OBITUARIES
Annie Catherine Walker Ritzer
May 20, 2009
Annie Catherine Walker """"Nan"""" Ritzer, born August 14, 1916 passed into Eternal Life on May 20, 2009 at the age of 92. She was the oldest communicant and lifetime member of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Annie was preceded in death by her mother and father, Inez Gordon Latimer and William John Walker; her sister Zora Inez Walker Carver, her...
Kort Pease
May 19, 2009
Kort A. Pease, 96, of Saucier, passed away Tuesday May 19, 2009, in Saucier. Mr. Pease lived in Southern Indiana for most of his life and he moved to the MS Gulf Coast two and half years ago. Mr. Pease retired from Louisville Cement Company in Speed, IN. He lived a long full life and he loved to fish and...
Leonard Sierveld
May 19, 2009
Leonard Richard (Dick) Sierveld, age 84 of Diamondhead, MS, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Leonard, born in Cincinnati, OH, was a WWII Navy Veteran. He followed in his fatheraÌ‚â‚â„¢s footsteps in the grocery business. He was employed by Winn Dixie Food Stores for 37 years, and held the position of Meat Merchandiser for 25 years before retiring. Leonard Sierveld...
Annetta T. Jordan
May 18, 2009
Annetta T. Jordan, 81, passed away May 18, 2009, with her beloved husband of 62 years and her family by her side. Daughter of the late Theodore and Victoria (Banister) Noseworthy, she was born December 11, 1927 in Chelsea, MA, and moved to Biloxi in 1947. Annetta is preceded in death by her brother, Jack Noseworthy; sisters, Gertrude Kearly, and...
Mary Marks
May 18, 2009
Mrs. Mary Marks, age 88, of Diamondhead, MS died on Monday, May 18, 2009 in Diamondhead. Mary Marks loved her Lord Jesus Christ and she lived out her faith throughout her life. She approached all of her relationships in a selfless way and never ceased from seeking to help others. Her caring spirit was and continues to be an example...
Carl Hanson
May 18, 2009
Carl Eric Hanson, age 49, of Gulfport, passed away on May 18, 2009 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald R. Hanson, and his grandparents. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Hanson, of Gulfport; his children, Erica Howard of Biloxi and Elizabeth Stephens of Gulfport; his stepchildren, Tommy Williams of Gulfport, Mark Williams of Saucier,...
Jack Woodcock
May 18, 2009
Captain Donald Jack Woodcock, Gulfport Police Dept., Ret., age 75, of Biloxi, died Monday, May 18, 2009 in Biloxi. Capt. Jack was a lifelong native of the coast and attended LSU. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and later joind the Gulfport Police Department. Captain Jack worked his way through the ranks and retired as a...
Davee Young
May 18, 2009
Davee J. Young, age 71, of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on May 18, 2009 in Gulfport. Arrangements are by RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport.
Fr. John O' Brien
May 18, 2009
Father John T. O'Brien, age 88, of Pass Christian, died Monday, May 18, 2009 in Pass Christian. Fr. O'Brien was a native of County Galway, Ireland and was a graduate of St. Patrick's College in Carlow, Ireland. He came to the United States in 1946 to begin his ministry. His assignments included: Mar.-Aug. 1946, Assistant at St. Paul's, Pass Christian,...
Hector Rodriguez
May 17, 2009
Hector P. Rodriguez, age 82, and a resident of Biloxi, died Friday, May 15, 2009 in Biloxi. Mr. Rodriguez was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Mary Acosta Rodriguez; three brothers; and one sister. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Faye Tullos Rodriguez; and his daughter, Joanne Schonewitz, of Biloxi. Mr. Rodriguez was born in...
Peter Murphy
May 17, 2009
Mr. Peter Francis Murphy, Sr., age 51, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Long Beach. Mr. Murphy was born in Annapolis, MD on May 9, 1958. He was a passionate musician and talented story-teller. His studies led him abroad, attending schools all over the world. He adored his granddaughter, Gloria Jayne. He was preceded...
Preston D. Pipkin
May 17, 2009
Preston D. Pipkin, age 82 and a resident of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Bessie Waller
May 17, 2009
Bessie Ikerd Waller departed this life on May 17, 2009. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana 89 years ago on January 22, 1920 to the late Millard Ikerd, Jr. and Lena Gollott Ikerd. The majority of her life was spent on the Coast, attending school in Long Beach, and living in Gulfport for the rest of her life. Predeceasing...
William Whisenant
May 17, 2009
William Floyd """"Chester"""" Whisenant, age 79 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Whisenant was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast and served in the United States Army. Mr. Whisenant was preceded in death by his parents, William Henry & Nancy Elliott Whisenant; his wife, Bertha Williams Whisenant; his son, Timothy...
Herbert Bliler
May 16, 2009
Herbert Scott Bliler, age 85, of Diamondhead, MS died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Diamondhead. Mr. Bliler was a native of Blue Mound, IL and Illiopolis, IL and has been a resident of Diamondhead for 17 years. Mr. Bliler was a veteran of the US Army and served in Okinawa during WWII, where he received a purple heart. He graduated...
Jack Cantrell
May 16, 2009
Mr. Jack E. Cantrell, 73, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Gulfport, MS. Born in Russellville, AL, he relocated to Gulfport in the late 1950aÌ‚â‚â„¢s. He joined the U.S. Army and retired in 1981. He worked at Tramark Golf Course for many years. He passed away playing the game he loved, golf. Mr. Cantrell was preceded in death by his...
David C. Hunnings
May 15, 2009
David Clayton Hunnings was born in Pascagoula, MS, on November 27, 1971. A lifelong resident of Helena, he was a graduate of Moss Point High School and the Mississippi Fire Academy in Pearl, MS. David came from a family of North Carolina and Mississippi fishermen, and was employed for nearly 20 years as a second engineer and onshore mechanic with...
James Jim Cochran
May 15, 2009
James Holden Cochran, 93, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at the Loyalton of Biloxi. Mr. Cochran was a true Mississippian. He loved the state and the people in it. He grew up in Eupora, worked most of his life in Starkville, and retired to the Gulf Coast. Like many Mississippians, his interests, occupation, and education were in agriculture. He earned...
Leo Lamar Adams
May 14, 2009
Leo Lamar Adams, age 83 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Thursday, May 14, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Adams was a native of Marion, and had been a resident of Gulfport for the past 42 years. He served in World War II as a Navy gunner on several Merchant Marine ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of operation....
Steven R. Kohl
May 13, 2009
Steven R. Kohl, 66, of Pass Christian passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Gulfport. Steve was a native of Ashby, Massachusetts, and had been a resident of Pass Christian since 1966 after graduating from Auburn University with a degree in business. In Pass Christian that same year, he opened the automotive repair facility Kohl Motors, which later moved to...
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