OBITUARIES
Gladys Moore
Oct 14, 2017
Gladys Maxine Moore, age 93 of Gulfport, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Gulfport. Gladys was born on September 16, 1924 in Miami, Oklahoma to James and Ethel Baldwin. She moved to Gulfport in 1957 and retired from Keesler Air Force Base where she worked in administration for 22 years. Gladys is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil...
Betty Cropper
Oct 14, 2017
Betty A. Cropper, age 85, passed away October 14, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport. She was a resident of Diamondhead, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents; Nathaniel and Mary Agnes Cropper. She is survived by her siblings Julia Arceneaux, Mary Clement, Buddy (Patti) Cropper and numerous nieces and nephews. Betty was born in New Orleans,...
Debra Usprich
Oct 13, 2017
Age 50, passed away 10/13/17. Visitation: Friday, 10/20/17, 10-11am; Service: 11am, both at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Rd., Long Beach. www.riemannfamily.com. Visitation 11:00 am - 11:30 am Friday, October 20, 2017 Riemann Family Funeral Home- Long Beach 19130 Commission Road Long Beach, Mississippi, United States 39560 funeral service 10:00 am - 11:00 am Friday, October 20, 2017 Riemann...
John Bolen
Oct 13, 2017
John Herschel Bolen, age 63 and resident of Biloxi passed away, Friday, October 13, 2017 in Gulfport, MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis H. and Noriko H. Bolen; and his brother, James C. Bolen. Mr. Bolen is survived by his two brothers, George Bolen of Potomac, MD, and Robert L. Bolen of Biloxi, MS. He was...
Anna Smith
Oct 12, 2017
Lorraine W. Smith, age 96, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Richmond Hill, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil K. Smith, Jr., her parents, Charles O. Whitehead, Sr. and Bessie Vinings Whitehead. She is survived by her children, Virgil K. Smith, III (Patricia), Elizabeth Smith Lefeve (Douglas) and David Whitehead Smith (Wanda); six grandchildren and...
Richard Love
Oct 12, 2017
Age 78, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Dallas, TX. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Road, Long Beach will be serving the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Gerald Hurlbert
Oct 11, 2017
CWO4 Retired Gerald David Hurlbert passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home in Biloxi, surrounded by his family. He was born in Handsboro, MS to Lee and Geraldine (Richard) Hurlbert. He was drafted in the U.S. Army and the day after high school graduation was on his way to Camp Shelby, MS for basic training. He served his...
Sara Harder
Oct 11, 2017
Age 65, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport served the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Betty Tracy
Oct 11, 2017
Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Betty Jane Tracy, age 88, passed away on October 11, 2017. She was a resident of Diamondhead, MS. Betty was preceded in death by her dearly loved husband, Patrick and daughter, Patricia. She is survived by her three sons, Patrick, Jr., Michael and Glenn, as well as ten loving grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Betty...
John Wells
Oct 11, 2017
~~John E. "Edward" Wells, age 57, of Pascagoula, passed away on October 11, 2017. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife, Barbara J. Wells; a son, John E. Wells, Jr; step-children, Elizabeth Catherine Jones and Steven Allen Timmes; several brothers and sisters; 1 grandchild. Mr. Wells served in the U.S. Army and later worked as...
Merrill Coster, Jr.
Oct 11, 2017
Merrill G. Coster, Jr., age 62, of Pass Christian, passed away October 11, 2017. Merrill was preceded in death by his father, Merrill Gene Coster, Sr.; his mother, Mary June Coster-Newton; brother, Randall Newton; and son, Earl Gene Coster. He is survived by his children, Charles L. (Giselle E.) Coster, Jessica Hayes; step-daughter, Amanda G. Estep; sister, Deborah J. (Glen...
Ralph Loposser
Oct 10, 2017
Ralph Sheely Loposser, born southern and proud of it, and a true Handsboro Boy, died October 10,2017 at Ocean Springs Hospital. He was born September 1, 1939 in Gulfport, Ms. to Ralph W. Loposser and Walline Taylor Loposser. He leaves behind his brother,Ronald S. Loposser, his oldest son, Ralph Joseph Loposser, (Sue) a daughter, Rhonda Sue Loposser Gautier (Chad) and...
Willie Owens, Jr.
Oct 10, 2017
Willie Johnny Owens, Jr., age 33, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. Willie was a 2002 graduate of Hancock High School and a resident of Diamondhead, MS. He had been employed by Leidos for the past nine years as an electrical technician. He is preceded in death by his...
Patricia Kirkpatrick
Oct 10, 2017
Patricia Ann Kirkpatrick, age 73, of Duluth, GA, formerly a longtime Gulfport resident, passed away October 10, 2017. She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Sallis; and her brother, Richard Palazzo. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Terry Kirkpatrick; her children, Angela (Jim) Estes and Danielle Kirkpatrick; her sister, Sharon Geil; her grandchildren, Cole Estes,...
Roy Beard
Oct 10, 2017
Age 79, passed away October 10, 2017. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport is serving the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
James Bosarge
Oct 10, 2017
James Edward Bosarge, 69, of Gulfport, passed away October 10, 2017. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 17, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. with the funeral service beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport. Burial will follow at Free Church of God Cemetery. Visitation 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Tuesday, October 17,...
Phyllis McLeod
Oct 10, 2017
Phyllis Jean McLeod, age 83, passed away on October 10, 2017 in Long Beach, MS. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Bernice Albertson; her daughter-in-law, Linda Ann White; grandson, Carl Shelton; and son-in-law, George Shelton. She is survived by her husband, Billy McLeod, of Long Beach; seven children, Roberta Wadum (Chad)of Granite City, IL, Sherry Shelton...
Janice Massey
Oct 10, 2017
Janice Marcelle Johnson Massey, age 81, of Woolmarket, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Mrs. Massey met her husband and married at the age of 16. She was a hardworking lady who was a great seamstress and avid deer hunter. She loved the outdoors and having fun with family friends, and most will remember her as the "Tamale Lady"....
Mary Thompson
Oct 9, 2017
Mary Erlene Vinson Thompson, 58, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017 in Gulfport. Mary was born December 21, 1958 in Troy, Alabama to Jimmy and Olene Vinson. She was a long-time resident of Gulfport where she had worked as the head groundskeeper at USM, Gulf Park and as a bartender at the Alibi Lounge in Long Beach. Mary loved flowers...
Phyllis Levens
Oct 9, 2017
Phyllis Ann Grissom Levens, age 70, of Gulfport, MS passed away on October 9th, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Phillip E. Grissom and Martha A. Grissom; her siblings, Owen (Barabra) Grissom, Roy Grissom, Rex Grissom, Doris (Virgil) Smith, Buddy Grissom, John Grissom, Melburn Grissom, Moody Grissom, Herbert Grissom, and Glen (Kathy) Grissom. She is survived by...
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