OBITUARIES
James Otis Walker
Dec 24, 2023
James Otis Walker, age 85, of Lucedale passed away on December 24, 2023.
A full tribute will be posted soon.
Online condolences and words of sympathy may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com.
Janice Elaine McGregor
Dec 23, 2023
Janice Elaine McGregor, age 85, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023.
Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, is serving the family.
Susan Pece
Dec 23, 2023
Susan Pece, age 73, of Biloxi passed away on December 23, 2023.
A full tribute will be posted soon.
Online condolences and words of sympathy may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com
Johnnie L. Jones Jr.
Dec 22, 2023
Johnnie L. Jones Jr. passed away with his family by his side on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. He was our miracle man. Over the past ten years he had survived a major surgery and critical illnesses that could easily have killed a lesser man. But this past year was a tough one. In the...
Rochelle Lois Miranda
Dec 22, 2023
Rochelle Lois Miranda, age 87, of Gulfport, passed away on December 22, 2023.
A full tribute will be posted soon.
The Riemann Family Funeral Home, Long Beach, is serving the family and online condolences may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com
Betty Louise Hansen
Dec 22, 2023
Betty Louise Hansen, age 91, of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023.
Riemann Family Funeral Home, assisted the family.
Verna Charleen Nester
Dec 22, 2023
Verna Charleen Nester, age 79, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Evelyn Sauls.
Charleen is survived by her husband of 61 years, Charles D. Nester; her children, Chuck (Joy) Nester, Ann Greenburg, Bruce Nester and Lloa Willis; her grandchildren, Phoebe Willis, George Willis, Megan Nester, Erin Nester,...
Karl Richard Schafer
Dec 22, 2023
Karl Richard Schafer, age 76, resident of Gulfport, died on December 22, 2023. He was born on July 8, 1947 in New York, NY and worked in collections at his business, Schafer and Associates Collections Agency.
Karl is preceded in death by his parents, Karl Peter Schafer and Dorothy (Finch) Schafer.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Ann (Sharpe) Schafer; and...
Patricia Dianne Dierdorff
Dec 22, 2023
Patricia Dianne Dierdorff, 66, of Perkinston, MS died December 22, 2023. Services are private and Riemann Family Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Rene Ulloa
Dec 21, 2023
Rene Ulloa, 59, of Los Angles died December 21, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, MS. Services are private and Riemann Family Funeral Home, Waveland is assisting the family
John Abner Rhode, III
Dec 21, 2023
John Abner Rhode, III (Skip) age 45, of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on December 21, 2023.
He is preceded in death by his father, John A. Rhode II; his fraternal grandparents, John A. Rhode, and Mabel H. Rhode; maternal grandparents, Louis J. Breaux III and Jeonetta T. Breaux; and his uncle, Patrick and aunt Carolyn Rhode.
John is...
Sally Jo Blankenbaker
Dec 21, 2023
Sally Jo Nash Blankenbaker entered into the garden of eternal life on Thursday December 21, 2023. She was residing in Long Beach, Mississippi with her youngest daughter, Grace Elgin Billiot.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Teresa and Henry Nash; husbands, Richard “Dick” Hathorne and Ben Ross Blankenbaker; her daughter, Debra Dawn Foles Cherota;...
Christopher Vandenberg Voorhees
Dec 20, 2023
Christopher Vandenberg Voorhees, age 54, of Bay St. Louis, passed away on, Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
Riemann Family Funeral Home, Waveland, is serving the family.
Ed Nichols, Jr.
Dec 20, 2023
Edward Nichols Jr., 73, of Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away on December 20, 2023, at Merit Health Hospital in Biloxi. He was born on January 19, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ed was a dedicated boat captain for 35 years, mastering the waters as a River, Tugboat, and Liftboat Captain. His love for boats extended beyond his profession and into his hobbies,...
Melissa Byrd Lunsford
Dec 20, 2023
Melissa Byrd Lunsford, age 56, of Gautier, and a former longtime resident of Gulfport, passed away on December 20, 2023, in Mobile, AL.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Damon Byrd; her paternal grandparents, Stanley E. Byrd, Sr and Italene Byrd; and her maternal grandparents, Mary VonKampton and George Holliman.
Melissa is survived by her husband of 30...
Lt Col James Buchanan Trussell, Sr.
Dec 20, 2023
Lt Col James Buchanan Trussell, U.S. Army, Ret, age 84, of Picayune, passed away on December 20, 2023.
The Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, is serving the family
Patrick Bruce Elavsky
Dec 20, 2023
Patrick Bruce Elavsky, age 73, of Gulfport, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, is serving the family.
Donald Joseph Arceneaux, Sr.
Dec 19, 2023
Donald Joseph Arceneaux, Sr., 74, of Diamondhead, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
Riemann Family Funeral Home, Pass Christian, is serving the family.
Michael Streator
Dec 19, 2023
Michael David Streator, 72 of Gulfport, MS passed away peacefully on December 19, 2023 at the Coastal Health & Rehab. He was born on November 27, 1951 in Oneida, NY. He is preceded in death by his uncles, John Phelps, and David Phelps.
Michael served in the United States Navy for 8 years and was honorable discharged in 1977. ...
Jesse David Taylor
Dec 18, 2023
Jesse David Taylor, age 88, of Diamondhead, Mississippi passed away on December 18, 2023. He was born in Deatsville, Alabama to the late Richard and Ellen (Campbell) Taylor.
Jesse was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers: Glen A Bailes, Arlan Taylor, and Michael Taylor. Jesse married Frances Crump in July 17, 1973 in Gulfport, MS.
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