OBITUARIES

Apr 4, 2009

Brandon James Terrell, age 29, of Long Beach, died Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Gulfport. Born November 26, 1979 in Gulfport, Brandon attended Gulfport High School and was of the Baptist faith. Brandon had previously worked for the City of Long Beach. He was a sports enthusiast and loved hanging out with his family and friends. He was preceded in...

Apr 4, 2009

Marion H. Lacy, age 83, died Saturday at home in Gulfport. She was born in Danville, VA and has lived on the MS Gulf Coast since 1932. She was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, Gulfport and was a graduate of Orange Grove High School. Mrs. lacy was a retired cosmetologist. She was preceded in death by her mother,...

Apr 3, 2009

Willie R. Rodgers, age 77 and a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Rodgers was a native of Eupora, and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1960. He retired after 24 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Vietnam War. He then worked for the Gulfport VA...

Apr 3, 2009

TSgt Jerry L. Berhow (USAF Ret) was born September 30, 1939 in Leadyard, IA to Adolph and Iona Berhow. While he was in elementary school the family moved to Omania, MN where he graduated from high school and enlisted in the Air Force. While in the Air Force he served as an Air Traffic Control Radar Technician. His assignments included...

Apr 3, 2009

Marshall Still, age 24 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Friday, April 3, 2009, in Biloxi. Marshall was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was loved by many, and never met a stranger. He is preceded in death by his mother, Alison """"Missy"""" Dotilla and his paternal grandmother, Irene Still. Marshall is survived by his father,...

Apr 2, 2009

Effie J. Bergeron, age 72, of Gulfport, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Bergeron was born in Poplarville, MS and was a long time resident of the Gulfport area. She was a member of the Christian Worship Center in Gulfport and was retired from the Colonial Bakery. She was really dedicated to her church and her family....

Apr 2, 2009

Bertha Marie Zimmerman Kent, age 92 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Gulfport. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 6, 2009, from 1:00pm-1:45pm at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach. A graveside service will follow at 2:00pm at Evergreen Gardens in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.

Apr 2, 2009

Norma Jean Fiese Parker, age 66 and a resident of San Antonio, TX, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Parker was sent from the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, to Sunset Funeral Home in San Antonio for services and burial. For more information, please call Sunset Funeral Home at (210)828-2811.

Apr 2, 2009

Virginia H. Newman, 90, of Gulfport, died Thursday, April 2, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Newman, a native of Perry County, MS, was a life-long resident of Gulfport. She was a long-time member of Calvary Baptist Church, then became a charter member of Robinwood Baptist Church. She was an original employee for the Phillips Milk of Magnesia Plant in Gulfport....

Apr 2, 2009

Bertha Marie Zimmerman Kent, age 92 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Gulfport. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 6, 2009, from 1:00pm-1:45pm at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach. A graveside service will follow at 2:00pm at Evergreen Gardens in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.

Mar 31, 2009

Gladys M. Faye Bennett, age 83, lifelong resident of Hancock County, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Bennett was born to the late Ed Faye and Rose Carraway Faye in 1925. She was a homemaker and loved life. She never met a stranger, and she would take her garden's harvest to neighbors and friends. Fishing was...

Mar 31, 2009

MSgt James aÌ‚â‚Å“Jimâ₝ Burger, USAF, Ret., age 67, of Gulfport passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Burger was a native of St. Louis, MO. He was a graduate of Central High School located in St. Louis, the oldest high school west of the Mississippi. He earned a BS in Occupational Education from Wayland Baptist College in...

Mar 31, 2009

William Lee Flowers, age 83, resident of Stone County, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Flowers was born in Paris, TX to the late Oliver Lee Flowers and Oza Rhea Ford Flowers. He served his country in the United States Navy during WWII on the U.S.S. Wilson (DD-408). He was a retired Christian minister/missionary and master...

Mar 31, 2009

Margaret Fickes Foster, 91, a resident in Biloxi for 80 years, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. She graduated from Biloxi High and attended Perkinston Junior College where she was a cheerleader, member of the track team, and a Beauty. She attended First Baptist Church in Biloxi. She served in the Ladies' Medical Auxiliary. She was a charter member...

Mar 31, 2009

Mr. Gordon Don Allen, Sr., age 80, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Allen was a native of Gulfport, born to the late Colon and Audrey Creel Allen in 1928. He graduated from Gulfport High School and served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, where he earned a Bronze Star and...

Mar 31, 2009

Harold C. York, 85, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. York, a native of Gulfport, was a long-time resident of Long Beach and had been residing in Gulfport for the past several years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in WWII. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Mar 31, 2009

Mar 31, 2009

Bessie Pauline """"Polly"""" Sigmon Dickerson, age 85, of Gulfport passed away on March 31, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Dickerson was born in Roanoke County, VA and was a graduate of Jefferson High School in Roanoke. She became a Navy wife when she married in 1953, and was a member of the Chief Petty OfficeraÌ‚â‚â„¢s Wives Club. Mrs. Dickerson was preceded...

Mar 31, 2009

Mrs. Marie Breaux Rosetti, age 93, of Handsboro, entered her heavenly rest on March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Rosetti was a native of Carencro, La., and had been a Gulfport resident for over 80 years. She and her husband were the owners and operators of Rosettis Grocery on Pass Road in Handsboro for 39 years. Mrs. Rosetti is a...

Mar 30, 2009

John B. Ton, Jr., 77, of Gulfport, passed away Monday March 30, 2009 in Gulfport. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport.