Class of 1959
Class of 1959
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Service at Fisher-Riles Funeral for Jackie
Tuesday, July 08, 2025
Jacqueline "Jackie" Ann Doiron Obituary
October 10, 1941 ~ July 4, 2025
Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Melsheimer Doiron died Friday, July 4, 2025, at St. Dominic Hospital. She was 83.
Born in Vicksburg, Jackie was the daughter of the late Julius Daniel Melsheimer and Elizabeth “Libby” Cronin Melsheimer. She was a lifelong resident of Vicksburg, as well as a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Jackie was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier Academy, where she excelled as a cheerleader and played basketball for the SFXA Blue Streaks. She went on to Hinds Community College, where she was a cheerleader, voted Most Friendly Girl, and a maid on the Homecoming Court. She graduated from Business School.
Jackie loved people, music, dancing, her friends, pen and ink drawing, her dogs, Henry, Buttons, Lucy, Lady, Rocky, and Amy, and working in her yard. She was active in the community, teaching Red Cross swimming and serving as a Water Safety Instructor. She was the Director of City Playgrounds, volunteered for Meals on Wheels, Altar Angels, Crawford Street United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School, and the Vicksburg YMCA. She enjoyed coaching Rec Soccer in Vicksburg and coached a team, the Strikers, to a State Championship. She also enjoyed teaching at Crawford Street Play School as the "Movin' n' Groovin'" teacher. She made many friends at Play School, and she loved and taught many children over the 10 years she worked there.
Jackie loved her family. She is survived by her three children, Julie Lizabeth Doiron Sosebee (Craig), Phillip L. Doiron, Jr. (Kara), and Jacqueline Danielle Warnock (Brad), six grandchildren, John “Jack” Sosebee (Sofia), Elizabeth Sosebee Donatucci (Kyle), Anna Kate Doiron Andrews (Sam), Ally Doiron, Mary Bradley Warnock (fiance’ Reed Roberts), Wes Warnock, and a future great-grand-daughter, Baby Donatucci.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Phillip L. Doiron, Sr.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home, 5000 Indiana Avenue, with services to follow, officiated by the Rev. Robert Dore.
Instead of flowers, the family asks for donations to Vicksburg Catholic Schools, Crawford Street United Methodist Church Play School, and Paws Rescue Animal Shelter.
Saturday, July 05, 2025
Classmate Jackie Melsheimer Doiron Dies
Classmates:
This is sad news - I was informed this morning that our classmate, Jackie Melsheimer Doiron, passed away today. It was sudden, and she had coded and could not be brought back. I will keep you posted on arrangements.
Marian
Friday, July 04, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Honoring My Friend, Max Edward Polk
Max Edward Polk passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg. He was born May 18, 1942, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the eldest son of John Thomas Polk and Robertine Higgins Polk of Lake Providence.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a beloved brother, Robert Polk. He is survived by his wife of over 31 years, the love of his life, Linda Lane Polk; his son, Max; his daughter, Tracy; other relatives and friends; and his fur babies, Bobby Blue and Chia. He grew up in Lake Providence, Louisiana, and attended both Catholic and public schools. When Max was only nine years old, his father passed away, a tragedy and hardship that he endured with strength and determination beyond his years. Growing up, he spent a great deal of time on the farm of his grandparents, Albert Marvin Higgins Sr. and Ether Carter Higgins. He gained many skills and developed much common sense under the guidance of his grandparents, and happily helped with chores including feeding livestock, mending fences, gardening, and even churning butter. After chores were completed, fueled by his grandmother's cooking, free time was filled with romping in the woods, riding horses, fishing, and hunting. He cherished memories of those years and often said he was "one of the last of a dying breed," considering it a privilege to have grown up in such a manner.He began his career in the early 1960s with Letourneau Inc.. He later worked in the nuclear field as a pipefitter, welder, and valve technician through Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 619 in Vicksburg. He enjoyed working in many states before retiring from Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station.
His many hobbies included gardening, fishing, and hunting. He and Linda enjoyed many happy hours canning and preserving the fruits of their labors. They also enjoyed traveling, especially on cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska, as well as on trips to The Ark Encounter, Creation Museum, and Shaker Village in Kentucky, and west to The Grand Canyon and other points of interest.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Glenwood Funeral Home, 145 Highway 80, Vicksburg, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM in the chapel, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg. Father Rusty Vincent will officiate.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Mahoney, Jody Higgins, Daniel Riles, Joseph McCormick Jr., Mike Hogan, Joe Mocknick, Robert Foley, and Brad Warnock.
Max was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. In place of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul Catholic Church, Vicksburg Warren Humane Society, or a favorite charity.