George Eric Ashbaugh

Mr. George Ashbaugh, 59, of Biloxi died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Biloxi. Mr. Ashbaugh was born in Paris, France, and has been a resident of the Coast for 14 years. He retired from the USAF in 1995 after 24 years of service, and was a lifelong free lance artist and sculptor. He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He was a member of the Biloxi Yacht Club, the Gulf Coast Knights of the Vine Wine Society, and the DAV. He was also a supporter of the Gulf Coast Opera and Coast Performing Arts, and was a Duke in the Krewe of Hera in 2003. He was on the winning team for the National VICA College Quiz Bowl in 1998. He is preceded in death by his father, James W. Ashbaugh. George is survived by his wife, Ann Marie Ashbaugh, of Biloxi; two daughters, Anita Ashbaugh of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Aimee Sullivan of Savannah, Georgia; his mother, Gilberte Ashbaugh, of Moreno Valley, California; and one sister, Christine Ashbaugh, of Paris, France. Private services will be held at a later date. Interment will be in the Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes, Biloxi, is in charge of arrangements.