Mr. Horace Patrick Gautier, 97, died January 29, 2008 at his home in Biloxi.
Horace was born in Pascagoula. The Gautier family moved to Biloxi when he was a
young boy. He was a 1931 graduate of Biloxi High School where he played
football on Biloxi's Big Eight championship team. He also attended Louisiana
Tech College on a football scholarship. While serving with the Mississippi
National Guard, Horace was called to active duty during World War II. He
attended Field Artillery Mechanics School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated
first in his class. He was assigned to the 109th Field Artillery Division
Battalion where he attained the rank of Tech-Sergeant and was awarded the
Bronze Star for bravery during the Battle of the Bulge. Horace and his partner
Edgar Byrd owned and operated Gautier and Byrd Oil Wharf and boat dealership in
Biloxi until their retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam
and Mercee' Jane' Gautier, four brothers, five sisters and one great-
granddaughter. Funeral service will be at The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer
(DeMiller Hall). Interment will be at the Biloxi National Cemetery with Masonic
graveside services.
Horace was born in Pascagoula. The Gautier family moved to Biloxi when he was a
young boy. He was a 1931 graduate of Biloxi High School where he played
football on Biloxi's Big Eight championship team. He also attended Louisiana
Tech College on a football scholarship. While serving with the Mississippi
National Guard, Horace was called to active duty during World War II. He
attended Field Artillery Mechanics School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated
first in his class. He was assigned to the 109th Field Artillery Division
Battalion where he attained the rank of Tech-Sergeant and was awarded the
Bronze Star for bravery during the Battle of the Bulge. Horace and his partner
Edgar Byrd owned and operated Gautier and Byrd Oil Wharf and boat dealership in
Biloxi until their retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam
and Mercee' Jane' Gautier, four brothers, five sisters and one great-
granddaughter. Funeral service will be at The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer
(DeMiller Hall). Interment will be at the Biloxi National Cemetery with Masonic
graveside services.
Mr. Horace Patrick Gautier, 97, died January 29, 2008 at his home in Biloxi.
Horace was born in Pascagoula. The Gautier family moved to Biloxi when he was a
young boy. He was a 1931 graduate of Biloxi High School where he played
football on Biloxi's Big Eight championship team. He also attended Louisiana
Tech College on a football scholarship. While serving with the Mississippi
National Guard, Horace was called to active duty during World War II. He
attended Field Artillery Mechanics School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated
first in his class. He was assigned to the 109th Field Artillery Division
Battalion where he attained the rank of Tech-Sergeant and was awarded the
Bronze Star for bravery during the Battle of the Bulge. Horace and his partner
Edgar Byrd owned and operated Gautier and Byrd Oil Wharf and boat dealership in
Biloxi until their retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam
and Mercee' Jane' Gautier, four brothers, five sisters and one great-
granddaughter. Funeral service will be at The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer
(DeMiller Hall). Interment will be at the Biloxi National Cemetery with Masonic
graveside services.
Horace was born in Pascagoula. The Gautier family moved to Biloxi when he was a
young boy. He was a 1931 graduate of Biloxi High School where he played
football on Biloxi's Big Eight championship team. He also attended Louisiana
Tech College on a football scholarship. While serving with the Mississippi
National Guard, Horace was called to active duty during World War II. He
attended Field Artillery Mechanics School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated
first in his class. He was assigned to the 109th Field Artillery Division
Battalion where he attained the rank of Tech-Sergeant and was awarded the
Bronze Star for bravery during the Battle of the Bulge. Horace and his partner
Edgar Byrd owned and operated Gautier and Byrd Oil Wharf and boat dealership in
Biloxi until their retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam
and Mercee' Jane' Gautier, four brothers, five sisters and one great-
granddaughter. Funeral service will be at The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer
(DeMiller Hall). Interment will be at the Biloxi National Cemetery with Masonic
graveside services.
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