the water without going overboard  the daily herald february 16 1940 p 3 the daily herald may 28 1940 p 2  captain steve rodolfich  18831960 of 116 maple street  was honored with a silver loving cup for his contributions to the oyster industry by dunbardukate and the louisiana conservation department for delivering the best oysters to violet louisiana for the 1940 oyster season and for the discovery of oyster reefs in lake borgne  the daily herald june 28 1940 p 8  lewis w hines  18741940 sociologist and photographer expired at dobbs ferry new york on 3 november he was a crusader against child labor and made dramatic images of children working in the seafood industry in mississippi and louisiana circa 1910  1941  the daily herald may 20 1941 p 3 in midaugust  dan markotich  18921964  sold the french restaurant to joseph baricev  19041999 markotich had operated the restaurant for six years the daily herald august 13 1941 p 6  1942  the daily herald my 19 1942 p 6  1943  the daily herald may 22 1943 p 7 the daily herald june 23 1944 p 5  1944  the daily herald may 19 1944 p 5  1945 the daily herald    vincent kuluz slavonian head   may 26 1945 p 5  1946  the daily herald february 2 1946 p 5  1947 tony j rosetti was elected president of the slavonian benevolent association in may other officers elected were dr steve pitalo v pres tony m pitalo sec treas alex pitalo marshal peter sekul asst marshal jake mladinich sgt atarms and mateo kovacevich luka kuljis and visko kuluz trustees the daily herald may 24 1947 p 6  1948 the times picayune    yugoslavia miss   may 2 1948 p 130  1949 on march 3rd jacobena jackie sekul gillich  19132003 and andrew gillich  19232014 her spouse who had formerly operated the city hall cash grocery at 129 east howard avenue opened foodland at 1400 west howard now judge sekul in early march 1949  andrew puzz  18951971  of quality bakery baked a 4foot tall 7 layer cake weighting 185 pounds for the first anniverary in march 1950 the daily herald march 2 1949 p 6 and march 3 1950 p 15  1951 in late may the slavonian benevolent association elected visko kuluz as their new president who replace paul skrmetti other association officers elected were tony mihojevich vicepres and john kersanac sec treasurer the daily herald june 1 1951 p 8  1953 at the 1953 slavonian benevolent bazaar  miss elmerita mihojevich was crowned miss jugoslavia by clare sekul hornsby miss hillbilly of mississippi was barbara mae knebel and her tiara was placed by mrs hank williams  billie jean jones b 1933 the daily herald august 3 1953 p 6  1955  in may  vincent j rosetti was elected pesident of the the slavonian benevolent association the daily herald may 21 1955 p 9  the timespicayune    the day after festivities continue on as yugoslavs at biloxi honor their patron st stephen   december 25 1955 p 5  1960  the daily herald may 28 19 62 p 1 and p 12  1962 steve c sekul the daily herald may 30 1962 p 1  1966 long time croatian leader at biloxi  steve m sekul  18801966 expired on july 16 1966 the daily herald july 18 1966 p 2  1968 francis butch j nadalich  19372002 was elected president of the thje daily herald may 21 1968 p 14  1969  the daily herald february 22 1969 section ii p 15  dr matthew kuluz was selected as outstanding citizen of jackson county  mississippi the daily herald march 21 1969 pp 17  1989 peter halat peter halat  b 1942 was the first coatian descedent to be elected biloxi s mayor  1993 martin skrmetta  son of noel j jimmy skrmetta 19362004 and bobbie jean maumus b 1935 was biloxi s 1993 shrimp king  1999 the sun herald    slavonian men pose for posterity   december 18 1999 p a1  2010 the new  3 million lodge of the slavonian benevolent association of st nikolai  located near howard avenue and oak street  was dedicated on november 27th  the sun herald november 26 c p a2  2011 pusharatas are a sweet tradition the sun herald december 24 2011 p a2  2015 andrew fofo j gilich   jr  and  winfield windy swetman iii  received 51 of the vote  in the april 28th biloxi mayoral election  to replace former mayor aj holloway in a runoff will be held on may 12 2015 mr gilich outpolled mr swetman 4319 votes to 2914 votes and became biloxi s new mayor and second croatian descendent to attain this office the sun herald april 30 2015 p a1 and may 13 2015 p a1   biloxi croatian families family arrivals from arbanasi zadar   joseph smolcich joseph smolcich  josip smolcic 18931967 was born august 6 1893 in anbanasi a village on the on the zadar peninsula croatia he left trieste italy on the franz joseph i and arrived at new york city on august 31 1912 joseph settled at 402 oak street in biloxi mississippi with his spouse frances cvitanovich 19011979 a native of milna brac croatia southern district mississippideclaration of intention no 840 march 12 1927 joseph august smolcich 18931967 and frances cvitanovich 19011979 a native of milna brac and the daughter of vincent cvitanich  18731947 and mary u 18801946 were the progenitors of the smolcich family of biloxi mississippi they married on may 22 1916 at biloxi mississippi children  matilda smolcich  b 1920 m raymond c barry 19051988  joseph smoky joe a smolcich ii  19222010 m anna kopszywa 19272010  vincent l smolcich  19251981 m aurora marie saujon 19232007  steve   anthony smolcich  19272013 m patricia lee wilson 19292017  mary rita   melrita smolcich  m marvin lee raesner  samuel d smolcich  19342006 m vinnie elba seymour and  john a smolcich  19372001 m jeanet marie callis the smolcich family started the biloxi seafood company the roxy theatre at 1430 east howard avenue the roxy restaurant and owned much rental property on point cadet in east biloxi the sun herald october 12 2010 p and harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38  children   matilda smolcich matilda smolcich 1920 married raymond c barry 19051988 on march 3 1946 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 71 p 39 raymond c barry died at biloxi mississippi on october 6 1988  joseph a smolcich joseph a smokey joe smolcich  192010 was born 19 in harrison county mississippi he married anna kopszywa 19262010 a native of cleveland ohio and the daughter of edward kopszywa 18871962 and mary agnes misiora 18881939 they had a son gregory jude smolcich who married deborah  vincent l smolcich vincent l smolcich 19251981 was born october 18 1925 he married aurora marie saujon 19232007 the daughter of robert saujon 18651944 and mary mccaleb 18971937 in harrison county mississippi on april 4 1948 their children were  vincent l smolcich ii m myrna and sharon frances smolcich m richard wayne gontz and john mcdonnell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 76 p 455 mrb 135 p 370 vincent l smolcich expired on july 26 1981 aurora marie smolich died on april 4 2007 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald  steve a smolcich steve anthony smolcich  19272013 married patricia lee wilson 19292017 in harrison county mississippi on january 1 1950 they were the parents of steve anthony smolich jr who married bridget orrell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 81 p 48 steve anthony smolcich sr 85 of biloxi died at home on friday he was born to the late joseph and frances smolcich on october 1 1927 he married patricia pat wilson also of biloxi they were married for 63 years mr smolcich served in the merchant marines in the atlantic during world war ii and was honorably discharged from the navy after serving in the pacific during his time in the pacific he witnessed the nuclear bomb tests in the bikini atolls aboard the uss fieberling de640 after returning from the war he worked in the family business at the roxy theater and later at ingalls shipbuilding he worked at the us post office for 32 years and retired in 1991 this past october mr smolcich enjoyed a trip to washington dc with other world war ii veterans which was provided by the mississippi gulf coast honor flight he was an avid boater fisherman and longtime member of the slavonian benevolent association and the elks bpoe mr smolcich was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers joseph smolcich vincent smolcich sam smolcich and anthony smolcich he is survived by two sisters matilda barry and melrita raesner and numerous nieces and nephews in addition to his wife pat mr smolcich is survived by his son steve smolcich jr and wife bridget orrell smolcich granddaughter shelley smolcich mcmanaman and husband leonard mcmanaman grandson scott steven smolcich and wife jennifer harper smolcich and three great grandchildren chase mcmanaman paige mcmanaman and madison smolcich the family would like to thank home instead and singing river hospice for their respectful loving care in lieu of flowers donations may be sent to singing river health system hospice of light visitation will be at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home on monday july 15 2013 from 600 pm to 800 pm a rosary will be recited at 700 there will also be a visitation at nativity of the blessed virgin mary catholic church on tuesday july 16 2013 from 1000 am to 1100 am followed by a funeral mass at 1100 interment will be at southern memorial park the sun herald july 14 2013  patricia w smolcich patricia pat lee wilson smolcich  19292017 age 87 years a native and life long resident of biloxi died on friday june 2 2017 at st joseph hospice she was preceded in death by her parents george and orpha mae wilson and her husband of 62 years steve smolcich pat is survived by her son steve bridget smolcich jr of mandeville louisiana two grandchildren shelley smolcich leonard mcmanaman of frisco tx and scott jennifer smolcich of league city texas and three greatgrandchildren chase mcmanaman paige mcmanaman and madison smolcich mrs smolcich graduated from biloxi high school and retired from south central bell as a switchboard operator throughout her life pat devoted her time talent and treasures to numerous religious social and civic activities including mission trips to saltillo mexico and volunteering for meals on wheels mrs smolcich was a member of nativity of the blessed virgin mary parish she served as a eucharistic minister greeter and a member of the parish life committee she also took communion to homebound hospitalized and nursing home patients when pat married steve smolcich she became one of the proudest slavonian catholics in biloxi she joined the slavonian ladies auxillary and served as president for many years helping with the christmas pusharata sales the annual golf tournament and organizing the ladies trips pat was treasurer of the elks club for years organizing the monthly poboys sales the blessing of the fleet held a special place in pat s heart for more than twenty years she enjoyed working with the shrimp queen contestants in 2004 mrs smolcich was named lions club mother of the year pat was a part of several social groups including pokeno high school lunch bunch and the fleas birthday group the family would like to thank st joseph s hospice for their loving care a vigil will be held from 600 pm until 800 pm on monday june 5 2017 at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home a mass of christian burial will be held at nativity bvm cathedral at 1000 am on tuesday june 6 2017 with a visitation thirty minutes prior interment will follow at southern memorial park the sun herald june 4 2017  samuel d smolcich samuel dominick sam smolcich  19342006 was born december 16 1934 he married vinnie elba seymour in harrison county mississippi on february 8 1955 they were the parents of samuel smolcich m cindy collis and maria smolcich m jay hindmarch sam smolcich made his livelihood in the seafood and oil industries he was the captain of the nana  one of biloxi s first steelhulled shrimp boats and also worked in the louisiana offshore oil fields for amerada hess corporation sam smolcich expired on january 29 2006 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 100 p 373 and the sun herald january 31 2006  john a smolcich john anthony smolcich  19372001 m jeanet marie callis in harrison county mississippi on august 9 1986 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 31 p 475 and the sun herald august 31 2001 p a9  references  the daily herald   vincent smolcich   july 28 1981 the sun herald   aurora marie saujon smolich   april 5 2002 the sun herald   john anthony smolich   august 31 2001 the sun herald   mr sam smolich   january 31 2006 the sun herald   anna kopszywa smolcich  february 13 2010 p a4 the sun herald   joseph smokey joe smolcich  october 11 2010 p a6 the sun herald   smolcich lived as mr biloxi  october 12 2010 p a4  family arrivals from brac brac   brazzaitalian   bobovisca brac             milna brac  supetar  san pietro della brazza  italian   brac    brac island of stone sunshine and sea by peter simunovic   brac pronounced brach on this island man and stone have lived and fought each other from time immemorial this island is my rock olives writhe and cypresses slumber in its cracks today fewer vineyards burst into leaf on its terraced slopes and in the spring fewer lively goats and unruly colts riotously race each other in its grassy vales my island is full of heaps of stone piled up through the centuries by hard working hands which picked out the stones from the barren clearings in order to wrest the thin layers of soil from the karst and plant in it the vine to yield dry plavac and the sweet vugava wines at the dawn of history such heaps of stone hill forts and tumuli were silhouetted on the ridges of brac watering places were dug and paths cleared everywhere in the bare rock and later settlements churches and ports were built the bowels of the island yielded the marble for the huge palace of diocletian and many other magnificent buildings throughout the world the people of this island have always struggled for their land always dependent on the mercy of the skies would they send rain to the parched terra rossa or fire to burn the fruits of the earth defiantly maturing in the stone this island evades superficial judgment and hasty comparisons it will conceal its true identity from the observer and will bestow a smile rather than shed a tear as bitter as wormwood and as clear as grapebrandy brac is at its most hospitable in summer when it opens up its heart and presents its small towns and villages and its coves in summer the population doubles on its shores which stretch for more than a hundred miles sage xeranthemum heather lavender and rosemary bushes bloom on its slopes and fill one s nostrils with their scents a multitude of colors meet the gaze ripe dog berries bearberries barberries mallow the swollen fruits of blackthorn blackberry and mahaleb bushes the deafening song of crickets chirping tirelessly on the knotty jasmines junipers and spruces has given the island its name island of crickets i watch the herds of sheep resting in the deep shade of the tree tops the heat has stilled the bells around the necks of the bellwethers and led the shepherds to rest in the shade and carve flutes from service tree bark i hear the plaintive music echoing along the long valleys the music of satyrs from the arcadia of brac like a melancholy dalmatian song sung in the parks and under girls windows heat shimmers in the air warms the stone lulls the sea to sleep dries up the wells in the villages and the ponds in the pastures in his later years nazor expressed his gratitude to this island accustomed to thirst thank you waterless isle for having taught me to thirst and long for something all my life brac 1940 this is the island of sweat which drops and evaporates on the hazy whiteness of the heated stone in the quarries of brac in front of the infernal doors of the redhot limekilns in the fields where only the swing of the hoe enables you to distinguish the tanned backs of the laborers from the cleared patches of terra rossa the sounds and fragrances harmonize with the hundreds of bright colors as in ignat job s paintings of brac another brac splashes in the coves here it gives itself to the sun like a naked girl on a rock beneath a myrtle in a hidden cove in the solitude of noon listening to the amorous whispering of the pines and the calm sea brac has chosen summer for its festivities more guests visit it in summer thus giving it greater opportunities to be hospitable this is the brac of feasts youthful abandon lavish lunches under the arbours noisy fairs cunning horsetraders and desperate almost hopeless singing in the churches lord grant rain to thy land rain for the vine and the olive and the cracked soil hardened like the palm by the oar hoe and flail rain for the fruits shriveled like my mother s cheeks on which toil worry and sorrow have written everything there is to be written brac is full of wrinkles on its stone and on its people like the corroded surfaces of the sculptures of v michieli this is brac in shriveled bronze brac is at its most somber and saddest in autumn the vineyards blush with red and the swollen black bunches of grapes await the harvest at the turn of the century when the entire island was a huge vineyard grapepicking was a laborious and festive affair with pickers grapecrushers basketcarriers and mule drivers everywhere the songs and shouts indicate whether the barrels will be full the must plentiful and the wine strong enough fishermen wait for dark in order to set sail in their lanterndecked boats for the fishing grounds allotted to them the white beaches lie bare like a girl s virginity in the quiet solitude of the deserted coves the departure of the swallows is followed by the first rains the stone slab roofs are coated with lime to disinfect the water which will flow into the cisterns from the gutters under the eaves the flowers in the windows and porches come to life again redtextured mushrooms shoot up under the tangled mass of fallen pine and spruce needles and shepherds gather them into umbrellas turned upside down the thirsty earth drinks its fill the stone assumes a bluegrey hue like the tombs which with the dead days await the sad processions of long talks with the deceased the cypresses give in to the caresses of the sirocco which seems to introduce a strange plaintive note into people s lives this is the autumn described by tin ujevic who chose such days of memento morn to visit his mother s island to sing of his own sadness there there to travel there there to grieve from the poem departure by st martin s day the wine has settled it has fermented and awaits the buyers the mark left over in the barrels is put into sacks and taken to the still spruce twigs and handfuls of mint fennel and sage are added on top after a while the boiling still yields the first drops of the invigorating and healthy herb brandy of brac brac is most beautiful in autumn at this time of the year it is left to its own resources abandoned and alone it listens to the must fermenting in the casks and watches the ripening of the black berries on the olive trees autumn brings its gifts of wine and oil saturated with the sweetness of the sun and the vigor of the climate both mostly leave the island for other people s tables when christmas announces winter and the porkers are hung on double hooks so that the chops may be cut out and the hams nicely rounded the wailing bura plunges down the slopes of mosor and whistles across the canal the coolness sends a shiver through the body and the wind plays hesitating and wavering melodies what is the wind saying it tells of the crying of imprisoned hearts the resignation of the will bowing to fate the lonely solitude of widows the lily pure smile of infants the thoughts of a faraway world the last breath of those who lost their lives on the seas of the world the wind communicates like a soul and wails like a cello tin ujevic supetar on brac 1929 on these windy evenings thousands of stars grace the sky above the island showing shepherds and seamen the time and the way in the nocturnal waylessness of the rocky expanses and the sea this is the season of the yule log and new year s songs rollicking festivities which have cloaked their pagan slav origins in christian apparel the fire crackles and warms your knees and the pine torch blazes and lights up the sooty ceilings i recall my childhood full of stories about demons and vampires climbing the chimneys and up the chain on which the kettle hangs above the fireplace about witches and evil spirits which haunt men in their beds unbaptized children s souls mountain fairies about the greek treasures in the tumuli about evil fairies and witches galleyslaves and misers the spanish plague hardships and miseries about the hard life of the colony of brac those exploited on their own island and those who wasted away their strength and health toiling for foreign masters in australian mines on south american plantations on strange seas and under alien captains by these open winter fireplaces i first learnt about the history of my people from kacic and about the hard times of my island from my grandparents in the winter months when the bura chills to the marrow the people of brac cut jasmine hornbeams and boxwood in olden times countless mule loads of best firewood were taken to the towns to heat the homes of the rich thus providing a meager wage for the woodcutters on bright winter mornings the peasants would leave their homes their woolen stockings tied to the handles of their hoes for the first banking up of the vineyards while the makinari tired and sleepy after a hard night s work at the oil cake press hurried home to rest after being relieved by the next shift almond trees blossom on the island in winter like a carpet of snow around the villages by the sea the first lambs are weaned in winter i know of no softer fur than that on the neck of a scared new born lamb which i would take away from the herd and bring to the village together with the ewe to warm it by the fire and then offer it the swollen udder of its mother rains fill the ponds on the highlands the grazing grounds of droves of semi wild mules and unguarded herds of sheep which water themselves unheeded at the ancient pools left over from roman times shepherds check the herd only now and then and in the meanwhile look to see if the marten s paw has sprung the trap in front of its hiding place among the cracks in the solid rock and collect up the dormice caught in the springy traps placed on jasmine shrubs and the black birds and thrushes caught under the thin stone slabs near puddles in the rock this is winter in the wayless expanse of brac  island without paths you taught me how to walk wherever i went with invulnerable feet and firm ankles v nazor ibid island of the carnival rollicking masquers on the village roads in the small dance halls by the flickering light of carbide lamps young people hop about to the rhythm of the polka and schottische the ciciljana and avilota they dance our way the apulian way the modern way the young men seize moments when the mothers are engrossed in gossip to clasp the girls close and satisfy their lustful hands on the hot quivering and sweaty curves this is the time for the first sly and wanton winks met by the shy blushes of the maidens such gay evenings give rise to first loves soon to blossom with the first violets in the hollow roots of the olives in spring the island dons its gala dress when the march buras have stripped the almonds of their blossoms the vineyards burst into bud and a carpet of new green grass covers the dales and fallow land again st george s day so they say as did their pagan ancestors who rejoiced at nature s reawakening is the true beginning of the year the sap of life begins to flow in plants animals and people the herds leave the barren highlands for the grassy lowlands break into fenced vineyards browse on the shoots and cause damage the shepherds nights grow shorter their eyes quicker and their ears keener for the sound of the bells on the rams and mules the last rains in april bring out the snails the shepherds catch them and brush the dried sage leaves off their slimy undersides then string them on twigs hornbeams oaks and ashes burst into bud on the highlands below mount vidovica and along the edge of dugi dol hawthorn blossoms in the cracks and along the paths a mass of round quivering medallions thousands of cones appear on the austrian pines a rarity in these parts the fragrance of rosemary sage laurel pyrethrum lavender and mint pervades the countryside the blossoming crowns of sour cherry and cherry trees adorn the banked up vineyards the peasants apprehensively await the exasperating dry pasjunski jugo sirocco which can destroy the buds and blossoms and thwart all the peasants hopes and the labor put into the meager rocky soil just as the first fruits are being born in the vineyards diggers gently bank up the budding stems lest they should damage them while working they move in long rows one behind the other as in the mournful good friday procession when in christ s suffering they recognize their own processions again on rogation day please drive away lean years and pests from the sown fields the vineyards and all the trees they crawl like centipedes along the village paths following the cross beseeching heaven to spare the healthy fruits of their labors and cursing the pests the evil fiends that prey maliciously upon their harvest and when the sun blazes like a bonfire as spring turns into summer and the days are at their longest midsummer bonfires are lit at dusk on the crossroads and the peasants leap over them to tame them and appease the evil spirits from st john s to st john s lest our feet should burn in this ancient folklore which still survives on this slav periphery we recognize the pagan faith of our ancestors woven into christian fabric of all the magnificently colored flowers and intoxicating fragrances of the mediterranean macchia the people of brac have fallen in love with just two flowers those of the vine and the olive they watch over them as they blossom and the petals drop after pollination until the small berries grow into juicy grapes and olives which in late autumn and winter ferment in the casks and percolate in the stone vessels  island of vines and olives you give me the daily drunkenness of summer days and the ever burning light in all the winter nights of my life v nazor ibid in spring brac is full of lambs and wild asparagus i will never forget the springs in the rocky pastures when as a shepherd i used to drowse on dry jasmine leaves bathed by the warm may sun with lambs and horned vipers as my neighbors spring is most beautiful in the coves of brac particularly on the unpopulated western coast of the island where the steep wooded slopes are overgrown with wild mediterranean pine and the small beaches resemble strings of pearls the coves are drowsy in the morning as dreams and melancholy abandon them for a while and they are awakened by the dawn and the trembling breeze in the pine needles and flurried by the fishermen who haul in their nets on the promontories the silvery riot of frightened sardines ruffles the morning calm blue like the molten vitriol in the small eyelike troughs in the vineyards they are somber at noon dazed by the sunshine the fragrance of pines heather thistle and by the deafening chirp of the crickets in the jasmine spruce and chastetree bushes they are in love in the late afternoon when the maestrale gives way to calm and ceases to caress their pearly pebbles whose solitary whiteness is exposed and washed like the naked skin of a sleeping girl who abandons herself to the caress of the midday sun the breeze and sea and when they finally quieter down in the violet dusk the shadows of the pines grow longer the caves become mysterious and the sea dark and full of sparks they say that fairies and satyrs meet then on these lonely beaches and dance until the moon goes out and dawn drives them away brac is not inclined to reveal itself to superficial visitors who have no feeling for the wrinkled cracks in the rock the dales and bottomless chasms in the karst where pigeons perch around the edge to people who show no interest in its pools its vast terraced slopes and lonely little churches on the ridges in the writhing of the olives and sadness of the cypresses on the stone graves how can one love this rocky landscape and these people without a deliberate effort to feel in the stone of this complex mosaic the fleshliness of rendic s thoughtful marble fairies on the graves the autumn sadness of tin ujevic and the summer exultation of nazor who recognizes the melody of his island in the chirping of the crickets one must penetrate into this landscape the bloodred rutted terra rossa which clings to the stone walls in order to keep out of the gullies and stay on the terraces one must understand the stone heaps scattered all over the island soaked in the sweat of labor and the blood of blistered hands and woven harmoniously into the unique architecture of the karst expanse like monuments to work how can one experience the island without understanding the sorrow underlying the frequent departures of sons brothers and lovers who seek their daily bread across the seas on voyages from which there is no return how can one remain indifferent to the enduring faith of the woman who says farewell to a husband to whom she has barely had time to donate her virginity and awaits his final return from strange lands when he will bring her old age and infirmity in return how can one love the island and not feel sympathy for the grief in the tears dried in the wrinkles and in the weeds of mothers and widows donned with the first death in the family and only cast aside at their own passing away no camera can record such scenes their image and meaning has been changed by rapid postwar transformation but they are worthy of acquaintance not as a melancholy return to one s childhood before the second war but for the sake of comparison with presentday brac and its development as a starting point and measure of its growth the sea divides brac from the mountains of mosor and biokovo it lies between hvar and split at the junction of the modern eastwest coastal road and the historical neglected route which leaves the sea and crosses the gorges of split and klis for the interior brac has much in common with the adjacent mainland which does not affect any of its insular features one of its major advantages is the proximity of split brac is the largest dalmatian island it is 40 km long and 4 to 13 km wide the area of the island is 394 square kilometers the terraced northern slopes of the asymmetric ridge drop gradually to the sea these are limestone stretches with a very developed karst formation in the western and eastern parts of the island the terraces are smoother the relief less rugged and the valleys and fields larger the southern part of the ridge is narrower and steeper here vidova gora soars to 778 meters above sea level this is the highest peak on all the adriatic islands in the late 19th century all of brac was covered by terrace vineyards when phylloxera destroyed the grapevines many of these were abandoned erosion reduced their workable surface and created follow areas with stretches of genista spruce and sparse olive groves the vineyards retreated to the better land in the valleys where tractors are now replacing hoes brac has a truly mediterranean climate the summers are long and dry the winters mild and rainy the wettest months are november and december the driest july and august the temperature only very occasionally drops below o c on the other hand more than a hundred days have a temperature of more than 25c and more than fifty days above 30c the settlements on the western and southern coast of the island have the hottest climate cool northern and warm southern winds alternate during the colder part of the year the best known are the bura and the jugo sirocco in summer the commonest winds are the burin and the maestrale the tramontana northwestern ostro southwestern levant eastern and lebic western are less frequent the island enjoys more than 2700 hours of sunshine annually it is one of the sunniest regions in croatia brac has entered history as an island of animal husbandry according to the writings of the roman naturalist pliny the elder it was wellknown for its goats et capris laudata brattia today the goats are few and are mainly tethered lest they should nibble the shoots in the macchia the macchia of brac abounds in many typically mediterranean species it is made up of jasmine juniper bladdernut terebinth boxwood genista the strawberrytree the carobtree spruce mahaleb cherry rosemary and vines only the hardier shrubs are found at heights exceeding 400 meters jasmine boxwood juniper and spruce grazing has destroyed the macchia over substantial areas where it turns into undergrowth and rocky stretches with occasional juniper patches thorn bushes and aromatic herbs this is behind the fame of the honey and cheese of brac and the delicious flavor of the meat of its kids and game the black pine grows autochthonously in an unmixed community over a vast area of 2000 hectares at a height of above 400 meters the people of brac call it the highland pine the aleppo pine grows wild in the southwestern part of the island in the environs of blaca obrsje and dragovoda and in the coves on the southern coast of the deciduous trees the most typical are ash hornbeam oak common maple hawthorn blackthorn terebinth and divuza which grow in the northwestern part of the island onefourth of the area of the island is covered by forest one half of the island consists of pastureland with sage fennel xeranthemum mallow fleabane furze heather kneeholly wild marjoram thistle and many other aromatic plants mediterranean crops the most prized and widespread being still the vine and the olive today occupy only onesixth of the island s area today brac has fewer inhabitants than a century ago it was settled in prehistoric times but little is known about its population as regards numbers until the 15th century the croatians appeared on brac in the 7th century they came from the neretva region and settled the interior of the island in the early 15th century the population of brac was about 6000 soon however 14251427 pestilences of various kinds reduced the number to barely two thousand panicstricken they abandoned their abodes burnt everything that had been contaminated fled to the forests and founded new hamlets well away from each other the turkish conquest of the region on the other side of the canal drove many people to seek shelter and a new domicile on the island the population increased again in the mid19th century 16000 people lived on the island the highest figure 24408 was reached at the very turn of the century in 1900 then came phylloxera and destroyed the vineyards while the steam engine drove sailing ships off the seas on top of everything came world war one and its calamities hunger threatened the people of the island and drove them to seek their daily bread in faraway overseas countries but it was hard and gloomy there too as longing for home grew and hope of return waned men in their prime emigrated from the island leaving behind the old people and the women depopulation threatened brac today brac has an indigenous population out of its 12900 presentday inhabitants 935 per cent were born on the island there are hardly any intruders population density 33 per square kilometer is below the average for dalmatia 88 croatia 78 a substantial proportion of the population are more than 60 years old 18 per cent the leading economic activity is agriculture providing employment for 38 per cent of the economically active population with an additional 20 per cent working in factories no trace at all has survived of the large patriarchal families 18 per cent of all households consist of one member 20 per cent of two members the proportion of households with three or more members is decreasing steadily some settlements in the interior of the island are faced with total emigration and the possibility of disappearing this is a serious problem which requires an urgent solution the living potentials of the island which now has power water and a road network are great and every advantage should be taken of them the first occupation of the inhabitants of brac was animal husbandry they dug pools to water their stock later on they cleared and burnt forests in order to obtain arable land they worked in the ancient quarries fired limekilns kept bees cut and sold the good jasmine firewood during the transition from the middle ages to modern times a few rich families became owners of the vast pastures and the best farmlands forcing the majority of the population into serfdom rents were high and the taxes oppressive running up to threefifths of a man s crops the people called them the evil fifths the memory of that foreboding name has survived to the present day both farming activities and the population reached a peak in the late 19th century the island boasted more than 12000 hectares of vineyards on the terraced slopes which used to yield up to 200000 hectolitres of good wine in the late 18th century brac had half a million olivetrees and produced 800 wagon loads of oil more than the rest of dalmatia these figures sound incredible when compared with those of the present today brac produces 16373 hectolitres of wine no more than 3670 hectolitres of oil 1969 and about 4000 quintals 400 tons of sour cherries once famous for its animal husbandry today the island has only 500 horses 1000 mules 800 asses 6250 sheep and about 2000 goats however other activities have developed on the island industry and tourism these economic activities are in full swing industry provides work in quarrying which employs more than 500 people fishing and canning 230 employees foodstuffs processing 200 and manufacturing 65 the tourist trade has just begun to develop today brac can accommodate 15000 visitors at any one time 2000 in hotels 10688 in private homes 2217 in holiday homes and 700 in children s and youth hostels open in the summer the agreeable climate and the coast 175 km long with more than twenty quiet and picturesque coves offer much greater possibilities of development the proximity of the mainland fresh water piped from the cetina river and available all over the island new wide and modern roads to every settlement strongly support such prospects it is to be hoped that this island which has been witnessing the departure of its population for seventy years now will succeed not only in stopping emigration but also in making a return to the island possible brac will need many workers it is gradually and surely assuming a role which it deserves considering its position advantages and potentials it is up to brac and to all of us not to miss this opportunity and gamble the chance away the history of brac is first and foremost the history of a struggle against stone on which the people had to persevere and survive the first historical record of brac dates from the 4th century b c at which time the greek geographer scylax 338335 called it krateiai other later records mention it under the names brectia elaphusa brattia all these names are of preroman origin and imply the notion of a horned animal elaphos and brenthos mean deer and the name of brac may very likely be associated with the name given this charming horned animal kept by artemis goddess of hunting in her sacred groves the old chroniclers always wanted to find an appropriate origin for their native region thus the chroniclers of brac also quote a legend according to which antenor landed on brac after the trojan war with greeks from ambratia this allegedly gave rise to the later name of brattia brac however in spite of the still living legends about the greeks and their treasures in the tumuli of the island no greeks ever lived on brac the first inhabitants of whom a little more is known were the illyrians they lived in the interior of the island and built huge defensive hill forts on strategic rises in the 4th century b c the greeks colonized vis issa korcula kor kyra hvar pharos trogir tragurion stobrec epetion brac was bypassed a fact history has so far not been able to explain dissatisfied with the greek domination of the dalmatian shores teuta the illyrian queen called on the romans to help by the year 228 the latter proved to be the final victors and consolidated their power in the newlyfounded province of dalmatia whose capital solin salona boasted a population of no less than 60000 roman domination lasted until the decline of the western roman empire in 476 in the roman period hundreds of slaves toiled in the quarries of the island under the supervision of veterans of the roman legions they left a few records of their life and worship on stones and sacrificial altars after the split in the roman empire christianity became a free religion under the emperor constantine in 313 and underground catacombs were replaced by numerous basilicas and monasteries built all over dalmatia and the islands brac included in the 7th century the citizens of solin and split fled before the avar and slav onslaught to the nearby islands subsequent byzantine control of the island was lax and the island was conquered by croatians from the neretva region who settled mainly in the interior on the sites of the old illyrian settlements in the 8th century the frankish emperor charlemagne conquered dalmatia and the islands thus began the conversion of the croats to christianity in their introduction to western christian culture a special role was played by the benedictines who had several monasteries on the island near postira pucisca and in povlja the croatian language and script was fostered in these abbeys the first charter in the croatian language one of the most valuable cultural monuments of the island was written in the povlja monastery in 1184 1250 it is still extant in the 9th century the influence of the frankish empire waned as the power of the croatian princes grew in the same century the dalmatian coast suffered from raids by the saracens from crete thus bol was raided in 872 in the 10th century brac was part of the croatian state in the 11th venice assumed control nerezisca appears to have been the seat of the brac commune as early as the year 1000 in the mid10th century brac again became part of the croatian kingdom during the reign of king kresimir iv 1058 1074 from the 12th century to1420 brac belonged to the croatohungarian state in the latter year venice took advantage of the weakening might of the byzantine empire in order to establish their rule over the dalmatian islands and towns thus brac again fell into venetian hands the venetian republic was mainly interested in trading links with the faraway levant and it let the dalmatian towns grow stronger and more independent at the time brac was a bone of contention between trogir split dubrovnik and especially omis ruled by the famous family of kacic the pirates of omis used to raid brac as early as the 11th century in 1145 they plundered the abbey of povlja in 1277 they struck again this time against nerezisce burnt the town hall down and destroyed the rich archives of the brac commune the monastery at povlja was again pillaged in 1294 feeling insecure the monks abandoned the monastery for good in 1357 the raids continued to follow one another until 1420 when the venetians gained a firm hold in dalmatia brac had no town proper at the time many specific features concerning the administration of the island contained in the povlja charter as early as 1250 are also included in the charter of brac which like that of poljica displays a much higher share of slav common law than the charters of other dalmatian communes although fairly independent in its internal structure brac remained under venetian control until the fall of venice in 1797  17971805 having conquered venice napoleon ceded the former venetian territories dalmatia included to austria by the peace treaty of campoformio the austrian administration which promised social reforms lasted a short time until 1805 in which year napoleon defeated austria and annexed dalmatia  18051813 after several hundred years of rather apathetic existence under venetian rule the french brought a new drive to dalmatia they built roads developed settlements and connections between them the road from g humac the highest settlement on the island to bol the only place on the southern coast of the island was built in this period  18141914 after the fall of napoleon dalmatia again became part of austria which forced italianization upon the population introducing the italian language in schools and public administration resistance against this policy led to the awakening of croatian national consciousness and a general national revival on brac the struggle against the autonomists was hard and long and lasted well into the 20th century the workers and rural social movements also grew stronger along with the croatian national revival panslavic ideas spread among the intellectuals especially in selca and povlja for the small erstwhile neglected island with no town proper nor urban population these movements contributed greatly to arousing the consciousness and educating the people exploited by the owners of the quarries land and ships  19141941 as phylloxera destroyed the vineyards and sailing ships disappeared from the seas at the beginning of the present century the island at that time quite highly populated began to suffer from the mass emigration of the most active part of the population people in the prime of life then came world war one which took the lives of many men who fought in foreign austrian armies on the fronts of soca and in galicia for the lost causes and interests of foreign powers after the war and following the dissolution of the austrohungarian empire new disappointments awaited the people under the dictatorial regime of prewar yugoslavia brac grew poorer and poorer while its population continued to decrease  19411945 the second world conflict swept over brac in 1941 this time the experience was much more painful and the scars deeper the freedomloving people of the island rose up in arms every tumulus became a pillbox every jasmine bush a shelter and every death doubled the defiance and the spirit of revolt and vengeance the italian and german fascist soldiery devastated the island burnt villages selca novo selo g humac pucisca praznica bol dracevica obrsvje and dragovoda arrested and killed people who meant nobody any harm the liberation movement on the island successfully organized resistance from the very beginning of the war the enemy fortifications in supetar above nerezisca on mount vidovica and around sumartin were strong and it took a long time to conquer them the partisan attacks from the island of vis found allies in every inhabitant of brac the resistance movement involved practically the whole of the population the forests became hiding places the karst chasms warehouses and the stone huts in the fields were turned with the aid of pine needles and jasmine leaves into sleeping quarters and hospitals throughout the war the island witnessed merciless fighting thousands of fighters from the island mainly in the 12th brigade of the 26th division experienced the calvary of war from the sutjeska to the soca brac was also the jumpingoff area for the partisan units on vis for the mainland and on along the victorious path up to istra and trieste hundreds of young lives were lost in the battlefields of the neretva sutjeska knin hundreds of mothers put on weeds for their children fighters buried in graves never seen for hundreds of girls their first loves were snuffed out by the storm of war and buried who knows where in the dawn of freedom which lit the fighting island i was but a little boy in these days but i still clearly remember the grave of an unknown partisan alongside a heap of stones which he had used as a breastwork under a gnarled olivetree which cast its meager shade like a monument upon the bloodsoaked red earth of the fighter s grave above the sea in supetar later on the bones were transferred to a common grave while the earth spread the dust of the unknown fighter among the roots of the olive only the stones and the olivetree are left today and a memory of a wonderful tomb its symbolism summarizes the entire history of the island   island without history  yes at first one could really say that it never heard the clash of swords and shields the firing of guns and the rumble of cannon it never echoed a wellknown name be it a brigand or tyrant imposing himself upon human memory or a bright figure whose splendor never wanes in the memory of succeeding generations there are neither names that glitter with glory nor those that darken with shame neither happy nor unhappy occasions neither virtues nor long remembered outrages and all these are the subject matter with which we are accustomed to build history both that of others and our own but true history is something else there are histories without storms with flashing lightning and rumbling thunder seen and heard from afar there is also a quiet history which flows along the bed of time like a river that knows of no waterfalls whirlpools and floods yet full of life full of events the more tragic they are the less noise they make it is to the latter kind that the history of brac belongs in the past of brac there are no sensations no dramatic moments no events worthy of epic poems and tragedies romantic tales and novels here human destiny unwinds and flows along peacefully and quietly and yet too often pehaps full of long hard struggles struggles that could be cruel and merciless a drop of blood spilt by anyone once and for ever cries to the sky and everybody bears that cry the river of sweat that flows for centuries down the brows of countless generations is soaked up by the mute earth and soundlessly disappears the cry of anger is heard from afar the sigh of suffering dies without an echo which sort of history is more difficult to grasp discover study describe that of blood or that of sweat the answer to this is easy the history of that which does not clamor with color and noise which is quiet continuous and everyday the deep foundation and the even deeper rootof human events this is history true human history but it is much more difficult to write about this than about the other v nazor brac island without history  tumuli and hill forts as the past of the island is best discovered in the work of those who dwell there its spirit is best displayed in its cultural monuments the first monuments of this rocky island are the piles of stone stone shelters tumuli guardposts and forts the largest and the most significant of these were the hill forts built at various strategic points rat in the western part of the island near lozisca vela gomila on velo brdo southeast of dracevica kostilo above bol several hill forts near g humac hum gradac vesta brkata malo gracisce and the eastern most one on velo gracisce near novo selo the number of the tumuli is much larger not all the tumuli have even been listed and only a few have been explored their layout size and mode of burial suggest that some of them are not of prehistoric date they were also used by the croatians as tombs and ritual monuments in the first centuries after their arrival on the island  roman monuments soon after conquering the dalmatian coast the romans discovered the value of the stone of brac and developed several quarries especially near skrip and splitska they left there many inscriptions carved in stone and a beautiful mausoleum in the foundations of the radojkovic tower atop the illyrian walls several sarcophagi a pool dug in stone a rustic relief of hercules in rasota etc have been preserved in this part of the island similar roman monuments have been found in bunja near dracevica bunja near pucisca and bunja near novo selo the romans had estates with farm buildings on brac such villae rusticae were built in bol bunja d humac pucisca supetar postira nerezisca and povlja the romans left several sarcophagi in skrip splitska postira novo selo dracevica d humac nerezisca bol and elsewhere another mausoleum besides the one in skrip has been preserved in sutulija near d humac after 313 with the start of the public profession of the christian religion several roman basilicas were built on brac st ivan in sutivan st petar in supetar st lovro in stobrec near postira st jadro near splitska st tudor southwest of nerezisca and the largest best known and best preserved st ivan s in povlja with a baptistry and other ancillary spaces and still extant frescoes  early croatian monuments the croats became masters of brac as early as the 7th century they came as pagans from the pagania i e the neretva region the rich heritage of their ancient slav beliefs was gradually assimilated into western christian culture they kept up the cult of hilltop worship and as christians built their first small churches on the ridges next to the ancient prehistoric tumuli they built these first primitive but symmetrical cathedrals out of roughly hewn stone they are small and follow a rectangular plan with a square or semicircular apse and barrel vault blind tracery gave the interior of the sanctuary a monumental appearance not used to stone as a material these early builders lined the walls on both sides with plenty of mortar and covered the roof with stone sla these small churches bear the imprint of the preromanesque period 9th 12th centuries and are valuable monuments of the earliest croatian church architecture these prized monuments are quite a pleasant sight on top of the hills from which wondrous views open up across the rocky expanse and the sea and bring ancient slav myths and early christianity to one s mind and imagination such are the small churches of st nikola above sumartin st mihovil above dol st ilija near d humac st jure above nerezisca st kliment and st jure near praznice the church of the holy ghost in skrip of st kuzma and damjan on smrcevik st nedelja on grac st toma above selca allsaints near the abandoned medieval settlements of dubravica and mosulja and st martin above bobovisca as far as their position is concerned the sites of these small preromanesque churches almost coincide with the original illyrian settlements in the interior of the island in those troublesome times pirates made the interior much safer than the coast where the pastures were lusher and the wateringplaces more numerous  romanesque and gothic period the small churches of stomorica northeast of lozisca sutivan between dol and praznice and st luka between d humac and supetar are similar to those described above however they display more explicitly the characteristics of the romanesque such as dressed stone walls bands under the vault and doors with lintels which are more deeply set than the jambs the small churches which were built later in the 13th and 14th centuries bear the imprint of the romanesque substratum and gothic admixtures this may be seen in the pointed arches and rib vaults the gothic rose windows in the form of a fourleafed clover on the facades as decorative windows the tiered belltowers and the details on these such are the small churches of st nikola the holy trinity and st jadro near nerezisca of st mihovil and the holy ghost in g humac of st jure at pucisca st ciprijan in praznice and the parish church of st mary in d humac with a valuable 13th century fresco these churches including those with more marked gothic characteristics such as st petar s and st mare s in nerezisca and st fabijan s and st sebastian s in d humac are no longer situated on prominent ridges the cult of hilltop worship disappeared and the temples became practical places of worship and descended into the settlements in domestic architecture gothic features are displayed in the biforia of the summer house in bol late 15th and early 16th century  renaissance and baroque as renaissance art flourished in the 15th century dalmatian towns on this island of cattle breeders and peasants exhausted and decimated by pestilence the people began to descend to the sea and found coastal settlements these nuclei were built in sheltered coves upon the remains of ancient roman settlements the turks were a constant threat especially in the 16th century instead of sumptuous renaissance structures the people of brac built defensive forts in the newlydeveloped coastal settlements in pucisca splitska skrip milna bol sutivan postira and povlja the old capital of the island in the interior was left unfortified traces of renaissance art are left in many stone reliefs to be found in the small churches all over the island they are the work of local masters strongly influenced by the schools founded in dalmatia by j dalmatinac 1473 a alesi 1430 1504 and n firentinac 1505 the most noteworthy are the triptych in the church of st ciprijan the reliefs of st klement and st jure in the churches bearing the names of these saints in praznice the reliefs of st mihovil and st mary in g humac of st martin near bobovisca of st jure and the madonna of batak in pucisca and of st petar in nerezisce in the 17th and 18th century the churches on the island acquired many valuable venetian paintings such as the tintoretto altar piece in bol and the altar pieces showing the madonna in split l bassano s 1577 1622 altar piece in nerezisca c rindolfi s 1594 1658 in milna ricci four altar pieces by palma the younger 1544 1628 in skrip and one in pucisca several venetian settecento paintings in the hermitage of blaca and in the monasteries at bol and sumartin baroque made its appearance in the architecture of the island in the 18th century at this time the small cramped churches were given their presentday spaciousness with their slender belltowers and the lively lines of their facades such for example are the churches in nerezisca skrip and milna baroque influences can also be seen in the church organ in nerezisce and many other objects in churches and their treasuries the baroque gave a particular imprint to the large and luxurious mansions of the owners of large estates and ship owners with profiled doors balustrades on balconies and outside staircases and ornamental cartouches vo1utes and iron railings on windows and balcony doors the baroque left its most explicit mark on altars made of polychrome marble or carved wood in almost every parish church the churches were also painted by local masters thus t kokolia 1661 1713 painted the ceiling and the choir balustrade of the parish church in bol while f tironi painted two reliquaries and altar pieces in the church at supetar  monuments of our own time the sterile atmosphere of the nineteenth century which prevailed under austrian administration in the small communities of the island left nothing of artistic significance austrian rule mutely resisted by art made up for it by erecting large school and administration buildings on the shore thus covering with these illsuited sets of spiritual poverty the harmonious and unobtrusive stone dwellings of the local population in the background the parish church in selca built in 1919 combined the styles of early christian basilicas and of romanesque and gothic churches the whole is felt as a foreign presence in the symmetrical square with its pure planes and outlines which display in every detail the untroubled perception of stone in spite of its high degree of artistic attainment rosandic s mausoleum in the cemetery of supetar with its byzantineoriental characteristics within the harmony of the mediterranean graveyard does not fit into the whole rendic s bell tower in lozisca excessively ornamented is not in stylistic accord with the stone which requires flat surfaces in keeping with the dalmatian tradition of slender belfries with pyramidal spires 1 rendic b deskovic and v michieli sculptors from brac mainly worked elsewhere three significant cultural ventures mark recent times there is first of all the brac papers a collection of scientific treatises and monographs whose publication started in 1939 ten volumes have been published so far few communities especially poor in resources like brac can boast such a valuable publication with contributions covering a wide range of historical and contemporary problems the second is the b deskovic art gallery in bol it includes more than 150 works by renowned croatian artists who found the source of their inspiration in this mediterranean environment and introduced the public to the interesting and intimate world abounding in structures deposited there by ancient cultures and woven by them into the life of these southern shores it also contains several significant sculptures the work of outstanding sculptors who are natives of the island rendic b deskovic v michieli m and t ostoja the gallery is particularly proud of the rich collection of paintings by ignjat job who discovered in this landscape the rich intensity of color which plays such an important role in his incandescent pictures in skrip the oldest settlement on the island and the richest in cultural monuments a regional museum has been founded with a large collection of monuments in stone an ethnographic collection and other exhibits illustrating the material and spiritual culture of the population of the island the museum will soon include several permanent exhibitions presenting the development of maritime activities the island s economy quarrying tourism and the island s rebellious past the place of the museum could not have been chosen more appropriately for skrip abounds in monuments and is a monument itself brac has always been attractive to many artists who knew how to grasp man s laborious struggle against stone in order to wrest the fruit of their labours from its miserly cracks faced with its landscapes many painters were driven to a lively play of the brush over a rich palette of colors sculptors modeled the meaning of life and perseverance in the wrinkled faces beaten by the sun wind and salt in rough bronze or in the dazzlingly white stone yielding pliantly as the sculptor s chisel bestows upon it the fleshly form of a virgin in late autumn tin ujevic frequently used to visit the island of his mother the little places of my heart he absorbed and experienced the moaning of the bura the starry skies the melancholy of the landscape and the sorrow of emigration while still a child some of his most beautiful poems and travel writings can be traced to the island to nazor his native island was always an inexhaustible spring of most interesting motifs associations and inspirations forming a continuous strand throughout his opus no island has been described so much and in such a way as nazor s brac the island also captured the imagination of m kakucin bencur 18441911 the renowned slovak realist who worked on the island as a physician and whose writings revolve around island topics subsequently bencur returned to his home country but left it again dissatisfied with the social and other conditions in slovakia for south america where he again found himself among his beloved people of brac who again became the characters in books written on that faraway continent a kacicmiosic g martic a radic a tresicpavicic a trumbic s kranjcevic i cipiko m begovic i vojnovic etc visited the island for periods of varying length i job e vidovic m tartaglia m konjovic  postruznik s sohaj l ivancic 1 mujadzic e kovacevic j mise a kastelanic f simunovic and many other artists painted it the cultural monuments of the island of brac are numerous and significant they are worthy of a more detailed acquaintance than can be provided by this brief and incomplete survey never staling in the long historical sequence that leads to the present day they capture our attention with their harmony and unobtrusiveness except for the piledup heaps of stones they capture one s gaze as huge mute and indestructible stone exhibits moist with sweat and wet with blood they are the symbol of the island uncounted and uncountable dating from prehistoric times to the present scattered all over brac they have been heaped up by tireless hands which cleared the land in order to wrest from the karst the small fields and steep slopes on which grapevine and olive slips were planted these heaps are the pride of the island a lasting monument to the work and arduous struggle of the people of brac against the stone the first inhabitants of this rocky island lived in caves many of which are still unexplored in the kopacina cave which has been explored to a certain extent traces of fireplaces have been discovered as well as numerous stone and bone weapons and even a part of the horn of a deer the animal to which brac allegedly owes its name nowhere else on the croatian part of the adriatic coast do we find so many wellpreserved bunje conical dry vault stone huts the most widespread ancient mediterranean dwellings with a round plan their primitive structure combines the vault and the roof in more recent times they have been used as field huts sheltering peasants and shepherds from the winter rains and the scorching summer heat they are still built on the island especially in its western part at the dawn of history the illyrians built huge defensive fortifications many of these hill forts have survived to the present day the one in skrip shows greek influence and also includes roman and croatian elements the romans built farmhouses on the island with cisterns and grape and olive presses they were built on spurs overlooking the coves on the northern coast of brac and next to fertile plains in bunja near the vejak plain on the edge of the bunje plain near triscenik and in some other spots as shown by findings and placenames e g polace latin polatium stately mansion herds grazed on the plateau where pools trolokve vrmica glogovica zurmo and many cisterns were dug and paths cleared thousands of slaves toiled in the quarries of roman skrip olim civitas but hardly anything has remained of their dwellings during the great migration of nations which led to the disintegration of the roman empire and brought about the destruction of roman salona many romans sought refuge on brac the croatians reached brac as early as the 7th century and settled in the interior next to ancient illyrian settlements they chose the sites of their dwellings on the sun ward slopes close to ponds and prehistoric tumuli their cattle seemed to take to the stone better than their masters who found the karst alien and inhospitable and stone strange and unfamiliar as a material once assimilated with the native population and drawing upon their heritage they built drywalled shepherd dwellings these were small huts with small windows and recesses and an open hearth in the middle of the earthenfloored unpartitioned room used as both living and sleeping quarters attached to it were ancillary structures cow sheds and cellars with an open trough in the yard where both people and cattle watered themselves one such settlement was gradac near the presentday church of st nedjelja most probably the oldest croatian center on the island and the birthplace of dujam hrankovic the first historian of brac his chronicle 1405 tells us of the following settlements nerezisca d humac skrip dol praznica strazevnik g humac pothume mosuja dubravica and podgracisce in the early 15th century their population reached the figure of 6000 then pestilence struck the island and many settlements were abandoned strazevnik pothume mosuja dubravica podvie the dwellings were torn down and the stone used to build walls round the nearby estates their appearance survives in the poorly preserved remains of these settlements in the huts which still exist in all presentday villages and the majority of the numerous recently abandoned shepherd abodes in 1423 privileged inhabitants of the island were successful in acquiring ownership over many pastures and new sites by the sea this was in fact the beginning of the presentday coastal settlements in 1444 venice finally subdued the omis pirates and in 1452 extended her rule over the makarska coastal region as well the sea no longer spelt danger for the first croatian houses in the coves on the northern coast of the island next to ancient roman dwellings where spring water was available as attested by the placenames vrilo and soline i e spring in milna sutivan supetar postira pucisca bol and murvica these small places developed in the coves on their innermost shores shaped like amphitheaters pucisca supetar bobovisca milna and on their sun ward northern slopes protected from the bura and exposed to the sun splitska povlja sumartin bol murvica the wise old builders erected no buildings at the outer ends of the coves but left them free for the air currents to flow in during the hot summer evenings although fortified by castles around which the small houses clung for protection in the beginning the coastal settlements consisted of separate manors and courtyards which gave the whole the appearance of numerous settlements hence the plural form of the names of villages and hamlets on brac bobovisca lozisca pucisca povlja nerezisca praznica mirca selca nasela osvilci fontovi doci prodoli pothume etc these settlements only acquired the appearance and atmosphere of small mediterranean towns a century or so ago today there are twentyodd settlements on the island the coastal places are of more recent date and more populous sutivan supetar splitska postira pucisca povlja sumartin bol milna and bobovisca na moru the settlements in the interior are older richer in cultural and historical monuments and much more interesting architecturally skrip olim civitas nerezisca the old brac metropolis d humac mirca dracevica lozisca bobovisca murvica g humac praznica n selo and selca in the beginning these small towns were divided into several separate parts with a courtyard enclosing a cellar bread oven grindstone grape and wine press and an open cistern filled from the limecleaned roof later on the cisterns were covered and the first terraces with porches built as time went by the area of common land decreased while both the population and their discontent grew this process was supported by the movement of increasing numbers of people from the interior to the coastal settlements and by the growing number of immigrants from the mainland the spaces between the houses filled up streets grew narrower and the small towns began to acquire their typical closelyknit appearance the privileged landowners seized more and more land and leased it to the poor peasants under exorbitant terms the great demand for wine turned brac into a huge vineyard interspersed with olivetrees the first vinegrowing and oilproducing cooperatives in dalmatia were founded in bol and povlja respectively economic progress fostered the growth of the maritime trade and shipbuilding in the mid19th century the shipyards at milna alone launched 16 ships witli a total capacity of 1328 tons which was 253 tons more than the tonnage turned out by the shipyards in split and more than the shipyards of hvar komiza and trogir put together in the 19th century brac had quite a few sailing ships and was the leading dalmatian island in this respect many of these were of medium capacity for navigation in the adriatic while more than thirty vessels were registered for sailing to the levant and the black sea all over the mediterranean and across the ocean the houses of brac now built on the sea front larger and richer with big gates enjoyed increasing affluence in money objects d art and ideas reaching them from all the shores which saw the sails of the ships of brac the 19th century houses were mainly singlestorey buildings with a cellar at groundfloor level an external staircase ending in a porch in front of the door led to the first floor inside a corridor led to the bedrooms while an internal wooden staircase by the door climbed to a vast garret until recently used as a kitchen the great kitchen with an open hearth and benches all around for a long time formed the main living quarters it also served as a pantry where supplies were kept in chests shelves jars and stone vessels hams goat ribs lamb skins octopus arms and fish strung on wire rings were dried and smoked near the eaves the kitchens were full of smoke soot and more often than not poverty in the long evenings the numerous members of the family sat up late around the open hearth held together by the flickering light of the small oil lamp until grandfather had finished his story and grandmother had spun her wool the houses had a slabtop doublepitched roof the chimneys had all kinds of fancy tops not for the sake of ornamentation but rather to protect the fire in the open hearth from rain in the early 19th century houses of the betteroff people the kitchen gradually stopped being the central living area and its role was taken over by dining rooms with luxurious furniture expensive chandeliers and tapestries on the walls in the small and narrow streets in which light and shadow engaged in lively picturesque play new housing space was sought higher up the roofs were opened up and small picturesque mansards built the windows and doors were lined with sills and the arbours and stair cases with stone columns stone everywhere on the houses in the streets and on the graves in the 16th century glagolitic monks from poljice settled on the unpopulated southern coast of the island in murvica and blaca during their relatively short development from the 16th to the 20th century their small hermitages duplicated the thousandyear development of the island settlements their first dwellings as in prehistoric times were the caves ljubitovica at blaca drakonjin or the dragon s cave above murvica etc as the monks prospered thanks to their labours the caves were abandoned for primitive huts and finally large sumptuous buildings packed with luxuries riches and works of art amidst the pathless wilderness in these solitary parts of the island the monks owned large estates ships and also a large library and their own printing shop the monastery in the wilderness of murvica ceased to exist in the period between the two wars only ruins and the interesting dragon s cave are left today the monastery in blaca however is quite well preserved and protected as a cultural monument and attracts everyone s attention with its luxurious furnishings plaster work valuable paintings astronomic apparatus and rich collections of clocks and weaponry until recently blaca was a wellknown astronomical observatory which exchanged the results of its observations and scientific work with many famous observatories all over the world the place is an authentic ethnographic exhibit all the objects and instruments are where they were when in everyday use as if laid down just now and as if waiting for the old hermits to use them again this historical religious scientific cultural and ethnographic monument surprises us with its architectural splendor and the richness of its collection amidst the wilderness blaca is also a wellknown excursion point and one of the best known places on the island population does not define a town today the settlements on brac number from 300 to 1500 inhabitants and this would seem to make them villages rather than towns their social structure way of living wellcaredfor streets squares and loggias harbors and small marinas shops fish markets trades schools medical facilities the cultural heritage expressed in the way they live and communicate with each other the open public simple and noisy mediterranean way with common entertainments and common meeting places all these make them small towns proper in the true meaning of modern urban science here where people have always had to rely upon one another where fear in the past brought them closer together where the stone helped to make living possible better and nobler the croatians especially on this island knew how to integrate their slav character into the rich mediterranean heritage these gentle places wrote tin ujevic have such a quiet serene freshly washed appearance they are like beautiful girls that only bathe in rainwater and there is something dovelike about them  bobovisca cemetery and church   halat  images by jacobena jackie tabb1985  hire  images by jacobena jackie tabb1985  marinovich  image by jacobena jackie tabb1985  sekul  images by jacobena jackie tabb1985 images by louann dinero sekulnovember 2016 images by louann dinero sekulnovember 2016  skrmetta  images by louann dinero sekulnovember 2016  trebotich  image by jacobena jackie tabb1985  barhonovich beaorvich cerinich cvitanich filipich gligo halat hire jurich kuljis maricich marich marinovich mihojevich misko mladinich pierotich pitalo radich rodolfich sekul skrmetta skrnich trebotich and tremontana   barhonovich barhanovich    frank barhonovich frank barhonovich  18891963 was born may 21 1856 at supetar brac splitskodalmatia county croatia the son of frank barhanovich and maria barhanovich 18561940 he married mira kovacevich  18911965 a native of stari grad on the island of hvar croatia they were the parents of  marie v barhonovich  19172000 m peter m mutt jurich 19141981  frances pauline barhonovich  19191919  anthony r barhonovich  19201994 m and ruth alice hormanski d 1999  antonia barhonovich    john f barh onovich  19241988 m gladys marie stoute broussard  frank j barhonivich   jr m amelia lechner and peter matre barhonovich  19311991 m annette louise melancon  children   anthony r barhonovich anthony rufinus barhonovich  19201994 was born he married ruth alice hormanski children  children anthony rufinus barhonovich jr  19432016 age 73 of biloxi died saturday april 30 2016 mr barhonovich was a lifelong resident of biloxi he was a veteran of the us navy and retired as a senior chief he also was a civil service worker at the seabee base he is preceded in death by his parents anthony and ruth barhonovich and brother alan barhonovich survivors include his two brothers glen barhonovich and laverl barhonovich several nephews a niece and great nephews a graveside service will be held on friday may 6 2016 at biloxi national cemetery at 1000 am the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald may 3 2016  alan barhonovich   glen barhonovich   laverl barhonovich   john barhanovich john barhanovich  18561931 was born march 20 1856 the son of frank barhanovich and antonia barhanovich he married antonia paprich  18511944 and they settled at 1426 1st street in biloxi mississippi here they reared their children frank j barhanovich 18861930 m dominica sekul 18891968 and antonia barhanovich 18801957 m john pierotich 18771942  antonia barhanovich antonia barhanovich  18801957 married john pierotich  18771942 the son of matthew pierotich in 1920 the pierotich family was domiciled on cedar street and he was employed in the oyster and shrimp industry as a fisherman john was naturalized at biloxi mississippi in june 1921  the daily herald june 23 1921 p 1  john pierotich and antonia b pierotich were the parents of matthew pierotich 1906 mary pierotich 19071983 m jake mladinich 19021967 john pierotich 19081969 m hilda fountain 19151991 anthony pierotich 19131986 m sara nell lint 19281987 john pierotich expired march 9 1942  frank j barhanovich frank j barhanovich  18861930 married  dominica sekul  18891968 children  john barhanovich  19091967 m gladys marie stoute 19092001 the widow of fenlon broussard  anthony barhanovich  19101983 m antonia alberta stanovich 19151975 and gladys starkey 19142005  steve walter barhanovich  19141991 m sophie wells fayard and eula seymour weeks 19161988  frank yankee barhanovich  19151987 m myrtle diaz 19162015 and antonia barhanovich  19171918  children john m barhanovich john m barhanovich  19091967 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 10 1909 he was a former capitol police captain in washington dc under senator russell long d louisiana and senator james o eastland d mississippi john ran a charter boat at biloxi he was a member of the slavonian lodge and the mississippitennessee law enforcement officers association john married lisa hoelzekammer he was survived by his spouse dominica barhanovich his mother karl hutzelmann son at chalmette louisiana ruth currie daughter at clinton maryland three brothers frank j barhanovich biloxi steve w barhanovich biloxi and tony j barhanovich ponchatoula louisiana and a grandson john expired at his residence 1426 east first street on march 23 1967 his funeral was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe with commitment in biloxi cemetery  anthony barhanovich anthony barhanovich  19101983 called tony was born at biloxi mississippi he married gladys and they lived at ponchatoula louisiana she had three daughters by a prior marriage trilby kincaid gaynell tucker and lee allen tony and gladys had two children jackie barhanovich campbell and jock barhanovich tony expired in new orleans on july 9 1983 his coproral remians were interred in the whispering pines cemetery at ponchatoula gladys  steve w barhanovich steve walter barhanivich  19141991 was born febraury 14 1914 at biloxi mississippi he married sophie wells fayard in harrison county mississippi on september 24 1941 and eula seymour weeks 19161988 in harrison county mississippi on march 1 1947 harrison co mississippi chancery court mrb 53 p 168 and bk 74 p 79  children   billie joy barhanovich billie joy barhanovich was born on october 5 1947 she married mr cash and robert mark tucei b 1946 on november 1 1997 in harrison county mississippi harrison county mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 49 p 261  frank yankee barhanovich frank yankee barhanovich  19151987 m myrtle diaz  19162015 the daughter of henry diaz and olivia boney children martha ann barhanovich m roy t ebberman frank barhanovich m judy kenneth anthony barhanovich m margaret diana polite katherine barhanovich m charles polite jr rita barhanovich and mark anthony barhanovich 19572012 m jerrie joy patrick biloxi miss ap city councilman frank yankie barhanovich sr has died after a yearlong fight against a blood disorder the 71yearold politician died tuesday night at the ochsner foundation hospital in new orleans barhanovich a diabetic who suffered from a blood disorder for the past year was taken to an ocean springs hospital a week ago for an infection that resulted in a high fever he later was transferred to ochsner the advocate baton rouge april 9 1987  myrtle d barhanovich myrtle diaz barhanovich  19162015 age 98 years of biloxi passed away peacefully at her home on saturday february 14 2015 myrtle was born on december 16 1916 to the late henry and olivia boney diaz where she was the youngest of 10 children 7 sisters and 2 brothers she met the love of her life yankie barhanovich when she was 16 years old married him 4 years later and remained married for 49 years one month shy of their 50th wedding anniversary if not for his unexpected death together they raised 5 children as she was a stayathome mom her entire life she was a devout catholic attended mass daily and served on the altar society where she was the oldest living parishioner of nativity bvm catholic church until the time of her death she also loved playing bingo at the elks lodge on friday nights with her sisters in her later years she is predeceased in death by her loving husband frank yankie barhanovich her son mark barhanovich her stillborn daughter rita barhanovich her grandson roy t ebberman iii her greatgrandson zack fayard her greatgranddaughter candace polite seven sisters winnie fountain maggie borries bertha hutcherson stella cannette rita steinweinder dot page and juliet wheeler two brothers henry diaz and george diaz and many nieces and nephews survivors include two daughters martha ann ebberman roy kathy polite chuck two sons frankie barhanovich and kenny barhanovich diane a daughterinlaw jerrie barhanovich six grandsons dean ebberman kenny barhanovich jason polite angela christian polite chuckie polite and steven barhanovich nine granddaughters donna derouen darney chelle barhanovich suzanne barhanovich renee barhanovich rachel hebert greg jennifer morano brandon amy polite jamie mitchell and dana barhanovich nine great granddaughters nine great grandsons one greatgreat granddaughter and two greatgreat grandsons visitation will be on monday february 16 from 10 am until 12 noon with a 12 noon mass of christian burial all at nativity bvm cathedral burial will follow in southern memorial park the howard avenue chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  antonia barhanovich   references    the advocate   baton rouge     anthony barhanovich  july 10 1983 p 4b the advocate  baton rouge     frank yankee barhanovich sr biloxi councilman dies   april 9 1987  the biloxi daily herald   crew notice   april 7 1908 the daily herald   frank j brohonovich  sic  dies   may 17 1930 the daily herald   john barhanovich dies   january 30 1931 the daily herald   mrs  mariettea  barhonovich buried   may 10 1940 the daily herald   fj barhanovich takes over duties as head of biloxi kc council   july 15 1941 the daily herald   mrs  antonia barhonovich 93 dies at biloxi   october 31 1944 the daily herald   fr ank barhanovich  iii barhanovich infant   may 24 1957 the daily herald   barhanovich is winner of lions cup award 1959   january 1 1960 the daily herald   john barhanovich   march 23 1967 the daily star   gladys starkey barhanovich   august 17 2005 the sun herald    ruth a barhonovich    april 1 1999 the sun herald   gladys b barhonovich   september 10 2001  the sun herald   mark anthony barhanovich   september 18 2012 p a4  t he sun herald   myrtle diaz barhanovich   february 2015  the sun  herald    anthony rufinus barhonovich   may 3 2016  the times picayune   dixie roto magazineraye on the hillbilly trail   november 21 1954 the times picayune   deaths  dominica barhanovich     may 17 1968 the times picayune   deaths  anthony barhanovich     july 10 1983 the times picayune     deaths  roy t ebberman     january 3 1987 the times picayune     deaths  f yankie barhanovich     april 9 1987  biloxi cemetery 7th additionoctober 2013  beaorvich marko beaorvich 18831966 was born at supetar brac county splitdalmatia croatia he was a resident of biloxi for sixty years and made his livelihood as a fisherman marko had married jacobina sekul and they lived at 567 forrest avenue in biloxi marko was survived by his spouse and three children lucas beaorvich 19071969 m leona snear 19091976 of handsboro henrietta b savage 19111999 m anthony cvitanovich aden bellew and charles e savage 19031977 of ocean springs and eleanor beaorvich 19131994 m farrell grove 19131994 of biloxi jacobina sekul beaorvich 18821956 was born at bobovisca on the croatian island of brac county splitdalmatia croatia to anton sekul 18541940 and eleanor skrmetta she came to biloxi circa 1907 with her nine siblings jacobina sekul and marko beaorvich 18831966 were the parents of at least three children  lucas eaorvich   19051969 m leona snear 19091976  henrietta beaorvich  19111999 m anthony cvitanovich aden bellew and charles e savage 19031977 and eleanor beaorvich  19131994 m louis elbert wetzell 18941953 claude evon johnson and richard grove jacobina sekul beaorvich resided at 429 pine street in biloxi and worked in the local seafood industry and was a member of st michael s roman catholic church and the seafood workers association she passed in early november 1956 leaving her husband a son lucas beaorvich 19071969 and two daughters eleanora b wentzell grove 19131994 and henrietta b cvitanovich bellew savage 19111999    she was survived by three brothers steve m sekul 18801966 peter sekul 18921971 and john sekul chile six sisters also survived her vencentia sekul keresich marinovich 18841974 dominica sekul barhonovich 18891968 catherine sekul pitalo 18911970 ursula sekul pitalo 19001975 sister maria josephine croatia and maria sekul cerenich australia sekul beaorvich was croatian and a native of dalmatia she came to america in 1907 with her parents anthony sekul 18541940 and eleanor skrmetta and their nine other siblings in biloxi mrs beaorivich resided at 429 pine street and was a member of st michael s roman catholic church and the seafood workers association she passed in early november 1956 leaving her husband a son lucas beaorvich 19071969 and two daughters eleanora b wentzell grove 19131994 and henrietta b cvitanovich bellew savage 19111999 she was survived by three brothers steve m sekul 18801966 peter sekul 18921971 and john sekul chile six sisters also survived her vencentia sekul keresich marinovich 18841974 dominica sekul barhonovich 18891968 catherine sekul pitalo 18911970 ursula sekul pitalo 19001975 sister maria josephine croatia and maria sekul cerenich australia the ocean springs news november 8 1956 p 1  children   lucas beaorvich    lucas beaorvich  19051969 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 5 1905 he was educated in the public school sustem of biloxi and took a business course after high school lucas married leona snaer 19091976 in 1930 and they had a daughter adele mary beaorvich m mr parks circa 1930 lucas left biloxi and opened a grocery store in handsboro he was the proprietor of this store until 1951 when he acquired the handsboro trailer court lucas ran for tax assessor of harrison county in january 1957 the daily herald december 28 1956 p 1 lucas beaorvich expired in october 1969 leona followed him in death passing in 1976 their corporal remains were interred in the floral hills cemetery at gulfport mississippi  henrietta working in her cafe on government street in 1954 and in the 1980s   henrietta beaorvich henrietta beaorvich 19111999 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 23 1911 to marco beaorvich 18831966 and jacobina sekul 18821956 she married anthony cvitanovich d 1957 at biloxi mississippi on june 5 1926 they had a son  samuel sammy cvitanovich  19272014 born march 31 1927 at biloxi they divorced and anthony moved to new orleans where he died in june 1951 harrison co mississippi mrb 38 p 167 and the gulf coast times june 14 1951 p 2    child samuel a cvitanovich samuel sammy amos cvitanovich  19272014 was born march 31 1927 at biloxi and died on sunday march 16 2014 at ocean springs sammy was lifelong resident of ocean springs and was the former owner of henriettas cafe in ocean springs for 52 years his many interests were the love of his family riding the horn and having his whiskey cocktail he was also a longtime member of st alphonsus catholic church and the slavic benevolent society sam was preceded in death by his wife mildred peachie cvitanovich parents anthony cvitanovich and henrietta beaorvich cvitanovich bellew savage daughter mary ann cvitanovich and granddaughter alicia ann allen survivors include two daughters angela cvitanovich vermillion and her companion jody marshall pigford tanya cvitanovich guice three grandsons douglas paul vermillion ii and fiancee robyn ashley perkett their unborn daughter schella rose vermillion anthony michael tony mac vermillion and fiancee kristy angelic allen and nicholas anthony guice two greatgrandchildren jessica ann saunders and donald scott saunders and five greatgreatgrandchildren adalee ann wilson jaxston nash wilson kaiden scott saunders jordyn sky saunders and leighla rose brown the family would like to give a special thanks to a cousin nadine marie sekul for all of her help on saturday march 22 2014 there will be an 11 am mass of christian burial at st alphonsus catholic church where friends can visit one hour prior to service burial will follow in evergreen cemetery in ocean springs the sun herald march 19 2014  aden s bellew henrietta beaorvich cvitanovich 19111999 married aden s bellew 19071981 at mobile alabama in september 1936 he 19071981 was born august 22 1907 the son of john bellew  18591945 and elizabeth williams  18711910 john bellew was born july 17 1859 the son of irish immigrant john bellew 1835ca 1865 and delphine holley bellew dampfman 18401910 the daughter of william holley 18031850 and adeline richard 18121850 his siblings were  eliza bellew  b 1860 m john t hudson and margaret bellew  18651942 m anthony santa cruz 18531939 lepre 1970 pp 8387 john bellew and elizabeth williams married in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1889 guice p 47 in addition to aden s bellew their other children were della bellew b 1890 singleton bellew 18921968 preston bellew b 1895 mary bellew b 1897 aliard bellew b 1899 thomas bellew eliot bellew mrs rs williams and mrs cruthirds john bellew was born in the woolmarket community of rural harrison county mississippi elizabeth williams was a native of louisiana but both of her parents were natives of mississippi as a young man john bellew made his livelihood as a log cutter at a sawmill he remained in the timber industry and retired as a successful lumberman mr john bellew expired in march 1945  the jackson county times march 17 1945 p 1 and 1900 and 1910 harrison co mississippi in 1931 aden s bellew resided at ramsay springs and was the proprietor of the four brothers meat market at the time of his marriage to henrietta b cvitanovich in september1936 aden s bellew was a local dairyman at biloxi the newlyweds resided at 1429 4th street on point cadet in biloxi  the daily herald  february 3 1936 p 5 in 1941 aden s bellew was operating the pine grove grocery on the corner of copp street and nixon in biloxi biloxi city directory bellew probably moved to ocean springs in june 1941 when he bought the am usner place from frank b faessel 18701953 located in lot 4 on east beach charles yarbrough resides here today he acquired the property from mr bellew in september 1973 jxco ms land deed bk 478 p 46 bellew s new spouse was laura bellew 19061992 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 77 p 392 in february 1943 henrietta b bellew commenced a restaurant business at present day 1013 government street which became the legendary henrietta s cafe aden s bellew sold the goverment street property to his wife henrietta beaorvich on november 11 1946 they divorced and she later married charles edward savage 19031977 a l n railroad engineer from wawbeek alabama henrietta b savage remained in business until 1995 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 96 p 4 aden s bellew expired at saucier mississippi on march 19 1981 anthony cvitanovich father of sammy expired at new orleans in june 1951  the gulf coast times june 14 1951 p 2    henrietta s cafe henrietta s cafe opened for business in february 1943 in the engbarth building on government street in ocean springs mississippi aden s bellew sold his cafe and lot on government street property in ocean springs to his wife henrietta beaorvich on november 11 1946 jxco ms land deed bk 96 p 4  1951 renovations in january 1951 henrietta s cafe was extensively refurbished the building was divided with the restaurant on the west side and a rental space on the east side two large rental units were created in the rear of the building which faces desoto avenue a new kitchen was established and the package store was situated in the restaurant  the gulf coast times january 12 1951 p 5   in april 1951 henrietta savage acquired a newsstand at biloxi it was situated on the west side of town she planned to operate the biloxi business herself and leave the responsibility for her cafe business at ocean springs to sammy and peaches cvitanovich  the gulf coast times april 19 1951 p 2   henrietta s cafe closed may 20 1995 mrs savage was honored by a downtown parade at ocean springs on  charles e savage henrietta b bellew married charles edward savage 19031977 a railroad engineer from wawbeek alabama mr savage came to ocean springs circa 1950 they were residing at 1013 government at time of his demise  the sun herald december 11 1977 p a2    eleanor d beaorvich eleanor domenica bearovich 19131994 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 61913 she married louis elbert wentzell 18941953 the son of charles h wetzell and alice cox in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1935 they were the parents of jacquelyn wentzell m peter m skrmetta mrs joseph janus louis e wentzell jr jack wentzell edward wentzell and william wentzell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 45 p 584 louis e wentzell expired on october 30 1953 eleanor had several marriages after the demise of louis e wentzell she married claude evon johnson in june 1957 and richard a grove 19301997 in harrison county mississippi on april 6 1974 harrison co mississsippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 9 p 131  references    the bay press   from henrietta s to memories   march 13 2002 the daily herald    announce marriage   february 3 1936 the daily herald   wentzell funeral sunday afternoon   october 31 1953 the daily herald   mrs jacobina beaorvich   november 1 1956 the daily herald   lucas beaorvich enters harrison assessor s race   december 28 1956 the daily herald   marko beaorvich   september 17 1966 the gulf coast times   henrietta s cafe being renovated   january 12 1951 the gulf coast times   mrs savage buys new business   april 19 1951 the gulf coast times   personal items   april 19 1951 the gulf coast times   personal items   june 14 1951 the jackson county times   john bellew dies  march 17 1945  the ocean springs news   mrs jacobina veaorvich  sic     november 8 1956  the ocean springs record    street paving approved at henrietta s cafe   june 10 1971 the ocean springs record    friends toast henrietta s 40th   february 24 1983 the ocean springs record   henrietta s legacy carries on at new diner   august 17 1985 the ocean springs record   henrietta s reaches agreement   january 14 1993 the ocean springs record   henrietta s celebrates 50th   february 25 1993 the ocean springs record   henrietta s shuts down ends 52year tradition   may 25 1995 the sun herald    charles edward savage   december 11 1977 the sun herald   eleanor beaorvich grove   november 23 1994 the sun herald    richard a grove   july 22 1997 p a2 the sun herald   henrietta savage   december 8 1999 the sun herald   henrietta s passing ends a quieter era   december 8 1999 the sun herald   samuel amos cvitanovich   march 19 2014  bonicich mary consetta bonicich thian 18811972 age 90 years died at 715 am saturday at howard memorial hospital in biloxi where she had been a patient for three days she was the widow of anthony thian 18661932 and resided at 404 dorries street in biloxi mary was born at milna isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia she had been a resident of the coast for 74 years mrs thian was a parishioner of st michael s catholic church and the a member of the slavonian ladies auxiliary mary was survived by three daughters ola t drouant and mary t gilham both of new orleans and josephine t mazurette of austin texas two sons steve julius thian 19202011 m mary zorich 19222010 of biloxi and victor thian of new orleans nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren  references  the daily herald anthony thion sic dies january 28 1932 p 2 the daily herald inquest for a thian january 29 1932 p 2 the daily herald mrs mary thian february 27 1972 p 2 the sun herald mary zorich thian july 13 2010 the sun herald steve julius thian december 11 2011  cerinich peter cerinich  18941951 married alena sekul  19082002 the daughter of steve m sekul 18801966 and elena trebotich 18841970 at biloxi on january 6 1926 they were the parents of three children  nicholas douglas cerinich  19262002 m gilda astleford wambsgans 19281976 and betty joyce lawrence  jeanette cerinich  19282011 m louis e capuana sr 19252005 and patricia cerenich  19382016 m joseph powell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 485    i n late april peter cerinich 18941951 let a contract with joseph wallace to build a new store and residenceon west howard avenue and seal avenue i daniel gehr designed the structures clarence kornman moved two houses from the cerinich lot before construction commenced other contractors were lester frentzpainting albert manginplumbing and electrical and biloxi roof and sheet metalroofing and metal work the cerinich store was called the biloxi cash grocery and operated by alena sekul cerinich 19082002 for over fifty years the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 and the sun herald july 6 2002 p a6    children   patricia cerenich on january 2 2016 heaven received a bright new star when patricia patsy cerinich powell went home to rest she began her journey from her childhood home surrounded by the family she loved she was born in biloxi ms on december 20 1938 she graduated from sacred heart academy and attended mississippi southern college for two years before raising a family with her husband of 57 years joseph sonny boy powell in st bernard la she returned to the home of her mother following hurricane katrina in 2005 she was an active member of the slavic ladies auxiliary and she loved her thursday ladies night with the girls susie b linda b jeanette c karole e and clare h she is preceded in death by her parents peter cerinich and alena sekul cerinich grandparents stephen m sekul and elena trebotich sekul brother nick cerinich and sistersinlaw gilda cerinich and betty cerinich brothersinlaw louis capuano and randy berta niece stephanie capuano aunts jacobina gilich josephine schaaf vestie gabrich and rita elezovich and uncles john sekul and tony cerinich she is survived loved and dearly missed by her husband joseph sonny boy powell children karen paul gares karole elfert jeff melanie powell susan steve porcuna and joseph tanya powell jr grandchildren ross alicia gares paul gares trinitee gus frame christopher powell katy cj mclennan kyle and ashley porcuna and jillian and connor powell great grandchildren graham and garrett gares and hannah and alena frame sister jeanette cerinich capuano aunt clare s hornsby sistersinlaw yvonne elvin battaya and elaine berta and all of her many cousins nieces and nephews visitation will be held on wednesday january 6 2016 at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home from 600 pm until 800 pm a mass of christian burial will be held thursday january 7 2016 at 1030 am at the nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral family and friends are invited to visit one hour prior interment will follow at bosarge cemetery  thomas cerinich thomas cerinich  died before march 1985 in hamilton hill western australia  was born at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia and married maria sekul in brac  she was the daughter of steve m sekul 18801966 and elena trebotich 18841970 thomas and maria sekul cerinich were the parents of  anton    tony cerinich  19281985 m june  mary cerinich mosley  and  ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia the daily herald march 22 1985 p a2  anton cerinich anton    tony cerinich  19281985 was born at bobovisce brac and immigrated to australia with his family tony passed at sydney australia on march 19 1985 he made his livelihood as assistant director of custodial services nw division new south wales australia tony was survived by his mother mrs  maria sekul cerinich  the widow of  thomas cerinich  of hamilton hill western australia  june cerinich  his widow of sydney australia daughter carolyn cerinich chinn m peter chinn of canberra australia son  rodney cerinich  of kiama australia and two sisters  mary cerinich mosley  and  ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia tony was also survived by many relatives in biloxi including his aunt alena sekul cerinich mrs peter cerinich the daily herald march 22 1985 p a2  references    the daily herald    grocery changes   july 10 1941  the daily herald    peter cerinich biloxi grocery store owner dies   june 14 1951  the daily herald    cerinich funeral   june 18 1951  the daily herald    city hall cash grocery closes   ocotber 18 1951  the daily herald    tony cerinich   march 22 1985  covich       rosalie covich rosalie covich isola age 86 years of sterling heights michigan passed away january 13 2016 beloved wife of the late john r isola loving mother of susan gerald essiambre dianne scott short owen andrew beth michael kim and peggy terry jerome proud grandmother of erin jason kelly max kate annie and tess great grandmother of ava william and johnny dearest sister of rita forbes marie frentz ronnie covich betty jean kenny hughes the late jerry covich jr shannon and the late rudy covich visitation will be sunday january 17 2016 from 200 to 900pm funeral services will be held monday january 18 2016 at 1100am at wujekcalcaterra sons inc 36900 schoenherr at metro parkway 16 mile interment will be at white chapel cemetery  references    cvitanich vincent cvitanich  18731947 was born at milna brac splitdalmatia county croatia in 1873 he came to biloxi mississippi circa 1907 he married mary u grinovich  18801946 they had a child  frances cvitanovich  19011979 who married joseph smolcich 18931967 harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38 mary grinovich was also a native of milna brac splitdalmatia county croatia she died at biloxi mississippi on august 6 1946 at her residence 402 oak street father herbert mullin of st michael s catholic church conducted funeral services with internment in biloxi cemetery pallbearers were joseph smolcich jr vincent smolcich raymond c barry steve buzolich veen lee and steve smolcich the daily herald august 9 1946 p 5  frances cvitanich frances cvitanovich  19011979 married joseph smolcich 18931967 on may 22 1916 at biloxi mississippi children  matilda smolcich  b 1920 m raymond c barry 19051988  joseph smoky joe a smolcich  19222010 m anna kopszywa 19272010  vincent l smolcich  19251981 m aurora marie saujon 19242007 the daughter of robert saujon 18651944 and mary mccaleb 18971937  steve   anthony smolcich  m patricia lee wilson  mary rita   melrita smolcich m marvin lee raesner  samuel dominick smolcich  19342006 m vinnie elva seymour and  john anthony smolcich  19372001 m jeanet m smolcich the smolcich family started the biloxi seafood company the roxy theatre at 1430 east howard avenue the roxy restaurant and owned much rental property on point cadet in east biloxi harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38 and the sun herald october 12 2010 p a4  references  the daily herald   mrs cvitanich funeral   august 9 1946 the daily herald   cvitanich death   june 9 1947 the daily herald   frances c smolcich   february 13 1979 the daily herald   vincent smolcich   1981 the sun herald   aurora marie saujon smolich   april 5 2002 the sun herald   john anthony smolich   august 31 2001 the sun herald   mr sam smolich   january 31 2006  the sun herald   joseph smokey joe smolcich   october 11 2010  filipich nikola filipich  18591931 and lucy skrnich 18671941 were from milna brac croatia children  steve filipich  18951934 m clara leleaux 19031929  antonio filipich  18971969 m mariga mary mihojevich 18991918 and jennie antonsich 19051977  nicholas meco p filipich  19021957 m marguerite sekul 19091987 and frank filipich  19081961  steve filipich steve filipich 18951934 was born at milna brac croatia on september 3 1895 he arrived in america on november 23 1907 from trieste and settled with his parents at 1303 1st street on point cadet steve filipich applied for his declaration of citizenship in the southern district court of mississippi on august 10 1916 and he was naturalized on june 20 1921 declaration of intention no 281smississippi district court1916 and the daily herald june 17 1920 p 4 steve filipich married clara leleaux 19031929 the daughter of hypolite leleaux and euphresine dubois 18331936 on there children were  emerite lucille filipich  19211921  margaret filipich  19232018 m edward soper 19161995  clara filipich  b 1925  nicholas filipich  19272001 and stephen filipich  19281932  children   margaret filipich margaret nana filipich soper 19232018 age 94 of biloxi passed away on wednesday february 28 2018 margaret was born in biloxi on march 8 1923 she grew up working in seafood factories she was a member of st michael catholic church and was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church since 1985 she was the oldest living member of slavonian benedict auxiliary margaret is preceded in death by her husband edward r soper parents stjpan filipich and clara leleaux filipich sisters emerite lucille and clara filipich brothers steve filipich jr and fr nicholas filipich granddaughter christine rusher survivors include her daughter sandra kay henry migues son james jimmy carole soper 5 grandchildren anthony deborah migues barbara weikal margaret nielsen tennie jane brockman and william powell and 7 great grandchildren a mass of christian burial will be held on thursday march 8 2018 at 1100 am at st michael catholic church friends may visit from 1011am interment will follow at biloxi national cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 5 2018  antonio tony filipich antonio tony filipich  18971969 was born on december 4 1897 he married mariga or mary mihojevich 18991918 daughter of steve mihojevich and frances martinich at biloxi mississippi on december 21 1917 mary mihojevich filipich died on november 17 1918 at thier home on 228 pine street in biloxi mississippi tony then married jennie antonsich  19051977 the daughter of john antonsich 18681937 and jennie budinich 18761930 both croatian immigrants from lussingrande mali losinj in harrison county mississippi on june 1 1925 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 469 and bk 37 p 58 tony and jennie antonsich filipich had a daughter  lucille marie filipich  b 1927 m january 1950 to  vincent paul butorovich  19231994 of oakland califonia he was a bookkeeper and they resided at campbell santa clara county california lucille was salutatorian of the 1945 bhs class she went to soule college at nola and worked for rushing guice before her marriage to mr butorovich jennie expired 19 february 1977 at campbell california her suvivors exclusive of her daughter were two sisters  louise antonsich bumbera  19122001 and lenora antonsich pitalo  19092005 both residents of gulfport 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 24a ed 2 the daily herald january 25 1950 p and the daily herald february 20 1977 p 2  nicholas    meco p filipich nicholas meco paul filipich  19021957 was born at milna brac on august 18 1902 he married  marguerite sekul  19091987 the daughter of   steve c sekul  18811970 and  lucia trebotich  18871918 in harrison county mississippi on june 30 1926 their children nicholas k9 paul filipich ii 19282000 m betty fryfogle 19312014 lucy sue filipich b 1930 m george a trebotich 19192014 jeanette filipich 19332011 m matthew f kuluz md judy ann filipich and stephen stip a filipich 19352001  children   nicholas p filipich   betty fryfogle filipich  19312014  betty vaugh filipich  age 83 and a resident of ocean springs passed away on thanksgiving day november 27 2014 mrs filipich was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother she was of the catholic faith she was preceded in death by her husband nicholas paul k9 filipich parents vaugh franklin dunbar fryfogle and mary elizabeth musgrove fryfogle siblings pal fryfogle and glen fryfogle and nephew kenneth ross jr mrs filipich is survived by her children rick hamm and his wife cindy of lucedale nicky filipich and his wife michelle of biloxi and paul filipich of arizona nieces diane ross and linda morgan both of ocean springs brother bruce fryfogle and his wife vivian of lucedale sistersinlaw louise fryfogle etta mae fryfogle and pollie fryfogle all of lucedale grandchildren jason hamm lance hamm nicholas and mary katherine filipich walter neill michael and john manning nine greatgrandchildren and a host of extended family and friends the mass of christian burial will be held at 1200 noon thursday december 4 2014 at our lady of fatima catholic church biloxi where friends may visit from 1030 am until the service the sun herald november 28 2014 p a4  frank filipich frank filipich  19081961 was born at biloxi mississippi he expired on july 24 1961 and his corporal remanis were interred in the biloxi cemetery  references  the daily herald   filipichmihojevich   december 22 1917 the daily herald   death and burial of mrs mary filipich   november 17 1918 the daily herald   steve filipich preparing for citizenship   june 17 1920 the daily herald   child dead   october 4 1921 the daily herald   filipich funeral   january 22 1931 the daily herald   mrs filipich dies   april 28 1941 the daily herald   butorovichfilipich   january 26 1950 the daily herald   mrs jennie antonsich filipich   february 20 1977  the sun herald      the sun herald   nicholas filipich jr   october 1 2000  the sun herald   stephen a filipich   december 3 2001  the sun herald   jeanette filipich kuluz   october 17 2011  the sun herald   betty v filipich   november 28 2014 p a4 the sun herald   margaret nana filipich soper   march 5 2018  gligo   palmiro gligo  18841949 was born on january 1 1884 at bobovisca brac splitdalmatia county croatia his mother s name may have been vaccaria palmiro arrived at new york city on june 30 1902 aboard la britagne sailing from la havre france palmiro was single a clerk and the nephew of nikola skrmetta of biloxi mississippi ny passenger list t715 r287 line 29 p 52 palmiro gligo married vincenza skrmetta  18831905 and sam mihojevich married perina skrmetta  in biloxi harrison county mississippi on june 13 1904 at the catholic church of the nbvm the gligos were domiciled on oak street when vincenza expired on october 29 1905 she had lived at biloxi since 1901 and they had no children the biloxi daily herald june 14 1904 p 1 and october 30 1905 p 1 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 15 p 396 circa 1907 palmiro gligo married marica sekul  18881948 the daughter of antonio sekul 18541940 and helena skrmetta marica was born at bobovisca brac croatia and came to biloxi mississippi in 1902 in 1910 palmiro and marica sekul gligo were residents of sacramento california here palmiro made his livelihood working in an office building their first son george j gligo 19111984 was born here in june 19111910 sacramento co california federal census t62492 p 17b ed 104 by 1920 the gligo family had relocated to san pedro los angeles county california here palmiro entered the commercial seafood industry as a fisherman probably as a tuna fisherman 1920 los angeles co california federal census t625111 p 20a ed 312  marica sekul gligo  died on february 5 1948 at 658 west 8 th street in san pedro los angeles county california she was survived by her spouse three sons and four brothers  steve m sekul and peter sekul of biloxi mississippi and john sekul and mark sekul of chile south america seven sisters mrs  vencenta  sam marinovich mrs  jacobina  mike beovich sic mrs domenica barhonovich mrs  catherine  alex pitalo mrs  ursula  louis pitalo all of biloxi mississippi and sister mary josephine convent of mercy split yugoslavia and mrs tom cerenich of australia the daily herald february 6 1948 p 7  palmiro gligo died at san pedro california on january 24 1949  children george j gligo  19111984 was born june 6 1911 at sacramento california he died in july 1984 at palos verdes los angeles county california no further information  palmiro gligo palmiro gligo  19172008 was born at sacramento california on september 8 1917 and was the second child of palmiro and marica gligo palmiro is survived by his daughter and soninlaw stephanie and thomas hart his two granddaughters and their husbands paula and samuel spence and amy and matthew dow his greatgrandchildren anthony spence heather dow ian dow and nicholas spence nephews and their families joseph and kathy gligo and john and joyce gligo and niece rita corpus he was predeceased by his parents his brothers george gligo and john gligo and his wife dorothy gligo 19191987 a 90 year resident of san pedro and rancho palos verdes california palmiro maintained strong ties to the early san pedro community members that he grew up with on 8th street in san pedro and worked with in the san pedro fishing industry palmiro retired from his position as vice president of procurement and international operations for star kist foods inc in 1985 throughout his long career in the fishing industry he enjoyed the opportunity to visit and live in many countries around the world including peru italy guam panama the philippines and many small nations in africa the many friends and colleagues that he left in each place continued to call on his expertise and sage advice long after his retirement in 1939 palmiro earned a bachelor of arts in business from loyola university where he attended on an academic scholarship and played football he was the first in his family to graduate from college as a young man he was an avid and skilled bowler and boasted many victories and trophies in later years he enjoyed golf and spent many days with his family in palm springs palmiro loved the los angeles lakers and rarely missed watching a game a rosary service will be held at green hills memorial park chapel 27501 south western avenue rancho palos verdes on sunday november 23 at 630pm  john v gligo john victor gligo  19242007 was a lifetime resident of san pedro california he was born april 16 1924 and passed away november 19 2007 big john as he was known by his friends was one of the greatest all around athletes to play football and baseball for san pedro high school john is an honored member of the san pedro sports walk hall of fame upon graduation from high school john attended the university of san francisco on an athletic scholarship with the outbreak of world war ii john served his country honorably for the us army stationed in the south pacific upon discharge john embarked on a career in the fishing industry first as a commercial fisherman and then as a plant supervisor for star kist foods john is survived by his brother palmiro gligo of rancho palos verdes and by his son john jr and his daughter rita corpuz of san clemente a viewing will be held at green hills mortuary on wednesday november 21 2007 from 10am until 6pm funeral services will be held at green hills memorial chapel on friday november 23 2007 at 9am  references  the biloxi daily herald   hymenal   june 14 1904 the biloxi daily herald   deaths   october 30 1905 the daily breeze  torrance california     john victor gligo   november 20 2007 the daily breeze  torrance california     john gligo and henry pacheco jolly roger at halfstaff for gligo pacheco   december 1 2007 the daily breeze  torrance california     palmiro gligo      november 21 2008 the daily herald   palermo  sic  gligo of san pedro wants copy   january 29 1920 the daily herald   mrs p gligo dies   february 6 1948 the daily herald   gligo funeral   february 7 1948  grasich   guich  not gruich  biloxi cemetery   anton guich anton  tony and toney  guich  18701937 was born november 1 1870 at milna isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia toney guich left naples italy on january 8 1903 and arrived at ellis island new york on february 2 1903 he settled at 1322 first street in biloxi mississippi on february 5 1903 mr guich was naturalized at biloxi on february 19 1923 his naturalization certificate number was no 1511930 petition of naturalization no 368southern disftrict courtsouth mississippijune 3 1922 anton guich had married kora  cora or cornelia  vincich  18721931 called corrine at milna brac kora came to biloxi in 1905 she expired on april 18 1931 at 1322 pine street in biloxi kora was survived by her anton guich husband and peter marco vincich  her brother at san francisco the daily herald april 18 1931 p 2 the widower tony guich married margaret marinovich in harrison county mississippi on july 13 1931 tony expired at biloxi on may 17 1937 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery with kora vincich his first wife    nada guich    nada guich  18871965 was born at milna brac  he lived at biloxi before relocating circa 1935 to violet louisiana where he made his livelihood as a fisherman and trawl maker nada expired at new orleans on january 1 1965 he was survivied by two sisters at biloxi  mary guich radich  18941968 the spouse of peter m radich  18751954 native of bobovisce splitdalmatia county croatia    and rose guich gillich  19021980 the wife of michael chicago mike gillich   18871972 a native of sinj county splitdalmatia croatia nada s corporal remains were interred under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home in the biloxi cemetery after services at st michael s catholic church the daily herald janaury 2 1965 p 2  mary guich mary guich  18941968 a native of milna splitdalmatia county croatia married peter j radich  18751954 in harrison county mississippi on april 17 1913 they were the parents of  nicolena radich  19142001 m william peter strayham 19091956  etta c radich  19161998  nicholas charles radich   19181976  andrew tony radich  19212004  peter m radich  b 1924 m emelda joyce diaz  tony radich  b 1926  mary peggy radich  19291955 m henry g byrd  victoria radich  19361936 and  stella ann   radich   19391941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 266 and 1930 harrison co mississippi 1930 federal census r11146 p 23b and ed 2 peter j radich 18751954 was born september 30 1875 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia the son of nicholas radich and he came to biloxi in november 1902 and lived at 212 pine street where he made his livelihood as a fisherman in biloxi s seafood industry peter departed europe from lehavre france and arrived at new york city aboard the  ss latonia  on october 21 1902 petition for naturalizationus district courtsouthern mississippi no 240 filed july 24 1920 and the daily herald july 26 1920 p 3  references    the daily herald    peter radish files admission papers   july 26 1920 p 3 the daily herald   mrs cora vincich guich dies   april 18 1931 the daily herald   nada guich   january 2 1965 the daily herald   lena marinovich   february 8 1970 the daily herald    nick c radich   march 17 1976 p 2 the sun herald    nicolena radich strayham   september 5 2001 p a7  halat    marko mike halat  18801929 was born november 6 1880 at bobovisce brac a croatian isle off the dalmatian coast on june 15 1908 in the bvm catholic church mike halat married frances grassi  18881969 the daughter of paul grassi and margaret grassi miss grassi was also a native of brac croatia their children born at biloxi mississippi were  paul john halat  19091977 m margaret skrmetta 19132007  anastatia j halat  19111991  margaret j halat  19131994 m walter a kopszywa 19121987  peter paul halat  19151968 m louella mary gary and shirley sandlin  frances halat  19171917  frances halat  1918 m james joseph freche 19071972  josephine halat  19211999 and mike joseph halat  19262003 m gloria theresa viator romero 19302010 marko mike a halat 18801929 settled at 118 pine street in biloxi he had arrived here circa 1904 and made his livelihood as a fisherman in late august 1929 mike halat was working for captain steve rodolfich 18871971 aboard the arcadia  a power boat in lake borgne louisiana while attempting to tie an awning rope it broke and he fell into the lake all attempts to save mike halat were futile as he was a poor swimmer his body was found near the rigolets by captain vincent kuluz 18981987 master of the annie long  the us coast guard had dispatched two vessels for his search and rescue and at least twentyfive fishing boats from violet st bernard parish louisiana were on the scene tony m pitalo a nephew was aboard one of the uscg boats during the search for halat s body mike halat s ccorpse was brought to the o keefe undertaking service at biloxi and buried on august 31 1929 in the biloxi cemetery pallbearers for mr halat s catholic funeral service were vincent rosetti steve rodolfich mitchell cavanaugh jerry covich and steve t sekul nick trebotich of oakland california a cousin of mrs halat came to biloxi for the funeral the daily herald august 30 1929 p 1 and p 8 august 31 1929 p 1 and september 4 1929 p 4 frances grassi halat 18871969 had come to biloxi from croatia circa 1905 she expired on august 17 1969 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  halat children   paul j halat paul chilly coon john halat  19081977 was born march 23 1908 on june 9 1935 he married margaret maudie skrmetta  19132007 the daughter of lawrence lorenc skrmetta 18821972 and jacobina sekul both croatian immigrants they were the parents of four children  joyce elaine halat  b 1939 m ronald simon franklin sandra halat  paul lawrence halat  b 1944 m in los angeles co california and michael joseph halat m harison co mississippi circuit court mrb 46 p 124 and mrb 119 p 473 paul j halat was the proprietor of the biloxi seafood packing company he died on september 20 1977 maudie skrmetta halat lived until january 1 2007 the south mississippi sun september 22 1977 p a4  anastasia j halat anastasia j halat 19111991 was born february 6 1911 she never married  margaret m halat margaret m halat 19131994 married walter a kopsyzwa in harrison county mississippi on august 11 1947  peter p halat peter paul halat  19151968 was born he married louella mary gary on february 17 1939 and they settled at 806 oak street in biloxi their children were  michael mickey anthony halat  b 1939 m carolyn ann rogers sulzbach b 1945 a native of fayette county alabama and the daughter of william l rogers and pauline thomason and peter p halat jr  b 1942 m sandra a dees b 1944 of ocean springs mississippi and the daughter of joseph dees 19101946 and dorothy eglin dees mckinnon b 1919  peter p halat jr  mayor of  biloxi  from 19891993 peter paul halat jr  b 1942 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 27 1942 he attended biloxi senior high school and graduated with the class of 1960 on august 10 1963 in st alphonsus catholic church at ocean springs mississippi he married sanda ann dees  b 1944 the daughter of joseph p dees 19101946 and dorothy dot eglin dees mckinnon b 1919 they were the parents of  sean stefan mckinnon halat m michelle ann holomon and lynetta marie dobbins jackson co mississippi circuit court mrb 103 p 404 and mrb 105 p 25 peter p halat jr attended the jackson school of law at jackson mississippi and became a member of the mississippi bar association in  biloxi  mayor peter p halat jr began his term as biloxi s mayor in july 1989  frances m halat   frances m halat frances halat 1918 was born december 18 1918 she married james joseph freche 19071972 the son of gustave frederick freche 18801959 and katherine debroi 18841962  josephine halat   michael a halat   references  edward humes   mississippi mud  gallery books new york1994 434 pages  the biloxid iberville press   peter halat enters mayoral race   november 16 1988 the daily herald   mike holot  sic   biloxi fisherman falls from boat drown   august 30 1929 the daily herald   search for holat s body   august 30 1929 the daily herald   body of fisherman brought to biloxi   august 31 1929 the daily herald   mike halat buried   september 4 1929  the south mississippi sun   paul john halat   september 22 1977 the sun herald   julia halat kopszywa   june 15 1994 the sun herald   josephine halat   november 7 1999 the sun herald   mike joseph halat   october 19 2003 the sun herald   mrs margaret maudie halat   january 14 2007  the sun herald   gloria viator halat   april 11 2010 the sun herald     20 the sun herald     20  hire  nikola nick hire 18771944 was born in april 1877 at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia he came to biloxi mississippi circa 1902 to make his livelihood in the rapidly developing seafood industry on april 29 1907 in harrison county mississippi nick hire married vincenta vica martinich  18771968 also a native of bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia she had been at biloxi in 1905 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 19 p 78 their nuptials were celebrated in harrison county mississippi on april 29 1907 vica and nick hire were the parents of six children  margaret hire  19091910  paul hire  19101988 m estelle cook 19151998  peter hire  19121954 m grace nobles 19131994  catherine hire  19141917  edward m hire  19161996 catherine hire 191719 and nicholas corky r hire jr  b 1922 m  children   margaret hire margaret hire  19081910 was born at biloxi mississippi in 1908 and died on march 22 1910 tombstone in biloxi cemetery  paul hire paul hire  19101988 was born at 1312 1 st street on the point in biloxi mississippi on march 7 1910 he had acquired the moniker  heedy   which was derived from his croatian ancestry after serving in the us navy paul hire made his livelihood as a shrimper owned a bar heedy s bar on the corner of cedar street and east beach where st michaels catholic church is today and worked as a pipe fitter at ingalls shipbuilding corporation at pascagoula mississippi he became associated with mrs brown of biloxi and was employed by her broadwater construction company mr hire also was the captain of a chandeleur charter boat operating out of the broadwater marina on march 1 1942 in harrison county mississippi paul hire married estelle nuna  cook  19151998 a young school teacher who had recently arrived on the mississippi coast estelle was born at philadelphia neshoba county mississippi after graduation from siena college memphis she taught school in rural neshoba county mrs hire later acquired a master s degree in education from the university of southern mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 442 and estelle cook hire estelle cook was drawn to biloxi and the coast by her roman catholic religion she began her teaching career at biloxi where she taught at howard ii elementary school on point cadet mrs hire also taught in the elementary school system at ocean springs in 1983 while the principal of the taconi school in ocean springs she was selected as the outstanding administrator for that year mrs hire retired in 1984 after thirtyone years in that noble profession the ocean springs record april 7 1983 p 14 mrs hire had a master degree in education from the university of southern mississippi she and paul reared four children at ocean springs agnes paula hire b 1943 jerome jerry nicholas hire b1944 marsha ann hire m mr haynes b 1946 and julia claire hire b 1950 m jerry platt in over forty years in her lovely home mrs hire has maintained it in excellent and at near original conditions she has added a carport and repaired the roof the original wood shingles are still on the roof under the newer construction the weatherboards are cypress  estelle cook hire  from the sun herald june 19 1998 p a11 ocean springs mrs estelle nuna cook hire 82 of ocean springs died wednesday june 17 1998 in mobile alabama mrs hire was born in philadelphia mississippi and had been a resident of the coast since 1940 she was a member of st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs and was active in the legion of mary she was a retired teacher and principal in the ocean springs school district estelle was preceded in death by her husband paul heedy hire survivors include three daughters paula hire of dallas texas marcia hire haynes of atlanta ga and julia hire platt of ocean springs a son jerome jerry hire of hartford ala three sisters mary gibson of philadelphia miss jane sabrio of new orleans la and polly nyby of port townsend washington two brothers john cook of philadelphia mississippi and pat cook of montgomery alabama four grandchildren angela hire grimm ashley platt jacob platt and joshua platt all of ocean springs two greatgrandchildren brennan crimm and lauren crimm both of ocean springs there will be a 1 pm mass on saturday june 20 1998 at st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs where friends may call from 11 am until service time burial will be in evergreen cemetery in ocean springs the ocean springs chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes is in charge of arrangements  peter hire peter hire  19121954 called preacher was born at biloxi mississippi on february 6 1912 he worked in the biloxi seafood industry as a fisherman and oysterman and enlisted in the us army in december 1940 and served during ww ii peter married grace nobles  19131994 in harrison county mississippi on january 28 1950 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 81 p 37 peter hire was a member of the gulf coast fisherman s association and st michael s catholic church he expired at the gulfport veterans administration hospital on march 26 1954 grace n hire lived to january 22 1994 both their burials were in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald march 27 1954 p 6  catherine hire catherine hire  19141917 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 26 1914 she expired at biloxi on november 17 1917 tombstone in biloxi cemetery  edward m hire edward m hire  19161996 called eddie was born at biloxi on september 21 1916  nicholas r hire nicholas r hire  called corky married loyce smith in harrison county mississippi on august 14 1955  anna hire anna hire was born september 6 1882 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia anna hire 18821962 married peter pavlov   18821951 who was born march 16 1882 to george pavlov and diana sapurnich at brac splitdalmatia county croatia peter came to america in 1905 he embarked from le havre france on the la savoie on december 10 1905 and arrived at new york city on december 17 1905 peter declared his intention to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on december 6 1917 he was naturalized at biloxi on february 21 1921 receiving certificate of naturalization no 1511976 declaration of intention no 346 and petition for naturalization no 239us district courtsouthern division of mississippi the pavlov family lived at 324 pine street on biloxi s point cadet peter made his livelihood as a fishermen in the biloxi canning industry and became a partner in the seacoast packing company he served as its president from 1934 until his demise peter expired at home on january 17 1951 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald january 18 1951 p 6 peter and anna hire pavlov were the parents of six children  danica v pavlov  19081996 m grgur george garbin 18931969  george pavlov   19101963 m cecile arguelles 19081994  margaret pavlov  19122008 m vincent visco kuluz 18981987  frances flossie pavlov  19152004 m james j touchet  peter pavlov ii  19192012 m mary alice smith 19252015 and  frank buffalo pavlov   19202005 m hilda marie belter 19221999  references  the daily herald   nick hire buried   february 7 1944 the daily herald   peter hire dies   march 27 1954 the daily herald   mrs anna pavlov   july 26 1962 the daily herald   mrs vica m hire   september 5 1968  the ocean springs record   mrs estelle hire selected outstanding administrator   april 7 1983 the ocean springs record   paul hire   october 13 1983  the sun herald   paul heedy hire   october 10 1988 the sun herald   eddie m hire   may 6 1996 the sun herald   estelle cook hire   june 19 1998 the sun herald   mrs alice davidson hire   june 19 2004  jurich   dominick jurich and katie sekul biloxi cemetery   dominick jurich  18851959 and katherine katie sekul  18841962 were the progenitors of the jurich family of the mississippi gulf coast dominick jurich was born february 4 1885 at bobovisce brac the son of peter jurich and mary sekul children  marie jurich  19111997 m anthony m baricev 19081982  peter m jurich  19141981 m marie v barhonovich 19172000  joseph m jurich  19181967 m anastasia pitalo  john p jurich  19211984 and george n jurich  19281994  dominick jurich  spelled also jurach and yurach and family left trieste in december 1920 and arrived at new york city aboard the ss pannomia on january 10 1921 he declared his intent to become an american citizen in june 1922 and he was naturalized  no 2438872 on february 25 1927 at biloxi mississippi petition for naturalization no 386south mississippi district courtnovember 17 1926  katie sekul jurich was born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia on september 8 1884 she died on february 1 1962 at 1618 3rd street her residence in biloxi following her mass at st michael s catholic church her internment was in biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 1 1962 p 2  children marie jurich  baricev   courtesy of jacobina tabb    marie  maritza mary and may  jurich  19111997 was born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia on november 6 1911 on june 22 1932 in harrison county mississippi she married anthony m baricev  19081982 the son of peter petar m baricev 18801951 born on molat croatia and theresa tereza buyasich 18801957 also a native of molat they were the parents of  jomarie baricev  19441976 m victor suzanno soares the son of armindo herman soares 19081994 and judith suzzano 19172006 on august 23 1964 catherine baricev fiorentini of san diego california and anthony tony d baricev  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 43 p 612 and bk 127 p 376 marie jurich baricev 18841962 died at hattiesburg mississippi mississippi on august 4 1997 jomarie baricev soares had preceded her in death passing on december 23 1976 anthony m baricev died on may 19 1982 their corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery also at biloxi mississippi  peter m jurich peter maxmilian mutt jurich  19141981 was born at bobovice on the island of brac splitdalmatia county croatia to dominick jurich 18851959 and katherine katie sekul 18841962 peter came to the united states in 1922 with his mother and four siblings marie may jurich 19111997 m anthony m baricev 19081982 joseph zibee jurich 19181967 m anastasia pitalo and john p jurich 19211984 they settled at 410 pine street in biloxi mississippi where his father worked on an oyster dredge for a local seafood factory a brother george n zora jurich 19281994 was born at biloxi 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 24b ed 2 peter m jurich also made his livelihood at biloxi in the seafood industry as a fisherman he was a member of the slavonian benevolent association he married marie v barhonovich 19172000 the daughter of frank barhonovich 18891963 and mira mildred kovacevich 18911965 in harrison county mississippi on december 19 1937 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 48 p 329 peter and marie b jurich reared their four children at 242 cedar street on point cadet betty lucille jurich m dennis a meyers jr marie elena jurich m alexander george gombos jr mildred antonia toni jurich m mendum dees mendy briscoe and peter m jurich jr m katherine ann wescovich mr jurich s funeral services was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi his internment in the biloxi cemetery followed a mass at st michael s catholic church ssdi indicates his birth date as may 29 1913  marie v barhonovich jurich  19172000 age 83 years of biloxi passed away peacefully on friday february 25 2000 mrs jurich was born in biloxi on january 13 1917 she was a waitress in biloxi all her life with 35 years at rosetti s poboys in biloxi her retirement was followed by many proud hours as a volunteer at biloxi regional medical center she was a member of st michaels catholic church the slavonian ladies auxiliary and st michaels altar society her greatest joy in life was her family she was preceded in death by her husband peter mutt jurich sr her parents frank and mildred barhonovich a sister antonia barhonovich and three brothers anthony barhonovich john barhonovich and peter barhonovich survivors include three daughters betty meyers and her husband dennis marie gombos and her husband al and toni briscoe and her husband mendy a son peter m jurich jr and his wife kathy a brother frank j barhonovich and seven grandchildren denise cruthirds stacey meyers michael meyers dennis meyers jr angela gombos aerin gombos and peter jurich iii a service was held at st michaels catholic church with burial will be in biloxi cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi was in charge of arrangements the sun herald february 27 2000 p a7  joseph m jurich   joseph zibby matthew jurich  19181967 was born january 6 1918 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia he married anastasia sue pitalo in harrison county mississippi on april 25 1943 they were the parents of three children  joseph matthew jurich jr m susan elder  david jurich  m terri rush and julie jurich  m sonny wade harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 60 p 334 zibby jurich worked in sales and advertising for bellande beverage company at biloxi he had lived in biloxi and at the time of his demise was a resident of 208 cleveland avenue at ocean springs mississippi mr jurich served america in the us coast guard during ww ii and was a member of st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mr jurich expired at ocean springs mississippi on may 25 1967 he was survived by his spouse children three brothers peter jurich john jurich and george jurich all of biloxi and maritza j baricev his sister and the wife of tony baricev also of biloxi mississippi bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi conducted the funeral of mr jurich with services at st alphonsus catholic church with internment in crestlawn memorial park at ocean springs mississippi the daily herald may 26 1967 p 2  john p jurich john jidge p jurich  19211984 was born at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia on march 27 1921 it appears that he never married jidge expired at biloxi on march 30 1984 and internment of his corporal remains were in the biloxi cemetery the sun april 1 1984 p a4  george n jurich george nicholas zora jurich   19281994 age 65 years of biloxi died wednesday june 15 1994 in biloxi mississippi mr jurich was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi he was handicapped from birth with deafness zora was a member of st michael s catholic church at biloxi zora jurich was preceded in death by his parents dominic jurich 18851959 and catherine sekul jurich 18841962 and three brothers peter jurich joseph m jurich 19181967 and john p jurich 19131981 he was survived by mary monica baricev 19111997 bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of mr jurich following services at st michael s catholic church burial followed at the biloxi cemetery the sun herald june 17 1994 p a2  references    the daily herald   dominick jurich   january 51959 the daily herald   mrs katie jurich   february 1 1962 the daily herald   joseph m jurich   may 26 1967 the daily herald   peter m mutt jurich   may 12 1981 the sun herald   john p jurich   april 1 1984 the sun herald   george n zora jurich   june 17 1994 the sun herald   mary j baricev   august 6 1997 p c2 the sun herald   marie v jurich   february 28 2000  kuljis   luka kuljis   luka kuljis  18861965 was born in the village of milna on the island of brac splitdalmatia county croatia on august 11 1886 he married tadica pitalo  18831978 a native of bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia she was the daughter of stephen pitalo and mandelina children  joseph kuljis  19081988 m georgia foster 19081989  stephen joseph kuljis  19111960 m ruth moniot 191962  marguerite kuljis   19131986 m ojo j ohr 19031991  peter t kuljis  19161983 m  madaline  mandelina  kuljis  19211993 m john bolton richards 19181986 and alexander alex john kuljis  19241979  dr joseph kuljis dr joseph kuljis  19081988 was born at biloxi on 1908 he married georgia ruth foster 19081989 a native of union south carolina   graduate of tulane university died march 17 1988 in the baptist hospital in new orleans survived by spouse a son joseph l kuljis and madaline kuljis richards his sister burial southern memorial park at biloxi mississippi the timespicayune march 19 1988 p b7  stephen j kuljis   stephen steve joseph kuljis  19111960 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 21 1911 he married ruth moniot 19201962 the daughter of leon moniot and martha moniot in harrison county mississippi on january 8 1942 they were the parents of five children georgia kuljis 19432010 m george w lawrence ruth kuljis hope alexis kuljis m george grego garbin jacqueline rita kuljis 19471996 m armond j boudreaux and anthony corso stephen jospeh kuljis jr and peter demoniot kuljis 19602016 m vickie l baker and kathy buck harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 30 in july 1941 steve kuljis acquired the grocery store of charles schuman on east howard avenue near lameuse street the daily herald july 10 1941 p 3 during ww ii on march 11 1942 steve kuljis enlisted in the naval reserve and was called to actve duty in may 1942 in early november 1942 he was in combat in the north african campaign and received a citation for bravery from his commanding officer the citation read as follows accomplishment of assignement and outstanding bravery displayed at risk his own life under enemy fire during initial assault and capture of arzew oran french algiers north adfrica november 811 1942 operation successfully carried out in cooperation with the united states army and british royal navy the daily herald march 29 1943 p 8  children   georgia r kuljis lawrence 19432010 on august 10 2010 after fulfilling god s purpose for her life on earth the angels were sent to bring georgia r lawrence home to her eternal reward she was 67 years of age georgia was born in biloxi where she remained a lifelong resident she was of the catholic faith and a devoted member of st michael catholic church where she faithfully served as a eucharistic minister georgia graduated from sacred heart girls high school in 1961 she was a member of the slavonian ladies auxiliary she is remembered by many for her dedication to the biloxi girls softball league her ten years as cafeteria manager at mercy cross high school and her commitment to catholic education in 1998 she was awarded mother of the year by the biloxi lions club she spent her entire life offering selfless unconditional love to her family friends and everyone she encountered through her immense love and support for her grandchildren the legacy of ria will forever live on she is preceded in death by her parents stephen scupps sr and ruth moniot kuljis sister jacqueline corso fatherinlaw anthony lawrence sr and motherinlaw teresa calamari lawrence georgia is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 48 years george w lawrence three daughters gina dannie skrmetta gwyn boots diaz gela dennis meins five grandchildren james and danielle skrmetta josh jacob and justin diaz sister hope garbin two brothers stephen kuljis jr peter d kuljis and numerous nieces nephews and other relativesmma mass of christian burial will be on saturday august 14 2010 at 1200 pm at st michael catholic church reciting of the rosary will be at 1130 am interment will be in biloxi city cemetery a celebration of georgia s life will follow at the slavonian lodge 159 maple st bradfordo keefe funeral home howard avenue biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald august 13 2010  jacqueline rita kuljis  19471996 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 14 1947 she died on november 25 1996  peter demoniot kuljis  19602016 age 60 years of biloxi passed away on monday february 29 2016 he was born on april 17 1955 and graduated from biloxi high school in 1973 peter had a deep love for his family and was extremely proud of his croatian and french heritage he was a member of the slavonian lodge where he served on the board of trustees he was also a member of the french club peter s heritage instilled in him an immense love of the water boats and being a fisherman he also enjoyed his mornings having breakfast with his slavonian lodge brothers and playing bourre booray with them peter was the owner of cable unlimited and he installed and serviced security systems he was a jackofalltrades excelling in mechanical work carpentry and art which he used to paint and build props and stages for high school proms and carnival balls many people also remember him as a mechanic at lyon s chevron gas station in biloxi peter had a big heart and used all of his many talents to help others when in need peter is preceded in death by his parents stephen skups kuljis sr and ruth moniot kuljis sisters georgia lawrence jacqueline corso peter is survived by his daughter meagan kuljis and granddaughter talyn pizzetta sister hope garbin and brother steve diane kuljis nieces nephews and other relatives a celebration of peter s life will be held sunday march 13 2016 at noon at the slavonian lodge 159 maple street all family and friends are welcome to attend bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 6 2016  marguerite kuljis marguerite kuljis  19131986 was born april 22 1913 at biloxi she married ojo j ohr 19031991 marguerite died on july 24 1986 at ocean springs mississippi her corporal remians were interred in the biloxi cemetery  peter t kuljis peter tony kuljis  19161983 was born march 10 1916 at biloxi mississippi he married verna mae cannette 19161988 the daughter of edward james cannette 18931950 and estella diaz cannette 18961980 in harrison county mississippi on september 8 1946 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 51 p 310  madeline kuljis madeline kuljis   19211993 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 24 1921 she  was named miss biloxi  at the buena vista hotel in early february 1938 the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1 madeline married john bolton richards 19181986 and they were the parents of sherry ann irene richards sherry ann married paul louis babuchna jr in harrison county mississippi on june 30 1968  alexander j kuljis   joseph kuljis joseph kuljis 18881957      sam kuljis sam kuljis   18891961 was born siman kuljis on august 9 1889 at milna brac county splitdalmatia he arrived at boston massachusetts on may 21 1921 aboard the  ss argentina  which had earlier embarked from trieste austria for america mr kuljis declared his intent to become an american citizen in the southern federal district court at biloxi mississippi in may 1925 at this time he was domiciled at 314 pine street in biloxi sam kuljis indicated that he was 5 feet 8 ½ inches tall and weighed 178 pounds declaration of intent no 804southern district federal court of mississippi may 19 1925 circa 1925 sam kuljis married mary josephine keresich 19061996 a native of biloxi in 1940 the sam kuljis family lived at 126 myrtle street on biloxi s point cadet sam and mary j kuljis were both employed in the local seafood industry he captained a fishing vessel and she labored in a local factory shucking oysters and picking shrimp at this time their three daughters had been born and lived at home margaret rita kuljis b 1926 m charles harry mcmahon in october 1942 vincentia vee kuljis 19282012 m murphy j trahan sr 19261980 in october 1948 and teresa kuljis b 1931 m bernard ward in june 19491940 harrison co mississippi t6272024 p 9a ed 245     sam kuljis expired at biloxi mississippi on october 25 1961 he was followed in death by his wife who passed on may 10 1996 their corporal remains were interred in southern memorial park the daily herald october 25 1961 p 2  antonia kuljis antonia kuljis  18901960 was born june 13 1890 at milna brac croatia she married  john skrnich  18871968 also a native of milna brac children  clara ann skrnich  19122003 m john frank cosmich 19092009   margaret skrnich  19131935 m vincent rosett  thomas skrnich  19142001 m lillian broux  joseph chibby skrnich  19152009  john skrnich jr  19172007 m flora gazzo 19242001 the daughter of andrew gazzo and viola daniel  michael skrnich  19191973 m isabell leleaux 19221996  antonia skrnich  19221923  samuel j skrnich  19242001 m marie grace sanzari  frances dominica skrnich  19242010 m lawrence w mason 19182004   lucretia skrnich  m neville j broussard 19201999 and  dolores rita skrnich  m george a sonnier antonia kuljis skrnich passed on september 18 1960 at 1442 east beach in biloxi she was survived by her spouse five sons and four daughters three brothers luka kuljis sam kuljis and peter kuljis two sisters madica kuljis buzolich and yubica kuljis banicich sic in yugoslavia croatia 26 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild the reverend herbert mullen officiated at her funeral in st michael s catholic church follwed by burial in the biloxi cemetery services under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home the daily herald september 19 1960 p 2  peter kuljis in july 1948 in harrison county mississippi peter kuljis 19021966 married dina mary mladinich 19142006 the widow of john joseph labetich 19091944 john joseph labetich 19091944 had died at the presidio us army camp in san francisco california on february 20 1944 he had married dina mary mladinich 19142006 in harrison county mississippi on september 12 1934 they had one daughter frances labetich who married gus c cavalier jr 19332005 john j labetich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 21 1944 p 7 and march 1 1944 p 8 and the sun herald october 7 2006  references  the daily herald      dr kuljis in greenville   august 12 1935 the daily herald     miss kuljis new miss biloxi   february 5 1938 the daily herald   grocery changes   ownership      july 10 1941 p 3 the daily herald      john l   sic  labetich dies in army camp   february 21 1944 the daily herald       steve kuljis dies at biloxi  august 27 1960 the daily herald      mrs john skrnich    september 19 1960 the daily herald      sam kuljis    october 25 1961 p 2 the daily herald      mrs ruth kuljis    march 21 1962 the daily herald      former biloxi shrimp ruler taken by death     march 2 1977 the daily herald      mrs tadica pitalo kuljis    february 13 1978 the daily herald         the sun herald      peter t kuljis    the sun herald    verna mae kuljis    the sun herald      georgia foster kuljis    june 5 1989 the sun herald      madeline kuljis richards    febriuary 16 1993 the sun herald      mary j kuljis    may 12 1996 the sun herald      dina mary mladinich labetich kuljis    october 7 2006 the sun herald      vincentia trahan    august 23 2012  maricich   luka john maricich   18931963 was born may 3 1893 at supetar on the isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia he came to biloxi mississippi in the fall of 1922 from baltimore maryland where he had landed on june 14 1922 disembarking from the ss helenia which had sailed from trieste austria now italy luka made his way from the east coast and soon joined the large slavic community at biloxi s point cadet his spouse danica pleticolcich maricich  18941966 and marie maricich  their infant daughter came from brac in 1923 and joined him at 1426 first street declaration of intention no 740 federal courtsouthern districtgulfport mississippi december 19 1922 and the daily herald december 20 1922 p 3 in 1930 the maricich family lived at 218 cedar street on point cadet where luka j maricich made his livelihood as a fisherman he and danica were the parents of at least six children  marie maricich  19191956 m carl j hebden 19231980  luke john maricich jr  19251988 m theresa marie rutledge in may 1947 m sarah r gavin in august 1955 m mara lena homlish in october 1965  elena agnes maricich m anthony s hannigan jr 19182009 in december 1941  katherine maricich  19301993 m mr arceneaux and carol biggs 19272010  anthony j maricich  19311984 m myrtle ann slater in september 1957 and jerry peter maricich  19321989 m dolores r masse in september 1952 and deborah mae daily in february 1965 luka john maricich died at biloxi on july 15 1963 danica expired on december 8 1966 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  children   marie maricich marie maricich  19191956 was born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia on september 30 1919 she came to biloxi in 1923 with her mother danica pleticolcich maricich 18941966 from the dalmatian island of brac marie married carl j hebden 19231980 in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1942 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 236 marie m hebden died at homestead florida on december 31 1956 from injuries that she received in an automobile accident at homestead on december 6 1956 mrs hebden was survived by her husband m sgt carl j hebden two children janice hebden and carl j hebden jr her parents mr and mrs luka maricich three brothers jerry maricich anthony maricich and luka maricich jr two sisters katie stanfield and elena tamer all of biloxi the body will be brought to biloxi for burial the daily herald december 31 1956 p 2 funeral services for marie m hebden were held from the bradfordo keefe funeral home at biloxi on january 3 1957 internment was in the biloxi cemetery following a requiem mass at nativity bvm catholic church the daily herald january 4 1957 p 2  luke j maricich jr luke john maricich jr  19251988 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 12 1925 he appears to have married four times in harrison county mississippi theresa marie rutledge on may 8 1947 sarah r gavin on august 30 1955 mara lena homlish in october 4 1965 and laura poole on october 5 1968 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 74 p 387 mrb 102 p 444 mrb 130 p 339 and mrb 139 p 532 mr maricich was a lifelong resident of the coast and made his livelihood as a boat captain in the oil and gas industry he was a catholic luke j maricich jr died june 26 1988 at biloxi mississippi he was survived by four daughters cheryl overton of wichita kansas rosalie maricich of metairie louisiana debbie maricich of benton florida and angel maricich of bay st louis mississippi three sons larry maricich and luke john maricich ii both of biloxi and dennis maricih of ocean springs a sister katheirne biggs of biloxi and a brother jerry maricich of slidell louisiana and seven grandchildre luke s funeral was dirrected by bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi with internment at the biloxi national cemetery the sun herald june 28 1988 p a3  elena a maricich elena agnes maricich   1927 married anthony seth hannagan jr 19182009 a native of illinois in harrison county mississippi on december 31 1941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 24 anthony s hannagan jr expired on july 9 2009 in park forest illinois his corporal remains were interred in the fort sills veterans cemetery at oklahoma the southtown star chicago anthony s hannagan ii july 26 2009  katherine maricich katherine maricich arceneaux biggs  19301993 age 63 years of violet louisiana died saturday may 29 1993 in chalmette louisiana mrs biggs was a longtime resident of biloxi a catholic and homemaker survivors include her spouse carol biggs 19272010 of d iberville mississippi a daughter patricia menefee of ocean springs son peter stanfield of slidell louisiana and tony arceneaux of ocean springs and four grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi had charge of mrs biggs funeral service with graveside services at southern memorial park the sun herald june 1 1993 p a2  anthony j maricich anthony tony john maricich  19311984    was born at biloxi mississippi on march 15 1931 he married myrtle ann slater in harrison county mississippi on september 8 1957 tony and myrtle ann maricich left biloxi in 1958 for pascagoula mississippi where they settled at 2021 margie moore avenue tony was employed with the ingalls shipbuilding corporation he later was the proprietor of the s m cabinet shop at pascagoula harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 110 p 97 mr marich expired at pascagoula mississippi on april 2 1984 he was survivied by his spouse two sons eddie slater of indianola and paul slater of pascagoula four daughters tina key of pascagoula pat hobbs of jackson june flores of huntsville alabama and jean armstrong of greenville two brothers jerry maricich  19322989  and luke maricich and a sister katie biggs 19301993 all of biloxi 23 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren the daily herald april 13 1984 p a2  jerry p maricich jerry peter runt maricich  19321989 was born at biloxi mississippi he married dolores r masse in harrison county mississippi on june 16 1952 and deborah mae daily on february 22 1965 jerry made his livelihood as a boat captain he died on december 9 1989 in slidell louisiana while a resident of pearl river louisiana he had lived in pearl river since 1984 mr maricich was survived by jerry alan maricich a son two daughters marie maricich of slidell and diane lynn marich sirey of pearl river a sister katie biggs of north biloxi and five grandchildren his internment was in the crowe cemetery at lacombe louisiana the sun herald december 12 1989 p c2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb bk 91 p 112 and 128 p 558  references  the daily herald   isle brach  sic  man wants to be an american  december 20 1922 the daily herald   biloxian dies following wreck in homestead fla    december 31 1956 the daily herald   mrs hebden rites    january 4 1957 the daily herald   luka maricich    july 16 1963 the daily herald   mrs danica maricich   december 9 1966 the daily herald   anthony maricich   april 13 1984 the oklahoman oklahoma city   anthony s hannagan   july 12 2009 p a18 the southtown star chicago   anthony s hannagan ii   july 26 2009 the sun herald   luke maricich jr   june 28 1988 the sun herald   jerry runt maricich   december 12 1989 the sun herald   katherine maricich biggs   june 1 1993  marinovich   mateo mike marinovich mateo mike marinovich 18891929 was born march 14 1887 at milna brac he left trieste and arrived at the port of new york in november 1905 and declared his name as kuznia marinovich he had married margurite t misko 18861943 in croatia they settled at 1323 first street and mike made his livelihood in the seafood industry their children were born in biloxi steve joseph marinovich 19171999 mary helena marinovich 19202011 m willard a newman 19171990 and rita marinovich 19252005 m clay frank baudry 19241992    children steve j marinovich steve joseph marinovich  19171999 was born july 1 1917 to mike marinovich and marguerite he married marie lovlyn arceneaux 19222001 the daughter of adam arceneaux and she was a native of abbeville louisiana children steve michael marinovich 19411942 mary jo marinovich m bissett and margaret ann marinovich m breeland steve marinovich expired at    marinovich trawl company steve j marinovich began his trawl making service about 1946 he manufactured and exported netting and trawls from his oak street headquarters in april 1963 steve was appointed by the biloxi city council to the boiloxi port commission replacing albert duckett the daily herald april 25 1963 p 1    sam marinovich sam marinovich 18811956  was born december 25 1881 to joseph marinovich at zdrelo serbia he married vencentia sekul keresich 18841974 the widow of joseph keresich d march 1906 in harrison county mississippi on july 13 1908 children annie marinovich m john skrmetta and fountain alena marinovich 19111970 stephanie marinovich 19132001 m sidney fountain joseph marinovich frances marinovich 19161918 antoney marinovich 19191919 jake marco marinovich 19212003 m octavia rousseau and helen delores anderson and samuel marinovich 19231934 sam s stepdaughter mary josephine keresich 19061996 married sam kuljis 18891961    references  the daily herald   marinovich child dies   june 10 1942 the daily herald   baudrymarinovich   november 19 1942 the daily herald   marinovich member of port commission   april 25 1963 the daily herald   lena marinovich   february 8 1970 the sun herald   steve j marinovich   june 30 1999 the sun herald   rita marinovich baudry   july 2005 the sun herald   mary helena newman   june 5 2011 the sun herald   jake marinovich   july 14 2013  mihojevich steven mihojevich and frances martinich  image made biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012    steven stip mihojevich  18721947 was born at boboviscia brac on february 22 1872 the son of anthony tony mihojevich and mary doukstoni stip mihojevich left le havre france on the ss britannia and arrived at new york city on february 14 1901 he settled at 219 cedar street southern district mississippideclaration of intention for citizenship no 280 stip mihojevich married frances frankie martinich 18721956 in bobovisca brac her father was matthew martinich and mother frances trebotich she came to biloxi in 1905 with anthony mihojevich 19021982 their son the steve mihojevich family later resided at 220 myrtle street on point cadet where he made his livelohood as a fisherman there children were  mary mihojevich  18991918 m anthony filipich 18971969  anthony mihejovich  19021982 m angelina russo 19072008  peter mehojevich  19061997  katrina  katie  mehojevich  19071999 m frank kovacevich 18991971  joseph mehovecich  19091991 m marguerite fountain  frances mihovecich  19132002 m mike sekul 19111988 mrs frances mihojevich expired at biloxi on july 9 1956 steve mihojevich died on april 12 1947  bradfordo keefe burial book 38a p 111   steve mihojevich 18721947 a 1903 dalmatian immigrant and the son of tony mihojevich and mary doukstoni married frances martinich 18721956 also a native of dalmatia her father was matthew martijich and mother frances trebotich she came to biloxi circa 1904 their children were antonio tony mihojevich 19021982 peter mihojevich 1907 katrina mihojevich 1908 m frank kovacevich joseph mihojevich 19091991 m marguerite fountain and frances mihojevich 1913 m mike sekul the steve mihojevich family resided at 220 myrtle street on point cadet mrs frances mihojevich expired at biloxi on july 9 1956 steve died on april 12 1947  bradfordo keefe burial book 38a p 111 and  1920 harrison county mississippi federal census t625876 p 30b ed 39  children mariga mihojevich  on december 21 1917 at biloxi  mariga or mary mihojevich  18991918 married  tony filipich  18971969 who was born on december 4 1897 mary mihojevich filipich died on november 17 1918 at thier home on 228 pine street in biloxi mississippi tony then married jennie antonsich  19051977 the daughter of john antonsich 18681937 and jennie budinich 18761930 both croatian immigrants from lussingrande mali losinj in harrison county mississippi on june 1 1925 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 469 and bk 37 p 58 tony and jennie antonsich filipich had a daughter  lucille filipich  1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 24a ed 2  antonio mihojevich angelina angie russo 19072008 native of nola and the daughter of salvador russo and olivia fallo married tony mihojevich 19021982 on april 27 1927 at nativity bvm in biloxi mississippi children    claudette frances mihojevich m william laughlin quigley quigley  and stephanie mihojevich m  don francis pizzetta  19351987 employed at the gulf central seafood factory   angie r mihojevich expired at her home on 220 myrtle street in biloxi on   january 23 2008   burial southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi  the sun herald january 24 2008 p a6    children   claudette f mihojevich claudette frances mihojevich was valedictorian of class of 1948 at sacred heart academy terese peresich was salutatorian claudette garduated from loyola university nola with a degree in medical technology before her marriage to  william laughlin quigley of biloxi in harrison county mississippi on february 17 1952 claudette worked as a laboratory technician at the biloxi va hospital thier first child  deborah ann quigley was born in october 1953 she married paul franklin bates in december 1973 the daily herald may 25 1948 p 2 february 19 1952 p 14 and ocotber 30 1953 p 18  stephanie ann mihojevich stephanie ann mihojevich married don francis pizetta in harrison county mississippi april 6 1958 harrison co mississippi mrb 111 p 455  sam mihojevich sam mihojevich  18811927 was born february 2 1881 at bobovesci brac splitdalmatia county croatia he left le havre france and arrived at new york city on june 29 1902 sam married perina skrmetta  18861945 in harrison county mississippi on june 13 1904 she was the daughter of nicholas skrmetta 18551918 and margaret jahsih 18621947 the daily herald june 14 1904 and april 26 1915 p 4 sam and perina s mihojevich settled at 1418 howard avenue and sam worked in the biloxi seafood industry their three children were biloxi born  john mihojevich  19061985  geraldine carmel mihojevich  19091989 m roger n townsend 19152006 and joseph james mihojevich  19121992 m catherine silva 19141995 circa 1919 the family left biloxi mississippi and relocated to san pedro los angeles county california sam was killed accidentally here on may 27 1927 perina married ivan  john  domjanov  18941957 after the demise of her spouse ivan was born at kastel gomilica splitdalmatia county croatia and came to america in july 1913 he worked as a coal miner in wyoming before settling at san pedro california in september 1933 perina and geraldine came to biloxi to visit relatives and friends geraldine had graduated from the university of california and was an accomplished musician and piano teacher the daily herald may 27 1927 p 8 and september 7 1933 p 2 perina skrmetta expired on april 24 1945 in southern california ivan lived until september 19 1957 it appears that he married helen pavlov 18921966 after perina s demise  references  the biloxi daily herald   hymeneal   june 14 1904 the daily herald   petition to naturalization   april 26 1915 the daily herald   sam mihojevich killed   may 27 1927 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 7 1933 the daily herald   mrs   perina skrmetta mihojevich  domjamov dies    april 25 1945 the daily herald   claudette  mihojevich and terese peresich heard at class night    may 25 1948 the daily herald   quigleymihojevich  february 19 1952 p 14 the sun herald   angelina russo mijojevich   january 24 2008 p a6  misko   captain george a misko and madeline pitalo  image made biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012  captain george anthony misko  18781971 was born march 25 1878 in the bobovisce a village on the island of brac off the dalmatian coast he arrived at biloxi in 1903 and became a crewman on the  julia h   a schooner owned by lopezdunbar and company in 1908 he married madeline mandelina pitalo  18881983 and lived at 215 cedar street with their children  anthony tony misko  19111993 m ida mae nadalich 19141996  elizabeth misko  19132001 m mr gutierrez  albert j misko  19152006 m eunice leckich  georgio misko  19201924  stephen steve misko  19181930  madeline   rita misko m charles d jenkins  peter misko  19231985 m laura kracher  antonia misko  19262011 m joseph a juen  frances a misko m joseph m lamas  lucretia misko m mr doljanin and john brioche misko  19302012 during the offseason he worked on the track gang of the local street carline  the daily herald april 22 1971 p 2  george a misko was a charter member of the slavonian benevolent association and worshipped at st michael s catholic church he retired in 1949 after sailing biloxi s srhimp and oyster watercraft in 1968 captain misko reined over the biloxi shrimp festival in march 1968 captain misko was feted for his 90th natal anniversary at his cedar street home a confectionary replica of the jolly traveller his fishing boat graced the dining table at the celebration the daily herald march 26 1968 p 14  peter d misko sr and katie miskobiloxi cemetery  image made august 2012  peter dominick misko  18811959 was born june 10 1881 he married katrina katie skrmetta 18841948 children  anthony misko  19091910  nicholas a misko  19111994 m flavia hebert  lawrence misko   lucretia misko  19202006 m peter v troubles skrmetta 19172000  peter dominick misko jr  b 1914 and steve rocco misko  19162006    m mary lou misko and joseph r misko  19161990 m velma dujmov 19221998  lucy  lucia  misko  18921975 was born in louisiana she married vincent polovich  18821952 a native of nola and the son of matre polovich and mary krich in harrison county mississippi on november 24 1915 their children were  matre polovich  19171998  m dorothy romero   19252003  lucille polovich   anthony v polovich m margaret migues  vincent j polovich  19252007 m edith allen and lucretia polovich   john misko married olivia sekul   references  the biloxid iberville press    time traveler living historiansconversation with peter misko   jauary 24 2013 p 4 the daily herald     john misko  waiting for bride from dalmatia  olivia sekul     june 19 1920 the daily herald   marriage licenses   january 24 1921 the daily herald   george misko celebrates his 90th birthday   march 26 1968 the daily herald   biloxi shrimp festival king   george misko  of 1964 dies  april 22 1971 the daily herald    peter misko  january 11 1985 p a2 the sun herald   velma dujmov misko   september 1 1998 t he sun herald   lucretia misko skrmetta   march 7 2006 the sun herald   stephen rocco misko   march 17 2006 the sun herald    peter misko jr looks forward to a century of living   august 27 2006 p f11 the sun herald   antonia misko juen   june 20 2011 p a6 the sun herald   john brioche misko   november 4 2012 p a13  mladinich   ernest j mladinich  18751953 was the son of jacob mladinich and dina filipich and a native of the village of milna on the island of brac in the adriatic sea just off the damaltian coast of croatia he married catherine bonacich mladinich 18741962 also a native of milna they acquired their land on point cadet in december 1931 ernest mladinich expired on january 20 1953 he had come to biloxi from croatia then a part of the austrianhungarian empire in 1901 mladinich was a veteran of the austrian navy he and wife catherine bonacich were the parents of two children ernest mladinich jr 19061990 m amanda tremontana 19081997 and dina mladinich 19142006 m john j labetich 19091944 and peter kuljis 19021966  the daily herald january 20 1953 p 4 and the sun herald october 7 2006    dixie fisheries incorporated dixie fisheries incorporated  owned by ernest mladinich sr ernest mladinich jr and j mladinich sr are making  extensive improvements to their east beach plant to comply with the new health inspection   requirements  the work will be completed before the opening of the shrimp season the daily herald august 2 1934 p 2  children   ernest j mladinich jr ernest j mladinich jr  19061990 was born at biloxi mississippi on 1906 on june 29 1924 in harrison county mississippi he married amanda tremontana  19081997 a croatian immigrant and the daughter of joseph tremonta 18781950 who born on brac croatia and mary cerenich also a croatian immigrant the tremontana family came to biloxi from croatia in 1921 and lived at 240 myrtle street with their children joseph tremontana jr amanada tremontana 19081997 m ernest mladinich jr 19061990 lucretia tremonta 19111937 m earl f cook 191999 josephine tremontana 19132004 m julian k cook 19081994 and mary tremontana m thomas garbin 18951966 and mr calmut harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 411 ernest and amanda t mladinich 19061990 were the parents of two daughters  katherine katie mladinich  19282018 m james preston coleman jr 19281995 and mary m mladinich  b 1935 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 411 ernest retired from the biloxi police as its captain after twenty years of loyal service he was a member of the slavonian society of biloxi and a catholic mr mladinich died at biloxi on april 5 1990 riemann memorial funeral home beauvoir road biloxi directed his funeral followed by internment in southern memorial park the sun herald april 6 1990 p amanda t mladinich 19081997 age 89 died on march 4 1997 her corporal remains were also interred at southern memorial park  children       katherine mladinich  katherine katie mladinich coleman  19282018 age 89 years of biloxi mississippi passed away thursday march 15 2018 in gulfport mississippi mrs coleman was born in biloxi mississippi on november 27 1928 to ernest jacob and amanda tremontana mladinich she was co owner of servrite grocery store for many years mrs coleman enjoyed playing bingo and loved spending time with her grandchildren she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years preston coleman jr and her parents mrs coleman s survivors include her children sharon dale creel james kathy coleman jr and mary virgil morse her sister margaret mladinich 9 grandchildren 8 greatgrandchildren and 4 step greatgrandchildren at mrs coleman s request there will be no services held the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keeefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 18 2018  margaret mladinich    dina m mladinich dina mary mladinich  19142006 married john joseph labetich  19091944 he died at the presidio us army camp in san francisco california on february 20 1944 in harrison county mississippi on september 12 1934 they had one daughter frances labetich who married gus c cavalier jr 19332005 john j labetich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 21 1944 p 7 and march 1 1944 p 8 and the sun herald october 7 2006 after the demise of her spouse dina m labetich in july 1948 married peter kuljis  19021966 in harrison county mississippi harrison co mississippi mrb 77 p 475  obituary mrs dina mary mladinich labetich kuljis 19142006 died october 4 2006 at her biloxi residence dina was born march 1 1914 she was preceded in death by her husbands john joseph labetich and peter south america kuljis mother catherine bonacich mladinich father ernest mladinich sr brother ernest mladinich jr sisterinlaw amanda tremontana mladinich and soninlaw gus cavalier jr she is survived by a daughter frances labetich cavalier grandsons daniel john cavalier of daphne al joel craig cavalier and his wife laurie of biloxi great grandsons michael graham of honolulu hi jesse kittrell of biloxi and grant edward cavalier and great granddaughter shelby danielle cavalier and her mother chris of s w ranches fl and her beloved companions barbie ken tigger and nala dina was a former member of st michael catholic church and st michael altar society until august 2005 she then became a member of our lady of fatima catholic church she was a retired seafood worker and was a dedicated member of the slavic ladies auxiliary she donated time and talent to their famous pusharata sales and the slavic benevolent association of st nicoli and their famous slavic golf tournament although her eyesight and hearing failed in her later years she was always eager and ready for outings with her faithful companions for a trip to the casinos and weekly pitty pat card games dina won her battle with cancer years ago it took a stroke to bring her down she only asked how did this happen she never questioned god or complained when asked how she felt she would answer just fine when asked if she hurt she would respond no thank god nana taught everyone she met to love and forgive she taught us that life is short and to live each day like it was their last to know her was to love her the angels carried her to heaven where she joined our loved ones who were eagerly waiting for her there is no doubt that her first words to god were where s the broom a special thanks to dr dawn hanson deaconess home health trinity hospice and to the caregivers at nursing management for their tender loving care visitation will be monday october 9 2006 from 5 until 8 pm at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi rosary will be at 730 pm a mass of christian burial will be held tuesday at 11 am at our lady of fatima catholic church where friends may visit one hour before service time interment will follow in biloxi city cemetery after the burial friends and family are invited to our lady of fatima hall for a gathering after which they are also invited to the home of joel and laurie cavalier 2019 marisol court biloxi in bent oaks subdivision for a celebration of her life the sun herald october 7 2006  andrew mladinich andrew mladinich  18771938 also a son of jacob mladinich and dina filipich came to america in 1902 and biloxi in 1905 he had married clementine bonacich at milna in 1901 she came to biloxi in august 1906 aboard the ss brooklyn debarking marseille france on august 4 1906 with their two children  ola ursula mladinich  19001988 and andrew   jakonro  jake  mladinich  19021967 clementine b mladinich expired at biloxi on june 18 1915 she had been a resident of biloxi for nine years and had resided at 208 cedar street her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald june 18 1915 p 1  children ola u mladinich ola ursula mladinich  19001988 married matre peter pitalo  18981981 a croatian immigrant at biloxi mississippi on december 20 1917 they were the parents of peter m pitalo 19192000 andrew pitalo 19201939 john pitalo 19221932 elizabeth r pitalo 19232000 m dennis frank dartez 19201983 marguerite pitalo 1926 and anthony tony pitalo sr 19282000 m blanche jumonville harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 437 and 1930 harrison co mississippi r 1146 p 23a ed 2  jake mladinich jake mladinich  19021967 married mary pierotich  the daughter of john pierotich and in harrison county mississippi on june 3 1925 they lived at 1435 first street and reared two sons a jake mladinich 19262014 and john m mladinich 19282013  children andrew jake mladinich ii and e june stojcich mladinich   a jake mladinich ii  19262014 biloxi entrepreneur and personality  died at biloxi on december 18 2014  a jake jake mladinich ii was born on may 28 1926 in biloxi ms his parents a jake mladinich sr and mary mladinich provide a classic example of immigrants who lived out the american dream they were slavic immigrants who came to biloxi in the late 19th century to work in the seafood industry with hard work and the help of relatives they eventually acquired waterfront property and built a successful and wellknown complex of touristrelated family businesses on the beach in an area that is now in west biloxi jake worked in the family businesses and eventually inherited in 1987 a segment of his parents properties including the fiesta entertainment complex the cabana beach apartments and the seansirloin restaurant jake s many civic memberships and titles included past president and current member of the slavic benevolent association past president of the ms gulf coast hotel association ms gulf coast restaurant association and ms gulf coast motel association past commissioner of the biloxi port commission and the point cadet development commission pcdcwaterfront master plan past board of directors of the biloxi chamber of commerce past vicepresident and current member of the biloxi businessmen s club current member of main street biloxi biloxi bay chamber of commerce bpo elks chapter 606 and biloxi yacht club jake owned many businesses which included the flame restaurant in gulfport the party store the hotstop restaurant peppermint lounge the nineteenth hole fiesta at the fiesta complex the sports page lounge cabana beach motel and apartments fiesta gift shoppe seansirloin restaurant white pillars gourmet restaurant le chateau apartments traders lounge rodenberg properties llc fiesta inc and orleans inc all in biloxi jake was preceded in death by his parents his survivors included his wife of 57 years  ethel june stojcich mcelveen mladinich   19272015 the daughter of anthony stojcich 19011983 and edna fowler 19021982 his children mary kathleen mladinich spain andrew jake mladinich iii andra june mladinich april mladinich fairley and tania mladinich william buchanan his grandchildren david andrew spain kathleen june miller damien alexander spain dennis anthony spain andrew jake katie mladinich iv richard anthony mladinich jeffrey randall heather fairley ii charlotte renee fairley eric martin amy darlene fairley june pierce shivers william buchanan iv gavin buchanan and liam buchanan his greatgrandchildren aubree jade mladinich rowan christopher fairley kaitlyn shivers and morgan shivers the sun herald december 20 2014 p a6 and march 12 2015 p a4  john m mladinich   john m mladinich   19282013 died at biloxi on march 28 2013 he was the son of croatian immigrants and made his livelihood in the restaurant real estate and entertainment business john s fiesta club the hot stop and white pillars restaurant were very popular for several decades in the midlate 2oth century the sun herald march 31 2013 john married marlene redding in may 1949 she was the daughter of osborn redding and artemise catchot demourelle the daily herald may 23 1949 p 7   biloxi cemeteryoctober 2012   after the death of ola in louisiana probably iberia parish he married mary bourgeios 18971971 the daughter of alces bougeois and eva louvier a native of avery island louisiana andrew applied for naturalization in may 1922 he lived at 237 cedar street in biloxi at the time  the daily herald june 2 1922 p 3 and april 5 1971 p 2   children  andrew mladinich jr  19201955  julius joseph mladinich  19212011 m teresa flora larvella 19251960 and rita griffin roddy 19221999 the widow of william j roddy 19121962  eva mae mladinich  19222017 m frank joseph mallette 19202008  ernest paul mladinich  19261988 m nona mae foster 19251985 lucille mladinich 19151990 m ballinger mary ann mladinich m sidney d johnson and thomozina mary mladinich m wallace hebert 19211995  children   andrew mladinich jr      the daily herald october 24 1955 p 2  julius j mladinich     eva mae mladinich eva m mladinich eva mae mladinich  19222017 was born at biloxi on december 7 1922 to andrew and mary mladinich at st michael s catholic church on 3 june 194 she married frank joseph mallette   19202008 probably a native of missouri and in the us coast guard frank passed at gainesville florida in january 2008 they had divorced in orleans parish louisina in april 1946 eva mallette a lifelong resident of biloxi passed away peacefully on 13 october 2017 at the kare med personal care home in ocean springs at the age of 94 years a life welllived at a young age she went to work in the seafood factories then had a successful career with the base exchange at keesler retiring as a manager she later was the hostess at the sea n sirloin restaurant eva was a very outgoing generous funny and caring lady always the life of the party she never met a stranger and always had a joke to tell and a plate of goodies to share she was a dedicated member of our lady of fatima she traveled the country with the golden age club keeping the entire bus laughing eva was a member of the slavonian lodge in biloxi she loved her longtime pets pippi and chance she enjoyed fishing playing cards the saints the braves bingo and the slots eva spent many days fishing with her grandsons catching lots of catfish she made the best pork roast in the world eva is survived by her son kenneth wanda mallette of ocean springs ms grandsons dr scott chetta mallette of monument co and dr jeff dane mallette of gulf breeze fl greatgrandchildren alyssa mallette gabrielle mallette sarah mallette rachel mallette and michael mallette greatgreatgranddaughter violet mallette sisters thomasine hebert of biloxi ms lucille ballinger of charlotte nc and mary ann johnson of gulfport ms she was preceded in death by her parents andrew and mary mladinich of biloxi ms brothers andrew mladinich jr of biloxi ms ernest mladinich of biloxi ms and julius mladinich of new orleans louisiana a memorial service is scheduled for thursday november 9th at 1100 am at our lady of fatima in biloxi with a reception to follow in the parish center all are welcome to attend and celebrate eva s life in lieu of flowers please send memorials to our lady of fatima 2090 pass rd biloxi ms 39531 the family would like to thank bea crystal jenny and shavon at kare med and regina tammy and stephanie of notre dame hospice for their care of eva in her final days the gainesville sun january 11 2008 and the sun herald november 7 2017  ernest p mladinich ernest paul mladinich 19261988 was born at biloxi mississippi he was a merchant marine ernest was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church the slavonian benevolent association and seafarers union international ernest married nona mae foster 19251985 in harrison county mississippi on february 26 1960 ernest expired at biloxi on february 11 1988 his corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park by bradfordo keefe funeral home the sun herald february 12 1988 p a4  mary ann mladinich    tomozina m mladinich tomozina mary mladinich was born at biloxi mississippi she married wallace joseph hebert  19211995 in harrison county mississippi on august 3 1942 children wallace j joe hebert 19432003 m anne hebert kevin troy hebert m shirley jean pizzetta pamela jane hebert m billy jo smith and daniel chadwick griffon and mary beth hebert m mr farrell wallace j hebert died at biloxi mississippi on january 22 1995 the sun herald january 24 1995 p a2  mary mladinich   references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 54114 the estate of jake mladinich sr     journals the daily herald   june 18 1915 the daily herald   naturalization applicants andrew mladinich start for citizenship june 2 1922 the daily herald   improving factory august 2 1934 the daily herald   andrew mladinich funeral april 14 1938 the daily herald   preston coleman katherine mladinich february 4 1947 the daily herald   mladinichredding may 23 1949 the daily herald   mrs catherine mladinich october 22 1962 the daily herald   ernest mladinich dies january 20 1953 the daily herald   andrew mladinich jr october 24 1955 the daily herald   lucy t mladinich january 7 1963 the daily herald   jake mladinich rites march 22 1967 the daily herald   mrs mary mladinich april 5 1971 the gainesville times   frank mallette january 11 2008 the sun herald  ernest paul mladinich february 1988 the sun herald  ernest j mladinich jr april 6 1990 the sun herald  wallace j hebert january 24 1995 p a2 the sun herald  preston coleman jr october 29 1995 the sun herald  wallace joe hebert september 10 2003 p a10 the sun herald   julius joseph joe mladinich january 30 2011 p a10 the sun herald  mladinich wins jacobs award november 25 2012 the sun herald  mladinich earns coast tourism award november 28 2012  the sun herald  mladinich earns coast tourism award november 28 2012  the sun herald  coast tourism icon mladinich dies march 29 2013  the sun herald  john m mladinich march 30 2013  the sun herald  a jake ii mladinich s legend part of biloxi s history december 20 2014  the sun herald  ethel june stojcich mladnich march 12 2015  the sun herald  eva m mallette november 7 2017  the timespicayune   decisionsmallette v mallette april 3 1946 p 25 the timespicayune   action is taken in slander suit april 16 1963 the timespicayune   rita griffin roddy mladinich october 2 1999  pavlov peter pavlov  18821951 was born march 16 1882 to george pavlov and diana sapurnich at brac splitdalmatia county croatia peter came to america in 1905 he embarked from le havre france on the la savoie on december 10 1905 and arrived at new york city on december 17 1905 peter declared his intention to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on december 6 1917 he was naturalized at biloxi on february 21 1921 receiving certificate of naturalization no 1511976 declaration of intention no 346 and petition for naturalization no 239us district courtsouthern division of mississippi peter pavlov married anna hire 18821962 a native of bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia they lived at 324 pine street on biloxi s point cadet peter made his livelihood as a fishermen in the biloxi canning industry and became a partner in the seacoast packing company he served as its president from 1934 until his demise peter expired at home on january 17 1951 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald january 18 1951 p 6 peter and anna hire pavlov were the parents of six children  danica v pavlov  19081996 m grgur george garbin 18931969  george pavlov  19101963 m cecile arguelles 19081994  margaret pavlov  19122008 m vincent visco kuluz 18981987  frances flossie pavlov  19152004 m james j touchet  peter pavlov ii  19192012 m mary alice smith 19252015 and frank buffalo pavlov  19202005 m hilda marie belter 19221999  danica v pavlov danica victoria pavlov 19081996 was born december 23 1908 at biloxi mississippi  george pavlov george pavlov 19101963 was born august 9 1910 at biloxi mississippi he married cecile arguelles 19081994 the daughter of joseph peter arguelles 18661944 and louise e bellman 18671958 they were the parents of george pavlov jr 19431991 m janet bosarge and martha ann webb and wayne j pavlov b 1945 george pavlov expired on september 7 1963 while cecile a pavlov lived until march 21 1994 both were interred in the biloxi cemetery 6 th addition on the north side of the csx railroad tracks  margaret pavlov margaret pavlov 19122008 was born july 1 1912 at biloxi mississippi she married vincent kuluz  frances flossie pavlov touchet frances flossie pavlov touchet was born february 24 1915 at biloxi mississippidied wednesday april 7 2004 in biloxi after a brief illness she was 89 years old mrs touchet was born jan 28 1915 and was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi she was a retired seafood worker and was employed at austin s style center at its original location in downtown biloxi however she was mainly known for her culinary talents preparing slavonian pastries and other dishes for family gatherings and for her many friends her red velvet cake became the signature dessert at the white pillars restaurant in biloxi flossie also was known for her sharp wit her colorful candor and her friendliness frances she was a member of the slavic ladies auxiliary and st michael s catholic church in biloxi in the early 30s she was also queen of the oyster festival in biloxi the light of her life was her son james joseph jj touchet jr a onetime high school and collegiate football standout who died when his navy fighter jet crashed in 1978 in lake eufala ala she was also preceded in death by her parents peter and annie hire pavlov a brother george pavlov and a sister danica pavlov garbin she is survived by a sister margaret pavlov kuluz of biloxi two brothers dr peter pavlov of ocean springs and frank pavlov of biloxi and her special niece and caregiver frances kuluz creel of biloxi she will be greatly missed by her many nieces nephews other family members and friends  peter pavlov ii dr peter doc pavlov ii  was born february 23 1919 at biloxi mississippi he married mary alice smith 19252015 at st michael s catholic church on may 3 1947 mary was reared in jonestown mississippi and raised on the family farm in philipp mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit mrb 74 p 325 children peter pavlov iii michael pavlov phd mary ann pavlov m wolfgang vogelbein dr paul marion pavlov b 1955 m theresa ann lamburth b 1954chicago daughter of paul raymond lamburth and harriet mozelle nix joseph pavlov dr john pavlov and francis pavlov  frank b pavlov frank buffalo pavlov married hilda belter may 26 1949  references  the daily herald   georgette pavalov sic and john mavar are head of carnival ball  february 19 1938 the daily herald   pavlov death   januay 18 1951 the sun herald   danica v garbin   january 13 1996 the sun herald   frances pavlov touchet   april 10 2004 the sun herald   mrs mary smith pavlov   february 10 2015  pierotich john j pierotich   18771942 and antonia barhanovich  18801957 were the progenitors of the biloxi family they were both born on august 14 1877 at supetar st peter isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia john j pierotich arrived at new york city on june 8 1905 from trieste on the ss bremen  antonia arrived at new york city on november 14 1947 aboard princess irene  declaration of intention no 350southern district courtsouth mississippidecember 6 1917 and petition for naturalization no 262southern district courtsouth mississippijanuary 27 1921 john j pierotich and family lived at biloxi mississippi on 231 cedar street and 219 maple street he made his livelihood in biloxi s seafood industry harvesting oysters and shrimp for various seafood canneries jj pierotich and spouse were the parents of matthew frank pierotich 19051956 m viola bond 19081994 mary pierotich 19071983 m jake mladinich 19021967 john j pierotich jr 19081969 m hilda e fountain 19141991 frank pierotich 1911 m eunice bailey and anthony pierotich 19131986 m sara nell lint 19281987  children   viola bond pierocich and son   matthew f pierotich matthew frank slim pierotich   19051956 was born september 11 1905 at biloxi mississippi he married viola bond 19081994 and their children were louis lee billy pierocich 19372006 m lillian delchamp and elmyra pal pierocich m pat harrison reeves  mary pierotich mary pierotich  19071983 was born june 23 1907 at biloxi mississippi she married jake mladinich 19021967 in harrison county mississippi on june 3 1925 children john mladinich and jake mladinich  john j pierotich jr john j spex pierotich jr  19081969 was born at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1908 he married hilda e fountain 19141991 in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1934 they lived at 301 howard lane in biloxi where john made his livelihood as a boatman for a seafood factory john and hilda were the parents of two children  ronald ronnie c pierotich  b 1935 m judith ewing 19342010 and maxine pierotich  b 19391940 harrison co mississippi t6272024 p 20a ed 242  children ronald c pierotich ronald c pierotich married judith ewing  19342010 in harrison county mississippi on june 26 1955 children mark anthony doby pierotich 19571993 m roxann marie gutierrez and jennifer ann pierotich m larry allen drawdy harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 101 p 571  frank pierotich frank pierotich  1911 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 29 1911 he married eunice bailey the daughter of lottie gazzo on may 4 1935 at pascagoula mississippi mayor jw watts officiated at their nuptials miss veronica anticich and frank buddy bass were their attendants the daily herald july 17 1935 p 2 frank pierotich made his livelihood as a fisherman until june 1935 when he was appointed to the biloxi police department by mayor john wa o keefe the daily herald july 1 1935 p 1  anthony c pierotich anthony ching pierotich  19131986 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 13 1913 he married sara nell lint 19281987 in harrison county mississippi on april 30 1948  references  the daily herald   telephone case is postponed   june 23 1921 the daily herald   changes in biloxi personnel   july 1 1935 the daily herald   wedding announcement   july 17 1935 the daily herald   eunice pierotich dead   july 19 1937 the daily herald   mrs  eunice  pierotich s funeral   july 20 1937 the daily herald   john pierotich sr dies   march 20 1942 the daily herald   mf slim pierotich   june 21 1956 the daily herald   mrs antonia pierotich   may 11 1957 the daily herald   john pierotich sr dies   march 20 1942 the sun herald   hilda f pierotich   august 28 1991 the sun herald   viola bond pierocich woodward   january 1 1995 the sun herald   billy pierocich   october 25 2006 the sun herald   louis lee billy pierocich   october 26 2006 the sun herald   judith pierotich   july 17 2010 the timespicayune   pierotich new port unit head   march 20 1974   pitalo   biloxi cemetery 6th additionsection 2block 6lot 100  george pitalo george pitalo  18601928 was born in january 1860 at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia he married anastasia stona trebotich  18581942 probably at brac it appears that george pitalo left austria and landed at new york city on august 28 1902 he declared his intention to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on december 7 1917 declaration of intention no 355southern district court of south mississippidecember 1917 the pitalo children were also born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia and came to america with their mother in 1904  louis a pitalo  18911959 m ursula sekul  matre pitalo m mary kuluz  antonio pitalo  18991977 m katie surian 19081988 and nicholas pitalo m lenora antonsich the george pitalo family settled at 322 pine street on biloxi s point cadet and worked in biloxi s thriving seafood industry as oystermen and seafood factory workers george pitalo died at biloxi on march 26 1928 stonal lived until august 6 1942 the year and day of her death on her tombstone appears to be incorrect from her burial records  children louis a pitalo   18911959 son of george pitalo and anastasia trebotich married ursula sekul 19001975 children  george pitalo   19231931  john anthony crash pitalo  19242007 married marguerite margie vickery 19232005 and  estelle pitalo  married robert himmel  matre pitalo   18951976 was born at bobovisce brac on april 9 1895 he arrived in new york city on august 20 1905 aboard the ss slavonia  having sailed from fiume now rijeka matre settled at 322 pine street he made his declaration for american citizenship at biloxi mississippi on august 7 1916 southern district mississippi declaration of intention for citizenship no 280 matre pitalo married mary kuluz on june 20 1921 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of  anastasia pitalo m joseph zibbie jurich 19181967  george pitalo  19242006 m hazel marie langlinais  matre pitalo jr m jumonville and marion daniel pitalo m sarah roberts tremmel  anthony g pitalo  18991977 arrived at new york in 1904 he was born at bobovisce brac he was a resident of 322 pine street when applying for citizenship in august 1918 anthony pitalo was naturalized in june 1921 and he married katherine  katie  surian  19081988 they later lived at bay st louis   the daily herald august 5 1918 p 3 august 18 1920 p 4 and june  23 1921 p 1  children   anthony g pitalo anthony g pitalo jr  19312017 age 86 years passed away on march 22 2017 known to his family and friends as buddy he was born on january 22 1931 in biloxi to anthony and katherine pitalo he grew up in bay st louis graduated from st stanislaus college in 1948 and went on to graduate from tulane university in 1952 following his college graduation buddy served two years in the united states air force before returning home to work in his father s store pitalo s supermarket it was during that time that he courted and then married patricia poolson in 1957 buddy began his teaching and coaching career in 1960 at st stanislaus college he obtained his master of science degree from william carey college while teaching buddy was a member of the ssc sideline club and he dedicated 25 years to teaching at the school from which he retired in 1985 after retiring buddy then built a restaurant that he called bud s catfish house he and his family worked together to make the business successful once he sold the restaurant in 2006 he dedicated his time to traveling with pat and attending the extracurricular activities of his grandchildren and eventually his great grandchildren any spare moments were spent out in his yard picking up pecans or working on a household project he truly enjoyed just being outside in may of 2013 buddy was honored as the oldest living baseball coach for st stanislaus college just this year he was honored by the american legion post 139 for 45 years of service and loyalty buddy was preceded in death by his parents anthony g pitalo sr and katherine s pitalo and by his sister anna p gayaut he is survived by his loving and loyal wife of 59 years patricia p pitalo and his four children catherine r pitalo donald a pitalo carolyn david c pitalo cathy and cynthia p wasilenko clayton he was a doting grandfather to his grandchildren courtney p rich john moira nix anthony pitalo allyson pitalo ryan pitalo caroline pitalo hannah pitalo and abbie sawyer buddy was also blessed to have seven great grandchildren dominique cayler ann jayden beckam harley lawson and skylar the family wants to thank his caregivers at dunbar village and notre dame hospice they would also like to thank his home caregivers especially dale cherriel mary and evette for their support during his last days visitation will be held at 1030 am with mass to follow at 1130 am at our lady of the gulf catholic church on march 24 2017 a private burial service will be held next week edmond fahey funeral home is in charge of the arrangements the sun herald march 24 2017  nicholas pitalo    peter pitalo peter pitalo  18661947 was born february 20 1866 at bobovisce brac croatia circa 1891 peter pitalo married elizabeth tremontana 18651925 the daughter of mateo tremontana and lucretia sekul they were the parents of  john joseph pitalo  18931918  yerka pitalo  1895  matre pitalo  18981981 m ola mladinich 19001988 and peter pitalo  1900 peter pitalo came to biloxi circa 1904 his wife and children arrived in 1907 and settled at 322 pine street peter pitalo worked as a fisherman in the biloxi seafood industry and later owned a grocery and market on the ne c of cedar and 1st street on point cadet peter expired at nola on may 23 1947 he was survivied by matre pitalo his son and margaret zaro a sister and resident of sacremento california peter s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 24 1947  john j pitalo john joseph pitalo 18931918 was born march 5 1893 in croatia he came to biloxi in 1907 john expired at 213 cedar street on december 2 1918 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald december 2 1918 p 3  matre p pitalo matre peter pitalo  18981981 was born in croatia on september 6 1898 he married ola mladinich  19001988 also a croation immigrant at biloxi mississippi on december 20 1917 they were the parents of  peter m pitalo  19192000  andrew pitalo  19201939  john pitalo  19221932  elizabeth r pitalo  19232000 m dennis frank dartez 19201983  marguerite pitalo  1926 and anthony   tony pitalo sr  19282016 m blanche jumonville 19282016 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 437 and 1930 harrison co mississippi r 1146 p 23a ed 2  children anthony pitalo anthony m tony pitalo sr age 87 years of ocean springs mississippi passed away wednesday may 25 2016 in ocean springs tony was born in biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the gulf coast he was the owner of pitalo s hardware and boat supply tony enjoyed all sports loved playing golf and watching horse racing he was a member of the slavonian lodge and st michael catholic church he is preceded in death by his wife blanche jumonville pitalo his parents matre and ola pitalo his sisters elizabeth dartez and margaret pitalo and his brothers peter pitalo john pitalo and andrew pitalo tony s survivors include his daughter kristi tommy murphy his son tony pitalo jr and his grandchildren brent murphy and shannon murphy in lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to st michael catholic church a mass of christian burial will be held at st michael catholic church on friday may 27 2016 at 1030 am friends may visit from 930 am until mass time interment will follow at biloxi city cemetery the sun herald blanche pitalo may 16 2016 and the sun herald anthony m pitalo sr may 26 2016  anthony pitalo anthony m pitalo   18921966 called tony  was born at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia on february 1 1892 he left palermo italy in november 1907 aboard the ss campania a cunnard liner for new york city arriving here on december 5 1907 anthony settled on 1326 1st street at biloxi mississippi with marica rosetti  18951986 a native of starigrad hvar croatia they were married at gulfport mississippi on january 6 1915 tony became an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on june 20 1912 receiving no 1511995 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 27 p 230 and petition for naturalizationsouth district courtsouth mississippi certificate no 256 january 14 1921 and june 20 1921 children  stephen j pitalo  19161980 m dorothy m pitalo 19231989      anthony m pitalo   jr  19201995 m marguerite vickery parker and mandina pitalo   19241975    m charles vincent polite 19172005 tony m pitalo made his livelihood at biloxi as a fisherman he had been secretary of the slavonian benevolent association member of the biloxi benevolent association east end volunteer fire company and the croatian fraternal organization tony expired on may 6 1966 at the us public health service hospital in new orleans where he had been a patient for three days mr pitalo was survived by marcia sic pitalo his widow one daughter mrs charles polite of biloxi a foster daughter mrs george little of mcallister montana two sons steve pitalo and tony pitalo jr both of biloxi five sisters stella yurich of new york city mary bilic of camden new jersey angelina trevizjon of south america and mrs frances skrmetta and miss anna pitalo both of yugoslavia and eight grandchildren burial was in biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 6 1966 p 2  alexsandro pitalo and catherine sekul biloxi cemeterymarch 2014  alexsandro pitalo alexsandro pitalo  18871960 married  catherine sekul   18911970 in harrison county mississippi on february 1 1913 children   dr stephen s pitalo  19142004 m marjorie harris 19171992  magdalena   pitalo  19151916 and  tony pitalo  19171917  peter pitalo  19191982  alex mike lou pitalo  and mark pitalo  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 224  children  lr steve 19142004 lou 1925 mark john 19212000 and peter pitalo 19191982 from facebook of margaret pitalo peeples  stephen s pitalo dr stephen s pitalo  age 90 years and a native and lifelong resident of biloxi died monday december 20 2004 in biloxi dr pitalo graduated from biloxi high school in 1932 and from perkinston jr college in 1934 he then attended loyola school of dentistry and received his dds in 1938 he was a captain in the us army air corp during wwii dr pitalo was also a member of the slavic benevolent association of croatia a longtime member of the lions club and the reveler s carnival association and was an active member of the perkinston alumni association he was also active in babe ruth little league baseball and a member of sunkist country club dr pitalo was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church in biloxi preceding him in death was his wife marjorie harris pitalo he is survived by three sons gerald a pitalo and wife tam of new orleans la stephen kenny pitalo of huntsville al and ric pitalo and wife robin of biloxi ms two brothers lou alex m pitalo and mark pitalo both of ocean springs ms six grandchildren stephen pitalo richele ann pitalo paul pitalo shannon nolan patrick nolan and margaret korn and five greatgrandchildren visitation will be monday december 27 2004 at the howard ave chapel of bradford o keefe funeral homes from 600pm until 800pm a recitation of the rosary will be at 730pm services will be on tuesday december 28 2004 at our lady of fatima catholic church where dr pitalo will lie in state beginning at 900am with a mass of christian burial starting at 1000am burial will follow at the biloxi national cemetery the sun herald december 26 2004  california  from the sacremento bee september 4 1945 p 21  references  the daily herald   wedding yesterday  skermettipitalo     april 21 1914 the daily herald   patalloroseta   january 7 1915 the daily herald   foreigners want citizenship   july 31 1918 the daily herald   death of john pitalo   december 2 1918 the daily herald   waited 16 years to become citizen   august 18 1920 the daily herald   boats charged with violating oyster law   captain m pitalo    at pascagoula   june 1 1928 the daily herald   mrs pitalo dies   august 7 1942 the daily herald   peter pitalo dies in new orleans   may 24 1947 the daily herald   infant  michael john  pitalo dies   december 18 1950 the daily herald   pitalo hardware founder matre pitalo dies at 82   june 3 1981 the daily herald   mrs mary marisa pitalo   march 10 1986  the sun herald   mrs ola mladnich pitalo   october 11 1988 the sun herald   elizabeth dartez   november 9 2000 the sun herald   dr stephen s pitalo   december 26 2004 the sun herald   mr george pitalo sr   july 22 2006  peter radich and mary guich  biloxi cemeterydecember 2012  radich peter j radich 18751954 was born september 30 1875 at brac splitdalmatia county croatia the son of nicholas radich and he came to biloxi in november 1902 and lived at 212 pine street where he made his livelihood as a fisherman in biloxi s seafood industry peter departed europe from lehavre france and arrived at new york city aboard the ss latonia on october 21 1902 he became an american citizen on november 24 1920 at biloxi mississippi petition for naturalizationus district courtsouthern mississippi no 240 filed july 24 1920 and the daily herald july 26 1920 p 3 peter married mary guich  18941968 a native of milna splitdalmatia county croatia in harrison county mississippi on april 17 1913 they were the parents of  nicolena radich  19142001 m william peter strayham 19091956  etta cora radich  19161998  nicholas charles radich  19181976  andrew tony radich  19212004  peter m radich  19242011 m emelda joyce diaz 19252013  tony radich  19262014  mary peggy radich  19291955 m henry g byrd  victoria radich  19361936 and stella ann radich  19391941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 266 and 1930 harrison co mississippi 1930 federal census r11146 p 23b and ed 2  nicholas c radich nicholas nick charles radich  19181976 was born july 17 1918 at biloxi mississippi he lived at 212 pine street in biloxi where he made his livelihood as an independent commercial fisherman nick was owner and captain of the mary etta  a shrimp boat nick died on march 17 1976 in the marine hospital at new orleans after a long illness he was survived by two sisters miss etta cora radich and nicolena radich the spouse of william peter strayham and four brothers andrew radich peter radich tony joseph radich 19262014 and john hack radich all of biloxi the daily herald march 17 1976 p a2  tony joseph radich  19262014 was born september 14 1926 on point cadet he attended st michael s catholic school through the 8th grade and then worked in biloxi s seafood industry until enlisting in the us navy in 1943 after a trying diesel mechanic school in new york tony decided that his future lie in the merchant marine service he retired after 35 years of sea duty and setttled in the radich family home on point cadet mr radich died at biloxi on april 9 2014 his internment was in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald april 11 2014 p a4  references  the daily herald    peter radish files admission papers   july 26 1920 p 3 the daily herald    nick c radich   march 17 1976 p 2 the sun herald    nicolena radich strayham   september 5 2001 p a7 the sun herald    emelda joyce diaz radich   october 16 2013  the sun herald    tony joseph radich   april 11 2014  rodolfich captain stephan rodolfich   from the timespicayune  march 27 1933 p 17  captain stephan steve rodolfich  18871971 a 1900 croatian immigrant and johanna noonoo molitva skrmetta  18861980 a 1907 croatian immigrant and the daughter of john skrmetta 18521929 and perina marinovich 18541937 were the progenitors of the rodolfich family of biloxi mississippi captain steve was born february 22 1887 and johanna m rodolfich on february 7 1886 both on the island of brac croatia their children were  mary rodolfich  19081997 m julius barich 19071993  perina rodolfich  19112006 m mr lees  stephania rodolfich  b 1913 m ralph olier 19232006  sophie vincentia rodolfich  19141960  nicholas d rodolfich  19152005 m margaret lorraine smith 19242013  john rodolfich  19171917 and olive rodolfich b 1924 the rodolfich family resided at 116 maple street in biloxi steve rodolfich was a fisherman and in 1918 he was employed by the dunbardukate company in 1930 the family also operated a grocery store on maple street while captain steve continued to earn his livelihood from the sea 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 30b ed 2  1929 halat drowning marko mike a halat 18801929 settled at 118 pine street in biloxi he had arrived here circa 1904 and made his livelihood as a fisherman in late august 1929 mike halat was working for captain steve rodolfich 18871971 aboard the  arcadia  a power boat in lake borgne louisiana while attempting to tie an awning rope it broke and he fell into the lake all attempts to save mike halat were futile as he was a poor swimmer his body was found near the rigolets by captain vincent kuluz 18981987 master of the  annie long  the us coast guard had dispatched two vessels for his search and rescue and at least twentyfive fishing boats from violet st bernard parish louisiana were on the scene tony m pitalo a nephew was aboard one of the uscg boats during the search for halat s body mike halat s ccorpse was brought to the o keefe undertaking service at biloxi and buried on august 31 1929 in the biloxi cemetery pallbearers for mr halat s catholic funeral service were vincent rosetti steve rodolfich mitchell cavanaugh jerry covich and steve t sekul nick trebotich of oakland california a cousin of mrs halat came to biloxi for the funeral the daily herald august 30 1929 p 1 and p 8 august 31 1929 p 1 and september 4 1929 p 4  1940 loving cup captain steve rodolfich 116 maple street was honored with a silver loving cup for his contributions to the oyster industry by dunbardukate and the louisiana conservation department for delivering the best oysters to violet louisiana for the 1940 oyster season and for the discovery of oyster reefs in lake borgne the daily herald june 28 1940 p 8  rodolfich family   courtesy of ava rodolfich colemanfebruary 2012  children   mary rodolfich mary rodolfich   19081997 was born on april 4 1908 circa 1927 she married julius barich  19071993 a 1922 croation immigrant in 1930 the barich family lived at 212 cedar street and julius made his livelihood as a fisherman children mary joyce barich 19281999 barbara catherine barich m james mickey mccarthy and perina juliet barich 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 46b ed 2 julius barich expired on january 23 1993 mary rodofich barich passed on october 1997 and mary joyce barich died on september 13 1999 their corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou at ocean springs mississippi  perina rodolfich perina rodolfich   19112006 was born february 2 1911 in august 1938 perina rodolfich miss east biloxi participated in the miss mississippi beauty contest held at biloxi she was a fine accordion player and had played the instrument on broadcast radio on october 23 1938 perina married barney c rogers in the st peter and paul catholic church at chattanooga tennessee barney c rogers b 1914 was the son of professor and mrs joel rogers of chattanooga he was a graduate of the university of chattanooga and was employed with rogers leventhal a construction company barney was reared in the sale creek region north of chattanooga hamilton county tennessee later perina rodolfich married mr lees they lived at nola no further information the daily herald january 3 1934 p 2 and 1930 hamilton co tennessee federal census r 2253 p 5b 3rd civil district  stephania rodolfich stephania rodolfich   19121988 was born august 10 1912 at biloxi mississippi she married ralph a olier 19231985 they were the parents of two children sandra b olier m davis and ralph s olier stephania expired at biloxi on september 21 1988 her corporal remains were interred in southern memorial park the sun herald september 22 1988 p a4  biloxi cemetery december 2012    sophie v rodolfich sophie vincentia rodolfich   19141960 was born january 26 1914 she never married and circa 1957 she went to live at nola with perina r lees her sister sophie expired in the crescent city at the touro shakespears home on march 27 1960 miss rudolfich was survived by two brothers steve babe rudolfich and nick rodolfich both at biloxi four sisters mrs julius barich of gulf hills mrs perina lees of new orleans mrs ralph olier and miss olive rodolfich both of biloxi her corporal remains were sent to biloxi mississippi for interment in the biloxi cemetery  the timespicayune march 28 1960 p 3 and the daily herald march 28 1960 p 2   margaret l smith rodolfich 19242013    nicholas d rodolfich  image made 1947 at detroit and courtesy of ava rodolfich coleman via facebook  nicholas dominic rodolfich   19152005 was born october 17 1915 nicholas married margaret lorraine smith  19242013 a native of georgetown washington and the daughter of soloman and gladys smith in harrison county mississippi in november 1952 children  nicholas keef rodolfich   jean rodolfich m alexander vendrell  angela rodolfich m mr ladner and ava rodolfich m john coleman harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 91 p 488 and the sun herald december 3 2005 p a10 and january 2 2014 p a4  john rodolfich john rodolfich   19171917 was born january 11 1917 and died october 23 1917 tombstonebiloxi cemetery  stephen rodolfich stephen babe rodolfich   19191981 was born january 25 1919 on october 23 1938 at pascagoula mississippi he married flora e hardy 19232006 the niece of maye hardy they resided at 527 chartres street in biloxi babe and flora e rodolfich were the parents of four children steve rodolfich 19392011 m robin sue galle wayne rodolfich 19422000 m susan marie gilmore forrest lane rodolfich b 1943 m joelynn frances jernigan and scarlett rebecca rodolfich 19481987 m wayne cage elliott 19422004 babe rodolfich reared his family on church street now fred haise in biloxi mississippi he was the proprietor of the shady oaks lounge on division street babe rodolfich passed on december 1981 flora e rodolfich followed him in death expiring on september 21 2003  olive rodolfich olive rodolfich was born circa 1924 no further information  references  the daily herald   mike holot    sic biloxi fisherman falls from boat drown   august 30 1929 the daily herald   search for holat s body   august 30 1929 the daily herald   body of fisherman brought to biloxi   august 31 1929 the daily herald   rogersrodolfich   january 3 1934 the daily herald   rodolfichhardy   october 24 1938 the daily herald   oyster captain at biloxi gets cup   june 28 1940 the daily herald   miss sophie rodolfich   march 28 1960  the sun herald   mrs scarlett elliott   february 28 1987 p a4 the sun herald   stephanierodolfich olier   september 22 1988 p a4 the sun herald   mrs joan lee romano rodolfich   june 10 1994 p a2 the sun herald   mary r barich   october 2 1997 p a2 the sun herald   mary joyce barich   september 15 1999 p a7 the sun herald   mr wayne rodolfich   april 19 2000 p a11 the sun herald   flora e rodolfich   september 23 2003 p a6 the sun herald   nicholas dominic rodolfich   december 3 2005 p a10 the sun herald   perina rodolfich lees  march 2 2006 the sun herald   margaret lorraine smith rodolfich  january 2 2014 the timespicayune    rich store of information on louisiana fisheries given in conservation bulletin    march 27 1933 p 17 the timespicayune    deaths sophie rodolfich  march 28 1960 personal communication  ava rodolfich coleman has been a major contributor and editor to this brief family history     sekul    anthony sekul anton sekul  18541940 was the founder of the sekul family of biloxi mississippi anton was born in bobovisce brac splitskodalmatia county croatia the son of stephan sekul and jacobina lurisich he married helena skrmetta and they were the parents of twelve children  roko sam sekul  18781947    steve m sekul  18801966    m elena trebotich 18841970  jacobina sekul  18811956 m marko beaorvich 18831966  vencentia sekul  18841974 m joseph keresich d 1906 and sam marinovich 18811956  john sekul  chile south america  marko sekul  chile south america  dominica sekul  18891968 m frank barhonovich 18861930  catherine   sekul  18911970 m alexsandro pitalo 18871960  marica sekul  18881948 m palmiro gligo 18841949 lived in sacramento and san pedro california  peter c seku l 18921971 m mara trebotich 19071996   ursula sekul  19001975 m louis pitalo 18911959  sister olivia mary josephine  split croatia and maria sekul m  tom cerinich  the cerinich family lived at hamilton hill western australia anton sekul arrived at biloxi in 1928 he expired on september 16 1940 at the home of peter sekul his son at 1627 3rd street in biloxi anton sekul left two sisters  katherine sekul trebotich  18591948 of biloxi mississippi and mrs nicholas skrmetta of south america the daily herald september 16 1940  children   roko sam sekul roko sam sekul  18781947 born at bobovisce brac croatia on august 16 1878 he came to biloxi mississippi in 1902 during the boer war he was a horsetender on a british ship roko made hi slivelihood as a fisherman and in later life was the night watchman for the seacoast packing company roko s sekul expired on july 5 1947 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery on biloxi s west beach the daily herald august 14 1920 p 4 and july 7 1947 p 2  steve m sekul   steve m sekul  18801966 married elena trebotich  18841970 in harrison county mississippi in 1907 they were both croatian immigrant from bobovisce on the island of brac in the aegean sea off the dalmatian coast children  anton tony sekul  19071907  alena sekul  19082002 m peter cerinich 18941951  john m seku l 19111984 m elizabeth marjorie lamas 19171984  jacobena sekul m percy j wetzel jr and andrew gillich  vincentia  vitsie  sekul  19152002 m alonzo gabrich 18941948  josephine sekul  19181986 m william f schaaf 191986 and clare sekul  19222017 m warren h hornsby 19221996  groceryman in july 1941 steve m sekul acquired the city hall cash grocery from peter cerenich and alena sekul his spouse mr and mrs cerenich also operate a grocery on west howard avenue and seal avenue the daily herald july 10 1941 p 3  children   anton sekul   alena sekul alena sekul 19082002 was born on december 10 1908 she married peter cerenich 18941951 at biloxi mississippi on january 6 1926 children nicholas douglas cerenich 19262002 m gilda astleford wambsgans 19281976 and betty joyce lawrence jeanette cerinich 19282011 m louis e capuana sr 19252005 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 485  groceryman in late april 1940 peter cerinich 18941951 let a contract with joseph wallace to build a new store and residence on the nw c of west howard avenue and seal avenue i daniel gehr designed the structures clarence kornman moved two houses from the cerinich lot before construction commenced other contractors wefor the cerinich projects were lester frentzpainting albert manginplumbing and electrical and biloxi roof and sheet metalroofing and metal work the cerinich store was called the biloxi cash grocery and operated by alena sekul cerinich 19082002 for over fifty years the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 and the sun herald july 6 2002 p a6   in july 1941 petet cerenich and wife sold their interest in the city hall cash grocery to steve m sekul his fatherinlaw since the cerenichs had just completed a new grocery on west howard avenue and seal avenue they relinquished their central biloxi location the daily herald july 10 1941 p 3  jacobena sekul blessing of the fleet  lr alton l bellande jacobena sekul gilich andrew m gilich and marcel mickey bellande      john m sekul john m sekul   john marshall sekul  19111984 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 31 1911 to steve m sekul 18801966 and elena trebotich 18841970 both croatian immigrant from bobovisca on the island of brac in the aegean sea off the dalmatian coast children alena sekul 19091984 m peter cerinich 18951940 john m sekul 19111984 m elizabeth marjorie lamas 19171984 jacobena sekul m percy j wetzel jr and andrew gillich vincentia vitsie sekul m alonzo gabrich 181948 josephine sekul 19181986 m william schaaf and clare sekul 19222011 m warren hornsby  education john m sekul matriculated to springhill college at mobile and graduated from loyola university law school at new orleans he took the mississippi bar exam in 1935 and in april 1935 spoke to the biloxi lions club on the biloxi seafood industry a subject that he was intimately acquainted having been reared at 1627 east third street on point cadet  the daily herald april 2 1935 p 5    family on october 30 1938 john m sekul married elizabeth marjorie lamas  19171984 the daughter of rudolph lamas 18771920 a biloxi seafood merchant and kathryn 18781920 john and marjorie were the parents of judith c judy sekul  19391987 m raymond charles seymour b1931 and steve m buzzy sekul  19432009 harrison co mississippi mrb 49 p 244  demise judge sekul died in the biloxi regional medical center on january 9 1984 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi marjorie lamas sekul expired in december 1984  judith sekul seymour  19391987 died on may 2 1987 she was survived by raymond charles seymour her spouse and children julia seymour sheridan marjorie seymour ricahrd raymond c seymour jr and john f seymour stephen buzzy sekul her brother also was a survivor of mrs seymour the sun herald may 4 1987 p a4  josephine sekul josephine sekul schaaf  19181986 age 67 years died wednesday january 15 1986 at john sealy hospital in galveston texas after a brief illness josephine sekul schaaf better known affectionately as aunt jo was born march 20 1918 and reared in biloxi mississippi she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs steve m sekul she graduated from biloxi schools and soule business college in new orleans la in 1949 she and her husband bill moved to galveston and opened a seafood business fisherman s wharf she also owned and operated shrimp stuff restaurants aunt jo was a member of sacred heart church sacred heart altar society galveston restaurant association texas restaurant association national marine fisheries and wednesday night dance club she is survived by her husband william f schaaf sr six children elena jo garcia catherine bennett joseph stephen schaaf and stephen sekul schaaf all of galveston stephanie wentzel of kingwood and william f schaaf jr of dickinson six grandchildren and sisters alena cerinch jackie gilich vetsie gabrich and clare s hornsby all of biloxi she is also survived by her niece anna mae gilich of galveston and numerous nieces and nephews in biloxo a funeral mass will be at 11 am today at sacred heart church with the monsignor eugene cargill officiating burial will be at calvary cemetery a rosary was recited at 7 pm friday at sacred heart church father tim bucek officiating pallbearers will be w fred hornsby drew gilich steve wetzel lonnie gabrich louis capuano andrew gilich bo hornsby and nick cerinich funeral arrangements are under the direction of broadway funeral home memorials may be sent to st patrick s school or the american heart association the galveston daily news 18 january 1986 p 4a  wf uncle bill schaaf   william francis schaaf  19242016 affectionately known around galveston as uncle bill entered his eternal life on sunday may 22 2016 he was surrounded by his family in a circle of love and if love could have saved him he would have lived forever bill was born to joseph and katherine schaaf on june 5 1924 in sioux city iowa he graduated second in his class from trinity high school and then entered the united states merchant marine academy at kings point in new york while at the academy he met his lifelong best friend and future brotherinlaw warren hornsby bill graduated from kings point as a third assistant engineer and entered the war during world war ll he served on the ss luther martin ss noonday ss gilbert stuart and ss dominican victory he received an honorable discharge on august 15 1945 general douglas macarthur said i hold no branch in higher esteem than the merchant marine service during the war bill met his future wife josephine sekul from biloxi miss josephine s family owned seacoast packing co a shrimp cannery plant in biloxi and this was bill s introduction to the seafood business in 1949 bill and josephine opened southeast packing co in galveston texas located at pier 22 they packed and shipped shrimp across the united sates warren hornsby served as the national salesman for the company and he and bill made an incredible business team in 1968 bill and josephine opened fisherman s wharf pier 22 which catered to local patrons and tourists in 1976 in a joint venture with their daughter and soninlaw catherine and jim bennett they opened shrimp and stuff restaurant in 1980 the four of them opened another shrimp and stuff restaurant on stewart road bill and josephine s six children worked in the family business while growing up one of bill s greatest joys was providing jobs to the young people of galveston many successful business and community leaders had their first work experience with bill they all learned the value of hard work throughout the years bill became part of the fabric of galveston his wonderful smile warm personality and firered hair were the perfect combination for making lifelong friends he was a member of sacred heart catholic church and the sacred heart men s club president of the galveston jaycees served as a director for galveston chamber of commerce and was a member of the galveston restaurant association and the national fishery association in his earlier years bill was an avid golfer and he introduced his three sons to the sport he never missed his weekly poker games with some of galveston s finest bill enjoyed traveling and he and his wife took their 6 children on many wonderful vacations across the country he and josephine also loved their frequent getaway trips to las vegas bill was an amazing father to his children and involved in all of their activities while they were growing up he also loved playing with his grandchildren and great grandchildren his house was always filled with laughter and fun he worked hard but also took time to enjoy his life and his family his priorities were faith family and friends he taught his children through example and small lessons how to be a good person and live with dignity bill s life was well lived in 2002 bill married gerry bennett of galveston and they spent the next years until his death hosting family events parties with friends and traveling the world after hurricane ike in 2008 they moved to tuscan lakes in league city texas but they never lost their love of galveston and their wonderful friends on the island they attended church in galveston each sunday and could often be seen at local restaurants afterwards bill was preceded in death by his first wife josephine sekul schaaf his daughter marian lynn schaaf and his parents joseph and katherine schaaf bill is survived by his wife gerry bennett daughters elena jo petree pete catherine bennett jim stephanie marquard kevin sons william f schaaf jr joseph schaaf carolyn and stephen schaaf cynthia he is survived by his eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren his sisters ginger christopher and nancee kearney and brother michael schaaf visitation will be held on monday may 30 2016 from 57 pm with a rosary at 630 pm at sacred heart catholic church in galveston texas the funeral mass will be held on tuesday may 31 2016 at 11 am at sacred heart church with the rev tim bucek officiating internment will be at calvary catholic cemetery in galveston texas proudly serving as pallbearers are bill s six grandsons christopher garcia geoff wentzel greg wentzel stephen schaaf william schaaf and john preston schaaf the schaaf family wishes to thank his wonderful cardiologist dr ahmed s ahmed who worked tirelessly in securing him a bed in the medical center and the medical staff at memorial hermann heart and vascular institute in houston texas dr biswaijit kar and his cardiology team provided worldclass medical treatment for bill the cvicu nurses were exceptional with their care compassion and love for bill in his final days the family wants to recognize particularly his nurse destiney macauley who never left his bedside the family also wishes to thank their many friends who prayed unceasingly for bill s recovery our hearts were touched and your kindness will never be forgotten the daily news galveston texas may 26 2016  clare sekul clare beatrice sekul hornsby   clare beatrice sekul  19222017 attended biloxi high school perkinston jr college and graduated from the university of mississippi with her bachelor of law degree on may 28 1945 she was believed to have been the first native biloxi woman to become a lawyer and the 41st in the state of mississippi miss sekul went to ole miss via perkinston junior college where she graduated in may 1941 the daily herald may 28 1945 and may 30 1945 p 7 clare married warren haywood hornsby 19221996 a native of  legal legend the harrison county bar association named clare sekul hornsby a coast legal legend in april 2013 the association planned to make a 1000 donation in mrs hornsby s name to the mississippi volunteer lawyers project which provides pro bono services to clients the sun herald april 20 2013 p a4  jacobina sekul jacobina sekul  18811956 married marko beaorvich 18831966 children henrietta beaorvich 19111999 married cvitanovich bellew and charles e savage 19031977 see beaorvich family  catherine sekul catherine sekul  18911970 was born march 5 1891 in harrison county mississippi on february 1 1913 she married alexsandro pitalo  18871960 children  dr stephen s pitalo  19142004 m marjorie harris 1917  magdalena pitalo  19151916 and tony pitalo  19171917  peter pitalo  19191982  alex mike lou pitalo  and mark pitalo  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 224  peter sekul   peter c sekul  18921971 was born october 23 1892 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia he married mara margaret trebotich 19071996 who was also born at bobovisce their nuptial vows were exchanged in harrison county mississippi on june 29 1925 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 118 mara trebotich came to america aboard the aquitania landing at nyc in december 1923 when she applied for naturalization in february 1954 mara stated that she was born on july 18 1904 at bobovisce and that peter sekul was born august 18 1893 also at bobovisce and had come to america in january 1921 and had been naturalized in june 1928 mrs sekul took her oath of allegiance to the united states in february 1954 petition of naturalization no 1343district courtbiloxi mississippi1954 mr sekul was president of the sea coast packing company and a denizen of biloxi for fifty years he and mara lived at 1627 east 3rd street on point cadet peter was a member of st michael s catholic church and the slavonian benevolent society peter c sekul was survived by his widow margaret trebotich sekul three sons anthony tony sekul 19261987 and louis sekul 19321996 m mary ann rollins both of biloxi and ronald sekul b 1945 of jackson mississippi two daughters helen sekul b 1929 m leo paul gutierrez jr 19272002 of biloxi and olivia sekul b 1940 m mr robbins and mr rukavina of denver colorado four sisters vincentia sekul 18841974 m joseph keresich d 1906 and sam marinovich 18811956 and ursula sekul 19001975 m louis pitalo 18911959 both of biloxi sister mary olivia of the convent of spilt croatia and mrs mary sekul cerenich of australia mr sekul expired in the howard memorial hospital at biloxi mississippi on october 1971 his funeral was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home a requiem mass was held at st michael s catholic church before her corporal remains she was placed in the mausoleum ii at southern memorial park cemetery  marica sekul marica sekul  18881948 was born in brac and came to america in 1902 circa 1907 she married palmiro gligo the widower of vincenza skrmetta d 1905 as early as 1910 they were living in sacramento california where george gligo 19111984 was born  steve c sekul steve c sekul 18811970 was born at brac croatia on november 23 1881 he married lucia trebotich  18871918 on july 29 1907 at nbvm catholic church and yerka barisich   18871977 on june 12 1921 children  anton sekul  19081908  marguerite sekul  19091987 m meco filipich 19021957  mike sekul  19111988 m frances mihojevich 19132002  george sekul  19131986 m agnes a semski 19191999  lucy seku l 19162004 m samuel joseph mavar 19121993  mary lou sekul m worth and dr   wallace steve sekul  19221994 m elizabeth montgomery 19252012  mike sekul mike sekul  19111988 was born at biloxi mississippi on may 13 1911 on june 7 1936    mike sekul married  frances mihojevich   19132002 the daughter of steve mihojevich and frances martinich their children were  s george sekul  b 1938 m diane poulos b 1942  sherman   michael rock sekul   b 1941 m rose ann girouard and louann deniro  geraldine chee frances sekul  m james leroy garringer and  michael joseph se kul 19562011 m lola kae windom  george sekul  george sekul  19131986 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 22 1913 he married agnes a semski 19191999 the daughter of peter semski 18891981 and augustine cruso semski 18941974 in harrison county mississippi on july 31 1940 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 51 p 242 george sekul was survived by his spouse four sons george giggles sekul and thomas j sekul both of ocean springs morris sekul and stephen maroono g sekul 19552013 both of biloxi two daughters carolyn catty mooney of vancouver washington and bettye dennery of philadelphia  maria sekul maria sekul  living in march 1985 in hamilton hill western australia  was born at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia and married thomas cerinich in brac  they were the parents of  anton   tony cerinich  19281985 m june  mary cerinich mosley and ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia  children   anton cerinich anton    tony cerinich   19281985 was born at bobovisce brac and immigrated to australia with his family tony passed at sydney australia on march 19 1985 tony made his livelihood as assistant director of custofdial services nw division new south wales australia he was survived by his mother mrs maria sekul cerinich  the widow of thomas cerinich of hamilton hill western australia  june cerinich  his widow of sydney australia daughter carolyn cerinich chinn m peter chinn of canberra australia son  rodney cerinich of kiama australia and two sisters  mary cerinich mosley  and  ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia  references  the biloxi daily herald   city news   july 2 1907 the daily herald   judge elmer s court   august 15 1910  the daily herald   mrs lucy sekul dead   november 1918 the daily herald   aliens busy perfecting naturalization papers   april 21 1920 the daily herald   roco    sic   sekul files papers for citizenship   july 31 1920 the daily herald   getting out from under alien enemy class   august 14 1920 the daily herald   waiting for bride from dalmatia   june 19 1920 the daily herald   marriage licenses   january 24 1921 the daily herald   john sekul speaker before lions club   april 2 1935 the daily herald    announce marriage   february 3 1936 p 5 the daily herald   slavonian boy comes from dalmatia to biloxi   january 30 1937 the daily herald   anthony sekul dies   september 16 1940 the daily herald   grocery changes   july 10 1941 the daily herald   miss clare seoul receives law degree   may 28 1945 the daily herald   miss clare sekul and john sekul   may 30 1945 the daily herald   rs  roko sam  sekul dies   july 7 1947 the daily herald   mrs p gligo dies   february 6 1948 the daily herald   gligo funeral   february 7 1948  the daily herald   sekulmontgomery   july 8 1948 the daily herald   louis e wentzel sic funeral sunday afternoon   october 31 1953 the daily herald   steve m sekul   july 18 1966 the daily herald   elena t sekul   december 3 1970 the daily herald   catherine sekul pitalo   december 3 1970 the daily herald   peter c sekul   october 20 1971 p 2 the daily herald   yerka b sekul   march 13 1977 the daily herald    charles edward savage   december 11 1977 p a2 the daily herald   attorney and former city judge sekul dies in medical center at age of 72   january 10 1984 the daily herald   marjorie sekul   december 1984 the daily herald   tony cerinich  sydney australia     march 22 1985 the jackson county times   john bellew dies  march 17 1945 the ocean springs news   mrs jacobina veaorvich sic   november 8 1956 the ocean springs record    friends toast henrietta s 40th   february 24 1983 p 1 the ocean springs record   50th   february 25 1993  the ocean springs record   henrietta s legacy carries on at new diner   august 17 1985 the sun herald the sun herald   judy s seymour   may 4 1987 the sun herald   eleanor beaorvich grove   november 23 1994 the sun herald    mrs margaret trebotich sekul   february 3 1996 p c2 the sun herald   agnes a sekul   april 5 1999 p a9 the sun herald   henrietta savage   december 8 1999 the sun herald   henrietta s passing ends a quieter era   december 8 1999 the sun herald   frances sekul   june 13 2002 the sun herald   alena sekul cerinich   july 6 2002 p a6 the sun herald   dr stephen s pitalo   december 26 2004 p a6 the sun herald   stephen m sekul    september 13 2009 the sun herald   michael joseph sekul   march 20 2011 p a13 the sun herald   longtime attorney  clare sekul  hornsby in the hot seat for benefit roast   ocotber 9 2011 p a9 the sun herald   hornsby honored as legal legend on coast   april 20 2013 p a4 the sun herald   stephen g sekul   october 6 2013 p a  skrmetta skrmettistarmeta    john skrmetta circa 1880 in croatia  john skrmetta  18521929 married perina marinovich  18541937 they were the parents of eight children of which seven were living in 1910 known children  lawrence lorenc skrmetta  18821972 m jacobina sekul 18851975  peter martin skrmetta  18851963 m frances pitalo 18951922 and louvina saput 19051964  johanna molitva skrmetta  18861980 m stephen rodolfich 18871971  caterina katie skrmetta  18871974 m mr perkov  john skrmetta  18901918  nickola skrmetta  18931969 m jerolima 18951917 and manuela gonzales  paul mate skrmetta  1896 m and helena deoma skrmetta  18981978 m peter joseph babich 189719491910 harrison co mississippi federal census t624 p ed in 1910 john and perina m skrmetta were domiciled on 2nd street and pass christian harrison county mississippi he worked as an oysterman perina worked in a cannery and peter was captain of an oyster boat  children   lawrence c skrmetta  lawrence lorenc c skrmetta 18821972 was born march 12 1882 at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia he came to america on december 20 1895 landing in new york city married jacobina sekul 18851975 she was born march 5 1885 in brac croatia children  mark s skrmetta  19112011 m marguerit skrmetta 19121974  margaret maudie skrmetta  19132007 m paul john chilly coon halat 19091977  katherine t skrmetta  19181978 m frank r rysavy 19141971 and lawrence m ham skrmetta  19201999 m antonio rosetti 19161975 and ethel marie landry foret 19262006 former spouse of camille foret  captain peter m skrmetta   captain peter martin skrmetta  18851963 was born august 31 1885 in croatia and came to america in 1903 he married francis pitalo  18951922 a 1907 croatian immigrant they were the parents of three children   perina pat skrmetta  19162003 m merrill j bills and clarence a douglas mandelena skrmetta b 1918 and vincentia skrmetta 19221922 before 1920 peter martin skrmetta and frances pitalo lived at 1530 east howard avenue on the corner of pine street on point cadet he made his livelihood as the captain of fishing schooner in august 1922 while shrimping aboard the louis goldman in the lake borgne area of southeast louisiana captain skrmetta was summoned to biloxi a seaplane had been sent to locate him at sea to notify him that frances p skrmetta 18951922 his wife and infant daughter vincenzia skrmetta 19221922 had been electrocuted and killed by a 2300 volt electric wire that was laying in their front yard their untimely deaths occurred on august 17th the corporal remians of mrs skrmetta and her baby were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald august 18 1922 p 3 and august 19 1922 p 3 in january 1925 captain peter m skrmetta married  louvinia saput  19051964 after the demise of frances pitalo their children were  mary skrmetta  19252011  c atherine j skrmetta  19281984 m charles f schwark 19232010  peter m skrmetta jr  b 1930 m jacqueline e wentzell  noel james jimmie skrmetta  19362004 m bobbie jean maumus b 1935  mandeline manda g skrmetta  19202013 m lewis voorhis hooks langlinais 19162007  genevieve skrmetta  19392015 m francis wayne creel and  dorothy skrmetta   b 19421930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 19b ed 2 and the daily herald august 22 1964 p 2  children   genevieve skrmetta genevieve skrmetta creel  19392015 was born may 27 1939 to peter martin skrmetta and louvininia saput she passed away sunday november 29 2015 she was born in biloxi and proud of her croatian heritage she loved people and generously gave her time to church and shutins she was preceded in death by her parents sisters manda langlinais parina bills mary skrmetta and catherine scwark brother jimmie skrmetta daughter sarah ann and a granddaughter kara ann genevieve is survived by her husband francis wayne creel daughters mary martha will rogers adonna currie mary frances joel newbaker son wayne junior creel sister dorothy skrmetta and brother peter jacqueline skrmetta grandchildren nathan brittany newbaker kacee currie kristi currie brandon madisyn newbaker kathryn newbaker kyle currie and noah rogers greatgrandchildren hunter newbaker and paitlyn newbaker niec