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Coleman Reeves Tarnok
Services are at 11 a.m. Monday, April 24, at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell, La., for Coleman Reeves Tarnok, 86, of Picayune, who died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Crosby Memorial Hospital in Picayune.
Burial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Slidelll under the direction of Honaker Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Elfreda Windoldh Tarnok; two children, Linda Tarnok Lord and Richard Coleman Tarnok; a brother, Jackson Tarnok; a sister, Mary Lou Tarnok Swenson; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marsha Tarnok Mosley.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Sunday, April 23, and 9-11 a.m. Monday, April 24, at the funeral home.
Edward Virgil Auvil Sr.
Funeral services: 1 p.m. Monday at Forts Lake Assembly of God Church in Forts Lake.
CREOLE - Edward Virgil Auvil Sr., 67, of the Pecan Community, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998, in Pecan.
Mr. Auvil was born Sept. 20, 1930, in Fruitdale, Ala. He retired from the Army after over 20 years of service and attended Forts Lake Assembly of God Church.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Virgil Auvil Jr. and Theodore Lorenzo Auvil.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Auvil of Pecan; six stepsons, Carl Morgan of Mobile, Steve Morgan of Theodore, Ala., Glynn Morgan of Pensacola, Fla., Ricky Morgan of Houston, Texas, Ronnie Thomas of Citronelle, Ala., and Jimmy Auvil of Birmingham, Ala.; two stepdaughters, Deborah Rice of Theodore and Ann Draughn of Pascagoula; two daughters, Tillie Thompson and Debbie Frazier, both of Citronelle; a sister, Florence Foster of Texas; three brothers, George Auvil of Houston, Howard Auvil of Clinton, Ark., and Carl Auvil of Derry, Texas; 23 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-until tonight at Forts Lake Assembly of God Church. A service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the church, with a 3 p.m. graveside service in Fruitdale Cemetery in Fruitdale. Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point is in charge of arrangements.
Frank Ransom Blackmarr Sr.
Funeral services: Private services will be held.
GULFPORT - Frank Ransom Blackmarr Sr., 88, of Gulfport died Tuesday, February 10, 1998.
He was born May 13, 1909, in Brewton, AL, to Hamlin Leonidas and Jessie Tippin Blackmarr. The family moved shortly thereafter to Long Beach, MS. Following his schooling in Long Beach and Gulfport, he studied at Auburn University in Alabama. He married his high school sweetheart, Rosemary Killegrew, who passed away in 1992, one month before their 62nd anniversary.
Trained "on the job" by his father and two uncles who ran a grocery store in Long Beach at the turn of the century. Frank and Rosemary opened in Gulfport in the late 1930's. Hurricane Camille in 1969 closed for good the neighborhood store. During WWII, he also worked as an electrician for Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. in Pascagoula. A member of the I.B.E.W., he continued working as an electrician for many years.
A great-nephew of Capt. Joseph T. and Melodia Blackmarr Jones, co-founder of Gulfport, he had looked forward to the 100th anniversary celebration of the city later this year.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, William "Bill" Blackmarr and Phillip Blackmarr; two sisters, Julia Blackmarr Jones and Lillian Blackmarr; a grandson, Robert Stacy Philliip Finley; and a great-grandson, Matthew Michael Gibson.
Survivors include a son, Frank R. Blackmarr Jr. of Panama City, FL; four daughters, Mrs. James L. (Grace Eleanor) Lebo of Gulfport, Mrs. Chester W. (Rosemary) Finley of Long Beach, Mrs. James C. (Melodia) Stevens of San Antonio, and Mrs. Daniel J. (Margaret) Moran of Gulfport.
He is also survived by 14 grandchildren, Burl E. Gibson III, Ransom A. Gibson, Rosemary G. Gangemi, Grace E. Gibson, Sarah G. Elchos and Frank I. Gibson, Margaret F. Sartor and Chester Larry Finley, M.D., James C. Stevens Jr., Susan S. Sweet, Thomas Stevens, Frank R. Blackmarr III, Daniel J. Moran Jr. and Gregory Moran; and by 24 great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by a brother, Keener Blackmarr of Mobile, AL.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport with a private family memorial service.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the Alzheimer's Association-Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter.
Edmund J. Bordes
KILN - Edmund J. Bordes, 79, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in Bay St. Louis.
Arrangements are incomplete at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis.
Jesse E. Broadus
Funeral services: Graveside 10 a.m. Monday in Oaklawn Cemetery in McHenry.
STARKVILLE - Jesse E. Broadus, 82, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in Starkville.
Mr. Broadus was a native of McHenry. He retired as owner of Broadus Furniture Store in Gulfport, served in the Army during World War II, was a member of the American Legion and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his father, L.S. Broadus; his mother, Arnetta Bond Broadus and two sisters, Florence Savoy and Thelma Palmaniso.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon B. Pate of Northport, Ala., and Victoria B. Ellington of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Oaklawn Cemetery in McHenry. Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue, Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements.
The family prefers memorials to Volunteer Services, Gulfport VA Hospital, c/o Elmer Dickens.
Lucia Conley
NEW ORLEANS - Mrs. Lucia Conley, age unavailable, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in New Orleans.
Arrangements are incomplete at J.T. Hall Funeral Home in Gulfport.
Ernest Willie Cowart Sr.
Funeral services: 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North in Gulfport.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Ernest Willie Cowart Sr., 47, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in Pass Christian.
Mr. Cowart was a native of Lucedale and lived most of his life on the Coast. He was of the Baptist faith and was a retired house mover.
Survivors include his wife, Celia Cowart; a son, Ernest Willie Cowart Jr.; two daughters, Tammy Cowart and Michelle Cowart, all of Pass Christian; two brothers, Howard Roy Cowart Jr. and George Levert Cowart; two sisters, Mary Elizabeth Cowart and Belinda Fay Cowart, all of Saucier and two grandchildren.
A service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North in Gulfport, where friends may call an hour before services. Burial will be in Standard Sandhill Cemetery in Hancock County.
Denny D. Dennis
Funeral services: Private services will be held.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Denny D. Dennis, 65, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998, in Gulfport.
Mr. Dennis was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and was in retail management.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lifus and Lela Miller Dennis.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Dennis of Bay St. Louis; a son, Michael Dennis of Bay City, Texas; a daughter, Debra Rajoppi of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Rosalie Peters of San Antonio and Jenne Fowler of Webster, Texas.
Private services will be held. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas B. Gillam Jr.
Funeral services: Graveside at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Biloxi National Cemetery.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Thomas B. Gillam Jr., 69, died Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, in Gulfport.
Mr. Gillam was a native of Gadsden, Ala. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and was a member of VFW Post 3253 in Bay St. Louis.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas B. Gillam Sr. and Bess Ruth Steele Gillam; and a son, Keith David Gillam.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Kuchler Gillam; a daughter, Stacey G. Chasez of Bay St. Louis; a sister, Betty G. Black of Gadsden and a grandchild.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Biloxi National Cemetery. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
