OBITUARIES
Martha Martin
Apr 3, 2011
Martha L. Martin, age 73, of Biloxi, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 in Biloxi. Friends and family are invited to visit Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi. The Funeral Service will be at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at the funeral home. Interment will follow...
Valeria Jean Downey
Apr 3, 2011
Valeria Jean Moore Downey, age 60, of Long Beach, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Gulfport. Mrs. Downey was a lifelong resident of the coast and served as an Academic Advisor for the College of Business at the USM Gulf Park Campus. She was a member of the Long Beach Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by...
Donald Ray Ladner
Apr 3, 2011
Mr. Donald Ray Ladner, age 51, resident of Pass Christian, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Mr. Ladner was born in Gulfport to Earon Paul Ladner and Merlena Nettie Cuevas Necaise. He worked for many years for H. Gordon Myrick Construction, and later owned his own construction company. He enjoyed horse racing, horse shows, and riding motorcycles. Mr. Ladner was...
Thelma Louise Gibson
Apr 3, 2011
Thelma Louise Gibson, age 90 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Pauline Elizabeth Green Overby
Apr 2, 2011
Mrs. Pauline Elizabeth Green Overby, age 92, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Mrs. Overby was born in Collins, MS to Robert Bafton Green, Sr. and Willie D. Womack Green. She had been a resident of the Coast since the early 1940's. She had been a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Gulfport for over 60...
Violet Bernice Fosselman
Apr 2, 2011
Mrs. Violet Bernice Fosselman, age 78, resident of Diamondhead, MS, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Mrs. Fosselman was born in the township of Red Eye, MN to John and Ina Ranta Waisanen. She was married in 1954 to Dennis J. Fosselman who died in August of 2008. They were longtime residents of Des Moines, IA, where she retired...
Wilma "Ruth" Mixon
Apr 1, 2011
Wilma ""Ruth"" Mixon, age 66 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Gulfport. Mrs. Mixon was a longtime resident of Gulfport and was employed with the Oreck Plant in Long Beach for many years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter E. and Iva Jones...
Gracie Fore
Apr 1, 2011
Gracie Fore, age 81, of Pass Christian, passed away on April 1, 2011 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley Fore; a daughter, Glenda Marie Hagensee; a son in law, Marvin Johnston; her parents, Daisie Cuevas and Eluvie Thigpen Cuevas; 3 brothers; and 2 sisters. She is survived by her children, Linda Oglesby (Jimmy Dale) of...
William Douglas Coole
Apr 1, 2011
William Douglas Coole, 93, of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Gulfport, MS, died at 6:02 am Friday, April 1, 2011, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born February 28, 1918, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of William Henry and Annie Clucas Cooil, Manx immigrants from the Isle of Man. On March 19, 1942, he married LaVerne...
Gussie P. Miller
Apr 1, 2011
Gussie P. Miller, age 89, of Biloxi, passed away on April 1, 2011 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and three sisters. She is survived by her husband of sixty one years, Jerry Miller of Biloxi; her children, Mike Miller of Biloxi, Nancy Smith of Orlando, FL, and Flora McMillin of St. Martin; six...
Anna C. Rutledge
Apr 1, 2011
Anna C. Rutledge, age 61, of Gulfport, passed away on April 1, 2011 in Gulfport. She is survived by her husband, Donald Rutledge of Gulfport; her children, Marc Contevita of Gulfport, Anne Marie Contevita of Biloxi, and Susanne Contevita of Greensboro, NC; seven grandchildren, Amia, Anai, Aman, Amari, Clarice, Cobi, and Reagan; and four pets, Cookie, the Parrot, Duke, the...
William John Barrett
Apr 1, 2011
William John Barrett, age 79 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Gulfport. William served in the United States Army where he received the Good Conduct Medal. He was also a retired salesman. Graveside services were held on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at 10:00 am at Biloxi National Cemetery, where military honors were rendered by...
Fred M. Henningson
Mar 31, 2011
Fred M. Henningson, of Gulfport, passed away on March 31, 2011, in Gulfport. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL, Gulfport, is in charge.
Dorothy Wilson
Mar 30, 2011
Dorothy L. Wilson, age 84, of Gulfport, passed away on March 30, 2011. Mrs. Wilson was born on December 6, 1926, in Long Beach, California. She was a devoted wife and mother. She loved the Lord and relied on Him throughout her life and was blessed by Him continuously. The love for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchild was evident...
Helen Marie Holliman
Mar 30, 2011
Helen Marie Holliman, age 81, was born in Effingham, IL on June 11, 1929, and passed away on March 30, 2011, after a lengthy illness in Gulfport. She was a Christian of non-denominational religion. She owned and operated Avon's Grocery with her husband Avon, for many years on Three Rivers Road. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry...
Catherine Ann Ostberg
Mar 29, 2011
Catherine Ann Ostberg, age 73, residing in Biloxi, MS (formerly Eau Claire, WI), died Tuesday, 3/29/11. She is survived by her 4 children, 6 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She is now with her husband, Gordon ""Bud,"" youngest son, Charles, & 6 siblings.
DeAnna Marie Tucker
Mar 29, 2011
DeAnna Marie Tucker, age 29, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in Gulfport. DeAnna was a 2000 graduate of Harrison Central HIgh School and she worked for Dillard's, Belk, and was currently employed as a customer service specialist at Cellular South. DeAnna was a special person that brought so much joy to others. She was a dedicated...
William Ray "Billy" Davenport
Mar 29, 2011
William ""Billy"" Ray Davenport, Sr., 45, of Long Beach passed away March 29, 2011 in Gulfport. Mr. Davenport was born March 29, 1966 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his father Harvey W. Davenport. He is survived by his mother, Betty Jane Bragg; step-father, CN ""Tracy"" Bragg; son, William Ray Davenport, Jr.; siblings, Harvey Lee Davenport (Theresa), Damon...
Tammy Beatrice Stiglet Meeks
Mar 29, 2011
Tammy Beatrice Stiglet Meeks, age 49, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Ms. Meeks was born May 21, 1961 in Gulfport. She was a lifelong resident of the Coast and was the former co-owner of An-Jac's Restaurant in Gulfport. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend, and will be deeply missed. She was preceded in...
Joseph F. Wolfe
Mar 28, 2011
Joseph F. Wolfe, Sr., age 73 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Monday, March 28, 2011, in Gulfport. Mr. Wolfe was a native of Meridian, had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1953, and was a member of Coalville United Methodist Church. He served in the Army National Guard for 2 years and retired after 32...
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