Mark Gillen Joachim

1913 - 2011  (97 years)

• Name	Mark Gillen Joachim
  Born	24 Nov 1913	Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jul 2011	Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
  Buried	28 Jul 2011	Southern Memorial Park, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I129008	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Uriah Silvester Joachim,   b. 13 Mar 1888, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1977, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Stella Angelina Gillen,   b. 1892,   d. 12 Sep 1963  (Age 71 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1912	Mississippi, USA
  Family ID	F55000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie Catherine Chinn,   b. 30 Sep 1917, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 2002, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1939
  Children	1. Gary P. Joachim   2. Richard Joachim   3. David Joachim   4. Cathy J. Joachim
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F55008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: http://oceanspringsarchives.net/node/73 Children of Uriah S. Joachim and Stella Gillen Joachim Mark G. Joachim Mark Gillen Joachim was born at Biloxi on November 24, 1913. On September 3, 1939, he married Lillie Catherine 'Putta' Chinn (1917-2002), the daughter of Richard Harvey Chinn and Edwardine Cannette (1889-1968). They were the parents of: Mark G. Joachim, Richard Joachim, David Joachim, and Cathy J. Bryant.(Harrison County, Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 50, p. 184) During WWII, Mark G. Joachim served his country as an officer with the US Army Air Corps in the South Pacific. In September 1944, he had to bail out of a military aircraft, which developed engine trouble over West Virginia.(The Sun Herald, September 14, 1999, p. C-1) Mr. Joachim made his livelihood in the family hardware business in Biloxi and in the Civil Service system. In this capacity, he had an extended stay with the Federal Housing Administration in the nation?s Capitol. Mark celebrated his 90th birthday at his Windsor Porte home in mid-November 2003. He was joined by siblings, children, and friends.(The Mississippi Press, December 31, 2003, p. 1) Lillie C. Joachim after rearing her children returned to college and enriched her life with the new knowledge gained from computer science, voice, piano, and drama. In 1985, she commenced her career as a actress on local stages. Her theater resume included more than forty plays, musical, and concerts. In 1991, Lillie C. Joachim was awarded a Bravo Award for her best supporting actress role in the Biloxi Little Theater?s ?Girls of the Garden Club?. Lillie expired on July 5, 2002. Her corporal remains were interred in the Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi.(The Sun Herald, July 7, 2002, p. A-9)

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Mark Gillen Joachim Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Nov. 24, 1913 Death: Jul. 22, 2011 Military Service: Army Air Corps Mr. Mark Gillen Joachim, 97, of Biloxi, MS, passed away, Friday, July 22, 2011, in Marietta, GA. Mr. Joachim was born November 24, 1913, in Biloxi, MS, the son of Uriah Sylvester Joachim and Stella Gillen Joachim. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1931 and later attended Draughon's Business College. He began a career in federal civil service in February, 1938 with the Federal Housing Administration in Washington, D.C. Three years later he and his wife, Lillie Catherine, returned to Biloxi, where he went to work for the War Department (later Department of Defense) at Keesler A.F.B. His work was interrupted by war service in the Army Air Corps, where he trained as an aerial gunner. He served from June of 1942 to April of 1946. He left the military with the rank of Captain. From June of 1952 to September of 1973, he worked at Combel's Hardware in Biloxi, which he co-owned with his father and brother, Harry. They and a group of business partners were also the last owners of the Avalez and Riviera Hotels on the Gulf Coast. In the 1960's he and Harry also ran the Weaver School of Real Estate, the first proprietary school of its type in the state of Mississippi. In May of 1981, Mark spent nine years working for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Biloxi. He retired in August of 1990 at the age of 76. Mark Joachim was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Lillie Catherine Chinn Joachim, as well as two sisters, Marilyn Janca and Clare Maddox. He is survived by two brothers, John S. "Jack" Joachim and Harry J. Joachim. He is also survived by four children, Gary P. (GeLaine) Joachim of Marietta, GA, Richard M. (Norma) Joachim of El Paso, TX, David Joachim of Slidell, LA, and Cathy Joachim (Tom) Bryant also of Marietta, GA. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral, Stained Glass Renovation Fund, 870 Howard Ave., Biloxi, MS 39530 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral where friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Southern Memorial Park. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue, in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements. The Sun Herald ~ July 26, 2011 Family links: Parents: Uriah Silvester 'Jack' Joachim (1888 - 1977) Stella Angelina Gillen Joachim (1892 - 1963) Spouse: Lillie Catherine Chinn Joachim (1917 - 2002) Siblings: Mark Gillen Joachim (1913 - 2011) John Schappert Joachim (1916 - 2012)* Donald Joseph Joachim (1918 - 2004)* Harry J. Joachim (1920 - 2012)* Ruth Marylyn Janca (1925 - 1989)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Southern Memorial Park Biloxi Harrison County Mississippi, USA Created by: I CARE Record added: Sep 30, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42567044 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Mark Gillen Joachim (I129008) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I129008&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Birth: 24 Nov 1913 Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA Died: 28 Jul 2011 Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Buried: 22 Jul 2011 Southern Memorial Park Cemetery, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA Mark is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42567044 Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA