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Louis Howell Clark
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. today at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Louis Howell Clark, 78, of Gulfport, MS, died Thursday, November 2, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mr. Clark was a native of Gulfport. He was a member of Nugent United Methodist Church for 78 years. He served his Country by enlisting in the Army/Air Corps and served as an aerial Engineer S/Sgt. during WW II. He was stationed in Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe for two years. He retired from Keesler Air Force Base in 1987 after working Civil Service for 35 years. He enjoyed gardening and visiting friends and family. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Mr. Clark was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Henry and Pearl Priddy Clark; and two brothers, William Frank Clark and Charles Lindburg Clark.
Survivors include his wife, Lou Ethel Meadows Clark of Gulfport; a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Linda Clark of Meridian, MS; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Tommy Birdsong of Gulfport; a sister, Janie Farmer of Gulfport; and grandchildren, David Clark and Tracie Clark, both of Meridian, and Lisa McGuire of Gulfport.
Visitation will be today, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, from 1:30 p.m. until service time at 3:30 p.m. from Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, Hwy. 49 N in Gulfport. Burial will be in Coalville Cemetery.
Francis C. Clifford
GAUTIER - Francis C. Clifford, 91, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, in Ocean Springs.
Arrangements are incomplete at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gautier.
W.C. Dobbs
HATTIESBURG - W.C. Dobbs, a former resident of Gulfport for over forty years, died November 1, 2000, at his residence in Hattiesburg. Mr. Dobbs was 84 years of age. Services were held November 3, 2000 at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg.
Mr. Dobbs was the former owner of Payless Food Store and various real estate holdings in Harrison County.
Survivors include his wife, Earline H. Dobbs of Hattiesburg; four daughters, Jo-Ann Dobbs Raanes, Sharron Dobbs Bellew and Rhonda Dobbs James, all of Hattiesburg, and Patsy Dobbs Graham of St. George, Utah; three sons, Don Michael Dobbs of Gulfport, Larry E. Dobbs of Las Vegas, Mississippi where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Survivors include a son, Jason Houston Floyd Jr. of Pass Christian; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at C.O. Pate Funeral Home Chapel in Senatobia with burial in Bethesda Cemetery in Senatobia.
The family prefers memorials to Senatobia Presbyterian Church.
Edward Johnson
PASS CHRISTIAN - Edward Johnson, 63, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Johnson was a native of TX. She attended Our Lady of the Lake Boarding School through college. Marty loved the water, was an avid swimmer and scuba diver, and was a water safety and swimming instructor with the American Red Cross. She also enjoyed playing bridge and was on a golf league and bowling league. Marty worked part time at Village Book Store and volunteered at KAXE Radio. Her passion was classical music. She was a former resident of Gulfport.
Her husband, Willis "Bud" Lindsey, died in 1998.
Survivors include her children, Mike Foretich of Adkins, TX, Tom Lindsey of Norwich, ND, Margie Langston of Manvel, TX, Lucy Brownell of Pflugerville, TX; 15 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 5:00-7:00 p.m. with the Funeral Service at 7:00, Monday Nov. 6 in the Libbey Funeral Home Chapel, 520 2nd Ave. N.E., Grand Rapids, MN, (218) 326-4000, with the Reverend Thomas Radaich officiating.
Lillie E. Pitts
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. today at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel.
PICAYUNE - Lillie E.
Pitts, 92, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, in Picayune.
Mrs. Pitts was a native of
Lawrence County and a resident of Picayune. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Cliffton Pitts.
Survivors include three daughters, Evelyn Pitts McQueen, Charlene Pitts Hook, both of Nicholson, and Dorothy Pitts Patch of Picayune; a sister, Adelle White; a brother, Shelby Lee White, both of Petal; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be after 9:30 a.m. today at Picayune Funeral Home with a service at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. A service will also be held at 3 p.m. today at Mission Hill Baptist Church in Wesson where friends may call an hour before service time. Burial will be in Mission Hill Cemetery.
Herbert Ray Ritchie Sr.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home Chapel in Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Mr. Herbert Ray Ritchie, Sr., 71, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 2, 2000 in Gulfport.
Mr. Ritchie was born in Bogalusa and had been a resident of Gulfport for over 40 years. He served in the Army Air Corps and received a World War II Victory Medal. He was a Colonel on the staff of Gov. Jimmie Davis in Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was an employee of President Casino, and a member of Pass Road Baptist Church in Gulfport. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, James LeRoy Davis; her parents, John and Laura Odom; a son, Glenn A. Rackard; a brother, John Odom; and a sister, Mary Rackard.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Ricky Davis and Susan of Lizana, MS; Michael and Priscilla Davis of Gulfport; a daughter and son-in-law, Toni and Tommy Bond of Saucier, MS; a brother, Monroe Odom of Picayune; a sister, Christine Kahl of Detroit, MI; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, December 3, at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue in Gulfport. The funeral will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 4, in the funeral home chapel, followed by burial in the National Cemetery in Biloxi, MS.
Helen Ruth Douglas
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at the McDonald Funeral Home Chapel in Picayune.
COLLINS - Helen Ruth Simmons Douglas, 87, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Collins.
Mrs. Douglas was a native of Kentwood, La. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Picayune.
Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Worthy of Collins; a son, Wayne White of Biloxi; a sister, Margie Frierson of Picayune; a brother, Walter Simmons Jr. of Loganville, Ga.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune with a service to follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in New Palestine Cemetery.
