Smith Baricev Barbee
Smith Baricev Barbee is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Barbee of Biloxi, MS. His maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. David A. Blaine of Biloxi, MS.
Smith is an honor roll student at Biloxi Upper Elementary. He is a member of the Student Council and was selected by the student body to serve as Mr. BUE of Biloxi Upper Elementary. He plays baseball with Knights Knations of the Gulf Coast and Soccer with Gulf Coast United. He also plays football. Smith was inducted into the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 2024. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, shopping, building and hunting. He and his family are members of First Baptist Church in Biloxi.
Smith’s brother Blaine served as a Flag Bearer in 2023. His parents, Barndon and Christy Barbee are GCCA parade float sponsors.
Jack Fisher Bordeaux
Jack Fisher Bordeaux is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bordeaux of Gulfport, MS. His paternal grandparents are the late George and Sandy Bordeaux of Gulfport. His maternal grandparents are Karen Riemann and Ted Riemann of Gulfport and Jack Nofsinger of Gulfport.
Jack Fisher is a 6th grade student at Bayou View Middle School. He has played baseball for Gulf Coast Knights for four years, as both a right fielder and pitcher. He also loves basketball and plays for the Gulfport Youth League. He served on the 5th grade student council and was selected for the National Elementary Honor Society. He has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and has created a couple of small businesses, including a shoe cleaning service and shoe resale business. He participated in the first MS Sneaker Culture Convention with his own booth.
Jack Fishers’ father Frank Bordeaux served as a duke in 2017 to King d’Iberville Kent Nicaud.
Cohen Jackson Bruni
Cohen Jackson Bruni is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Tim Bruni of Gulfport, MS. His paternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Ron Bruni of Gulfport, MS. His maternal grandparents are Judy Macinnis of Ocean Springs, MS.
Cohen is a sixth grade Superintendent Honor student at Bayou View Middle School. He plays select soccer for South Mississippi Soccer Club and he has played for the Mississippi Olympic Development Program for soccer. Cohen enjoys playing soccer and football with his friends and watching the New Orleans Saints games with his family. He is a member of St. James Catholic Church.
Cohen’s sister Lexi served as a flag bearer in 2023.
Cooper Corso Joachim
Cooper Corso Joachim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Todd of Biloxi, Mississippi. His paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Joachim of Biloxi, Mississippi.
Cooper is a seventh-grade student at Saint Patrick High School where he recently medaled in the State Cross Country Finals and will compete with the Track Team later this school year. Cooper is an avid sailor competing for the Gulfport Yacht Club this summer and taking the top prize in his first-ever Regatta; more recently while representing St. Patrick as part of a 2-man 7th-Grade Crew, he and John Hobbs Beattie bested 8 other schools, coming in 2nd only to a pair of high school juniors! He is the current FICA MS State Mountain Biking Champion and has held repeat and simultaneous state and national titles in USABMX and Road Cycling. Cooper is a straight-A student and an entrepreneur, building computers and custom keyboards, and has plans to become an engineer.
Cooper’s aunt Bessie Marie Corso (Caluda) served as Queen Ixolib in 1953; his great grandfather, Frank P. Corso, Sr. served as King d’Iberville in 1956; his grandmother Liz Corso (Joachim) served as Queen Ixolib in 1960; his father Todd Corso Joachim served as a Flagbearer in 1978; his great uncle James Corso served as King d’Iberville in 1980; his Aunt, Elisa Joachim (Radich) served as Queen Ixolib in 1990; his uncle John S. Joachim, III served as a duke in 2005 and his sister Sadie Rose Joachim served as a Flagbearer in 2020.
John Arends Neumann
John Arends Neumann, of Biloxi, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Charles Neumann. His paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles George Neumann of Ocean Springs. His maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Dorgan of Point Clear, Alabama.
John Arends is a 6th grade honor roll student at St. James Catholic Elementary School and a member of St. James Catholic Church. He is the proud recipient of multiple academic and extracurricular awards. John Arends is an active member of the St. James Spirt Movers group and a member of St. James Catholic Church Youth Group. He is a member of the boys’ football and basketball teams at St. James Catholic School. John Arends plays on the Mississippi Coast Wave Travel Soccer Team and on the Gulf Coast United Futbol Club. He is a member of the SBG Sox Baseball Team.
In John Arends’s free time he likes to play outside with friends, swim, attend summer camps, read, travel, spend time with family, attend sporting events and enjoys trips to the islands and spending time on the water.
John Arends served as a royal page in 2023 to King d’Iberville Robert Lexington Sutton III. His father, David Charles Neumann, was a duke in 2018 to King d’Iberville Keith Williams and served as the dukes’ liaison in 2019. His brother, George David Neumann, served as a page in 2020 to King d’Iberville John W. Atherton and as a flag bearer in 2022.
Patrick Kyle Parker
Patrick Kyle Parker is the son of Dr. Jeremy Parker and Ms. Melissa Parker of Biloxi, MS. His paternal grandparents are Mr. Fabian Parker and Ms. Donna Parker, both of Biloxi, MS. His maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Griggs of Biloxi, MS.
Patrick is an honor roll student at Biloxi Junior High. He excels in both Football and Baseball Biloxi Junior High teams and is a member of the Beta Club. When not on the field, he loves playing any sport outdoors, boating, jet skiing, playing video games and spending time with family and friends.
Patrick’s brother William Thomas Parker was a flagger bearer in 2020. His sister Olivia Ann Parker was a flag bearer in 2022. His twin brother Peyton Matthew Parker is a 2025 flag bearer.
Peyton Matthew Parker
Peyton Matthew Parker is the son of Dr. Jeremy Parker and Ms. Melissa Parker of Biloxi, MS. His paternal grandparents are Mr. Fabian Parker and Ms. Donna Parker, both of Biloxi, MS. His maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Griggs of Biloxi, MS.
Peyton is an honor roll student at Biloxi Junior High. He excels in both Football and Baseball Biloxi Junior High teams and is a member of the Beta Club. When not on the field, he loves playing any sport outdoors, boating, jet skiing, playing video games and spending time with family and friends.
Peyton’s brother William Thomas Parker was a flag bearer in 2020. His sister Olivia Ann Parker was a flag bearer in 2022. His twin brother Patrick Kyle Parker is a 2025 flag bearer.
Peyton Elizabeth Schwartz
Peyton Elizabeth Schwartz of Ocean Springs is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Schwartz. Her paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John E. Schwartz, III of Hattiesburg, MS. Her maternal grandparents are Ms. Roxie Hatten and the Late Mr. Walter Hatten of Perkinston, MS.
Peyton is an honor roll student at St. Patrick’s Catholic High School. She is member of the St. Patrick’s Irish Emerald’s Dance Team and is a Baseball Dimond Girl. She is also active in dance and was recently selected to be a protege instructor for KAR Dance Competitions. She and her family attend St. James Catholic Church.
Peyton served as a 2023 royal page to Queen Ixolib. Her father, Robert Schwartz, was a duke in 2001 and 2014.
Harrison Webb Sumrall
Harrison Webb Sumrall is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sumrall of Biloxi, Mississippi. His paternal grandparents are Richard Sumrall and the late Carol Sue Sumrall of Pascagoula, Mississippi. His maternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Oney Raines of Biloxi, Mississippi, and Don and Linda Hartfield of Gulfport, Mississippi.
Webb is an honor roll student and was a member of the St. Patrick’s soccer and baseball teams. He recently transferred to Biloxi Junior High School. Outside of school, Webb is a member of the Biloxi Tribe Baseball team and enjoys fishing, playing tennis, boating, and spending time with friends and family, especially his rescue pup, Ozzie.
Webb’s mother, Whitney Sumrall, served as a Flag Bearer in 1994 and as a Maid in
2005. His grandfather, Dr. Oney Raines, was a Duke in 1993.
Caroline Jaye Wilson
Caroline Jaye Wilson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wilson of Biloxi, MS. Her paternal grandparents are Ms. Darlene Williams and the late Mr. David Wilson. Her maternal grandparent is Ms. Andrea “Tot” Gilich.
Caroline is a seventh-grade student at St. Patrick Catholic High School where she is a member of the St. Patrick Theatre Team. She was selected as a member of the 2025 Junior Theatre Festival team with Wings Performing Arts and enjoys dance, acting, traveling, and plays softball and basketball. Caroline is a professionally trained singer and enjoys performing the National Anthem. She loves Broadway and aspires to be a Broadway star.
Caroline’s grandmother, Andrea Gilich, served as a maid in 1970. Her mother, Jacqueline Gilich Wilson served as a flag bearer in 1995. Her uncle, Buddy Brice served as King d’Iberville 1997. Her uncle, Fofo Gilich served as a duke in 2013. Her aunt, Andrea Gilich Roussel served as a Flag Bearer in 1987 and as a maid in 1996. Caroline has a long lineage of extended family members as well that has served a royalty.
