Mitsuko Yokoda Carlyle, age 76, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010.
Mrs. Carlyle was a native of Okinawa, and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1974. She was a homemaker who loved gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Samuel Ellis Carlyle; her son, Dr. Bill Carlyle; her parents; and her sister in Okinawa.
Survivors include her daughter Linda Carlyle McLeod and husband, Bill; and their daughters, Melissa McLeod and her fiance Matthew Kellogg and Michelle McLeod and her boyfriend Brett Thigpen, all of Saucier; daughter-in-law, Lorrie Carlyle Powell of Little Rock, AR and her children, SSG William Lee Carlyle Jr. and his wife, Renee of Seattle, WA, Christie Carlyle Saxton and her husband Shane of Flora, MS and Kimberly Carlyle and her boyfriend Wesley Hardin of Hattiesburg; brother, Sehihan Yokoda and his wife, Yuki; and sister, Toshiko Yokoda of Okinawa.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at RIEMANN FAMILIY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 27th in the funeral home chapel, with interment to follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Keesler Medical Center in Unit 4A and ICU; and to Dr. Chad Edwards and staff.
Visitation
SEP 26. 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Riemann Family Funeral Home - Three Rivers 11280 Three Rivers Rd. Gulfport, MS, US, 39503 http://www.riemannfamily.com
Service
SEP 27. 11:00 AM Riemann Family Funeral Home - Three Rivers 11280 Three Rivers Rd. Gulfport, MS, US, 39503 http://www.riemannfamily.com
Interment
Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, 39531