Mrs. Smith was 99 years old when she died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.
George County Funeral Home of Lucedale handled funeral arrangements.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Norma Green Smith
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
William Albert Aicklen
(Stockton Street from Union Square, looking toward Market Street)
William Albert Aicklen of Moss Point also had lived past the century mark when he passed away May 5, 2008, at age 101. He was born Nov. 27, 1906, the year that saw the great San Francisco earthquake, and its subsequent fire, that killed as many as 3,000 people.
According to wikipedia.org, 1906 was also the year of the greatest upset in World Series history. The Chicago White Sox, known that year as the "Hitless Wonders" for a batting average of .230 in the American League, defeated the Chicago Cubs, who had posted the highest regular-season
win total of 116 games and winning percentage of .763 in the major leagues since the advent of the 154 game season.
(Burning of San Francisco, Mission District)
During his lifetime Aicklen served with the U.S. Navy, 5th Special Battalion -- 1942 to 1945 -- and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration from 1945 to 1970. He was married to the former Frances Cunningham, who preceded him in death.
Known survivors include daughters Jan Cuevas and Jean Aicklen, grandchildren Denise Miles, Dana Brown and Darren Cuevas; great-grandchildren McKenna and Keegan Miles, and Adam, Zachary, Nick and Matt Brown; sister-in-law Billie Cunningham.
Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis handled arrangements that included a graveside service May 8 at the Biloxi National Cemetery.
Chicago White Sox celebrate after winning a tiebreaker game against the Minnesota Twins on Sept. 30, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Mrs. Laurence Lachausee Viator
Until recently, Mrs. Laurence Lachausee Viator was the oldest person in South Mississippi found by 99 and Beyond. It has been just over a year since the D'Iberville resident died at age 102.
No small accomplishment, all things considered, for the span of a lifetime.
Viator died Oct. 11, 2007, which was a Thursday.
Survivors include daughters Grace Werkau of Biloxi and Regina (Hanzalik) Fortenberry (Lloyd) of Wiggins; sons Warren D. Viator (Anna Mae) of Waveland and James “Donald” Viator (Mabel) of Biloxi; daughter-in-law Beatrice Viator.
A Mass of Christian burial, arranged by Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, was Oct. 15 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church with internment at Biloxi City Cemetery.
As of yet, this blog has been unable to find her date of birth, so 99 and Beyond will commemorate the history of Oct. 11 since 1905, and what is planned for that date in 2009.
October 11
1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Holidays
RC Commemoration of Motherhood of Mary
RC Germanus, bishop of Besan‡on
Western Samoa National Day
Panama, Panama Canal Zone Revolution Day (1968)
Hispanic Heritage Month
Republic of Macedonia - Revolution Day
Of Note: Meriwether Lewis, captain of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 35 in 1809
Birthdays, Deaths, Events
1905 -- Birthday of Fred Trump, American real estate developer, father of Donald Trump (d. 1999)
1915 -- Bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins
1925 -- Birthday of Elmore Leonard, American novelist (Glitz, Mr Majestyk); Karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade arbeten), dies at 71; Belgian episcopelian speaks against Flemish activism; NY Giants play first NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0; S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #1062 Lju
ba.
1935 -- Birthday of Jan van Vlijmen, composer
1945 -- Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung; JPL WAC Corporal Launch (First man-made object to escape atmosphere)
1955 -- All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina; Persia signs Pact of Baghdad; Birthday of Norm Nixon, American basketball player
1965 -- Birthday of Sean Patrick Flanery, actor (Young Indiana Jones)
1975 -- Birthday of actress Kellie Martin, Riverside, Calif. (Life Goes
On, Cristy); "Saturday Night Live" premieres on NBC-TV with guest host George Carlin; Bill Clinton marries Hillary Rodham; Islander's Bryan Trottier's first career hat trick.
1985 -- Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer; Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base (pictured OV-104);
C & E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3640 Gostin; President Ronald Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands; US intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists; birthday of Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
1995 -- O.J. Simpson cancels a TV appearance on Dateline
2005 -- The Juilliard School celebrated its 100th anniversary with a concert at Carnegie Hall. Guest host Kerry Nolan welcomed Andrea Olmstead, who taught music history at Juilliard from 1972 to 1980 and wrote "Juilliard: A History. The school was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art.
2008 -- One-year anniversary of death of Mrs. Laurence Lachaussee Viator of D'Iberville, Miss.; Duwamish Alive! -- People For Puget Sound volunteers weeded out invasive plants, planted native trees and shrubs, and spread mulch at Codiga Park in Tukwila. Presidential candidate John McCain attended a campaign rally in Davenport, Iowa, and he and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended a rally in Johnstown, Pa.
2009 -- 6th Annual Seattle Race Conference in Seattle (Wa.), Movements for Reparations: Restoring Racial Justice, Building Unity and Healing Our Diverse Communities
More historial events and information about the dates and events listed above may be found at the following websites:
Bill and Hillary at her birthday Party in New York City, Oct. 25, 2000. Photo by Nick Elgar/Getty Images
Monday, October 6, 2008
In the Beginning
My grandmother, Lillie Weaver Austin, would have turned age 99 this year. She was born April 8, 1909, in Starkville, Miss., and died Feb. 14, 2000, at age 90.
Her death came two years after my grandfather, William Henry Austin, died April 25, 1998. He was born March 25, 1912. As far as I know he lived in two communities in Oktibbeha County, one of which was called Sand Creek, but is now known as Clayton Village in Starkville.
At the time of their deaths my grandparents lived in the rural community of Rock Hill, now because of an expanded city limits starts at the northern edge of Starkville, also my hometown.
With 99 and Beyond we honor the life and memory of my grandparents and the life and times of all senior citizens -- their past, present and future.
Proverbs 20:29 says ... "the beauty of glory of old men is the grey head." And Proverbs 16:31 says, "The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness."
It's just wonderful to know that people actually live up to 100 years and older, when, according to Holy Scriptures, mankind is now only reckoned 70 years.
In the beginning, people lived hundreds of years. Most Christians have read the list of patriachs named in Genesis 5.
Methuselah is named as the oldest man to have lived: 969 years. If he had lived another 31 years, he would have spent exactly one day on Earth, according to God's timing of a day.
2 Peter 3:8 says, "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. "
Psalm 90:4 -- "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesteday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."
Because of sin, the hundreds of years eventually were reduced to 120 years, according to Genesis 6:3. Sin again caused God to reduce the promise of a lifespan to 70 years.
I read some where that just 70 years ago, an average lifetime would have ranged from 35 to 50 years. Now, with medical advancements, many Americans are expected to live well into their 80s and higher. Depending on factors such as gender, race, environment, and economic status, the average varies widely.
In respect to senior citizens, 99 and Beyond also hopes to offer information relevant to our elders long before we have to say goodbye. We will try to add some generational history, but stay current with issues facing those living and hoping to live full and rich lives for many tomorrows.
Call your friends and join us. Add your comments freely about what you feel, think and need.
Thanks for the conversation.
Her death came two years after my grandfather, William Henry Austin, died April 25, 1998. He was born March 25, 1912. As far as I know he lived in two communities in Oktibbeha County, one of which was called Sand Creek, but is now known as Clayton Village in Starkville.
At the time of their deaths my grandparents lived in the rural community of Rock Hill, now because of an expanded city limits starts at the northern edge of Starkville, also my hometown.
With 99 and Beyond we honor the life and memory of my grandparents and the life and times of all senior citizens -- their past, present and future.
Proverbs 20:29 says ... "the beauty of glory of old men is the grey head." And Proverbs 16:31 says, "The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness."
It's just wonderful to know that people actually live up to 100 years and older, when, according to Holy Scriptures, mankind is now only reckoned 70 years.
In the beginning, people lived hundreds of years. Most Christians have read the list of patriachs named in Genesis 5.
Methuselah is named as the oldest man to have lived: 969 years. If he had lived another 31 years, he would have spent exactly one day on Earth, according to God's timing of a day.
2 Peter 3:8 says, "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. "
Psalm 90:4 -- "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesteday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."
Because of sin, the hundreds of years eventually were reduced to 120 years, according to Genesis 6:3. Sin again caused God to reduce the promise of a lifespan to 70 years.
I read some where that just 70 years ago, an average lifetime would have ranged from 35 to 50 years. Now, with medical advancements, many Americans are expected to live well into their 80s and higher. Depending on factors such as gender, race, environment, and economic status, the average varies widely.
In respect to senior citizens, 99 and Beyond also hopes to offer information relevant to our elders long before we have to say goodbye. We will try to add some generational history, but stay current with issues facing those living and hoping to live full and rich lives for many tomorrows.
Call your friends and join us. Add your comments freely about what you feel, think and need.
Thanks for the conversation.
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