OBITUARIES

Eric Vazquez

Mar 16, 2022

Eric Vazquez, age 68, passed away March 16, 2022. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport served the family.

Bill Williams, Lt. Colonel (Ret) USAF

Mar 16, 2022

Bill C. Williams, Lt. Colonel (Ret) USAF, passed away peacefully March 16, 2022, at his home in Diamondhead, Mississippi.   Bill was born on July 25, 1929, in Fort Smith Arkansas.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 59 years, Peggy; sons, David and William; parents, Ralph and Ada; siblings, Faye, Robert, and Charles.

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Ray Necaise

Mar 16, 2022

Ray Anthony Necaise, age 64, a native of Pass Christian and a resident of Gulfport, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his son, T. J. Necaise; parents, Raymond and Inez Necaise; brother, Randy Necaise; and nephew, Jonathan Necaise.

Ray is survived by his children, Anthony Necaise, Andy Favre, Danny...

Everett Tolbert

Mar 15, 2022

Everett D. Tolbert, age 81, of Biloxi, MS, passed away in his home on March 15, 2022.

Everett was born in Mobile, AL and was a resident of Biloxi, MS.  He graduated George County High School in 1959.  He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant in 1979 and traveled the world during his...

Charles Lizana, Sr.

Mar 14, 2022

Charles W. “Sonny” Lizana, Sr., age 83 of Gulfport, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022.

He was preceded by his father, Haven Lizana; his mother, Vida Lizana; his son, Charles “Chuck” Lizana, Jr.; his granddaughter, Krystal Lizana; his sisters, Dolores Necaise and Muriel Schruff; and his mother-in-law, Luvie Cuevas.

Sonny is survived by his...

Mark McDonald

Mar 14, 2022

Mark McDonald, age 66, of Gulfport, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Neldra McDonald; and his brother, Dale McDonald.

Mark is survived by his father, Fred McDonald, Sr.; son, Ryan McDonald; and brother, Fred McDonald, Jr.

Mark went to William Carey University and was a...

James Trotter

Mar 14, 2022

James Louis “Jamie” Trotter, age 42, passed away March 15, 2022.

Jamie was a native and current resident of Gulfport, MS, where he attended Harrison Central High School. He was employed by DSV at Dupont Delisle, worked at Bunny Bread for a few years with his brother, and later as a distributor himself. Jamie’s true passion was...

Jacquelyn Jones Ginn

Mar 14, 2022

Jacquelyn Jones Ginn, age 80, of Diamondhead, MS went to meet her Lord and Savior on March 14, 2022.  She is survived by her son, James Robert Ginn, II, her granddaughters Emily Alford Carr (Joseph) and Ashley Alford Bruno (Christopher), and four great-grandchildren James Ashley Carr (11), Scarlett Carr (9), Campbell Bruno (7) and Beau Bruno (4).  She is...

George Hauersperger

Mar 14, 2022

George Louis Hauersperger, age 77 of Saucier, was born on July 25, 1944, to John and Dorothy Hauersperger in Kankakee, IL. George passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on March 14, 2022. George was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was the loving and devoted husband of his wife, Sandra Saucier Hauersperger;...

Margaret Everett

Mar 13, 2022

Margaret Maxwell Everett passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter A. Maxwell and Ruby S. Maxwell.

Margaret is survived by her loving husband of  54 years, Ancie  P. Everett; her children, David P. Everett (Janice) and Nancie E. Simmons (Jeff); her grandchildren, Shane P. Everett,...

Diana Grant

Mar 13, 2022

Diana Carter Grant, age 63, passed away, March 13, 2022, following an extended illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. William E. Grant; her father, the Rev. Ross Carter; maternal grandparents Charles and Mal Silcox Hahn of Pensacola; and paternal grandparents J.A.P. Carter, Sr. and Kitty Bell Carter of McLaurin.

Diana...

Mary Nicholson

Mar 13, 2022

Mary Evelyn Nicholson, age 78, of Gulfport, passed away on March 13, 2022. She was born in Pearl River County, was a homemaker, loved her family, and will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Nicholson; her parents, Curtis and Fannie Jones; sister, Marelle Lewis; brother, James Cecil Jones; and her grandson, Robert Lee...

Bernice Young

Mar 13, 2022

Bernice Esther Young passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the age of 79, with her loving husband Harvey Young Sr. by her side.

She was preceded in death by her son, Harvey Young Jr.; and daughter Jo Ann Young.

Bernice is survived by the children of Harvey Vernon Young Jr. (Tammy), Cherrie Young, Billy...

Lori Wilson-Renoe

Mar 12, 2022

Lori J. Wilson-Renoe, age 67, of Pass Christian, MS, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Select Specialty Hospital in Gulfport, MS.

She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Wilson; her mother, Trudy Wilson; brother, John T. Wilson; her son Sean T. Gurtis.

Lori is survived by her husband, Patrick Renoe; and the...

Don "DC" Clark

Mar 12, 2022

Don “DC” Clark, 68 and lifelong resident of Gulfport, passed away Saturday, March 12 2022 after a long battle with liver cancer.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Dorothy and Dan; brother, Bobby; and sister Judy.

His memory is carried onward by the love of his life and wife of 48...

Carolyn Reese

Mar 12, 2022

Carolyn Yvonne Reese was born on September 3, 1939, in West Virginia. She has been a resident of Biloxi, MS since 1968.

She died at the age of 82 on March 12, 2022, in her home in Biloxi, MS.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Nadine Stemple of Wellsville, OH; her...

Ralph Bosarge, Sr.

Mar 12, 2022

Ralph Jefferson Bosarge, Sr.  was called home to Heaven on Saturday, March 12, 2022. He passed away peacefully at his home in McHenry, MS surrounded by his loved ones. Ralph Bosarge, Sr. was born in Gulfport, MS on December 17, 1946, to the late Joseph E. Bosarge, Sr. and Catherine Herrin Bosarge. Ralph was the youngest of 9 children...

Ralph Hanshew, Jr.

Mar 11, 2022

Ralph Parlette Hanshew, Jr., age 74, passed away March 11, 2022.

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

Melvin Slatten

Mar 11, 2022

Melvin Slatten, age 87, a resident of Biloxi, MS for the past sixteen years, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

Melvin is survived by his wife, Marilyn Niewind Slatten and her family of Biloxi, as well as, his other relatives in Tennessee....

Charles Gibson, Jr.

Mar 11, 2022

Charles William Gibson, Jr. Major, USMC (ret) of Long Beach, MS, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the age of 85.

A career Marine, teacher and family man, Charlie was born on March 9, 1937, in Rock Hill, SC.  He attended Great Falls High School, Great Falls, SC and was a graduate of Newberry College,...