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Francis Joseph Barthes Jr.
Funeral services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Nativity B.V.M. in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Francis Joseph Barthes Jr., 84, died Saturday, May 16, 1998, in Biloxi.
Mr. Barthes was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a salesman with various wholesale beverage companies, including Bellande Beverage, Regal Beverage and Pabst. He was chief boat engineer with Offshore Services in Brazil at the time of his retirement. Mr. Barthes was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral Parish. He was a charter member of Sunkist Country Club and a member of BPOE No. 606.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Butler Barthes of Biloxi; a daughter, Diane Pi'Sunyer of Houston, Texas - Mrs. Laura Cothrun, 81, died Sunday, May 17, 1998, in Orange, Texas; a sister, Theresa Elliott of Gulfport; a stepbrother, Kevin Huston of Dardenelle, Ark.; two stepsisters, Crystal Snow of Long Beach and Shelly Randall of Dardenelle; his grandparents, Frankie McManus of Long Beach, Thomas and Olean McManus, also of Long Beach, Richard and Betty Aubuchon of St. Louis, and Anna Schamel of Stephenville; and his great-grandmother, Ida Schamel of St. Louis.
A service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home Chapel in Bay St. Louis, where friends may call an hour before service time. Burial will follow in Pearlington Cemetery.
Harold K. Mitchell
GULFPORT - Harold K. Mitchell, 69, died Sunday, May 17, 1998, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Funeral Home in Gulfport.
Rose Annette Saxon O'Keefe
Funeral services: 11 a.m. at Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral.
BILOXI - Mrs. Rose Annette Saxon O'Keefe, 73, of Biloxi, Texas, and Mercedes O'Keefe Huval of Lafayette, La.; six sons, Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV of Biloxi, James Patrick O'Keefe of Gulfport, John Michael O'Keefe of Honolulu, Jeffrey Hugh O'Keefe of Biloxi, Justin Bernard O'Keefe of Biloxi, and Joseph Saxon O'Keefe of Oklahoma; and three granddaughters.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home on U.S. 49 North, Gulfport. A graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Gulfport.
Elizabeth Lee Davis
Funeral services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Chapel in Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Lee Davis, 86, a resident of Gulfport, died Wednesday, June 3, 1998, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Davis, a native of Carnes, Miss., was a retired music teacher and had attended Woman's College and Calif., Curtis Terrel Lee of Diamondhead and Eli Hutchings Lee of Slidell, La.; her sister, Inez Lee Palmer of Carriere; three grandchildren, Jan Carlton Perrett of Paris, France, Richard Davis Perrett of Long Beach, and Susan Davis Penick of Madison; and two great-grandchildren, Julia Lynn Perrett and Rachel Dawn Perrett, both of Long Beach.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue in Gulfport. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church Chapel, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Gulfport.
The family prefers memorials to First Baptist Church of Gulfport, 2120 14th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501 or to Hospicare, Inc., 240 Eisenhower Drive, Biloxi, MS 39531.
Michael Alan Farmer
Funeral services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes.
GAUTIER - Mr. Michael Alan Farmer, 38, of Gautier, died Monday, June 1, 1998, in Ocean Springs.
Mr. Farmer was born at Eglin Air Force Base in Alabama Army National Guard in 1997, having served his nation honorably for over 20 years in the U.S., Europe, Central and South America and other countries.
Mike was the owner of Eastern Aircraft Sales and Farmer Investments, Inc., in Ocean Springs, Miss. Being involved in aircraft sales and real estate ventures, Mike was also a civilian flight instructor and held numerous ratings as a pilot, having been previously employed by Eastern Airlines as a Boeing 737 pilot. Mike also piloted aircraft for ASA Airlines and for several celebrities. He flew for the Harrison County Sheriff's Department from 1990 until the present and was a commissioned deputy. Mike was well-known and developed many friendships in aviation circles and will be missed by all who knew him. Mike received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry Riddle University in 1989, and was a sports parachutist, having made over 30 civilian jumps and in excess of 50 military jumps.
Mike was the loving and dedicated son of Mrs. Margaret Goss Casey, caring and loving brother to Melisa McCollom and Jeffrey Farmer and engaged to Ms. Ohio; his fiancee, Ohio, and Randolph Grayson of Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Diane Jackson of Cleveland, Louisiana, Ray Sones of Pine Burr and Robert Sones of Laurel; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 10 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. A service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Union Baptist Church in Picayune where friends may call one hour before service time.
Rose Mae McQuirter
Funeral services: 11 a.m. Friday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel, 25th Avenue, Gulfport.
GULFPORT - Mrs. Rose Mae McQuirter, 83, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998, in Gulfport.
Mrs. McQuirter was a native of Gulfport and a retired cosmetologist. She was a member of St. John, the Evangelist, Catholic Church in Gulfport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Lena Black Carvin; a brother, Lodd Carvin; and a grandson, Jody Prichard.
Survivors include two daughters, Bertha Lee Sperier of Pass Christian and Norma Jean Prichard of Gulfport; a sister, Marilyn Joyner of Pass Christian; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel, 25th Avenue, Gulfport, where friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport.
The family prefers memorials to MHG Hospice, P.O. Box 1810, Gulfport, MS 39502.
Joyce Pace
Funeral services: Graveside at 2 p.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
PASCAGOULA - Joyce Parker of Sandiego, Fla.; a brother, Lewis W. West Virginia and had been a resident of the Coast for thirty years. She was a member of Gulf Coast Baptist Church in Ocean Springs and was a deaf minister for the church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Stuart Seymour Seely; her parents, Lee and Lorena Davis; and a grandson, Shane D. Hemingway.
Survivors include four daughters, Vicki L. Watson of Long Beach, Debra K. Gibson of Las Vegas, Nev., Lola L. Hemingway of Biloxi, and Angela Hemingway Boyd of Ocean Springs; two sons, James Bugh of Gulfport and Robert Hemingway of Biloxi; a brother, Lester G. Snyder of Melbourne, Fla.; fourteen grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday morning from 9 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi. A procession will leave the funeral home at 9:45 a.m. going to Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi for a graveside service at 10 a.m.
Walter Strong
Funeral services: Noon Friday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Walter "Boggie" Strong, 71, died Monday, June 1, 1998, in Biloxi.
Mr. Strong was born Nov. 21, 1926, in Biloxi, and was a lifelong resident of the community. He was a former member of Fisherman's Union and the V.F.W.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albertus and Alice Strong; and a brother, Leonard Strong.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Dot Strong; a son, Mitchell Strong; two stepdaughters, Nancy Merrick Tauzin, all of Biloxi, and Mary Margaret Merrick Musgrave of Tucson, Ariz.; a stepson, William "Billy" Rushing of Ocean Springs; a sister, Eula Strong Bories of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A service will be at noon Friday at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi, where friends may call from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Stanley F. Thompson
GULFPORT - Stanley F. Thompson, 75, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998, in Gulfport.
Mr. New Jersey.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Lottie Thompson; and two brothers, Alvin Thompson of Gulfport.
J.T. Hall's Funeral Home in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Gabriel C. Williams Jr.
Funeral services: Graveside at 9 a.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery.
BILOXI - Gabriel C. Williams Jr., 87, died Wednesday, June 3, 1998, in Biloxi.
Mr. Williams was a native of Brookhaven and was a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a Mason. He was a member of Angerona Lodge #169 F&AM in Memphis.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gabriel C. Williams Sr. and Samantha E. Gill Williams; and four sisters, Mattie Irene Williams Womack, Mame Williams Best, Margaret William Burnau, and Mae Williams Watson.
Survivors include a sister, Lucille Williams Spigener of Ocean Springs.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Riemann Funeral Home on Beauvoir Road in Biloxi. A graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Biloxi National Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
