OBITUARIES

Frank Palmisano

Aug 28, 2022

Frank Palmisano, age 68 of Waveland, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Riemann Family Funeral Home, Waveland is serving the family.

Susan Lusk

Aug 27, 2022

Susan Marie Lusk, age 67, passed away August 27, 2022.

Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, is serving the family.

Von Pittman, Sr.

Aug 26, 2022

Von Dee Pittman, Sr., age 78, of Gulfport, MS, entered in Heaven on Friday, August 26, 2022, at his residence surrounded by loved ones. Mr. Pittman was born February 8, 1944, in Foxworth, Mississippi to William Pittman and Edna Green Pittman. He was a graduate of North Gulfport High School, class of 1962. He then served for four years...

Leslie Zhe

Aug 26, 2022

Leslie Adele Zhe, age 61 of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022.

Riemann Family Funeral Home, Biloxi, is serving the family.

Kenneth Gage

Aug 26, 2022

Kenneth Gage, age 90, passed away August 26, 2022.

Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, assisted Vance-Brook Funeral Home in serving the family.

Alice Hill

Aug 25, 2022

Alice Erline Hill passed away peacefully at home August 25th, 2022, at the age of 87.

Alice was born February 16,1935, was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, and was as the oldest of 4 children born to Alton and Brittie Hilton. Alice was an exceptional student and was valedictorian of her graduating class. After high school, she...

William "Bill" Jones

Aug 25, 2022

William Henry “Bill” Jones, age 69 of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

After Bill’s military service in the US Air Force, he started his own business doing property ownership/management.  He was a master carpenter who would have a vision of a project, construct it, and not only have a piece of carpentry that would...

Ricky Fayard

Aug 24, 2022

Rick Lawrence Fayard, Ricky to his family and friends, a lifelong resident of Biloxi, passed away on August 24, 2022, at the age of 52 in Biloxi.

He was preceded in death by his son, Dustin Lawrence Fayard; his grandparents, Elvas Lawrence and Marie Dora (Vuyovich) Fayard; his maternal grandmother, Rosemary Arceneaux; his uncle, Jimmie Fayard, Sr.;...

Joann Bommer

Aug 24, 2022

Rose Joann Magee Bommer passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Joann was born near Tylertown, MS on March 14, 1937.  She attended grade school at Dexter High School.  She was a graduate of Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education.  Joann taught school for 35 years, first in...

Myles "Buck" Hudson

Aug 22, 2022

Myles “Buck” Hudson, age 74, of Saucier, MS, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022.

Mr. Hudson was born in Sardis, MS on March 17, 1948. After high school, he served 20 years in the U. S. Navy, spending some of his service time in Vietnam. After retiring from the Navy, Buck worked in several different job fields around the country,...

Anthony "Tony" Mattina, II.

Aug 22, 2022

Anthony Dalton “Tony” Mattina II. Aka, “Mr. Biloxi”, a lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS, left his earthly home on August 22, 2022, at the age of 58.

Tony was a beloved son, father, brother, uncle, and friend, but his favorite title of all was Paw Paw.       He was born to Anthony and Patricia Mattina in Biloxi, MS...

Velma Joyce Alexander

Aug 21, 2022

Velma Joyce Alexander

1943 – 2022

Velma Joyce Alexander was born to Nancy Belle Elliott and William Harrison Whisenant on January 22, 1943, in Oneonta, Alabama.  Joyce was the youngest of a large, and very poor, itinerant farm labor family.  Her mother died when Joyce was less than a year old. ...

Shirley Nell Patton

Aug 21, 2022

Shirley Scarbrough Patton went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 21, 2022.  She was born to Elmer Scarbrough and Dorothy Maloy Scarbrough on July 3, 1933, in Forrest County, Mississippi.  She lived most of her life in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Shirley graduated from Forrest County Agricultural High School.  She was a member of Epsilon Sigma...

Saundra Bolden

Aug 21, 2022

Saundra Renae Bolden went home to be with the Lord on August 21, 2022. Renae was born on January 4, 1947, in New Orleans, Louisiana and she grew up in South Mississippi. As an adult, Renae worked in the Dallas Police Dept and eventually moved back to MS where she obtained her Master’s Degree from The University of Southern...

James Hover

Aug 21, 2022

James Irvin Hover, age 83, of Gulfport, was reunited in heaven with the love of his life, Murl, on Sunday, August 21, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Hover was born on February 11, 1939, in Gulfport to James Augustus Hover and Ara Emmaline Henry. He married Murl Ulmer on June 17, 1961.  He was drafted into...

Monica Wilson

Aug 21, 2022

At the age of 85, Monica G. Wilson joined her Savior Jesus Christ on 21 August 2022. Monica was born in what is now Nam-Myeon, Gyeongsangbuk-Do, South Korea on 13 June 1937. Monica was born during a time of Japanese occupation which ended at age eight. The Korean War started when she turned 13 and ended three years later....

Elmer Copenhaver, Jr

Aug 20, 2022

Elmer Lee Copenhaver, Jr., 71, of Gulfport, passed away August 20, 2022.

Riemann Family Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Debra Spayde

Aug 20, 2022

Debra Lee Tschetter Spayde, age 60 of Long Beach, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022.

Debbie lived most of her life on the coast and was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. She was a 1980 graduate of Long Beach High School and attended MGCCC. Debbie loved spending time and playing games with her...

Leboria Sager

Aug 20, 2022

Leboria B. Sager “Beau” age 91 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on August 20, 2022.

Beau, as she was affectionately known, graduated from St. Joseph Academy in 1948. On May 29th of that same year, she met the love of her life August "Jim" Sager on a blind date. She would have to wait...

Lewis Harshbarger

Aug 20, 2022

Lewis “Pete” Harshbarger, age 94, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Gulfport.

He retired from Coast Electric after 31 years, former member of Pass Christian School Board, former member of Delisle Volunteer Fire Department, and member of Concern Citizens of Delisle.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Florence...