OBITUARIES
Clyde H. Philbrick
Feb 16, 2009
Clyde H. Philbrick, age 73 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Monday, February 16, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Philbrick was born on May 30, 1935, in Rumford, ME. He retired from the United States Air Force with over 21 years of service. Mr. Philbrick is preceded in death by his parents, Harry Libby & Doris Gallop Philbrick and a...
Doris Paolino
Feb 16, 2009
Doris M. Paolino, 60, of Vancleave, passed away Monday February 16, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Ms. Paolino was born May 21, 1948 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She moved to the US in 1965 and has lived here ever since. She was married to Michael J Paolino for 14 years, then divorced. She is survived by her two children, Michael Paolino and...
Infant Austin Johnson
Feb 16, 2009
Austin Tyler Johnson, our special little man who made us smile everyday, went to Heaven on Monday, February 16, 2009. He was 2 months and 26 days old. Austin is survived by his parents, Tyler and Savannah Johnson; his brother, Dylan Johnson; his maternal grandparents, Laura and Bob Ellis; his paternal grandmother, Roseanne Fowler and Joe Massaro; his paternal grandfather,...
Irwin Ray Coons
Feb 15, 2009
Irwin """"Ray"""" Coons, age 87 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Sunday, February 15, 2009, in Long Beach. Mr. Coons was a native of Houston, TX and had been a resident of Long Beach for the past 23 years. He served in the Merchant Marines. He was a longtime member of the Southern Star Masonic Lodge in Long...
Edna Barich
Feb 15, 2009
Edna Steele Barich, age 79 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Sunday, February 15, 2009, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi. For more information, please call (228)388-9516.
Patricia L Taylor
Feb 15, 2009
Patricia L. Taylor, age 64, formerly of Evansville, IN, and a resident of Biloxi passed away on February 15, 2009 in Gulfport. Arrangements are by the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME in Biloxi.
Anna Bell Favre Fayard
Feb 13, 2009
Anna Bell Favre Fayard, age 88, a lifelong resident of Bay St. Louis, passed away on February 13, 2009 in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norvin J. Fayard, Sr; her parents, Leon Favre and Natalie Luke Favre; two sons, Walter Fabian Fayard and Glen A. Fayard; her brothers, Chester Favre and Irvin Favre; and two sisters,...
Evelyn W. Highton
Feb 13, 2009
Ms. Evelyn W. Highton, age 86, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Highton was born in 1922 to the late Calvin and Cleo Marks Winningham. She was retired from the Civil Service, where she arranged moving and transportation needs for service members. She was a member of Toastmasters International and enjoyed bowling....
Edna D. Hodge
Feb 13, 2009
Edna D. Hodge, age 95, and a longtime resident of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2009 in Birmingham, AL Mrs. Hodge was a registered nurse and worked for 20 years at the Gulfport VA Hospital. She was a lifetime member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Gulfport, and a member of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Hodge was preceded in...
Margaret Margie Panquerne
Feb 10, 2009
Margaret """"Margie"""" Faia Panquerne went home to be with her Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. She was born in New Orleans, LA on November 2, 1920. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Anna (Tedesco) Faia; her husband, Paul Joseph Panquerne; her sisters, Mae (Faia) Jourdan and Frances (Faia) Faustermann; her brother,...
James Smith
Feb 10, 2009
Mr. James Michael Smith, age 97, of Gulfport, died on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at his home. Mr. Smith was born September 30, 1911, in Columbia, MS, and was a resident of Lyman for 71 years. He was a member of the Senior Adult Sunday School class at Gateway United Methodist Church. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his...
James Ivie
Feb 10, 2009
James C. Ivie, 80, of Gulfport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday February 10, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Ivie was retired from the US Military after 23 years of service. He was a member of the VFW and a coast resident of 20 years. He is preceded in death by his son, Billy Ivie, his former wife, Mary...
Ernest Slocum
Feb 10, 2009
Ernest Eugene Slocum, 86, passed away on Tuesday February 10, 2009 in Slidell. He was a loving husband and father. He was the husband of the late Lanell Price Slocum. He was also preceded in death by his son-in-law, Walter Delle and his grandson Joey Slocum. Mr. Slocum was survived by his children, Carolyn Slocum Delle and David Slocum (Susie);...
Martha Elizabeth Fitzgerald Whichard
Feb 10, 2009
Martha E. Whichard, a one-of-a-kind Speech Therapist best known for her love of children and her abillity to help them fulfill their educational needs, succumbed to cancer on February 10, 2009, in her home on Silver Run Lakes, near Perkinston, MS. Her husband of 41 years, Sam, was at her side. She was 61. Mrs. Whichard was born in Pennsylvania....
Sandra Whitford
Feb 9, 2009
Sandra Whitford, age 71 and a resident of Pass Christian, died on Monday, February 9, 2009, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 9113 Kiln-DeLisle Road in Pass Christian. For more information, please call (228)586-0510.
Infant Stephen Michael Waller
Feb 9, 2009
Infant Stephen Michael Waller, of Saucier, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2009 in Biloxi, MS. A graveside service will be held on Monday, February 16, 2009, at Rouse Cemetery. The RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements. A guestbook may be viewed and signed at www.riemannfamily.com.
Brelynn & Brooklyn White
Feb 7, 2009
Infant twin girls, the daughters' of John & Brittany White of Waveland, Brelynn Grace White & Brooklyn Diane White, died on Saturday, February 7, 2009, in Gulfport. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Cemetery on Necaise Avenue in Bay St. Louis. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Riemann...
Ruby Arguelles
Feb 7, 2009
Ruby Lucille Ellis Arguelles, 48, of Gulfport passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. She was born November 20, 1960 in Huntington, LA but spent most of her life living along the gulf coast. Known as aÌ‚â‚Å“mamaaÌ‚â‚ by most that entered her home, Ruby never knew a stranger and was always helping others in need. Her love of cooking, sewing...
William Lee Siter
Feb 6, 2009
William Lee Siter, age 18 and a resident of Andover, CT, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 6, 2009, at the Windham Hospital in Willimantic, CT. Born on September 22, 1990, in Biloxi, he was a son of Glenn Siter of Andover and Anna Marie (Shaw) Siter of Missisippi. William was a 2008 graduate of RHAM High School in Hebron, CT...
Walter L. Burrus
Feb 6, 2009
Walter L. """"Lonnie"""" Burrus, 73, of Long Beach, died Friday, February 6, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Burrus was a life-long resident of the MS Gulf Coast and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Aledia Burrus; brothers, James, Eugene, Gary, Eddie and Freddie Burrus; and sisters, Peggy Callahan, Jeanette...
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