OBITUARIES
Emmy Swink
Jul 1, 2019
Emmy Lynn Swink, age 90, of Diamondhead, passed away on July 1, 2019, in New Orleans. Mrs. Swink was born in Long Beach, CA to the late Lora Adele McCord and George Dewey Tenkhoff. She attended school in Cape Girardeau, MO and has been a resident of Diamondhead since 1987. She was a member of Annunciation Catholic Church in Kiln...
Reba Price
Jul 1, 2019
Reba Price, age 54, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, is serving the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Richard Lizana
Jul 1, 2019
Age 70, passed away July 1, 2019. Graveside service will be on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 12pm at Wolf River Cemetery. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport is serving the family. Graveside Service 12:00 pm Friday, July 5, 2019 Wolf River Cemetery Cemetery Road Gulfport, Mississippi, United States 39503 Please click here to view the video...
Harriette Malcom
Jul 1, 2019
Surrounded by her loving family, Harriette Eudora Malcom age 82, left this earth to be with her Heavenly Father on July 1, 2019. She was born on November 9, 1936 in Chickasha, OK., to Harry G. and Oma Holcomb. On Sept 5, 1954, she married Jerald Bruce Malcom in Chickasha, OK. They moved to the Mississippi Coast in 1956. She...
Heath Hopgood
Jun 30, 2019
Heath George Hopgood, 47, of Diamondhead, MS, passed away on Sunday June 30, 2019. Heath is survived by his loving wife, Colleen Curtin Hopgood; and their two sons, Tristan and Evan Hopgood. Heath will be sadly missed and forever loved by his mother, sister, brothers, nieces, nephews, family and friends. A memorial service celebrating the life of Heath George Hopgood...
Catherine Cason
Jun 30, 2019
Catherine Adams Cason was born June 4, 1930, in Holt, Fl. She passed away on June 30, 2019 in Gulfport, MS, at the age of 89 years old, due to complications from pneumonia. In her young life, she was a real estate broker for 30+ years from Sheila Smith Realty to John Phillips, and finally, Coldwell Banker, where she retired...
Neldra McDonald
Jun 30, 2019
Neldra N. McDonald, 89, of Gulfport, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. Mrs. McDonald was a graduate of Pass Christian High School and formerly worked with South Central Bell and Sears. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed cooking, floral culture and birdwatching. Mrs. McDonald was an avid fisherman and spent many wonderful hours in the bayous and gulf....
Gloria Burkett
Jun 29, 2019
Age 94, passed away June 29, 2019. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 9113 Kiln-Delisle Rd., Pass Christian served the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Robert Lott
Jun 28, 2019
Robert Wayne Lott, age 74, of Gulfport, passed away on June 28, 2019. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen Lott; mother, Jewel Herring; and father, John Lott. Survivors include his wife, Diane Lott; his daughter, Teresa O'Keefe; 4 grandchildren, Amy Winterrowd (Matthew), Steven Bueno (Danielle), Rhonda Mires, and Gary Seymour, Jr.; 8 great-grandchildren, Serenity, Myles, Lakelin,...
Betty Prestwood
Jun 28, 2019
Betty L. Prestwood, age 86, of Gulfport, passed away on June 28, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wessie and Mary Louise Long; her siblings, Verdace R. Canady, Huey P. Long, James B. Long, and Sandra Logan. Survivors include her children, Curtis Prestwood (Barbara), Paula Cullinan (George), Kathy Hyatt (Michael), and Tammy Young (Ray); her siblings, Virginia...
Laurance Cunningham
Jun 27, 2019
Capt. Laurance "Larry" Charles Cunningham, USAF, Ret. , age 96, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Gulfport. Mr. Cunningham was a World War II United States Navy pilot and retired from the United States Air Force. He served for many years on the Gulf Coast Symphony Guild and was also a member of The Daedalians, a premier fraternity...
Danny Pitkin
Jun 27, 2019
Age 75, passed away June 27, 2019. He was sent from RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11530 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport to Edward L. Kelly Funeral Home, 1019 U.S. 9, Schroon Lake, NY. Please click here to view the video tribute
Clair Gruver
Jun 27, 2019
TSgt Clair Newton Gruver, USAF, Ret., age 78, of Gulfport, passed away on June 27, 2019. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry P. Gruver; his mother, Eleanor Hinman Miles; and 3 brothers, Lynn Gruver, Boyd Gruver, and Richard Gruver. He is survived by his children, Paul Gruver, DeAnna Conover (Robert), Dana Dobbs, and Dan Gruver (Shane); a...
Randall Landry
Jun 27, 2019
Randall "Randy" Joseph Landry, age 33, of St. Martin, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Randy was born in Biloxi and graduated from St. Martin High School and attended MGCCC. He loved playing guitar and watching sports, especially the Saints. Randy's faith in Christ and Bible study led him to God's saving grace. He was a member of Mosaic...
Kathleen Madden
Jun 26, 2019
Kathleen Joan Markessinis Chamberlain Madden Kathleen Madden, age 80 of Bay St. Louis, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was a native of Guilderland, New York and was a graduate of the Willard State Hospital School of Nursing in 1960. Kathleen was employed for 35 years as a psychiatric nurse with the Veteran's Administration Medical Centers in Albany,...
Donna Beauchamp
Jun 25, 2019
Age 61, passed away June 25, 2019. She was transfered from RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport to Dillard Funeral Home, Troy, AL. Please click here to view the video tribute
James Osborn
Jun 25, 2019
James Robert "Bob" Osborn, age 71, of Biloxi, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Bob was a kind and generous man. He enjoyed life and lived for the moment. He grew up in a military family and traveled to many exciting foreign locales as a child. He served our country in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Army...
Harold Johnson
Jun 25, 2019
Harold Lloyd Johnson, age 87, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Born and raised in Biscoe, NC, Harold entered the U.S.A.F. after high school graduation. He served his country for 20 years as a Radar Technician and Instructor at Keesler A.F.B. before retiring as a TSgt. Following his military career, he worked for 5 years in Alaska...
Joan Baker
Jun 24, 2019
Joan Baker, age 97, of Ocean Springs, passed away Monday, June 24, 2019. Joan was born June 3, 1922, in Liverpool, England. She went through World War II and worked for the Red Cross during the war. She met her husband, Wilson Baker, during the war and moved to New York after they married. She worked as a realtor in...
Jerrel Pittman
Jun 23, 2019
Jerrel Alvis Pittman, 86, of Biloxi, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 in Biloxi. Jerrel was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean War. He retired from South Central Bell. Jerrel touched a lot of lives. He was loved by everyone he met, and he will be truly missed. Jerrel had a great sense of humor, loved...
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