Brysheen Jerrell Duckworth

GULFPORT -- Brysheen died May 24, 2009, in Gulfport.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother Melissa Smith Lindsey of Gulfport and grandfather Jerome Cole.

Family survivors include mother Belinda Duckworth, grandmother Lillian Cole of Gulfport; brothers Brenillius Duckworth of Gulfport, Bryon Duckworth of Las Vegas and Calvin Smith Jr. of Hattiesburg; sisters Breanna Duckworth of Gulfport, Melissa Johnson and Calvina Smith of Hattiesburg, and other relatives and friends.

Services are set for June 4 at Good Deed Community Center in Gulfport; viewing begins at 10 a.m. The complete obituary may be found at www.marshallfh.com

Malachi Xavier White

Baby Malachi, age 0, passed away May 24, 2009, in Biloxi.

Graveside services are set for 4 p.m. June 4 at Biloxi City Cemetery.

Service arrangements are handled by Marshall Funeral Home and may be viewed at www.marshallfh.com .

Dariane Dominique Cameron

PASS CHRISTIAN -- A memorial service for 17-year-old Dariane Cameron was held April 29 at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Pass Christian.

The 5 p.m. service allowed students from the teenager's hometown of Pass Christian and friends in other coastal cities to share memories and celebrate the life of the senior at Pass Christian High School.

Funeral services were conducted April 30 at Our Mother of Mercy. Interment was at St. Paul Cemetery in Pass Christian.

Dariane was killed April 25 when the SUV she was driving was struck by a train about 8 a.m. at the St. Paul Street crossing, according to media reports. Local news said she was going to meet with a church members when the collision occurred. Dariane was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport.

South Mississippi residents also may visit www.wlox.com, www.topix.com , and archives at www.wkrg.com, www.wala.com, and www.wxxv.com for more details about the wreck.

Obituary information is available at www.lockettwilliams.com.

Dariane Dominique Cameron of Pass Christian died Saturday, April 25, 2009.

She was a member of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, and participated in the Catholic Youth Organization and Junior Daughters of St. Maria Goretti Court #26.

The 17-year-old was a junior at Pass Christian High School, where she was an honor student, a member of the National Beta Club Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, Student Council, Math Club, Pirate Showcase Committee, SADD, Interact Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Homecoming Court (from sixth to 11th grades), and Dance Club, and was a Boy's Basketball statistician and baseball manager.

She was a recipient of the Boys and Girls Club Member of the Year Award for two years, and she attended a summer enrichment program at University of Mississippi, where she was recognized for oustanding participation.

Dariane was preceded in death by great-grandmother Mae B. Gibson.

Survivors include parents Howard Darron Cameron and Monique Ann Brown, sister Jordyn Alexandra Cameron, brother Quincy Howard Cameron; paternal grandmother Margaret Landy Cameron; maternal grandparents Edward (Ervinette) Brown and Rosaline Brown; aunts Melissa Landry, Natasha (John) Boyd, Erin Michelle Brown; uncles Wayne (Lori) Landry, Michael (August) Brown, Timothy (Alicia) Brown, Jeffrey J. Brown, Conrad Amos, Robert Culberson, Glen Evans, Craig Watts; great-aunt Merle Crenshaw; great-great aunt Althea Johnson, many relatives and friends.

Allison Faye Prassenos

LUCEDALE -- It's been over a year now since Jacob and Pam Prassenos lost their daughter, Allison Faye Prassenos, who died April 16, 2008. She was 4 months old.

The loss was double sorrow, the parents having already lost son William Job.

Other survivors of Allison Faye include grandparents Rhonda Platt, Steve (Karla) Platt, B. Sue Goodwin, Dwight Goodwin, and Bill and Emma Prassenos; great-grandparents Roy and Betty Harmon; aunts and uncles Stevie Platt, Jeffrey Platt, BJ Platt, Jeffrey Hester, Kevin Hester, Erin Schwnn, and Alana, Erin and Chris; other relatives and friends who have been special to the family.

Riemann Family Funeral Home in Gulfport handled funeral arrangements that included service April 21 at First Baptist Church in Helena and burial at Serene Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Moss Point.

At the time, in lieu of flowers, the family requested memorial contributions were made to Ronald McDonald House, 626 Spring Hill Ave., Mobile, Ala., and at www.rmhmobile.org.

Ayden Patrick and Ashtyn Thomas Ulrich

Colby Christine Ulrich and Sean Patrick Morris lost their infant sons just over a week apart.

Ayden Patrick Ulrich died on Saturday, May 2, 2009, and Ashtyn Thomas Ulrich died Monday, May 11, 2009.

They were the grandsons of Jimmye and Steve Ulrich, and great-grandsons of Helen Necaise and the late J.C. Necaise, Earlene Ulrich and the late Benny Ulrich, Melissa Caton and Paw Paw Doug Caton.

Ashtyn and Ayden were the nephews of Dylan Ulrich, Brittany Paine and Bryan Morris; and great-nephews of Sharon Spiers, Connie Debenport and Judy McQueen.

Private funeral services were held at Lake Lawn, handled by Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans.

Eloi Anthony Guidry Jr.

A motorcycle accident recently claimed the life of Eloi Anthony Guidry Jr.

The Long Beach resident was driving a Honda CRV 600 when he collided with a Ford 250 truck in Pass Christian, according to local authorities, who said speed and alcohol were factors in the fatal wreck.

Read media account at www.sunherald.com: Crash claims young father.

Guidry, 21, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport following the wreck that occurred at U.S. 90 and Emerald Avenue in Pass Christian, according to local news reports.

Guidry, a lance corporal with the Marine Corps, attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. His family said he loved them, his friends, fast cars, and his dogs George and Sue.

Guidry was survived by wife Desiree Guidry of Long Beach; infant daughter Brenna Leann Guidry; mother Paulette Jones and her husband Scot of Long Beach; father Tony Guidry and wife Lisa of Necaise Crossing; siblings Angela Guidry of Long Beach, Alan Peters of Diamondhead, Tyler Amacker of Pass Christian, Tomi Rene Barnes of Carthage, Stephen Jones of Long Beach, Chris Jones of Carthage, Joseph Stelly of Necaise Crossing; and grandparents Glenn and Norma Dore' of Kiln, Randall Snyder of Asheville, N.C., Robert and Joyce Guidry of Necaise Crossing, and Barbara Jones of Slidell, La.

Funeral services were April 25 at Reimann Family Funeral Home in Long Beach. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery at Rotten Bayou.

In lieu of flowers a memorial account was established at Hancock Bank in Guidry's honor to help provide for his family.

A online guestbook was signed and viewed at www.riemannfamily.com

Safe Kids Week: Tips for Internet Safety

JACKSON, Miss. -- During national "Safe Kids Week 2009," April 26 to May 3, Attorney General Jim Hood offered parents some simple tips to help keep their children safe while surfing the Internet. 

"We're living in a day and time when children know more than their parents about the Internet," said Hood. "Parents need to educate themselves, at least enough to check their computer's history. Even easier, purchase monitoring software to do the job for you.

"Above all, communication is key," Hood said. "Talk to your children about what is acceptable Internet usage and what is not.  Remember, it is your computer, not theirs." 

  

The attorney general reminds parents that while the Internet is a great tool that can open a child's world to a whole new realm of knowledge, it also opens the doors to a whole new set of dangers.

"You have to consider that a computer has the potential to break down every physical barrier between a predator and your child," Hood said. "Who is going to protect them if you don't?"

  
Some simple Internet tips can keep your child safe online:  

• Keep your computer in a family room or den, not in your child's bedroom. 
  
• Have your child participate in a rule setting for Internet usage.
• Know your child's password or keep it to yourself and log them on whenever they need to use the computer. 
• Remember that your child has Internet access away from home and remind him/her that the rules apply at every computer, at home or elsewhere. 
  
• Investigate the variety of parental controls, filtering, or blocking software and spyware protectors available.
  
• Teach your child to never give out personal information to people they meet online. 
• Talk to your children about what to do if they see something that makes them feel scared, uncomfortable or confused. 

For more Internet safety tips, as well as other helpful tips concerning child safety visit www.agjimhood.com and download the full copy of "Guide to Child Safety: A Parents Plan."
  
Information provided by Jan Schaefer, public information officer, Office of the Attorney General, State of Mississippi, 601-359-2002, and memoriesalways. 

Other information to access:

www.safekids.org/stages/index.html

www.safeboatingcouncil.org

www.safekidscanada.ca

www.nwww.pasafekids.org/2009SafeKidsWeek.php

www.northmemorial.com/news/stories/2009/260.cfm

www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=239191

www.psd.plantation.org/fire/docs/Safe-Kids.pdf

www.stjohns.com/news/safekidsweek2009.aspx

www.ctsafekids.org/carseat_info.htm