OBITUARIES

Cleatus "Poochie" Roberts

Feb 10, 2022

Mr. Cleatus "Poochie" Wilborn Roberts, age 88, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his residence in Biloxi.

Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Roberts and Iduma Gill King; his 5 brothers, H.G. Roberts, Bobby A. Roberts, Lofton Roberts, Paul E. Roberts and Boyd Roberts; and 3 sisters, Vera Lyons, Clara Graves...

Barbara Castolina

Feb 10, 2022

Barbara Elinore Castolina, age 76, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

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

Otis Easterling

Feb 10, 2022

Otis Melvin Easterling, age 84, of Long Beach was called home on February 10, 2022. A lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, Otis served four years in the Navy before working as a carpenter and later following his father’s footsteps. He purchased the shrimp boat Joleen, which he worked for many years from Pass Christian harbor, bringing fresh shrimp,...

Betty Beckstein

Feb 10, 2022

Betty Marie Beckstein, age 87, of D’Iberville, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her residence in D’Iberville.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Beckstein; her father, Haston Weatherspoon; her mother, Eunice Weatherspoon; her son, David A. Beckstein; and her siblings, Shirly, Pat, Jean, Janie, Don, Edward and Bobby.

She...

Barbara Bohl

Feb 10, 2022

Barbara Gail Bohl, age 68, passed away February 10, 2022.

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

Anna Ortiz

Feb 9, 2022

Anna Marie Ortiz, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, in Memorial Hospital, where she was born.  She finally gained her special angel wings on this date, at 27 years of age and after 27 years of immense physical, mental and emotional pain and suffering from disease and disability.  In honor of the amazingly caring, beautiful...

Loretta Howard

Feb 9, 2022

Loretta Meisner Howard, age 90, passed away February 9, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie Hill, Sr. and Ether Hill; her son, Bobby L. Bryant; her brother, Jessie Hill Jr.; her 1st husband, Paul L. Bryant; and her 2nd husband, Harry Meisner.

Loretta is survived by her son, Tommy Meisner; her...

Janice Marion

Feb 9, 2022

Janice Lewis Marion, age 83, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on February 9, 2022.

Janice was born in Franklinton, Louisiana and grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  She attended Jones County Junior College and was the secretary to the Payroll Manager at Ingalls Ship Building. Janice loved the New Orleans Saints, LSU Football, Ballroom dancing and...

Delores Jones

Feb 9, 2022

Delores Marie Jones of Gulfport, MS passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 9,2022 in Gulfport, MS.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Freddie Jones, Sr.; her children, Edith Marie Payne, Kathy Jean Pittman and James Freddie Jones, Jr.; and her parents, Martin and Stella Saucier Cates.

She is survived by her cousin,...

Aubrey Vaughn, Jr.

Feb 8, 2022

Aubrey Edward Vaughn, Jr., age 91, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed into his rest Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Barbara Vaughn Haas and Lillie Vaughn Gewinner; and his brothers, Albert H. Vaughn and Milton C. Vaughn.

Aubrey is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Norma...

Ruben Quero

Feb 8, 2022

Ruben Quero, age 73, of Diamondhead, MS, passed away in New Orleans, LA on February 8, 2022.

Ruben was a native of Ventura, CA.  He received a BS in Psychology, and an AA in Accounting.  He retired as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Airforce after 21 years and retired from Ochsner Health systems as a Respiratory...

Glen Parker

Feb 8, 2022

Glen John Parker, age 85, passed away February 8, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Ida Parker; his brother, Clyde Parker; his sisters, Gladys Curvin and Betty Moran; nephew Clyde Joseph Parker, Jr; niece, Carol Ladner; and grand-niece, Nicole Ladner.

Glen is survived by his loving wife of 25 years,...

Edith Barefield

Feb 8, 2022

Edith Pottien Barefield, age 89 of Gulfport, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

She was born in Berlin, Germany on February 19, 1932. Most of her memories as a child were of the devastation of the “Hitler Regime” and the war.  Edith was a long-time resident of Ozark, AL., until health conditions brought her to Gulfport,...

Mary Foretich

Feb 8, 2022

Mary Ruth “Woochie” Thompson Foretich, age 92, passed away on February 8, 2022.

Mary was born in Shreveport, LA and lived in Gulfport, MS for the majority of her life.  She attended Gulfport High School and graduated in the class of 1946, she then attended Perkinston Junior College.  She then married Allen Joseph “Pat” Foretich in 1947....

Albert Hinton

Feb 7, 2022

Albert Hinton, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022. Riemann Family Funeral Home, transferred Mr. Hinton to Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.

Katherine Sarros

Feb 7, 2022

Katherine (Kathy) Borreson Sarros, age 77, of Gulfport MS, passed away Monday February 7, 2022, at Singing River Hospital in Gulfport MS.

Kathy is survived by her spouse Tom Sarros of Gulfport MS; her daughters, Jamie Richard of Gulfport, MS, and Cynthia Simmons of D’Iberville, MS; her son, Joe Sarros of Long Beach MS; and 4 grandchildren,...

Wanda Martin

Feb 7, 2022

Wanda Sue King Martin age 90, a native of Hickman, KY and resident of D'Iberville, MS since 2015, passed away on February 7, 2022 in D'Iberville.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Wesley and Wilma King; a sister, Lenora Laster; and her loving husband, Reece Martin.

Ms Wanda is survived by her sons,...

Joan Herzberg

Feb 6, 2022

Joan Marie Herzberg, age 88, of Columbus, WI., passed away on  Sunday, February 6, 2022.

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

Carolyn Fuller

Feb 6, 2022

Carolyn Buckner Fuller, age 86, of Gulfport, passed away on February 6, 2022.

Carolyn was a native of Columbus, Georgia, and a resident of Gulfport, Mississippi.  She worked in retail mostly at Edgewater Mall’s anchor stores.  She became a Certified Fitter.

Mrs. Fuller was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Myra; her sister,...

Rebecca "Becky" Gustin

Feb 6, 2022

Rebecca “Becky” Gustin, age 71, of Biloxi, passed away on February 6, 2022.

Becky was a native of Kansas City, Kansas and a resident of Biloxi, MS for over 30 years.  She worked for the Department of Veteran Affairs for 38 years mostly at the Biloxi Gulf Coast VA facility.  She received the Employee of the Year...