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Location: Gulfport, MS | Subject: Wed Obits
MUSTIN, James Ovid, LT, USN, Ret, 80, of Mulberry, died July 15, 2017 at IU Health Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Born December 25, 1936 in Connerville, IN to the late Marion "Pete" Mustin and Mary (Cooper) Mustin. Jim was a 1954 graduate of Frankfort High School. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1955 to 1978 and retiring after 22 years of service. [enlisted: Cutlass, Archerfish, Batfish, Hardhead, Sam Huston, Francis Scott Key, TMC(SS); officer: Holland, Nathanael Green, Proteus, LT] He later owned a Dive Company in Florida for 21 years. Jim was a member of the U.S. Submarines Veterans Association, the American Legion, and the VFW. He volunteered at the Indiana Veterans Home in Lafayette and the Clinton County Historical Museum. Surviving Family: 2 sons: James Mustin II and spouse Bunny of Canterbury, CT and Jeffery "J.R." Mustin and spouse Laura of Milton, FL; 1 daughter: Michelle Huddleston of Monticello; 1 sister: Sally Mustin of North Dakota; 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and his companion Diane Lewis. Visitation will be 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017 at Goodwin Funeral Home. Funeral service will begin at 5 p.m. with Military Honors at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Clinton County Historical Society. Please visit goodwinfuneralhome.com, where you may share a personal message. Published in the Journal & Courier on July 19, 2017
HILL, Bernard Louis, Jr., 92, passed away at his home in River Ridge, Louisiana on July 15, 2017. He was born May 12, 1925. Bernie retired after 40 years of service at Chevron as a Biostratigrapher, Micropaleontologist, and Geologist. He had a Bachelors and Masters degrees in Geology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a member of the Science Fraternity of Sigma Xi, American Association of Petroleum Geologists and New Orleans Geological Society. He was a veteran of the United Sates Navy and served fleet submarines on tenders, relief crews and prize crews in the South Pacific during World War II [CSD202-, CSD-342, Sperry, Fulton] After the '95 Flood, he joined the East Bank Soniat Canal Drainage Board completing drainage maps and mapping and attended all of the meetings. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bernard Louis Hill, Sr. and Evelyn Marie Owen. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy Jean Donovan Hill; children, Patricia Lee Hill Wilton (Thomas), Douglas Owen Hill (Lisa) and Matthew Donovan Hill (Lynne); 7 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. The family wishes to thank Shontel Thompson and Lakeside Hospice for their loving care and compassion. Friends and family are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans. Visitation will be held prior to the service and will begin at 9:00 a.m. To view and sign the Funeral Guest Book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com Published in TheNewOrleansAdvocate.com from July 17 to July 20, 2017
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