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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.
Jeanette Goldsmith
BILOXI - Jeanette Goldsmith, 47, of 427 Braun Street, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Dickey Bros.-Chambers Bros. Funeral Home in Biloxi.
Willie Ann Landrum
Funeral services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hazlehurst United Methodist Church in Hazelhurst.
HAZELHURST - Willie Ann Price Landrum, 71, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in Jackson.
Mrs. Landrum was born in Lincoln County. She was a homemaker and was a member of Hazlehurst United Methodist Church. She was a member of UMW AN, Eastern Star and the Susannah Wesley Organization.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin W. Price and Annie Coker Price.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Stanley B. Landrum of Hazelhurst; five sons, Dutch Landrum of Centerville, Texas, Gary Landrum of Columbia, Tom Landrum of Gulfport, Van Salley of Houston, Texas, and the Rev. Wesley Landrum of Noxapater; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Brookhaven Funeral Home in Brookhaven. A service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hazlehurst United Methodist Church with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson.
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Lionel W. O'Quinn
Funeral services: 3:30 p.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home in Long Beach.
LONG BEACH - Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Lionel W. O'Quinn, 86, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in Collins.
Master Sgt. O'Quinn was a native of Iago, Texas and had been a resident of Long Beach for 36 years. He was member of Sharon Baptist Church in Long Beach, where he formerly taught Sunday school. He also taught Sunday school at Kittiwake Baptist Assembly. He served 22 years in the military and retired from the Air Force, served during the Korean conflict and World War II, and was also a Mason.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Louella Mae O'Quinn; a sister, Vernice Creel and his parents, Daniel W. and Livie Long O'Quinn.
Survivors include his wife, Marguerite O'Quinn of Long Beach; a son, Dwight O'Quinn of Marion, Ala., and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the Long Beach Chapel of Riemann Funeral Home. A service will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial in Long Beach City Cemetery.
Lofton M. Roberts
WOOLMARKET - Lofton M. Roberts, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Woolmarket.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North in Gulfport.
Bertha Gengo Schwartz
Funeral services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Clermont Harbor.
CLERMONT HARBOR - Bertha Gengo Schwartz, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Bay St. Louis.
Mrs. Schwartz was a native of Orange, Texas, was formerly a resident of New Orleans and had been a resident of Clermont Harbor for the past 36 years. She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Clermont Harbor, St. Ann Altar Society and Clermont Harbor Ladies Garden Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Phena Genna Gengo; a brother, Tony Gengo, and a sister, Katherine Marcello.
Survivors include her husband, Charles "Manie" Schwartz Jr. of Clermont Harbor; a son, Dr. E. Ward Sudderth of Marrero, La.; a daughter, Antoinette G. Breaud of Metairie, La.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 10 tonight at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis, with recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. A procession will leave the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Monday going to St. Ann Catholic Church for an 11 a.m. Mass. Burial will follow in Bayou Caddy Cemetery.
Christine Demetz Taylor
Funeral services: 1 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Christine Demetz Taylor, 88, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, in Pass Christian.
Mrs. Taylor was a native of Pass Christian and had been a resident for most of her life. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church and was a teacher's aid in the Pass Christian School System for 15 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Audley L. Taylor; and her parents, Adolph I. and Mary McDonald Demetz.
Survivors include a son, Audley L. Taylor Jr. of Mauldin, S.C.; two sisters, Isabell Terrell of Pass Christian and Thelma Miller of Biloxi and a granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home in Pass Christian, with recitation of the Rosary at 12:15. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian with burial in Live Oak Cemetery.
The family prefers memorials to the Alzheimer Foundation, P.O. Box 4361, Biloxi, MS 39535.
Guy C. Thomas
GULFPORT - Mr. Guy C. Thomas, 79, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Biloxi.
Arrangements are incomplete at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Gulfport.
Lorraine Lott Wilson
Funeral services: 2 p.m. Monday at Riemann Funeral Home, 25th Avenue in Gulfport.
LONG BEACH - Lorraine Lott Wilson, 69, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Wilson was a native of Kiln, attended Bay High School, and graduated from Lake Charles High School and Louisiana State University. She was a resident of Lake Charles but returned to the Coast after her retirement.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Wilson Jr.; a son, William F. Wilson III; her parents, Andrew J. "Jack" and Elizabeth Lott and a sister, Jacqueline Lott Sockrider.
Survivors include a daughter, Lora "Lori" Wilson of West Monroe, La.; two stepdaughters, Leslie C. Wilson of New Orleans and Lillian Wilson of Pittsburgh; a brother, Andrew J. Lott IV of Kiln and five grandchildren.
A Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. at Riemann Funeral Home chapel, 25th Avenue in Gulfport, where friends may call an hour and 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Prien Park Cemetery in Lake Charles.
