Jimmy """"Black Jack"""" Breland, age 47, of Saucier passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Ocean Springs.
Mr. Breland was a resident of the coast for 40 years and worked at the Imperial Palace Casino. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a retired member of the ASGARD Motorcycle Club. He raised Jack Russell dogs and he operated and built a greenhouse. He was a loving father and a caring person to all.
Mr. Breland was preceded in death by his grandchild, Titus Blackman; and his grandparents; Alice and Woodrow Breland and Iva and Erskine Martindale.
He is survived by his father and step mother, Curtis Breland and Jo Evelyn of Gulfport; his mother and step father, Ruth Mixon and Jim of Gulfport; his children, Christina Breland of Gulfport, Brandy Breland of Woolmarket; his brothers, Jimmy """"Red"""" Hiley and Elic Breland; sisters, Alice Schonewitz of Saucier, Jennifer Jenkins; numerous step brothers and sisters; his aunts and uncles, Linda """"Mae"""" Powell, Walter and JoAnn Martindale, Shirley and Bill Wilkes, Alice Norris, Dorothy Cook, Joyce and Eddie Deters, Gladys Parker, Geraldine And Ernie Richardson and Mary Wheeler; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and his ASGARD family.
The family prefers contributions to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
Funeral services will be held at 7:00 P.M. Wedenesday, February 6, 2008 at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11213 Hwy 49 N, Gulfport, where friends may visit from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
A guestbook may be signed at www.riemannfamily.com.