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FOUNTAIN
Mrs. Susie Fountain, a longtime resident of Moss Point, Miss., departed this life at her home on Sunday, June 27, 2004, after a lengthy illness. She was 89 years old. born
Susie Nettles in Tunnel Spring, Ala., Mrs. Fountain was the second child born
to the late Will and Myra Nettles. She married
the late Willie Lee Fountain in 1935. The couple moved to Moss Point in 1945, where they reared their 10 children and remained until their deaths. In the Moss Point community, Mrs. Fountain's life was met with both triumph and tragedy. Two of her young sons were involved in automobile accidents that took the life of 3-year-old Wayne Keith in 1962. An earlier accident in 1953 left then-3-year-old Bizzell permanently disabled. The family survived these life-changing events, and went on to build a viable community base that included active participation in the educational, cultural and religious construction of the community. Encouraged by their parents, the entire family became actively involved in the struggle to promote social and civil parity in the Moss Point community during the 1960s. Having little formal schooling of her own, Mrs. Fountain supported the educational efforts of their community and made sure that her children attended high school and college. She was among the group that sold cakes, pies and ice cream to buy uniforms for the first Magnolia High School band. Mrs. Susie, as she became known in the community, was sought after for her pies and cakes. She was also an avid fish woman and, for a brief time, worked in the seafood industry. In addition to her role as a homemaker, wife and mother, Mrs. Susie was a committed supporter and member of First Baptist Church; and before her illness, a close, personal friend to many of its pastors and their wives. Each day, her personal presence could be seen somewhere at the church for Sunday School, Sunday services, Bible study, prayer meeting, Vacation Bible School, or the various auxiliary meetings that included The Mother Board, The Junior Church, and an assortment of youth and senior organizations. Mrs. Fountain and her siblings represent the third generation of her family's traceable genealogy in this country. Her grandparents, Susan and Jeff Liddell, were born
slaves and were young teens when emancipation came. Although her father lived to the ripe old age of 93, her mother, Myra Liddell Nettles, departed this life at age 55, a circumstance from which Mrs. Fountain never fully recovered. Her surviving siblings include two sisters, Viola Williams of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mayfield Fountain of Cleveland, Ohio; and one brother, Elder Joseph Nettles, also of Cleveland. Left with so many fond memories and so many wonderful legacies are her sons, Fred and Bizzell (Bobby) of Moss Point, and Will (Tom) of Cincinnati, Ohio; daughters, Synella Wilson of Birmingham, Ala., Myra Bolden of Pensacola, Fla., Arlene Bostic of Moss Point, Willa Taylor of Ontario, Calif., Sara Caldwell and Eartha Tucker of Atlanta, Ga., and Eula Fisher of Marrero, La.; daughters-in-law, Connie and Terry Fountain; sons-in-law, Samuel Bolden, Solomon Wilson, and Joseph Fisher; the beautiful faces of granddaughters, Kim, Lana, Susan, Bridgett, Sybil and Little Myra; the handsome faces of grandsons, Patrick, Michael, Monte, Mark, Merrick, Morrey, Frederick, Teddy, Johnathan, Benjamin, Jeffery, Grant and Little Will; and great-grandchildren, Tempest, Archer, Josh, Kalep and Kelvin; and a host of wonderful neighbors, relatives and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Fountain will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Houston Cunningham officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church, at which time the services will begin promptly. Arrangements by Millender's Funeral Home, Moss Point, Miss.
MALONE
Maurice "Bodie" L. Malone Sr., 85, died Aug. 9, 2004, at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital in Hazlehurst, Miss.
Mr. Malone was a native of Lucedale. He began his career in 1957 as purchasing agent at the University of Southern Mississippi and later served as Business Manager for the Pascagoula School System for 25 years, retiring in 1981. He served in the Air Force during World War II. Mr. Malone was a member of First Baptist Church Crystal Springs, where he was active in Golden Days. He was an active member of Crystal Springs Lions Club, the Crystal Springs Masonic Lodge where he was a 32nd degree mason, the Copiah County Republican Party and active in the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Malone had been married
to the former Virgie Brown for 60 years.
Survivors include, wife, Virgie B. Malone; son, Maurice L. Malone Jr. and wife Karen of Meridian; daughters, Brenda Young and husband Burt of Crystal Springs and Sherrill Shriver of Atlanta, Ga.; brother, Evern E. Malone of Lucedale; sisters, Avis M. Taylor and Virginia M. Barnes both of Hattiesburg; and grandchildren, Emily M. Womack, Rachael H. Womack and Maris K. Malone and wife Ruth, all of Meridian.
Visitation will be on from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs, Miss. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stringer Chapel. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Magnolia cemetery in Lucedale, Miss.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Baptist Children Village.
Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.
FONTENOT
Jeffrey Scott Fontenot, 41, of Pascagoula, Miss., died Aug. 9, 2004, in Irvington, Ala. Jeffrey was born
March 5, 1963, in Louisiana. He was retired with the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his father, Ennis Fontenot.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (White) Fontenot of Pascagoula, Miss.; a son, Scott "Scotty" Fontenot; a daughter, Kayla Fontenot; two step sons, Joshua and Jeremiah Wilson; his mother, Ann Van Pelt; four sisters, Jackie Gauthreaux, Donna Abshire, Lisa Bourque and Helena Fontenot; three brothers, Ennis Fontenot, Nolan Fontenot, Nathan Cormier; nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula.
Funeral services will be at noon Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004, at the funeral home chapel with Bro. Keith Hankins officiating.
Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Biloxi National cemetery.
Arrangements are by O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula, Miss.
MARTIN
Mr. Ronald Keith Martin, age 34, of Vancleave, Miss., died on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, in Vancleave. Mr. Martin was a native and lifelong resident of Vancleave. He was a member of the Three Rivers Assembly of God Church. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jesse and Juanita Havens and Arthur and Besse Martin.
He is survived by his parents, Carolyn Tindell and William Martin, his sister, Stacey Harrison, and twin brother, Rodney Kevin Martin, all of Vancleave, and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, with a 4 p.m. church service, all at Vancleave United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Vancleave cemetery on Jim Ramsey Road.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to The Mercy House Ministries, P.O. Box 792, Hurley, MS, 39555.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PARKER
Mr. Columbus Parker Sr., 82, of Biloxi, Miss., died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, in Waynesboro.
Mr. Parker was a native of Beaumont, Miss., and had been a Coast resident for most of his life. He was a former employee of Ingalls Shipbuilding and a self-employed barber for most of his working life. Mr. Parker was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Magnolia Masonic Lodge for many years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his parents, Columbus and Florence Parker and a sister, Ira Jordon.
Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy G. Jones and her husband, Donald, of Biloxi; Deborah D. Parker of the Larue community and Sheila C. Smith and her husband, Lee, of Benndale; three sons, Daniel R. Parker and his wife, Charlotte, of Slidell, La.; Glenn R. Parker and his wife, Dorothy, of Biloxi and C. D. Parker Jr. of the Larue community; three sisters, Elsie Moran of Woolmarket; Essie Mae Hammond and Lavania Morrow, both of Biloxi; two brothers, R. J. Parker of Biloxi and Willie Parker of Woolmarket; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Biloxi City cemetery.
Arrangements by Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Biloxi, Miss.
WILLIAMS
Evelyn EarlIne Williams, daughter of the late Van and Della Cowart, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at the age of 84, at her residence in Moss Point, Miss. Mrs. Williams was born
in Jackson County on Sept. 16, 1919, and had been a lifelong resident of Moss Point. She worked for International Paper Co., Ingalls Shipbuilding and Eckerd Drugs. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church.
Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Eva Green; and three brothers, Lonnie Morrow Cowart, Larry Cowart and Elmer Cowart.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Rudolph Carmel Williams; one son, Truitt Williams, and daughter-in-law, Amy Williams, of Moss Point; one daughter, Sheila Albritton, and son-in-law, Chris Albritton, of Laurel, Miss.; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula, Miss. Service will follow at 3 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Barbara Barlow officiating.
Interment will follow in Community of Christ Church cemetery.
Pallbearers are James Vice, Bud Morris, Terry Davis, Kenneth Robertson, Lehman Tanner, Bill Robertson, Gary Gibson and C. L. Careno.
Arrangements by O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Pascagoula, Miss.
ANDERSON
Mr. Edward Manion Anderson, 84, of Pascagoula, Miss., died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, in Pascagoula. He was born
April 12, 1920, in Gatesville, Miss.
Mr. Anderson was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, having served in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe for which he received four Bronze Campaign Stars. He was a life member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 3373 of Pascagoula, a member of the Masonic Lodge F&AM No. 419 of Pascagoula and the Joppa Temple Oasis of Gulfport. He was also a member of the America Welding Society.
Mr. Anderson worked 44 years with Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula and retired as the general superintendent of fabrication in 1985. He attended First Baptist Church of Pascagoula.
Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his father, Mr. Robert Glen Anderson; his birth mother, Mrs. Ollie Helen Anderson; the mother who raised him, Amanda O. "Lena" Polk Anderson; a sister, Mary Jane Morgan; and a brother, David Leon Anderson.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Mae Jowers Anderson of Pascagoula; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glen Edward and Kaye Anderson and Paul Damion and Patricia Anderson, all of Pascagoula; two brothers, Robert Glen Anderson of Phoenix, Ariz., and James Lawrence Anderson of Prentiss; two sisters, Dorothy Ruth Simons of Seal Beach, Calif., and Ruby M. Matthews of Harrisville; four grandchildren, Angela and Warren Goss of Pascagoula, Jason and Nikki Anderson of Ocean Springs, Manion Anderson and Marcus Anderson, both of Pascagoula; five great-grandchildren, Elisa and Amanda Goss, and Kaitlyn, Leighton and Jacelyn Anderson; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at the funeral home chapel with Dr. Rex Yancey and the Rev. Dennis Ray Smith officiating. A graveside service will be held on Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Coke's Chapel cemetery in Ward, Ala., in Sumter County.
Arrangements by Holder-Wells Funeral Home, Moss Point, Miss.
CHEEKS
Yvonne Mary Cheeks, 80, of Pascagoula, Miss., died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, in Pascagoula. She was born
Jan. 29, 1924, in Laurel, Miss., to Robert Howard and Mary Louise Keyes and has been a resident of Pascagoula since 1970. She was owner of Pixie Ceramics and a member of Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Andrew Vernon Cheeks; a daughter, Kelley Dianne Cheeks; and a brother, Robert "Buddy" Keyes Jr.
She is survived by one daughter, Pamela Cheeks of Pascagoula; one son, Andrew Cheeks Jr. (Georgia) of Juliette, Ga.; two granddaughters, Laurel Johnson of Pascagoula and Heather Darnell; three sisters, Alliene Ross of Pearl, Miss., Evelyn Keyes of Brandon, Miss., and Peggy Keyes of Brandon, Miss.
Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at O'BryantO'Keefe Funeral Home, Pascagoula, Miss. Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Pascagoula. Celebrant of the mass will be Father Frank Scott.
Committal service will be at Jackson County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Pascagoula, Miss.
Pallbearers will be Gene Groome, Jeremy Brewster, A.J. Moody, Ernie Clausell, Jerry Scudder, and Kenny Smith.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Vincent De Paul in Pascagoula.
Arrangements by O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home of Pascagoula, Miss.
GREEN
Mrs. Florence Green, (1931-2004), crossed the river into heaven on Aug. 7, 2004. Beloved widow of Boyd W. Green, she leaves behind her legacy in her family. She will be dearly missed by her children: Leslie M. Capers Jr. and his wife, Judy; Aunita Ely and her husband, Juneboy; and Judy Hackett and her husband, Rik.
She was a loving Maw-Maw, Granny, and Old Granny to 10 grandchildren: Machell Fisher, Lisa Byrd, Angie Wilner, Leslie Capers III, Nita Faye Poole, Terry "Boo" Cumbest, Sonya Fortenberry, Rufus "Booger" Ely, Suzy Hurdsman and Boyd Kennedy; 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She leaves behind a brother, Irvin Farmer; one aunt, Bessie Hamilton; and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.
She has joined her father, Daniel Baker, and mother, Lilla, beloved sister, Gladys Bresher, who always introduced her as her sister, momma and best friend, and her brother, John Baker.
We would like to give special thanks to our cousin, Jack Hamilton, who kept his promise to come get her in Georgia and bring her home when it was her time to be with the Lord. It is peace of mind knowing that she made the trip home with someone that she loved and trusted.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at the funeral home chapel.
Interment will follow in Serene Memorial Gardens, Escatawpa, Miss.
Arrangements by Holder-Wells Funeral Home, Moss Point.
