OBITUARIES

Mattie Stevens

Mattie Stevens

Mar 22, 2010

Mrs. Mattie H. Stevens, age 90, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2010. She was born in Gulfport to James and Corrine Hampton on July 4, 1919 and was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. She was a homemaker and salesperson for Stanley Home Products. She was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church where she very active....

John  Potter Tucker

John Potter Tucker

Mar 22, 2010

John Potter Tucker, III, age 60, from Abita Springs, LA, passed away Monday March 22, 2010, after a battle with cancer. Mr. Tucker was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Lucedale, MS, and also of By Water and the Holy Spirit Christian Community in Kiln, MS. He served his country during the Vietnam era as a first lieutenant in...

Ollie  Jean Morrison

Ollie Jean Morrison

Mar 21, 2010

Ollie Jean McDonald Morrison, age 78, of Gulfport, passed away on March 21, 2010 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. """"Buddy"""" Morrison; her parents, Leslie and Ruby McDonald; her brothers, Dale and Pete McDonald; and a sister, Sara McCord. She is survived by her son, James Gary Morrison and his wife, Judy, of Vancleave;...

Dottie Torchie

Dottie Torchie

Mar 21, 2010

Dottie Torchie, age 62, of Long Beach, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 in Long Beach. She was a native of New Jersey and has lived on the coast since 1993. She was currently employed by Hollywood Casino as a beverage manager and was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, yardwork, and spending time with...

Isabelle Estella Smith Sparks

Isabelle Estella Smith Sparks

Mar 21, 2010

Isabelle Estella Smith Sparks, age 97, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Sparks was born to Stanley B. and Ida Estella Wilson Smith in Marietta, OH. She was a Coast resident for over 60 years, moving from Belleville, IL when her husband went to work at Keesler Air Force Base as an instructor....

Annie Rishel

Annie Rishel

Mar 21, 2010

Mrs. Annie Taylor Rishel passed away on March 21, 2010, in Southaven, MS. She was born August 7, 1926, the daughter of Jacko and Grace Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husbands, James Taylor Sr., John Garrison, and Lawrence Rishel; parents, Jacko and Grace Taylor; brothers J.P. Taylor and Jimmy Taylor; and grandson's, Ricky Taylor and Raymond Taylor...

Arlene J. Mc Gillivray

Arlene J. Mc Gillivray

Mar 21, 2010

Arlene (Arla) J. McGillivray, age 74, passed through this life to reunite with loved ones who passed before her on March 21, 2010. Mrs. McGillivray was born in Chicago, IL on July 24, 1935 and was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS since March 1973. She'd been employed by Ingall's Shipbuilders (now Northrup-Grumman), Ocean Spring's first K-mart, and R. F....

Edward Owen

Edward Owen

Mar 20, 2010

Edward Owen, 80, of Gulfport, died 3/20/2010. Graveside service 3/29/10 at 9am at Biloxi National Cemetery. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport is in charge. For more information, please call (228) 539-9800.

Jean-  Pierre Pucheu

Jean- Pierre Pucheu

Mar 20, 2010

Mr. Jean-Pierre Pucheu, age 46, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Gulfport. Mr. Pucheu was born in Rockville, CT in 1964. He was raised in Lyman and graduated from Harrison Central High School in 1982 and University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Construction Technology. After living out of state for several years, he...

Lucy Dessommes

Lucy Dessommes

Mar 20, 2010

Lucy Elise Pecoul Dessommes, 80, of Long Beach, died on March 20, 2010. Mrs. Dessommes was born September 18, 1929, in Mississippi City, MS, and was baptized and married in St. James Catholic Church. She attended Mississippi City School, was a 1947 graduate of Gulfport High School, and was an active member of aÌ‚â‚Å“Club 47.â₝ aÌ‚â‚Å“Miss Lucyâ₝ was a member...

Frederick Weaver

Frederick Weaver

Mar 20, 2010

FREDERICK THOMAS WEAVER (USN, Ret) 77 passed away March 10, 2010 in Reno, NV. He was born January 15, 1933 in Baltimore, MD to the late Frederick Louis and Myrtle Lillian Weaver. He served in the US Navy for 25 years first as an Airman at Great Lakes, IL and NAS North Island at San Diego, CA and later as...

Charles Kirksey

Charles Kirksey

Mar 20, 2010

Charles Kirksey, 84, of Saucier, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Gulfport. He retired after many years of service in the United States Coast Guard. He was a member of the VFW. He was an avid flower gardener and he loved to play cards. He is preceded in death by his wife, Veleda Buckley Kirksey; his daughter, Shawn Kirksey...

Barclay Wagner

Barclay Wagner

Mar 19, 2010

Barclay Wagner, 77, a long-time resident of Pass Christian, passed away Friday morning, March 19th at his home on the Gulf Coast. Barclay was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 27, 1932, to Richard and Alice Wagner. He later moved to Pass Christian, Mississippi where he graduated from Pass Christian High School in 1950. Barclay was a graduate of...

Franklin Platt

Franklin Platt

Mar 17, 2010

Franklin Platt, age 63, passed away March 17, 2010, in Biloxi. Arrangements by the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Rd., Biloxi.

Johnny Hoffman

Johnny Hoffman

Mar 17, 2010

Johnny Hoffman, age 43 and a resident of The Colony, TX, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Mobile, AL. Johnny attended Gulfport High School Class of 1984, was a 1992 graduate of the University of South Alabama, and was a member of the Catholic faith. He was an environmental consultant in Dallas, TX. His hobby was researching his family's...

Allen Dunn

Allen Dunn

Mar 17, 2010

Allen Blackman Dunn, age 52 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.

Beth Poole

Beth Poole

Mar 17, 2010

Beth Michele Poole, born in love February 28, 1963 in Beckley, WV, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2010 at the age of 47. She was a graduate of Johnson and Wales Culinary School in Providence, Rhode Island. She was quite an accomplished chef having worked and lived throughout the U.S. including Hawaii. Her pleasures in life were traveling, fishing,...

Betty Putnam

Betty Putnam

Mar 17, 2010

Betty L. Putnam, age 74, of Gulfport, passed away on March 17, 2010 in Hattiesburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Putnam; her parents, Paul D. Hudson and Ruth Carolyn Husdon; a brother, Paul D. """"Sonny"""" Hudson, Jr; and a sister, Patsy Hudson. She is survived by her children, Carolyn E. Plunkett of Saucier, Cindi Gibeault and...

Zacharias Seymour

Zacharias Seymour

Mar 16, 2010

Zacharias (Zach) Levi Seymour, 32, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 after a long courageous battle with kidney cancer. Zach was born on December 2, 1977 in Sandpoint, Idaho. He graduated from Harrison Central High School in 1996. In 1998 he graduated from the Respiratory Therapy program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He worked with...

Boliver Jones

Boliver Jones

Mar 16, 2010

Bolivar """"Ray"""" Jones, III, 32, left this world to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Tristan; and his grandparents, Bolivar Ray Jones, Barbara Jean Jones, and W.E. Benefield, Sr. He is survived by his fiance, Rhonda Schaver; his parents, Ray and Susan Jones; his children, Malerie, Barrett, Emma,...

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