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(70, 'en', 'node_search', ' caillavet family caillavet family ray fri 4232010 1005  mayor raymond caillavet raymond caillavet 18381898 called medeaux was born at biloxi in 1838 he was the eldest son of francois caillavet 18151883 a carpenter and euranie fayard 18181895 raymond caillavet was the grandson of louis arbeau caillavet 17931860 a native of the opelousas post louisiana and marguerite fayard 17871863 of biloxi louis a caillavet was baptized on march 31 1793 with louis carriere and marie despaux standing as his godparents la caillavet s father symphroen caillavet 17461806 was born at bordeaux france his mother was marie rose carriere 1766c 1855 a native of new orleans the caillavet family at biloxi was well respected louis a caillavet the progenitor of the family here had arrived in 1809 from opelousas louisiana his mother rose carriere and brother adolph caillavet c 18031842 joined him at biloxi later la caillavet 17931860 married marguerite fayard 17871863 circa 1811 she was the daughter of jean baptist fayard jr 17521816 and angelique ladner 17531830 these families are among the oldest at biloxi la caillavet was fluent in the french and english languages and acted as an agentinterpreter and representative to wealthy creole families from new orleans as well as his neighbors in land and legal matters he was often called as a witness in probate chancery court matters and his depositions in several court cases reveal something about his life from nap cassibry s excellent two volume series  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  the following has been extracted concerning la caillavet 1 was in biloxi in 1809 and no later than 1812 2 sometimes he was the only one in biloxi who could write 3 served as an interpreter and notary in legal matters 4 he was blind by 1848 la caillavet acquired much land on the mississippi coast in february 1837 he received a us government land patent on 7185 acres at jackson county mississippi described as lot 1 of section 32 t7sr8w it comprised the ne 4 and se 4 of the ne 4 of that section this land is located on the beach front at east ocean springs west of halstead road louis a caillavet was elected treasurer of the harrison county board of police board of supervisors for the term 18411843 jxco ms land deed bk 96 pp 325326 as a young man raymond caillavet took the call of the confederate cause and joined company e biloxi rifles 3rd mississippi infantry csa he served as a private the biloxi rifles were mustered into state service on may 21 1861 at jackson and confederate service at shieldsboro bay st louis on october 5 1861 they were originally expected to be sent to virginia but governor pettus thought they would be better utilized as a home guard protecting the mississippi coast from union excursions young caillavet must have left the coast during the civil war for new orleans here he met and married celina joucheray 18411903 circa 1864 their first two children were born at new orleans they returned to biloxi for birth of their third child in 1869  celina joucheray young caillavet must have left the coast during the civil war for new orleans here he met and married  celina joucheray  18411903 circa 1864 celina joucheray was born at new orleans on november 24 1841 her father was  pierre joucheray  18091842 and mother  louise denis   ca 1812ca 1849 pierre joucheray was born at chare sur argos canton conde department of maine and loire on march 16 1809 while louise denis was a native of sable department of sarthe the joucherays were married at paris france circa 1836  joucheray celina be it remembered that on the day to wit the fourteenth of november of our lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and the sixty seventh of the independence of the united states before me alfred e farstall duly commissioned and sworn recorder of births and deaths in and for the parish and city personally appeared mrs louise denis widow of the late mr pierre joucheray a native of sable department of the sarth in france about thirty years of age and residing on royale street no 358 in the first municipality of new orleans who in the presence of undersigned witnesses doth declare that she bore a female child celina joucheray the legitimate child of the late mr pierre joucheray born at chare sur argoz canton conde born at chare sur argos canton conde department of maine and loire in france on the sixteenth of march eighteen hundred and nine and since about six years ago married at paris in france in illegible department the child was born on the twenty fourth of november eighteen and forty one at half past eleven o clock am in a house on louise street between marigny and mandeville streets in the first municipality of this city  louisiana department of archives baton rouge louisiana birth records volume 7 p 189    joucheray pierre be it remembered that on the day to wit the fourteenth of november of our lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and the sixty seventh of the independence of the united states before me alfred e farstall duly commissioned and sworn recorder of births and deaths in and for the parish and city personally appeared mrs louise denis widow of the late mr pierre joucheray a native of sable department of the sarthe in france about thirty years of age and residing on royale street no 358 in the first municipality of new orleans who in the presence of undersigned witnesses doth declare that her lawful husband mr pierre joucheray born at chare sur argos canton conde department of maine and loire in france on the sixteenth of march eighteen hundred and nine and since about six years ago married at paris in france departed this life on the twenty first of may last past at ten o clock pm by falling accidentally into the blind river parish of st tammany in the state of louisiana  louisiana department of archives baton rouge louisiana   death records volume 9 p 383   after pierre joucheray s death in may 1841 madame joucheray and celina disappear until the orleans parish federal census of 1850 at this time celina is living in the household of marcelin effort 18281850 a louisiana born pilot in the first ward of new orleans it appears that her mother remarried or died before 1850  coming home raymond caillavet and celina s first two children were born at new orleans they had returned to biloxi for birth of their third child in 1869 on february 26 1869 raymond caillavet bought a lot fronting on north street at biloxi from his father it was described in the land deed records as having a front of eightyfive feet on north street and being twohundred feet deep it was bounded on the north by north street east by mrs lefaure south by lands of cook and west by a street or road cuevas street 2 he paid 200 for the land here raymond caillavet reared his family and made his livelihood as a carpenter in june 1869 young raymond caillavet for 100 acquired another lot from his father it had a width of sixtyfive feet and was onehundred twenty five feet in depth the lot was bounded on the north by john latour caillavet east by charles t couave cuevas south by a street and west by an alley 3 caillavet conveyed this property to phillip lestrade 18321912 on january 5 1876 as partial repayment for a debt owed lestrade in a partnership that they had once participated 4  public service raymond caillavet also had a career in public service in harrison county and as a city official at biloxi he served as justice of the peace district 1 18731875 corner and ranger 18751877 mayor of biloxi 18771882 corner and ranger 18891891 and city councilman 18941895 in the january 1879 mayoral election caillavet defeated jr harkness receiving 151 of the 200 votes cast in october 1883 while serving as street commissioner of biloxi raymond caillavet was lauded in  the pascagoula democratstar  for his expertise in opening the beach road from porter avenue to a point near the biloxi city cemetery to connect with the shoreline thoroughfare from mississippi city mr caillavet removed trees and stumps but when completed the road had the appearance of a   long avenue shaded on both sides   it was said of commissioner caillavet that   the city fathers could not have appointed a more efficient man for commissioner that the present incumbent    the pascagoula democratstar october 5 1883 p 3   raymond caillavet was elected as secretary of the city of biloxi in january 1885 he defeated thomas d bachino 147 votes to 72 votes  the pascagoula democratstar january 9 1885 p 2   mr caillavet lost to john walker in the biloxi mayoral election of 1888  the biloxi herald march 1888    construction raymond caillavet built a large storage house for the biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company  the biloxi herald february 18 1888 p 8   on february 26 1869 raymond caillavet bought a lot fronting on north street at biloxi from his father it was described in the land deed records as having a front of eightyfive feet on north street and being twohundred feet deep it was bounded on the north by north street east by mrs lefaure south by lands of cook and west by a street or road cuevas street he paid 200 for the land here raymond caillavet reared his family and made his livelihood as a carpenter in june 1869 young raymond caillavet for 100 acquired another lot from his father it had a width of sixtyfive feet and was onehundred twenty five feet in depth the lot was bounded on the north by john latour caillavet east by charles t couave cuevas south by a street and west by an alley 3 caillavet conveyed this property to phillip lestrade 18321912 on january 5 1876 as partial repayment for a debt owed lestrade in a partnership that they had once partcipated 4 raymond caillavet also had a career in public service in harrison county and as a city official at biloxi he served as justice of the peace district 1 18731875 corner and ranger 18751877 mayor of biloxi 18771882 corner and ranger 18891891 and city councilman 18941895 in the january 1879 mayoral election caillavet defeated jr harkness receiving 151 of the 200 votes cast raymond and celina j caillavet reared their family at new orleans and biloxi their children were marie blanche caillavet 18651940 john caillavet b circa 1867pre 1870 aristide bertrand caillavet 18681898 emma rose c murray c 18691955 alice c bellande 18721955 edward caillavet 18741923 clarissa rita caillavet 18771885 william caillavet 18791940 lillian c holley 18831967 and louise c morgan 18811965 raymond caillavet expired on february 16 1898 mrs caillavet died on march 15 1903 both are buried at the old biloxi cemetery  children marie blanche caillavet  18651940 born december 12 1865 at new orleans she moved from biloxi to new orleans circa 1915 where she resided at 830 governor nicholls in the vieux carre blanche never married she kept house for her sister emma before she married william p murray miss caillavet died april 19 1940 at new orleans mrs calvin strayham and alice bellande her sister were with her when she died blanche caillavet s remains were interred at the biloxi cemetery  john caillave tborn circa march 1867 at new orleans probably died before 1880 this may be the same person as aristide caillavet no further information  aristide bertrand caillavet  18681898 born february 10 1868 at new orleans aristide caillavet married ellen gannon on june 17 1890 at biloxi bvm she was the daughter of patrick gannon and anna pennel their children were celina b 1890 arthur aristide 18931893 mary winnie mon 18951977 edward aristide 18981963 aristide caillavet died on january 19 1898 he was buried at the biloxi cemetery  emma rose caillavet murray  18691955born 1869 at biloxi emma caillavet married william p murray 18681895 on may 19 1891 at new orleans their children were edgar murray 18911922 m comelle giglia and robert murray 18931986 m antonia mary lascola emma c murray s corporal remains are buried at st vincent de paul cemetery no 1 in new orleans  alice louise caillavet bellande  18721955 born october 7 1872 at biloxi she married peter bellande 18711933 on august 19 1894 at bvm peter bellande made his livelihood as a bartender and a policeman they resided at 837 lameuse street children roy p bellande 18951964 m thelma giaruso faye b davidson 18981974 m harold davidon aristide c bellande 19011976 m mildred lott elliott a bellande 19041977 m ernestine balius ruth b ragusin 19061993 m albert j ragusin marcel j bellande 19091982 m kate fickes alton l bellande 19121970 m hazel m bonnette 19122002 alice c bellande died on july 10 1955 buried at biloxi cemetery  edward caillavet  18741923 born december 1874 at biloxi edward caillavet relocated to new orleans circa 1896 he was familiarly known as nig caillavet edward caillavet died november 15 1923 at jackson louisiana after a long illness  clarissa rita caillavet  18771885 born april 22 1877 died april 10 1885 no further information  william fernand caillavet  18791940 born january 14 1879 at biloxi he married eulalie rita louge 18871941 on march 19 1910 wf grits caillavet made his livelihood as a carpenter the family resided at 701 west howard avenue at the time of his demise on february 27 1940 rita louge caillavet was the daughter of michael j louge and mary fayard of biloxi she was born on july 17 1887 at biloxi and died there on june 21 1941 their children were william 19111912 irma lucille 19121994 and an unnamed son 19141914 lucille caillavet their only surviving child never married and lived on thomas street most of her life she was close to arnice sanders wagner of mobile the daughter of her aunt mrs tj eugenie louge cox all members of this family are buried at the old biloxi cemetery  louise clemence caillavet morgan  18811965 born february 3 1881 at biloxi as a young woman she worked as a salesgirl in the julius cahn establishment louise married alvah clark morgan 18811979 who she met while he worked in biloxi as the cashier at the l n freight depot their nuptial vows were taken on august 28 1911 at new orleans al morgan was born at trilla near matoon in south central illinois after leaving biloxi in 1911 the morgans resided at memphis forth worth and wichita falls texas before settling at denver colorado in 1917 mr morgan worked for the colorado fuel iron company until 1931 their only child trilla morgan reilly 19132004 was born at fort worth texas on april 25 1913 she was named for trilla illinois the birthplace of her father louise c morgan died november 6 1965 at denver colorado  mary liliana caillavet holley  18831967 born july 19 1883 at biloxi she was known as lillian lillian caillavet married anson holley 18821967 at biloxi on january 29 1907 they resided at 139 magnolia street the holley children were anson holley jr 19081975 lillian h maumus 19101981 lionel holley 19101993 pat h daley 19131986 and raymond holley 19201940 anson holley built biloxi schooners for us lel desporte and the cb foster packing company  references   1 harrison county land deed book 10 p 614 2 book 11 p 522523 3 book 15 p 2425 nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume i mississippi coast history and genealogical society biloxi mississippi1986 p 48 nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume ii mississippi coast history and genealogical society biloxi mississppi1986 p 24 p 50 and pp 118119  the ladner odyssey  mississippi historical and genealogical society biloxi mississippi1988 gladys de villier  the opelousas post  polyanthos inc cottonport louisiana1972 p 25 grady howell  to live and die in dixie  chickasaw bayou press jackson mississippi1991 pp 3033 and p 566 jerome lepre  the caillavet family  mississippi coast history and genealogical society biloxi mississippi1984 p 30 p 66 and p 76 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  diocese of biloxi mississippi biloxi mississippi1991 pp 4548 harrison county mississippi register of commissions pp 22 26 28 37 and 51 harrison county chancery court cause no p2781b estate of irma louise caillavet august 26 1994  journals the biloxi herald    william murrayemma caillavet   may 19 1891 p 4 see also july 18 1891 p 4 the biloxi herald    uranie cailavet   december 28 1895 p 8 c 2 the biloxi herald     aristide b caillavet   january 22 1898 p 8 c 1 the biloxi herald    captain raymond caillavet   february 19 1898 p 5 c 4 the biloxi herald    zeline caillavet   march 16 1903 p 6 c 2 the daily herald    holleycaillavet   january 29 1907 the daily herald    lougecaillavet   march 21 1910 p 8 c 2 the daily herald    moran  sic  caillavet   august 30 1911 p 8 the daily herald    edward caillavet dead   november 16 1923 p 3 c 3 the daily herald    blanche caillavet dies   april 20 1940 p 7 c 2 the daily herald    mrs wm caillavet dies   june 23 1941 the pascagoula democratstar    elections at biloxi   january 10 1879 p 3 c 2 the sun herald    lionel j holley sr   february 23 1993 p 2 us censusharrison county mississippi 1850 1860 1870 1880 and 1900  personal communication  hazel m bellandeseptember 1995 fern davidson dubaz o nealseptember 1995 laura thompson creelseptember 1995 trilla morgan reillyseptember 1995 thelma g bellandeoctober 1995 966 views  ', 0),
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(72, 'en', 'node_search', ' william woodward 1859 1939  william woodward 1859 1939 ray fri 4232010 1014 william woodward 18591939  william woodward  self portrait   painted the town  ocean springs  in 1891     published june 16 1994 in  the ocean springs record  revised july 19 2004 william woodward 18591939 was a native of seekonk massachusetts having been born there on may 1 1859 he was a multitalented man and was known in the art and academic world as an art teacher painter etcher preservationist potter and architect woodward has been called the   father of art in new orleans    the daily herald  november 17 1939 p 1   after attending the 1876 centennial exposition at philadelphia william woodward became interested in art he studied at the rhode island school of design 18771883 the massachusetts normal art school 18831886 and by correspondence with the academie julian of paris 18851886  new orleans in 1884 william woodward moved to new orleans here he taught art as an associate professor at the new tulane college and high school professor woodward retired as  professor emeritus of the newcomb college of art   in 1921 he relocated to biloxi mississippi in 1924 after a laudable career in the crescent city in june 1886 william woodward had married louise amelia giesen 18621937 a native of kenner louisiana they were the parents of alma louise woodward 18871939 married william bainbridge logan eleanor woodward 18891939 married clarence blosser and george c moseley william giesen woodward 18921939 and carl ellsworth woodward 18941972 married mollie holland 18941967 the woodwards celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their biloxi home in oak park  the daily herald july 10 1936 p 7   among his many accomplishments william woodward helped organize the newcomb college founded the new orleans art pottery where he hired joseph fortune meyer 18481931 and george e ohr jr 18571918 assisted in the design of the early building on the tulane university campus protested the destruction of the cabildo founded the tulane school of architecture and was associated with the vieux carre commission s efforts to preserve the areas historical architecture  ocean springs william woodward and his spouse louise amelia giesen 18621937 a native of kenner louisiana spent the summer of 1891 at ocean springs mississippi here they drew and painted the local scenery after completing their artistic endeavors under the oaks of this quaint village on the bay of biloxi a large exhibit titled   views of ocean springs    was presented by the artists at the knights of pythias hall on washington avenue  the pascagoula democratstar  of october 10 1891 related   these works of art cover the four walls of the building   the pascagoula democratstar october 10 1891 p 3   the knights of pythias hall was situated on the west side of washington avenue approximately where the law office of hayden s dent esquire now rests at 623 washington avenue the twostory woodframed structure had an area of 3600 squarefeet 30 feet by 60 feet  the ocean springs signal  and  the ocean springs leader  two local journals published in 18921893 by cw crozier and fl drinkwater occupied the first floor while the pythians met upstairs sanborn map1893 and ellison 1991 p 26  washington avenueocean springs mississippi  view south from desoto avenue in 1891  the art of the original 1891 woodward exhibit at ocean springs only two pieces are known to exist here today one is a small watercolor which i facetiously call three little pigs on washington avenue hangs permanently at the walter anderson museum of art wama in ocean springs mississippi it was a gift from dr ronald j french of new orleans the other woodward work is probably a charcoal sketch on watercolor paper titled southern moonlightocean springs it is in a local private collection with a pastel figure study done at his biloxi studio  benachi avenue in 1921 william woodward fell from a scaffold while painting a mural in the united fruit company building at new orleans he damaged his spine confining him to a wheelchair for the remainder of his natural life after an automobile tour of new england in 1923 the woodwards retired to biloxi they settled initially at 123 benachi avenue building a studio home the lot in biloxi on benachi avenue was acquired in may 1922 by mrs louise g woodward from me dalton the consideration was 850 situated on the east side of benachi avenue the woodward lot had fiftyfeet on the street and was one hundred thirtysix feet deep harrison county ms land deed bk 134 p 289  oak park in april 1927 william woodward bought lot 50 in the oak park subdivision he acquired lot 51 in october 1931 the cost of this real estate was 2500 here in december 1927 the woodwards contracted with manuel wetzel for 6000 to construct a one and onehalf story english style cottage studio and gallery this edifice was located on kensington drive near the back bay of biloxi and present day keesler afb the woodward cottage was built of california redwood which had been milled at wiggins mississippi it was roofed with creodipped shingles harrison county ms land deed bk 175 p 54 bk 192 p 464 and  the daily herald december 1 1927 p 2 and february 15 1928 p 2   accomplishments despite his physical handicap william woodward was active in the arts during his retirement years on the mississippi gulf coast when it became difficult for him to paint he reverted to dry point etching and invented fiberloid a simplified etching process in 1927 william woodward organized and presided over the g ulf coast art association in september 1930 professor woodward was named to who s who in america he was the first mississipp artist to be honored and the second biloxi resident dr sharp former president of tulane university had been named earlier the daily herald september 24 1930 p 2 in december 1934 william woodward had an exhibit in the newcomb art school gallery at new orleans among his fifty dry point etchings were nine images representing mississippi gulf coast venues solari s fish wharf our studiobiloxi balloon jib finishbiloxi schooner racing at beacon spearing flounder party the ice manbiloxi joe meyer and george ohr potters solari s oyster wharf and sicilian lugger campbiloxi 1890  the daily herald january 2 1935 p 5   in 1937 william woodward presented a large painting of the now renown newcomb potters of biloxi origins joseph fortune meyer 18481931 and george e ohr jr 18571918 to the biloxi public library today this magnificent treasure is on loan to the ohro keefe museum located at 136 george e ohr boulevard in biloxi in 1938 mr woodward published  french quarter etchings  to promote preservation efforts in the vieux carre section of the crescent city these prints based on his earlier rafaeli oil crayon french quarter paintings were accomplished at his biloxi studio  demise following a brief illness at biloxi where he was confined to the biloxi hospital for four days and cared for by his son and grandson carl e woodward and woodward b logan william woodward was brought on november 9 1937 to the southern baptist hospital at new orleans he died here on november 17 1939 mr woodward was survived by his four children william giesen woodward of syracuse new york carl elsworth woodward of new orleans alma woodward logan of new orleans and eleanor woodward moseley of atlanta mrs woodward preceded her husband in death having passed on october 29 1937 their corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald november 6 1939 p 8 november 17 1939 p 1 october 31 1937 and november 1 1937 p 8   the artworks of william woodward are prized by today s collectors amazingly at the time of his demise his pictures pottery prints etchings portraits and additional personal property was valued at only 2000 the total value of his estate was 7746 of which his biloxi real estate comprised about 40     harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850 december 1939  portrait of george e ohr jr  original in the ohro keefe museum of art at biloxi mississippi references  books regina hines ellison    ocean springs 1892  2 nd edition lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1991  early views of the vieux carre guide book to the french quarter isaac delgado museum new orleans louisiana1965  history of art in mississippi  dixie press gulfport mississippi1929  mississippi gulf coast yesterday and today 16991939   federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport mississippi1939  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1976  collections historic new orleans collection  william woodward   chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850   the estate of william woodward    december 1939   journals the daily herald   picture of biloxian   george e ohr and joseph fortune meyer  in collection at delgado museum in new orleans   march 26 1912 the daily herald   professor woodward again home   april 21 1927 the daily herald   artist commences oak park structure   december 1 1927 the daily herald   woodward home   february 15 1928 the daily herald   woodward in who s who   september 24 1930 the daily herald   prof woodward resigns   january 10 1933 the daily herald     september 26 1933 the daily herald   woodward completes 50 years at newcomb   january 2 1935 the daily herald  professor woodward presents portraits of deans of tulane   june 10 1935 the daily herald   celebrate 50th wedding anniversary   july 10 1936 the daily herald   mrs william woodward dies at oak park   october 31 1937 the daily herald   mrs woodward buried  november 1 1937  the daily herald    oath taken by mrs woodward  december 30 1938 the daily herald   prof woodward ill   november 6 1939 the daily herald   prof woodward dies in orleans   november 17 1939 the daily herald   dr woodward buried in memorial park   november 18 1939 the daily herald   know your coast   the almost forgotten woodward studio   september 26 1956 the mississippi press   portraits hold memories of loving friendship   august 28 1994 p 7b the ocean springs record   half century ago   july 24 1969 the ocean springs record   william woodward painted the town in 1891   june 16 1994 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   october 10 1891 the times picayune   old vieux carre presented in whitney bank art exhibit   september 29 1979 maps sanborn map company ny   ocean springs mississippi  sheet 11893  personal communication  dr ronald j french new orleans louisiana may 1993 dr james w nelson gonzales louisiana may 1993 murella powell biloxi mississippi february 1994   coasting the retirement years of william and louise g woodward at biloxi mississippi 19231939  by ray l bellande william woodward painting of a biloxi house 19th century sojourns the mississippi gulf coast had seduced william woodward 18591939 and louise amelia giesen 18621937 his spouse as an artistic and holiday destination as early as 1891 they spent the summer of 1891 at ocean springs mississippi here the woodwards drew and painted the local scenery a native son of seekonk massachusetts william was enraptured by the warmth and tropical beauty of the landscape with its live oaks and brilliant blooms of azalea by the gulf with its colorful assortment of sailing fishing and shrimp boats and the local sights such as the episcopal church in pass christian to popp s ferry in back bay louise on the other hand focused on drawing precise botanical illustrations of the exotic sea life both in watercolor and oil after completing their artistic endeavors under the oaks of this quaint village on the bay of biloxi a large exhibit titled   views of ocean springs    was presented by the artists at the knights of pythias hall on washington avenue  the pascagoula democratstar  of october 10 1891 related   these works of art cover the four walls of the building   the pascagoula democratstar october 10 1891 p 3   an attestation that the woodwards were enamored with the mississippi seashore as a respite from his academic duties occurred in early august 1892 when william geisen woodward 18921939 their first son was born at waveland hancock county mississippi wwi draft registration orleans parish louisiana r 1684928 db 13 three more children were to follow another son and two daughters and it was said that william henceforth preferred his wife to devote her talents to being a wife and mother rather than an artist the woodward family returned to ocean springs in the summer of 1895 they were guests of benjamin f parkinson jr 18591930 a businessman from new orleans who maintained a summer home on biloxi bay in the lovers lane neighborhood mr parkinson raised award winning poultry at his ocean springs estate  the pascagoula democratstar august 23 1895 p 3    biloxi it was at biloxi harrison county mississippi that the william woodward family would spend much of their vacation time especially summers nouveau biloxi or biloxi was the french colonial outpost from which new orleans was founded in 1718 by jeanbaptise le moyne sieur de bienville 16801768 a canadian soldier in the employ of france slowly in the 1840s biloxi began to develop as one of the six sisters a designation for the small resort towns situated on the mississippi sound referred to as the lake between bay st louis and pascagoula as a summer spa serviced by steam packets operating from milneburg on lake pontchartrain biloxi catered to the affluent primarily from the crescent city here waterfront hotels inns and ancillary services grew to accommodate the fortunate who could flee the intense heat and scourge of yellow fever which was pervasive at new orleans from summer into fall the appellation queen city was given biloxi in the late 19 th century sullivan 1985 p 17 and p 41 by 1900 biloxi had become one of the leading seafood packing towns in america here water front canneries using indigenous and seasonal bohemian labor from baltimore processed oysters shrimp fruits and vegetables the new orleans mobile chattanooga railroad the precursor to the l n railroad had begun to serve the region in the fall of 1870 as the population grew biloxi attracted professionals and retirees from other areas and eventually a small art community developed here before 1920 william and louise g woodward retired to biloxi in 1923 and were residents until their deaths in the late 1930s during this time they saw the rapid growth and development of the tourist industry on the mississippi gulf coast large masonry hotels replaced the smaller pre1920 woodframed structures at biloxi the buena vista hotel tivoli hotel edgewater hotel and biloxi hotel rose along the sylvan shores of the mississippi sound there were also several golf links between gulfport and ocean springs to accommodate those enamored with this rapidly developing sport  meyer and ohr in addition to his proficiency in drawing and painting william woodward had been trained in the american arts and crafts tradition first at the rhode island school of design and then at the boston normal school with ceramics as a personal favorite prior to his tenure at newcomb college tulane university william started a pottery enterprise connected with the tulane decorative art league in new orleans in 1885 following upon the success 1884 cotton centennial coincidentally william woodward found help for his fledgling pottery on baronne street the new orleans art pottery from two local biloxi boys joseph f meyer 18481931 and george e ohr 18571918 joseph f meyer would later become the potter for the newcomb pottery and be associated with william woodward at new orleans for many years until he retired in 1927 to biloxi with a heart condition and failing eye sight a very large oil canvas of ohr and meyer throwing pots in new orleans was completed by professor woodward in 1890 it was exhibited at the world s columbian exposition of 1893 at chicago and in 1912 at the delgado museum in new orleans the new orleans art pottery company painting was brought by the woodwards to biloxi and shown in public here at the inaugural show of the mississippi gulf coast art association in february 1927 for many decades this historic painting hung in the biloxi public library before being loaned to the ohro keefe museum at biloxi mississippi in the late 1990s  the daily herald march 12 1912 p 1 february 21 1927 p 2   january 4 1928 p 10  in august 1921 professor woodward lauded ohr and meyer in a letter written to  the daily herald  the local journal at biloxi and gulfport mississippi as follows  biloxi mississippi august 21 1921 editor daily herald    my attention has been called to the letter published august 19 by mr rose concerning the late geo e ohr of biloxi whose ability as an art potter he recommends very highly it is a pleasure to add my testimony to his and say that mr ohr was employed by the no art pottery co in which i had a leading interest for quiet a period associated with mr joseph meyer also of biloxi who now live son deer island and who is now employed in the winter season in turning the beautiful shapes designed and created by the students of the newcomb college for women tulane university of new orleans mr ohr produced when with us the highest class of work in clay on the potter s wheel and at times did his work before the public in expositions i wish to earnestly support the idea of having collections of his work in all schools and exchanges in biloxi properly labeled very likely other art work done in biloxi could be added if carefully selected which would be instructive and creditable yours very truly  wm woodward sr professor of art tulane university  the   daily herald august 25 1921 p 2    preretirement years the daily herald  relates that professor woodward and his family had several holidays at biloxi before his retirement years began delighting equally in the artistic and recreational opportunities with a particular fondness for sailing in january of 1921 william woodward was operated on for a tumor in the sacral region of his spine at touro infirmary in new orleans the ensuing disability forced his resignation from tulane university beginning the academic session 192122 confined permanently to a wheelchair his mobility was limited but his artistic inspiration and production soared he entered upon one of the most creative periods of his life with great pessimism his physician dr parham despaired of william woodward s recovery even after eighteen months of bed and wheelchair yet during this time of convalescence in the summers of 1921 and 1922 william woodward painted prolifically on the coast his thirty studies completed in 1921 were exhibited at the newcomb art school s public gallery he was more active in 1922 completing fifty canvasses in oil including subjects at night and also the popular biloxi regatta the summer of 1922 was a family reunion for mrs louise g woodward during their seven weeks stay at biloxi eleanor w blosser 18891939 their daughter and spouse of clarence blosser 18741920 an atlanta georgia based patent medicine manufacturer brought their  five small children  to biloxi mrs blosser was a newcomb art school alumnus and the chairman of the exhibit committee for the atlanta art association she later married george c moseley 18811930 in atlanta  the daily herald   july 22 1922 p 3 and july 23 1928 p2 the late summer of 1922 was very special to professor woodward as he donated a painting that was made from the lawn of the biloxi city hospital to the local infirmary this image captured the shadegiving live oak trees the water front and the biloxi yacht club with this gift william woodward was expressing his gratitude to the clinic and staff as well as his deep love for biloxi and its people which was mutual  the daily herald september 2 1922 p 3   when interviewed about the woodwards in 1991 dolores davidson smith 19161997 of ocean springs related   i can say that these people have enriched my life and memories they were sweet and loving and when the children couldn t come the grandchildren couldn t come i would go over and stay with them and love them to pieces they were so sweet and gentle   transcriptbiloxi public library of an interview by murella h powell on march 7 1991     benachi avenue to facilitate his trips back and forth to new orleans   william woodward had ordered a speciallyoutfitted dodge touring car with manual controls it was such a success that it prompted an ambitious tour of new england including a visit to his hometown of seekonk massachusetts in 1923 afterwards the woodwards formally retired to biloxi mississippi they settled initially at 123 benachi avenue the brady lot in biloxi on benachi avenue previously was acquired in may 1922 by mrs louise g woodward from me dalton 18571929 a prominent chicago contractor who like the woodwards had chosen to retire in the queen city the consideration was 850 this tract was situated on the east side of benachi avenue and had fiftyfeet on the street and was one hundred thirtysix feet deep  the daily herald april 22 1922 p 3 february 15 1929 p 8 and  harrison county ms land deed bk 134 p 289 they built a studio home that has been described architecturally as swiss chalet mrs woodward assisted in the construction of their home working with red tile and cypress shingles bragg and saward 2004 p 183 building of biloxi 1976 p 127 and  the daily herald september 26 1956   on account of the paralysis of his legs the benachi home had to be constructed at ground level in order that mr woodward could navigate his wheelchair in and out of the premises unaided when outside his home william woodward carried a lecture hall folding chair in his car with wheels attached to the legs he utilized this lightweight chair as his means of locomotion on the streets of biloxi  woodward benachi home and studio at biloxi mississippi benachi avenue was biloxi s avenue of oaks it was much photographed and the subject of william woodward s palette it probably reminded william of the famous  allee  of live oaks in new orleans audubon park which he had seen everyday from his studio in gibson hall at tulane the woodwards would live at the benachi avenue address until 1927 despite his growing involvement in the biloxi artistic community william woodward finally was able to heed his  wanderlust   which had been denied him most years at tulane teaching as he did the summer sessions in 1926 they packed the touring car and set off on another working trip this time to the far west for months he remained in the yellowstone valley painting and finally arrived in san francisco the city which had beckoned members of his mother s family the carpenters of seekonk in the midnineteenth century it had always been a source of romantic speculation to the young william growing up in those closed new england winters the paintings of this period are bolder and broader in handling more impressionistic gone is the careful architectural rendering of william woodward s early painting much is experimental too realized in greater abstraction of form and broad areas of strong color it seems to be a new exciting artistic language more suited to the boisterous spirit of the west than to the careful vocabulary of the eastern arts and crafts tradition perhaps some of the most daring compositions result from the woodward s seavoyage to hawaii where he painted for weeks before returning to southern california and eventually back to benachi avenue upon the demise of louise g woodward in 1937 the benachi cottage was legated to woodward bainbridge logan 19101995 and william ellsworth logan 19151930 her grandsons they sold it for 1100 in june 1939 to vivien stansbury louise g woodward left all of her   vases pottery and pictures to be distributed among my grandchildren in whatever manner by eleanor woodward mosley   sic     harrison county ms chancery court cause no 156021937 and harrison county ms land deed bk 227 p 239  the mississippi gulf coast art association william woodward was the founder of the mississippi gulf coast art association during his retirement years at biloxi in midnovember 1926 he and interested parties met at the biloxi public library and commenced this cultural body which aspired to influence the future aesthetics of the mississippi gulf coast among the charter members of the organization were mary ethel dismukes 18701952 and louise mallard 19001975 of biloxi miss sarah k smith 18781930 of gulf park college dean parkhurst woleben 18911968 of gulfport and emma langdon roche edward c de celle and roderick dempster mackenzie 18651941 of mobile  the daily herald november 19 1926 p 2  as there were several snow birds in the gulf coast art association its annual schedule was characterized by several monthly meetings in the spring fall and winter usually at the biloxi public library on lameuse street occasionally the group would convene at a member s residence or at the art studio on the campus of gulf park college in long beach mississippi a guest lecturer either invited or drawn from within the membership would speak on a particular art related topic william woodward with his years of instruction at newcomb college and tulane university was often the speaker there were generally two public art exhibitions each year at biloxi a juried show that was held near mardi gras and a nonjuried show in december the summer months were idle after a juried show ended it would be relocated to another gulf coast city for another public viewing often the home town of the artist whose work was chosen best coast scene would become the selected venue in addition to biloxi the gulf coast art association is known to have art exhibits at gulf park college long beach mississippi gulfport mississippi and mobile alabama the mississippi gulf coast art association held its first annual exhibit at the biloxi public library from february 4 th until february 20 th 1927 miss ethel dismukes 18701952 then secretary of the organization exhibited photography and oil paintings her the burden bearer was voted the bestliked picture william woodward won the gold medal for our street   the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 and february 21 1927 p 2  the art center in early december 1932 artists of the mississippi gulf coast art association decided to commence an art center in biloxi it was located on the north side of west howard avenue between reynoir and fayard streets adjacent to d aquin s drugstore the art center may have been the first artist public meeting place and artist coop on the mississippi gulf coast in addition to rotating art exhibits and association meetings the gulf coast art association planned to have a workroom in their building with north light which is considered excellent for drawing and painting classes and workshops were also planned for the workroom the art center opened in late december 1932 professor woodward william billy logan his grandson and charlotte e tibbs of biloxi worked diligently to bring this project to fruition  the daily herald december 6 1932 p 2 december 29 1932 p 2 and january 10 1933 p 6  william woodward resigned from his very active role as president of the mississippi gulf coast art association in january 1933 he had led the organization since its inception anne wells munger 18621945 a native of springfield massachusetts and resident of pass christian mississippi became acting president mrs munger wintered at pass christian and enjoyed painting during the cooler summers on cape cod in massachusetts  the daily herald february 14 1927 p 2 and january 10 1933 p 6  oak park in april 1927 william woodward bought lot 50 in the oak park subdivision at biloxi mississippi he acquired lot 51 in october 1931 the cost of this real estate was 2500 here in december 1927 the woodwards contracted with manuel wetzel for 6000 to construct a one and onehalf story english style cottage studio and gallery this woodward edifice was referred to as the studio and was located on kensington drive near the back bay of biloxi and the naval reserve park which was later integrated into present day keesler air force base the woodward cottage was built of california redwood which had been milled at wiggins mississippi it was roofed with creodipped shingles harrison county ms land deed bk 175 p 54 and bk 192 p 464 and  the daily herald december 1 1927 p 2 and february 15 1928 p 2 in february 1943   s everal years after william and louise g woodward had passed died their oak park cottage was taken from their heirs by imminent domain the us army air corps had commenced the construction of keesler field in this area of biloxi in 1941 and the woodward property was near the north end of the airstrip the woodward home served for some time as the residence of the base commanding officer although it was metamorphosed with additions its basic architectural style remained intact harrison county ms land deed bk 253 p 327 and down south nov dec 1953 p 38  biloxi and other exhibits while a resident of biloxi professor woodward participated annually in the gulf coast art association exhibition usually held at the biloxi public library in december 1935 he was invited by the newcomb art school to show his work and to celebrate his thirtyfive years of service to tulane university  the daily herald january 2 1935 p 5  following is a listing of some of the paintings shown by william woodward during his residence on the mississippi gulf coast  1927gulf coast art association professor woodward and miss ethel dismukes president and secretary of the gulf coast art association with yeoman efforts assembled and exhibition and sale for the active artists of the association at the biloxi public library in early february 1937 the show was juried by will h stevens of newcomb college miss sarah smith of gulf park college and edmund c decelle of mobile the peoples bank donated a gold medal award for the best oil painting the city commissioners not to be trumped also provided a gold medal for the best gulf coast scene the honorable mention award was a blue ribbon professor woodward had a least two paintings in this initial exhibit of the mgcaa the new orleans art pottery company and our street which was awarded the gold medal for best coast scene louise giesen woodward also participated in this art show  the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 february 3 1927 p 5 and february 21 1927 p 2  in april 1927 the woodwards ventured to charleston south carolina to attend the southern states art league annual convention while in the low country professor woodward painted the renowned azalea blossoms of magnolia plantation and gardens and visited the terrace azalea gardens at easter they visited with eleanor w blosser and grandchildren in atlanta at mobile the woodwards visited the gulf coast art association show and returned it to biloxi  the daily herald april 21 1927 p 2    1928gulf coast art association midfebruary 1928 was indeed a historic moment in the art history of biloxi there were two exhibits on simultaneously professor william woodward had his own gallery showing while the mgcaa show was hanging in the biloxi public library the woodward display consisted of about forty paintings primarily of biloxi some of his subjects were benachi avenue at its back bay terminus the biloxi lighthouse live oaks in front of the wp kennedy domicile shell roads in the vicinity of solari s fish house and the elliptical shoreline of the back bay of biloxi an art critic from new york city so admired the color and composition of william woodward s spring time near biloxi that he compared the professor to claude monet 18401926 mr woodward related that after he had moved beyond the barbizon style that indeed monet had been an inspiration  the daily herald february 16 1928 p 2  professor william woodward opened the 1929 art association annual exhibition with a talk on art appreciation he emphasized that art excepting religion is the most tangible element in our daily lives woodward lauded the mississippi gulf coast art association for its inaugural efforts and selfless serving to promote cultural activities in this historic region he emphasized that there were limitless natural subjects to be captured on the canvas by local artists for as professor woodward stated   art begins at home   william woodward was honored at this art show by capturing the peoples bank award for the best oil painting for his azaleas in sunlight   the daily herald february 18 1928 p 2    1929gulf coast art association in midfebruary 1929 the gulf coast art association met in the biloxi library with roderick dempster mackenzie 18651941 of mobile acting as chairman of the juried show mr mackenzie was actively engaged in painting murals in the state capitol building at montgomery alabama william woodward received the gold medal which had been donated by the biloxi city commissioners as a prize for the gulf coast art association s juried selection of best gulf coast scene luggers was the title of woodward s award winning oil painting he had painted it in 1891 when he and the family had spent the summer at ocean springs this was professor woodward s second gold medal for best gulf coast scene in the gcaa annual exhibition series  the daily herald february 18 1929 p 2    1930gulf coast art association gertrude roberts smith 18691962 of the newcomb art school and charles w bein 18911966 president of the art school of the arts and crafts club of new orleans were jurors for the 1930 mgcaa art show held on february 22 nd in the biloxi public library professor william woodward was given the first national bank of biloxi award which was a 10 dollars gold piece for the best portrait or figure study he did a pastel portrait of eleanor blosser his granddaughter other winners were the biloxi city commissioners prize also a 10 dollar gold piece for the best gulf coast scene to minor sutter of pass christian for a glimpse of bayou portage a water color the peoples bank of biloxi awarded a 10 gold coin to three artists for their fine water colors sarah katherine smith charles e hultberg 18741948 and professor charles woodward hutson peter anderson of the shearwater pottery won the arts and crafts division top honors for a grouping of glazed pots and charles hultberg garnered a gold medal for his large oil landscape the mgcaa provided the awards to anderson and hultberg  the daily herald february 5 1930 p 2 and february 27 1930    1931 gulf coast art association the fifth annual gulf coast art association show was one of the largest and most exciting presented to the public by the young organization the artists showing work at this juried affair held on february 12 1931 at the biloxi public library were professor william woodward miss ethel dismukes miss charlotte e tibbs deaconess mary truesdale charles e hultberg wilomene t white and virginia theobald of biloxi sarah k smith of gulf park college miss nannie mayes crump of gulfport marie a hull of jackson mississippi horace a russ of lakeshore mississippi ethel s creighton amy watkins and miss emma langdon roche of mobile alabama charles w hutson of new orleans herman a mcneil of new york william c richards of ocean springs mississippi and anne wells munger and minor sutter of pass christian mississippi professor ellsworth woodward of newcomb college and president of the southern states art league and miss ella miriam wood also a resident of the crescent city were selected to serve as jurors and judges  the daily herald february 6 1931 p 2 and february 14 1931 p 2  e ambrose webster 18691935 art maven of the provincetown art colony of cape cod was the guest speaker at the exhibit opening he was impressed with the local exhibit and particularly was enamored with the work of charles w hutson 18401936 and william c richards 19142004 william woodward presented a 10 dollar gold piece to the following winners first bank of biloxipeoples bank award to miss emma langdon roche for the best oil painting biloxi city commissioners award to horace a russ for the best gulf coast scene bay st louis chamber of commerce award to marie a hull 18901980 for the best water color pass christian chamber of commerce award to miss amy watkins for the best figure or head gulf coast art association prize to ethel dismukes for the best art craft and the mrs thornhill broome award to minor sutter for the best pastel drawing  the daily herald february 12 1931 p 10    shearwater visit in may the gulf coast art association met at the shearwater pottery in ocean springs mississippi annette mcconnell anderson 18671964 and peter anderson 19011984 her son and founder of the pottery hosted the membership the andersons gave a tour of their facility commencing in the show room were the finished pieces are sold the group broke for tea and sandwiches before completing the visit by viewing the recently enlarged work shops professor william woodward was not present but members from bay st louis pass christian mississippi city and biloxi were in attendance  the daily herald may 11 1931 p 2    junior art show in early may the biloxi public library hosted an exhibition of works by the junior membership of the gulf coast art association media for the event included oils water colors sculpture cut paper and crayons which were utilized to create portrait still life collage and landscape images exhibiting were josephine alphonso bernadette arndt betty buck peggy cassibry mary c helms carin holmes patti lynn k renshaw and katherine webb  the daily herald may 7 1931 p 2 and may 15 1931 p 2    1932 gulf coast art association the gulf coast art association 1932 art show occurred in midfebruary with dean babcock 18881969 a resident of estes park colorado who was wintering at biloxi and henry m rosenberg 18581947 of new york and a winter guest at citronelle alabama serving as jurors at the business meeting william woodward was reelected president of the gcaa   the daily herald february 15 1932 p 2    newcomb exhibit in september 1932 william woodward president of the gulf coast art association had an exhibit of his vieux carre oil paintings in the recently refurbished newcomb college gallery these turn of the century works featured such french quarter landmarks as the cabildo st louis cathedral the old french opera house and the signature jackson square most of these works had been viewed by gulf coast art aficionados either at local exhibits or in professor woodward s oak park studio  the daily herald september 20 1932 p 2     new etchings process the first fall meeting of 1932 was held in late november at the home of deaconess mary truesdell at 138 fayard street in biloxi professor william woodward delivered an address titled new etching processes in recent months he had been working diligently on an exhibit in this medium  the daily herald november 24 1932 p 2  need to write about woodward s dry point etching technique the 1932 fall exhibition of the gulf coast art association was nonjuried and was open to the public from december 11 th to december 18 th at the biloxi library william woodward presented an oil portrait and several etchings the solari memorial plate an etching of the philip l solari 18681932 oyster house wharf and tree was very popular for each solari print sold professor woodward donated one to a biloxi school philip l solari an italian immigrant and biloxi merchant and his oak tree both expired in 1932 ellsworth woodward his brother made the solari prints at new orleans deacon reed s house also an etching by william woodward was made from a sketch of this massachusetts home work shop well and sweep  the daily herald september 26 1932 p 2 and december 12 1932 p 2  1933 gulf coast art association anne wells munger of pass christian mississippi was elected president of the mgcaa at its annual meeting held in the art center on march 13 1933 professor woodward whose motivation and leadership had guided the mgcaa since its inception in november 1926 was named president emeritus william woodward had resigned his leadership of the organization in early january 1933 other elected officers were emma langdon roche vice president mary ethel dismukes secretary and deaconess truesdell treasurer  the daily herald january 10 1933 p 6 and march 14 1933 p 2  the 1933 gcaa juried art show was held march 20march 25 at the art studio on the gulf park college campus in long beach mississippi william woodward displayed the following works autumn and naval reserve park oils captain wooster s carpenter place boats at provincetown buck sawyer and a coat of arms etchings  the daily herald march 21 1933 p 1  the 1933 gcaa art show was scheduled to be displayed in april at the art center on 512 west howard avenue in biloxi the art center officially closed its winter season in early may with a public tea william woodward president emeritus was present at this function the art center remained closed for the summer months  the daily herald march 14 1932 p 2 and may 2 1933 p 2    1934 gulf coast art association the gulf coast art association opened its 1934 show on february 13 th in the hord building on west howard avenue members work was shown in the following mediums oils water colors wood block prints hand painted china and other arts and crafts techniques the show closed on february 20 th it was marked by the strong pencil sketches of anne wells mungers the pwa commissions of miss charlotte e tibbs and the flower studies of miss sarah k smith of gulf park college  the daily herald february 13 1934 p 3 and february 20 1934 p 6    gulf park college in march the gulf coast art association decided to have a graphics arts show in the studio of miss sarah k smith to open april 16 th at gulf park college in long beach mississippi william woodward presented some of his etchings and was awarded an honorable mention for oyster luggers   the daily herald march 6 1934 p 2 and april 17 1934 p 8  in december 1934 upon his fiftieth year of service to tulane university professor woodward was honored by the newcomb art school with an exhibit of his work in their gallery the woodward showing consisted of fifty dry point etchings nine of these images were of the mississippi gulf coast solari s fish wharf our studiobiloxi balloon jib finishbiloxi schooner racing at beacon spearing flounders party the ice manbiloxi joe meyer and george ohr potters solari s oyster wharf and sicilain lugger camp atbiloxi1890 a couple who resided on park avenue in new york city bought a print of solari s fish wharf   the daily herald january 2 1935 p 5  ws robinson a popular landscape painter from old lyme connecticut and former classmate of william woodward visited biloxi during the winter of 19341935 mr robinson and professor woodward met about fifty years past when both were studying at the massachusetts normal art school in boston like woodward ws robinson had an extensive career as an art instructor after academic posts in new london philadelphia baltimore the teachers college of columbia university he ended his career in 1934 at the national academy of design in new york city   the daily herald january 4 1935 p 2    1935a year of sales and exhibitions professor woodward sold five vieux carre etchings    in march to the lauren eastman rogers memorial foundation art museum at laurel mississippi the lauren eastman rogers art museum was founded in 1923 and the woodward etchings were for its permanent collection at this time william woodward also vended an original vieux carre study done in raffelli oil crayons to a party from cleveland ohio and an oil painting of an oyster wharf on the back bay at biloxi to a patron in boulder colorado both studies were 22 inches by 28 inches  the daily herald march 11 1935 p 8  william woodward s fifty dry point etchings which had been exhibited at the newcomb art school gallery in december 1934 were shown in march 1935 at the massachusetts school of art in boston the school s alumni association sponsored this one man show professor woodward was an 1886 graduate of this institution  the daily herald march 11 1935 p 8  in early april the gcaa held its annual juried show at the studio of sarah k smith at gulf park college long beach mississippi there were ninetyfive art objects from sixteen of the twentytwo art association members in the exhibition professor william woodward displayed three large oils and several etchings his subjects were two french quarter scenes and benachi avenue  the daily herald april 9 1935 p 1  in june 1935 william woodward attended the centennial anniversary of tulane university he presented to the school portraits of eleven former deans and professors whom he had worked with in his long career at the school professor woodward was the only living member of this august group  the daily herald june 10 1935 p 2    jill chancey curator at the lauren e rogers art museum at laurel mississippi relates that their accession records demonstrate that three woodward etchings were purchased in 1935 not five as reported by the biloxi newspaper telephone conversation july 9 2008  1936 gulf coast art association the 1936 juried art show of the gulf coast art association was held in the sun parlor of the white house hotel the fortyninepiece show opened on march 1 1936 and was available for public viewing for about one week miss ethel dismukes exhibited three photographs   inn by the sea   oil tinted   lover s lane   and   wind swept   professor william woodward of biloxi showed the following   portrait of patricia   oil   biloxi light ship at sunset and ship in moonlight   raffaelli oil crayons and   benachi avenue bioxi oyster wharf yellow fever quarantine and pass christian   etchings dean babcock of denver colorado presented several wood engravings while gcaa regulars anne wells munger sarah k smith charlotte e tibbs and nannie mayes crump had works in various media for public viewing  the daily herald march 2 1936 p 2   the april meeting was held on april 14th at gulf park college and was a joint session with the gulfport women s club  the daily herald april 4 1936 p 2    1937 gulf coast art association on march 8 th the tenth anniversary convening of the gulf coast art association annual juried exhibition opened in the art studio of miss sarah k smith on the campus of gulf park college at long beach mississippi there were twelve artists in this show professor woodward had four etchings of gulf coast scenes in this 1937 art show his biloxi lighthouse created considerable interest as well as his other images which captured the coast in the recent past the gcaa art show moved from gulf park college to the biloxi library in midmarch  the daily herald march 8 1937 p 8 and march 10 1937 p 5 and march 16 1937 p 2    1937 mississippi art association the mississippi art association opened it 1937 annual exhibition at jackson on december 15 th professor william woodward won first prize for a scene painted on lover s lane at ocean springs mississippi it was a large canvas other gulf coast art association members exhibiting in jackson were anne wells munger of pass christian mrs jc mcnair of handsboro and miss nannie mayes crump of gulfport william woodward and mrs munger had been members of the state art association for several years while miss crump and mrs mcnair were elected to join this select group in 1937  the daily herald december 25 1937 p 2    1938 gulf coast art association once again the biloxi library was the scene of the 1938 gulf coast art association art show it commenced on march 22 nd william woodward showed his award winning lover s lane painting and a group of etchings there was also a memorial exhibit of the paintings of recently deceased charles woodward hutson 18401936 of new orleans  the daily herald march 22 1938 p 2    1939 gulf coast art association professor woodward s last gulf coast art association show occurred at the biloxi library in early march 1939 his oil painting   biloxi harbor after the races   depicted the effects of a setting sun on the sails of the racing fleet charlotte e tibbs spoke to the group on the picture and the frame the geographic range of the subject matter exhibited was from the gulf coast to as far north as alaska with the works of adolyn gale dismukes 18641953 the widowed sisterinlaw of ethel dismukes to the coastal architecture of cape cod captured by anne wells munger and the water color landscapes of michigan by charlotte e tibbs shearwater pottery had several excellent pieces in their characteristic blue and green glazes as well as the popular little figurines  the daily herald march 10 1939 p 2    1940 gulf coast art association the spring show was held in early march at gulf park college with eight artists representedthere was also a memorial exhibit of the work of professor woodward among the artists exhibiting were william robison of old lyme connecticut jacque tarmosky archibald boggs of long beach miss charlotte tibbs and josephine alfonso  the daily herald march 7 1940 p 7    demise following a brief illness at biloxi where he was confined to the biloxi hospital for four days and cared for by his son and grandson carl e woodward and woodward b logan william woodward was brought on november 9 1937 to the southern baptist hospital at new orleans he died here on november 17 1939 mr woodward was survived by his four children william giesen woodward of syracuse new york carl elsworth woodward of new orleans alma woodward logan of new orleans and eleanor woodward blosser moseley of atlanta georgia mrs woodward preceded her husband in death having passed on october 29 1937 their corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald november 6 1939 p 8 november 17 1939 p 1 october 31 1937 and november 1 1937 p 8  the artworks of william woodward are prized by today s collectors amazingly at the time of his death his pictures pottery prints etchings portraits and additional personal property was valued at only 2000 the total value of his estate was 7746 of which his biloxi real estate comprised about 40 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850 december 1939  references  books jean bragg and dr susan saward  painting the town the woodard brothers come to new orleans  jean bragg gallery new orleans louisiana2004  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1976 regina hines ellison    ocean springs 1892  2 nd edition lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1991  early views of the vieux carre guide book to the french quarter isaac delgado museum new orleans louisiana1965  history of art in mississippi  dixie press gulfport mississippi1929  mississippi gulf coast yesterday and today 16991939   federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport mississippi1939 charles l sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people  windsor publications inc northridge california1985 walter anderson museum of art    across the lake three new orleans artists on the gulf coast   june 11august 31 1994 ocean springs mississippi  magazines down south     gulf coast tours  volume 3 no 6 novemberdecember 1953 chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 15602   the estate of mrs louise g woodward    december 1937 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850   the estate of william woodward    december 1939 federal court civil action no 219  usa v 26551 acres in the city of biloxi   1941  journals the daily herald   letterscommends the work of potter   august 25 1921  1922 the daily herald   art work of tchouticabouffa clay lasting memorial to potter   january 28 1922 the daily herald   benachi lot sold   april 22 1922 the daily herald   to return to new orleans   july 22 1922 the daily herald   presented with oil painting   september 2 1922  1926 the daily herald   organize art association   november 19 1926 the daily herald   artist are biloxi visitors   november 19 1926 the daily herald   gulf coast association  november 30 1926 the daily herald    1927 the daily herald   opening of art exhibit at library   february 3 1927 the daily herald   oak park on the bay  advertisement     february 3 1927 the daily herald   award made by jury of gifted and competent artists for gulf coast art association exhibition at biloxi february 4   february 5 1927 the daily herald   jalan pottery arrives   february 9 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes saturday   february 14 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes   february 21 1927 the daily herald   professor woodward again home   april 21 1927 the daily herald   artist commences oak park structure   december 1 1927  1928 the daily herald    joseph meyer lived in biloxi   january 4 1928 p 10 the daily herald   woodward home   february 15 1928 the daily herald   two art exhibitions   february 16 1928 the daily herald   second annual art exhibition   february 18 1928 the daily herald   art exhibit opens at pass   christian     march 1 1928 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs    july 23 1928  1929 the daily herald   fine arts department exhibit   january 11 1929 the daily herald   exhibit of women artists   january 14 1929 the daily herald   dalton funeral tomorrow   february 15 1929 the daily herald   woodward is again honored   february 18 1929 the daily herald   another biloxian exhibits   june 13 1929  1930 the daily herald   art prizes offered  february 5 1930 the daily herald   art exhibit opens   february 24 1930 the daily herald   art prizes given in coast exhibit   february 27 1930 the daily herald    joseph meyer buried   march 18 1931  1931 the daily herald   art exhibition to open on feb 12   february 6 1931 the daily herald   art association gives reception   february 12 1931 the daily herald   art exhibition open sunday   february 14 1931 the daily herald   art exhibits   may 7 1931 the daily herald   coast art association   may 11 1931 the daily herald   junior art exhibit   may 15 1931  1932 the daily herald   art association meeting   january 16 1932 the daily herald   art association hear talk on wood block printing   january 20 1932 the daily herald   art exhibit opens   february 13 1932 the daily herald   orleans artist   charles w hutson  here   february 13 1932 the daily herald   art exhibit opens women win prizes   february 15 1932 the daily herald   oil paintings   vieux carre  shown  september 20 1932 the daily herald   miss dismukes exhibit   october 31 1932 the daily herald   oil paintings shown   september 20 1932 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 26 1932 the daily herald   december art exhibit   november 15 1932 the daily herald   art ass n meeting   november 24 1932 the daily herald   talks on etching   november 29 1932  the daily herald   art center to open   december 6 1932 the daily herald   exhibit opens sunday   december 10 1932 the daily herald   sixth annual exhibit   december 12 1932 the daily herald   art center interesting   december 29 1932  1933 the daily herald   prof woodward resigns   january 10 1933 the daily herald   etching exhibit at art center   february 15 1933 the daily herald   mr anne munger elected president art association   march 14 1933 the daily herald   art exhibit in progress   march 21 1933 the daily herald   art association tea   may 2 1933 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 26 1933  1934 the daily herald   art exhibit   february 13 1934 the daily herald   art exhibit closes   february 20 1934 the daily herald   art association to have graphic arts exhibition in april   march 6 1934 the daily herald   art exhibit at gulf park   april 17 1934  1935 the daily herald   noted artist   ws robinson  in biloxi  january 4 1935 the daily herald   summer art colony in biloxi assured   january 28 1935 the daily herald   professor woodward presents portraits of deans of tulane   june 10 1935 the daily herald   gulf coast art sold   by wm woodward     march 11 1935 the daily herald   summer art colony  march 25 1935 the daily herald   annual art show opens   april 9 1935  1936 the daily herald   mrs munger on pottery   january 7 1936 the daily herald   art exhibit excellent   march 2 1936 the daily herald   gulf coast art association   april 4 1936 the daily herald   celebrate 50th wedding anniversary   july 10 1936  1937 the daily herald   prof woodward resigns   january 10 1937 the daily herald   art association jury exhibits to open march 8   february 22 1937 the daily herald   art association opens exhibit at gulf park studio   march 8 1937 the daily herald   coast scenes predominate in art exhibit now open at gulf park   march 10 1937 the daily herald   spring exhibit in library   march 16 1937 the daily herald   mrs william woodward dies at oak park   october 31 1937 the daily herald   mrs woodward buried  november 1 1937 the daily herald   pictures on display   december 25 1937  1938 the daily herald   to hold arts and crafts exhibit at markham on monday   january11 1938 the daily herald   to exhibit arts and crafts monday   january 15 1938 the daily herald   annual art exhibit opens at biloxi   march 22 1938  1939 the daily herald   coast artists display pictures in spring showing   march 10 1939 the daily herald   prof woodward ill   november 6 1939 the daily herald   prof woodward dies in orleans   november 17 1939 the daily herald   dr woodward buried in memorial park   november 18 1939 the daily herald   know your coast   the almost forgotten woodward studio   september 26 1956 the mississippi press   portraits hold memories of loving friendship   august 28 1994 p 7b the ocean springs record   half century ago   july 24 1969 the ocean springs record   william woodward painted the town in 1891   june 16 1994 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   october 10 1891 the times picayune   old vieux carre presented in whitney bank art exhibit   september 29 1979  1940 the daily herald   art association spring exhibit   march 7 1940  interviews  dolores davidson smith 19161997 with murella h powell on march 7 1991 at the biloxi public library biloxi mississippi children  william woodward and louise a giesen had married at new orleans in june 1886 and by the turn of the 20 th century they had four children alma louise woodward 18871939 married william bainbridge logan 18761933 eleanor woodward 18891939 married clarence blosser 1874pre1928 and george c moseley 18811930 william giesen woodward 18921939 married lillian caroline best 18931930 and carl woodard 18941972 married mollie holland 18941967  grand children  alma w logan woodward bainbridge logan 19101995  william elsworth logan 19132002    eleanor w blosser moseley clarence blosser 1913 woodward blosser 1915 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(73, 'en', 'node_search', ' the ohr family ohro keefe museum of art ooma  the ohr family ohro keefe museum of art ooma ray fri 4232010 1024 the ohr family and ohro keefe museum of art ooma  art historians and critics generally are in agreement that george e ohr jr 18571918 the much maligned and not so mad potter of biloxi was the greatest ceramic artist of his time and possibly ever ohr s life is fairly well documented in the literature by himself 1901 dolores bobbie davidson smith 1965 of ocean springs rw blasberg 1973 and 1986 garth clark et al 1989 and others this article will attempt to present a fairly comprehensive ohr family genealogy and other previously undisclosed facts about the renowned ohr family of biloxi george edward ohr jr was born at biloxi mississippi on july 12 1857 his parents george e ohr 18191904 and johanna wiedman ohr 18211905 were immigrants from alsace that interesting piece of geography between the rhine river and the vosges mountains and wurtemberg respectively wurtemberg a former constitutional monarchy is now integrated into the german state of badenwurtemberg in the southwest region of this western european nation while alsace is now a part of the french deparments of basrhin and hautrhin the senior ohr immigrated to america in 1850 from with his parents mr and mrs john george ohr who both expired at new orleans in 1852 at new orleans george e ohr met and married johanna wideman in 1853 clark et al 1989 p 177 and webster s 1989 p 39 and p 1353 by 1852 ge ohr and spouse had relocated to biloxi where he made his livelihood as a blacksmith while mrs ohr would by 1880 operate a grocery store mr ohr is believed to have been the first person to shoe horses in biloxi in this relaxed peninsular village on the mexican gulf george and johanna ohr brought into the world five children augustus ohr 18541927 george e ohr jr 18571918 emma ohr gruntz 18591909 louise ohr schultz 18631909 and mena ohr 18671893 but pre1900   the biloxi daily herald july 8 1904 p 5    biloxi lands george e ohr began acquiring land in biloxi on pass christian road now howard avenue in august 1859 when he paid john and josephine scherer 300 for a tract with about 50 feet on pass christian road that ran south 300 feet to jackson avenue it is very probable that the original ohr blacksmith shop was situated on this parcel harco ms land deed bk 9 p 175 less than ten years later july 30 1868 george e ohr added to this tract by purchasing from francois arbeau caillavet 18151883 and euranie fayard caillavet 18181895 my greatgreat grandparents charles ferdinand quave 18111894 and rose desiree c quave 18141883 louise c lefaure 18171868 the widow of stephen lefaure and marie c bousquet 18251883 the widow of jeanbaptiste bousquet all the heirs of louis arbeau caillavet 17901860 a native of the opelousas post louisiana and marguerite fayard caillavet 17871863 of biloxi a parcel of ground adjacent to and west of their original holdings on pass christian road howard avenue this particular lot had a front of 50 feet on jackson avenue and ran north for 172 feet to the property of priscilla pebukst ritch 18161905 the grandmother of two of biloxi s most renown and beloved school teachers mary alma ritch 18901964 and priscilla ritch 18931972 who toiled for decades at the now demolished gorenflo public school on lameuse street in biloxi the ritch lot had 50 feet on pass christian road harco ms land deed bk10 p 604 it wasn t until late march 1873 that ge ohr would buy the lot that would be the site of the potohrree and domicile of his soon to be famous son ge ohr jr arne bernard and wife adele ladner delauney caillavet bernard 18121880 conveyed to mr ohr a large lot on the northwest corner of pass christian road and delauney street the ohr tract had 90 feet on pass christian road and 200 feet on delauney street john harkness 18271903 was to the north and the pineau property to the west the consideration was 650 harco ms land deed bk 13 pp 626627 it can be ascertained with some degree of certitude that george e ohr was not financially solvent from december 1875 until about 1890 he borrowed sums of money ranging from 150 to 500 from fellow biloxians such as joseph kuhn 1875 josephine scherer 1882 and john bradford 1886 and 1887 harco ms land deed bk 14 p 618 bk19 p 39 bk 21 p 458 and bk 22 p 45 in january 1895 contractor burk was building a onestory commercial building on the corner of pass christian street howard avenue and delauney for the ohr family enterprises the biloxi herald january 9 1895 as we shall see these biloxi lands the legacy of george and johanna w ohr would cause much grief in the family and contribute to some of the erratic behavior of the world s greatest potter in the first decade of the 20 th century george e ohr passed on july 8 1904 mrs ohr died on december 28 1905 at the residence of her son george e ohr jr their corporal remains were interred in section e lot 5 the george ohr family burial plot in the biloxi city cemetery  the biloxi daily herald july 8 1904 p 5 and december 28 1905 p 2 and the biloxi cemetery records bks ac 18411905  the four children of george e ohr and joanna w ohr who survived into the 20 th century found mates within their germanic culture and language as each married german natives or first generation germanamericans a brief biography of each ohr child follows  august ohr august ohr 18541927 married lizzie hahn in may 1877 she may have been the daughter of elizabeth hahn 18121904 the proprietor of the magnolia hotel mrs hahn a native of hanover germany arrived at biloxi in 1847 harco ms mrb 6 p 476 and  the biloxi daily herald october 5 1904 p 5   lizzie and august ohr were the parents of two sons peter joseph ohr 18781953 and john ohr 18791879 peter j ohr became a local farmer in september 1912 he acquired the ne 4 of the se 4 of section 12 t7sr10w from john canaan for 800 peter was a resident of new orleans in june 1918 when he quitclaimed his tract to lizzie betz who held a deed of trust from him peter s nephew leo edgar ohr 18901970 immediately acquired these forty acres and it became his farm peter j ohr died at biloxi in midoctober 1953 his corporalremains were passed through the episcopal church and interred in the biloxi city cemetery  harco ms land deed bk 102 p 107 and trust deed bk 10 p 163 and the daily herald october 13 1953 p 8  august ohr made his livelihood as a laborer in the winter of 1901 he managed a steam wood mill on back bay at reynoir street it supplied stove wood stove wood blocks and cord wood at reasonable prices august also worked for the texas pacific machine shop and the biloxi ice factory in 1904 he was running a merrygoround at vicksburg mississippi before returning to biloxi in late october suffering from malaria in his later life mr ohr was a night watchman in august 1892 lizzie and august ohr divorced in harrison county mississippi harco ms chancery court cause no 523august 1892 and  the biloxi daily herald november 15 1901 p 8 october 27 1904 p 5 and the daily herald april 11 1927 p 2  by 1906 lizzie hahn ohr was married again her new spouse was antoine muller or miller harco ms chancery court cause no 2200ocotber 1906 and cause no 2500october 1907 august ohr married mrs charles wolbarth on july 25 1893 in orleans parish louisiana see hunting for bears orleans parish louisiana august ohr married the widow of william wachenfeld elizabeth montag wachenfeld 18421920 in may 1894 she was born at bodstadt hessen germany the daughter of joseph montag and katherine sour mrs ohr was the mother of charles w wachenfeld 18681936 philip wachenfeld 18711929 august wachenfeld and christina w harvey 18721931 the wife of louis harvey 18741913 before his demise louis harvey was foreman of the gorenflo packing company at biloxi several of his descendants philip i harvey b 1941 david harvey and elizabeth h joachim are prominent in insurance and real estate at ocean springs harco ms mrb 10 p 206  the daily herald august 29 1920 p 1 and the daily herald september 17 1913 p   1  mrs elizabeth w ohr died at biloxi on august 18 1920 august ohr expired on april 10 1927 both were passed through the episcopal church and interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald august 19 1920 p 1 and april 11 1927 p 2  george e ohr jr on september 15 1886 george edward ohr jr 18571918 married josephine gehring 18681930 a native of gretna louisiana like george s parents her father and mother were also german immigrants by the last year of the 19 th century josephine had given george seven children but only four survived leo e ohr 18901970 clo l ohr 18921989 otto t ohr 18951982 and lio i ohr 18931914 to see the federal census taker on delauney street in june 1900 ellen louise ohr 1887pre 1900 asa eugene ohr 18881893 and flo lucretia ohr 18971900 had expired before june 1900   harco ms mrb 8 p 217 and 1900 federal censusharrison county ms t623 roll 808 p 21b  post june 1900 zio i ohr 19001904 ojo j ohr 19031991 and george e ohr iii 19061986 were born but only the latter two survived to adulthood josephine gehring ohr expired on march 17 1930 in her home at 409 delauney street she had been a resident of biloxi since 1885 in addition to her children she was survived by two brothers george and louis gehring and three sisters mrs nick koenig mrs william hartley and mrs lg dauenhauer all of her siblings resided in the greater new orleans area mrs ohr s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald march 17 1930 p 10  the world s greatest potter george e ohr jr had preceded josephine in death he passed at his delauney street residence on april 7 1918 after several years of declining health prior to his demise ohr had sought medical attention in the crescent city with no avail after his corporal remains had been blessed in the episcopal church of the redeemer they were interred in his burial lot designated as block 13 lot 173 of the 3 rd addition to the biloxi city cemetery in addition to george e ohr and josephine g ohr the graves of leo e ohr lio i ohr and marguerite kuljis ohr are marked in this family burial lot  the daily herald april 8 1918 p 1 and personal observation september 14 2002  the ohr children consistently with his creative and eccentric nature george e ohr jr derived the first name of his children from the first letter of their first middle and surname for example leo was created from leo edgar ohr clo came from clovinia lucinda ohr etc a brief biography of the children of george e ohr jr and josephine gehring ohr follows  ellen louisa ohr ellen l ohr 1887pre1900 was born on june 21 1887 she received the holy sacrament of baptism in the roman catholic church at the nativity bvm in biloxi on july 10 1887 ellen passed on before june 1900 no further information lepre 1991 p 243  asa eugene ohr asa e ohr 18881893 was born in 1888 and expired on december 7 1893 young asa must have been very special to his aunt mena ohr who published a poem in his memory in the local journal following his funeral services and burial his remains were passed through the nativity bvm roman catholic church prior to internment   lepre 1991 p 243 and the biloxi herald december 9 1893 p 8 and december 16 1893 p 8  leo edgar ohr leo e ohr 18901970 was born at biloxi on september 20 1890 his baptism took place in the nativity bvm roman catholic church on october 20 1890 on january 22 1926 leo married mamie catchot 18901961 a native of ocean springs and the daughter of antonio toy catchot 18681952 and adelia mon 18761948 lepre 1991 p 243 and harco ms mrb 37 p 522 as early as 1913 leo e ohr was in the automotive garage and machine business with otto t ohr he commenced the ohr boy s garage at 411 delauney street just north of their familial domicile and on the site of his father s famous potohre biloxi city directory 19131914 p 180 julius m lopez 18861958 biloxi entrepreneur and yachtsman often had leo e ohr as the engineer or pilot of the   belle l  his 30foot 145 hp race boat which was lauded as there is nothing in the gulf that can near equal it in speed   in addition leo owned the   anna may  also a racing speed boat  the daily herald july 13 1913 p 1 and p 8  in april 1915 leo e ohr obtained the harleydavidson franchise on the mississippi gulf coast he rode the streets of biloxi on his new twin cylinder harleydavidson as a demonstrator for interested customers  the daily herald april 26 1915 p 2  by 1922 leo had changed the name of his business to the ohr garage and by 1927 added and machine works to this title as late as 1949 he remained the proprietor of the ohr machine shop in 1958 leo e ohr was renting rooms at 208 lameuse street biloxi city directory 19221923 p 162 ibid 1927 p 158 ibid 1949 p 480 ibid 1958 p 641  ohr farm in addition to being the proprietor of the ohr machine shop at 409 delauney street leo e ohr was a farmer in june 1918 he acquired fortyacres of land the ne 4 of the se 4 of section 12 t7sr10w from lizzie betz for 500 this land situated on the west side of cedar lake road between popps ferry road and us i10 is now very commercial and includes the cedar lake medical plaza and surroundings harco ms land deed bk 122 p 329 here in 1934 leo e ohr harvested the largest sugar cane crop ever grown in harrison county from his fifteenacres of seed grown sugar cane he made over three thousand gallons of cane syrup ohr sold over 1500 gallons to the state welfare board for its program to assist needy families in south mississippi as a result of the national economic depression leo was also in the process of erecting a plant to produce cane syrup which had the potential of being a profitable local agricultural industry  the daily herald january 15 1934 p 8  leo e ohr died on august 17 1970 at the time of his death he was possessed with his cedar lake farm and other biloxi real estate harco ms chancery court case no 1162may 1971l  clovinia lucinda ohr clovinia l ohr 18921989 called clo was born at biloxi on may 1 1892 she was baptized on june 5 1892 in the nativity bvm roman catholic church on april 15 1909 clo eloped and married fredric andrew moran 18881972 a wellknown boat builder and schooner racer of biloxi he was the son of ernest moran and catherine kornman 18541922 lepre 1991 p 243 harco ms mrb bk 21 p 188 and  the biloxi daily herald april 16 1909 p 1  clo and freddie moran were the parents of four children fredric elwood moran 19102001 julia m sutton 19141996 josephine m morykwas 19151997 and joseph joe moran 19151999 joe moran like his father also built boats and in his later life became a nationally acclaimed painter several of mr moran s works are in the smithsonian institute and two american presidents have acquired his art  the sun herald december 1 1989 p b2 and the sun herald march 24 1999    lio irwin ohr lio i ohr 18931914 was born at biloxi on july 26 1893 his arrival was announced by the local journal as   another potter arrived at the art pottery of geo ohr last wednesday of course it s a boy the biloxi herald july 29 1893 p 8  lio i ohr was baptized in the catholic faith at the nativity bvm on august 27 1893 his godfather was joseph f meyer 18481931 the newcomb art school potter lio expired at his parent s home on delauney street on december 12 1914 from a tumor lio had worked for dr jason j harry 18541950 of handsboro as his chauffeur until struck down with his fatal malady in november 1914   lepre 1991 p 242 and  the daily herald december 13 1914 p 4    otto theodore ohr otto t ohr 18951982 called pie was born september 11 1895 on october 6 1895 he received the sacrament of baptism at the nativity bvm otto t ohr married rosalie elder 18901970 the daughter of robert e lee elder 18641931 called lee and nellie catherine williams 18751926 at pascagoula mississippi in november 1913 lepre 1991 p 243  the daily herald november 20 1913 p 8 and jxco ms mrb 9 p 553    elderforetich otto t ohr s fatherinlaw mr lee elder was a prominent ice manufacturer in biloxi elder s early career was as a licensed steamboat engineer he commenced ice making as an engineer with the biloxi artesian ice manufacturing company in 1887 by 1895 elder was chief engineer of their plant with a capacity of making twentytwo tons of ice each day he was also a stockholder with john walker president tp dulion treasurer and wkm dukate 18521916 general manager and secretary dyer 1895 p 19 lee elder married nellie c williams at biloxi on may 11 1889 they were the parents of rosalie e foretich ohr 18901970 ethel e entrekin 18941931 hw will elder 18961931 ruth e vancourt 18991931 mrs je collins and mrs g rossini  harco ms mrb 8 p 476 and the daily herald september 28 1931 p 1  in february 1907 rosalie elder had married lawrence foretich 18841966 in the methodist church at gulfport they had two sons elliott l foretich 19081992 and kenneth lee foretich 19111933 lee foretich was murdered at new orleans during mardi gras madness in late february 1933 he had recently moved to the crescent city from biloxi where he had been at the us coast guard base on point cadet  the biloxi daily herald february 25 1907 p 1 and february 27 1933 p 2  in late january 1914 lawrence foretich married maud kleyle of new orleans at the hotel brielmeire they initially were domiciled in biloxi but eventually relocated to new orleans he expired there in 1966  the daily herald january 29 1914 p 2    otto s life as a young man otto t ohr began making a living as one of the ohr boy s garage owners with his brother leo e ohr by 1922 he as his grandmother johanna w ohr had done in the late 19 th century became a grocer the ohr store was situated at 742 lameuse street circa 1925 otto t ohr was sent to chicago by lee elder to study refrigeration and ammonia returning to biloxi he organized the peoples ice company which commenced his long association with ice manufacturing in biloxi and later at bayou labatre alabama where he was employed by the alabama ice company    biloxi city directory 19131914 p 180 ibid  19221923 p 162 and thelma o palmer september 23 2002  when the otto t ohr family returned to biloxi from bayou labatre in the early 1930s otto worked as an engineer for the anticich ice company and by 1936 had become the manager of the gulf service ice company by 1958 otto t ohr was the engineer for the biloxi freezing company at the time of his death in april 1982 he was an engineer with the biloxi port commission biloxi city directory 1927 p 158 ibid 1931 p 148 ibid 1936 p 193 ibid 1958 p 641 and  the sun    april 21 1982  the children of otto t ohr and rosalie elder ohr were carl otto ohr 19221996 dorothy ohr 19231999 married willis page 19151973 carroll ruth ohr 19241982 married edgar l allen ii marian elizabeth betty ohr b 1925 married thomas r o neil shirley lola ohr 19271986 married charles f kitzmiller 19191997 thelma ohr b 1929 married robert palmer and mary ohr b 1934 married harry lockwood  the sun april 21 1982 p a4 and thelma o palmer september 23 2002  thelma ohr palmer a resident of semmes alabama remember vividly from her childhood that her father would take all of his children to get ice cream in downtown mobile the proprietor of the dairy parlor would invariably comment facetiously   here comes mr and mrs ohr with their little paddles  george ohr jr s only grandson carol otto ohr married helen marie anderson their children were paula maria ohr rutland b 1948 married don wayne rutland mena dianne ohr wentzell b 1950 married bobby ray wentzell carl monroe ohr 19521986 married rosella ann mccaleb and sarah ohr murphy  the sun herald march 5 1996 p b2  carl m ohr married rosella mccaleb the daughter of joseph ellsworth mccaleb and dolores l lemmler mr ohr was a biloxi fireman and served as president of the ml michel middle school pta they were the parents of rachel ann ohr sharp b 1975 and brian ohr the great greatgrandson of biloxi s mad potter mrs ohr s maternal grandfather henry p lemmler 19041953 had once owned a grocery store in biloxi  the sun herald october 22 1986 p a2 and the daily herald october 13 1953 p 6    flo lucretia ohr flo l ohr 18971900 was born on december 17 1897 she was baptized january 16 1898 in the nativity bvm roman catholic church at biloxi she expired on march 21 1900 flo was just over two years old and had reached that stage of her young life when her personality was developing her corporal remains were interred in the ohr family burial lot in the biloxi city cemetery lepre 1991 p 243 and  the biloxi daily herald march 23 1900 p 8    zio ignatius ohr zio i ohr 19001904 was born at biloxi circa september 20 1900 he expired on april 20 1904 from blood poisoning burial was in the biloxi city cemetery in the ge ohr sr family burial lot  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1904 p 1  ojo julius ohr ojo j ohr 19031991 was born january 25 1903 at the ohr home on delauney street he came into the world as a healthy twelvepound baby boy  the biloxi daily news january 26 1903 p 6  ojo j ohr married mae miguez 19001968 the daughter of numa miguez and homelia miguez at pascagoula mississippi on september 12 1924 two of her sisters mrs ralph mattina and mrs armond broussard had also married biloxi men mae was born at new iberia louisiana on may 12 1900 her father numa miguez was killed in late november 1931 in st martin parish louisiana when his car driven by son was struck by a train jxco ms mrb 15 p 418 and  the daily herald november 24 1931 p 2  in january 1945 mae and ojo j ohr divorced in harrison county mississippi without having offspring ojo had to pay the exmrs ohr 2000 assign his interest in three lots located in section 15 t7sr9w jackson county mississippi and convey a lot to her on benachi avenue in biloxi harco ms chancery court case no 21563january 1945 later in her life mae miguez married forrest l churchill 18991968 a native of stoughton massachusetts he was a master sergeant in the usaf and had served in ww ii the churchills resided at 705 dorries street in biloxi mae m churchill expired at biloxi on october 15 1968 her corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mr churchill followed her closely in death passing on december 12 1968 his remains were sent to virginia for internment in the arlington national cemetery  the daily herald october 16 1968 p 2 and december 13 1968 p 2  in july 1955 at pascagoula ojo j ohr married marguerite kuljis 19131986 the daughter of luka kuljis 18861965 and tadika pitalo kuljis 18841978 he made his livelihood as the proprietor of ojo s junk yard and machine shop situated at 811 benachi avenue his residence was nearby ojo passed on march 23 1991 mrs ohr died july 24 1986 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the sun herald july 25 1986 p a2 and march 24 1991 p b2 jxco ms mrb 82 p 158  ohr legacy in addition to the ohr patriarchal family home on delauney street and about sixthousand of his incredible mud babies george e ohr jr left his wife and children a tract of land on the west side of benachi avenue situated north of division street and south of bay terrace he acquired this approximately 22acre parcel in september 1890 from charles fayard the consideration was 130 harco ms land deed bk 25 p 440 the benachi avenue tract was subdivided by the mrs josephine ohr and her children between 1928 and 1930 in october 1930 ojo j ohr acquired a 115foot lot fronting on benachi between geo e ohr and leo e ohr he bought another lot on benachi from leo e ohr in february 1933 this lot became the property of mae miguez ohr after their 1945 divorce harco ms land deed bk 187 p 163 and bk 196 p 587 it was here on benachi avenue that ojo j ohr would found his infamous junkyard on the south and east side of bay terrace a development that was considered as one of biloxi s most fashionable subdivisions of the post ww ii era both ojo and younger brother geo e ohr iii lived in this sylvan setting surrounded by a visual cacophony of abandoned household appliances automobiles buses and other miscellaneous objects of no particular description or value in 1959 the ohr boys relocated their father s remaining pots from the delauney street garage to a brick block building situated within ojoville on the west side of benachi avenue north of division street the no twoalike world s greatest art pottery had been crated for nearly sixty years when a peripatetic picker from new jersey came to town looking for antique automobile parts james w carpenter james w jim carpenter grew up in a dairy farming community in the kittatinny mountains of rural northwestern new jersey light years from the art world of the east coast conurbation stretching from washington dc to boston as a young man he tested milk and eventually owned his own milk truck collecting the raw product from local dairy farmers as the milking business declined carpenter learned to barber but also relied on his avocation collecting antiques to make his livelihood even in the sleepy hollow of montague new jersey with its paucity of fine art carpenter s artistic father had introduced him to an aesthetic culture and a deep appreciation of exceptional art and antiques his experience as an antiquer had brought him in contact with rookwood weller roseville and newcomb pottery some of which collected others he wished that he had as their worth has risen geometrically in recent times with his natural talent for recognizing value and a ready market jim carpenter literally put his barber chair in the corner and with his loving wife miriam affectionately called mim became a full time antiques merchant opening a store in their delaware river valley domicile in addition to regional auctions he traveled the hinterlands in search of treasures florida was a favorite site to seek respite from the harsh new jersey winter and pick for antiques primarily antiquated motorcar components and accessories biloxi in 1966 jim carpenter wandered into new orleans with antique auto parts on his most wanted list he found a dealer and before his transactions were completed asked the man for additional references in order to continue his acquisitions of automotive paraphernalia the ohr boys in biloxi chimed the old junk man how will i find them questioned carpenter oh no problem everyone there knows them do you imbibe a little the august aged gentleman of junk smiled and added i ll tell you this the ohr boys won t do business with you unless you take a nip with them iw harper was their whisky of choice armed with this valuable knowledge carpenter traveled east to the mississippi gulf coast with a bottle of bourbon in hand he entered ojo ohr s junkyard on benachi avenue north of division street mr carpenter soon discovered that the ohrs had a peculiar sense of bartering firstly they would insist that all have drinks until the bottle was empty when jim carpenter found antique auto parts of his liking they would not give him their selling price but insist that he make them an offer the yankee antique seeker soon learned that his offering price was accepted only when tripled by the ohrs who obviously knew the value of a shrimp nickel during this novel visit with the ohr boys carpenter was asked if he would like to see some of their father s pottery when he agreed ojo ohr placed some of george s glazed pieces on a table for him to inspect mr carpenter was surprised as he had never seen art pottery of this style he wasn t knowledgeable in this field of art and decided to consult others before making an offer to the ohr family robert w bob blasberg a wellrespected scholar and new jersey friend of carpenter was conferred with and sight unseen he recommended that carpenter acquire the eclectic ceramic collection hidden at biloxi the final trip after several years of frustrating and futile negotiations with the ohr family jim carpenter gave up two silent years passed and surprisingly one morning he received a missive from ojo ohr inquiring of carpenter s desire to still acquire george s pots ojo was ready to make a deal somewhat bewildered but pregnant with hope jim carpenter returned to biloxi in the winter of 1972 or early 1973 with a cashier s check arriving at the ohr s benachi avenue site he spent the next three days inspecting and crudely inventorying the approximately 6000 glazed bisque and ceramic trinkets and molds that had survived from george s potting years the ohr family finally accepted what will be carpenter s legacy to the curious a large number of green dollars whose value is speculated to range between 50000 and 100000 for their father s mud babies promoting george after battling through several ice storms in a rental truck jim carpenter arrived safely back in new jersey with his cache of ge ohr s pots he generously gave his neighbors each an ohr vessel for assisting him and mim in unloading the truck carpenter had just completed a new store building and although he placed some ohr on the shelves his first year sales proved barrensorry george but no sales a familiar mantra for ohr the initial ohr season wasn t an entire bust as carpenter s collection did increase by two ohr pots as he acquired them through ads that he had seen in trade journals not fazed by ohr s lack of sales jim carpenter decided that now was the time for him and bob blasberg to educate america about the genius of george e ohr in 1973 blasberg published george e ohr and his biloxi art pottery which sold for 300 this was followed by an exhibit of ohr s works ten of which were selected for a juried american art pottery show at the renwick gallery of the smithsonian institute in washington dc carpenter sold about half of the three hundred ohr pots that he brought to the smithsonian exhibit after the show he gave the smithsonian the ten juried pots one of which a combination coffee and tea pot only about seven inches high carpenter considers as ohr s greatest work from his wheel it was from the renwick gallery exhibit that george was discovered by ceramic collectors especially those of gotham sales sales and more sales once george became known and loved jim carpenter chose an interesting marketing strategy each year he limited the number of pots that he would vend some years it took only two months to sell his year s quota this scheme only wetted the appetites of collectors and drove the price up annually by the 1980s new york city was really hot for ohr and carpenter was making excellent sales there once nyc painter jasper johns offered to trade was of his paintings for an exceptional ohr pot carpenter refused and now regrets it as some of john s work now sells for seven figure prices thanks jim biloxi and the art world owe james w carpenter many kudos for his ambitious speculation into a subject of which he was no expert mortgaging his new jersey farm allowed mr carpenter the necessary cash to acquire the art treasures of biloxi s mad potter  george e ohr iii george e ohr iii 19061974 called geo or g was born on august 8 1906 his birth was simply noted in the local journal as   born to mr and mrs geo e ohr a boy   the biloxi daily herald august 10 1906 p 2  at pascagoula mississippi on november 10 1927 geo married iola giadrosich 19061986 the daughter of paul giadrosich and edna apperson she had four brothers edward giadrosich 18981968 rudolph giadrosich 18991978 orville giadrosich and paul giadrosich jr 19161983 and a sister lottie g richards jxco ms mrb land deed bk18 p 51 and  the daily herald october 16 1968 p 2  geo e ohr iii had a wiry physique and the arm and hand strength of his blacksmith father witnesses aver that he could do a pullup using the power generated in his thumb and index finger considered by many as a mechanical genius geo lived on benachi avenue near his brother ojo j ohr he owned three classic cars an original 1903 cadillac a 1908 culver racer and a 1900 mcintyre geo gave the culver racer to frank j duggan 19122000 a longtime employee of ojo geo retired from the biloxi fire department having worked their as a mechanic a design engineer from americanlafrance of elmira new york a fire engine manufacturer came to biloxi to inspect one of its fire trucks that geo had repaired the crankshaft he was amazed at this feat and brought back technology to his company that mr ohr had used to redesign the cooling system for the crankshaft  frank j duggan jr october 8 2002  in september 1947 geo his wife and mr and mrs jimmy richardson of new orleans were at horn island a barrier island about thirteen miles southeast of biloxi when a hurricane hit the region they had gone to horn island to care for their property recently acquired from the us government ohr and his party secured an army duck an amphibious vehicle to a tree and remained in it until the tempest had passed they had an ample supply of canned food and candles for illumination the ohr party was rescued by leo ohr eddie cannette and others from the vessel   whipowill  the daily herald september 22 1947 p 5  george e ohr iii passed on february 23 1974 mrs ohr expired on july 13 1986 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the sun herald july 15 1986 p a2    emma ohr in 1890 emily emma ohr 18601926 was born at biloxi in december 1860 circa 1890 she married louis gruntz 18641930 a native of germany who had come to america in 1880 louis made his livelihood as a grocer they had two children born in new orleans louis gruntz ii 18921900 and emily gruntz birl wife of paul birl 18941926 in june 1900 the gruntz family were residents of the 3 rd ward 16 th precinct of nola 1900 federal census orleans ph la roll 571 book 1 p 309 emily ohr gruntz expired at new orleans on may 25 1926 she was a resident of the city since 1889 and was domiciled at 2623 st anne street at the time of her demise mrs gruntz was survived by her husband who lived until july 12 1930 and a daughter mrs paul birl her corporal remains were interred in st patrick cemetery no 2  the times picayune may 26 1926 p 2 and july 15 1930 p 2    louisa ohr louisa ohr 18651957 was born at biloxi in april 1865 circa 1886 she married rupert l schulz 18551930 an 1869 immigrant from germany they were the parents of joseph rupert schulz 18871957 pearl schulz fitzgerald 1890pre 1957 anna schulz hourguettes 18921957 and arthur l schulz post 19001957 mr schulz was a machinist and the family lived at mcdonoughville jefferson parish louisiana 1900 federal census jefferson parish louisiana p 105a louisa ohr schulz expired at gretna louisiana on june 13 1957 she had resided here since 1897 in addition to three children mrs schulz was survived by a grandson rupert e fitzgerald and a great granddaughter pearl e fitzgerald her corporal remains were passed through the salem evangelical lutheran church in gretna and they were interred in the mcdonough cemetery also located in gretna louisiana mr rupert l schulz preceded his wife in death expiring on november 9 1935  the times picayune november 10 1935 p 6 and june 16 1957 p 18    mena ohr mena ohr 18671893 never married she died before 1900 and her body buried in the ohr family burial plot in the biloxi city cemetery mena had a good heart as she remembered the demise of her young nephew asa eugene ohr in december 1893 no further information an ohr family time line the following chronological events from 1889 to 1923 demonstrate the trials tribulations and triumphs of the ohr family leading to the insanity trial of ge ohr jr in april 1909 and beyond  1889 the ohr pottery burned in midnovember 1889  the pottery was the first structure to be supplied with water from the water works company  the biloxi herald november 16 1889 p 4  1890 george e ohr suggested to the biloxi herald reporter  that those who cannot afford to buy flower pots should put their pretty flowers in the rear of their houses   now that there is a first class pottery in biloxi here is no excuse for placing pretty flowers and rare plants in old tin cans and painted pots  the biloxi herald june 7 1890 p 4  1891 ohr was awarded a prize for the   most grotesque costume   at the mechanics steam fire company no 2 mardi gras ball held in the knights of labor hall this was the grand culmination of the festivities at biloxi on fat tuesday  the biloxi herald february 15 1891 p 1  george ohr the artistic potter has an elegant line of pottery on hand to which he invites the inspection of the public his stock embraces every variety and is well worth a visit to his pottery where all are welcome whether they buy or not  the biloxi herald may 30 1891 p 4  1893 george and josephine g ohr s eldest son asa e ohr  18881893 expired on december 7 1893  lepre 1991 p 242    george e ohr jr traveled to chicago to demonstrate his ceramic wares at the world s columbian exposition  which was held between may and november 1893 1894 the october fire destroyed the potohre and ohr residence on delauney street  george e ohr sr had uninsured losses of 5000 while ge ohr jr estimated his loss at 3000 in a short period of time   the toil and work of ohr the artistic potter was reduced to ashes  after examining his burned out pottery mr ohr estimated that about 1000 pieces of his artistic work were not harmed by the conflagration  the biloxi herald october 13 1894 p 8 and october 20 1894 p 8  1895 ge ohr jr traveled to atlanta with his art and novelty pottery to exhibit at the cotton states international exposition which commenced in midseptember 1895 ohr s work was not selected for an award but  the atlanta constitution  remarked of ohr s presence at the event    ohr is the comical genius with the long whiskers who makes all sorts of pottery in machinery hall where he is always surrounded by an admiring crowd   the biloxi daily herald january 4 1896 p 8  1896 the wonderful wheel   a novel which was inspired by the image projected by biloxi s mad potter was written by mary tracy earle 18641955 and published by the century company of new york miss earle was the daughter of parker earle 18311917 and melanie tracy 18371889 and resided at ocean springs mississippi for several years some other published works by mary tracy earle are  the man who worked for collister  1898  through old rose glasses  1900 and  the flag on the hilltop  1902 the celebrated potter of this city george e ohr has proven his interest in the human race by placing on howard avenue next to the vienna cafe  a barrel of ice water which is free to all  the cooler is a specimen of his handwork in clay and no doubt those who imbibe will be thankful the cooler carries with it a number of poetic effusions which for originality are unsurpassed   the biloxi herald august 22 1896 p 8  1897 on august 18 1897  jules gabry  18291897 a native of france and t he first potter at the newcomb pottery committed suicide by drowning himself in the mississippi sound monsieur gabry was a friend of ohr and left his kick wheel at the potohre  the biloxi daily herald august 21 1897 p 8  1899 in december 1899 ohr s work was lauded at the natural arts club in new york city as follows   among the potters unknown to new york is geo e ohr of biloxi miss whose exhibit is interesting attaining in some pieces a great richness of color and in one a remarkable effect of dull metal   the biloxi daily herald december 3 1899 p 8  1900 flo l ohr  18971900 the daughter of george e ohr jr and josephine g ohr expired on march 21 1900  the biloxi daily herald march 23 1900 p 8    george e ohr jr sent some of his art pottery to paris france to be exhibited at the paris exposition universelle of 1900 his work was not chosen for an award 1901 george e ohr jr exhibited his work at the providence art club of rhode island in the spring of 1901 and at the pan american exposition at buffalo new york between maynovember 1901 he did not win an award at either event  jb myers formerly of biloxi reported in july 1901 that   mississippi has no state exhibit at the great pan american exposition in buffalo there are exhibits from the smithsonian institute and elsewhere but none compare with mr ohr s handiwork rookwood is represented by a 1000 pieces but if they were cleaned of their paints and decorated they would be a heavy clumsy lot of clay but every piece made by ohr is light brilliant and graceful all in its own beauty   the biloxi daily herald july 18 1901 p 8  1902 biloxi has a potter and a pottery  the potter george e ohr is one of the most original artists in the world and turns out high art pottery with all the ease that the ordinary potter turns out common earthen crocks  he has thousands of pieces and no two are alike at the great international expositions he has exhibited collections of his wares and has been awarded diplomas and medals not a few and that too while in competition with the art potters of the earth he does not sell much of his work because most people do not appreciate it and refuse to pay his price otherwise he might become wealthy by selling his trifles and trinkets at 25 and 50 cents each the clay is found along one of the rivers that flow into back bay  the daily picayune biloxi rich in historical interest march 31 1902 p 10  an exhibit of color photographic images by cs jackson taken at biloxi in may 1901  was shown at the montross hotel in late september among these was one taken of the interior of the ohr art pottery depicting multicolored pots of earthenware with the art potter mounted on a pedestal in the background  the biloxi daily herald february 25 1902 p 8  1903 a poem appeared in the biloxi daily herald about mr ohr in april 1903 as follows   george ohr he went to new orleans the city sights to see he wandered round but nowhere found sights like ohr s potohre disappointed in the sights he wandered far to seek he tied his mustache in a knot and will be back next week    the biloxi daily herald april 18 1903 p 8  1904 zio i ohr  19001904 the son of george e ohr jr and josephine g ohr died on april 20 1904 george e ohr sr  18191904  passed on july 8 1904  george e ohr jr attended and exhibited his art pottery at the louisiana purchase international exposition at st louis missouri  he was awarded a silver medal for his ceramic skills he returned to biloxi in late december 1904  the biloxi daily herald december 26 1904 p 7  1905 johanna wiedman ohr  18211905 the mother of george e ohr jr died on december 28 1905  she legated her estate to august ohr 25 emma ohr gruntz 25 louise ohr schultz 25 and josephine g ohr 25 ge ohr jr was to receive 500 from the sale of the estate and his residence and art pottery at 409 delauney street and 411 delauney street respectively mrs johanna w ohr also requested that her property not be sold for ten years unless all legatees agreed to vend it sooner rupert schultz her soninlaw was named executor of her estate harco ms chancery court cause no 2108  1906 the ohr art pottery had a fortunate break on the eve of january 8th when its oil heater that mr ohr had left burning to prevent his newly thown greenware from freezing fell to pieces the burning oil from the furnace charred the floor and smoke filled the studio there had been a strong north wind blowing at the time which would have directed anyfire onto west howard avenue in biloxi s business district  the biloxi daily herald january 9 1906 p 1  in march 1906 the smithsonian institution of washington dc accepted a small red vase from the works submitted by george e ohr jr to the united states potters association at its annual convention in march 1906  august ohr filed a forced heirship suit in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi to sell the estate property of johanna w ohr on the north side of howard avenue this litigation was ceased by august ohr harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 2151 in october 1906  august ohr filed another forced heirship cause against the heirs of johanna w ohr  in addition to the ohr estate lands and improvements north of howard avenue it included those properties south of howard avenue in depositions the ohr estate properties were valued at 17000 by jw swetman 18631937 a local druggist and between 15000 and 16000 by charles tanner a biloxi realtor harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 2281  1907 in june 1907 rupert and louise ohr schultz louis and emma ohr gruntz and august and elizabeth w ohr sold their right title and interest as heirs of george e ohr and johanna w ohr to charles c redding and joseph lawrence for 12000 harco ms land deed bk 81 pp 388389  charles c redding 18571926 was born at bay st louis mississippi the son of walter redding an englishman and elodie necaise redding came to biloxi about 1870 as a poor teen his work ethic and frugality propelled him to the forefront of biloxi s commercial leaders redding owned a mercantile business on west howard avenue a dozen schooners and interests and stock in the biloxi canning company biloxi box factory cowart sawmill the traction company and the peoples bank of which he was an organizer and director he also served three terms an alderman on the biloxi city council  the daily herald january 7 1907 p 1  in november 1886 charles c redding married ann minerva pittman 18681917 a native of tennessee and the daughter of william pittman and esther reice they reared a family of four daughters and two sons in their large victorian home situated on the northeast corner of jackson street and delauney ge ohr street the redding house is utilized today to host wedding receptions and other special celebratory events p 265  joseph lawrence 18671952 was the son of spanish immigrants in september 1890 he married catherine tucei 18661939 a native of naples italy and the daughter of vincent tucei and seraphine griese they were the parents of five children of which two survived into adulthood mary l coleman 18951952 and joseph v lawrence 19021975 mr lawrence was a city laborer before he commenced repairing and selling shoes and doing business as the guarantee shoe store on west howard avenue the french cafe later occupied this site and was also a lawrence family enterprise in 1902 joseph lawrence became a stockholder in the people bank and was elected to the board of directors in 1911 he assumed the position of vicepresident of the peoples bank in 1932  guice p 51 the daily herald january 13 1939 p 6 and october 9 1952 p 1  in may 1929 joseph lawrence let a contract to manuel wetzel to refurbish the lawrence building on the northwest corner of west howard and delauney street the gabriel jewelry company managed by jr beggs planned to move here in july they had recently acquired the merchandise of edward brady  the daily herald may 28 1929 p 2  ohr heirs commercial rentals 19071909 between july 15 1907 and september 15 1909 charles w redding collected rents from the commercial properties of the ohr heirs on west howard avenue as agent for rupert schultz the executor of the estate of johanna w ohr and spouse of louise ohr from harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 2473 the sanborn insurance maps and city directories of biloxi one can ascertain with a high degree of certitude the lessees of the ohr heirs whose six rental buildings and ancillary outbuildings were situated delauney street north of west howard avenue and on the north and south side of west howard avenue between delauney street and magnolia street the north side addresses were 401405 delauney 202208 west howard and 205209 west howard 1909 sanborn mapbiloxi ms sheet 5 it is interesting to note that several of the ohr heir tenants were italian immigrants or first generation italianamericans who were born in biloxi or new orleans some of these italian families who worked and lived in this section of biloxi were corso esposito fallo martino olivari randazzo seroolini solari taranto tedesco and tucei a brief chronology of the ohr heir tenants between 1907 and 1909 follows  moseley devitt this partnership was a grocery business founded by john moseley and thomas kirkland devitt 18821946 tk devitt was born at harbor springs michigan in august 1907 he married lily rose bourdon 18841951 the daughter of french immigrant ao bourdon sr 18451901 and marie virgets 18471901 of new orleans the devitts resided on lower lameuse street here they reared their three children thomas k devitt jr matthew devitt slidell louisiana and lily d stuart baltimore   the biloxi daily herald   august 16 1907 p and the daily herald    december 16 1946 p 5  in addition to his grocery business mr devitt was seriously involved in the seafood packing industry at biloxi ocean springs and in southeastern louisiana with patrick henry clark 18701927 a new orleanian he chartered devitt clark at new orleans on june 10 1914 they commenced operations in the canning business on point cadet at biloxi in august 1913 when it leased the plant of the bourdoncastanera packing company for the 19131914 shrimp and oyster season devitt took the interest of louis harvey 18741913 their cannery which was modern and wellequiped was situated between the dunbar lopez dukate factory and the barataria canning company  the daily herald august 26 1913 p 8  circa 1926 tk devitt became active in the seafood industry at louisiana he was involved in packing operations at braithwaite wyclosky golden meadow and cutoff he sons were also in the seafood business at louisiana clark expired at new orleans his remain were interred the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald    december 16 1946 p 5  lawrence romeo lawrence romeo 18701932  was a grocer and fruit vendor prior to entering commerce at biloxi in 1896 he was a boat captain mr romeo was the son of antonio romeo 18231898 and angela romeo 18341910 the romeo family came to america in 1889 from riposto an italian city on the east coast of sicily his siblings were louis romeo d 1896 and mrs grazzo d ca 1927   the daily herald april 7 1932 p 2  in 1896 lawrence romeo married josephine taranto 18761967 they were the parents of louis romeo 18981899 anthony romeo 19001900 lawrence romeo jr 19011968 juliet r marchoni 19031932 joseph romeo 19061976 mrs edward hilton b post 1910 and julius d romeo 191619191910 federal census harrison county ms t624 roll 740 p 268 lawrence romeo paid the ohr heirs 30 rent each month francis m dillinger francis m dillinger  18551910 was a native of indiana he operated a candy store and paid mr redding 1800 each month for rent 1910 federal census harrison county ms t624 roll 740 p 268  post son post son occupied this building from july 1907 to 1908 they were jewelers and opticians and sold musical instruments their monthly rent was 18001905 biloxi city directory p 27  abbley dancer abbley dancer was partnership composed of frederick p abbley 18821941 and r anderson dancer 18781915 frederick p fred abbley 18821941 was born in north biloxi the son of captain fritz abbley 18461905 a swiss immigrant and margaret harvey 18471886 the youngest daughter of french immigrant sailor pierre harvey 18101883 and zeline moran 18111883 in march 1905 fred abbley married viola caillavet 18841968 the daughter of francis arbeau caillavet 18561909 and marie dodart 18581942 they were the parents of three children francis abbley 19051905 eunice a brocato 19081996 and bernice a emile b 1909 in 1909 fred abbley was the manager of an  en plein air  movie theater the airdome the airdome was situated at 413 renoir street and occupied a large lot which extended to fayard street with a frontage on west howard avenue in late august 1909 mr abbley was brought to the court of judge elmer and adjudicated innocent of violating a city ordinance for showing a movie on sunday another trial was held in september in the court of judge zt champlin abbley pleaded guilty and was fined 10 and court costs which judge champlin suspended the people of biloxi were generally apathetic to the socalled blue laws  the biloxi daily herald august 30 1909 p 4 and september 10 1909 pp 12  mr abbley s associate r anderson dancer 18781915 was born at buenavista chickasaw county mississippi the son of john w dancer and carolina e bean he arrived at biloxi circa 1900 and was the brother of jessie dancer cousins 18741957 the spouse of joseph h cousins 18741917 mr dancer worked for lopez dukate at the rigolets in 1904 in november 1911 r anderson dancer married carrie engbarth 18891967 a native of rodney jefferson county mississippi and the daughter of emile engbarth 1855ca 1905 and magalene jeanette arndt 18561938 at the time the engbarth family resided on porter street in ocean springs dr chipman of the pascagoula episcopal church officiated  the daily herald   december 1 1911 p 4 and the ocean springs news    april 15 1915 p 1  circa 1909 mr dancer had come to ocean springs and opened a movie theater on washington avenue called the vaudette he sold it to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 in november 1909 mr dancer went to lumberton mississippi with willie engbarth 18821957 his future brotherinlaw to open a movie house apparently things did not work as  the ocean springs news  reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth 18931967 after their marriage carrie and anderson dancer ran a store at ocean springs probably on the southeast corner of porter and washington mr dancer expired on april 9 1915 he was buried in the evergreen cemetery ocean springs carrie e dancer remarried fred meyers and was residing at pass christian mississippi in 1962 she was at ocean springs in 1967 no further information abbley and dancer paid 3000 rent each month to charles redding joseph lawrence joseph a lawrence 18671952 the biloxi shoe man owner of guarantee shoe and hat company located at 205 west howard avenue his rent was 1500 each month pearson brothers the pearson brothers grocers operated two stores at biloxi the downtown store was situated at 407 east howard avenue on the corner of main street and howard avenue and called the people s cash grocery the pearson brothers were john p pearson and hw pearson their father clinton patton pearson 18431920 was a native of missouri and was the spouse of e catherine pearson 18481910 a kentuckian he made his livelihood as a traveling salesman their sister may r pearson 18891914 was the store s cashier their rent was 1500 per month they moved out of their building in october 19081910 federal census harrison county ms t624 roll 740 p 227 in january 1907 the pearson brothers advertised as having a   complete stock of fancy and staple groceries    one could purchase 18 pounds of granulated sugar for 100 red cross tomatoes at 10 per can and 2 pounds of butter for 75  the biloxi daily herald january 9 1907 p 4  nikola martino nikola martino 18601942 constructed and repaired shoes for his livelihood he and his spouse lena genusa 18681910 and son joseph martino 18861941 emigrated from italy to new orleans in 1886 three martino children were born in new orleans leanora m stassi 18891973 anthony j martino 18921956 and camille m tedesco 18951942 while peter martino 18971937 and nickola martino jr 19061942 were biloxi natives 1910 federal census harrison county ms t624 roll 740 p 266 after the death of lena g martino nikola married jennie coci capuana 18731941 the daughter of phillip and rose coci she was a widow and the mother of philip capuana 19061968 mrs chris tucei and mrs sidney manuel  the daily herald january 5 1942 p 2  nikola martino s rent was 1000 each month in addition the ohr heirs collected rents from two other lessees during the period 19071907 they were dr hm folkes 18711926 and ld byrd dr folkes rent was 3000 while byrd paid the same amount to charles redding 1907 it is interesting to note that in early 1907  john harry portman  18781917 the able assistant of ge ohr jr was in the plumbing business with wl via 18551921 this and the fact that the few if any ohr pots have been discovered with dates post1906 indicate that the world s greatest potter had greatly reduced his ceramic productivity  the biloxi daily herald january 7 1907 p 3 and  clark et al 1989 p 36  jh portman was a native of biloxi and had been reared in the ohr family home on delauney street  apparently his career as a plumber was short lived as in 1907 portman left biloxi for employment with the us lighthouse board which became the us lighthouse service in 1910 his first assignment was at the sand island light at the entrance to mobile bay in 1915 jh portman transferred to round island where he was employed until he became ill and expired in june 1917 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald  june 14 1917 p 3  1909 in april 1909 lemuel h doty jr an attorney who represented joseph lawrence and charles c redding filed a request in the chancery court of harrison county for a non compos mentis hearing for ge ohr jr a jury of his peers met at gulfport and after reviewing the facts immediately declared george e ohr jr sane ohr represented himself during the inquiry mr doty was from an honorable family in lexington mississippi where his father lemuel h doty 18441929 was active in civic and educational affairs his brother am doty was a physician  the biloxi daily herald april 3 1909 p 1 and the daily herald january 11 1929 p 1  it is interesting to note that one of ohr s adjudicators was caspar vahle 18691922 a former resident of ocean springs he had been in the livery and hotel business while domiciled here his mother katherine vahle 18381914 of german ancestry was a principal in the vahle house a hostel situated on the northwest corner of washington and calhoun in the period from 1900 to 1916 casper vahle s sister was married to druggist herman nill 18631904 the vahlenill family left ocean springs and resettled in gulfport shortly after the turn of the 20 th century as they were victims of local arsonists in early september 1909 fs hewes clerk of the harrison county chancery court while attempting at public outcry to sell the ohr estate property on delauney street and west howard avenue was struck in the face by ge ohr jr ohr was vehemently opposed to this partition sale of his family s commercial properties and had protested both verbally and in written letters against it he was particularly displeased with the chancery court not observing a clause in his mother s last will and testament which specifically stated    that   my estate   be kept and administered   a period of ten years before being sold divided or disposed of unless all and everyone of my heirs should want to have it divided and dispose of  for his blow against hewes ohr was jailed at biloxi police chief louis staehling 18661938 a witness to this minor pugilistic encounter averred that he saw mr ohr strike the chancery clerk with his hand and then attempt to hit him again with that of his spouse josephine g ohr  the daily herald september 6 1909 p 1 and harrison county ms chancery court case no 2108  in spite of ge ohr jr s displeasure a commissioner s deed was issued to charles redding and joseph lawrence for the ohr estate property by fs hewes special commissioner in october 1909 the consideration was 12000 george and josephine ohr retained their domicile and art pottery at 409 and 411 delauney street respectively harco ms land deed bk 92 pp 4243 and harrison county ms chancery court cause no 2473  1910 in october 1910 ge ohr jr was again incarcerated in the biloxi city jail in which he described to a local reporter interviewing him as a shameful place to lock a man up in and one of vile sanitary conditions he had been adjudicated guilty of trespassing and fined 10 by the court ohr s failure to pay the fine resulted in his short stay in the local calaboose upon release he wrote a letter published in  the daily herald  further condemning the biloxi jail as   a filthy pen a dirty brick walled jail where a nauseating unsanitary dirt receptaclea dirty and rotten excelsior torn straw mattress is strewn on the floor that never gets a scrubbing   the daily herald october 7 1910 p 1  1911 in late february 1911 ge ohr jr accused of trespassing again  the daily herald february 27 1911 p 8  1918 it was reported that george e ohr jr left for a hospital at new orleans for treatment and his family had not heard from him  the daily herald april 8 1918 p 1  george edgar ohr jr expired at his residence 409 delauney street on the quiet sunday morning of april 7 1918 his health had declined to a state where he sought medical treatment in new orleans his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery after funeral rites in the episcopal church of the redeemer  the daily herald january 9 1918 p 1  1919 in april 1919  the daily herald  suggested that biloxi organize a local museum to preserve its culture and heritage contemporaneously colonel ww mccleland a regular winter tourist from denver colorado commented more specifically in that he lauded the art pottery of george e ohr jr mcclellan boldly and confidently stated the following     one hundred years from now when the names of some of your great men are forgotten people will be hunting for a piece of mississippi mud with the name of george orr sic on it his pottery is wonderful and worthy to be preserved by the city in which he lived and produced this pottery certainly one specimen of each kind of articles he manufactured should be collected at any cost and placed in proper cases where the public may view them now and in time to come  1922  see anthony v ragusin s article in  the daily herald january 28 1922 p 3  1923 the biloxi chamber of commerce had just relocated to their new office and locals were loaning items that were curiosities of biloxi and to promote home grown products and industries josie ohr loaned them some pottery of her late husband and it was recorded as   one of the prettiest exhibits came from mrs george ohr and consists of seven pieces   of beautiful art pottery made in biloxi by the late george ohr in the exhibit loaned  by mrs ohr is several glazed jars and a beautiful glazed miniature house   the daily herald january 5 1923 p 3 some seventy odd years later after much of ohr s valuable ceramic works had left biloxi primarily for art aficionados on the eastern seaboard a museum was founded to honor and display his art in the biloxi public library in recent years with the o keefe family leading the charge a world class ohr museum is planned for the biloxi waterfront overlooking deer island once the homestead of ohr s friend and mentor joseph fortune meyer  references  books robert w blasberg    george edward ohr and his biloxi art pottery    jw carpenter port jervis new york1973 robert w blasberg  the unknown ohr  peaceable press milford pennsylvania1986 garth clark robert a ellison jr and eugene hecht  the mad potter of biloxi the art life of george e ohr  abbeville press new york new york1989 charles l dyer  along the gulf    biloxi miss   women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 julia cook guice  harrison county marriages 18411899   city of biloxi mississippi 1968 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 pp 242243 chancery court cases harco ms chancery court case no 523   lizzie ohr v august ohr    august 1892 harco ms chancery court case no 2108   estate of johanna ohr    harco ms chancery court case no 2151   august ohr v louise ohr schultz at al   march 1906 harco ms chancery court case no 2200   charles mccormack v lizzie and antoine muller  october 1906 harco ms chancery court case no 2281   august ohr v emma ohr gruntz et al    october 1906 harco ms chancery court case no 2473   charles rushing v joseph lawrence et al  june 1907 harco ms chancery court case no 2500   lizzie muller v pj ohr    october 1907 harco ms chancery court case no 2507  charles rushing and joseph lawrence v josephine ohr harco ms chancery court case no 2990   insanity of ge ohr    1909 harco ms chancery court case no 4162   rosalie e foretich v lawrence foretich   jube 1913 harco ms chancery court case no 21563   mae migues ohr v ojo ohr  january 1945 2 nd judicial district harco ms chancery court case no 1162   estate of leo edgar ohr   may 1971 annie faye chase or annie faye campbell harco ms chancery court case no 8188   guardianship of marguerite kuljis ohr    september 1978 harco ms chancery court case no p804b estate of iola g ohr august 1986 harco ms chancery court case no p827b   estate of marguerite k ohr   september 1986 harco ms chancery court case no 12296   estate of george e ohr   july 1982 harco ms chancery court case no p864b   estate of carl monroe ohr   sealed harco ms chancery court case no p1518b   guardianship of rachel ann ohr   may 1989 harco ms chancery court case no p1519b   guardianship of brian christopher ohr   may 1989 harco ms chancery court case no p1957b   estate of oj ohr  april 1991 journals the biloxi herald   local and personal notes      the biloxi herald   local and personal notes   november 16    1889 the biloxi herald   local happenings   february 15 1890 the biloxi herald   biloxi s carnival   february 15 1891 the biloxi herald   local happenings   may 30 1891 the biloxi herald  april 9 1892 p 1 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 29 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   december 9 1893 the biloxi herald   in memoriam   december 16 1893 the biloxi herald   the flames   october 13 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   october 20 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 9 1895 the biloxi daily herald   latest city news   january 4 1896 p 8 the biloxi daily herald   latest city news   august 22 1896 the biloxi daily herald   tired of life   august 21 1897 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   december 3 1899 p 8 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   march 23 1900 the biloxi daily herald   local happenings   july 18 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 15 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 25 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 26 1903 the biloxi daily herald   to and fro      april 18 1903 the biloxi daily herald   zio ignantz ohr   april 21 1904 the biloxi daily herald   george ohr sr   july 8 1904 the biloxi daily herald   mrs elizabeth hahn   october 5 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 27 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 26 1904 the biloxi daily herald   mrs joanna ohr   december 28 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 9 1906 the biloxi daily herald   locals   august 10 1906 the biloxi daily herald   moseley devitt   january 7 1907 the biloxi daily herald   wl via co   january 7 1907 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s new administration   january 7 1907 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   pearson brothers   january 9 1907 the biloxi daily herald   foretichelder   february 25 1907 the biloxi daily herald    bourdondevitt   august 16 1907 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   george ohr declared sane   april 3 1909 the biloxi daily herald   moranohr   april 16 1909 the biloxi daily herald   abbley not guilty says state jury   august 30 1909 the daily herald   george ohr makes trouble   september 6 1909 the daily herald   ohr fined for striking chancery clerk hewes   september 7 1909 the biloxi daily herald   barber assumes roll of reformer   september 10 1909 the daily herald   geo e ohr released from durance vile  october 7 1910 the daily herald   george ohr again in trouble   february 27 1911 the daily herald    dancerengbarth   december 1 1911 the daily herald   devitt and clark have lease on bourdoncastanera co s plant   august 26 1913 the daily herald   louis harvey died this am   september 17 1913 the daily herald   ohrelder   november 20 1913 the daily herald   foretichkleyle   january 29 1914 the daily herald   lio ohr passes away saturday at noon after several weeks illness   december 13 1914 the daily herald   leo ohr has agency   april 26 1915 the daily herald   harry portman dead   june 14 1917 the daily herald   whereabouts of   george e  ohr unknown   january 9 1918 the daily herald   pottery wizard dies in biloxi   april 8 1918 the daily herald   biloxi museum finds favor   april 14 1919 the daily herald   mcclellan honored   august 21 1919 the daily herald   mcclellan   september 2 1919 the daily herald   biloxi resident died yesterday   august 19 1920 the daily herald   art work of tchouticabouffa clay lasting memorial to potter   january 28 1922 the daily herald    exhibits enlarged at chamber of commerce   january 5 1923 p 3 the daily herald   father of lh doty dies at lexington   january 11 1929 the daily herald   renovating lawrence building   may 28 1929 the daily herald   mrs ohr died last night   march 17 1930 the daily herald   return from funeral   november 24 1931 the daily herald   lawrence romeo sr dies   april 7 1932 the daily herald   lee foretich killed   february 27 1933 the daily herald   leo ohr completes manufacture syrup   january 15 1934 the daily herald   jos w swetman taken by death   may 31 1937 the daily herald   mrs joseph lawrence dies at biloxi home   january 13 1939 the daily herald  fred abbley dies   september 30 1941 the daily herald   n martino dies   january 5 1942 the daily herald   tk devitt sr dies   december 16 1946 p 5 the daily herald   survive storm in army duck at horn island   september 22 1947 the daily herald   jos v lawrence vicepresident biloxi bank dies   october 9 1952 the daily herald   ohr death   october 13 1953 the daily herald   mrs mae churchill   october 16 1968 the daily herald   edward giadrosich   october 16 1968 the daily herald   fl churchill   december 13 1968 the daily herald   frederic a moran   july 11 1972 the daily herald   gd   sic   ohr  february 25 1974 the daily picayune   biloxi rich in historical interest   march 31 1902 p 10 the ocean springs news     ra dancer passes away   april 15 1915 p 1 the sun   otto t ohr   april 21 1982 the sun herald   mrs marguerite ohr   july 25 1986 the sun herald   carl ohr   october 22 1986 the sun herald   mrs clo l ohr moran   december 1 1989 the sun herald   ojo ohr   march 24 1991 the sun herald   some of ohr s pottery comes back to grandson   february 18 1993 the sun herald   carl otto ohr   march 5 1996 the sun herald   moran leaves mark on coast   march 24 1999 the sun herald   wayne m morykwas   july 29 2005 the sun herald  ohr s grandson joe moran s photographs in the spotlight november 27 2007 p b8 the times picayune     emily ohr  gruntz   may 26 1926 the times picayune     louis  gruntz   july 15 1930 the times picayune      rupert l  schulz   november 10 1935 the times picayune     louisa ohr   schulz   june16 1957 personal communication  thelma ohr palmertelephone conversation on september 23 2002 frank duggan jr telephone conversation on october 8 2002  post katrina images    the pods   images made december 2007 by ray l bellande images made august 2009 by ray l bellande  museum directors 1992008 margie  gowdie   20082013 denny mecham denny mecham announced in april 2013 that she would be retirng from her fulltime position as executive director of ooma 2013 kevin o brien kevin o brien became ooma director in october 2013 coming from west lafayette indiana he is a native of minnesota and was reared at south bend indiana o brien matriculated to notre dame university where he completed a bachelor degree in fine arts he earned a master degree in fine arts and painting from tulane university kevin met grace benedict his wife while they were both students at tulane grace is an artist and active in her profession the sun herald december 15 2013 p f1  ellen j lippert image by ray l bellandedecember 7 2013 ellen j lippert  associate professor of art history and western humanities at thiel college greenville pennsylvania was on the coast this past weekend to introduce  george ohrsophisticate and rube  her recent book on biloxi s mad potter published by the university press of mississippi ellen made an appearance at the ohro keefe museum of art and pass christian books she held book signings as well as relating the salient points of her treatise of george ohr as a man and potter during the gilded age ellen was received enthusiastically in both venues she was hosted by carol messer of ooma while at biloxi  references  the sun herald   ohro keefe chief retires as final phase begins   april 24 2013 p a2 the sun herald    kevin o brien  opportunity to make a difference   december 15 2013 p f2  ohro keefe museum bibliography journals the sun herald   the hour of ohr   april 2 1991 p c1 the sun herald   mad potter society to promote biloxi s ohr   july 12 1992 p f1 the sun herald   some of ohr s pottery comes back to grandson   february 18 1993 p b1  2000 the sun herald   main street wants museum kept downtown   march 21 2000 p a3 the sun herald   ohro keefe museum could become jewel in the coast crown   july 9 2000 the sun herald   architect gehry talks about biloxi berlin and hollywood   october 12 2000 p a1 the sun herald   gehry shares idea for museum   october 10 2000 p a1  2001 the sun herald   fanciful forms   july 8 2001 the sun herald   millions still needed to build art museum complex   july 8 2001 the biloxid iberville press   ohr site s prehistory   july 11 2001 p 4 the sun herald   biloxi toasts gehry design   july 12 2001 the new york times   recognition for biloxi s mad potter   july 20 2001 p b33 the sun herald   ohr naturally   photo     july 27 2001 p a1 the sun herald  museum receives ohr scrapbook   july 27 2001 p a6 the sun herald   5 million in bonds sought for ohr   august 18 2001 the sun herald   museum bond vote put off by council   august 22 2001 p a1 the sun herald   museum bond issue on agenda   august 25 2001 p a5 the sun herald   ohr museum drops request for bonds   august 29 2001 p a1 the sun herald   ohr s biggest artwork coming home to coast   august 29 2001 p a8 the sun herald   carpetbagger or art savior   september 11 2001 p a1 and a7 the sun herald   shedding light on bits of ohr   september 13 2001 p a8 the sun herald   pots were a hidden treasure   september 13 2001 p a8 the sun herald   ohr urn earns oohs aahs   october 6 2001 p a2 the sun herald   o keefe trying to rally silent support   october 16 2001 p a1  2002 the sun herald   museum million hard to swallow   february 27 2002 the bay press   ohr yesohr noohr maybe   march 1 2002 p 8a the sun herald   museum fans it s good business too   march 2 2002 the bay press   ohr moves reed house offers blues photos   april 26 2002 the bay press   featured artistbrian nettles   april 26 2002 p 2 and p 11 the sun herald   federal grant puts museum at halfway mark   june 12 2002 p a3 the sun herald   the next great art destination   june 23 2002 p d1 the sun herald   vincent creel says he support museum   june 23 2002 p d7 the bay press   ohr museum seeks funding to continue construction   july 8 2005 p 3 the sun herald   ohr to partner with smithsonian  october 2002 p a2 the sun herald   affiliation opens artistic doors   october 28 2002 p a1 the sun herald   ohro keefe gets 250000 gift   november 13 2002 the bay press   ohro keefe museum seeks pleasant reed items   november 18 2005 p 5 the sun herald     mad potter finally gets respect  december 22 2002 p h3  2003 the sun herald   ohro keefe bond clears committee   february 21 2003 p a10 the sun herald   disciples of ohr   march 16 2003 p h1 the sun herald   ohr more than halfway to buildingfund goal   april 2 2003 p a9 the sun herald   biloxi in the spotlight   may 11 2003 p h1 the sun herald   a pleasant place to visit   may 14 2003 p a1 the sun herald   biloxi to consider museum money   june 21 2003 p a3  2004 the sun herald   ohro keefe unveils national council   january 18 2004 p a1 the sun herald   museum gets more county money   june 15 2004 p a1 the bay press   ooma features ohr at world s fair   june 25 2004 p 1 the sun herald   beau ups its ohr donation to 1m   july 9 2004 p a1 the sun herald   ohro keefe takes shape in biloxi   august 1 2004 p h1 the sun herald     students ooh and aah over ohro keefe s architecture   december 30 2004 p a11   2005 the sun herald   biloxi pier is project of museum   march 24 2005 p a2 the sun herald   ohr museum opens fundraising drive   april 19 2005 p a6 the sun herald   and what s wrong with his hair   june 19 2005 p h1 the sun herald    why ohr    june 19 2005 p h1 the sun herald    pollack documentary to focus on gehry ohr   june 19 2005 p h3 the sun herald   museum to open d ohrs   august 7 2005 p h1 the sun herald   starchitects   frank gehry  can t be ignored   august 7 2005 p h5 the sun herald   ohr s ribs tickle fancy or architect   august 26 2005 p a2 the sun herald   plans for ohro keefe museum will reopen   october 9 2005 p f6  the sun herald  museum members ready to rebuild october 20 2005 p a8 the sun herald    ohr and pleasant reed in biloxi   october 23 2005 p a4 the sun herald    ohr has to wait  november 1 2005 p b1 the sun herald    task force hunting pleasant reed items november 22 2005 p b1 2006 the sun herald   ohro keefe getting a boost march 22 2006 p c14 the sun herald   ohro keefe gets tlc march 26 2006 p f11 the sun herald   andy warhol likes george ohr   march 31 2006 p b1 the sun herald   it is hard to be needy   april 7 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ohr pots to make antiques roadshow july 4 2006 p a6 the sun herald   it s time for more ohr   george ohr rising gulf states juried exhibition   august 20 2006 p f1 the sun herald   katrina one year later where we re goingcurators worry museums soon will be history august 27 2006 p 31 the sun herald   ohrdeal architect gehry pledges to help in any way he can   december 12 2006 p a1 the sun herald   head ohr heels december 16 2006 p a11 the sun herald   ohr joins mississippi s hall of fames   december 16 2006 p a4 2007 the sun herald   beachfront needs ohro keefe museum of art to help rouse its recovery february 14 2007 p c6 the sun herald   ohr going back to beach february 15 2007 p a1 the sun herald   ford foundation gives 365000 to ohro keefe   august 14 2007 p a2 the sun herald   the pods are coming the pods are coming   october 30 2007 p a4 the sun herald   museum cleanup brings out volunteers  november 11 2007 p a6 the sun herald    the dance begins at pods   november 27 2007 p b8 the sun herald  ohr s grandson joe moran s photographs in the spotlight november 27 2007 p b8 the sun herald    dances with trees   november 30 2007 p b8 the sun herald    an artistic marriage   december 1 2007 p a3 the sun herald    hundreds take tour of ohr pods   december 2 2007 p a2  2008 the sun herald    reed house rises again   january 29 2008 p b8 the sun herald  gowdy leaving ohr at the end of year february 28 2008 p a10 the sun herald    ohr building to get 700000 grant   march 12 2008 p a9 the sun herald    ohr pods honored by time   magazine    april 5 2008 p a4 the sun herald    private sector bets millions on success of ohro keefe   may 25 2008 p b8 the sun herald    a rare find   three pots owned by john morywas    june 15 2008 p a1 the biloxid iberville press   ohr museum hands on create public art   june 26 2008 p b4 the sun herald  ohr s words put to music by logan skelton september 8 2008 p a2 the sun herald  north carolinian denny mecham selected as head of ohro keefe september 9 2008 p a6 the sun herald  meet denny mecham october 14 2008 p c10 the sun herald  designs on 2010 ohro keefe moves forward with gehry december 17 2008 p a1  2009 the sun herald  mad potter of biloxi takes a bow at the met january 17 2009 p a3 the sun herald  mr ohr goes to jackson mississippi hall of fame may 24 2009 p f1 the sun herald  campaign for more ohr july 11 2009 p a2 the sun herald  ohro keefe aims for a finish with energy excitement july 12 2009 p b6 the sun herald  council delays ohr vote on request for 500000 september 9 2009 p a2 the sun herald  treasure trove september 20 2009 p f1 2010 the sun herald  biloxi city council looking for ways to fund ohro keefe opening february 24 2010 p a8 the sun herald    ohr pods offer amazing glimpse   may 21 2010 p a2 the sun herald    history rests on history   july 26 2010 the sun herald  architect  frank gehry    gets first look at ohro keefe museum august 6 2010 p a2 the sun herald  inside gehry s ohr museum september 5 2010 p a1 the sun herald  george ohr one of a kind  october 10 2010 p f1 the sun herald  ohrography october 10 2010 p f1   the sun herald  design power the meaning of frank gehry october 31 2010 p f1 the sun herald  ohr architect to return for opening gehry keep the small scale of east biloxi october 31 2010 p f the sun herald  ohro keefe museum of art debuts october 31 2010 the sun herald  ohr anderson november 3 2010 p c2 the sun herald  a weekend of legacies november 5 2010 p a1 the sun herald  knight foundation gives 3 million dollars to ohro keefe museum november 3 2010 p a1 the sun herald  the o keefe connection november 5 2010 p b1 the sun herald  this could be a springboard to a world class destination november 5 2010 p b1 the sun herald  full circle november 5 2010 p b1 the sun herald  ohro keefe museum of art timeline november 5 2010 p b3 the sun herald  at the museum november 5 2010 p b3 the sun herald    bobby   mahoney creates ohriginal tshirts december 2010 p a2 the sun herald  door auction book signing set for ohr december 29 2010 p a3 the sun herald  ohro keefe named best new museum  by southern living in its january 2011 issue   december 31 2010 p b1 the sun herald  door auction book signing set for ohr december 29 2010 p a3 2011 the sun herald  doors to ohrs january 9 2011 p f1 the sun herald  supporters get an early glimpse at d ohrs of ohr january 16 2011 p  the sun herald  ohr on the edgemuseum president we need city s help to survive july 24 2011 p a1 the sun herald  letters to the editorohro keefe museum is a luxury not a necessity july 26 2011 p a9 the sun herald  museum officials hold off on pitch to biloxi council july 27 2011 p a2 the sun herald   letters to the editordon t write off the ohro keefe  july 31 2011 p b3 the sun herald  mayor aj holloway  says biloxi can t fund museums august 4 2011 p a1 the sun herald  letters to the editorthe ohr is incredible ugly  august 7 2011 p b9 the sun herald  did katrina end ohr management agreement augsut 10 2011 p a1 the sun herald  museum asks city for 365k for expenses september 7 2011 p a7 the sun herald  seafood museum s 18k restored ohr financing tabled september 28 2011 p a1 the sun herald  deciding the fate of the ohro keeefe museum has been put off long enough september 29 2011 p c2 the sun herald  ohr museum funding a step closer september 30 2011 p a3 the sun herald  consolidate all museums at the ohro keefe october 2 2011 p b9 the sun herald  ohro keefe is a good fodder for barbs and jokes october 2 2011 p b9 the sun herald  ohro keefe is a money pit october 5 2011 p c3 the sun herald  magazine says ohro keefe is a top destination october 6 2011 p a9 the sun herald  look at the ohro keefe from a different perspective october 9 2011 p b9 the sun herald  the ohro keefe receives a reprieve october 2011 p 8b the sun herald  diamonds ohr forever  gala   october 30 2011 p f1 the sun herald  let the ohro keefe go bellyup october 30 2011 p c3 the sun herald  tiffany co donates gehry sculptures torque collection to the ohro keefe  july 20 2012 p a3 the sun herald  2012 p  the sun herald  201 p  the sun herald  201 p    magazines garth clark  antiques    directions george e ohr   september 1985 vol 128 no 3 harper s bazaar    frank gehry and berta aguilera   june 2001 esquire    gehry   july 2001 worth    the next great art destination   june 2002 architectural digest  may 2003 smithsonian    the mad potter of biloxi   february 2004 pp 8894 vanity fair   architecture in the age of  frank  gehry  no 600    august 2010 p 156 southern living  january 2011  history of the ooma tract l ive oak three centuries on the pass of biloxi mississippi section 33 t7sr9w harrison county mississippi abstract  live oak is the 19 th century name appropriately attached to a threeacre tract of live oak graced landscape fronting deer island on the pass of biloxi today this ancient arbor is alive with engineers contractors and laborers who are toiling diligently in the long shadows of its stately oaks erecting the ohro keefe museum a 21 st century creation of internationally acclaimed architect frank gehry george e ohr and frank o gehry are wellmatched as ohr a 19 th century avantgarde art potter is regarded by art historians as totally unique while gehry is the unrivaled master designer of bold imaginative futuristic structures  previous archeological investigations indicate that live oak was once the prehistoric local of native american culture by the late 19 th century it became the scene of large gracious summer homes of affluent businessmen and professional people primarily from new orleans from the land deed records it appears that only one biloxi native has ever possessed a portion of live oak the recorded chronology of live oak begin with an 1807 spanish land grant to a louisiana native of acadian heritage valentine docette richard 17761868 better known as dorsette richards by 1835 richards had vended or bartered his 443acre donation claim george holley 18001883 was the primary recipient of his acreage in 1888 the parcel known as live oak was created when joseph kuhn 18191903 a hungarian immigrant and local lumber merchant sold a 3acre tract from his large land holdings in the dorsette richards land claim on the biloxi peninsula to edward langevin of st paul minnesota after langevin s demise circa 1891 the lot became possessed by george h dunbar 18441917 a seafood processing magnate from new orleans in 1892 mr dunbar split live oak into two lots of equal area his brother francis b dunbar ca 18481908 acquired the western tract the dunbar s had the quarters on their east beach lot demolished in february 1892 in september 1892 they contracted with charles dudley an architect and builder from jackson mississippi to erect two edifices for them at a cost of 11000 from 1917 until 1946 the e 2 of live oak was owned by the new orleans families of eb johnson ernest l jahnke and cyprian a sporl ca sporl 18801936 was the owner of a large marine insurance business at new orleans he also operated the hotel new orleans sporl s avocation was yachting in 1946 an affluent california attorney lynden bowring 18891980 and wilda lopez 18991977 his biloxi wife acquired the lot from mr sporl s heirs hurricane camille in august 1969 destroyed the bowring home they relocated to ocean springs bowring legated his east beach biloxi land to patricia tarr leavant his nieceinlaw it was sold in june 2000 to the city of biloxi by real estate developers who had acquired and option on it from mrs leavitt in 1993 the w 2 of live oak was vended in february 1914 by anna tourne dunbar 18451919 the widow of francis b dunbar to ora nelmes logan the wife of george w logan of new orleans she conveyed it to mary byrne mcgee of laurel mississippi in may 1915 mrs mcghee defaulted on her mortgage and the property was repossessed in april 1917 mrs nelms conveyed her estate to lucinda davis stamps farrar d 1946 lucinda s farrar was the spouse of judge edgar h farrar 18491922 of new orleans he was a lawyer linguist and ethnologist eh farrar was the ceo of farrar goldberger dufour a prominent legal firm of the crescent city in june 1924 mrs lucinda s farrar subdivided the w 2 of live oak into three lots designated lot a lot b and lot c she sold lot a to george e williams of new orleans at this time in august 1944 mr williams vended lot a to sam mitchell of biloxi in a prior agreement with louis w harvey 19041970 mr mitchell traded lot a for cash and a harvey parcel elsewhere in biloxi lot b was conveyed in march 1968 to wilda lopez bowring by the heirs of lucinda stamps farrar mrs ralph jane b wood harrison co ms mrs richard goldsborough wayne co ny edgar h farrar iii bell co texas stamps farrar ii san francisco co calf maud ellen farrer orleans parish la bh goldberger district of columbia joseph h goldberger canadian co oklahoma mrs michael warnock bonneville co idaho and bruce sharp robert sharp and donald sharp all of orleans parish louisiana lot c was sold in august 1924 by lucinda stamps farrar the widow of edgar h farrar a resident of hancock county mississippi to stamps farrar her son in may 1947 stamps farrar to lucille g minor in december 1956 lucille g minor to  lynden bowring  live oak lot which he had acquired in july 1946 from the sporl family of new orleans colonial biloxi  when the french colonial government abandoned its post at biloxi in the 1720s for new orleans on the mississippi river some of the recent immigrants from western europe and french canada remained on the mississippi coast they made their livelihood as sailors fishermen and subsistence farmers cattle and tar production provided barter and cash items with the larger settlements of mobile and new orleans during the spanish colonial occupation of the area land donations on the biloxi peninsula were granted by the spanish representative at mobile from present day point cadet on the east to the present day biloxi city cemetery on the west these grantees were jacques mathurin ladner dorsette richards jeanbaptiste carquote carco angelique fasiar fayard and louis fasiar fayard  valentine docette richard  valentine docette richard 17761868 was the original claimant of the land upon which live oak was erected he is referred to in legal documents as  dorsette   richards  and this nomenclature will be used throughout this essay richards was born at st gabriel louisiana the son of expelled acadians amant richard and marie braux his first wife susanne marque expired shortly after birthing their son in 1798 in 1800 dorsette richards wedded marguerite babin 17701829 a native of belle isle en mer france her parents were also exiled acadians who immigrated to louisiana post1777  cassibry 1986 p 77    dorsette richard claimsection 33 t7sr9w the dorsette richards family settled at biloxi in 1807 he received a spanish land grant on the biloxi peninsula at this time american state papers vol iii p 38 his donation was designated by the federal government as claim no 146 in the district east of the pearl river it was confirmed in 1819 by the federal government in 1824 his land was surveyed and was shown to consist of 44338 acres and designated as section 33 t7sr9w harco ms tract bk 1 p 36 a land patent for section 33 t7sr9w was issued to dorsette richards by the federal government on october 1 1840 harco ms land deed bk 2 pp 290292  george l holley in june 1835 dorsette richards traded all of his merchantable land in section 33 t7sr9w to george l holley for lot 1 of section 23 t7sr10w which contains 11068 acres harco ms land deed bk 1 pp 143144 george l holley 18001883 came to the mississippi coast from new york in the late 1820s with his family it appears from federal census data that there were six children all born in new york  george holley  18001883 benjamin holley 18021860 william holley 18031850 charles holley 18051857 rebecca h norberg 18091880 and nicholas holley 18101860 their mother rebecca holley 17831860 was born at new york their father was a native of rhode island and appears to have died before 1850 george l holley made his livelihood as carpenter and probate judge in july 1859 he married jane elizabeth rand an english lady married sarah m bounds in july 1877  new orleans summer resort affluent people of new orleans used biloxi and over villages of the mississippi gulf coast as summer retreats escaped the heat and yellow fe ver in 1893 george dunbar ft howard ht howard e bell l valle j vandorf august bohne jb blakemore and judge tisso were among the wealthy crescent city gentlemen maintaining elegant summer homes at biloxi th glenn 1893 p 59  joseph kuhn in august 1865 joseph kuhn bought about 125 acres in the dorsette richard claim from george holley for 1000 harco ms land deed bk 4 pp 578581 does not appear to be live oak joseph kuhn 18191903 was a native of budapest hungary he arrived in america in 1840 and biloxi mississippi in 1864 at harrison county in october 1868 he married sarah drake 18391921 a native of ohio their children were christian kuhn 1871pre 1900 elizabeth kuhn 18731929 sophia kuhn 18751927 m ulysses desporte 18611927 rosa kuhn 18781942 m a j bourdon 18731912 and may adele kuhn 18811930 kuhn made his livelihood as a lumber merchant at the time of his demise the kuhn family resided on the corner of holley street and beach boulevard in february 1878 joseph kuhn conveyed to his wife sarah kuhn all of his real property in harrison county mississippi for 2000 kuhn stated that   he owed no debts to anyone and further the transfer of his property to sarah kuhn was not for the purpose of defrauding anyone but to secure to her a support in case of his death  included in this transaction was a piece of property described as follows a lot having a front four hundred feet on the front bay of biloxi running back due north between two parallel lines to the back bay of biloxi bounded west by a street and on the east by estate of toledano harco ms land deed bk 16 pp4748  edward langevin in april 1888 joseph kuhn and sarah kuhn conveyed to  edward langevin  of st paul minnesota for 4000 a parcel of land described as bounded on the south by the gulf of mexico or pass between deer island and the main shore east by toledano estate north by langevin street and west by kuhn street the lot measured 432 feet on the gulf and 321 feet northsouth the terms of the sale were 1000 cash and 3000 to be paid on april18 1891 with 6 interest per annum harco ms land deed bk 23 p 75 in april 1888 edward langevin also acquired lots 1 and 2 of the samuel friedlander estate from wi hodgson an auctioneer at new orleans for 23753 the conveyance included the brick residence outbuildings and dependencies lot 1 had 85 feet on the gulf 281 feet on magnolia 81 feet with lot 2 and 281 feet east 3 in november 1891 eleanor langevin of st paul minnesota the widow of edward langevin conveyed lots 1 and 2 of the friedlander estate to frederick william elmer for 27004 her daughters mary michand and emma flanagan and their husbands achille michand and thomas j flanagan signed the warranty deed charles and mary e michand of st paul gave elmer a quitclaim deed on the property in april 18925 on january 19 1892 joseph kuhn and sarah kuhn acknowledged that the langevin mortgage of 3045 on a parcel of land known as the oaks had been paid harco ms land deed bk 27 pp 310311  george h dunbar in december 1891 the heirs of edward langevin mary michaud achille michaud emma flanagan thomas j flanagan and eleanor langevin conveyed their beach front lot to  george h dunbar  for 5500 harco ms land deed bk 27 pp 308309 same description as above emma flanagan signed at quebec canada mary michaud wife of charles michaud achille michaud tj flanagan and eleanora langevin signed at ramsay county minnesota george h dunbar 18441917 was born at new orleans the son of george w dunbar 18161878 of bridgewater massachusetts and charlotte z hacker 18221910 siblings he was educated at georgetown university and almost immediately after graduation he enlisted in the confederate states of america army and served as an aidedecamp on the staff of general buisson postbellum dunbar returned to his native new orleans and entered business  the daily herald october 19 1917 p 1  gh dunbar was married three times his final spouse was susan foucher children f foucher dunbar george w dunbar guinnes havana cuba mrs stephen voorhies 5527 prytania nola mrs alcee j gelpi 124 s cortez nola and mrs auguste capdeville 2453 esplanande nola mrs foucher dunbar was the daughter of ec fenner lived on lee street  the daily herald april 19 1912 p 8  inventor   public life buried st louis no 3  lopez dunbar s sons co  the lopez dunbar s sons company was commenced in 1884 when lazaro lopez 18501903 and wkm dukate 18521916 resigned from the biloxi canning company the biloxi canning company was located in section 27 t7sr9w in the city of biloxi mississippi on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street it was originally called the lopez elmer and company this company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 182618921 lopez dunbar s sons was situated on east beach in biloxi in 1895 it was the second largest oyster canning plant in the united states the factory utilized the norton brothers machinery to pack its shrimp with the patented muslin bag insuring a good product its shrimp were marketed under the dunbar standard deer head lion head and pelicans labels see  the biloxi herald  biloxi chief industry september 12 1892 p 4  lot division in february 1892 the dunbars had the families residing on their east beach tract vacate their quarters immediate demolition was ordered for all buildings on their scenic home site  the biloxi herald february 6 1892 p 4  on march 31 1892 george h dunbar divided the oaks lot into two equal parts which he conveyed to his wife susie foucher dunbar 18581920 and brother francis b frank dunbar ca 18481908 mrs george h dunbar received the east half and francis b dunbar the west half the dimensions of each lot were 217 feet by 417 feet francis b dunbar paid his brother 2250 while his spouse paid only 1 harco ms land deed bk 27 pp 444445 immediately thereafter on the same day francis b dunbar conveyed his western lot to his wife anna therese tourne dunbar 18451919 for 1 harco ms land deed bk 27 pp445446  two homes in late september 1892 the dunbar brothers contracted with charles dudley an architect and builder formerly of jackson mississippi but now established in biloxi to erect two homes their completed cost was approximated at 11000  the biloxi herald september 28 1892 p 4  cost of building materials in biloxi at this time rough lumber 7 10 per thousand board feet at the sawmill dressed lumber 8 17 per thousand board feet brick 8 12 per thousand cypress shingles 2 3 75 per thousand  the biloxi herald april 29 1893 p 8  francis b dunbar resided at 2326 esplanade avenue in new orleans two sons fb dunbar and james v dunbar 622 canal commercial bank bldg and a daughter mrs emile christ 705 calhoun nola expired in new orleans at his home head of dunbar cannery interests at the time  the biloxi daily herald january 31 1908 p 1  mr and mrs francis dunbar and miss alice dunbar of new orleans are now occupying their summer residence here  the biloxi herald june 10 1893 p 8   in late june the family left biloxi for chicago where they planned to remain for several weeks  the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8  mrs dunbar expired in may 1919 at new orleans she resided at no 3 everett place at the time  the daily herald may 31 1919 p 3   west half of live oak  ora nelms logan in february 1914 anna t tourne dunbar of new orleans the widow of francis b dunbar conveyed her home and lot in biloxi to ora nelmes logan for 8000 6500 was financed for three years at 6 interest by mrs logan included in the sale were all buildings and improvements a ½ interest in an artesian water well and all furniture and personal property contained in the house except boats and some family portraits mrs logan was required to carry insurance of not less than 6000 on the buildings harco ms land deed bk 107 pp 9192 in midfebruary 1914  the daily herald  announced that miss jessie a smyly s agency had arranged the sale from mrs dunbar to gw logan of new orleans her home was lauded as   one of the most beautiful and attractive homes in biloxi or anywhere on the coast   the daily herald february 12 1914 p 1  lien cancelled by mrs anna tourne dunbar on may 3 1915 harco ms land deed bk 111 pp 405406  mary byrne mcgee et al in may 1915 ora nelms logan the spouse of george w logan of new orleans sold to mary byrne mcghee addison f mcgee jr and marie jones mcgee wife of addison f mcgee jr of laurel mississippi for 8000 the w 2 of the oaks the sale included all buildings and improvements a ½ interest in an artesian water well all furniture and personal property in the house except all religious pictures a large quantity of galvanized roofing material pulleys and ropes and the gas machine financed and had to carry 6000 of insurance on the buildings harco ms land deed bk 111 pp407408  ora nelms logan in february and march 1916 mary byrne mcgee of laurel marie jones mcgee wife of addison f mcgee and a resident of jacksonville duval county florida and addison f mcgee of west point troup county georgia defaulted on their promissory notes and returned their property to ora nelms logan of new orleans harco ms land deed bk 115 pp7174  lucinda stamps farrar 909 east beach drive in april 1917 ora nelms logan of hancock county mississippi conveyed to  lucinda davis stamps farrar  18571946 of new orleans for 7750 included all buildings and improvements ½ interest in artesian water well all furniture and fixtures in and personal property in buildings bathhouse pier and riparian rights at this time the former frank dunbar home was described as having fourteen rooms and a large beautiful lawn the jessie a smyly real estate agency handled the transaction  the daily herald april 9 1917 p 4 and  harco ms land deed bk 118 p430 lucinda s farrar was the wife of  judge edgar howard farrar  18491922 he was born in concordia parish louisiana the son of thomas prince farrar and anna mary girault young farrar was educated at the university of louisiana and in 1871 received his masters degree from the university of virginia he married lucinda davis stamps at new orleans in june 1878 lucinda was the daughter of captain issac davis stamps and mary humphreys their children were  edgar howard farrar jr  18791911 m may clara spearing  mary humphreys farrar   18811969 m dr joseph goldberger 18751929  lucinda farrar   18811910  anna girault farrar  18821970 m richard f goldsborough b 1871  edith barnes farrar  18841959   mildred maury farrar  18871967  jane kempe farrar   18891982 m ralph bouligny wood 18841967  issac davis stamps farrar   called stamps  18941950 m maude tobin white the daughter of albert sidney johnson white 18661934 and ellen tobin and  thomas prince farrar  19011951 m beatrice howard 18861933   the daily herald january 7 1922 p 1   and 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623574 p 11a ed 102  although judge farrar and family had a residence at new orleans they planned to stay at biloxi for sometime especially the summer season  the daily herald april 9 1917 p 4  lucinda stamps farrar expired at 909 east beach on november 1946 her funeral service was held at the church of the redeemer with the reverend ea demiller attending mrs farrar s corporal remains were sent to nola for burial in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald november 13 1946 p 5  farrar children edgar howard farrar jr edgar h farrar jr 18791911 like his father was a new orleans attorney he also matriculated to the university of virginia young farrar was shot to death by two thieves in early november on the corner of peniston and magnolia streets in the crescent city he was the nephew of mrs emd anderson of 210 west water street in biloxi  the daily herald november 2 1911 p 8 and november 3 1911 p 8  stamps farrar stamps farrar was an attorney with his father s law firm anna f goldsborough anna girault farrar 18821970 married richard f goldsborough b 1871 a maryland native and new york attorney on january 31 1904 at nola she was living at biloxi in 1922 in may 1930 she and her daughter  ellen goldsborough  were at biloxi were involved in interior decoration as their wall panels were sent to a new country club at birmingham alabama anna had a son  frances goldsborough  who graduated from biloxi high school and went to new york to work a branch of the hibernia bank situated in nyc he was appointed assistant manger of the bank in may 1930  the daily herald may 27 1930 p 2  anna farrar goldsborough passed on december 1970  mary f goldberger living in washington in 1922 mildred m farrar mildred maury faurer 18871967 was a native of new orleans she resided at 909 east beach in biloxi since 1927 she was an episcopalian and interred in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald february 2 1967 p 2  jane k farrar wood jane kempe farrar 18891982 married ralph bouligny wood 18841967 of new orleans at the church of the redeemer in biloxi on september 12 1916 the young couple honeymooned at asheville north carolina before traveling to their home in cuba where mr wood was employed with the cubanamerican sugar company  the daily herald september 13 1916 p 3  in retirement the wood family lived in the hermann house at 523 east beach in biloxi ralph b wood retired as the executive vice president of the cuban american sugar company a daughter mrs james pringle of long beach both interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald october 26 1967 p 2  jane died on may 12 1982 a daughter mrs leo seal thomas p farrar thomas prince farrar 19011951 was born at new orleans and practiced architect there he lived at biloxi where he did scenic painting and costume designs in june 1933 he married beatrice howard 18861933 formerly mrs robert c ocher of new york mr farrar relocated to new york city and worked in theatre design until his death there in june 1951 his corporal remains were interred in the metairie cemetery at nola the daily herald june 1 1933 p 2 and the times picayune june 12 1951 p 3  edith b farrar edith barnes farrar lived at chicago in 1922 west halflot a harvey house  in june 1924 lucinda stamps farrar subdivided her w 2 lot into three lots which were designated as lot a lot b and lot c the three lots were surveyed by jd ferguson in july 1923 mrs farrar conveyed lot a to george e williams of new orleans for 14000 right of ingressegress granted as an easement across the south end of lot b but not to be carried when williams sells lot a harco ms land deed bk 141 pp 585587  george e williams george elliot williams 18861944 married adele monroe 18891944 in orleans parish louisiana on june 7 1911 orleans parish marriage record bk volume 33 p 320 in december 1929 george elliot williams 18861944 of nola to adele monroe williams 18891944 of new orleans lot a for 14000 included all household fixtures and furniture located in the dwelling house harco ms land deed bk 184 pp246247 in august 1944 george e williams and adele monroe williams to sam mitchell and mae pringle mitchell for 15000 royse r aiken had an unrecorded lease dated september 16 1943 a notice was sent to aiken to cancel his lease harco ms land deed bk 267 p 288  sam mitchell in july 1944 sam mitchell 19031984 native of hancock county mississippi entered into an agreement with louis h harvey mrs louis h harvey and miss irma e harvey the harvey s owned a lot on the northwest corner of beach boulevard and fayard street mitchell agreed to buy the ge williams lot and then trade it for the harvey property and also give 5000 to the harveys it was also agreed that in the event that the houses on each lot were destroyed by fire or damaged to make them unfit for habitation before the contract was consummated the contract would be voided sam mitchell owned the bungalow on west beach boulevard harco ms land deed bk 266 pp 126129 sold in august 1944 bk 267 pp 303304 in august 1944 sam mitchell conveyed lot a to irma e harvey and louis w harvey harco ms land deed bk 267 pp 301302  louis w harvey louis wachenfeld harvey 19041970 was the son of louis h harvey 18741913 and christina wachenfeld 18721931 he married mary l barnes 19101999 of handsboro mississippi children louis w harvey 19341996 philip i harvey b 1941 and kenneth karl harvey 19511990  the sun herald november 14 1999 p a11  row in september 1954 row easement granted to mississippi state highway commission by louis h harvey bk 387 pp 390391  west halflot b 909 east beach  in january 1943 lucinda davis stamps farrar drafted her will in this instrument she devised and bequeathed to her daughters edith barnes farrar of chicago illinois and mildred maury farrar 18871967 of biloxi mississippi her home situated on the corner of kuhn and beach street at biloxi mississippi for the period of their natural lives mrs farrar included all furniture fixtures and contents of her house she excepted from this donation all appurtenances that had been designated for other family members in addition her spinster daughters were provided an annual income from a trust fund created from cash stocks and bonds owned by their mother as gorenflo was the trustee after her daughters demise her remaining assets to be divided by her living heirs harco ms chancery court will bk 9 pp 241243 the other heirs at law of lucinda davis stamps farrar were mary farrar goldberger anna farrar goldberger jane farrar wood thomas prince farrar issac ds farrar jr and maud ellen farrer harco ms chancery court cause no 53890 mrs jane farrar wood v the unknown heirs of edgar howard farrar and lucinda davis stampsmay 1967 lucinda davis stamps farrar died on november 22 1946 she lived at biloxi but was a legal resident of louisiana mildred m farrar resided in her home at 909 east beach until her death on february 8 1967 she was a native of new orleans and had lived at biloxi since 1927 funeral services at the episcopal church of the redeemer her remains interred in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald february 8 1967 p 2  after miss mildred m farrar s demise her home became the property of her mother s living heirs these were determined by the probate court to be anna farrar goldsborough a daughter jane farrar wood a daughter edgar howard farrar iii only child of a son now dead dr joseph goldberger mrs mary g sharp and mr benjamin goldberger  children of mildred maury farrar  miss maud ellen farrar and mr stamps farrar ii harco ms chancery court cause no 53890may 1967mrs jane farrar wood v the unknown heirs of edgar howard farrar and lucinda davis stampsmay 1967 fifteen shares of stock in the borgnemouth realty company a louisiana corporation bk 589 pp 152154 in march 1968 mrs ralph jane b wood harrison co ms mrs richard goldsborough wayne co ny edgar h farrar iii bell co texas stamps farrar ii san francisco co calf maud ellen farrer orleans parish la bh goldberger district of columbia joseph h goldberger canadian co oklahoma mrs michael warnock bonneville co idaho and bruce sharp robert sharp and donald sharp all of orleans parish louisiana conveyed to  wilda lopez bowring  the following  that certain lot or parcel of land situated on the northeast corner of east beach boulevard and kuhn street having a frontage on the gulf of mexico of 84 feet and extending back in a northerly direction for a distance of 230 feet more or less being bounded on the south by the gulf of mexico east by the property of williams now of harvey north by the property of bowring west by kuhn street in the city of biloxi  harco ms land deed bk 610 pp 340344  west halflot c909a east beach in august 1924  lucinda stamps farrar  the widow of edgar h farrar a resident of hancock county mississippi sold lot c to  stamps farrar  her son harco ms land deed bk 142 pp 484485  stamps farrar in october 1938 stamps farrar opened his home for the weekend of the laurence moore barkley and malcolm tullis wedding which was held at the church of the redeemer their guests for the barkleytullis nuptials were mrs farrar s mother mrs albert sidney white and ellene white her sister mrs lillian lewis and hampden lewis also of new orleans stayed at the farrar summer home on east beach  the daily herald  october 9 1938 p 3  lucille gillis minor in may 1947 stamps farrar to  lucille g minor  for 6000 harco ms land deed bk 298 pp 338339 lucille gillis minor 18891954 was born in new orleans louisiana on march 6 1889 the daughter of alfred barr gillis and lucille bohn living in 1956 she married  john duncan minor  18761937 a native of southdown plantation terrebonne parish louisiana they were the parents of  lucille m minor  the spouse of hastings mortimer and  joan minor  19151956 john d minor was the son of henry c minor d 1898 of houma and anna louise butler the daughter of judge thomas butler of west feliciana parish both families were southern aristocratic his grandfather william j minor d 1869 was the founder of southdown plantation near houma louisiana his sister was mrs david pipes jr of southdown young jd minor attended tulane university where he was a member of the alpha tau omega social fraternity he returned immediately to manage the business operations at southdown upon the passing of his father in 1898 mr minor retired from the sugar business in 1912  the daily herald august 9 1937 p 8    southdown plantation it would be remiss without providing some chronology of the southdown plantation situated at houma louisiana here in the 1820s on a former spanish land grant william j minor the son of stephen minor a resident of the natchez district and friend of manuel luis gayoso de lemos who administered the government of spanish louisiana from 17971799 began to cultivate indigo by 1830 he was growing sugarcane and by 1846 a sugar mill had been erected at southdown in 1859 a onestory greek revival brick edifice was erected for the minor family after wj minor s demise in 1869 his seven children inherited southdown soon henry c minor and sister katherine lintot minor acquired the interest of their siblings and ran the plantation for many years in 1893 a second floor and round turrets were integrated into the former greek revival building metamorphosing the structure to the queen anne architectural style after miss kate l minor passed in 1923 the sugarcane plantation survived until the 1930s when it was sold to commercial entities in the 1970s through the efforts of esther b mccollam of ellendale plantation and the terrebonne parish historical cultural society southdown was placed on the national register of historic places in july 1975 valhi inc the corporate owner donated southdown its servant s outbuildings and about 5 acres to the local historical society the former minor plantation was open for public touring in 1986 and today remains an integral part of the history of houma and terrebonne parish louisiana  antiques gazette june 1993 p 7   in august 1915 john duncan minor acquired for 5500 from oscar g keller lot 3 being share no 3 in the partition of the estate of john h keller at biloxi mississippi harco ms land deed bk 112 pp 346347 here at 543 east beach eightyfeet west of lee street the minor family made their home until august 1930 when mr and mrs minor sold their estate to winifred c green for 9900 harco ms land deed bk 187 p 166 john d minor s aunt katherine lintot minor 18491923 the daughter of captain william j minor and rebecca ann gustine passed at new orleans in late 1923 she resided at houma louisiana but was prominent in the ladies auxiliary at the touro infirmary in the crescent city  the daily herald december 4 1923 p 3  john duncan minor expired at his home at 3211 prytania street where he had resided since 1932 he had been active in the social circles of the crescent city in regards the mardi gras and its carnival organizations minor s corporal remains were interred in the magnolia cemetery at houma louisiana  the daily herald august 9 1937 p 8  lucille g minor passed on june 25 1954 at her home at 909a east beach in biloxi her daughter joan desmond minor resided here until she became ill in mrs lucille minor mortimer  inherited in 1925 she was living at biloxi and attending school in the north visited mr and mrs edward caffery her relatives at havana cuba in the summer of 1925  the daily herald august 27 1925 p 3  in late august 1928  miss joan minor  returned to biloxi after a twomonth stay at camp allegheny in west virginia guests at the minor home compliments of miss lucille minor were miss maud werner hastings mortimer miss mildred brown and john stafford all of nola  the daily herald september 1 1928 p 2   in december 1956 lucille g minor mortimer conveyed to  lynden bowring  1980 for 6000 harco ms land deed bk 416 p 343 title cleared in november 1961 when lucille g mortimer harco ms land deed bk 487 pp 491492 sister joan minor expired in louisiana on may 29 1956 lynden bowring also owned the east half of the live oak which he had acquired in july 1946 from the sporl family of new orleans east half of live oak lot in july 1917 mrs george h dunbar of new orleans to edwin b johnson for 1 cash in hand harco ms land deed bk 119 pp 310311  edwin b johnson edwin b johnson  18621930 was born in mississippi during the civil war circa 1889 he married  martha moss  18641930 a tennessee native their only child was born before 1900 but did not survive in 1900 the johnsons were domiciled at clarksdale coahoma co mississippi where he was a merchant 1900 coahoma co mississippi federal census t623805 p 11a ed 25  in december 1924  eb johnson and mattie moss johnson  sold  their residence at  941 east beach  to  cora stanton jahncke  18851970   the wife  of  ernest lee jahncke  18771960   of nola  for 15000 the johnson family planned to return t o their home at  clarksdale mississippi the johnsons lived here for some time and always had the welfare and civic improvement at heart mr jahnke will use the home as a summer residence when the jahnckes bought the house they borrowed the money from cyprian a sporl by 1930 the johnsons were domicled on john street living in their own home valued at 10000 mr johnson s occupation was rental property collector no further information the daily herald december 18 1924 p 3 harco ms land deed bk 143 p 412 and 1930 coahoma co mississippi federal census r1142 p 9a ed 13  commodore  ernest lee  jahncke commodore ernest l jahncke was a native of new orleans he was a speedboat driverracer and owner of the several fast watercraft   at the 13 th annual regatta of the biloxi yacht club held in july 1912 captain jahncke introduced the  humpty dumpty  a most unusual hydroplaning vessel in outline she appeared to be the integration of a boat and rocking chair  humpty dumpty  was constructed of mahogany and finished with a high luster varnish on the water she had a top speed approaching thirty miles per hour much interest had developed at the july regatta as there were innuendos that the  bella l  the very fast motorboat of julius m lopez 18861958 would meet in a match race  the daily herald july 12 1912 p 1  unfortunately neither captains jahncke nor lopez could agree on a racing rules format for a match race in biloxi at the july summer regatta no future contest was planned  the daily herald july 12 1912 p 1  july 1916 storm following his actions during and post july 1916 tempest comodore ernest lee jahncke of the southern yacht club was dubbed the hero of the recent storm he spent 2000 of his own finances in assisting biloxians by taking mail to new orleans on the  clarabelle as  the train and telegraph were inoperative commodore jahncke sent a tug boat to the coast to take vessels to deep water and tow the pile driver working at the biloxi yacht club to safety as well as assist boats during and after the hurricane  the daily herald july 10 1916 p 2  in early august 1919 captain jahncke moored the   aunt dinah  his expansive houseboat at biloxi with his spouse and family aboard as usual the jahnckes planned to spend some vacation time in biloxi in may 1923  the daily herald  related that   this boat has been coming to biloxi for the summer season for a number of years and its presence adds much to the pleasure of the summer colony of visitors who come to spend the season  the daily herald august 4 1919 p 4 and the daily herald may 28 1923 p 3  while a resident of biloxi jahncke built an eyecatching fence on the south elevation the fence was replicated from that of an old english estate of renown the fence pillars were constructed of brick  the daily herald november 5 1964  adele townsend jahncke in 1926 the jahncke s daughter adele townsend jahncke 19091993 was a student at sophie newcomb college in new orleans she was captain of the freshman basketball team and was considered one of the best competitive sailors along the gulf coast after graduating from newcomb adelle made her debut at new orleans and washington dc in 1933 miss jahncke married charles w dotson 18981974 an attorney at farmer city illinois he was a graduate of the university of illinois one son charles w dotson jr 19361998  the daily herald december 10 1926 p 4 and october 13 1933 p 2  in may 1928 lee jahncke was lauded for the fine improvements made to his east beach home  the daily herald may 24 1928 p 2  captain ernest lee jahncke defaulted on his mortgage payment to sporl and in december 1932 hanun gardner trustee sold the jahncke home to cyprian a sporl for 6500 harco ms land deed bk 196 pp 342343  cyprian a sporl purchased by cyprian a sporl 18801936 on december 10 1932 from hanun gardner trustee for 6500 harco ms land deed bk 196 pp 342343 ca many sporl was the son of cyprian a sporl and louise soule d august 1930 of new orleans and bay st louis he had two brothers edward f sproul 181956 and walter sproul and four sisters alice sproul 1956 l elsie sproul 1956 hilda sproul and laura sporl killeen d march 1956 the spouse of joseph l kileen  the daily herald august 28 1930 p 5 and the daily herald march 6 1956 p 2  at new orleans many sproul resided at 6550 oakland drive with his wife adrienne de lappe and children harold d sporl and cyprian a sporl ii 19051999 he was a member of the southern yacht club and owned a fiftyfive foot motor vessel  wendy  in early july 1913 sporl participated in the nearly three hundred mile new orleans to pensacola motor boat race his watercraft was propelled by a 40 hp murray tregurtha engine  the daily herald july 3 1913 p 4  cyprian a sporl ii 19051999 donated  cocheco  his 30000 76foot disel yacht to the uscg in april 1941 he also enlisted in the uscg at this time the  cocheco  was to be used for patrol duty  the daily herald april 21 1941 p 5  in september 1936 the sporl property was adjudicated by the harrison county chancery court to adrienne de lappe sporl ca sporl ii and hd sporl harco ms land deed bk 212 p 253  wwii during wwii the sporl family of nola allowed their home to be used by the women s uso for a small rental  the daily herald november 5 1964  lynden bowring  18891980   lynoaks lynden bowring in july 1946 for 30000 the sporl family conveyed their biloxi home to  lynden bowring  harco ms land deed bk 288 pp 517518 mr bowring called his mansion  lynoaks  in later years lived on 1 st floor and rented the 2 nd and 3 rd floors clara l d aquilla october 23 2000  lynden bowring  18891980 was born in los angeles california made his livelihood as an attorney and rumored to have made money in the movies business in hollywood described as a loner and eccentric bache whitlock october 19 2000 during his life bowring was married three times he had two children with his first wife but they as well as his spouse preceded him in death his second nuptial ended in divorce lynden married wilda lopez 18991977 the daughter of lazro lopez ii 18771918 and eurilda seal 18791966 miss wilda lopez was the valedictorian of the 1915 class of biloxi high school and delivered an appropriate speech to her nine classmates and audience she went on to study at randolph macon college at lynchburg virginia wilda s other siblings were clara lopez tarr froede 19021936 beverly lopez berggren 19041991 florian seal lopez 19111957 john beverly lopez 19151970   the daily herald may 29 1915 p 1  prior to her marriage to lynden bowring wilda lopez had married dr james edward wallace 18771942 in the roman catholic church at biloxi mississippi on january 9 1920 harco ms mrb 31 p 493 dr wallace was a native of natchitoches louisiana he came to biloxi in 1914 and was affiliated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 the husband of teresa lopez 18731951 mrs folkes was wilda s aunt bowring affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england a shipping firm owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles owned the  rum runner  a large motor yacht 65 feet in length and a relict of the prohibition era moored in front of the east beach home built boat house and slip for it in ocean springs boat never utilized but fulltime employee maintained the craft bache whitlock october 19 2000  ocean springs in august 1969 hurricane camille destroyed the bowrings biloxi home in 1970 the bowrings relocated to ocean springs bruce duckett remember mr bowring as an elderly gentleman approcahing him to buy his home on helmers lane lynden wanted a site on the inner harbor at ocean springs for the  wilda b  aka  rum runner   he convinced a golfer to relocate to gulf hills and bought his home and land at 207 general pershing avenue bruce duckett october 10 2000 in july 1970 wilda lopez bowring acquired from lester b larson and jennie c larson the following property in ocean springs their residence address was 207 general pershing avenue commencing at the southwest corner of hellmers lane and general pershing avenue go south 925 feet to the pob thence south 3315 feet along the west margin of general pershing avenue to the waters edge of the os small craft harbor thence n 70 degrees 20 w 200 feet along the waters edge of the small craft harbor to the fence line dividing the larson and howell property thence n 19 degrees 20 e 257 feet along an old fence line thence s84 degrees 20 e 128 feet along an old fence line to the point of beginning said land lying in section 37 t7sr8w  jxco ms land deed bk 381 pp 587588 in may 1971 mrs bowring acquired from earl w paul and ilsedore paul the following  commencing at the southwest corner of hellmers lane and general pershing avenue go south 925 feet thence n84 degrees 20 w 128 feet along a wire fence thence north 663 feet along a wire fence to the south margin of hellmers lane thence n84 degreese127 feet along the south margin of hellmers lane to the pob  jxco ms land deed bk 401 pp338339 their residence address was 207 general pershing avenue there was a rental house on one of the lots house fire caused by lightening destroyed most of their home september 13 1977 mr bowring was led out of the burning house by alice duckett mrs wilda l bowring suffered burns and smoke inhalation and died in late october as a result of injuries from the conflagration she was a member of the colonial dames daughters of the american revolution les masques carnival club and the biloxi yacht club member of st alphonsus catholic church buried at the biloxi cemetery  the ocean springs record september 15 1977 pp 12 and the daily herald october 27 1977 p a2  mrs wilda bowring left an estate valued at approximately 300000 her principal beneficiaries were patricia t leavitt of ocean springs mississippi barbara t kroningen of downers grove illinois jxco ms chancery court cause no 33566 in june 1978 lynden bowring executor of the estate of wilda lopez bowring sold to charles e carr and joy r carr the two parcels above jxco ms land deed bk 621 p 501 in 1996 dr william pontius built a large home lattiude at hellmers lane on the former site of bowring s boathouse when lynden bowring expired on april 8 1980 he was living at his apartment house at 414 east howard avenue in biloxi he willed his real estate at 900 east beach biloxi to  beverly lopez berggren  his sisterinlaw and  patricia tarr leavitt  his nieceinlaw harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no 9853  cause no 9853estate of lynden bowring1980 patricia tarr leavitt executrix of lynden bowing s estate bowring was married three times his first wife died and he divorced his second spouse two children born of first marriage but children died wife preceded him in death no children left property at 900 east beach biloxi to beverly lopez berggren his sisterinlaw and patricia tarr leavitt his nieceinlaw mr bowring was affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england he owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles lynden bowring died on april 8 1980 berggrenleavitt beverly lopez berggren  19041991 called bee and lillie was the daughter of lazaro lopez ii and eurilda seal she was educated at the sacred heart academy and mississippi southern college miss lopez married captain oscar e berggren 18931964 no children they resided on suter street at biloxi she was a charter member of les masques carnival club passed on at biloxi on october 26 1991  the sun herald october 29 1991  captain oscar e berggren was a native of fjallbacka sweden he made his livelihood on the sea during his fortysix year naval career captain berggren had worked for the waterman and morgan steamship lines during wwii he sailed on merchant vessels from canada to europe facing the relentless pursuit of german uboats he was fortunate as on several occasions his ship had close encounters with german torpedoes captain berggren was a member of the masters mates and pilots association  the daily herald january 6 1964 p 2  mrs beverly lopez berggren legated her interest in live oak to patricia t leavitt clara lopez campbell d aquilla b 1936 was her executrix mrs d aquilla was legated mrs berggren s home at 1092 west beach blvd in biloxi harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p2077b  patricia tarr leavitt  b 1919 was the daughter of leslie r tarr 18971972 and clara lopez 19021936 leslie r tarr met miss lopez during wwi when he was a sailor posted at the gulfport naval station they eloped and were married at ocean springs mississippi on december 8 1918 by judge od davidson 18721938 mr tarr resided at glendale california where he was employed as a newspaperman in los angeles miss lopez was a student at newcomb college in new orleans at the time of her nuptials  the daily herald september 6 1919 p 4 and  jxco ms mrb 11 p 573 the tarrs had another daughter  barbara tarr kroninger  19211983 who was born at biloxi mississippi on february 15 1921 her mother had come here from california for a visit with her family and barbara was born here   barbara tarr was a stewardess for delta airlines and during wwii had been a navy nurse she married lt jg nolan kroninger usn a native of cowden illinois on september 26 1946 he was aboard the  uss lexington  when it was sunk by japanese aircraf in 1942 the kronigers eventually settled at downers grove illinois  the daily herald   february 18 1921 p 3   october 7 1946 p 6  and clara l d aquilla october 23 2000 clara l tarr divorced leslie r tarr in california he was a resident of santa barbara california in 1941 and passed on at newport beach california in july 1972 clara then married paul o froede 18961968 in new york on may 28 1929 mr froede was a native of brooklyn and had been a regular visitor to biloxi the newly weds planned a sixweeks honeymoon trip through new england and canada before returning to biloxi  the daily herald june 5 1929 p 2  patricia jeanne tarr married  clyde m leavitt  b 1910 a naval architect from syracuse new york he was the son of clyde leavitt and patricia mcgowen miss tarr was a student at the university of mississippi when they met mr leavitt was employed at ingalls shipbuilding corporation in pascagoula at the time they married in jackson county mississippi on june 7 1941 two daughters were born from this union clara l d aquilla and jxco ms mrb 33 p 550 in april 1974 the leavitts bought lots 1 and 2 of block 50 gulf hills on 13901 puerto drive from wh mecom jr jxco ms land deed bk 495 p 549 sold gulf hills home in november 1994 to phillip l severson jr the leavitts moved to las cruces new mexico where they reside presently jxco ms land deed bk 1053 p 156 mrs leavitt suffered a stroke recently and is recovering claire l d aquilla october 18 2000  phillip d ward in march 1984 mary l harvey sold her lot to phillip d ward bk 142 p 585 in march 1984 bergrrenleavitt sold their lot to phillip d ward bk 142 p 587  robert e hebert in april 1987 robert e hebert took a deed of trust from phillip d ward on the property he defaulted on his payments to hebert in april 1988 james b person substitute trustee sold the lot to hebert bk 200 pp 6869 when hebert defaulted on his performance conditions and provisions of his deed of trust with harvey and leavittbergreen larry c corban jr trustee sold on july 3 1989 to mary l harvey for 8365614 bk 211 pp 208210 corban sold the other lot to berggrenleavitt for 15353775 bk 211 pp 212214  mrs berggren dies when mrs beverly lopez berggren passed she legated her interest in live oak to patricia t leavitt mrs berggren was known as bee and lillie clara lopez campbell d aquilla b 1936 was her executrix mrs d aquilla was legated mrs berggren s home at 1092 west beach blvd in biloxi harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p2077bmarch 1993  frederick j burmont in march 1993 for 5000 patricia t leavitt and mary l harvey 19101999 sold an option to purchase the site to frederick j burmont in march 1993 if option selected the selling price would be 800000 harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 53 p 417 in october 1993 patricia t leavitt and mary l harvey sold live oak to the oak place development company a mississippi corporation harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 262 pp 8485 oak place development company led by frederick j burmont and headquartered at daytona beach florida in may 1994 the stockholders voted to sell their biloxi land to ronald w blacklidge for 1700000 sold in june 1994 to blacklidge with oaks at tullis inc of gulfport harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 271 pp421434  oaks at tullis oaks at tullis inc to city of biloxi mississippi harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 358 pp 7886  references  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 14868   ex parte mrs adrienne de lappe sporl et al   september 1936 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 24334   the estate of lucinda davis stamps   december 1946 will book 9 pp 241243 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 37904   the estate of joan minor   october 1961 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 53890   mrs jane farrar wood v the unknown heirs of edgar howard farrar and lucinda davis stamps   may 1967 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no 9853   the estate of lynden bowring  1980 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p2077b  the estate of beverly lopez berggren   march 1993 mississippi state highway commission v mildred farrar mrs ralph b wood edith barnes farrar mrs joseph goldsberger mrs richard f goldsborough maude ellen farrar stamps farrar and edward h farrar  cause no 12936   harco ms land deed bk 399 pp 4445  cause no 27220 clara m campbell jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 33566   the estate of wilda lopez bowring   january 1979 books american state papers  volume iii public lands 18151824 the southern historical press inc greenville south carolina1994 nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume 1 and volume ii special issue no 5 mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1986 charles h dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian mississippi1971 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast illustrated  graham delchamps mobile alabama1893 magazines antiques gazette   southdown plantation now historic house and museum   june 1993   journals the biloxi herald   local happenings   february 6 1892 the biloxi herald   biloxi chief industry   september 12 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   september 28 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 29 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings  june 10 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings  july 1 1893 the biloxi daily herald   kuhndesporte   may 1 1903 p 5 the biloxi daily herald   joseph kuhn   november 25 1903 the biloxi daily herald   necrologyfrank dunbar   january 31 1908 the biloxi daily herald   kuhnbourdon   december 20 1909 p 8 the daily herald   new orleans man killed by robbers   november 2 1911 the daily herald   biloxi news   november 3 1911 the daily herald  humpty dumpty speed marvel is sensation of biloxi motor races   july 13 1912 p 1 the daily herald   will be no race between speeders   july 12 1912 the daily herald   speed boats off on long cruise   july 3 1913 the daily herald   dunbar property on east beach has been sold to new orleanian   february 12 1914 the daily herald   thieves ransack the dunbar home   june 22 1914 the daily herald   ten graduates are given diplomas at closing exercises   may 29 1915 the daily herald   jahncke is hero of recent blow   july 10 1916 the daily herald   woodfarrar   september 12 1916 the daily herald   woodfarrar   september 13 1916 the daily herald   judge farrar to come to biloxi   april 9 1917 the daily herald   geo h dunbar dies in new orleans   october 19 1917 the daily herald   prominent man dies in new orleans   october 24 1918 the daily herald   mrs frank dunbar dead   may 31 1919 the daily herald   ernest lee jancke here   august 4 1919 the daily herald   girl of southern noted family joins husband in los angeles   september 6 1919 the daily herald   mrs dunbar dead   february 9 1920 august 27 1925 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   february 18 1921 the daily herald   prominent biloxian sarah kuhn dead   april 26 1921 the daily herald   death claims prominent biloxi resident in judge eh farrar   january 7 1922 the daily herald   farrar remains buried   january 9 1922 the daily herald   edgar h farrar   january 9 1922 the daily herald   miss kate minor dead   december 4 1923 the daily herald   aunt dinah in local port   may 28 1923 the daily herald   biloxi news  lucille minor     august 27 1925 the daily herald   miss jahncke captain   december 10 1926 the daily herald   improving williams home   may 24 1928 the daily herald   biloxi news   september 1 1928 the daily herald   elizabeth kuhn dies   june 17 1929 p 2 the daily herald   froedetarr nuptials   june 5 1929 the daily herald   goldsborough bank head   may 27 1930 the daily herald   mrs ca sporl dies   august 28 1930 the daily herald   may adele kuhn dies   december 3 1930 p 2 the daily herald   farrarhoward   june 1 1933 the daily herald   miss jahncke to marry   october 13 1933 the daily herald   ca sporl dies   january 27 1936 the daily herald   attend sporl funeral   january 29 1936 the daily herald   ca sporl dies   january 31 1936 the daily herald   mrs paul froede dies   september 24 1936 the daily herald   john duncan minor dies   august 9 1937 the daily herald   barkleytullis wedding   october 9 1938 the daily herald    sporl gives yacht to coast guard   april 21 1941 the daily herald   dr james wallace world war captain dies at biloxi   october 28 1942 the daily herald   kroningertarr   october 7 1946 the daily herald   mrs farrar dies burial in new orleans   november 13 1946 the daily herald   mrs laura sporl kileen   march 6 1956 the daily herald   know your coast   the biloxi house with the english fence 1956 the daily herald   mrs joan minor   may 29 1956 the daily herald   minor rites   may 31 1956 the daily herald   capt berggren taken by death   january 6 1964 the daily herald   know your coast     the biloxi house with the english fence    november 5 1964 the daily herald   miss mildred farrar   february 8 1967 the daily herald   rb wood  october 26 1967 the daily herald   widow   mary h farrar  of dr goldberger dies in biloxi home    september 12 1969 the daily herald   louis w harvey   january 20 1970 the daily herald   mrs wilda lopez bowring   october 27 1977 the ocean springs record   saved from fire september 15 1977 the sun herald   mrs beverly berggren october 29 1991 the sun herald   mary l harvey november 14 1999 the timespicayune   married  anna g farrar and richard f goldsborough     january 1 1905 the timespicayune   miss lucy farrar s brilliant career ends sadly in paris   october 28 1910 the timespicayune   dr goldberger pellagra s foe dies for science   january 18 1929 the timespicayune   jahncke named to special duty with navy here    may 19 1941 the timespicayune   mrs farrar 89 expires at biloxi   november 213 1946 the timespicayune   stamps farrar last rites held   may 4 1950 the timespicayune   stamps farrar   may 5 1950 the timespicayune   thomas p farrar dies in new york   june 12 1951 the timespicayune   deaths   edith barnes farrar     february 21 1959 the timespicayune     ernest lee   jahncke rites planned today   november 17 1960 the timespicayune   mrs jahncke rites planned   march 20 1970 the timespicayune   deaths   anna farrar goldsborough     december 12 1970 the timespicayune     anna farrar goldsborough   excartoonist s rites are held   february 2 1971  personal communication  a bruce ducketttelephone conversation on october 10 2000 at ocean springs mississippi bache whitlocktelephone conversation on october 19 2000 at ocean springs mississippi clara l d aquillatelephone conversation on october 18 2000 at biloxi mississippi clara l d aquillainterview at 1092 beach blvd on october 23 2000 at biloxi ms cause no 9853estate of lynden bowring1980 patricia tarr leavitt executrix of his estate married three times first wife died divorced second two children born of first marriage but children died wife preceded him in death no children left property at 900 east beach biloxi to beverly lopez berggren his sisterinlaw and patricia tarr leavitt his nieceinlaw bowring affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles bowring died april 8 1980 1699 views  ', 0);



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elmer married louisa b wetzel  18441894 in january 1863 she was the daughter of german immigrant jacob wetzel 18021860 and her mother was dead before 1860 their children were  coresta elmer m thomas bachino 18661891  effie elmer dulion 18681947  clarence elmer  18681901  percy l elmer  18731949  edwin ross elmer  18781934 and the twins  albert elmer  18811950 and arthur elmer  b 1881 jacob wetzel s siblings raised by louisa b elmer were  julia wetzel  b 1853 and catherine wetze l b 1855 guice 1968 p 12  legatees jacob elmer expired at biloxi mississippi on october 1894 to his children with barbara gettendorf he legated all of his property in jackson county mississippi these legatees were helena elmer northrop the heirs of anna elmer farror deceased f william elmer augustus elmer otto elmer and charles elmer augustus elmer was executor for his siblings the biloxi daily herald october 20 1894 p 8 mr elmer left all of his personal property and real estate in biloxi to his children with louisa b wetzel coresta elmer bachino effie elmer dulion clarence elmer percy lee elmer edwin ross elmer and albert elmer the biloxi daily herald october 20 1894 p 8  children of jacob elmer and barbara gettendorf   helena elmer helena elmer  18381917 was born at new orleans on she married abner reuben knight northrop  18391896 the son of abner northrop and christina knight in harrison county mississippi on june 19 1869 abner was born on july 28 1839 at franklin st mary parish louisiana abner s father was born at hartford connecticut and was a west point graduate his mother was the daughter of reubin knight a louisiana sugar planter harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 6 p 127 and land 1936 p 165  ark northrop abner r northrop came to the mississippi gulf coast after the civil war he worked for a dentist in sherman texas before organizing a calvary company  anna elmer   jacob elmer jr jacob elmer jr  18431885 was born at biloxi he died on september 7 1885 at mineola wood county texas the pascagoula democratstar september 7 1885  augustus elmer  augustus elmer 18491906 was born at biloxi mississippi in 1849 he married olivia henrietta miller 18551928 in new orleans on june 15 1876 they were the parents of five boys august elmer ii 18801953 m jessie cazeneuve leonard jacob elmer d 1968 m thelma paltron morel m elmer sr 18891985 m jeanne turegano oscar baker elmer 18881976 m irma rose schwab and alphonse john otto elmer m corinthia eunice thompson augustus elmer made his livelihood as he was the son of augustus elmer 18491906 and olivia henrietta miller 18551928 his father was the founder of the millerelmer manufacturing company limited ississippi the daily picayune july 24 1906 the timespicayune february 11 1917 p 16 and march 19 1953 from the timespicayune march 19 1953 p 3  august elmer ii augustus elmer iii 18801953 became president of the family candy business upon the demise of his father in july 1906 his four fraternal siblings were also owners and officers in the company leonard jacob elmer d 1968 m thelma paltron morel m elmer sr 18891985 m jeanne turegano oscar baker elmer 18881976 m irma rose schwab and alphonse john otto elmer m corinthia eunice thompson august elmer married jessie cazeneuve a native of bay st louis mississippi they were the parents of three children august elmer iii 19131983 joseph cazeneuve elmer 19151975 m ruth murphy and martha olivia elmer 19182010 m shelton evans hicks 19061983 august elmer ii expired at new orleans on march 18 1953 he was general manager of the elmer candy company at the time of his demise he was survived by his spouse three children and four brothers mr elmer s funeral was under the auspices of jacob schoen son funeral home of new orleans services were held at our lady of the holy rosary catholic church followed by internment in metairie cemetery the timespicayune february 11 1917 p 16 march 19 1953 and december 8 1975  henry m elmer henry m elmer   frederick w elmer   frederick william elmer  18471926 was born at biloxi on january 23 1847 he was the son of two european immigrants  jacob elmer  18131894 and barbara gettendorf  18231858 fw elmer married elizabeth carson maycock  18501905 in may 1871 she was the daughter of captain james maycock 18251892 and mary emily carson 18271900 born at cape may new jersey captain maycock was a native of hull yorkshire england and arrived at biloxi on an english vessel in 1839 guice 1968 p 19 and  the biloxi herald march 19 1892 p 4  captain maycock was a seafood pioneer at biloxi in 1881 he and lazaro lopez 18501903 f w elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 and william gorenflo 18441932 with a capital stock of 8000 organized the lopez elmer and company which became the biloxi canning company this factory was situated on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street  elizabeth maycock elmerbiloxi cemetery  fw elmer and his spouse were the parents of ten children eight survived into the 20th century the known elmer children are  marie ann elmer sichirich  18721946  ida l elmer  18731891  nina v   elmer  scott 18771937  cora v elmer  18781962 married byrd enochs 18751940  fw elmer ii  18811948 m alys halliday 18861970  james chester elmer  18831920 m hazel thompson 18901974  inez f elmer ebersole 18851937  margueryte elmer cole  18871965 m myron asa cole 18761957 and edward e elmer  18921900  1891 frederick william elmer was elected mayor of biloxi on january 6 1891 he defeated two opponents zachary taylor champlin and ab delamarre of the votes cast mr elmer received 392 champlain 102 and delamarre 74 mr elmer was lauded in the local journal with these words     fw elmer is  a man of sound ideas liberality of opinion energy and progressive tendencies and during the years he has previously served his constituency both as a municipal officer and state legislator has proven fidelity to biloxi his interest inher welfare and displayued an executive ability which fits him for the office to which he had been called   the biloxi herald january 10 1891 p 1  fw elmer home216 west beach  in ocotber 1904  mayor fw elmer  18471926  contracted with je greene to build a twostory 2500 squareft home on magnolia and front beach  for between 3000 and 4000 the lot was 137 acres in size the biloxi daily herald october 20 1904 p 5 the fw elmer house was completed after the death of mrs fw elmer elizabeth carson maycock 18501905 which occurred in late january 1905 and prior to june 1909 see sanborn insurance mapsbiloxi1904 sheet 4 and 1909 sheet 8 the elmers resided at no 120 water street at the time of her demise on january 21 1905  the biloxi daily herald january 21 1905 p 5  marguerite elmer was a single woman when she acquired the fw elmer home in july 1925 the warranty deed from her father fw elmer sr stated   for constant attention to me during my sickness extending over two years i sell and convey  fw elmer sr expired on december 23 1926 harco ms land deed bk 165 p 526  for complete history of the fw elmer home see homes on this website   fw elmerbiloxi cemetery frederick w elmer expired at biloxi mississippi on  children marie anne elmer marie anne elmer was born at biloxi mississippi on she married nicholas sichirich  ida l elmer biloxi cemetery ida l elmer  18731891 was born june 20 1873 at biloxi mississippi she expired on april 14 1891 at biloxi her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  lizzie helena elmer biloxi cemetery lizzie helena elmer  18741878 was born at biloxi mississippi on december 15 1874 she expired here on october 23 1878  nina v elmer nina v elmer and cora elmer her sister attended the university of mississippi in 1897 the biloxi daily herald june 5 1897 p 8  cora v elmer   biloxi cemetery  cora v elmer  18781962 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 28 1878 she and nina v elmer her sister attended the university of mississippi in 1897 the biloxi daily herald june 5 1897 p 8 cora married byrd enochs  18751940 in harrison county mississippi on may 17 1910 byrd enochs 18751940 was the son of captain iv enochs 18281895 and julia harriet byrd 18391911 he was born at terry mississippi on january 7 1875 and came to biloxi as a young lad the daily herald may  fw elmer ii fw elmer jr known as william f elmer jr 18811948 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 31 1881  1932 federal appointment in early 1932 wf elmer was appointed a us commissioner of the southern district at biloxi his first court trial was held on march 30 1932 in biloxi the daily herald march 31 1932 p 5  james c elmer  james chester elmer 18831920 was born at biloxi mississippi on 1883 the son of frederick w elmer 18471926 and elizabeth carson maycock 18501905 jacob elmer 18121894 his grandfather was a native of canton glarus switzerland while barbara gettendorf 18231858 his grandmother was born in bavaria jc elmer was educated in the biloxi public school system and graduated from the poplarville high school pearl river county mississippi he attended alabama polytechnic institute auburn for three years before going to charlottesville virginia to study law after a year at the university of virginia he continued his legal studies at the university of mississippi jc elmer returned to the mississippi coast after his law studies he assisted his father in his lumber exporting enterprise at gulfport james chester elmer was admitted to the mississippi bar in may 1907  the daily herald january 4 1911 p 1    athlete jc elmer was a fine football player he played the rugged sport at every college that he attended and was a member of the highly touted university of virginia squad of 1903 he was a team mate of future harrison county sheriff cleveland pol huggins 18851933 at the university of mississippi  the daily herald january 6 1909 p 2  political career james c elmer began his most successful political career at biloxi in may 1908 when he defeated zachary t champlin veteran adjudicator for the office of police judge jc elmer garnered 487 votes compared to judge champlin s 247 ballots judge elmer took office in early january 1909 and heard his first case on january 4 th   the daily herald july 15 1908 p 1 and p 2 and january 4 1909 p 1  marriage onmarch 26 1913 james c elmer married hazel thompson 18901974 the daughter of erastus r thompson 18551924 and mary ellen aber 18631910 hazel thompson was born at harrisonburg catahoula parish louisiana and came to biloxi in 1908 at harrisonburg mr thompson made his livelihood as a dry goods merchants at biloxi the thompson family may have built a large home in the avondale subdivision at 2116 west beach drive the elmerthompson marriage was held in the thompson home and their nuptial ceremony performed by the reverend cb crawford of the church of the redeemer the newlyweds were domiciled on main street and water street in a home that was given them by erastus r thompson  the biloxi daily herald june 11 1908 p 2 and the daily herald march 26 1913 p 8 and march 27 1913 p 8  thompson family erastus r thompson had married mary ellen aber at new orleans on april 12 1888 from this holy union four children were born and three survived hazel thompson 18901974 emmet ray thompson 18941969 and louis o thompson 18961972  sheriff jc elmer james cleveland elmer was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi in  west beach home in december 1916 jc elmer acquired for 7000 a large residence from sam w taylor at 1918 west beach drive in biloxi it was situated in the bienville subdivision in lot 5 and lot 6 of block 1 at this time mr taylor also conveyed lots 5 and 6 in block 8 and lots 5 and 6 in block 9 to jc elmer harrison co mississippi land deed bk 117 pp 405406  candidate for state revenue agent   district attorney   death jc elmer expired on april 30 1920 in the touro infirmary at new orleans he was survived by his spouse father and sisters marie ann sichirich 18721946 of buenos aires argentina nina v scott 18771926 of atlanta cora v enochs 18781962 of biloxi inez elmer ebersole 18851926 of nola and marguerite elmer cole 18871965 of biloxi and two brothers fw elmer ii 18811920 and edward e elmer 18961926  the daily herald april 30 1920 p 1   hazel thompson elmer lived until january 1974  inez f elmer    margueryte elmer cole   margueryte elmer  18871965 married myron asa cole 18761957 of west midway massachusetts he made his livelihood as an investigator for office of the comptroller general at washington dc retiring in 1943 in 1945 the coles relocated from jackson mississippi to biloxi and here they resided with her sister cora elmer enochs at 138 magnolia street mrs enochs was the widow of byrd enochs 18751940 the daily herald july 12 1957 p 2  fw elmer home216 west beach  marguerite e cole was a single woman when she acquired the fw elmer home in july 1925 the warranty deed from her father fw elmer sr stated   for constant attention to me during my sickness extending over two years i sell and convey  fw elmer sr expired on december 23 1926 harco ms land deed bk 165 p 526 in september 1934 wl guice trustee sold the fw elmer house and lot to the first national bank of biloxi for 2000 margueryte elmer had defaulted on her property taxes and deeds of trust to the first national bank of biloxi and to walter nixon and mrs harry laughlin harco ms land deed bk 203 p 319 cora elmer enochs margueryte s sister legated her home on magnolia street to her after her demise in april 1962 her estate was probated in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi harco cause no 45513bk 381 p 25 in july 1962 margueryte cole sold the magnolia street home to a jake mladinich for 14000haco ms land deed bk 500 p 110 mr mlandinich conveyed the property to to mary c mahoney in harco ms land deed bk 514 p 68  children of jacob elmer and louisa b wetzel coresta elmer  m thomas bachino 18661891  effie elmer dulion 18681947  clarence e elmer  18681901  percy l elmer  18731949  edwin ross elmer  18781934 and the twins  albert elmer  18811947 and  arthur elmer  b 1881 jacob wetzel s siblings raised by jacob elmer were  julia wetzel  b 1853 and  catherine wetze l b 1855 guice 1968 p 12  coresta elmer coresta elmer  called cora was born at biloxi mississippi on she and nina elmer her sister attended the university of mississippi in 1897 cora had married thomas bachino in harrison county mississippi on february 12 1885 cora expired at chicago on february 2o 1949 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 23 1949 p 7  clarence e elmer   clarence ernest elmer  18681901 was born september 8 1868 at biloxi mississippi his health began to deteriorate and he expired at hotel dieu in new orleans on january 9 1901 clarence s corporal remains were sent to biloxi mississippi on the l n coast train for internment in the biloxi cemetery he was remembered as a man of exemplary character and universally beloved in biloxi lepre 1991 p 102 the biloxi daily herald january 1o 1901 p 8 january 11 1901 p 8 and january 12 1901 p 8  effie elmer effie louise elmer  18681947 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 24 1868 she married arnaud michel dulion jr  18591909 who was born at biloxi mississippi on august 8 1859 he married effie louise elmer 18681947 the daughter of jacob elmer 18121894 and louisa b wetzel 18441894 on june 20 1892 in the nativity of the blessed virgin mary catholic church at biloxi lepre 1991 p 99 am dulion jr and effie l elmer were the parents of seven children  esther mary dulion  18931960 m john alexander mcnamee 18851947  ione eloise dulion  18941969 m george w henry  arnaud michel elmer dulion   18951896  eugenia may dulion  18961896  myrtle helen dulion  18971973 m dilworth q easterling 19081978  aimee dulion  19031953 and  effie dulion  19071981 m edward j kraft sr 19041974 am dulion jr made his livelihood in the livery and undertaking business at biloxi his business was situated on the corner of lameuse street and water street  percy l elmer percy lee elmer percy lee elmer  19831949 was born may 28 1873 at biloxi mississippi he was united in marriage at nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi on april 9 1896 to mary mamie griffin  18721957 they were the parents of three daughters  iris elmer  18991969 m john a dacy 18921948  vera elmer m mr daugette and may elmer  19051984 m leonard garner lepre 1991 p 103 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 10 p 443 in 1902 percy lee elmer was described as follows   probaby no young man in this community is better known and more popular with his fellows than percy lee elmer born and raised in this city and educated at the catholic convent school he has grown up with new and progressive biloxi and numbers his friends by the legion mr elmer was born in 1873 and although quite a young man is prominent in public affairs and is now serving his second term as alderman of the second ward he also takes quite a lively interes in affairs pertaining to the fire department of the city and has filled several positions of honor and responsibility in that body he is also a member of the knights of honor mr elmer was married in 1896 to miss mamie griffin of this city and as a result of this union one child was born a daughter as the junior member of the firm of collins elmer he is engaged in the general blacksmithing and horsehoeing business and in his chosen calling there is none better    the  biloxi  daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 69 percy l elmer made his livelihood as a blacksmith and was associated with the firm of collins elmer he was educated at the catholic convent school at biloxi mr elmer was a city alderman for six years and former city treasurer percy took an avid interest in civic affairs and was especially active in the local fire department at the time of his demise on january 25 1947 he was the last charter member of the mississippi hook and ladder company no 1 of which he was an officers for many years the daily herald january 26 1949 p 2 percy l elmer was survived by his spouse three daughters mrs john a dacey of biloxi mrs leonard garner of washington dc and mrs vera daugette of mobile alabama a brother albert elmer at jacksonville florida cora bachino of chicago and two grandchildren gordon dacey biloxi city commissioner and commander john dacey boston massachusetts and a great grandchild the daily herald january 26 1949 p 2  mamie griffin elmer expired on october 10 1957 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  southern memorial park   edwin r elmer   edwin ross elmer  18781934 was born september 5 1878 at biloxi mississippi he married dona henderson liddle  18671918 a native of columbus mississippi in harrison county mississippi on june 7 1911 she was the daughter of biloxi postmaster  william gaston henderson  18281902 a native of milton caswell county north carolina and dona hubbard  18341909 the daughter of david hubbard a us representative from alabama at the hubbard home known as kinlock her siblings were mrs je moseley william gaston henderson ii and mrs george p hewes of gulfport harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 23 p 237 in november 1902 dona henderson liddle the daughter of recently deceased postmaster henderson applied for the position as biloxi s postmistress to complete the unexpired term of her father she was touted by the local journal as   a lady of fine business qualifications and should she receive the appointment will administer the affairs of the office in a manner that will be creditable to the government as well as herself    the biloxi daily herald november 20 1902 p 6   dona l elmer expired at her west beach biloxi domicile on december 26 1918 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald december 27 1918 p 1 before 1930 mr elmer married annette v gillespie 18811940 a native of indiana she had two sons james o gillespie b 1912 and john c gillespie b 1915 in 1930 the elmers and gillespie children were domiciled at 270 beach street in mississippi city edwin r elmer was the proprietor of kinlochonthe beach  probably a small hotel or inn 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 10b ed 19 in 1932 edwin ross elmer and spouse returned to biloxi  he expired at the tivoli hotel on east beach from an apparent heart attack on april 16 1934 his wife was the manager of the hotel he was survived by his spouse two brothers albert j elmer of jacksonville florida and percy elmer of biloxi and two sister effie elmer dulion of new orleans and coral elmer bachino of chicago funeral services were at the episcopal church of the redeemer followed by internment in at southern memorial park the daily herald april 16 1934 p 1 in 1940 annette v gillespie elmer was a resident of pass christian mississippi  albert j elmer  albert joseph elmer 18811950 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 8 1881 at biloxi mississippi he left biloxi before 1910 and lived the remainder of his life in jacksonville duval county florida circa 1906 he married libbie morin 18821940 a native of new york and the daughter of george c morin 18371910 a french canadian immigrant plumber albert and libbie were the paents of two sons albert m elmer 19081992 and harold elmer 19131967  arthur elmer  arthur elmer 18811881 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 8 1881 as a twin brother to albert j elmer internment biloxi cemetery  references  the  biloxi  daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p julia cook guice  marriagesharrison county mississippi 18411899   city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1968 john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 julie broussard suarez  bradfordo keefe funeral records  burial books 33 thru 42 19451960 suarez biloxi mississippi1999  journals the biloxi herald   local and personal notes    november 16 1889 the biloxi herald   town council    february 8 1890 the biloxi herald   thomas d bachino    july 11 1891 p 8 the biloxi herald   capitan james maycock   march 19 1892 the biloxi herald   death of jacob  elmer    october 6 1894 the biloxi herald   last will of jacob elmer    october 20 1894 the biloxi daily herald   byrd enochs    september 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   city news     clarence elmer     january 10 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news  clarence elmer       january 11 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news    clarence elmer       january 12 1901 the biloxi daily herald   at rest   november 18 1902 the biloxi daily herald   judge henderson   february 5 1902 the daily herald   dona liddle   november 20 1902 the daily herald   necrologymrs william gaston henderson   april 30 1909 the biloxi daily herald   city news    october 20 1904 the biloxi daily herald   died   mrs fw elmer dead     january 21 1905 the biloxi daily herald   mrs fw elmer dead   january 21 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 11 1908 the biloxi daily herald   personals   july 12 1908 the biloxi daily herald   results of the election   july 15 1908 the biloxi daily herald   the winners yesterday   july 15 1908 the daily herald   judge elmer opens court   january 4 1909 the daily herald   biloxi s new administration   january 6 1909 the daily herald   enochselmer wedding very pretty   may 18 1910 the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   ovation for elmer on eve of election   august 22 1911 the daily herald   elmer is sheriff of harrison   county  by over 70   august 23 1911 the daily herald   chicken spaghetti in honor of newly elected sheriff   august 24 1911 the daily herald   sheriffelect elmer will have bradley and huggins as deputies   december 12 1911 the daily herald   nearbeer saloons of biloxi cleaned out saturday night   august 5 1912 the daily herald   marriage of mr elmer and miss thompson   march 26 1913 the daily herald   elmerthompson wedding last night   march 27 1913 the daily herald   jc elmer leaves in interest of his candidacy   may 7 1915 the daily herald   sheriff elmer to open law office   december 15 1915 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest   october 17 1916 the daily herald   mrs ross elmer passes away   december 27 1918 the daily herald   elmer announces for district attorney   march 14 1919 the daily herald   biloxi and coast cities lose most valuable citizen in james c elmer   april 30 1920 the daily herald   biloxi   loses noted citizen   december 24 1926 the daily herald    fw elmer   december 27 1926 the daily herald    elmer funeral largely attended   december 27 1926 the daily herald    tries first case   march 31 1932 the daily herald    ross elmer dies suddenly in biloxi   april 16 1934 the daily herald    arrived from buenos aires   september 4 1935 the daily herald    byrd enochs  dies at home in biloxi   march 1 194o the daily herald    percy l elmer former biloxi alderman    january 26 1949 the daily herald    mrs  cora elmer  bachino dies   february 23 1949 the daily herald    myron a cole   july 12 1957 the daily herald   mrs cora enochs dies in jackson   april 26 1962  the daily herald    mrs marguerite cole   august 2 1965 the daily herald   mrs alys h elmer   july 4 1970 the daily herald     the daily picayune   augustus elmer s funeral   july 24 1906 the timespicayune   company changes name   february 11 1917 p 16 the timespicayune     august  elmer funeral rites set today   march 19 1953 p 3 the timespicayune     joseph c  elmer   december 8 1975 612 views  ', 0),
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(82, 'en', 'node_search', ' catholic schools catholic schools ray wed 6092010 1505  catholic and private schools   gulf coast military academy 1912    1912 the gulf coast military academy filed its charter in late august 1912  incorporators were  jc hardy   ld hardy and jn pigg of columbia tennessee and robert bruce mcgehee 18841939 of gulfport mississippi the daily herald august 26 1912 p 3  1939 dr robert bruce mcgehee  18841939  first president of the gulf coast military academy  died at troy alabama on july 26 1939 the daily herald july 27 1939 p 1  seashore academy   1893 the seashore academy a private coed school which also acted as a boy s boarding school was chartered in mississippi in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this educational institution was situated on the beach front at biloxi about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8   the reverend dr roudebush was a native of ohio  references  the biloxi herald   biloxi collegiate academy   september 17 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 1 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 1 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 15 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 1 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 15 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 22 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 15 1893 the biloxi herald   seashore academy   september 30 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 20 1895 the biloxi herald   the waif s outing   october 12 1895 the biloxi herald   latest city news   march 28 1896 the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi sanatorium   june 22 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   december 29 1903 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalcapt aa folkes   january 2 1904 the biloxi daily herald   heavy fire losses   april 5 1904 the biloxi daily herald   after the fire   april 6 1904 the biloxi daily herald   sanatorium   april 12 1904 1904 the biloxi daily herald    november 17 1904 the daily herald   well known educator is visiting biloxi   april 18 1911 the daily herald   dr george s roudebush dies at ridgelandwas known in biloxi   july 28 1921  sacred heart academy    1899 in early october  oe thompson  local contractor was given the contract to build an addition to the sisters of mercy school on fayard street the biloxi herald october 4 1899 p 8    1940 in late august 1940 the l n railroad conveyed for 2000 a lot of 3 acres to the catholic bishop of natchez the lot was bounded by thomas street on the west harrison co mississippi land deed bk 236 p 469  1966 the new  sister of mercy convent was dedicated on may 8th  the daily herald may 6 1966 p 1  class 1928   faculty father keenan dean  class motto our aimsuccess our hopeto win class colors pink and green class flower pink radiance rose   graduates inez f anglada thelma durel terrel m harvey ernest f henley w kenner hunt aquina e lamm francis j lawrence lydia j ragusin flickner  ethel may rider phillip a ryan louise b seymour claire e strayham william p strayham mae w williams and joseph c wink the daily herald may 30 1928 p 2  new school in early may 1933 the collins brothers began demolition of the old sacred heart school building before erecting a new school on the site they were awarded the 32000 construction contract and the new school structure was scheduled to be completed by september architectural fees were 1280 and the congregation had to raise 4870 to pay the final cost of 33280  the sacred heart academy was to offer a fouryear accredited high school curriculum the building was planned to have fourteen classrooms and educate 400 children a 500 seat auditorium and gymnasium were included in the plans  father peter keenan was the pastor of nativity bvm at this time the daily herald may 8 1933 p 1 and may 12 1933 p1  dedication the new sacred heart academy was dedicated on september 13 1933  john t collins was the architect and the collins brothers contractors for the 32000 structure the twostory masonry edifice was built in the tudor gotic revical style reflecting the gothic revival architecture of the 1901 nativty bvm cathedral the daily herald september 1933 p and buildings of biloxi 2000 p 102  references  buildings of biloxi  2000 edition  the daily herald  sacred heart school closes this week   may 30 1928 the daily herald   to begin tearing down sacred heart school next monday   may 8 1933 p 1 the daily herald   start razing old building   may 12 1933 p 1 the daily herald  mavar reelected president sacred heart alumni   september 14 1942 the daily herald     the daily herald      st michael s   first school catholic school commenced on point cadet by father ha spengler circa 1911  new school bishop ro gerow diocese of natchez dedicated the 100000 st michael s school on point cadet on october 12 1946  references  the daily herald  bishop gerow to dedicate biloxi school tuesday   october 11 1946 p 1 the daily herald  st michael s school dedicated   october 16 1946 p 1 the daily herald     the daily herald      our mother of sorrows 1916   st mary s parochial of mother of sorrows catholic parish was dedicated in early september 1916  the daily herald september 7 1916 p 3    references  the daily herald   new parochial school dedicated   september 7 1916 the daily herald   biloxi has new school   august 28 1926  st john s 1926  st john s catholic school was dedicated on september 3 1926 on main street in the old back bay public school there were four grades with sister mary joseph and sister elalia in charge  the daily herald september 4 1926   a parish bazaar was held on the school grounds in early october 1926 among the food available for purchase was creole gumbo sandwiches punch soda pop home baked cakes and pies ice cream and candy there would be a dance and the sisters had prepared a program with their pupils to entertain the audience  the daily herald august 28 1926 p 2    land acquisition in september 1929 ro gerow bishop of the diocese of natchez acquired two lots on the northeast corner of lameuse street and bradford street from charles b foster and william h kelley and henrietta kelly for 6650 the church lot had about 140feet on lameuse street and 188feet on bradford harrison co mississippi land deed bk 183 pp 456457 father pj mcglade 18931980 was appointed pastor of the newly created parish of st john s he was ordained into the priesthood in ireland and his first assignment in america was as assistant priest in bay st louis father mcglade s first parish was st mary s of the pines at chatawa mississippi he came to biloxi from st patrick s in water valley mississippi until a rectory was built father mcglade was domiciled in a rental house on fayard street mary mcglade 18951973 his sister became reverend mcglade s house keeper  the daily herald september 4 1931 p 5    19501951 new school   ground was broken in midoctober 1950 for a new 53431 st john parochial school behind the bradford street rectory  bl knost was the general contractor for the sixclass room brick structure ray v pisarichplumbing august tremmel sonroofing and philip dellengerpainting henry schwan jr electrical and john t collins associatesarchitects father peter killen was the pastor of the parish the daily herald october 13 1950 p 7  st john catholic school football ca 1954back bay park  lr bottow rowdon 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 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  19577th and 8th grades  1st rowlr jimmy cook jerry bushart ellis carl brochard and sister mary frances 2nd rowlr mary kay wilkerson larry gilbert eric and carol ann higginbotham 3r rowlr mickey j bellande linda trahan bertha ryan virginia crawford and debbie alley 4th rowlr john cox karen pinegar bonnie kay creel joan hunt brenda creel and eileen conway 5th rowlr brenda foret linda higgenbotham tony corso xavier joseph maumus and dennis malpass  references  the daily herald   biloxi has new school   august 28 1926 the daily herald   st john s bazaar   october 6 1927 the daily herald   father mcglade new st john s pastor   september 4 1931  sttheresa s 1927   st theresa s catholic school was situated on the north side of the back bay of biloxi designed by carl e matthes 18961972 plans completed in the summer of 1926 father carey awarded building contract to  references  the daily herald   new parochial school dedicated   september 7 1916 the daily herald   biloxi has new school   august 28 1926  notre dame 194319   father jeffrey t o connell 1942 in september 1942 the parochial school system of biloxi was led by father geoffrey t o connell  the sisters of mercy were operating five white catholic schools with the following enrollments  sacred heart high school  academy and mercy convent elementary425 students  st john elementary181 students  st michael elementary250 students and st theresa elementary108 students there were also several hundred black students at our mother of sorrows with the sisters of the blessed sacrament in charge  the daily herald september 14 1942 p 10 and july 26 1943 p 1    1943 in 1943 a decision was made to separate the males students at the sacred heart academy and commence an allboys catholic high school to be called notre dame  af dantzler house brothers of holy cross society of notre dame university land in rear for recreation football field and track five white catholic schools operated by 31 sisters of mercy teaching about 1000 pupils convent of mercy sacred heart academy st michaels st johns and st theresa in north biloxi black catholic school operated by four sisters of the blessed sacrament teaching 203 students sisters of st joseph came to biloxi in march 1860 but replaced by sisters of mercy about 1875 after the property transfer mr dantzler and wl guice made significant contributions to the new school  the daily herald july 26 1943 p1  brother francis borgia csc first principal of notre dame high school  from the daily herald august 13 1943 p 7  notre dame high school was commenced in september 1943 in a 19 th century residence known as the dantzler house situated on west beach boulevard opposite the 1847 biloxi lighthouse the dantzler house was acquired by nativity bvm for use as biloxi s first catholic high school the reverend geoffrey t o connell was president of the school and five holy cross brothers brother francis borgiaprincipal brother jacob brother jarlath brother nivard and brother norman were hired to conduct the school and to live on the second floor of the dantzler house work started on athletic field behind the school  the daily herald august 21 1943 p 6 and september 2 1943 p 7    1944 graduation bishop ro gerow presented diplomas to 14 scholars on the eve of may 26th  russell a quave  valedictorian  francis l logue  salutatorian  john j jack pisarich  class president marion m williams glen a pisarich leon p balius robert b baricev william m collins joseph p fallo kermit fountain person moore raymond l quave sidney schol and robert m tremmel dr clarence manion dean of the nortre dame university law school address the garduates the daily herald may 28 1944 p 1 and p 6  1946 graduation monsignor geoffrey o connell founder of notre dame high school and pastor of nativity bvm  presented diplomas to twentysix young men on may 30th at the school alphonse h wambsgan valedictorian walter lnixon salutatorian and joseph j collins class president made speeches members of the class were rothwell francis andeson wallace eugene cassonova joseph james collins gerald joseph diaz chrles everett duffie ennis anthony grady woodman elliott graham joseph swetman hewes salvador james lepre joseph erval mills walter louis nixon antoine john otto jefferson campbell parrish gordon joseph peresich donald louis puzz alva james seymour lindus joseph seymour torrence francis smith james philip starks john paul tiblier emory lavon turner alphonse henry wambsgan and eugene paul wiltz the daily herald may 28 1946 p 5  1952 charles h hegwood  19142001 succeeded ted hoffa as football coach in late may 1952 hoffa had been at the school for 1 12 years and compiled a record of 4 wins 4 loses and a tie hegwood was a millsaps graduate and played all sports and coached by tl gaddy former biloxi high coach coach hegwood came to the coast from taylorsville high school returning lettermen for his 1952 football squad were george vuyovich aloysius schneller louis feranda ronald nungesser and ray pisarich the daily herald may 21 1952 p 10  1981   brother placidus carroll  19011981 native of baltimore and resident of biloxi since 1947 died on january 25 1981 brother placidus carroll retired from teaching in 1976 and had taught mathematics and religion at notre dame high school his corporal remains were sent to st joseph s cemetery of the brothers at st joseph s county indiana for burial the daily herald january 26 1981 p a2  1993 louis e presti  originally spelled prestigiacomo 19172003  former notre dame football coach died at clearwater beach florida on july 10 1993 the tampa tribune july 13 2003  references  the daily herald  964 students in white parochial schools of biloxi   september 4 1942 the daily herald   dantzler home purchased for catholic high   july 26 1943 p 1 the daily herald   af dantzler home  photo     july 30 1943 p 2 the daily herald  notre dame high school for boys   august 21 1943 the daily herald  registration at notre dame high being made daily   september 2 1943 the daily herald  14 graduates of notre dame presented diplomas   may 27 1944 the daily herald  notre dame forms athletic committee   august 30 1944 the daily herald  notre dame staff awaits new term   august 30 1944  the daily herald  brother hyacinth   september 4 1945 the daily herald  notre dame sacred heart to receive diplomas together   may 28 1946 the daily herald  cr hegwood appointed head coach at notre dame   may 21 1952  the daily herald  brother placidus carroll dies   january 26 1981   nativity bvm elementary  in early september  james starks general contractor began pouring the concrete foundation for the 200000 nbvm elementary school  the daily herald september 2 1955 p 8 2002 views  ', 0),
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(85, 'en', 'node_search', ' public schools public schools ray wed 6092010 1522  time line   howard memorial  main  school  gift of frank t howard 18551911 and harry t howard 18561930 which was built and designed by john r harkness son in 1888 for 10000  1879 professor dd cowan opened the public school on 1 september  the pascagoula democratstar september 12 1879  1884 the gulf coast college was incorporated and established at handsboro  mississippi in september 1884 the daily picayune september 29 1884 p 6  1888 john r harkness  18271903  has taken contract to build the new public school building  which was donated by the howard family the biloxi herald august 4 1888 p 8  1889 the new modern  howard memorial public school building on main street   a gift from of frank t howard 18551911 and harry t howard 18561930 to the citizenry of biloxi was dedicated on march 22 nd it was built and designed by john r harkness son in 1888 for 10000 the daily picayune march 22 1889 p 8  1893   the seashore academy was a private school founded  in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and  the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    1892  the biloxi herald july 30 1892 p 1    1895  from the biloxi herald august 24 1895 p 8 the textbooks   metcalf bright language lesson   metcalf english grammar  and waddy s rhetoric   were adopted by the biloxi school board for the next five years the biloxi herald september 28 1895 p 8  1898 biloxi forest park school  also called west end school  the forest park school was donated to the city of biloxi by lazaro lopez 18501903 and julia dulion lopez 181918 on september 6 1898 this school was situated on the sw c of porter avenue and cemetery road now irish hill drive the school was commenced for students below the 3rd grade that lived west of couevas street it had one large room and two smaller ones a spacious hallway and a cloak room the biloxi daily herald september 10 1898 p 4  back bay school  image made 1902 the back bay ward school was donated to the city of biloxi on september 6 1898 the land for the back bay school was donated by william f gorenflo 18441932 the building was erected with funds provided by william km dukate 18521916 a school in this section of biloxi was desperately needed and sincerely appreciated by the back bay residents   the facility was located on bayview avenue and main street the biloxi daily herald september 7 1898 p 4  main street school   image made 1902 the primary school  or main street school was donated to the city of biloxi by harry turner howard 18561930 on september 6 1898 it was erected on the corner of main street and water street and was built 8 feet above the ground in order that the children could use the area beneath it as a playground in inclement weather the building had four class rooms and designed for fiftytwo students the biloxi daily herald september 10 1898 p 4 it was opined in the biloxi daily herald that   the school facilities of biloxi are second to none enjoyed by any city in the state  she is blessed with five excellent school buildings and one of the best corps of teachers in the south   the biloxi herald september 24 1898 p 8 by early october 1898 the furniture for the new public school buildings had not arrived and the old seats were placed in the west end and back bay schools the new primary school will not be open until the new fixtures are in placethe biloxi herald october 1 1898 p 1  1902  the cornerstone for the new east end school  donated to the citzens of biloxi by harry t howard 18561930 was laid on thanksgiving day by the masons the biloxi brass band directed by john ott performed for the ceremonies the biloxi daily herald november 28 1902 p 6  1903 the barataria mission school  also known as the sabbath or mission school was   a charitable  educational facility to educate children in the cannery camps on point cadet it  was  overseen by belle gordon 18621925  and  maggie bowman gordon mass  18341907 her mother and a native of nola the site for the schoo l was provided b y the barataria canning company   the facility also  taught night classes in reading writing and arithemetic twice each week   in december 1903 the building needed a new roof electric lights and one volunteer to assist miss gordon  mrs mass  died at 1128 east bayview avenue her home in july 1907 the biloxi daily herald december 3 1903 p 6 and july 18 1907 p 1  1904 archie ebenezer perkins  18761946 of mccomb was elected principal of the biloxi colored school  mr perkins was born in june 1876 at smithdale mississippi near mccomb in 1900 he was teaching school at mccomb and in the household of george currie b may 1842 his stepfather perkins mother  phoeby perkins currie  b 1851 was also a school teacher the biloxi daily herald september 11 1904 p 4 on july 11 1904 the biloxi city council approved the plans of je hebert architect for a fourroom addition to the howard primary school no 1  je green who was erecting the biloxi sanatorium at this time was awarded the contract with his bid of 2800 the addition would add another story to the school giving it two floors and an open basement the shape of the roof would change and there would be two exitsone on water street and the other on main street additional land for the school playground was acquired from miss drysdale and mrs fw elmer the work of mr greene was to be completed by september 15 1904 the biloxi daily herald june 22 1904 p 1 and july 12 1904 p 6 1906 howard no2 school  1913 mattie forrest white  18761913  principal of the central school died on may 7th  her corporal remains were sent to clinton east feliciana parish louisiana for internment in the rosehill cemetery miss white lived at the kennedy hotel she became ill and was taken to the biloxi sanatarium and expired there the daily herald may 7 1913 p 1 in early september 1913  helen g yerger replaced mattie forrest white  18761913  as principal of the biloxi central school  mrs yerger was educated in the public schools of nashville tennessee and at the peabody normal college she had completed advanced studies at the university of chicago mrs yerger intially stayed with emma hyatt bragg 18681968 at 545 east howard avenue the daily herald september 8 1913 p1  1914 edwin w wetzel  18771953 was awarded the  contract by the city of biloxi to erect a 900 squareft annex  to the  back bay school  an additional teacher for the next term will be added as many pupils were unable to attend the school due to lack of facilities and overcrowding in its two class rooms the daily herald july 28 1914 p 2  1915 the gulf coast college building at handsboro mississippi burned on january 8th the structure also housed the town hall the daily herald january 9 1915 p 9 principal of the central school  helen g yerger resigned in april  she was replaced by miss edna holley until the school session ended the daily herald april 13 1915 p 4  ed wetzel was the winning bidder against lh manuel re roberts and son e ahern and chris thompson to build an additon to the back bay school  his bid was 452 and completion of the work was expected by septemebr 6 1915 the daily herald august 6 1915 p 1  1916 william km dukate  18521916 native of fredericksburg indiana and biloxi seafood magnate philanthropist and entrepreneur expired at his biloxi home on march 29th the daily herald march 29 1916 p 1  1921 in december 1921  dr alney austin  18791934 under the auspices of the mother s club of the howard primary school introduced a dental clinic to appraise the oral health of the students he was assisted by dr roderick seal russ dr albert brown russ 18881953 dr mr mosley and dr hc bloodworth the dentists gave freely of their time and services evaluating the teeth of the school children for cleaning extraction filling and irregularities the daily herald december 8 1921 p 3 and december 13 1921 p 2  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  1928 vera l dukate chinn  18861977 the wife of r hart chinn filed an injunction in the harrison county court to enjoin al may and george ditto superintendent of biloxi public schools and principal biloxi high school   respectively from enforcing an alleged school regulation requring all students to take their lunch in the school cafeteria or at their homes w lee guice city attorney represented the city in these procedings at gulfport  the daily herald january 14 1928 p 1   plans for the  new gymnasium for the biloxi high school  have been received the   15000 brick and steel structure  will be built on washington street behind the school the daily herald september 7 1928 p 2 and january 17 1929 p 13  howard no 1 placed first in the state in the recent george washington essay contest sponsored by the new orleans state newspaper miss ethel arguelles is principal of this school the daily herald march 12 1928 p 2  1930 theresa alexander forbes  18811930 native of louisiana and a lauded educator in the colored school system  died 31 august 1930 at biloxi committment was in biloxi cemetery the daily herald september 1 1930 p 2  1932 william f gorenflo  18441932 native of bay st louis mississippi and biloxi seafood pioneer and philanthropist expired on february 16th his funeral procession left 925 main street the home of ernestine gorenflo meunier his daughter and rolled past the gorenflo school where its students and faculty stood with bowed heads in respect the daily herald february 19 1932 p 2 on may 24th the american legion auxilliary dedicated a sundial situated in the south side school yard of the gorenflo school in memory of the late william f gorenflo  18441932 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  1933 the biloxi nutrition board composed of dr gf carroll mrs bernard taltavull ee moore and supertendent al may met in december in the office of superentendent may approximately 300 children are being fed lunch in the various city schools the federal rel fund is financing the program the daily herald december 20 1933  1938 ethel arguelles  18971938 principal of the howard no 1 primary school for 13 years died at the biloxi hospital on july 28th she had graduated from biloxi high school in 1916 and began as a substitute teacher at the old east end school ethel had studied during the summers at tulane peabody college loyola and the state teachers college at hattiesburg she was the daughter of joseph p arguelles 18661944 and louise e bellman 18671958 with her parents ethel was survivied by her five sisters florence arguelles 18991979 lillian arguelles 19022000 bernadine arguelles 19041989 cecile arguelles 19081994 m george pavlov 19101963 and louise arguelles 19101983 four brothers warren arguelles 18911972 albert j arguelles 18931943 frank arguelles 18941943 and donald arguelles 19071969 all of biloxi the daily herald july 28 1938 p 1  1939 dr robert bruce mcgehee  18841939  first president of the gulf coast military academy  died at troy alabama on july 26 1939 the daily herald july 27 1939 p 1  1941 in late december   75000 was allocated by the defense public works to complete the biloxi junior high school   building  the wpa had closed down the project several months ago due to a paucity of wpa labor at biloxi the wpa had already expended 27 937 on the school s construction and the land cost was 15000 voter s had also approved 47000 in funding for the new school the  plant was to have eighteen classrooms as well as home economics science and manual training facilities  work was anticipated to start in thirty days from a  john t collins  design the daily herald december 31 1941 p 1  1943 on september 8th the new biloxi central junior high school commenced classes for 568 students in grades seven eight and nine  cyril carvin  19171943  was the principal  the daily herald september 9 1943  1944 city commissioner aj tony creel announced that final approval on the funding for new negro school is expected shortly  the daily herald may 26 1944 p 6  1945 professor marshall f nichols  18821945  principal of the biloxi colored public  school expired on 26 january the daily herald january 26 1945 p 2  superintendent george ditto set school boundaries and expected srtudents to attend the public school in whose boundary they lived the daily herald september 3 1945 p 5 a bond election was held in biloxi in early september to raise funds to construct three new school  the daily herald september 9 1945 p 5  glen l swetman  auditor and trust officer of the peoples bank was appointed to the biloxi school board he replaced august parker who resigned glenn will serve with dr daniel l hollis mh toche stanley butte eh tardy the daily herald october 18 1945 p 12  marion carpenter  19171983 biloxi central high school band director resigned in may he was a 1940 graduate of the georgia teachers college and taught at statesboro georgia before coming to biloxi professor carpenter was hired by the sacred heart academy of biloxi to organized an allgirl marching band in october 1946 the daily herald october 30 1946 p 4  1946 on january 25th the biloxi school board decided to make mardi gras a holiday for the biloxi public schools skeleton 2002 p 43 the de lasalle high school dance band of chicago accepted the challenge of the biloxi high school dance orchestra issued under the direction of profesor marion carpenter  19171983 to any other high school dance orchestra to be judged by some outstanding musician the daily herald april 19 1946 p 7 in early october  a school bond issue to be voted on in december was proposed by the city to finance the construction of a new 100000 colored school at biloxi   mary l meaut michel submitted her resignation as principal of the central high school the daily herald october 2 1946 p 1  george a wimberly  19201996 a 1941 graduate of the southwest louisiana institute at lafayette louisiana was hired as the bhs band director in late october  the daily herald october 22 1946 p 4  george w ditto  18951975 biloxi public school superintendent  resigned his position in late october to be effective january 1 1947 mr ditto had been biloxi s school superintendent since 1934 prior to that he had been principal of the central high school the daily herald october 30 1946 p 1  1947 mary l meaut michel   18871952 acting principal of bhs was replaced by cb barrett  a native of winona missouri in early june 1947 the daily herald june 5 1947 p 5 and june 6 1947 p 5  1949 coach william willie carter  native of laurel mississippi who had joined the coaching staff at bhs in january 1946 after being discharged from the usaf at keesler field resigned in june 1949 to study and earn a master s degree in mathematics and physical education at mississippi southern college coach carter graduated from millsaps college in 1941 he became biloxi s head football coach in the spring of 1948 carter was suceeded by edgar oscar a wright  oscar wright came to biloxi from humphreys high school at itta bena mississippi he was a 1941 graduate of vanderbilt university and had been the wrestling coach there from 19461948  wlcrabtree  came from jackson high school to become wright s assistant football coach the daily herald may 4 1949 p 6 and june 1 1949  marshall franklin nichols jr became the first mississippi black to be awarded a fellowship to attend a medical school  nichols went to the mahara medical school at nashville and finished in june 1949 his intership was at the homer phillips hospital in st louis during the korean war dr nichols was sent to korea the daily herald june 10 1949 p 7 and august 19 1952 p 6 the student population in the biloxi public school system reached 2400  360 of these pupils were colored  the daily herald september 2 1949 p 1 the mf nichols colored school was dedicated on november 9 1949  dr jacob reddix president of jackson college was the guest speaker the facility is headed by fannie t nichols principal she supervised thirteen welltrained teachers the facility was a modern twostory building with 14 classrooms and auditorium office rest rooms and store room and a separate unit for cafeteria named for late professor mf nichols who served as principal for 30 years in addition at this time  new colored public schools were erected at belzoni carksdale hattiesburg hazlehurst laurel new albany and yazoo city the daily herald may 28 1949 p 3 and november 7 1949 p 2  1950 the biloxi public school board requested a 435000 bond issue to pay for new school construction propsoed for biloxi  the daily herald august 3 1950 p 1  catherine foxworth clower  was named acting principal of biloxi junior high school by 19501951 school term by ae scruggs school superintendent replacing leo c muller who went to teach at mississippi southern college  mrs clower was a graduate of shorter college at rome georgia and had done graduate studies at tulane columbia university and mississippi southern college the daily herald august 15 1950 p 8  1951 jc mcclendon construction company of gulfport was awarded the 142990 contract for the new west end school on st john street between miller and wilkes avenue henry l schwan of biloxi won the electical contracting bid for 11603 and harr plumbing and heating company of vicksburg mississippi got the air conditoning and heat work for 23138 the daily herald june 6 1951 p 1  1952 mary l meaut michel   18871952 long time biloxi school teacher and spouse of marshall l michel 18861954 former biloxi city commissioner  died at nola on february 17th  her corporal remains were interred in the carrollton cemetery in the crescent city the daily herald february 19 1952 p 1 in april coach charles galloway walsh  19201993 bhs assistant football coach was named to replace coach ea oscar wright who resigned and moved to memphis coach walsh was a native of ripley tennesse and was educated a murray state teachers college in kentucky and had flown in the p51 in the eto during ww ii he came to biloxi from vicksburg in august 1950 to become backfield coach for the biloxi indians the daily herald august 21 1950 p 10 and april 16 1952 p 8  dr harris m cook  18961952 gulfport resident and former bhs principal 19211923  died on june 7th at the va hospital in biloxi mr cook was a native of artesia mississippi the daily herald june 7 1952 p 1 the city of biloxi acquired ten acres of land from the seashore methodist assembly to erect the mary l michel junior high school on father ryan avenue in west biloxi the daily herald january 20 1959 p 1 and  1953 albert louis may  18921953 former biloxi school superintendent and president of perkinston junior college expired at wiggins mississippi on july 8 1953 his corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in biloxi the daily herald july 8 1953 p 1 in late october  shirley scarborough was bhs home coming queen for the 1953 football season she was escorted on the field by richard johnson captain of the indians maids to miss scarborough were angela boone betty scarborough barbara seymour avis vignes rose mary kettering nancie niblack and barbara bittle the daily herald october 31 1953 p 7  1954 in late november  coach cg walsh announced his retirement as coach of the biloxi high school football team  he planned to wotk for the federated mutual insurance company beginning in january 1955 his territory was the mississippi gulf coast the daily herald november 26 1954 p 10  1955 willie d wiles  native of kosciusko mississippi  was named coach of the biloxi high football team in february 1955  coach wiles was a 1951 graduate of usm having played guard at hinds junior college he began his coaching career in 1951 at corinth high school under coach harold wesson wiles came to biloxi in 1952 to teach linemen when coach cg walsh was head coach the daily herald february 22 1955 p 14  1956   1957   1958 in october the biloxi school board awarded a 437370 contract to wm craig of gulfport to erect the beauvoir elementary school on pass road just west of the city limits john t collins was the architect of the twentytwo classroom facility the daily herald october 8 1958 p 1 the biloxi school board awarded a 40880 contract to tl williamson of long beach for constructing a four classroom addition to the perkins elementary school  id gehr local architect planned the addition the daily herald october 8 1958 p 1  1959 in january the biloxi municipal school district  dr ja graves president of the school board  acquired about 8 and 12 acres from the seashore methodist assembly in west biloxi contiguous with the mary l michel junior high school and bounded on the south by an extension of father ryan avenue on the north by cemetery street now irish hill drive and on the west by bienville addition subdivision the methodist received 90000 for their land after a consent judgment was ruled in the harrison county circuit court eminent domain proceedings to acquire this tract had began on juky 12 1958 the daily herald january 20 1959 p 1  robert d rd brown  assistant superintendent of elementary education was elected superintendent of the biloxi school system in middecember he will assume this position on 1 july 1960 the daily herald december 15 1959 p 1  1960   earl eugene skinner sr  19241974 principal at picayune high school was selected to replace frank warnock  current principal at biloxi high school mr warnock took a position at greenville  john m norsworthy replaced margaret spiers as principal at dukate bids for the construction of the popp s ferry elementary school  designed by john t collins  were opened on may 23rd the timespicayune april 21 1960 section iv p 10  1962   1964 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 effected  the pupil population in the 19631964 school year was 8169 students with 1255 students being colored the daily herald july 15 1964 p 1  justin thomas meaut   18841970 50 year public school employee retired in late august the daily herald august 24 1964 p 16  the 1st grade at gorenflo  7  dukate  4  lopez  3 and jeff davis  2 elementary public schools at biloxi were integrated on august 31st by 16 negro children 12 girls and 4 boys the daily herald august 31 1964 p 1  1964 addition to the new bhs  in early september  an addition to the new biloxi high school was almost complete  the addition was in the same style as the original building cafeteria space was increased by 13 the daily herald september 1 1964 p 1  1966 the four classroom addition to the jeff davis elementary school was completed in february at a cost of 51000  the classrooms were started in august 1965 and made of precast concrete frame with fiber roof the walls of brick and concrete block match the existing building additional toilet facilities were added to the contemporary structure to accomodate future additions as well as the present addition a similar project is under construction at popp s ferry elementary schoool at a cost of 46384 and a larger project at perkinsnichols for 131600 hf fountain jr aia and associates of biloxi are the architects and alford associates are the general contractors for these construction projects rd brown school superintnendent announced that new classroom facilities at jeff davis elementary will beoccupied this week occupancy at popp s ferry elementary is expected march 1 1966 and at nichols on april 1 1966 the daily herald february 2 1966 p 11 with photo  1974 the  gorenflo publc school on lameuse street caught fire  on april the conflagration originated in the cafeteria and destroyed the cafeteria library auditorium teachers lounge principal s office and four class rooms in the main school building  damages were estimated at 1 million dollars  the daily herald october 9 1975 p c1  1975 repairs to the firedamaged gorenflo school were 40 per cent completed  the 508 students in grades 16 were attending classes in 19 classrooms with 20 teachers the daily herald october 9 1975 p c1  forty black students at biloxi high school demonstrated against the school grooming policies of the school s administration  it was generally held that the black students considered the  rule outlawing the plaiting of hair into corn rows as the fashionable black hair style is sometimes called as discrimination against them  a disturbance the prior week when a black student and white student had an altercation on campus resulting in a suspension for the africanamerican  was also a salient feature of the student unrest the daily herald november 7 1975 p a2  1987  the sun herald march 4 1987 p a4  2003 late 1940s bhs principal  dr wayne thomas sandefur  19142003 died at gainesville florida on july 20 2003  sarah rhodes sandufer  19202006 his spouse passed in may 2006 the gainesville sun july 22 2003 and may 19 2006  2004 superintendent larry drawdy was verbally attacked by gerald h blessey newly hired biloxi school board attorney  alleging that mr drawdy had mismanaged the school district and had kept salient infomation from school board members  the sun herald    march 2 2004 p a1   biloxi public school superintendents   18881890    charles d lancaster charles dunbar lancaster 18411922 was born at woodville wilkinson co mississippi in october 1841 he married caroline hewes 18441878 the sister of finley s hewes of gulfport mississippi they were the parents of four children rosina l lancaster 18681922 m tj wharton jr fanny hewes lancaster 18701933 anna l shanklin 18731922 and charles dunbar lancaster ii 187619191880 and 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census r648 p 35 ed 141 and t623809 p 11a ed 34 before becoming involved in the public schools of harrison county mississippi mr lancaster was an attorney he also served in the state legislature and was harrison county superintendent of education  demise charles dunbar lancaster died in may 1922 at his farm on the wolf river in cuevas harrison county mississippi he was survivied by three daughters fanny lancaster of cuevas rosa wharton of jackson mississippi and anna shanklin of puerto rico the daily herald may 15 1922 and may 20 1922 p 6  18901892    jacob linn ladd  jacob linn ladd 18501900 was born in missouri in june 1850 he married emma sevalle 18561900 a mississippian whose parents were both french immigrants they were the parents of eight children six of who lived into the 20th century estelle ladd 18811900 lillian ladd 18841900 emma mary may pettus ladd 18871900 julien alvin ladd 18911900 and fay ladd 18941900 1900 matagorda co texas t6231657 p 11 ed 35 and lepre 1991 p 178 in may 1891 professor j linn ladd was approached by the creme de la creme of biloxi s citizenry and requested by them to be a candidate for the position of harrison county mississippi school superintendent some fo these fine gentlemen were lazaro lopez 18501903 william gorenflo 18421932 fw elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18521916 john walker 18341907 theo p dulion 18611907 harry t howard 18561930 john eistetter 18571904 edward glennan 18541933 william l covel 18261926 james j lemon 18251915 henry t meaut 18561930 zachary t champlin  1847191924  constantine olivari 18411894 g edward park 18541901 and john r harkness 18271905 the biloxi herald may 23 1891 p 4 jl ladd accepted the endorsement of biloxi s finest and opposed charles d lancaster the incumbent for the office of harrison county school superintendent his platform was based on the premise that each race should pay its own taxes to support their respective public schools he avered that the white citizen paid 10 in school tax while the negro citizen paid only 1 the biloxi herald july 25 1891 p 1 jacob linn ladd was elected the harrison county school superintendent on september 5 1891 at biloxi he received 112 votes to only 50 votes for charles d lancaster his opponent the biloxi herald september 5 1891 jl ladd was also elected harrison county school superintendent in 1892 he wrote a column for the biloxi herald titled alliance and education which espoused his educational philosophy and kept the public informed of the progress and news of the county s scholastic programs in regards to discipline in the class room county school superintendent ladd believed that every county shouild have a reform school to which the bad boys could be sent this action would reclaim the classroom and free the good boys from their negative influence and releave the school of this great burden the biloxi herald december 17 1892 p 1  181897 jm taylor   18971907   jackson h owings  from the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  1902 p 58 jackson herndon owings 18691921 was born december 27 1869 at fayette missouri he was educated at central college in fayette missouri earning a phd degree professor owings had teaching positions at the interstate college 18911895 in texarkana arkansas and was school superintnedent of the port gibson mississippi public schools 18951897 before arriving at biloxi mississippi in september 1897 circa 1895 jh owings married jane preston 18731921 probably at texarkana arkansas they were the parents of two children born in the gem state thomas jackson owings 18961973 and harold preston owings 18991977 in september 1897 professor owings came to biloxi from port gibson claiborne county mississippi to be the biloxi public school superintendent here the owings family lived on water street 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 8b ed 31 and 20th  century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald  1902 p 58 jackson h owings resigned his position in may 1907 he informed the board of school trustees that he would not be an applicant for election for the 19071908 school session professor owings would leave biloxi for natchez adams couty mississippi where he was the public school superintendent until 1920 when he became the adams county superintendent of education jh owings expired at natchez mississippi on march 22 1921 the biloxi daily herald june 3 1907 p 1 and the daily herald march 24 1921 p 3  19071908   jackson m young jackson m young 18731920 was born in alabama in the spring of 1907 he was chosen from twelve applicants as biloxi s new school superintendent the biloxi school board at this timed was staffed by wkm dukate president fw elmer secretary wt harkness lr bowen and john c bradford in august 1907 mr young arrived at biloxi from wesson copiah county mississippi where he had been the school superintendent he stayed at the kennedy hotel until he was able to relocate his family from wesson to biloxi the biloxi daily herald june 3 1907 p 1 and august 23 1907 p 1 circa 1901 jm young had married lillian young 1878pre 1920 they were the parents of virginia young b 1903 jackson m young ii 19071968 and emily c young b 1908  19081911   thomas k boggan thomas kendall boggan 18801920 was born february 2 1880 at fulton itawamba county mississippi to thomas h boggan 1846pre 1920 and mettie mitchiner 18571920 his father was a lawyer circa 1905 thomas k boggan married shirley n bogan 18821966 professor boggan was elected to be biloxi s school superintendent in may 1908 and his spouse the principal the boggan family had relocated from fulton mississippi to tupelo when tk boggan was a child as he received his early education there and his college education at mississippi a m college the biloxi daily herald may 30 1908 p 1 and september 1 1908 p 1 after leaving biloxi professor boggan and wife returned to tupelo mississippi and resided at 201 north church street he studied for the bar and by 1917 was a practicing attorney in lee county mississippi shirley n bogan contined as an educator teaching latin in the tupelo public school system she expired at oxford mississippi in 19661920 lee co mississippi federal census t625884 p 2a ed 29  19111916   robert p linfield circa 1895 robert paine linfield 18711920 had married lurline harper 18731930 a native of fayette jefferson county mississippi he was teaching at fayette in 1900 before he took the job as the pascagoula mississippi school superintendent at pascagoula the linfield family were domiciled on telephone road edwin h linfield 18961935 their only child was a student in the local public school sysytem 1900 jefferson co mississippi federal census and 1910 jackson co mississippi t623812 p 16a ed 85 and t624743 p 1a ed 58 professor linfield was elected by the biloxi school trustees as its school superintendent on april 19 1911 the linfield family arrived at biloxi in early september 1911 and settled on benachi avenue the daily herald april 20 1911 p 1 and september 6 1911 p 8 robert p linfield left the biloxi public school system in may 1916 to head the gulf coast junior military academy at gulfport the enrollment of this private military school was about forty students at this time in september 1917 colonel rp linfield had built a new bungalow on west beach near the gulf coast military academy the daily herald august 8 1916 p 3 and august 14 1916 p 3 and september 8 1917 p 3 robert p linfield expired on june 5 1920 at oxford mississippi his wife and son were present at his death edwin h linfield was an intern at a nola hospital at the time edwin had been educated at davidson college davidson north carolina the daily herald june 7 1920 p 1 and december 23 1915 p 2  19161920   ned kocher ned kocher 18821956 was born december 19 1882 in illinois circa 1908 he married nelle kocher 18841975 a native of indiana they were the parents of three children margaret i kocher 19101930 gordon d kocher 19151930 and marion l kocher 19171930 who was born in biloxi mississippi in 1910 ned kocher made his livelihood as a school teacher at peru miami county indiana at biloxi the kocher family was at home on 453 water street 1910 miami co indiana federal census t624371 p 2a ed 124 and 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 7b ed 39 ned kocher became prinicpal of the biloxi central high school in september 1915 at this time there were about 150 students in the school when superintendent robert p linfield resigned in 1916 to take the position of gulf coast junior military academy at gulfport ned kocher became biloxi s new public school superintendent professor kocher and his wife spent summers on their farm at big point on the pascagoula river in jackson county mississippi they would depart after school closed in late may and return in late summer before the new school year in september the daily herald may may 31 1916 p 4 ned kocher resigned in march 1920 and was replaced by claude bennett 18791970 who was the principal of the harrisonstone county agriculatural school at perkinston mississippi the daily herald march 10 1920 p 1 the kocher family relocated to west palm beach florida where he initially taught in a private school ned kocher expired in march 1956 in palm beach county florida nelle kocher lived at atlanta georgia until august 19751930 palm beach co florida federal census r 328 p 4a ed 18 and 1945 florida state population census s1371 r 32  19201923   claude bennett  18791970 claude bennett 18791970 was born on february 14 1879 at silver creek lawrence county mississippi to drury burton bennett and elizabeth burkett mr bennett was educated at trinity college duke and george peabody college vanderbilt where he was awarded his ba degree in 1908 and ma in 1926 respectively before arriving at biloxi mississippi in claude bennett had a peripatetic career his experience ranged from superintendent of education in lincoln county mississippi to principalships at hattiesburg and moss point mississippi to vicepresident of mississippi woman s college william carey college in hattiesburg his last post before becoming the biloxi public school superintendent was at perkinston mississippi where he was superintendent of the harrisonstone agricultural high school from july 1917 to 1920 sullivan 2002 p 71 claude bennett had married grace mcvey 18911940 of highland ohio in september 1914 they were the parents of three daughters margaret nan bennett b 1916 grace mcvey bennett b 1920 and mary ellen bennett b 1923 grace mcvey bennet expired in august 1940 and in may 1943 claude married mary bentley gavin 18951982 of stafford springs jasper county mississippi claude bennet died at heidelberg jasper county mississippi in march 1970 mary bentley g bennett expired there in september 19821930 forrest co mississippi federal census r 1145 p 3a ed 1 claude bennett tendered his resignation as biloxi s public school superintendent in late august 1923 he accepted a position with the state superintendent board of education at jackson mississippi to be the state inspector of public high schools in 1928 mr bennett was named president of the mississippi state teachers college at hattiesburg mississippi he resigned this position in 1933 to accept a post with the us treasury department at laurel mississippi the daily herald september 1 1923 p 3 and september 8 1923 p 3 and sullivan 2002 p 71 claude bennett finished his career in public education in june 1933 when he retired as president of the mississippi state teacher s college at hattiesburg he was presented with a 17 jewel hamilton watch by the college students the daily herald june 7 1933 p 5  19231934   albert l may  18921953 albert louis al may 18921953 was born on august 22 1892 near brookhaven lincoln county mississippi to william n may 18661953 and rebecca elizabeth carr may 18651957 in 1923 he received his bachelor s degree from the george peabody college at nashville tennesse may s advanced degrees master s and specialist s diploma in school administration were awarded at peabody in 1933 and columbia university in 1938 he had attended mississippi college for two years before going to nashville sullivan 2002 p 121 and the daily herald july 8 1953 p 2 al may was elected superintendent of the biloxi public schools and edna holley assistant principal in early september 1923 by the trustees of the biloxi school board wf gorenflo lily rose devitt 18841951 wj grant and elbert l dukate professor may had come to biloxi from lyman harrison county mississippi where he had been the principal of the wood high school he had commenced his teaching career in the rural area near holly springs mississippi where he was a 1912 graduate albert was principal of the holly springs from 1913 to 1914 and of the sontag school lawrence county mississippi from 1914 to 1916 the daily herald september 8 1923 p 1 professor may was named president of perkinston jr college in 1941 he succeeded cooper j darby who became chancery clerk of harrison county mississippi during his twelve years at perkinston junior college the valuation of the college property increased from 500000 to over one million dollars mr may was energetic in directing the postwar growth and construction at perkinston jc his tenure saw a new football stadium apartment dormitory boys dormitory infirmary and little theatre the cafeteriaclassroom building war memorial chapel and vocational building come to fruition at the time of his demise the swimming pool and dairy building with pasteurizing plant were being built the daily herald july 8 1953 p 1 in addition to his superlative administrative qualities al may was an outstanding educator he served as vice president of the mississippi association of colleges in 1950 and as president in 1951 may was a member of the state accrediting commission and was formerly on the executive comittee of the school administrators association in addition he was a former president of the mississippi junior college association mr may was also active in civic and parochial affairs he was past president of the wiggins rotary club and a former kiwanis at biloxi and jackson albert l may was a member of the magnolia masonic lodge of biloxi he was a baptist and taught sunday school at the perkinston baptist church the daily herald july 8 1953 p 2 albert l may expired on july 8 1953 in the stone county hospital at wiggins mississippi his body remained at the dees funeral home in wiggins until the next day when it was taken to lie in state in the war memorial chapel on the perkinston junior college campus burial occurred on the afternoon of july 9th in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi the daily herald july 8 1953 p 1  19341946   george w ditto george w ditto 18951975 was born on september 4 1895 at albany morgan county alabama he graduated from the university of alabama bs and columbia university ma at new york city during ww i mr ditto enlsited in the rotc program and received an honorble discharge to join the us navy he served with the 5th naval district at hampton roads virginia until the conflict ended and then returned to school and completed his education the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934 the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 george ditto was elected principal of biloxi high school in august 1924 he had just completed the summer term at columbia university and arrived at biloxi in early september to assume his duties at the central high school the daily herald september 2 1924 p 3 george w ditto resigned his position of biloxi s school superintendent in late october 1946 to be effective january 1 1947 the daily herald october 30 1946 p 1  arthur e scruggs 19461957   arthur e scruggs arthur e scruggs 18971957 was the son of william scruggs and anna shand and a native of tate county mississippi he was the superintendent of biloxi public schools from 1946 until 1957 at biloxi he oversaw the operation of the senior and junior high schools five elementary schools and the colored schools mr scruggs had matriculated to the university of mississippi where he was conferred with two degrees a bs and a ms in school administration and history he had also attended lsu working toward his phd degree a youthful ae scruggs entered the teaching profession at amory high school circa 1919 where he taught mathematics and coached circa 1926 scruggs accepted the position of principal and coach at new albany high school about 1928 he relocated to poplarville mississippi where he was the head of the history department and coach at pearl river jr college for six years professor scruggs arrived at biloxi in august 1934 to serve as biloxi senior high school principal his tenure as superintendent of biloxi public schools commenced circa 1946  the daily herald august 29 1934 p 1 and the jackson county times december 17 1948 p 1   arthur e scruggs was married to gertrude kelly scruggs they were the parents of a daughter anna scruggs b ca 1941 both public and parochial schools in biloxi closed a half day on october 10 1957 the day of mr scruggs 18971957 internment at the national cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald october 9 1957 p 2   in january 1945 arthur e scruggs and wife conveyed the sutcliffemavar home to mrs thomas c hannah possibly rosalee hannah 19111990 of petal forrest mississippi  19581960   gycelle tynes gycelle tynes 19101997 became biloxi s school superintendent on 1 july 1958 his contract ended on 30 june 1961 but tynes submitted is resignation to the biloxi school board on 19 october 1959 and asked that his contract be terminated on 30 june 1960 mr tynes accepted a position as school superintendent clarksdale mississippi the daily herald december 5 1959 p 1 gycelle tynes expired at clarksdale mississippi on november 12 1997  19601975   robert d brown   robert d rd brown  assistant superintendent of elementary education  was elected superintendent of the biloxi school system  in middecember he suceeded gycelle tynes 19101997 who submitted his resignation on 19 october 1959 mr brown became biloxi s public school superintendent on july 1 1960 with a salary of 11000 per year in late december 1960 brown s two year contract was extened to june 30 1963 by the biloxi school board the daily herald december 15 1959 p 1 and december 20 1960 p 1 robert dennis brown 19121996 former superintendent of the biloxi public schools died 18 november 1996 following a lengthy illness he was age 83 years a native of mize mississippi mr brown held several administrative positions in the biloxi school system before becoming superintendent after ww ii brown and wife came to biloxi from delisle consolidated school to fernwood elementary in september 1944 he became principal at the delisle school in september 1936 she began teaching in 1937 enlisted at camp shelby on 31 july 1942 and served in the us army air corps during ww ii in september 1944 replaced hb longest as principal of the fernwood school he resigned in september 1949 to become supervisor of the cafeteria and teach mathematics at the biloxi junior high school in december 1950 rd brown was chosen to be the new principal at the new west end school situated on st john street between miller and wilkes avenue mrs rd brown attended blue mountain college and had a bs from mississippi southern college carol jean brown their first child was born at gulfport on april 30 1946 among the posts he held were principal of west end elementary which later became lopez elementary he was also an assistant superintendent before assuming the top job rd brown served as biloxi s school superintendent for 15 years before retiring in 1975 mr brown attended copiahlincoln junior college he later received his bachelor of science degree from mississippi state teachers college in hattiesburg and his master s degree from mississippi southern college rd brown was a former member of sunkist country club past president of biloxi civitan club and a member of the board of directors of the harrison county mental health association he was also a member of the original board of directors of the gulf coast symphony orchestra in 1974 superintendent brown was honored by the biloxi school board when the rd brown vocational education complex was named in his honor he was also a member of phi delta kappa international and a member of les pierrots and les cavaliers carnival organizations he was also a member of seminary masonic lodge no 461 and a scottish rite shriner he is survived by his wife virginia wilkes freeman brown of gulfport whom he married in harrison county mississippi on 18 july 1961 two daughters carol jean brownbrown of biloxi and beth freeman fleming of gulfport two sons otis wayne freeman of gulfport and terry wilkes freeman of birmingham ala and one brother aj brown of petal services will be held at 11 am wednesday at the riemann funeral home at 274 beauvoir road in biloxi where friends may call two hours prior to service time references the daily herald program presented at delisle school december 21 1936 p 6 the daily herald fernwood school opens september 8 1944 p 5 the daily herald school plans will be ready for bids by first of year december 20 1950 p 7 the daily herald dedicatory service for new west end school december 4 1952 p 5  19751987 olon e ray   19881992 tom burnham  tom burnham retired in july 1993 virgil buddy strickland his replacement was chosen in january 1993  19931994 virgil strickland virgil buddy strickland  b 1942 superintendent of the 6600 students in the biloxi public school system resigned in may 1994 after less than one year in this position he was chosen for the job by the school board in january 1993 mr strickland was born at cleveland mississippi  19942001   lawrence drawdy   2011 paul tisdale superintendent paul tisdale announced in late november 2010 that he would retire from his position at the end of june 2011 the sun herald november 22 2010  20112020  arthur mcmillan arthur mcmillan  b 1964 began his ascent in the education arena after graduating from newton high school superintendent mcmillan was born at newton newton county mississippi he attended east central junior college at scooba mississippi and went on to mississippi state university to acquire in 1982 a bachelor s degree in physical education after seven years at lake high school in scott county mississippi where he taught and coached girls basketball coach mcmillan in 1994 relocated to the newton municipal school distirct to become an assistant principal at newton he also coached girls basketball and was federal programs director arthur mcmillan moved as principal to carthage high school in 1998 and left in 2001 to become superintendent of the enterprise public schools at enterprise clarke county mississippi he earned a master of education degree from mississippi state university between august 1989 and august 1992 mr mcmillan was hired as biloxi s school superintendent by the biloxi school board on june 14 2011 his contract was for three years paying 139000 per year  former biloxi superintendent used school funds resources for daughter s wedding lawsuit says by anita lee march 23 2020 1222 pm while working as superintendent  arthur mcmillan spent biloxi school district money  and used district labor and equipment for his daughter s may 2018 former school district employee victoria moon conway says in her lawsuit that she tried to stop the illegal activities by reporting them to a school board member instead she says she was harassed and eventually fired the lawsuit says conway and her mother longtime district employee lee ann strangi moon dubaz  compiled a list that included conway s complaints and unrelated allegations from other employees the list wound up in mcmillan s hands conway says dubaz also reported the allegations to state auditor shad white whose office launched an investigation the state auditor s office has since declined all comment on the investigation dubaz a 38year district employee recently lost her job as administrative assistant to the superintendent  current superintendent marcus boudreaux  hired in january moved her from administration offices to a nearby annex where the lawsuit says she continues to work as school board clerk and district historian in addition to the school district and mcmillan conway is suing district business manager shane switzer who is responsible for finances her former supervisor dixie eleuterius director of the child nutrition program and school board president jim wallis school district attorney henry dick said he could not comment on pending litigation the district s legal response is not yet due and is not on file in us district court in the lawsuit conway claims malicious interference with her job and civil conspiracy her attorney jim waide of tupelo filed the lawsuit in federal court because the lawsuit says the district violated her first amendment right to free speech she hopes to include in an amended complaint claims that the district violated state and school whistleblower protection policies she is seeking compensation for lost income mental anxiety and psychological damage plus punitive damages she also wants to recover attorney s fees and reasonable expenses  biloxi school punishes whistleblower  conway says she worked for more than 10 years as administrative assistant for the department that manages the federally funded child nutrition program her job she says gave her direct knowledge of funds equipment and employee labor for the wedding of mcmillan s daughter at enterprise baptist church she went to dubaz with the allegations the women took conway s complaints plus the allegations from other district employees to school board member jane meynardie the lawsuit says  the illegal activity of which plaintiff conway had personal knowledge was the use of school district funds for the benefit of former superintendent defendant mcmillan to pay for supplies and equipment used in the wedding of defendant mcmillan s daughter as well as use of school equipment without recompense and the use of labor by school employees during school hours at the school s expense to deliver and set up tables and do other work for the wedding   conway and dubaz hoped the school board would investigate and stop the illegal activities the lawsuit says dubaz also notified the state auditor s officer which started an investigation in october 2018 mcmillan pinpointed conway as the source of complaints about school resources used for the wedding she says because she worked in child nutrition and would have been one of the few employees with direct knowledge of what happened she says mcmillan and switzer retaliated against her through her supervisor eleuterius   defendant eleuterius harassment of plaintiff consisted of refusing to speak to plaintiff conway slamming doors and file cabinets tossing paperwork shutting plaintiff out of her office and refusing to speak to her  the lawsuit says   the mistreatment became so severe that plaintiff suffered psychological harm necessitating psychological treatment    school board policy forbids retaliation  the auditor s investigation has been public knowledge since november 2018 when the sun herald obtained a  copy of a letter conway wrote  the school board in the letter she outlined her attempts to stop impropriety and illegal activities and the retaliation she suffered the lawsuit for the first time publicly reveals her allegation that school resources were used for the wedding school board discussions of the complaints have been held in executive session under the state open meeting law s exemption for personnel matters the school board adopted  its whistleblower policy  oct 24 2018 according to a copy the policy forbids retaliation against whistleblowers and outlines action the board can take against any employee retaliating including termination in a  nov 13 2018 memo  to administration employees the school board acknowledged the auditor s investigation and made it clear employees should cooperate only through personnel director david nichols nichols the memo said was serving as the auditor s district contact the memo said in part  do not take it upon yourself to locate for and or provide information related to this investigation to anyone outside of the district this will allow the district to preserve evidence ensure confidentiality is maintained when necessary and to use district resources efficiently and wisely   the letter also warns employees that they will face a school board investigation if they intimidate or harass another employee  superintendent mcmillan abruptly retires meanwhile arthur mcmillan remained in his job as superintendent the board hired gulfport attorney tim holleman to conduct an internal investigation of the allegations presented to the state auditor holleman reported on his investigation in an executive session on may 14 2019 school board minutes say mcmillian joined the may 29 2019 school board meeting by teleconference board minutes say the board held an executive session on personnel matters by mutual agreement the minutes say the board then accepted mcmillan s resignation effective two days later mcmillan told the sun herald  that he was retiring to take care of his mother he has not been charged with any wrongdoing former school superintendent larry drawdy stepped in to fill the job until the school board in january hired marcus boudreaux to manage the 6300student district boudreaux had previously served as principal of biloxi high school and is a longtime district employee  https wwwsunheraldcom news local counties harrisoncounty article24    references  the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi      diocese of biloxi 1991 charles l sullivan  mississippi gulf coast community college a history  mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2002 zan skelton   mississippi teacher a biloxi teacher s account of four decades of teacning in mississippi   skelton biloxi mississippi1991 147 pages zan skelton   the biloxi public schools 19242001 the growth of the biloxi public school system   volume ii city of biloxi mississippi2002 282 pages twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  george w wilkes sons biloxi1902  journals 18801889 the biloxi herald    don t want change   february 11 1888 the biloxi herald    superintendent lancaster explains   september 15 1888 the biloxi herald    school matters   september 29 1888 the biloxi herald     the biloxi herald       18901899 the biloxi herald    a public library   january 31 1891   the biloxi herald    a call on prof jl ladd   may 23 1891 the biloxi herald    to the voters of harrison co   july 25 1891 the biloxi herald    election today   september 5 1891 the biloxi herald     result of the primary    september 12 1891 the biloxi herald    the new school law   july 2 1892   the biloxi herald    alliance and education   december 17 1892   the biloxi herald    latest city news   september 12 1896   the biloxi herald    public schools   november 6 1897   the biloxi herald    additional locals   december 4 1897  19001909   the biloxi daily herald    primary school      june 22 1904 the biloxi daily herald    contract let      july 12 1904 the biloxi daily herald    public school matters      september 19 1904 the biloxi daily herald    board selects school teachers  june 3 1907  the biloxi daily herald    personal   august 23 1907 the biloxi daily herald    biloxi can get convention      may 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald         the biloxi daily herald           the biloxi daily herald    city news   may 30 1908  the biloxi daily herald    city news      june 26 1908 the biloxi daily herald    professor bogan now in biloxi   september 1 1908  the daily herald       19101919   the daily herald    new superintendent chosen for biloxi public school   april 20 1911  the daily herald    biloxi society and personal items   september 6 1911  the daily herald    back bay school addition will be built by wetzel   august 6 1915  the daily herald    list of teachers for city school of biloxi is out   september 3 1915  the daily herald    edwin linfield home   december 23 1915  the daily herald    superintendent leaves   may 31 1916  the daily herald    teachers meet to arrange for work   september 4 1916  the daily herald   public schools begin new term     september 11 1916  the daily herald   schools to open tuesday morning     december 30 1916  the daily herald   big improvements at coast school   july 31 1917 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest   september 8 1917 the daily herald   prof kocher is an adept knitter    december 13 1917 the daily herald   public schools close tomorrow     may 30 1918  the daily herald   graduation exercies at the central high school biloxi    june 1 1918 the daily herald         19201929 the daily herald   biloxi teachers selected by board    march 10 1920  the daily herald   state shocked by linfield s death    june 7 1920  the daily herald   veterans are grieved    june 9 1920  the daily herald   chas lancaster dies    may 15 1922  the daily herald   tribute to the dead  cd lancaster        may 20   1922  the daily herald   school opens here next week    september 1 1923  the daily herald   bennett in jackson    september 5 1923  the daily herald   claude bennett here    september 8 1923  the daily herald   school board has meeting    september 8 1923 the daily herald   principal  ditto  arrives tonight   september 2 1924 the daily herald   central high school principal attends educational meet   may 9 1926 the daily herald   superintendent  al may january 17 1929 the daily herald   principal  george ditto     january 17 1929  19301939 the daily herald    bennett presented gift   june 7 1933 the daily herald    name scruggs biloxi hi head   august 29 1934  19401949 the daily herald   reelect ditto as biloxi school head   may 8 1941 the daily herald   ditto resigns superintendent biloxi schools   october 30 1946 the jackson county times   professor scruggs is reelected superintendent of biloxi schools   december 17 1948  19501959 the daily herald   president al may of perkinston junior college dies   july 8 1953 the daily herald   superintendent biloxi schools expires at va   october 9 1957 the daily herald   city schools to close half day thursday   october 9 1957 the daily herald   tynes retires   december 4 1959 the daily herald   rd brown elected new superintendent at biloxi   december 15 1959  19601969 the daily herald   extend contract of rd brown until july 1963   december 20 1960  19901999 the sun herald  biloxi superintendent resigns   may 1 1994 p c1  20002009 the sun herald    biloxi schools chief  larry drawdy  accused of deception   march 2 2004 p a1  20102019 the sun herald   biloxi schools cut 39 teachers    april 7 2010  the sun herald   biloxi superintendent tisdale announces retirement    november 22 2010 p  the sun herald         p  the sun herald   biloxi announces new superintendent   june 15 2011  the sun herald       p  the sun herald       p  the sun herald         p   biloxi public schools   class 1889 when the bioxi public school opened on october 8 1888 for the 18881889 school session charles dunbar lancaster 18411922 was harrison county superintendent of education and also principal of the biloxi school in addition to professor lancaster there were only four teachers in the biloxi school at this time teachers and salaries were as follows charles d lancaster 18411922 principal 60 per month mrs senhora dodd booth 18451922 1st assistant 35 per month miss fh walthall2nd assistant 30 per month miss edna holley 18721940 3rd assistant 30 per month miss mollie t rodenberg 18471930 4th assistant 25 per month the biloxi herald september 29 1888 p 8 and october 6 1888 p 8  class 1890  when the biloxi public school opened on late october 28 1890 it was led by principal jacob linn ladd who earned 100 each month his faculty consisted of the following teachers josephine josie santini 18601966 1st assistant with a salary of 45 per month mrs senhora dodd booth 2nd assistant earning 40 per month edna m holley and mollie rodenberg each salaried at 35 per month in december 1890 miss josie santini was appointed a member of the examining school board for harrison county mississippi the biloxi herald november 8 1890 p 4 and and december 6 1890 p 1  class 1891  jacob l ladd principal senhora booth molly rodenberg josephine santini edna holley miss melancon the biloxi herald june 6 1891 p1  class 1892  jacob l ladd principal josephine santini miss ladd edna holley and miss melancon the 1892 biloxi public school four month session ended on march 28 1892 the enrollment was 271 students with an average attendance of 197 students captain john walker donated a collection of his books among them were fifteen volumes charles dickens the biloxi herald april 9 1892 p 2  class 1893   class 1894 the first session of the biloxi school opened on october 16 1893 with the following staff charles d lancaster principal 85 per month josephine santini1st assistant 45 per month mollie rodenberg edna holley senhora booth and rosa andrewsall were paid 40 per month the biloxi herald october 16 1893 p 1  colored school the colored publc school opened the first monday in november the biloxi herald october 16 1893 p 1  class 1895  charles d lancaster superintendent and principal main school teacherscharles d lancaster rosa andrews edna holley mary brooks and miss nellie champlin miss molly rodenberg principal of the west end school mrs senhora booth principal of the back bay school birdie roberts principal of the point cadet school will be paid 30 per month and replace miss mary shaw who did not receive her certificate josephine santini was offered the point cadet school postion first but declined the offer the biloxi herald september 28 1895 p 8 and october 5 1895 p 8  colored school james a burns principal  class 1896 jm taylor superintendent and principal senhora booth molly rodenberg josephine santini rosa andrews edna holley may brooks and eg smiley the biloxi herald september 12 1896 p 8  class 1897 professor jackson herndon owings 18691921 arrived at biloxi on december 3 1897 to become the city school superintendent at this time biloxi had four schools central school point cadet school back bay school and the west end school their were only seven grades with about 450 pupils enrolled the biloxi herald december 24 1897 p 4 and january 15 1898 p 8  faculty the faculty of the biloxi public school system consisted of the following educators central schoolmiss terry 1st grade miss lack 1st grade miss rodenberg 2nd grade miss edna holley 3rd grade miss rosa andrews 4th grade miss josie santini 5th grade and wj pack 6th and 7th grades miss mary brooks was at the point cadet school mrs senhora booth taught at the back bay school and miss armstrong was the educator in the west end school the biloxi herald january 15 1898 p 8  class 1898 faculty jh owings superintendent and principal central school faculty jh owings8th grade professor woodward6th and 7th grade rosa andrews5th grade edna holley3rd grade agnes kelley3rd grade mary armstrong2nd grade mary brooks and kate austinprimary west end schoollucy walker back bay schoolmrs senhora booth and mary lackpoint cadet school the biloxi daily herald october 1 1898 p 1 by early october 1898 the furniture for the new school buildings had not arrived and the old seats were placed in the west end and back bay schools the new primary school will not be open until the new fixtures are in placethe biloxi herald october 1 1898 p18  class 1899   enrollment in the biloxi public schools there were 300 females and 253 males  graduates henry swan lucille mccormick m roy chinn margaret hann emma mccarroll and iola pelaez the biloxi daily herald october 28 1905 p 4  faculty jh owings superindent and principal 120 per month l patridge 75 per month rosa andrews 35 per month edna holley 35 per month kate austin 35 per month agnes kelly 35 per month mary brooks 35 per month lucille walker 35 per month mary lack 35 per month alice t tracy 35 per month senhora booth 35 per month and ll shoemaker 35 per month the biloxi daily herald september 9 1899 p 1  other students in mid january 1900 mrs charleston gave a party at her home on west end and invited students from bhs among them were tennie carraway ada swan fannie griner may harkness may ramsay fannie charlton iola pelaez bonnie clower maggie hann lucille mccormick blanche harris lucy walker dudley calloe douglas watson lee watson frank suter tom suter henry swan carl thompson walter weatherby carl theobald and ernest iler the biloxi daily herald january 14 1900 p 8  colored school james a burns 40 per month enrollment 61 females and 39 males  class 1900 faculty   graduates   class 1901 faculty  miss florence morrow and miss robbins did not apply to be reelected to the faculty the biloxi daily herald may 27 1902 p 1  graduates the bhs class of 1901 graduated on may 26 1902 at dukate s theatre william wheless atkins john howard bradford maude locke ellis albert sydney gorenflo winnie effie gorenflo may harriet harkness alma gorda mayo gertrude eula pratt charles victor rose douglas thomas watson harriet elizabeth white nell white the biloxi daily herald may 27 1902 p 1  class 1902 faculty   graduates the bhs class of 1902 graduated on may 25 1903 at dukate s theatre reuben cousins inez elmer marguerite elmer susan hann ruth james sadie mccullom and gertrude picard the biloxi daily herald may 26 1903 p 1  class 1903 faculty graduates the bhs class of 1903 graduated on may 30 1904 at dukate s theatre professor paul h sanders phd lecturer in the greek language at the university of mississippi delivered the commencement address to the graduating seniors the biloxi herald may 23 1904 p 6 katie lena carson lottie lucille dunbar elsa mary hatlestaed katie louise henley addison george jackson lucy maclin kimbrough carrie bertha levy elise lyle maxwell mary louise meaut blanche picard ada wallace and mary laura young the biloxi daily herald may 23 1904 p 6 amd may 3 1904 p 1 in may 1908 miss lena carson became principal of the lake avenue school at pascagoula mississippi the biloxi daily herald may 25 1908 p 1  class 1904   faculty mr roane miss snell miss holley miss warren miss king and mrs whitaker the biloxi daily herald september 19 1905 p 1  graduates there were no central school graduates in 1905 as the fouteen students who were to end their high school education had to wait until 1906 as an addtional grade was added the biloxi daily herald september 19 1905 p 1  class 1905 faculty jackson h owings superintendent robert o neil binford 18741930 principal  graduates   notes wkm dukate was petitoned to lead improvements to the biloxi public schools in particular the citizenry felt the need for a larger central school the biloxi daily herald january 4 1906 p 1  class 1907   faculty jackson herndon owings  18691921  biloxi public school superintendent  for the past ten years 1897 resigned in may 1907 he informed the board of school trustees that he would not be an applicant for election for the 19071908 school session professor owings would leave biloxi for natchez adams couty mississippi where he was the public school superintendent until 1920 when he became the adams county superintendent of education jh owings expired at natchez mississippi on march 22 1921 the biloxi daily herald june 3 1907 p 1 and the daily herald march 24 1921 p 3 other teachers for the 19061907 school term were robert o binford principal central school and teacher of 9th and 10 grade sue snellhistory literature grammar in advanced grades edna holley8th grade nell hann7th grade emma chapman6th grade edna klare5th and 6th grade and mrs mary whitaker4th and 5th grade the biloxi daily herald september 15 1906 p 4  robert o neil binford  18741930 was a native of tennessee and was living at shelbyville beford county tennessee in 1900 professor binford arrived at biloxi mississippi from portersville mississippi in august 1906 to assume his duties as principal he had been educated at richmond college virginia and had an ab from judson college of north carolina he had taught for ten years beginning at judson college before entering public school education binford was qualified in latin greek german french and english as well as core subjects by 1910 he had relocated to athens alabama where he was teaching and here very probably met and married julia f binford 18901986 circa 19131900 bedford co tennessee federal census t6231558 p 7b ed 10 and 1910 limestone co alabama federal census t62415 p 16a ed 96 and the biloxi daily herald june 15 1906 p 4 and august 31 1906 p 4 in the summer vacation miss coates and miss cowan primary teachers attended the normal session at columbus mississippi miss ramsay and miss ada wallace studied at the university of chicago and miss gorenflo attended the peabody normal at nashville tennessee june 17 1904 p 4  graduates the 9th annual commencement exerecises were held on june 3 1907 in the dukate theatre graduates were lena emma brander annette carter clara marie demitt maud irma dukate eunice alice guidry lenora macurdy hann adele mary rantz gertrude christine ott and peter mullholland 18891974 departing professor jackson h owings was given with an umbrella by the 10th grade class a massive gold headed cane from the faculty and an elks watch fob from the lower grades the biloxi daily herald june 4 1907 p 1  sports the first baseball home game of the biloxi high school season was played on the oak street grounds on march 9th the team lost to gulfport 186 last week at gulfport biloxi lost the march 9th contest to gulfport 50 mcmanus of gulfport struckout 21 and gave up only 3 hits seventyfive people attended the game peter mulholland 18891974 who pitched last year was asked to return to the squad the biloxi lineup consisted of the following bert gunn pitcher frank schaffer catcher ro binford 1st base vester wentzell 2nd base osborne hunter 3rd base edward elmer ss francis mathias lf and george body cf the biloxi daily herald march 8 1907 p 1 and march 11 1907 p 1  colored school notes in september 1906  archie ebenezer perkins  18761946 of mccomb city was elected principal of the biloxi colored school mr perkins was born in june 1876 at smithdale mississippi near mccomb in 1900 he was teaching school at mccomb and in the household of george currie b may 1842 his stepfather in addition the family consisted of phoeby currie b january 1851 his mother who was also a teacher and the following siblings eugene perkins b november 1879 emma perkins b october 1886 eunice perkins b october 1889 and john e perkins b june 1893 the biloxi daily herald september 11 1906 p 4 and the 1900 pike county mississippi federal census r825 p 6bed 111 in late may 1907 the reverend henry w vanhook spoke to a large audience at the colored public school professor jh owings said that the colored school is in better condition than he has seen at anytime during his ten years as biloxi s public school superintendent the biloxi daily herald may 27 1907 p 1  class 1907   faculty in early june 1907 jackson m young 18731920 replaced jackson herndon owings 18691921 as the new school superintendent and was paid 166 per month virgil c daniels was named principal of the central school and paid 100 per month also elected with professor young to teach in the biloxi public school system at this time were elsie maxwell a biloxi girl and recent graduate of the industrial institute college at columbus mississippi edna holley8th grade 60 mary lackprincipal point cadet school 65 inez hall principal howard primary school 65 catherine coates principal west end school 60 mrs ma whitaker 5th grade central school 55 ada wallace 1st grade howard primary school 50 mary meaut 1st grade point cadet school 45 margaret hann 2nd grade point cadet school 50 edna klare 5th grade central school 55 margaret barrus 3rd and 4th grade point cadet school 45 the biloxi daily herald june 3 1907 p 1  graduates the central high school did not graduate anyone in may 1908 superintendent young because of a new requirement of universities that required entering students to have three years of high extended the tenth grade class for another year about eleven students were expected to graduate in may 1909 the biloxi daily herald may 26 1908 p 1  colored school ae perkins principal 45 per month and julia hutchins assistant 25 permonth the biloxi daily herald june 3 1907 p 1  class 1909   faculty   honors florence picard valedictorian minnie briggs salutatorian and charles a roper class orator  graduates graduation for the class of 1909 was held at dukate s theatre on june 8 1909 the class consited of minnie briggs ruby barbara dacey bert oran gunn alys claire hattlestad florence picard mary alma ritch 18901964 and charles aurelius roper miss florence picard was the class valedictorian and minnie briggs the class salutatorian and charles a roper class orator the daily herald june 9 1909 p 1  class 1910   faculty   graduates juanita s moore valedictorian katie a eikel salutatorian and olyve v eistetter and daniel f mathias orators juanita sylvia moore ann priscilla ritch katie anna eikel florence mae holley ruby picard olyve virginia eistetter daniel francis mathias albert louis mangin katherine g jones and thomas o hunter the daily herald may 28 1910 p 4  class 1911 faculty graduates walter t bolton  18941964     valedictorian  zoe hann   salutatorian lorena bessey and nelle gunn orators   estelle redding had the highest grade average and would have been class valedictorian but requested that mr boggan award honors to the wt bolton and miss zoe hann who were ranked second and third academically in the class estelle cornelia redding walter thetford bolton zoe louise hann margaret lorena bessey iris wilma johnson nellie may gunn ethel loretta glennan edwin rudolph ott and ruth andrew guidry the daily herald may 12 1911 p 1 and may 23 1911 p 1  class 1912 faculty   graduates graduates of the class of 1912 were lilly bowen ruth campbell gardiner champlin clarence campbell ione dulion caroline gilbert jessie gunn maude julian alecia staed john toler and stella walker the daily herald may 28 1912 p 1  1912 biloxi  senior high school  soil tests were made in july 1912 by wt nolan architect of nolan torre of new orleans and se dupree contractor at the site of the new biloxi high school prepared to erect  class 1913   faculty   graduates   class 1914   faculty   graduates lillian eloise bailry mary jenner brown lela pearl daugherty bonnie irene dear margaret colia eskeridge charles edwin gaston harriet howell myrtle margaret mcalpin marie anita prades myrtle mildred saucier i hendriz sells charles william ward ben porter ward and marie olive williamson  class 1915   faculty   graduates mary bragg  18971992 class poet  avis brigg  class historian  herman aggregaard  class testator  albertine desporte  class giftorian  loretta egan  class philosopher  margaret grady  class romancer  naomi lockett  class cartoonist  james jones  class orator  wilda lopez  class astrologer and verna young  class president the daily herald may 6 1915 p 1  class 1916   faculty ned kocher a twelve year educator was named principal of the central school his staff consisted of the following teachers edna holley robbie smith daisy kennebrew mrs estelle cottman lilla england mazie buie lucy ewing jennie scarborough sue m givhan sadie hudson and lucy royce the daily herald september 3 1915 p1  graduates alphonse lucas  valedictorian  marion north  salutatorian lucile ilsley mona graham daisy willers leah dacey helen watson hazel scheurich irma demilt cornelia bolton bernice hogan marion north cora llado irene harkness the daily herald may 19 1916 p 1  colored school franklin m nichols professor franklin marshall nichols 18781945 was one of the first black teachers here he taught at the ocean springs school from 1910 to 1916 franklin marshall nichols was born on a farm near decatur newton county mississippi his father was a preacher young nichols attended grammar school held in a rural church he attended high school at collinsville and meridian mississippi nichols received a bs degree in agriculture from alcorn college and a master s degree from atlanta university he also studied at the meridian baptist college and the virginia theological college at lynchburg nichols taught for fortyseven years professor nichols married fannie birch 18941982 the daughter of thomas peirson birch and ella campbell of kemper county mississippi on january 28 1914 she finished high school at the baptist seminary in meridian and got degrees from rusk college and the tuskegee institute she taught school at ocean springs in 19151916 the nichols moved to biloxi in 1916 and taught there for many years at the black school on nixon street this school was also constructed in 1909 prior to this the city of biloxi rented a house from the colored baptist church as a classroom for 1750 per month the street and middle school at 340 nichols drive in biloxi dedicated in 1959 are named in honor and respect of professor franklin marshall nichols during the tenure of professor nichols black children of the following families were being educated at ocean springs rochon carter green satcher williams ramsay bradford smith jones mayfield king huff stuart thomas vincent seymour keys ford byrd washington stewart jenkins brown douglas malasham mcinnis jassell lyman and filassa  class 1916 faculty william harris a native of cincinnati ohio is the new principal of the high school he taught at the gulf coast militray academy last year the daily herald september 4 1916 p 1 robbie smith math teacher at the central high school resigned in december she was replaced by farley lee who came to biloxi from union springs alabama the daily herald december 30 1916 p 1  graduates ethel t arguelles 18971938 ellen m bagot edgar hyatt bragg catherine jane brooks c miles chaffee teresa h champlin bertha collins katheryn collins myrtle helen dulion fred b ferson katheryn janin fleming edith phyllis hatlestad isadora h henderson abbie mae johnson phillip alexander jouillian irma elloise harvey ethel overstreet quave hazel l royce emery sadler martha glenn shaw mary louise stanovich and william f willingham  class 1917 faculty   graduates myrtle brown valedictorian and esther pringle salutatorian  class 1918 faculty   graduates   colored school mf nichols ab morris hh lowe edwina c blake and samantha palmore taught at the biloxi colored public school in 19181919 term the daily herald august 29 1918  class 1919 marion winkler valedictorian and vivia de milt salutatorian class 29 graduates  references  the daily herald commencement at central school may 23 1919 the daily herald signal excercises many graduates may 24 1919  class 1920  image courtesy of mark woods albany new york in june 2017 front row lr william gorenflo albert l weir 19041963 joseph j grubs arsene o bourdon jr 19021944 martin hass mike doyle and elvin bugle cannette middle row lr evelyn mcshane georgia hays mercedes wilkes marion holcombe mabel dalzell 19011991 clay ashby doyle and conception navarro back row lr maybelle williams thelma mary couevas virginia moore collins gladys briggs kate peppard rose swetman marguerite ilsley susie williams and helen white  faculty   honors mary louise tyler valedictorian and helen c white salutatorian  graduates arsene o bourdon andrew m doyle martin f hass elvin c cannette albert l wier joseph j grubbs mattie pringle maybelle williams mary louise tyler virginia moore collins thelma mary couevas mercedes wilkes mable dalzell clay ashby doyle peggy germaine helen c white anna may collins marion holcombe rose louise swetman margaret evelyn mcshane ruth elizabeth carter concepcion augustine navarro elsa mary froedert susie lee williams georgia hays katie peppard and marguerite d ilsey the daily herald may 28 1920 p 1  class 1921  the 19201921 36 week school term at biloxi had an enrollment of 525 students 200 pupils in the central high school and 325 young scholars in the grade school situated in the same school building principal rd peets resigned in may 1921 and relocated to jackson mississippi professor peets had been superintendent of the moss point schools in 1917 the daily herald april 27 1921 p 3 and may 10 1921 p 4 in his final report to the state school superintendent for the 19201921 school term claude bennett reported that biloxi had 1700 children in the public school system attending six schools the average attendance for these six schools was 1600 pupils the daily herald may 25 1921 p 3  faculty claude bennett superintendent randolph d peets principal agnes blandlatin mrs estelle cottmanhome economics carrie dotychemistryphysics miss edwardscommercial study edna holleyhistory mrs mark millerenglish estelle reddingenglish jennie scarboroughmathematics percy c scottathletic director and chemistry and physics edna holley was librarian and oversaw the school s 1800 volume library chapel exercises were held on wednesday morning for one hour in the school auditorium the daily herald april 27 1921 p 1  honors evelyn desporte valedictorian and vivian dacey salutatorian graduates lillian arguelles leslie curet vivian dacey evelyn desporte evelyn druiding robert druiding robert eskald ulysses fayard yvonne frentz marion friedhoff george harlitz pearl harvey christine howard helen montoli myrtle rose julius saucier ferd tyler mary tyler rita unger sylvia wachenfeld rambeau williams and catherine wright baseball team 1921 bhs baseball team  seated lr homer ryan 19051977 cf reuben benson rf ullyses s fayard 19021978 catcher john tujaque ss and george e wentzell 3b kneeling lr julian spotswood rf and wallace bloom pitcher standing lr coach percy c scott harry r lee 19031951 1b john t collins 19041985 lf and quinton winkler 2b the bhs 1921 baseball was outstanding on a road trip in early april they beat the perkinston ahs 145 brooklyn ahs 115 and lost 32 to ellisville returning to the coast the squad lost a squeaker to the sea shore campground nine 32 but came back the next week to beat them 110 the daily herald april 9 1921 p 3 april 15 1921 p 3 and april 20 1921 p 3 in early may the bhs team journeyed east to moss point and beat their high school nine 40 in the morning in the afternoon biloxi visited pascagoula and downed them 101 shortly thereafter biloxi beat the seashore boys 73 and the gulf coast military academy 98  the daily herald may 4 1921 p 2 and the new orleans states may 7 1921 p 10  the salient objective of any biloxi athletic team was to beat gulfport the 1921 baseball boys had at least two victories against their neighboring rivals besting them 100 in early may and 92 eleven days later the bhs team dominated a local biloxi baseball club the bankers by 185 on may 22nd the daily herald may 10 1921 p 2 may 19 1921 p 2 and may 23 1921 p 2 the bhs baseball team planned a postseason tour to southwest mississippi and was contacting teams at hazlehurst brookhaven and mccomb to schedule twogame series in each city the daily herald may 25 1921 p 3  class 1922 faculty   honors ethel redding valedictorian and  graduates florence politz edith mcglaughlin alma draheim bertha fayard ethel redding aurora perry mary fleming lucy d ybarra dorothy mickley bernadine arguelles 19041989 hazel geirge irma wetzel linnie izard gladys wachenfeld lorraine greve edith haise bernice meunier louise curet alice gay lillian manuel helen harvey vernetta spencer leo billings earl gay and john peppard jr the daily herald may 27 1922 p 1  class 1923 faculty   graduates edith bills athlene borden dorothy brodie leona carter julia castanera tallulah cook leola dellenger ernestine desporte shannon doyle lois elder florence friedhoff inez george margarite greve beatrice hardesty gladys jacobs ethel jones louise keller elizabeth lindsay may latimer hilah mackie fay mccaleb ada moore lucy navarro louise seymour hester scarborough audrey spotswood marion thomas ruth trochesett jesse wachenfeld john t collins albnert cunningham edward dowling henry eikel william grant louis harvey william kennedy earl johnson norman moran william rooney john tujaque edward tyer  the daily herald may 26 1923 p 3    class 1924 faculty   graduates maud munier valedictorian maud munier vinnette philbrick eunice bilbo abbie harkness alma parker marjorie payne wilhelmina keller freda schwartz katherine slay isabel stewart frances randall lucille meeks louis clark anna may bowen hazel allen olga swetman john hogan charles broad thad bryan walker broun roy astleford earl knox eric price louis witter elizabeth joullian helen morrison mamie payne thelma parker ruby trochessett ura cazeaux elyria latimer jane roof hilda lunday myrtle ewing may goodman ida white mildred izard elinor wheeler julia bass marguerite hass laurie wilkes harold walcott andy bernich elmer gay edward brady carlyce ward robert taylor malcolm clower steve gorenflo fiacro betancourt william roof lazaro lopez and marion hogan the daily herald may 24 1929 p 2  class 1925   officers leslie grant president lucretia money vicepresident lillian janin treasurer and cosman eisendrath secretary class flowercarnation class medal winnersjack watson gold medal in chemistry and george swan in current history the daily herald may 30 p 5  faculty   graduates ola able ray astleford john banks george champlain lillian clark elodie cousans harry cousans lyle dacey lynn dacey helen eckles john edwards cosman eisendrath sl fayard hazel freidhoff james garrard leslie grant anson holley ruth holliman roger holloway vera jacquot lillian janin anna kornmann mamie krohn noreta manuel lucretia money george politz edna saucier myrtle schneider ralph sewell reginald sewell dorothy stark george swan anita taylor leona thomas sue tonsmeire george tremmel thelma trochessett jack watson elise mae wescott milton wetzell and mary witter the daily herald may 30 1925 p 1 and p 5  class 1926 faculty   graduates bernice abbley eunice abbley inez bourdon dora caroll mary f clark martha cooper elsie deglee alice delacruz blanche doty fleeta doyle dorothy eskald virgie fayard ruth friedhoff edna grueling josephine harvey nellie khayat annie lang elizabeth levert lillie morrison alforetta newcomb althea ott francis stark thelma tremmel marian westbrook helen c welch stanley armstrong jack bleurer clement caillavet frank carroll willis greve preston edmonds reginald james john kelter junior lopez and george stannus the dailey herald may 29 1926 p 10  class 1927 faculty   honors graduates mary elizabeth andrews cecile arguelles 19081994 m george pavlov 19101963 george arndt    1909199 morris baker shirley billings margaret burke margie burnside lena burnside willis carvin elizabeth chinn george barrow cousins jessie donneley lellen davis lillirose devitt irma friedhoff francis goldsborough hilda guillotte vera holloway clyda mea izard john joyce absolom jackson laura jacquot james morrison edna emily manuel helen newcomb edward peppard clair pollitz j alfred snyder jr louis saucier bernard schwartz alex st amant rosa venus alma weldon alice tee weir grace watson margaret watson fred weiss ursula mcewen virginia theobald kathryn sullivan james b read jose betancourt charles ferson anna goldsborough and louis lundy the daily herald june 4 1927 p 2   resided at ocean springs   class 1928 faculty al may superintendent george ditto principal teachers miss anna berenson charles carnovale mabel cunningham marguerite dacey miss everet tl gaddy miss mcinnis miss allie king mary louise michel miss estelle redding miss st martin miss ada may stewart mrs ad warner ad warner mercedes wilkes the daily herald may 30 1928 p 2  honors frances gertrude rush valedictorian edward assad khyat saltutatorian victor pringle class orator edward khyatmillsaps college scholarship class officers granville stag foster president florian seal lopez vicepresident vera leola bond secretary and ryland edmonds treasurer  graduates louise almena arguelles 19101983 frank bass marcel j bellande 19091982 vera leola bond hazel burnside irma cochran haywood cook jr hannon cousins houston craig nora alma cumbie ryland edmonds granville foster ora belle galloway mary grayson hildegard gunderson mary odin haas clare haas w brooks higdon helen hogan henry janin edward assad khyat lee kostmayer leo kostmayer helen dolores latimer bob lawler dorothee wilna lee florian seal lopez kathryn lopez mary jane lundy burnett mabry lucille manuel william frederick marsh clara pons masters earl mattina willie gladys mcginty johnnie merle mckinnon nancy theresa morice fred d negretto mary louise pickens victor pringle frances gertrude rush mildred maggie seymour estella sheridan grace bernice snyder jane margaret taltavull smith  william addison thomas edward c tonsmeire elise trochesett ruth wentzell jeanette wescott and clarence williams the daily herald may 26 1928 p 8  colored high school mf nichols principal honors mercedes bradford and rudolph staples received gold medals for their excellent record in school activities graduates mercedes bradford elizabeth graves ida l hand earlice jackson leonard jackson theresa lee almeda f lewis earlice jackson rachel murdock vertia m reid eliot spears rudolph staples joseph c walker ml washington and winnie williamson the daily herald may 30 1928 p 2  class 1929 faculty al may superintendent george ditto principal  honors florence susanna kornman valedictorian james kline coquet salutatorian class officers william vernon joyce jr president miriam wiltz vicepresident and louis carron secretarytreasury the daily herald june 1 1929 p 2  graduates william leeper anglin thomas atkinson charles william balthrope charles l bass fenton charles bosarge w kelly brown louis voyle carron elalie castanera william c clark jr james kline coquet sybil rose cousans lewis edward curtis jr ellen gertrude dees camille joe durocher magruder harry eckles ella elizabeth edmonds celeste emily flanagan louise flanagan nellie mae gilly robert meredith gormly mary thomas griffitts ione guzman lillian virginia hardke audrey virginia harrison kenneth louis harris wendell keith hester lillian louisa holley beatrice holloway william vernon joyce jr florence susanna kornman jeanette elizabeth lebatard arnaud o gorman lopez 19101984 elise victoria mahr naomi francis moran ouita ruth moran wm morgan jr mercedes elizabeth morrison frances s phillpott myrtle ann santa cruz bruce herndon sharp mignon smith clement charles spencer ada frances summerlin doris margaret trochessett henry van waesberge jr frances katherine weeks earl shelton welch joe clayton wheeler mary jane wilkes miriam wiltz sue suttle wright the daily herald may 1929 p  class 1930 faculty al may superintendent george w ditto principal  honors elizabeth allen valedictorian marshall louis michel jr salutatorian marshall l michel jr 20 gold piece for 1st place in state chemistry essay and vivian pringle chemistry book for 2nd place state chemistry essay elizabeth allen gold medal chemistry examination alice lee latil medal for 1st place in girls tennis singles and a pennant for 1st place in state in girls doubles in tennis and roland harvey class president graduates inez ursula ackeridge elizabeth allen john william atkinson jr elizabeth eran beeman annie lou bond nick cefalu charles edward clark jr samuel lee dawson chester louis delacruz lydia elizabeth dowling marjorie dukate elmer elberton ebersole egdar howard farrar thelma graham guy frank green thelma hammers victor roland harvey lionel joseph holley ethel standish jackson mary louis kelly alice lee latil mary elizabeth latimer frances e lioenhardt marguerite lucille lowd verian elizabeth mahr jessie mae mcelroy macy b mcginty ella mae mckinnon marshall louis michel jr norbert j navarro nedra almeda nelson albert j pickich jr vivian pringle bina west ramsay theodore m ryan ura cecelia scarborough elva mae shove willioam gray slay jr sybil marion smith ralph eugene stillman john sekul thomas gambus sparks vignes jr walter n wentzell thomas j wiultz jr marguerite florence wink fayard  the daily herald may 31 1930 p 7  class 1931   faculty   honors rose hartstein valedictorian esther lou shove salutatorian and robert w daray 19132002 class orator  graduates bernice armistead edna ask woodrow joseph atkinson juanita baltar lula frances batson whillamene lunda bond loren james bosarge russell j braun alice lee byrnes lloyd caillavet freddie paul carron louise m carron tom henry clower joseph charles coquet jr isabel m curtis james joseph danaher robert william daray 19132002 regina drey irene belle entrekin juanit abbey eckles marie louise fountain curtis paul galle frances sullivan gaudet harry joseph gautier horace patrcik gautier mary maxine glennan wilfred j gorenflo may harrison rose harstein edith patricia holley robert joseph howard joe hudson harold henry hunt thelma estelle jacquot wallace anthony jacquot mark gillen joachim 19132011 rhyley wade johnson isabel jones chester juanico irma l kelly ione kelly eleanor latil jessie inez ladnier ruth h latimer edna estelle lewis troy lewis arthur edward levine james o gorman lopez leo e manual sam mavar catherine mccormack willaim e mcdonnell alma lucille mcelroy allen f merritt ralph m moniot timothy murray delphine navarro hyman dudley schneider henry l schwan jacobina sekul 19132003 esther lou shove verlie l stafford jessie lee terry mary ola terry mary virginia tuttle harriet sue venus hewitt walton wallace gray weaver katherine kling webb ann weeks avis linnelle welch helen gale welch barney s wescott howard w wheeler rosalie gertrude wink mattie nell worthy gertrude a yousko the daily herald may 21 1931 p 3  class 1932 faculty   honors   graduates lillian ackridge rene armistead alney austin alton l bellande 19121970 irma bosarge roberta browne charles brumfield malton red bullock egdar byrd ld byrd carl carvey ernest carvin mary alice chinn mary virginia colson marjorie cousans ferdinand curtis edna mae delacruz leah duggan eula dukate harold elder dominic fallo howard fayard dorothy fickes annabell frentz mary joyce garber paul gilly donald gormly 19101980 elizabeth gormly 19141996 grover graham jacob guice emelda guillotte sammy lane hair dorothy haneman vember harvey milstead hevelston virginia huggins felix johnson warren jones carol joullian george juanico frank keegan elwood ko kelly ethel kennedy virginia latimer john lee nick mavar edward mcdonnell malcolm mceachern velma mcelroy hazel meaut eleanor merritt helen michel vincent morice lucille negrotto wilda parker steve pitalo woodrow pringle hervey purcell arthur richards hans richards stephanie rodolfich grace rose tony rosetti walter white sadler sidney saucier jules schwan linwood slay alfred stillman james thacker chris thygesen eleanor wiltz alice de ybarra the daily herald may 28 1932 p 2  baseball team 1932 baseball team  knelling lr alton l bellande standing lr coach gaddy earl mattina  class 1933   faculty al may superintendent george w ditto principal  honors miriam haas valedictorian bennett pearson salutatorian joseph lyons class president george collins vicepresident and sarah dickey secretary  graduates dorothy arguelles francis j barthes edgar benny frances besse emily bodden alan braun june braun edgar breaux jr mary byrnes ruth clark donald collins george collins clement cornibe ramona cornic alfred dantzler jr tk devitt frederick dick jr sarah dickey ethel dowling frank w drey clair duggan wilda dunn fernand durocher odette durocher ella keener friedhoff arsene galy edward lionel gardner lavelle gardner marguerite gautier upton gautier miriam haas viola harder hazel hood jack hood irma irwin rames khayat george king glenn krohn margaret lechner angel lesquin john lopez joseph lyons mae inez manning retta miller lillian newman elizabeth parlin bennett pearson roderick russ jr lurline schnieder mary rose simon lucille slay julius j strayham maxine swetman linwood switzer james mason tuttle george w wilkes the daily herald may 27 1933 p 2  class 1934   faculty al may superintendent george w ditto principal  honors john elmer dacey 19161991 valedictorian gorgas essay medal and tulane scholarship lillian trochesett salutatorian collen cornic class orator charles traylor and dorothy carlyle frentz perfect attendance john elmer dacey 19161991 would graduate from the us naval academy in june 1938 as no 1 in his class of 439 midshipmen the daily herald may 3 1938 p 1  graduates doris lea billings verta lee agnes bosarge adle mae brisbi verna mae elizabeth cannette lille kathryn chinn mary corrine collen cornic john dacey dorothy carlyle frentz charles traylor the daily herald may 26 1934 p 1 and p 10  class 1935   faculty george w ditto superintedent arthur e scruggs principal  honors geraldine trochesett valedictorian mary antonia lund salutatorian and elizabeth lightsey class orator catherine benedict perfect attendance joseph wallace elliott jewelery award for outstanding football player lydia elder 1st place in state in home economics and glenn murchey junior classgorgas memorial essay prize  graduates gladys lynda allen a august barthes 19162007 betsy mae bayly lillian catherine bennett harold francis besse mary alice imelda blessey elnoir roselia boutwell donald oroon bradley frances theola brander evelyn buatt mary sue byrd thelma marguerite byrd cyril anthony carvin alma theresa cousans william francis cunningham dorothy olivia davis edward albert demiller jr lillian cecile desporte oliver francis diaz katherine elizabeth dillard janice frances durel james edward duvic lydia margaret elder blance romola fayard margaret louise fickes margaret m fountian joseph fowler louise friedhoff bill gibson katheryn gibson eileen gillis vernon kenneth gilly jack denton graham cecelia rose guitierrez beulah mae harkness lela marion hewes olive kennedy leland edward kelly frederick joseph klein ralph dennery klein 19161995 charles w kruse peter joseph kuljis 19161983 leroy butler huffstetter cleveland pol huggins jr bertha mae lebatard robert edward lee florence elizabeth lightsey mary antonia lund melvin francis mattina audrey manuel murray  19172011 ann elizabeth morgan arthur edward newman audrey ellen nesossis ivy lucille parker juana elizabeth parker edna peresich genevieve ann petro nicholas rodolfich mercedes elise richard blaize roy rusk rayoal marie ryan eugene felix st amant leo joseph scholtes sammy evangelo saricopolous edwin charles saucier shannon s slay vernita switzer floyd vincent stanovich myrtle frances stanovich marion elizabeth tauzin mildred lois terry ruby terry ruby mae thomas geraldine frances trochesett isabel trochessett rene joseph anthony trochesett vince joseph aloysius tucei jr velma verna venus eva volpini joseph laurence wallace nellie may williams dean wurdeman and james rucks yerger iii the daily herald may 25 1935 p 2  class 1936 george w ditto superintedent arthur e scruggs principal  honors graduates  class 1937  george w ditto superintedent arthur e scruggs principal  honors kenneth g doty valedictorian genevieve gallott salutatorian elbert l dukate jr class orator  graduates glenwood bryant achorn jr john brander anderson anthony anglado frances pauline balius earl byrne blessey frances anita brandt charles harold braun john hugh brumfield catherine clough cannon william floyd carroll phillip carl carvin julia alphonsine chinn alvah eugene clark elton john cox jack daray jr irene henrietta darsse ernest francis desporte jr kenneth george doty elbert l dukate jr irma beulah ellzey daniel w ellzey barbara mary erskine julian albert ferguson jr vera helen fountain vivian catherine fountain august glenon frentz genevieve elizabeth gallott helen louise galy doris aimee gautier thomas hosea glass elizabeth collins greene frank george gruich richard b harrison  class 1938 george w ditto superintedent arthur e scruggs principal  honors   graduates verda mary abshire billie jean akins wilton jackson anders alethia aufdemorte anna lee bayly alvin hale bloodworth warren joseph boney george elmer booker john edgar bond martha wilburnett inez marie byrd george d cazeaux joseph coga clower dempsie elizabeth coleman daniel elwood collins julliette cousans william barger cross jr uloa june curren ella mae dalgo ferna june daniel nettie leise davis audrey claire dick ernest edward dunnavant jr roy lee elder jr roy wilfred fountain frank allen gautier william warren gillis wilfred elton gollotte jr anne amelia gray edna irene greve stephen louis guice bert oran gunn jr joseph john hartmann jr george albert hesse jr audriana harriet holliman mona m hudson smith hunt  ruth mary huls hunt  irma lucille jacquet iris elaine joullian evelyn ada kennedy francis mary kovacevich adele winona latimer pearl josephine lebatard jean zoe lewis elgin cecil lightner eura mae lightner elsie joy lindh albert louis mangin jr jane dukate matthes raymond v mayes mary ellen mon george e moore jr elizabeth ann murchey louis navarro stephen e newman jr shannon paul pickich elva anne rushing simon august salter jessie murray scarborough clare beatrice sekul hornsby  nancy sharp betty margaret spier beatrice ann lelia steen clifton thomas switzer iris lucille trochesett vernon anthony trochesett guy walter walsh barbara peggy welch and barbara isabell wells the daily herald may 28 1938 p 2  class 1939 george w ditto superintedent arthur e scruggs principal  honors marjorie george valedictorian mary catherine riddle bennett  salutatorian class officers william clarnce huls president  graduates nelloise akins walter andrews jr peter joseph baricev raymond vincent bass thomas clellan benny jr john burt benson jr bradley donney berry marieanne lorraine bittar natalie mary ann blacksher jewell constance blake marie elizabeth blakenship leslie joseph bosarge beatrice bosarge jean willis burns leo donald camp wilda annette carter mildred lucille chinn james elwood cruthirds edyth delores depriest florence estelle dilliard noel dunn mildred rosalyn ellzey josephine elizabeth fallo stanley charles flotte walter fountain helen alethia fountain elvin joseph fountain edward howard frazier david grafton galbraith audrey enarious garland joseph earl gauthreaux marjorie ethel george wilfred george gilly john albert grady mary jane haslitt gloria dolores hebert charles dunbar hewes william thomas hodge juanita marie holliman genevieve gertrude howell william clarence huls charles dewie jenkins roswell s kimball junius anthony klein madeline kuljis gladys leblanc leonard levine louis levine dorothy melanie lewis mary anne lightsey clark  lula estelle mcelroy harold hicks mcgee douglas george mitchell sherod william miller charles nolan neossis marguerite victoria ouille emma louise palmer anastasia pitalo yvonne cecelia poupart margaret josephine quealy jonathan ramsay jr louis harold richard mary catherine riddle bennett   william g ryan clement bernard saucier dorothea cecilai ann scholtes george simon mary ellen skinner grace leona stanovich lena strangi steve julius thian william appleton tisdale jules pierre trochessett jr shannon manuel trcohessett alma elizabeth tucei gwendolyn barbara vancourt maybelle catherine vuyovich mollie james waddell floyd terrance weihing john alexander welch inez eloise wentzell franck carroll wentzell mable wheeler margie leah williams emily hart williams marjorie lopez yerger winklejohn  and mary frances zorich the daily herald june 1 1939 p 2  class 1940 george w ditto superintedent arthur e scruggs principal  honors verna mae davis valedictorian warner oland moore 19221994 salutatorian charles eugene mangin class orator class officers richard lamey neossispresident floyd george fountainvicepresident mary theresa youskosec treas verna mae davis awarded a scholarship to tulane or gulf park college charles e mangin was awarded a medal for his outstanding activities record american legion essay awards were presented to doris canaan yvonne doane and john stanovich aj swansine ten year perfect attendance melba burdine nine years perfect attendance leona frentz and john white four years perfect attendance and charles e mangin three years the daily herald may 24 1950 p 5  graduates john ross amari alberta josephine arguelles henry eikel baltar beverley beardslee beggs shirley elizabeth anne bessey erena mary branecki janet elizabeth braun wesley o broussard juliet shirley bosarge robert m bueter elizabeth eileen burns linne gray burnside melba mary burdine marion eloise craig dorothy lee cruthirds elena may curtis anthony cvitanovich verna may davis noreta marie dellenger george denegre yvonne mae donne curtis nelson ellzey jr arnold wilfred entrekin john bernard fallo mildred mary fayard floyd george fountain kathryn josephine freiberg leona mae frentz miriam guice william neal gunn charles raynor hamrick charles louis hartman billy hartzog andrew melvin herbert bert holland jr lillian marguerite hollingworth gloria carolyn keller richard paul kennedy jr frances vivian kuluz clifford john kostmayer june aldarae lightner john chris longest audrey mercedes lund nellie ruth mainer charles eugene mangin margarette edwina mattina william lee mcleod peter lj menard julius mladinich catherine wilda montogomery warner oland moore 19221994 alvin i morrison robert rich moseley richard lamey neossis paul irving newman evelyn rae peresich dorothy clarmonce ann petro george mcneil quave george aaron quint alberta gwendolyn rich lucille marie rushing elvina dorothy ryan edith theola scarborough leonard mark schneider charles marcel schmidt wallace steve sekul covington sharp vera louise squires annette marie simmons lois slay eddie eugene stafford jr annie strangi helen elizabeth pearl sumerlin jacobina surian anthony joseph swansine jr irmo e tolbert marion marie trochesett mary louise tubre james james gibbons tucei genevieve elizabeth welch dorothy elena wetzell john gautier white and mary theresa yousko the daily herald may 24 1940 p 5  class 1941 faculty george ditto superintendent arthur e scruggs principal  school board frank p corso president clyde campbell vester wentzell fred ferson and mrs wd collins the daily herald may 29 1941 p 12  honors william alvie moore valedictorian mary elizabeth scholtes salutatorian mark joseph ellzey class orator american legion contesthulda velma cousins herf jones co scholarship and reader s digest awardwilliam a moore activities medal and honor school plaquemark j ellzey the daily herald may 24 1941 p 2  graduates john jack richard arguelles frank louis aufdemorte jr margaret i barbre charles walton blake albert adam blanchard beatrice dolores boney marie louise boney norma ellen boney john marion bosarge mary margaret bosarge norma june boudwin james franklin brent ng brown earl william michael cassanova helen louise cassanova rita margaret cazeaux marion ellen chinn georgia may coleman james herman cook 19201997 joseph lee creel john william cruso allie camille dean philip paul dellenger christine dement lillian harrison demiller fern scott demoran florence louise desporte katheryn louise dick ethleen hammet dillard arthur raymond egan jr mark joseph ellzey lurline veronica foretich joyce catherine fountain wiltz  eric vance freeman jacqueline margaret e frentz louise virginia frey lorie decatur gollotte jr floyd gonsoulin helen hayes james malcolm holcombe jacinto baltar holland elizabeth anne hughes william mark keegan glen barkley kruse raymond lunn laasko annie mae lamey arthur a largillere jr robert emmett lee althea louise lowd mary louise luther beverly elizabeth meaut emily vivian meaut louis harold meaut william alvie moore morris taylor mount carl otto hor james clifton palmer jr anne glennon pearce anthony pickich jr martin anthony quave james wilson raley olive rodolfich howard ray schneider mary elizabeth scholtes douglas ignatius smith jr shirley mae stanley john joseph stanovich francis gustav steen james stewart alvin sumerlin sandford oris swanson jr joycell ruth argonne thensted dorothy gertrude tiblier alice jean tubre william lyod vierling vivian marie voivedich clara elizabeth wagner mary rita weems louis elbert wentzell jr eugene richard welein wilda mary williams james joseph wilson and helen bernard wink the daily herald may 24 1941 p 2  colored high school graduates isaac henry adams ina catherine alberty anna florence duncan vera louise edwards joseph danile grafford isabelle jeanette griffin richard clifton hamilton frank jones theodore jordan valena benzenia major annie mae mccleary robert nance juno gwendolyn nicholls carroll robinson maisie beatrice smith william spencer and altha irma staples the daily herald may 29 1941 p 5 and p 12  class 1942   honors   graduates   class 1943   honors   graduates  class 1944   honors   graduates  class 1944 george ditto superintendent arthur e scruggs principal school board  mh toche august parker cl campbell and eh tardy the daily herald may 31 1944 p 9  honors fairie lyn carter and june lawrence fairie lyn carter valedictorian myrtle june lawrence salutatorian jacquelyn jackie pearl logan class orator  military 31 members of this class 25 in their junior year and 6 in their senior year leftschool to join the military service men graduating but not present were raymond terry jr navy david scruggsnavy v12 program and clarence blanchard neil mcinnis a guadalcanal veteran who was honorably discharged and louis lee jr who was a marine on leave received their diplomas  graduates eloise anderson maria genette anticich mary jean barnett william vernon bass estell berry james ray billingsley clarence joseph blanchard velma adelaide boone fairie lyn carter patricia louisa collins dorei mae cooke mary clemoise cooper lois catherine cummins lillian catherine dubaz dorothy merie elliot homer glen ellis jesse bob ferrell vivian garec mary mercedes gerdis helen rose gollotte patricia ruth grantham lee paul gutierez jr louise hancock coleeen eugenia harper ivy joseph hebert eweather joyce hickman john murray humphreys jr barbara patricia hutchinson frank young jeffards read johnson jr joan mary jumonville doyle kennedy ruby mae keyes francis j ladnier mary theresa lamey myrtle june lawrence louis jefferson lee jr martha isabelle lestrade shannon rita lestrade covich jacquelyn jackie pearl logan patricia ann mccreedy carolyn mcgee neil red mcinnis doris rita mcclean antonia mary misko patricia nill ursula pitalo betty lou radovich george templeton rutherford jr eleanor rita ryan shirley mae ryan annie mae ryan charles david scruggs mary antonia sekul lawrence peter semski patrica adelaide sharp gerson sherak john anthony simmons william arnot smith mary ruth stevens mary juilette strong doris edna stojcich raymond terry jr elizabeth ann tierney henrietta j usey elizabeth woods billie loyce williams and mary ellen ziz the daily herald may 21 1944 p 9  class 1945 george w ditto superintendent principal  honors ann brown valedictorian edna maeblanchard salutatorian justine curtis class orator  graduates vernon alexander nancy alley betty joy balius sammy joe barker barbara ann bellais herman bellais patricia anne bennignus charles edward bodie robert lee bosarge jack bosarge clarence james boudwin jr shirley bourque steve braun dolores broussard betty faye brown lloyd brown ellzey burch buddy burdine nancy francis burgess jacqueline gloria burrus barbara burt  1945 bhs football team   class 1949   faculty arthur e scruggs superintendent wayne t sandefur principal  honors beverly foretich and anne williams valedictorians mary unkrich salitatorian patty cannon class orator the daily herald may 27 1949  class 1950   faculty arthur e scruggs superintendent wayne t sandefur principal  honors marilyn howe valedictorian mary kay suter salitatorian jock wayne barhonovich class orator  graduates james edward alexander harold watson allen bernice anderson rosemary anderson patricia anne andress dorothy carol andrews elton l balius jock wayne barhonovich linda anne barnette willis a barras lee jeanette bellande shannon theresa beverin patsy gray blake william alonzo boon jr 19312010 william charles boone norman c broussard shannon rose brown alice joyce burgess marcia jane cantwell lela belle champagne elizabeth a chinn magruder sullivan corban nancy lee corley rudolf joseph covich jo ann cox john elliott davison claude dawson dennis barbara ann fallo william munson felsher kathleen garlotte james h garner helen louise gartman norma jean gilbert betty jean gondolf juanita graves susan angel gryder frederick w haise barbara frances harrell arthur u hathorn christine a hickman james roger holland margaret hollier mary jane hood ethylyn ellamae howard marilyn margaret howe nettie mae jenkins glenna janell jones james bert keyes ione knebel steve gerald kovacevich ralph anthony ladnier jr carroll joseph landry catherine delores lee betty ann lepre rosemary ann lizana john w lunday iii lois marie mcvay james c moran edward james murphy marlene clare meyers rosalie nall kottom ray nelson peggy margaret o neal ellen j ott carolyn pieri charles t pihl 19312007 frances elizabeth powell james d powell jr leslie john quave jr john g radich delores romero ernest eley ross george elliott ross charles richard russell ellsworth john sacks jr larry santa cruz mary frances scarborough william lloyd sconiers richard keith sewell james ernest seymour jr margaret elenora sherrell carolyn frances smith delores mae soljan gus lamont stanton charles anthony stojcich mary katherine suter nancy louise swetman mary evelyn tarbutton george joseph theriot betty jean thompson henry toche william r toche lawrence p tucei bettye nell turner donald james viator william bernard webber dixie lou weinberger joan marie wentzell margaret elizabeth west phyllis mae west louis wetzel helen carter wilder alice d williams doris williams rowena inez wise and robert louis wold the daily herald june 2 1950 p 8  class 1952 mf nichols colored school  seventeen colored students were graduated friday in exercises at mf nichols school in biloxi dr arenia c mallory president of the state industrial and literary school at lexington was guest speaker the program for the evening was dedicated to mrs mcs williams a teacher of long service to the school principal nichols presented her with a corsage arthur e scruggs biloxi school superintendent stressed the advantages of students remainnig in school and reminded parents that it was their obligation to enforce academic attendance of their children the biloxi public school board and mayor r hart chinn were also in attendance the daily herald june 5 1952 p 6  graduates elton carll willie dickerson marjorie elzy frank gill herbery haynes william hilliard geraldine johnson audry knight venetta lay joanna mccray carrye nelson willie j pearson barbara reed james edward reed geraldine riley julian saucier and ireniece vance the daily herald june 5 1952 p 6  class orators three graduates were recognized as class orators marjorie elzy youth today citizens tomorrow geraldine rileyhome influences on chaacter and joanna mccray responsible citizenship our challenge the daily herald june 5 1952 p 6  references 18801889 the clarion jackson ms   the state   september 29 1886 the clarion jackson ms   the state   december 15 1886 the daily picayune   mississippi   september 29 1884 the daily picayune   handsboro   may 24 1888 the biloxi herald   gulf coast college   august 18 1888 the biloxi herald   superintendent lancaster explains   september 15 1888 the biloxi herald   school matters   september 29 1888 the biloxi herald   to the honorable board of mayor and aldermen of the town of biloxi   october 6 1888 18901899 the biloxi herald   our public school   july 26 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local and personal   september 27 1898 the biloxi daily herald   teachers assigned   october 1 1898 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi city council  september 9 1899 the biloxi daily herald   a worthy movement   colo red citize ns meet     october 6 1899  19001909  the biloxi daily herald   local and personal  january 14 1900 the biloxi daily herald   commencement exercises   may 27 1902 the biloxi daily herald   thanksgiving   november 28 1902 the biloxi daily herald   school closes   may 26 1903 the biloxi daily herald   preparation   may 23 1904 the biloxi daily herald   commencement   may 30 1904 the biloxi daily herald   commencement excercies   may 31 1904 the biloxi daily herald   plea for negro schools   january 30 1905 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi public schools open   september 19 1905 the biloxi daily herald   educational   october 28 1905 the biloxi daily herald   to improve schools   january 4 1906 the biloxi daily herald   matters are getting mixed     february 13 1906 the biloxi daily herald   school board elects principal   june 15 1906 the biloxi daily herald   public school matters   august 31 1906 the biloxi daily herald   baseball   march 8 1907 the biloxi daily herald   lecture at colored school   may 27 1907 the biloxi daily herald   complimentary resolutions   june 3 1907 the biloxi daily herald   graduating excercises   june 3 1907 the biloxi daily herald   graduate with honors   june 4 1907 the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 17 1907 the biloxi daily herald   miss carson elected principal   may 25 1908 the biloxi daily herald   last week of school   may 26 1908 the biloxi daily herald   colored people hold rally   november 23 1908 the daily herald   biloxi high school closing exercises   june 9 1909 the daily herald   closing exercises biloxi high school   may 28 1910  19101919 the daily herald   all in readiness for commencement in biloxi school   may 23 1911 the daily herald   preparations made for commencement biloxi high school   may 26 1911 the daily herald   graduation day   may 28 1912 the daily herald    will rush work on new school   july 5 1912 the daily herald    new principal for the biloxi central school   september 8 1913 he daily herald   public schools of biloxi will close term on may 28    may 6 1915 the daily herald   list of teachers for city schools is out   september 3 1915 the daily herald   supt linfield s report submitted   may 12 1916 the daily herald   biloxi schools brought to close   may 19 1916 the daily herald   trustees to meet on tuesday night   august 14 1916 the daily herald   teachers meet to arrange for work   september 4 1916 the daily herald   public school begin new term   september 11 1916 the daily herald   schools to open tuesday morning   december 30 1916 the daily herald     public schools close tomorrow     may 30 1918 the daily herald     graduation exercies at the central high school biloxi    june 1 1918 the daily herald     19 the daily herald     19 the daily herald     19 the daily herald     19 the daily herald     19 19201929 the daily herald   biloxi teachers selected by board   march 10 1920 the daily herald   biloxi public school close today commencement exercises tonight   may 28 1920 the daily herald   inspiring exercises mark the close of the biloxi public school   may 29 1920 the daily herald   prof jh owens died tueday   march 24 1921 the daily herald   biloxi high school graduating exercises held before big crowd   may 28 1921 the daily herald   names omitted   may 30 1920 the daily herald   biloxi school board meets   september 7 1920 the daily herald   biloxi team on tour   april 9 1921 the daily herald   campground defeats biloxi   april 15 1921 the daily herald   bilox high defeats campground   april 20 1921 the daily herald   biloxi high school one of the best institutions of learning   april 27 1921 the daily herald   biloxi hi wins and loses   may 4 1921 the daily herald   biloxi high school beats academy   may 7 1921 the daily herald   prof peets resigns   may 10 1921 the daily herald   biloxi has great team   may 10 1921 the daily herald   biloxi high school has large class   may 11 1921 the daily herald   biloxi wins 2nd game   may 19 1921 the daily herald   commencement exercises next week   may 21 1921 the daily herald   bankers win 2 lose 2   may 23 1921 the daily herald   high school banquet tonight   may 24 1921 the daily herald   senior class 1921   may 25 1921 the daily herald   making final report   may 25 1921 the daily herald   planning trip through state   may 25 1921 the daily herald   colored commencement   may 26 1921 the daily herald   large class of graduates hear fine address by sennett conner   may 27 1921 the daily herald   biloxi high school graduation excercises held before big crowd   may 28 1921 the daily herald   biloxi negro receives appointment   february 14 1923 the daily herald   fortythree graduates biloxi high   may 26 1923 the daily herald   largest graduation class in biloxi school history   may 24 1924 the daily herald   biloxi graduates fortyone from its central high school   may 30 1925 the daily herald   biloxi high school holds graduation exercises   may 29 1926 the daily herald   biloxi high school   june 4 1927 the daily herald   biloxi school regulation is aired in court   january 14 1928 the daily herald   biloxi schools complete term   may 25 1928 the daily herald   fiftyone seniors of biloxi hi school receive diplomas   may 26 1928 the daily herald   biloxi high school graduating class of 1928 and officials  photo     may 26 1928 the daily herald   colored graduation   may 30 1928 the daily herald   biloxi teachers plan for summer   may 30 1928 the daily herald   plans for new school gym received   september 7 1928 the daily herald   biloxi this weekend dedicates new city buildings   january 17 1929 the daily herald   cornerstone is laid by masons   january 17 1929 the daily herald   ht howard is conspicious in the progress of city   january 17 1929 the daily herald   high school gym modern   january 17 1929 the daily herald   pta of biloxi schools active   january 17 1929 the daily herald   another beautiful building added to biloxi school chain   january 17 1929 the daily herald   new school evident need   january 17 1929 the daily herald   growth of city school system   january 17 1929 the daily herald   manuel and wetzel build gymnasium   january 17 1929 the daily herald   growth of new school homes   january 17 1929 the daily herald   music stressed in schools   january 17 1929 the daily herald   reasons for negro school   january 17 1929 the daily herald   dedication of first biloxi schools takes place in 1888   january 17 1929 the daily herald   every room in school wired   january 17 1929 the daily herald   summer school will oen in biloxi june 3   may 24 1929 the daily herald   50 graduate at biloxi high   june 1 1929  19301939 the daily herald   commencement of biloxi high   may 31 1930 the daily herald   biloxi high school graduate   may 31 1930 the daily herald   largest class in history finishes   may 21 1931 the daily herald   death takes wm gorenflo   february 17 1932 the daily herald   impressive service of wm gorenflo sr   february 19 1932 the daily herald   closing plans of biloxi hi   may 6 1932 the daily herald   gorenflo dedication   may 25 1932 the daily herald   74 graduates in open air exercises   may 28 1932 the daily herald   biloxi high school valedictorian   may 26 1933 the daily herald   class night celebrated   may 26 1933 the daily herald   graduation tonight   may 26 1933 the daily herald   59 graduate from biloxi hi   may 27 1933 the daily herald   john dacey makes highest biloxi high school record   may 29 1933 the daily herald   dacey wins gorgas contest in state    may 25 1933 the daily herald   biloxi cwa school work starts monday   january 16 1934 the daily herald   class night and reception is held at biloxi high school   may 25 1934 the daily herald   65 biloxians will graduate   may 26 1934 the daily herald     19 the daily herald     19 the daily herald   largest class in history graduate from biloxi hi   may 25 1935 the daily herald     19 the daily herald     19 the daily herald   79 biloxi high graduates   may 29 1937 the daily herald   first in class  john elmer dacey 19161991     may 3 1938 the daily herald   biloxi graduates receive diplomas   may 28 1938 the daily herald   school principal  ethel arguelles  dies   july 28 1938 the daily herald   biloxi high class night   may 31 1939 the daily herald   biloxi high school students speakers at rotary meeting   may 31 1939 19401949 the daily herald   patriotic theme at graduation   may 24 1940 the daily herald   diplomas for 84 biloxi seniors   may 24 1941 the daily herald   seniors biloxi colored school program friday   may 29 1941 the daily herald   ditto gives 84 seniors diplomas   may 29 1941 the daily herald   71 graduate at biloxi 31 in armed forces   may 31 1941 the daily herald   vocational work outlined to lions   september 21 1941 the daily herald   100 bhs seniors graduate in open air excercise   may 28 1943 the daily herald   chicago band accepts challenge biloxi high school   april 19 1946 the daily herald   new  george a wimberly 19201996  band director reports at biloxi   october 22 1946 the daily herald   ditto resigns superintendent biloxi schools   october 30 1946 the daily herald     marion  carpenter named sha band director   october 30 1946 the daily herald   mrs michel gives up principal post   june 5 1947 the daily herald   barrrett officially assumes duties as biloxi high principal   june 9 1947 the daily herald    92 seniors to get diplomas tonight   may 26 1949 the daily herald   know your policeman fireman and teacher  wayne t sandefur     september 14 1949 19501959 the daily herald   seven new teachers elected at biloxi   may 30 1950 the daily herald   leo muller submits resignation as head biloxi junior high   may 31 1950 the daily herald   107 seniors get diplomas at biloxi high school closing program   june 2 1950 the daily herald   name mrs clower acting principal junior hi school   august 15 1950 p 8 the daily herald   award contract for new west end school   june 6 1951 the daily herald   school official  mary l michel 18871952  of biloxi dies in new orleans   february 19 1952 the daily herald   17 graduates from colored high school   june 5 1952 p 6 the daily herald   dr harris cook former biloxi principal dies   june 7 1952 the daily herald   more opportunities will be afforded if new school is built   june 25 1952 p 1 the daily herald   optimists  club  back bond issue for junior hi site   june 25 1952 p 12 the daily herald   dudley andrews valedictorian at bilxi high school   may 13 1953 the daily herald   miss scarborough queen of biloxi high homecoming   october 31 1953 p 7 the daily herald   biloxi school expansion begun by school board   april 26 1955 the daily herald   top honors for biloxi students today   may 11 1955 the daily herald   500000 school construction to start at biloxi   ocotber 8 1958 the daily herald   biloxi school board gets  seashore methodist  assembly land   january 20 1959 the daily herald   awards contract for 1455363 for high school   december 4 1959 the daily herald     19  19601969 the daily herald   students begin first week at new high school   march 4 1961 the daily herald   biloxi school mix plan is submitted   july 15 1964 p 1 the daily herald     justin thomas  meaut retires from schools after 50 years   august 28 1964 p 16 the daily herald   first grade at biloxi integrated   august 31 1964 p 1 the daily herald   new classrooms   february 2 1966 p 11 the daily herald   new addition biloxi high school almost complete   september 1 1964 p 11 the daily herald     19 the timespicayune   bid opening set in school work   april 21 1960  20002009 the sun herald     200 the sun herald     200 the sun herald     200 the sun herald     200 the sun herald     200  20102019 the sun herald     201 the sun herald     201 the sun herald   skelton honored by biloxi schools   october 26 2011 p a8 the sun herald     201 the sun herald     201  biloxi  p ublic schools   1898back bay ward school gorenflo school  located on the west side of main street between bradford street and bayview avenue in august 1893 wf gorenflo was adjudicated two parcels of land on main street by the chancery court of harrison county mississippi the future back bay school site was situated on the tract which was described as 550 feet northsouth on the west side of main street and 76 feet eastwest bounded on the north and west by the estate of f moran on the south by gaspard didier and on the west by main street harco ms minute bk 4 p 529 the land for the back bay school was donated by william f gorenflo 18441932 the building was erected with funds provided by william km dukate 18521916 and donated to the city on september 6 1898 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  in early october 1898 mrs senhora dodd booth was the first teacher assigned to the back bay school the new furniture for the structure had not arrived and old seats were temporarily installed in school the biloxi daily herald october 2 1898 p 8 attendance at the commencement of the school in october 1898 was fortyseven students the biloxi daily herald october 5 1898 p 8  faculty   1910 miss alma ritch began her teaching career in september 1910 at the back bay school she was one of four new instructors in the biloxi school system her salary was 40 per month miss ritch taught first and second grade at this time miss winnie gorenflo was the principal miss ethel dismukes the other instructor taught art the daily herald september 9 1910 p 4  1914 edwin w wetzel  18771953 was awarded the  contract by the city of biloxi to erect a 900 squareft annex  to the  back bay school  an additional teacher for the next term will be added as many pupils were unable to attend the school due to lack of facilities and overcrowding in its two class rooms the daily herald july 28 1914 p 2  1915 in september 1915 faculty consisted of miss katie henley principal and miss alma ritch ione dulion and caroline gilbert the daily herald september 3 1915 p 1  1921 in september 1921 faculty consisted of miss alma ritch principal miss priscilla ritch miss grace hightower miss ione dulion and miss veronica lacaze the daily herald september 12 1921 p 1  1929 sale in august 1929 john j kennedy mayor of biloxi conveyed the school building occupied as a school by the city of biloxi and known as the gorenflo school to rt reverend bishop ro gerow catholic bishop of the diocese of natchez for 250 the sale included all of the fixtures attachments plumbing lighting etc harco ms land deed bk 182 pp 510511 in september 1926 prior to the sale the roman catholic parish of st john s commenced utilizing the building for a parochial school it was staffed by the sisters of mercy from their reynoir street convent this marked the fourth roman catholic school in biloxi as the sacred heart school and academy our mother of sorrows and st michael s had opened previously a fifth st theresa s was to be built shortly  the daily herald august 28 1926 p 2  the city of biloxi sold the back bay ward school to bishop ro gerow bishop of the natchez diocese for 250 in august 1929 in the deed the structure is described as the gorenflo school the sale included all fixtures attachments pluming lighting etc harco ms land deed bk 182 pp 510511 in september 1926 prior to the sale the roman catholic parish of st john s commenced utilizing the building for a parochial school it was staffed by the sisters of mercy from their reynoir street convent this marked the fourth roman catholic school in biloxi as the sacred heart school and academy our mother of sorrows and st michael s had opened previously a fifth st theresa s was to be built shortly  the daily herald august 28 1926 p 2    references  the biloxi daily herald  october 2 1898 p 8 the biloxi daily herald  october 5 1898 p 8 the daily herald  september 9 1910 the daily herald    back bay school building going up   july 28 1914 the daily herald  september 3 1915 the daily herald  september 12 1921 the daily herald   biloxi has new school   august 28 1926  forest park 1898    references  the biloxi herald     1900 the biloxi daily herald     190 the biloxi daily herald     190 the daily herald     1900  howard  primary school   1898    references    the biloxi herald     june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald     190 the biloxi daily herald     190 the daily herald     19   gorenflo the approximate 65 acres that would become the site of the 1924 gorenflo school on lameuse street was once the john comstock bradford 18551928 homestead he acquired this parcel from his mother burrisa jane elder bradford 18301917 for 200 in february 1898 harco ms land deed bk 37 p 475 in june 1923 jc bradford conveyed his large lameuse street tract to the trustees of the biloxi city schools wf gorenflo 18441932 wj grant 18751932 elbert l dukate susan snell tonsmeire 18791953 and lille bourdon devitt 18841951 for 10000 harco ms land deed bk 138 pp 466467 here in 19231924 a school building designed by architect carl e matthes 18961972 was erected called back bay elementary school 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 the first school year when classes commenced in early september 1924 the faculty consisted of miss alma ritch principal and 1st grade miss evelyn mcshane 1st grade miss pricilla ritch 2nd and 3rd grades miss lizette mackie 3rd and 4th grades miss irma l harvey 18981965 4th and 5th grades miss veronica lacaze english geography spelling 6th 7th and 8th grades miss inez rich arithmetic history writing 6th 7th and 8th grades the daily herald september 9 1924 p 3  1925 facultymiss alma ritch principal 1st grade evelyn mcshane 1st and 2nd grade prisicilla ritch 2nd and 3rd grades lizette mackie 3rd and 4th grades veronica lacaze penmanship spelling physical education and music for the 6th 7th and 8th grades mrs hh roof arithmetic geography hygiene and civics for the 6th 7th and 8th grades mary will dent english and history for the 6th 7th and 8th grades the daily herald august 31 1925 p 3  1964 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 effected  the pupil population in the 19631964 school year was 8169 students with 1255 students being colored the daily herald july 15 1964 p 1  the 1st grade at gorenflo  7  dukate   4  lopez   3 and  jeff davis  2 elementary public schools at biloxi  were integrated on  august 31st  by 16 negro children 12 girls and 4 boys the daily herald august 31 1964 p 1  1974 the  gorenflo publc school on lameuse street caught fire  on april the conflagration originated in the cafeteria and destroyed the cafeteria library auditorium teachers lounge principal s office and four classrooms in the main school building  damages were estimated at 1 million dollars  the daily herald october 9 1975 p c1  1975 repairs to the firedamaged gorenflo school were 40 per cent completed  the 508 students in grades 16 were attending classes in 19 classrooms with 20 teachers the daily herald october 9 1975 p c1  references    beauvoir elementary   references  daily herald     the daily herald     the daily herald     1961 biloxi high school  bids were opened at the auditorium situated in the mary l michel junior high school for the new biloxi high school in early december 1959 the school board awarded the 1455 363 contract for its construction to ge bass and company of jackson mississippi the new high school was one of many building projects in the school board s long range agenda classes commenced at the new biloxi high school on father ryan avenue on march 1 1961 with an attendance of about 930 students new courses will be added in basic electricity automotive mechanics semanship latin iii the daily herald march 4 1943 p 1  references  the daily herald   awards contract for 1455363 for high school   december 4 1959 the daily herald     the daily herald  students begin first week at new high school   march 4 1961  biloxi high school class 1961    our old school now site of the biloxi publix library and civic center   the biloxi high school class of 1961 had the distinction of being the last class to attend the old biloxi high school on east howard avenue and the first to graduate from the new biloxi high school on father ryan neither school exists today in the capacity as a high school the howard avenue campus was demolished and is now the site of the 2011 biloxi public library and community centre the father ryan avenue school converted to a junior high school when the newest biloxi high school opened on popps ferry road in 2003 it may be hard for today s students to grasp that the howard avenue campus was never air conditioned or integrated    mr bhskent friedman and miss mary carolyn bennett  from the daily herald december 22 1960   the daily herald june 3 1961 p 8    classmate and teacher deaths   gerald lynn adams 19432015  age 72 years was born march 23 1943 at pascagoula mississippi to nolan edwards adams 19121982 and alma a saucier 19232016 he passed away on july 8 2015 gerald was preceded in death by his father nolan edward adams survivors include his mother alma a adams a son jarvis adams and 2 siblings kim adams and larry adams mr adams served 4 years in the air force where he was trained as a mechanic he owned and operated his own battery service business and alternator and starter rebuilding service he was of the presbyterian faith and enjoyed listening to higher positive thinking preachers especially robert shular who wrote the book power of positive thinking mr adams enjoyed tending to cats and strays woodworking various pet projects and listening to zippo on a morning radio show he had a special interest in space and he wanted to be an astronomer he was also excited by technology and future tech like robots a graveside service will be thursday july 16 2015 at 900 am in floral hills memorial gardens the sun herald july 15 2015  betty rose allen suarez 19422004  born on september 30 1942 she wedded john roy suarez on march 23 1965 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of kevin suarez john roy suarez jr michel suarez and angel suarez harco ms mrb 129 p 50 betty rose allen suarez expired at las vegas nevada on december 14 2004 her corporal remains were interred in the southern nevada veterans memorial cemetery  the las vegas reviewjournal december 19 2004 p b6    lee anna allen tesch 19431983  born at biloxi mississippi on september 18 1943 the daughter of overton allen and elizabeth carroll lee anna married reginald gotjen at biloxi on december 17 1961 harco ms mrb 120 p 488 one son mark gotjen married o neal two sons joe o neal and rafe o neal married thomas tesche expired on february 22 1983 at canton connecticut of cancer    faye g babuchna wells freeman  74 of d iberville mississippi went to be with the lord on friday may 4 2018 in ocean springs mississippi mrs freeman was born in biloxi mississippi to the late paul babuchna sr and nettie babuchna she received her associate s degree from perkinston junior college faye was a loving homemaker for many years and later served and retired from the mississippi department of corrections mrs freeman was preceded in death by her parents and her late spouse elmer jimmy or ej wells jr left to honor her memory she is survived by her loving husband emile freeman son randall scott wells daughter cheryl wells alexander stepchildren gia dwight newell and alva foy grandchild ashley sue alexander stepgrandchildren dylan newell nicolaus foy austin foy brother paul babuchna jr and sister ann lee friends may visit at the ocean springs chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home from 1000 am until 1200 pm on tuesday may 8 2018 a service will follow immediately in the chapel the sun herald may 6 2018  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  john t bloodworth john thomas bloodworth was the son of james curtiss bloodworth 19151968 and pearl blair 19211999 he was probably a native of arkansas john was survived by curtis eugene bloodworth 19492016 a brother  stephen steve p bowen 19432005  born october 24 1943 to stephen bowen and violet puzz bowen 19242006 steve lived memphis tennessee and retired to sardis panola county mississippi where he expired on july 25 2005 his mother died here on february 10 2006 her corporal remains were passed through st john s roman catholic church and interred in the rose hill cemetery  the daily herald february 14 2006    hillman q breland  19292005 was born august 31 1929 at mississippi he expired at columbia mississippi on april 26 2005 coach breland came to biloxi central junior high school in the late 1950s and coach football and taught physical education he later became linebacker coach for the biloxi indians and taught driver s training  jerrilyn marie broussard barrett   19432006  born biloxi mississippi the daughter of mr broussard and susan audrey migues broussard moore 19232002 age 63 years died saturday december 9 2006 at methodist hospital in houston texas jerrilyn was an avid bridge player she was a life master with the american contract bridge league acbl mrs barrett is preceded in death by her parents w oland moore 19221994 and sue moore of biloxi mississippi she is survived by husband warren barrett of pearland texas two brothers randy moore of picayune mississipppi and scott moore and his wife carol of san antonio texas a celebration of her life will be held at 100 pm tuesday december 12 2006 in the chapel of southpark funeral home rite of committal will follow in southpark cemetery southpark funeral home and cemetery 1310 north main street pearland texas 77581 2814852711   the sun herald december 11 2006 p a    carol dianne fortenberry bosarge 19432011  born biloxi mississippi on november 24 1943 married ellis bosarge in harrison county mississippi on may 4 1964 carol expired on january 23 2011 at newberry alachua county florida harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 126 p 570  dean alexis boudreaux  19432018   born biloxi mississippi dean alexis boudreaux ocean springs mississippi age 75 years passed away fri may 18 2018 visit thur may 24 12pm1pm ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe followed by 130pm graveside biloxi national the sun herald may 22 2018  john d byrd john d johnny byrd  tn  19432020   age 76 of biloxi passed away at his home on february 3 2020 he was preceded in death by his parents edgar and helen byrd and 2 brothers curtis byrd and david byrd he is survived by a daughter tara pease chuck a son jonathan byrd ginger his siblings pat byrd terry laurence byrd marguerite allen scotty and nancy phillips david 4 grandchildren james edgar douglas byrd emma annette byrdbarnes tim helen elizabeth lizi byrd and faith scarlett byrd former spouse dorothy a byrd 2 sistersinlaw lila byrd and susan byrd and numerous nieces nephews other relatives and friendsmr byrd was a lifelong resident of biloxi and was a graduate of biloxi high school usm history and science and a med from william carey university he was a teacher at fernwood middle school st martin middle school and mercy cross catholic high school and served as a guidance counselor at d iberville middle school he was an active member at the episcopal church of the redeemer member and past master of magnolia lodge 120 in biloxi and anne grayson eastern star chapter in biloxi he was an avid reader and had a love and passion for astronomy history and studying the bible he enjoyed sharing these loves with everyone and he never met a strangervisitation will be on friday february 7 2020 from 5 7 pm at the riemann family funeral home 274 beauvoir road biloxi a mass will be celebrated at 10 am on saturday at the episcopal church of the redeemer 1904 popps ferry road biloxi masonic rites will be administered following the service in the church  patricia diane carpenter 19432011  known to all of us as diane she passed at biloxi mississippi on may 4 2011 diane had matriculated to usm after graduation and married a gentleman from new jersey she began raising horses and later became a trainer of thoroughbreds diane ran the sundance stable at churchill downs lexington kentucky from the late 1970s to the late 1980s her ability to train and her alent to evaluate the potential of throughbred colts led to her success in the competitive world of horse racing diane among her many career racing successes had two horses run in the kentucky derby  biloxi indian in 1984 and kingpost in 1988 they finished this classic event 12 th and 14 th respectively diane was elected a beauty in her senior year at bhs in addition she was secretary of student council national honor society member vocal music club member member of the future homemakers club and was cocaptain of the pep squad ray l bellande and jackie tabbmay 2011 the sun herald may 20 2011 p d1  billy welch  image made 1986 and courtesy of jackie tabb  william t bill castanera  19432010 also known as billy welch  born biloxi mississippi on august 28 1943 to theodore b castanera and bessie p welch 19141989 bill expired at the tidelands hospice from cancer at pawleys island south carolina on april 18 2010 married patricia castanera retired to pawleys island from northern virginia veteran of the usaf and father of two daughters candelyn sue c bond and gina marie c mcdaniels  the sun herald april 20 2010 p a    william henry billy creel 19432001   born at biloxi mississippi on may 7 1943 the youngest of the six sons of ja tony creel and gladys ward married leila ellen smith in february 1965 and the father of kena kaye creel kristen creel lauren e creel william h creel ii and jamie keith creel coast tourism leader senior director of operations at the isle of capri at the time of his demise on november 24 2001 burial in the biloxi city cemetery  troy m davis 19432006  born at biloxi mississippi the son of rufus frank davis and eva ladnier davis wells survived by wayne davis and gwen davis guice siblings expired on september 14 2006 at biloxi mississippi corporal remains interred in the d iberville memorial park cemetery d iberville harrison county mississippi  the sun herald september 17 2006 p a12    carolyn m broadus lynch   linda mae broussard gavin 19431999  born at biloxi mississippi on january 30 1943 the daughter of neonce j broussard and nellie j marlborough married and divorced jerry gavin expired at biloxi on january 10 1999  arnell jacobina desilvey knowles 19421986  born at biloxi mississippi on july 1 1942 the daughter of john a desilvey and domena gospodinovich expired at key west florida on november 3 1986 interred in the biloxi city cemetery  claudette m doucet van winkle   don wayne dubaz 19421996  born at biloxi mississippi on september 10 1942 the son of luke j dubaz jr 19222001 and irene theriot 19241984 two children ann dubaz and donald wayne dubaz ii navy veteran and retired from ingalls shipbuilding corp expired from a heart attack on 11161996 remains interred at the biloxi national cemetery  edwin earl duncan jr 19391992  born november 11 1939 the son of edwin duncan 19181986 a native of hendricks county indiana and lorine l duncan ee duncan dr died on january 15 1986 jr expired october 10 1992  mary ann dunn acevedo  19432014 born 1943 at biloxi to otto j dunn  19131981 and mamie holland  19171982 mary ann acevedo age 70 of biloxi passed away on saturday april 5 2014 mary ann was a lifelong resident of the coast she was preceded in death by her parents otto and mamie holland dunn exhusbands howard earl monk sr 19342005 and robert michael acevedo  19321992 and son  pete james acevedo  19632003 m shawn marie glass mary ann was survived by her children  belene anita acevedo m ronald truitt meeks  paul acevedo   robin lynn acevedo  and yvette acevedo m dominick cvitanovich and michael and grandchildren matthew megan lauren and devon and former husband anthony christopher taranto the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald on apr 13 2014 p a13 and april 2 2003 p a8  wayne eleuterius  19432018 was born at biloxi on november 10 1943 he is believed to have expired at shreveport louisiana in the fall of 2018  deanna marie fayard windom  19432008 born 1943 at biloxi mississippi the daughter of marshall fayard 19101957 and helen ibele fayard 19132007 deanna was reared on bradford street between reynoir and church street she married harold a windom of biloxi circa 1962 their children were terri windom flowers celeste windom mcneil harold a windom ii and michael windom deanna expired at biloxi on august 21 2008 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the sun herald august 23 2008 p a4    gloria ferrill kornman  19422012 was born november 18 1942 at biloxi mississippi to herbert ferrill 19091961 and lucille marie olier ferrill 19161998 following graduation from bhs she married charles edward kornman in harrison county mississippi on october 21 1961 they were the parents of charles e chuck kornman jr paula kornman m bruce jerome rogers and charlene kornman m mr young gloria was preceded in death by her parents and siblings charles herbert ferrill 19341967 m patrica ann barnes glenda ferrill 19361936 and loralye ferrill ladner 19392009 m edward donald w ladner gloria f kornman was survived by her children and a sister janet marie ferrill thiroux m james albert billy thiroux her corporal remains were interred in the family cemetery called almost heaven the sun herald may 15 2012 p a6  john hollister field  19412013 age 72 years of biloxi mississippi passed away sunday march 17 2013 in biloxi john was born march 3 1941 in galveston texas to eugene and kay field he spent his early childhood traveling with his family throughout the u s and europe due to his father s service in the u s air force he graduated from biloxi high school in 1961 and received a bachelor s degree in criminology from the university of louisville he married the love of his life becky and together they raised thier children in their lifelong home on bay vista drive john was a bell south technician in the 1960s he was a lieutenant in the biloxi police department which was the profession he cherished the most he served as an investigator for the district attorney s office in the mid 1980 s alongside his beloved wife becky he owned and operated tri city communications john loved his children grandchildren and pets and enjoyed the time spent with them he cherished the time he spent watching them grow up and playing sports he loved taking long drives along the coast to admire it s beauty as well as fishing and keeping company with his family and friends one of his favorite things was attending biloxi high school football games and cheering for the university of alabama roll tide john was a loving and caring friend to all he met he had soft warm and gentle eyes and an inviting smile for everyone john was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years rebecca becky land field and his parents eugene h and kay field survivors include his son gregory h field daughter tamara mcneil sisters carol beachem gena dougharty and carla marie field five grandchildren justin gunther t j bell justin mcneil zachary mcneil and dylan mcneil and his adored dog qtip a special thank you to his extended family harry and dana moskowitz and their children for all the love and care they provided throughout the years funeral services will be 12 noon thursday march 21 2013 at bradfordo keefe funeral home 2511 pass road in biloxi where friends may visit from 1000 am until service time  atha m foster  19282008 born april 10 1928 at maben mississippi atha matriculated to mississippi state university after serving in the us navy and received a master s degree in education at biloxi high school he taught us history and government for many years mr foster was preceded in death by elizabeth foster atha s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi national cemetery  the sun herald september 28 2008 p a12    lonnie steve gabrich  19402010 born at biloxi mississippi on december 9 1940 the son of alonzo l gabrich 18941948 and vetsie sekul 19152002 alonzo l gabrich was police chief of biloxi when he died in 1948 lonnie was a biloxi police officer from 1967 until 1974 he married lenka alena bakulich in november 1967 and had three children ellen m gabrich zorich alonzo peter gabrich and diana gabrich memorial mass was celebrated for his life on june 14 2010 at the marian chapel of nbvm cathedral in biloxi mississippi  the sun herald june 12 2010 p a10    robert bob o garrison  19282001 born at fort wayne indiana bob garrison played varsity basketball for usm in the 1950s coached basketball and physical education at biloxi high school from the late 1950s until the late 1960s coach garrison died april 15 2001 at raymond mississippi he had married gaynell sumrall 19342003 a native of sumrall mississippi circa 1957 probably interred in the first baptist cemetery in sumrall mississippi with gaynell  the sun herald september 21 2003 p a9    jerry lawrence gavin 19432021   jerry l gavin age 77 died on tuesday april 27 2021 mr gavin was born in biloxi ms on may 10 1943 he attended biloxi schools and grew up on back bay and the point he served in the united states army during the time of the vietnam war and was honorably discharged in 1970 he then began a varied career which included steeplejack work on the greater new orleans bridge and the superdome he also worked with bechtel corporation where he became a foreman in the application of extreme temperature paint systems those projects included mobile oil drilling rigs to be employed in alaskan waters and rocket launch pads at vandenberg air force base in california and cape canaveral in florida his bechtel employment resulted in jobs in the us virgin islands borneo south korea and several sites in the united states he enjoyed traveling and playing golf mr gavin was preceded in death by his parents howard dudie gavin and leila reid gavin hebert and by his wife linda broussard gavin he is survived by siblings donald gavin judy michael gavin demple jeanette gavindelahoussaye jerry carroll hebert millie and sandra hebertlocke casey and many nieces and nephews who dearly loved him as per his request there will be no formal services family will conduct a private celebration of life at a later date bradfordo keefe funeral home biloxi is honored to serve the family of jerry gavin toni darlene ellis glavin 19441970     joe gill 19411976  john paul joe gill 19411976  born december 4 1941 at biloxi mississippi joe was a fabulous football and track and field athlete he played quarterback for biloxi central jr high school and end on the biloxi high school team joe married and divorced barbara costello  they were the parents of three children shea gill shellie gill and cherrie gill joe gill married sandra kaye jones gill english  19412006 while barbara wedded walter nixon jr joe gill expired november 14 1976 his corporal remains were interred in the serenity memorial gardens in pascagoula mississippi  the daily herald november 15 1976 p a2    zenobia nobi gill 19432017  zenobia nobi gill faul  19432017 age 73 went home to her lord and savior on monday january 2 2017 while surrounded by her loved ones near and far at her home in gulfport nobi was born at biloxi on 13 march 1943 she was reared on caillavet street abd attended gorenflo elementary and graduated from biloxi high in 1961 and later moved to gulfport to start a family and raise her three beloved sons she was retired civil service working 30 years at keesler air force base mrs faul was a member of handsboro united methodist church and used her lovely voice to sing god s praises with the choir she held dual memberships with the order of the eastern star ann grayson chapter in biloxi and harmony chapter in gulfport nobi was preceded in death by her father floyd gill her mother zenobia gill her brother arthur gill and four stepbrothers joseph irving vernon and john gill she is survived by three brothers charlie gill jerry gill and russell gill her husband of 51 years carlos faul sr three sons carlos faul jr nancy floyd faul and david faul beth and seven grandchildren ashley mary lexi gregory claire bryan and maggie a celebration of life service will be held at 2 pm sunday february 5th 2017 at first baptist church gulfport in lieu of flowers the family requests memorials made to alzheimer s dementia research  edward e ginger gingerella jr  19432013 age 69 passed away on october 9 2013 in tazewell tennessee ginger was born on october 11 1943 in biloxi mississippi he was a graduate of biloxi high school class of 1961 he served in the united states navy and retired from ingalls shipbuilding ed ginger lived in tazewell tn for several years where he enjoyed fishing hunting gardening and other outdoor activities in the foothills of the cumberland mountains ed ginger was preceded in death by his parents edward e ginge rella sr and bernice burton gingerella and soninlaw ferris j derouen he is survived by his wife wanda yeary gingerella tazewell tn son edward e gingerella iii and wife april gautier ms daughter tammy gingerella derouen broken arrow ok stepson josh nix and wife lydia grabill in and four granddaughters he is also survived by an uncle floyd burton lucedale ms and an old navy buddy jim morris nc due to extended illness the family requests that in lieu of flowers make donations to coffey funeral home to help family with funeral expenses the family will receive friends from 1200 noon until 200 pm sunday october 13 2013 at coffey funeral home chapel with funeral service to follow at 200 pm sunday in the coffey funeral home chapel burial in the yeary family cemetery  francis ray gollott 19421993  born july 10 1942 to luther daniel ld gollott and mary lawrence gollott foster died november 16 1993  dolores ann gonsoulin   ann gryder bryant anderson  19422015 mrs ann annie gryder anderson age 72 of biloxi mississippi passed away on friday february 13 2015 in gulfport mrs anderson was born in biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the coast she was a member of the first presbyterian church of ocean springs she was preceded in death by her parents wc gryder jr and annie jewel brown gryder survivors include her daughter elizabeth ann bryant son william gryder bryant and grandchildren bruce joel sledge gabriel neil bryant william gryder bryant jr christopher harold bryant and jody graveside service will be held at 11am on wednesday february 18 2015 at evergreen cemetery in ocean springs the ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald february 17 2015 p a4  maynard v hacker ii  19432003 ii was born at biloxi mississippi on august 14 1943 the son of maynard hacker 19191973 from el centro california and gloria ozella lee hacker robertson 19261994 his parents married on october 2 1942 in harrison county mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 57 p 352 maynard was an outstanding debater while at bhs and millsaps college he was retired advertising executive at the time of his demise at birmingham alabama on january 20 2003 he attended millsaps college and was a member of the order of demolay maynard was survived by a sister kathryn h stankovic of richmond virginia  the daily herald november 23 1962 p 16 and the sun herald january 25 2003 p a9    ron hargett  19432013  ronald lloyd hargett  19432013 age 69 years passed away at his home in little rock arkansas on june 11 2013 he is predeceased by his parents lloyd and betty hargett and his grandparents ron is survived by his l oving wife belinda massey hargett two daughters tracy alexander randy elise hargett rob teston three grandchildren savanna and india gonzales cruz rigler one sister lynn murden jim cousins jim lumpkin jelaine mickey mangun anthony and tanya nordstrom ron was born in columbus georgia on november 2 1943 graduated from biloxi high school and attended the university of southern mississippi he worked at jones floor covering in pensacola florida living in gulf breeze for 20 years he later retired to little rock arkansas visitation and funeral services will be at word aflame fellowship 7800 interstate 30 little rock arkansas friday june 14 2013 visitation will be 1030 am noon with the celebration of his life immediately following reverends james lumpkin jr and larry webb will officiate interment will be in maumelle arkansas at riverwood memorial gardens in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to word aflame fellowship arrangements are being made by rollerdrummond funeral home 10900 interstate 30 little rock arkansas 72209  charles thomas harrison sr  19432011 born on october 29 1943 at biloxi mississippi the son of curtis richardson harrison sr 19101978 and blanche fayard harrison 19152000 charles married euple kathleen broom at biloxi on august 19 1964 they were the parents of charlotte harrison newman and charles t harrison jr at biloxi charles t harrison continued in the harrison family traditional business of real estate and commercial and residential leasing and rentals charles expired at biloxi on october 21 2011 he corporal remians were interred in the biloxi city cemetery the sun herald october 23 2011 and october 24 2011 p a6 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 127 p 443  douglas a hebert  19422014 douglas anthony hebert age 72 years passed away wednesday august 13 2014 doug was born in new orleans la on december 20 1942 but was a lifelong resident of biloxi ms growing up on point cadet doug graduated from biloxi high school he served in the us army and served a tour of duty in vietnam doug had a long work history in the shipbuilding industry for several shipyards on the coast he was recently a selfemployed property investor doug loved fishing being outdoors and in recent year walking the ocean springs bridge because he did not want to get old like his friends doug enjoyed spending time with family and especially his two grandsons chris and brennan doug is preceded in death by his mother leona derouen richie his father vallex j hebert sr brother vallex j hebert jr and stepmother leila hebert doug is survived by his wife mary nathalon hebert son chris hebert janna daughter sheila hebert grandsons chris kangas and brennan hebert sisters mary bailey robin and sandra locke brother carroll hebert millie sistersinlaw jeannie doser gene cindy saxton billy dorthy king terry and connie marodis ted and also many nieces nephews and many friends doug never met a stranger and was always caring for others and he will be greatly missed by family and friends he was loved by all visitation will be held on sunday august 17 2014 from 5 to 8 pm a service will be held at 10 am on monday august 18 2014 all at bradfordo keefe funeral home on howard avenue in biloxi interment will follow at biloxi national cemetery in biloxi  reginald reggie m hebert  19432015 mr reginald michael hebert age 71 years of mobile alabama passed away on monday june 8 2015 in mobile mr hebert was a lifelong resident of the coast he was preceded in death by his wife sandra miller hebert parents augusta williams hebert and edwin shine hebert granddaughter amanda stringfellow and sisters carolyn hebert fowlkes and janelle hebert bass survivors include three daughters angela meeker regina nelson and shellie roy son benjamin michael hebert sister brenda hebert elmer brother edwin mark mary jo hebert 4 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren visitation will be on saturday june 13 from 10am until 11am at the ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home after the visitation there will be a graveside service in evergreen cemetery the sun herald reginald m hebert june 10 2015  ted louis hebert  19432018 passed away peacefully on friday december 7 2018 t ed was born in biloxi on may 20 1943 to the late louis and bertha hebert he is survived by wife sharon schultz hebert sister charlotte clarke freeman of laguna hills ca brothers harry hebert peggy and mark anthony hebert nephews eric clark and jim clark pam and nieces stephanie hebert spinucci nick and amy hebert leroy andrew the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald december9 2018  robert w hickey 19421991  born at biloxi mississippi on december 28 1942 the son of robert e hickey 19162004 and kathryne jane langenberry 19211997 robert married cheryl hanson 19451997 he expired at biloxi on june 28 1991 she passed on june 15 1997 both were interred at southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi as well as his parents  james c hickson jr 1943  born at biloxi mississippi on january 23 1943  ron hulbert 19432008  born at biloxi mississippi on october 15 1943 died at gulfport mississippi on june 12 2008 the son of billy hulbert and sarah cooper two children sara hulbert of biloxi and chris hulbert of baldwinsville new york  the sun herald june 14 2008 p a8    gaston j bud hungerford  19432016 born biloxi mississippi on march 28 1943 to edward a hungerford and marjorie hungerford toups and died august 17 2016 at biloxi bud was a graduate of biloxi high school and the university of southern mississippi he also served in the us army in addition to his parents bud was preceded in by his sister carolyn burton and niece margaret burton survivors include his brothers edward a deanna hungerford jr charles r dorothy hungerford both of biloxi sisters judy rhodes of biloxi and barbara tony lovretta of bradenton fl and numerous nieces and nephews the family would like to express special thanks to the biloxi va for the ongoing care he received at home and while he was a patient in the hospice unit and to all the staff members a special thanks and appreciation funeral service will be held on monday august 22 2016 at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home at 11am family and friends are invited to visit onehour prior interment will follow at biloxi national cemetery the sun herald august 20 2016  jackie hunt jackie fuzzy hunt  19432016 was born july 9 1943 he expired on 26 november 2016 at age 73 years while a resident of irving texas jackie left behind his chef pants and hawaiian shirts on in the comfort of his irving home surrounded by his loved ones in addition to his unique fashion sense he had a love of life fueled by an inexhaustible sense of humor and a giving spirit he reveled in hearing and telling a good story and a good joke he was the master of the dad joke and the occasional prank if there was laughter around he was usually in the middle of it he had a compassion for the less fortunate and he was willing to and on occasion actually did give the shirt off his back to help othershe graduated from delta state university in cleveland mississippi where he played on the football and baseball teams and there he met the love of his life sandra johnson hunt he grew up in biloxi mississippi one of six children of bartlo and mona hunt growing up on the gulf coast gave him a love of fishing and the open water a good celebration and barq s root beer he was the wellrespected owner of hunt consultants a commercial roofing company in the dfw area for many years before his retirement he was a man of strong faith a longtime member of first united methodist church in irving where he served in many leadership roles and continued as part of the wednesday work crew until his declining health prevented his participation he is survived by his wife of 49 years sandra hunt three children scott and wife valerie andy and wife michelle and amy evans and husband adam two granddaughters abby and alex evans brothers william clyde and bartlo hunt and sisters phyllis grant and romona huffstetter and numerous nieces and nephewsthe family requests memorial contributions be donated to michael j fox foundation for parkinson s research services are scheduled  at 11 am thursday  at first united methodist church of irving the sun herald november 2016  joan marie hunt gilbert joan hunt gilbert  january 23 1943 april 30 2019 passed away at home peacefully surrounded by her loved ones joan was a native and lifelong resident of the gulf coast and a member of st mary s catholic church in woolmarket she was previously employed at newberry s department store and bell south as a telephone switchboard operator and dispatcher she enjoyed countless happy times with family and friends on biloxi beach and tchoutacabouffa river joan was an avid bird watcher a hobby that she loved and passed down to younger generations she also enjoyed searching for genealogy and leaves behind priceless pieces of family history joan had a fun loving and an outgoing personality she loved to dance and sing a classic favorite cherry pie was often heard at family gatherings joanie bolonie easily entertained people with her quickwitted oneliners and funny jokes that sparked joy and laughter in those around her she was the life of the party and a true comedian cracking jokes until to the very end joan never met a stranger and anyone she did meet quickly became her friend to know joan was to love her she left a lasting impression joan lived life the way she wanted too and did not make excuses for it her children lovingly called her frank because she often said i did it my way yes she was stubborn but most of all she was loving she above all things valued god family honesty and hard work if you asked joan she would tell you without a doubt her children grandchildren and great granddaughter were her greatest joy in this life she was preceded in death by her parents george francis hunt iii and myrtle olier hunt sister barbara thibodeaux kenny grandson andrew gilbert and greatnephew tristan thibodeaux she is survived by her children kristy gilbert john patterson trudi johnson david george gilbert jenny her grandchildren garrett johnson alex white taylor mcguire chris grant johnson autumn gilbert kannon gilbert wendy  smith  kyle porter greatgranddaughter collins mcguire sister sherilyn saggus gerry and brother george hunt lola she is also survived by countless beloved nieces nephews godchildren friends and extended family that she dearly loved special note of thanks to mom s running buddies jimmy gilbert and sherry ladnier we greatly appreciate your love and commitment to her we couldn t have done it without you the family also would like to express heartfelt gratitude to the entire staff at kareinhome hospice and the singing river hospital sniff unit and rehab for their hard work dedication and kindness she is walking in heaven now may you all be blessed for the care you gave our mom in lieu of flowers the family requests donations in her honor be made to casa of harrison county to advocate for abused and neglected children and gulf coast women s center for nonviolence a private family mass was celebrated may 2 2019 at st mary s catholic church in woolmarket the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  robert w jackson robert bobby wayne jackson  19432016 expired 23 november 2016 at ocean springs mississippi bobby married mildred millie ann demourelle a classmate in harrison county mississippi on 21 april 1963 they were the parents of two sons shane jackson and heath jackson bobby grew up on back bay on lameuse street he was a good athlete and was a miler on the bhs track team under coach brown bobby learned the plumbing trade while working with his fatherinlaw he and millie founded guaranted plumbing at ocean springs and lived on jackson avenue after they divorced shane and millie jackson continued in the plumbing business bobby was elected an alderman from ward at ocean springs and served one term  linda louise jermyn gibson braun 19432013   born june 29 1943 in indiana died at biloxi mississippi on october 9 2013 linda married ted william gibson in harrison county mississipii on august 31 1961 she married robert eugene braun b 1943 also in harrison county on june 29 1985 she was a resident of the gulf coast for over 68 years linda was a member of the episcopal church of the redeemer and a former employee of beneficial finance company linda was a member of the thursday card club she was preceded in death by her parents jason t jermyn 19181990 and florence oehms jermyn 19212004 linda is survived by her husband of 28 years bobby braun daughters tammy gary gibson freeman and jill braun curtis beam son trent lene braun sister brenda david szumigala brothers jason zeke jermyn matthew stephenie jermyn and mickey lynn jermyn six grandchildren colt angele beam austin freeman blake freeman sara beam ty braun and alayna braun and one great grandson liam beam mississippi circuit court mrb 119 p 527 and 2nd jd mrb 30 p 4 and the sun herald october 13 2013 p a12  william randy mcelroy 19422021  randy was born at biloxi on november 2 1942 here is william mcelroy s obituary please accept echovita s sincere condolences it is with great sadness that we announce the death of william mcelroy in ocean springs mississippi born in biloxi mississippi who passed away on july 29 2021 at the age of 78 leaving to mourn family and friends leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of william mcelroy to pay them a last tribute you may also light a candle in honor of william mcelroy he was predeceased by his parents james mcelroy and emrick mcelroy he is survived by his wife pam mcelroy of ocean springs his children karen ramsay sonny and david mcelroy heather of ocean springs his siblings mickey mcelroy jane of d iberville and carol ann crowninshield of west columbia sc and his grandchildren leigh beau lacey ducharme and conner mcelroy he is also survived by several nieces nephews and extended family the sun herald  rita johnson miller 19432002  born at hattiesbirg mississippi on march 27 1943 the daughter of laban l miller and frances ruth campbell married joe r miller two daughters lynn m brown and kimberly m wilson she passed on february 15 2002 and was interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi  the sun herald february 20 2002 p a7  judith nolan sparkman  19442010    judith judy sparkman age 65 died tuesday december 29 2009 at citrus memorial hospital judy was born in miami florida on july 14 1944 to the late earl chester nolan and eula cole cotton nolan judy was a homemaker and volunteered at jesus is ministries in inglis for over 30 years she enjoyed art pencil sketches and oil painting was a member of several local artist s guilds as well as garden and nature clubs her survivors include four sons frank michelle peterlin evansville in john peterlin crystal river fl robert ann marie peterlin sandy ut earl barkley cummingspeterlin heather evansville in and two daughters margaret judith ann peterlin daniel keniery alexandria va and zelda grey ny ny she was preceded in death by one daughter myrtle a celebration of life memorial service will be held at the jesus is ministries 42 daisy street inglis fl on tuesday jan 5 2010 at 1130 am the family requests donations to jesus is ministries inc po box 1110 inglis fl 344491110 in lieu of flowers chas e davis funeral home is in charge of arrangements the citrus county chronicle from dec 30 2009 to jan 5 2010  james wayne kenney  19432018 jimmy wayne kenney age 74 years of gulfport mississippi passed away sunday february 18 2018 in gulfport he was november 20 1943 in biloxi mississippi to edward john and beatrice louise manuel kenney he attended biloxi schools and was manager for the national food store he is preceded in death by his father edward john kenney and his son rickey wayne kenney mr kenney s survivors include his mother beatrice louise kenney and his siblings barbara kaderli linda keith hall john kenney cheryl cr aig andrews and danny cathy kenney funeral services will be held at the pass road chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home friday february 23 2018 at 200 pm friends may visit from 100 pm until service time interment will follow at biloxi city cemetery  the sun herald february 21 2018    beverly juanita lopez 19432000    joyce e melvin davis 19421992  born at biloxi mississippi on december 31 1942 the daughter of lawrence joseph melvin and ola mae harbison melvin eustache married james harvey davis jr on august 19 1961 made her living as a bank teller four children gina d lehman joyce m davis angela d jimerson and james l davis she expired on february 13 1992 and was interred in the d iberville memorial park  warner olan lanny moore jr 19431991  born at biloxi mississippi to warner olan moore 19221994 and eda mae delacruz 19151999 lanny matriculated to the univesity of southern mississippi where he earned his bs and master s degrees he was awarded his doctorate degree from the university of alabama where he taught in the history department and was in charge of special student services lanny married katherine mitchell and was the father of two sons warner olan moore iii and brendan moore he died at tuscaloosa alabama on july 13 1991 and his corporal remains were interred in the tuscaloosa memorial park cemetery under the auspices of the episcopal church  patricia ann o brien ford 19432004  born at biloxi mississippi on august 20 1943 the daughter of fred damon o brien 18951958 and winnie morris 19001980 the widow of george h arguelles 18961934 pat graduated from mississippi state college for women with a degree in foods and nutrition she made her livelihood as a dietician married william ford they lived in texas after his demise she returned to biloxi in 1986 and volunteered in the history and genealogy section at the biloxi public library her siblings were joseph arguelles jack arguelles ivon arguelles and morris arguelles pat expired at biloxi on december 30 2004 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  mary joanne olsen ballard 19432000  born at clearwater florida on september 21 1943 the daughter of harold olsen and ethel creel married paul ballard and resided at wiggins expired at biloxi on november 5 2000 buried biloxi national cemetery    linda pevey castelin tate 19432015   age 71 years passed away sunday february 1 2015 in gulfport mississippi she was preceded in death by her husband john tate her mother willie pevey paxton her sister ginger medford and her brother sonny pevey linda is survived by her son and daughterinlaw michael and judy castelin her granddaughter samantha castelin and her nieces kelly edge and dana durham she was the owner of linda s tap lounge in d iberville mississippi for 16 years although she is gone she will forever live on in our hearts she was an inspirational and hard working person she now will be peacefully with her late husband and no longer be suffering from sickness we will always feel her loss deeply within our hearts but we know that we will see her soon in heaven there will be a graveside service on friday february 6 2015 at biloxi national cemetery at 1230pm riemann family funeralhome 11280 three rivers rd gulfport served the family the sun herald february 3 2015 p a  bobby joe penton sr  19412019 age 77 of biloxi mississippi passed away wednesday july 24 2019 in gulfport mr penton was born in biloxi mississippi on december 28 1941 he was a high school graduate and employed in the seafood industry mr penton enjoyed riding his tractor dancing singing riding his dog around in his truck and especially taking care of his family he was preceded in death by his parents eugene and bernice penton his son bobby joe penton jr and his siblings geraldine alexander and felix wilson mr penton s survivors include his wife joann penton his children kim rev joe reynolds and sharon dalton parker his sister catherine ray williams 13 grandchildren 11 greatgrandchildren 1 greatgreatgrandchild and his pet dogs annie lou blue and dee dee visitation will be from 600 pm until 800 pm on sunday july 28 2019 with funeral services at 1000 am on monday july 29 2019 where friends may visit from 900 am until service time all at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home interment will follow at coalville cemetery a reception will be held at the penton home immediately following the interment  anthony earl perez jr 19422006  born at biloxi mississippi the son of anthony earl and maggie perez us navy veteran and member of carpenters local 1667 anthony retired from the civil service at kafb he died at biloxi on september 19 2006 corporal remains interred biloxi national cemetery  the sun herald september 21 2006 p a4    everett henry lightning redam jr 19432002  born on june 12 1943 at myrtle beach south carolina to everett h redam and lillian ladnier redam married shirley jean ford b 1938 probably a kansas native and the daughter of burley o ford and leomia ford at biloxi on december 12 1969 harco ms 1 st jd mr bk 2 p 276 everett expired at biloxi mississippi on may 25 2002 he had worked for home auto supply for thirtyfour years and was employed at the grand casino at the time of his demise   his corporal remains were cremated  donna robbins acevedo 19432010  born at biloxi mississippi on july 12 1943 the daughter of william robert willie robbins sr 19141960 and aleta bell robbins melvin 19192005 donna was reared on biloxi s back bay on braun avenue near the bay view housing projects she attended biloxi public schools commencing with gorenflo after graduation she married john jack acevedo on july 14 1961 in harrison county mississippi harco ms mrb 119 p 401 and william r robbins iiijanuary 2011 donna was preceded in death by her parents and brothers william r robbins ii 19421999 and gary w robbins donna and jack were the parents of jonda maria acevedo d april 2018 m frank francis seymour dina kay acevedo m donald ray coblentz and john gary acevedo donna robbins acevedo expired on august 12 2010 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the sun herald august 14 2010 p a4 and august 15 2010 p a12    hl hill rouse   hillrie lassette hill rouse  19432018 age 75 years of saucier passed away tuesday november 6 2016 in ocean springs born september 17 1943 in lucedale mr rouse was a lifelong resident of the gulf coast he is preceded in death by his parents roy rouse and gertrude whittington rouse both of lucedale three brothers dean rouse willie jim rouse hilda jo mckerrin karo rouse joann and one sister janie rouse hodges jewell he is survived by his wife debra devine two sons brian rouse tammy of d iberville patrick rouse of new orleans two grandchildren karley jane rouse and cooper brian rouse both of d iberville stepson joseph coffey and stepdaughter amanda coffey service will be held on thursday november 8 2018 at 1130 am at shady grove baptist church in lucedale friends may visit from 1000 am until 1130 am interment will follow in the church cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements bradfordo keefe funeral home the sun herald november 6 2018  frank sabbatini  was born at leland mississippi and graduated from mississippi state university in 1957 he was cocaptain of the 1956 msu bulldogs football eleven with ronald bennett also from leland frank played fullback for the bulldogs at 195 pounds and led the squad to a 3213 win over lsu in november 1956 coach sabbatini came to biloxi high school in 1959 to teach physical education he was an outstanding coach and people person the sun herald march 4 1987 p a4  douglas lee ruffin  19432014 born in biloxi mississippi on june 30 1943 to john tilmon ruffin and mary louise ruffin he passed away on friday march 282014 at south central regional medical center in laurel at the age of 70 years doug resided in biloxi for 62 years and moved to rose hill in 2005 he served in the united states army from 1962 to 1965 and was a disabled american veteran doug was an avid hunter a master diver a licensed boat pilot and a master woodworker he also served on the biloxi civil service board for many years many police officers remember him as the official coffee house in the west end of biloxi he will be sorely missed by his family and many friends doug was preceded in death by his parents and a brother in law stephen osborn survivors include two brothers john ruffin linda of van cleve ms and thomas ruffin of rose hill ms two sisters linda monks andy and kay osborn of rose hill ms he is also survived by five nephews and one niece visitation will be at colonial chapel funeral home in bay springs mississippi on monday march 31 2014 from 1100 am to 1230 pm with the funeral service to follow at 1230 in the chapel the burial will be in the veterans memorial cemetery in newton mississippi at 200 pm colonial chapel funeral home of bay springs is in charge of the arrangements the sun herald march 30 2014 p a  noah j saunders 19432007  born biloxi son of carl saunders and ruth mcrae saunders operated saunders machine shop married helen children angela s desporte noah saunders jr donald saunders troy saunders and glen saunders noah died at biloxi on january 31 2007 corporals remains interred biloxi city cemetery  the sun herald february 3 2007 p a10   probably not in graduating class of 1961   harold w schultze  circa 2019 and 1961  harold walter schultze  age 76 passed peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of october 20 2019 he is survived by his wife of 54 years ann and his three children rudd stacy beth ann and robert lucy he took particular joy in his four grandchildren lauren cooper jacob and eliza harold was born on june 13 1943 in dunedin florida and spent his childhood in biloxi mississippi with extended family visits in queens new york he studied at ole miss where he received a bs and master s in microbiology harold began his career teaching microbiology at usm then worked at puckett lab in hattiesburg finally going back to teaching at pearl river community college in his semiretirement he and ann were members of hardy street baptist church harold was an inveterate storyteller and some of his stories were actually factual however he understood to never let something as trivial as the truth stand in way of a great tale having never met a stranger in his entire life he was always eager to talk and listen mainly talk to anyone and everyone and was loved for his ability to break the ice and keep the conversation flowing in any social situation harold was uncannily smart with the ability to have deep conversations on virtually any topic he was skilled in comic timing and could get away with saying things no one else could or should a renaissance man at heart harold enjoyed hunting and fishing reading painting cooking woodworking writing and general mischief making his family would like to thank the kind staff at asbury hospice house who provided not only tender care to harold but also were wonderful with his family through his final days there will be a visitation for harold on thursday october 24 2019 from 57pm at hulettwinstead funeral home with a graveside service in ripley tennessee on saturday at 11am memorials may be made to st jude s children hospital or presbyterian christian school dad will be remembered and loved by all  joseph j simonich 19431993  born at biloxi mississippi on april 7 1943 to joseph anthony simonich  1907111965  and audrey sterne simonich  1917111988  one child shelly s walters expired at pensacola florida on april 16 1993  zan l skelton  19282012 native of shubata clarke county mississippi and former bhs english teacher and author expired on may 15th mr skelton taught at bhs from 1953 until his retirement in 1986 zan l skelton was a true gentleman and excellent instructor in the elish language and its literature the sun herald may 20 2012 p a13  george william skrmetta 19432015   services for george w skrmetta will take place on wednesday december 30 2015 at 200 pm at webb funeral home in meridian with visitation at 100 pm mr skrmetta 72 died on december 25 2015 at anderson rmc surrounded by his family he is survived by a daughter georgia skrmetta storey and her husband david of ocean springs ms a son ronald william skrmetta of meridian two grandchildren matthew byrne storey and rachel abigail storey and his brother ronald skrmetta along with many loving and supportive inlaws nieces and nephews he was preceded in death by his wife brenda reece skrmetta his parents mike and florice skrmetta and a brother larry skrmetta  ronald h simnicht   dr ronald h simnicht  19432019 was born in wisconsin the son of millard h simnicht 19121972 and florence hubbard simnicht 19131993 the family came to biloxi in the late 1950s from amite louisiana where ron s father a retired high school band director and music teahcer had a tung oil orchard in 1959 he bought the deluxe motel on west beach in biloxi ron was an alumus of usm and the loyola school of dentistry nola he served in the us army from 19671969 and achieved the rank of captain he married twice betty jeanne pomierski and and charlene moberg children stephanie noreen simnicht ronald simnicht  dr earl e skinner jr  19241974 was a native of pearl river county mississippi he served bhs as it principal from 1960 until mr skinner went to usm and eaned a doctorate degree he expired in septemberl 1974 at tylertown mississippi the daily herald seeptember 11 1974 p 2  tj smith  19332010 coach tj smith came to the biloxi public school system in 1956 and spent 19 years as social studies teacher driver s education teacher guidance counselor football and tennis coach and principal from 19691975 he went to jefferson davis jr college and retired in 1998 as dean of business services tj smith was married to scottie sue smith 19341984 and brenda nell linthicum  charles sherrell mickey stanley 1942 2020    mickey age 78 passed away december 20 2020 he was known to family and friends was born september 26 1942 to n b and ruth stanley he was a 1961 graduate of biloxi high school after graduation mickey enlisted in the united states army where he attended helicopter flight school and received numerous awards including the distinguished flying cross as well as the silver star for his service in vietnam and also achieved the rank as captain mickey later continued his helicopter flight training with the army national guard before retiring from service as a lt colonel mickey was also a charter boat captaindeckhand for the family owned charter boat becuna as well as the owner of biloxi bonding company mickey was preceded in death by his parents he is survived by his wife terry miller stanley his children yvette grayson and ross stanley grandchildren lauren matthew and erin greatgrandchildren london benjamin riley and nathan sister sandra rick gunter and brother danny bj stanley many nieces nephews and former wife anne visitation will be 9am and services will begin 10am monday december 28 2020 at marshall life center 810 division st biloxi ms visit  wwwmarshallfhcom  for his complete obituary  eugene paul stanley  19432013 eugene called gene and ep was born april 24 1943 to james henry stanley and thelma ruth barnes he died on march 1 2012 at ocean springs mississippi gene graduated from usm in business and worked for 41 years as ingall s shipbuilding he was survived by sarah hearndon stanley his wife children elizabeth s beavers aimee s risser rocky drewry and russell drewery memorial services were held march 6 2013 at st john s episcopal church in ocean springs funera arrangements by holderwells funeral home  syble faye theriot mcgowan  19432018 syble age 75 passed away in wiggins on sunday october 28 2018 she was born in tylertown mississippi on march 2 1943 to robert lee theriot 19312017 and myrtle theriot 19252008 she spent 45 years in the banking business and was a past matron of long beach chapter of eastern star mcgowan is preceded in death by her parents robert and myrtle theriot son robert crosby and grandson ryan boyd survivors include her husband george o mcgowan children anthony d crosby jennifer longwell mike jeff and misty mcgowan grandchildren lauren boyd fred of california and courtney longwell the o neal road chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  louise tauzin davis  19442003 born at biloxi mississippi in 1944 to murphy a tauzin and cecile hebert married richard m rick davis three children rick davis ii charlotte d hayes and christine davis died in gulfport from cancer on july 15 2003 buried at biloxi national cemetery on july 16 2003  the sun herald july 16 2003 p a6    sherry june tiblier helveston  19432014 age 71 of biloxi died friday july 11 2014 she was a graduate of biloxi high school who enjoyed yard sales and was an avid saints fan she was a wonderful wife mother grandmother and great grandmother her family was her life and she enjoyed spending time with them she is preceded in death by her parents junnie tiblier and ivy bosarge tiblier sherry is survived by her loving husband of 52 years lloyd helveston sr sons lloyd deanna helveston jr and junnie sandi helveston daughters vicky joey taranto melinda hunter sharonda jerry ledet and sharae vince fowler brothers gordon mark tiblier sister sandra fallo grandchildren lloyd helveston iii tori john hattula taryn helveston junnie helveston jr jordan helveston joseph taranto christy taranto rachael taranto alexandria hunter olivia hunter elliott hunter jared ledet brett ledet vince fowler and one great grandchild elijah frazier burial will be held at 2 pm on tuesday july 15 2014 at sacred heart catholic church interment will follow in bosarge cemetery all under the direction of southern mississippi funeral services of ocean springs the sun herald july 2014 p a  janet beverly wade starns  19432015 age 72 years died december 25 in weatherford texasafter a three year battle with cancer beverly donated her remains to unt health science center there was no funeral or memorial service at her request she was a member of north side baptist church beverly was born august 19 1943 in biloxi mississippi to albert blanchard and hilda caroline johanson wade and a graduate of biloxi high school she was predeceased by her parents two brothers anthony albert wade and mark joel wade sr and sister blanche sabinus wade she is survived by husband frank of the home sister mava jean malone and husband tom of diamondhead mississippi three children by marriage daughter kelly lyann strange and husband robert of melbourne florida daughter lesley elise singleton of rio rancho new mexico and son brock jamison starns of albuquerque new mexico ten grandchildren seven greatgrandchildren and several nephews nieces and cousins the sun herald january 5 2016  bobby clifford taylor  19422017 age 74 years of biloxi mississippi passed away on wednesday february 1 2017 in biloxi mississippi mr taylor was born in jackson mississippi on may 13 1942 he was a longtime biloxi insurance executive and majority owner of taylorcarraway insurance southern marketing services and american benefit administrators of biloxi mississippi with offices in baton rouge la jackson ms brentwood tn and gulf breeze fl all specializing in group medical and dental products mr taylor was an active member of first assembly church in gulfport ms he was preceded in death by his parents john e taylor and ora hutchins taylor and his sister merry d taylor all of biloxi mr taylor s survivors include his children terence terry cristine taylor of biloxi and michelle andy haggenmacher of baton rouge la his grandchildren tristen hoover carly taylor matthew taylor and jacob taylor his sisters libby buddy gunn and johnnie jeff bodouin and his brothers charles alice taylor and john melanie taylor visitation will be from 1230 pm until 130 pm followed by a 130 pm funeral service on saturday february 4 2017 at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home interment will follow at southern memorial park   the sun herald february 3 2017    helen f thomas wood  19422000 born at biloxi mississippi on december 13 1942 the daughter of edward h thomas and fay g manuel made her livelihood as a nurse no children expired september 9 2000 buried at biloxi city cemetery  robert l bobby thompson jr  19432008 born at biloxi mississippi the son of robert l thompson and bobby expired at biloxi on may 21 2008 he was survived by barbara t starr a sister and ronnie thompson brother bobbywas a lifelong resident of biloxi a former biloxi firefighter and an instructor for a local gaming school he was a member of bpoe 606 in biloxi and was elk of the year in 19911992 celebration of his life was held at the biloxi elks lodge on june 19 2008  the sun herald june 1 2008 p a12    sherry a wallis sullivan  19421998 born at biloxi mississippi on december 26 1942 the daughter of willie august wallis and irwine fayard wallis married nathan sullivan iii two children jeff sullivan and dr patricia s davis made her livelihood as a cardiac nurse expired at biloxi on july 25 1998  adrian michael weill  19431976 born at biloxi mississippi on june 30 1943 the son of adrian weill 19031971 and jeanette dees weill 19162002 three sisters jacqueline w glascow bernstein jolene weill manuel and donna weill minton died at biloxi on april 17 1976 corporal remains interred at southern memorial park in biloxi  wd willie wiles  19231998 born september 23 1923 at kosciusko mississippi the son of dee wiles and inez caldwell  wd   wiles    was named coach of the biloxi high football team in february 1955  coach wiles was a 1951 graduate of usm having played guard at hinds junior college he began his coaching career in 1951 at corinth high school under coach harold wesson wiles had married virginia sue thompson of jackson mississippi and came to biloxi in 1952 to instruct offensive and defensive linemen when coach cg walsh was head coach he expired at thibodeaux louisiana on february 9 1998 the daily herald february 22 1955 p 14  michael n zalocusky  19432015  michael n zalocusky  19432015 col usaf retired of belleville illinois age 72 born on november 22 1943 in ponce puerto rico passed away peacefully monday november 23 2015 surrounded by his family at belleville memorial hospital in belleville illinois michael devoted 26 years to the united states air force then dedicated the next 22 years to owning and managing allegra print and imaging in fairview heights and in o fallon illinois he was a member of the fairview heights and o fallon rotary clubs and chambers of commerce he was a member of st nicholas catholic church in o fallon he will be greatly missed by all who knew him he was preceded in death by his parents michael f and aurelia nee vasquez zalocusky and his grandparents walter and sophia zalocusky and manuel and benigna nee pizarro vasquez surviving is his wife christine nee knauer zalocusky his children erin r zalocusky and dr kelly a zalocusky his sister janet m raymond jung nieces and nephews dr stephanie simonson nicholas knauer kathleen o brien daniel knauer and padraic o brien michael was additionally a sonin law brotherinlaw and cousin he was always greatly appreciative to the knauer jung winzen and becker families for sharing their energies love and laughter with him over the years memorial donations are suggested to the lewy body dementia association  wwwlbdaorg  heartland hospice memorial fund heartlandhospicefundorg or to belleville memorial hospital belleville illinois memories and expressions of condolences may be offered at  wwwlakeviewfuneralhmcom  memorial visitation friends may call from 48 pm thursday december 3 2015 at lake view funeral home fairview heights illinois a catholic mass followed by a luncheon in the church s basement will be held at 1000 friday december 4th 2015 at st simon the apostle catholic church 11019 mueller road saint louis missouri 63123 inurnment to follow the luncheon at jefferson barracks national cemetery jefferson barracks missouri  references  the daily herald   biloxian will be in debate in iowa   november 1962 p 16 the las vegas reviewjournal   betty rose allen suarez december 19 2004 p b6 the sun herald   adrian michael weill april 18 1976 p a2 the sun herald   biloxian michael weill found dead outside apartments april 18 1976 p a2 the sun herald   john joe paul gill november 15 1976 p a2 the sun herald   mrs lee anna allen tesch february 23 1983 p a2 the sun herald   robert w hickey june 30 1991 p a2 the sun herald   dr warner oland moore july 14 1991 p a2 the sun herald   ms joyce elzada davis february 15 1992 p a2 the sun herald   joseph john simonich april 23 1993 p a2 the sun herald   ray gollott november 18 1993 p a2 the sun 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17 2006 p a12 the sun herald   mr anthony earl perez jr september 21 2006 p a4 the sun herald   mrs jerrilyn marie broussard barrett december 11 2006 the sun herald   mr noah j saunders sr february 3 2007 p a10 the sun herald   robert l bob thompson june 1 2008 p a12 the sun herald   ron hulbert june 14 2008 p a8 the sun herald   deanna marie windom august 23 2008 p a4 the sun herald   atha m foster september 28 2008 p a12  the sun herald   william t bill castanera april 20 2010 p a the sun herald   lonnie steve gabrich june 12 2010 p a 10  the sun herald   tj smith november 17 2010 p 11a  the sun herald   patricia diane carpenter may 7 2010 p a4 the sun herald   legendary horse trainer diane carpenter from biloxi dies at age 68 may 20 2010 p d1 the sun herald   charles thomas harrison sr october 24 2011 p a6 the sun herald   gloria ferrill kornman may 15 2012 p a6 the sun herald  zan l skelton may 20 2012 p a13 the sun herald  eugene paul ep stanley march 4 2013 the sun herald  john 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