OBITUARIES
Polly Simmons Allen
Dec 28, 2014
Polly Simmons Allen, age 83 and a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014, in Gulfport. Originally from Rock Hill, Mrs. Allen had been a resident of Gulfport for the past 66 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Gulfport for over 50 years, where she taught Sunday School for many years, and she...
Laszlo "Laz" Bode
Dec 28, 2014
Laszlo ""Laz"" Bode, Sr., age 80, of Kiln, passed away on December 28, 2014.He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Rose Bode; siblings, Rose Veres, Elizabeth Toth and Joseph Bode; a grandson, Joseph Daidone.Survivors include his children, Laszlo Bode, Jr. (Lynn) and Gertrude Palladino (Angelo), 4 grandchildren, Brittany Daidone, and Richie and Ellen Bode, and a sister,...
Henry Edgar Doak
Dec 28, 2014
Henry Edgar Doak, Jr., age 82 and a resident of D'Iberville, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014. RIEMANN FAMIY FUNERAL HOME, Biloxi served the family.
Rochelle Greene Hoenig
Dec 28, 2014
Rochelle Greene Hoenig, age 79, of Greenville, SC, passed away on December 28, 2014.She was preceded in death by parents, Inez Hall and Curtis Hall, a sister Maureen, and her first husband, Robert M. Greene, Sr.Survivors include her husband, Albert Hoenig, 2 children, Ann-Michelle (Paul) Sanford and Robert M. (Lisa) Greene, Jr., 3 siblings, Ann Davidson, Doris Miller, and Tommy...
Hans Johannsen
Dec 28, 2014
Hans Johannsen Sr., age 63 passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Bay St. Louis, MS.RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 9113 Kiln-DeLisle Road, Pass Christian served the family.
Leo Eugene Ladner
Dec 27, 2014
Leo Eugene Ladner, 77, died Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Gulfport.Mr. Ladner was a retired law enforcement officer. He served as a deputy with the Hancock County Sheriff's Department; as Constable for the Hancock County East District for 10 years; and retired in 1977 as a full time officer with the Waveland Police Department.He loved fishing and crabbing; and he...
Wilda P. Switzer
Dec 26, 2014
On the seventy-fifth anniversary of her birth, Wilda entered heaven to be with Christ, her Savior, her loving and caring parents, Calvin M. and Emmie Gill Switzer and her beloved sister, JoAnna Switzer (Mrs. Travis Earl) Hudson. She is survived by her sister, Calvinia Switzer, her niece, Patricia Earle Hudson of Long Beach; her nephew and his wife, Calvin Michael...
Suzanne Kay Martinez
Dec 26, 2014
Suzanne Kay Martinez, 68 of Pass Christian and a native of Martinsville, Indiana, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport.She is preceded in death by her parents, Wendell A. Hatton and Marguerite C. Wilhite, and her daughter, Tammy Waterman.Mrs. Martinez is survived by her husband of 31 years Richard E. Martinez of Pass Christian, MS; her...
Terrell C. Smith
Dec 26, 2014
Terrell C. Smith, age 47 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Friday, December 26, 2014, in Flowood. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi, served the family. For more information, please call (228)388-9516.
Jayden Robert Parker
Dec 26, 2014
Jayden Robert Parker, 3 days, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 in Gulfport. He is preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Dixie Horonzy; great-grandfather, Robert Findlay.He is survived by his parents, Melissa Findlay and David Parker; brother, David Findlay; grandmother, Tammie Wall; grandfather, Robert Thorborgh; grandfather, Richard Warf; aunts and uncles, Jessica Zatopek, Troy Austin, and Richard Warf, Jr.RIEMANN FAMILY...
Dorothy Hoffman
Dec 26, 2014
Our Father who art in Heaven,Hallowed be thy name:Thy will be done on earthas it is in Heaven.Give us this day our daily bread;And forgive us our trespassesas we forgive those whoAnd lead us not into temptation,But deliver us from evil.
Billy Randle Melton
Dec 25, 2014
Billy Randle Melton was born to loving parents on September 16, 1947, in Cleveland, Mississippi. Billy passed through this life, touching and forever changing the lives of those with whom he came in contact. Billy went to heaven on Christmas Day, December 25, 2014, at the age of 67 years old. Billy had a long and distinguished career in law...
Shirley Dykes Willard
Dec 25, 2014
The Lord Jesus himself spoke on the Gospel of John chapter 14 and said: ""...if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."" On Christmas morning, December 25, 2014, Shirley Dykes Willard went to that place that Jesus had gone to prepare...
Clare Marie Wallis
Dec 25, 2014
Clare Marie Wallis, age 86, of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014.Mrs. Wallis was born in Biloxi to Leo L. and Hazel Santa Cruz DeGeorge. She worked at Jay's Fabric as manager for 20 years along with being a fulltime mother and homemaker. She was a former member of the D'Iberville Bingo Club and was a member of...
Arlene Thigpen Halford
Dec 24, 2014
Arlene Thigpen Halford, age 83, died Dec. 24, 2014. Graveside serv, 12/29/14, Finley Cemetery, 10am. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, MS. www.riemannfamily.com. Service DEC 29. 10:30 AM Finley Cemetery Highway 53 Gulfport, MS, US, 39503 Interment Finley Cemetery Highway 53 Gulfport, MS, 39503
SMSgt. John I. Ford
Dec 24, 2014
SMSgt. John I. Ford Sr., known to friends and family as J.I. and TIP, passed away December the 24th at age 83. He was born in Buffalo, S.C. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Meta Sue Ford, parents, Dolman Austin Ford and Beunie Mae Ford, and brother, William Milburn Ford. He is survived by his wife Voncile...
Danny McCormick
Dec 24, 2014
Danny McCormick, 57, of Biloxi passed away December 24, 2014 in Biloxi. He was sent to North Little Rock FH, AR. RIEMANN FAMILY FH, Biloxi served the family.
Kenneth James Larson
Dec 23, 2014
Kenneth James Larson, age 70 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, in Gulfport. A graveside service will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 9am at Biloxi National Cemetery. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, served the family. For more information, please call (228) 539-9800. Interment Biloxi National Cemetery 400...
Duke James LaBauve
Dec 23, 2014
Duke James LaBauve, 58 years old, and a resident of Kiln, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Gulfport Memorial Hospital from medical complications. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph W. LaBauve; his grandmother, Lillian Page and his aunt, Gienevie White. He is survived by his mother, Margie Mae LaBauve; his brothers, Joseph W. LaBauve, Jr., Ricky...
Leona Switzer
Dec 23, 2014
Leona Ann ""Nana"" Switzer, age 76, of Long Beach, MS, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014.Mrs. Switzer was born in Livingston, TN, to Zarnel and Thelma Lois Wallace Copeland. She is together again with her husband, Walter Tilton Switzer, Sr.; her son, Walter Switzer, Jr.; her parents; her siblings, Dick Copeland, James ""Hoppy"" Copeland, Sammie Kay Halfkenney, and Steve...
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