OBITUARIES
Alberta Smith
May 17, 2008
Mrs. Alberta S. Smith, age 90 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Saturday, May 17, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Smith was sent from the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, to Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins for services and burial. For more information, please call Moore Funeral Home at (601)928-4522.
Mary Johnson
May 16, 2008
Mary Kathryn Beall Johnson, age 79 and a resident of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008, in Gulfport. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Water Valley, MS and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1958. She was co-owner/operator, with her late husband, Robert Johnson, Sr., of Southern Camper Sales in Biloxi. She was also an active member...
Wanna White
May 14, 2008
Wanna P. White, age 83 and of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. White was born in Stovall, MS, July 24, 1924, and grew up in Greenville; moving to Gulfport in 1957. She was employed by Southern Bell in 1942 and held several positions prior to her retirement in 1983. She was a member of the...
James Williams
May 14, 2008
James Russell Williams, Jr., age 52 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Long Beach. Arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach.
Lenell Joslin
May 14, 2008
LeNell Towell Joslin danced into Heaven in Houston Wednesday, May 14 after suffering a stroke. LeNell graduated from Gulfport High School in 1942 where she lettered in basketball for two years and sang in the Glee Club. LeNellaÌ‚â‚â„¢s favorite activity since a child was dancing, and she continued ballroom dancing until last year. LeNell is preceded in death by her...
Joanne Riser
May 14, 2008
Joanne Riser, age 66, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Gulfport. Mrs. Riser was born in Alexandria, LA and attended Louisiana Tech University. While in school, she married and led her to raise her family, as she and her husband followed his occupation across the country. Later, she went back to school at MS...
Betty Williams
May 13, 2008
Betty Boone Williams, 85, of Richton, MS passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Richton, MS. Survivors include her husband Dan Williams; her children, Kathy Wishard; Dan Williams; and Barbara Lofton; 7 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11213 Hwy 49N Gulfport, at 1:00 PM with visitaiton...
Paul M. Grieve
May 13, 2008
Paul Grieve, age 64 and a resident of Biloxi, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Biloxi. Mr. Grieve had been a resident of Biloxi since 1981. He was a Vietnam veteran, and retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant with 20 years of service. He was an avid golfer and had a love for building homes. Mr....
Joyce Allen
May 12, 2008
Mrs. Joyce P. Allen, age 83, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2008, in Gulfport. Mrs. Allen was born in Holly Hill, SC to the late Thomas Nealie and Lucille Hutto Parler. She moved to the Coast in the early 1950's and was a homemaker. She was very active at her church home, First United Methodist...
Jonathan Adams
May 12, 2008
Jonathan Wayne Adams, age 39 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Monday, May 12, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Adams was sent from the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi to Kesler Funeral Home in Baldwyn, MS for services and burial. For more information, please call Kesler Funeral Home at (662)365-5700.
David Lester Thomas
May 11, 2008
David Lester Thomas of Saucier, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Gulfport. Services are pending with Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport.
David Thomas
May 11, 2008
David Lester Thomas, 68 and a resident of Saucier, MS died on Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Thomas was born in Sand Mtn., Alabama, and was a coast resident most of his life. He was a sheet metal mechanic, and in the 1950's, he was the youngest sheet metal mechanic on the coast. In his younger years he...
Francis Bubba Fields
May 9, 2008
Mr. Francis """"Bubba"""" Fields, 73, of Gulfport, died Friday, May 9, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Fields was an avid explorer of the ocean and loved to shrimp and fish. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean Conflict. He was the owner of commerical fishing and heavy equipment construction businesses. He was preceded in death by...
Margaret Nelms
May 8, 2008
Margaret Nelms, age 77, of Saucier, passed away, May 8, 2008, in Gulfport. The Graveside Service will be Wednesday, May 14 at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. Service MAY 14. 01:30 PM - 01:30 PM Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, US, 39531
Jane Baker
May 8, 2008
Jane R. Moore-Baker, 72, of Diamondhead, MS, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Diamondhead of cancer. Mrs. Moore-Baker was born on April 24, 1936 in Richmond, VA and grew up in Bernardsville, NJ. She graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, with a BS in Biology. She lived in Lake St. Louis, MO, for 25 years before retiring from Datapage...
Frank M. Eaton
May 8, 2008
Frank Mitchell Eaton, MSgt, ret., USAF, age 72, and a resident of Ocean Springs, died May 8, 2008 at his home. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the US Air Force for 21 years, and retired as a Master Sergeant. He retired to Ocean Springs and worked for McDonalds and for Coastliner....
Gerald Richmond
May 8, 2008
Gerald Lawrence Richmond, age 45 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Long Beach. Arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Gerald Lawrence Richmond
May 8, 2008
Gerald Lawrence Richmond, age 45 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Long Beach. Arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Alva Patterson
May 7, 2008
Alva Valentina Patterson, age 88 and a resident of Saucier, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Saucier. Mrs. Patterson had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1984 and attended St. John Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs. After retiring from nursing, she was a caregiver for many children, for whom she had a tremendous love for. Mrs....
Rose E. Nelson
May 7, 2008
Rose E. Nelson age 64 and a resident of Biloxi, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Nelson was a native of Laredo, TX but had been a resident of Biloxi since 1975. She was the owner and operator of Op Shop in Biloxi. She worked with the Girl Scouts for many years, was active in the PTA at...
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