Janie Oglesby Jacquet
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.
BILOXI - Mrs. Janie Oglesby Jacquet, 65, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, at Oschners Hospital in New Orleans.
Mrs. Jacquet moved to the Gulf Coast from Sanford, Fla. in 1954. She was employed with Biloxi Regional Medical Center in the Tumor Registry for over 20 years. Mrs. Jacquet was presently working with Biloxi Regional in radiation therapy. Mrs. Jacquet was a member of the Young Matrons Carnival Organization, Gulf Coast Carnival Association, and Biloxi Bay Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and was a member of the St. Mary's Guild.
In leiu of flowers, friends may contribute to the Building Fund of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 610 Water Street, Biloxi, MS 39530.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Wilbur and Mary Lee Oglesby of Sanford, Fla.
Survivors include her husband, Mr. Albert Jacquet Jr.; one son, Mr. Albert Jacquet III; one daughter, Mrs. Kathy and her husband Lester Thompson, all of Biloxi; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Kay Dodson, and her husband Bobby of Palm Beach, Fla. and Ms. Katrina Chetam of Bradenton, Fla.; two brothers, Mr. Delmas and his wife, Cheryl Oglesby and Mr. Douglas and his wife, Elsia Oglesby, all of Sanford, Fla.; three grandsons, Jason Jacquet, Jessie Jacquet and Joseph Jacquet, all of Biloxi; three step-grandsons, Lester Thompson III, Scott Thompson and Dirk Thompson, all of Biloxi; and five step great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday evening at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi, Dec. 11, 2000, 6 to 9 p.m. A service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, where friends may call one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Lakeisha V. Jones
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at H.A. Brown Memorial United Methodist Church.
WIGGINS - Lakeisha V. Jones, 22, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Wiggins.
Miss Jones was a member of Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Survivors include her parents, Sammy Barnes and Glinda Barnes; her grandmothers, Regina Jones and Willie Mae Brown; grandfather, Junior Plez Barnes; greatgrandparents , Richard and Elizabeth Atkinson; and great-great-grandmother , Katherine Brooks, all of Wiggins.
A service will be 11 a.m. Monday at H.A. Brown Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Welcome Hill Cemetery. Owens-Ramey Funeral Services in Wiggins is in charge of arrangements.
Gus Keller Sr.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Bethel Baptist Church.
GULFPORT - Gus Keller Sr., 92, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000.
Mr. Keller was a native of Sanderville and a resident of Gulfport. He retired in 1983 from Bell South and was a member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Belia Keller; three sons, Randolph Porter, David Walker and L.C. Walker; and his parents.
Survivors include five daughters, Katherine Clemons, Mary Louise Ash, Mattie Esters, Albertine Deloach, all of Gulfport, and Josephine Hill of Detroit; a son, Gus Keller Jr. of Thornton, Colo.; and 17 grandchildren.
A service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Bethel Baptist Church where friends may call an hour before service time. Burial will be in Monroe Memorial Park. Richmond Funeral Home in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Jane Ladner
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church in Lakeshore.
LAKESHORE - Mary Jane Ladner, 59, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Lakeshore.
Mrs. Ladner was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Clermont Harbor and of Eastern Star HOPE Chapter No. 402 of Bay St. Louis.
She was preceded in death by her father, Woodrow Necaise; and a sister, Jenny Juneau.
Survivors include her husband, J.V. Ladner of Lakeshore; two sons, J.V. Ladner Jr. of Kiln and Tim Ladner of Lakeshore; one daughter, Cindy Ladner Breaux of Lafayette, La.; one brother, Raymond R. Necaise of Lakeshore; one sister, Fayeann Maronie of Harahan, La.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5 to 10 tonight at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis. A service will 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church in Lakeshore. The funeral procession will leave Edmond Fahey Funeral Home at noon. Burial will be in Lakeshore Cemetery in Lakeshore.
Mary E. Ladnier
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. today at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins.
PERKINSTON - Mary E. Ladnier, 82, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Ladnier was a retired school teacher and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include one son, Oba Lavon Ladnier of Perkinston; one daughter, Marion Elizabeth Ladner of Oxford; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A service will be held 1:30 p.m. today at Moore Funeral Home Chapel in Wiggins. Burial will be in Ladnier Cemetery.
Herman G. Lauf
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs.
OCEAN SPRINGS - Herman G. Lauf, 94, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Mr. Lauf was born in Belleville, Ill., and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1977. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Lauf; four brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include one daughter, Evelyn Schaefer of Ocean Springs; one son, Raymond Lauf; one sister, Rita Appel, both of Belleville, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 tonight at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes. A service will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Park in Ocean Springs.
The family prefers memorials to one's favorite charity.
Frances Malone
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Barton Baptist Church in Lucedale.
MARSHALL, N.C. - Frances Malone, 88, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Asheville, N.C.
Mrs. Malone was born Feb. 3, 1912, in Jones County.
A service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Barton Baptist Church in Lucedale where friends may call two hours before service time. Burial will be in Barton Baptist Church Cemetery. O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula is in charge of arrangements.
Danny W. Neale
PASCAGOULA - Danny W. Neale, 42, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Neale was born Aug. 14, 1958, in Santa Ana, Calif. He was a Little League coach for girls softball in California.
He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis W. Neale.
Survivors include his mother, Devada V. Neale of Pascagoula; one daughter, Christina Pierce of California; two sisters, Trina Vines of California and Leah Moore of Gautier; and one brother, Lynn W. Neale of California.
Services will be private. O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula is in charge of arrangements.
Laurence M. Oden
BILOXI - Dr. Laurence M. Oden, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi.
Adolph A. Pittman
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Adolph A. Pittman, 90, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Pass Christian.
Mr. Pittman was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Lyman Pittman; and his parents, Harrison and Mable Pittman.
Survivors include two sons, Sidney Pittman of Deltona, Fla., and Adolph A. Pittman Jr. of Corona, Calif.; two daughters, Sylvia Quinn of Snowville, Ga., and Sandra Loyd of Cedar Buff, Ala.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport, where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport.
Christopher Michael Slaven
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune.
PICAYUNE - Christopher Michael Slaven, 25, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Picayune.
Mr. Slaven was born in Slidell, La. He was a carpenter and of the Christian faith.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Howard Slaven.
Survivors include his wife, Kristin Slaven; his father, Claude Slaven; his mother, Jane Knowlton Slaven Brown; one sister, Tammy Townsend; his grandmother, Lena Slaven; and his grandfather, Richard Knowlton, all of Picayune.
A service will be 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Turtleskin Cemetery in Nicholson.
Harry Smith
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Harry Smith, 70, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Smith was born in Cahoes, New York and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1951. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and the recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, the Korean Service Medal and the Japan Occupational Medal. Mr. Smith was a Catholic.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Smith of Biloxi; two daughters, Eva Marie White of Long Beach and Helen Catchot of Biloxi; two sons, James Edward Smith Sr. of Wiggins and Arthur A. Catchot Jr. of Biloxi; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. A service will be Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Biloxi City Cemetery.
Evelyn Ladner Souder
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Evelyn Ladner Souder, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mrs. Souder was preceded in death by her husband, Frank R.T. Souder Jr.; a son, John Hart Souder; her parents, Dantzler and Lee Jones Ladner; and four brothers, Dyliss Ladner, Barney Ladner, Bobby Joe Ladner and Benjamin Ladner.
Survivors include one daughter, Edith Caperton of League City, Texas; two brothers, Donald J. Ladner of Lizana and Rufus D. Ladner of Gulfport; two sisters, Lenell King and Betty Jo King, both of Lizana; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Biloxi National Cemetery. Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to be made to the American Cancer Society.
Luther Walker Sr.
Funeral: Noon Monday at J.T. Hall Funeral Home in Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Luther Walker Sr., 48 died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Walker was born in Biloxi on Aug. 2, 1952, and attended Nicholas High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and was employed as a truck driver for Shipper's Express and Merchant Company.
He was preceded in death by his father, Earlis Walker; mother, Ola Mae Walker; and one brother, Willis Walker.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Walker; two sons, Luther Walker Jr. and Luther Flowers; two daughters, Tammy Walker and Miranda Walker, all of Gulfport; two sisters, Veronica Evans of Biloxi and Lillie Rose of Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, James Walker of Biloxi and Eddie Ray of Detroit, Mich.; and three grandchildren.
A service will be noon Monday at J.T. Hall Funeral Home Chapel in Gulfport where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Gardens, 28th Street, Gulfport.
Alfred White
GULFPORT - Alfred White, age unavailable, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Lockett-Williams' Mortuary in Gulfport.
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Bobby Joe Willliams Sr.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at David Lane-Floyd Gilmore Funeral Home in Brooklyn, N.Y.
BILOXI - Bobby Joe Williams Sr., 55, a resident of 1168 Judge Sekul, Apt. No. 32, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Williams was born January 25, 1945 in Spartanburg County, S.C. He served 27 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Keesler Air Force Base as a senior master sergeant in September 1990.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Sammy Williams of Brooklyn, N.Y.
He is survived by his ex-wife, Charlotte Williams of Biloxi; two sons, Bobby Williams Jr. and Brian Williams, both of Biloxi; his mother, Mrs. Lillie Mabry of Brooklyn; father, Charles Drummond; and one sister, Dada Drummond of Brooklyn.
A service will be held 10 a.m. Monday at David Lane-Floyd Gilmore Funeral Home, 1 Remsen Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11212. Burial will be in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, N.Y. Richmond Funeral Home in Biloxi is in charge of local arrangements.
Leon Williams
PEARLINGTON - Leon Williams, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Williams was sent from Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis to Schoen Funeral Home in Slidell for services and burial.
