OBITUARIES

Jesse G. "Lolly" Parker

Jesse G. "Lolly" Parker

Mar 16, 2016

Mr. Jesse ""Lolly"" Gordon Parker, Sr., 80, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in New Orleans.Lolly was born March 7, 1936 in Pass Christian and was a life-long resident of the Pass. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Lolly dedicated his life to his faith, his family and his work. He worked for 48 years at the...

Col. Edward "Ret" M. Brennan

Col. Edward "Ret" M. Brennan

Mar 16, 2016

Leaving a legacy of national service and education, Edward M. Brennan of Saucier, MS, passed away March 16, 2016 at the age of 86. Col. Brennan was born December 11, 1929 in Sayre, PA to Martin P. and Mary A. (Urianak) Brennan. He is preceded in death by both parents and a son, Mark E. Brennan. He is also preceded...

Sylvia  A. Melanson

Sylvia A. Melanson

Mar 16, 2016

Sylvia Ann (Malschick) Melanson, 79 years old, of Long Beach, MS, joined her beloved husband Joe in heaven March 16, 2016 in the arms of her daughter.Sylvia is preceded in death by her parents Gilbert and Clara (Borman) Malschick and her brother Allen Malschick. Her survivors include her 2 daughters, Gail S. (Harkins) Youngman (John) of Long Beach, MS, Sandra...

Randall  "Randy" Tartavoulle

Randall "Randy" Tartavoulle

Mar 15, 2016

Age 59, passed away, 3/15/16. Visit: Thurs, 3/17/16, 5-7pm, RIEMANN FAMILY FH, Pass Christian; serv: Fri. 3/18/16, 10am, funeral home chapel. Full obit at www.riemannfamily.com. Visitation MAR 17. 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Riemann Family Funeral Home- Kiln/DeLisle 9113 Kiln Delisle Rd. Pass Christian, MS, US, 39571 Service MAR 18. 10:00 AM Riemann Family Funeral Home- Kiln/DeLisle 9113 Kiln Delisle...

Dwane Doreen Webster Huderson

Dwane Doreen Webster Huderson

Mar 15, 2016

Dwane Doreen Webster Huderson, born September 18, 1951 in New Orleans, LA to the late Albert McKinley Webster and Hazel Hurley Webster. She was formerly married to Dwellie F. Huderson and to that union was born two children, Brandy Patrice Huderson, PhD and Ashley Corrin Huderson, PhD. Dwane was a member of Brooks Shaw Temple United Methodist Church. As a...

Stanley  Ray Calmes

Stanley Ray Calmes

Mar 14, 2016

Stanley R. Calmes, age 88, a resident of Diamondhead, passed away on March 14, 2016. A native of Dennis Mills, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, Stan was a veteran of the US Army. He later worked for Republic Finance for over 20 years and was District Supervisor for many of them, before deciding to open his own company in Gulfport, Mr....

James  V. Loftus

James V. Loftus

Mar 13, 2016

James Vernon Loftus died March 13, 2016 in Long Beach, MS. He was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Margaret and Bernard .J. Loftus. He went to college at Oklahoma A & M where he met his wife, Mary Anna Wuller. After working for GE in Richland, Washington, Jimmy Vern was transferred to Stennis Space Center in 1964 where he fell...

June  Gillis Hunt

June Gillis Hunt

Mar 13, 2016

June Gillis Hunt was born in Adrian, Georgia on March 27, 1922, and passed away at the age of 93 on March 13, 2016 in Gulfport, Mississippi. A resident of Gulfport since 1924, Mrs. Hunt was a graduate of Gulfport High School (Class of 1940), Gulf Park College in Long Beach, MS, and The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS. She...

Fumiko Lipscomb

Fumiko Lipscomb

Mar 13, 2016

Fumiko Lipscomb, 80, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Gulfport. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She was preceded in death by her husband Martin H. Lipscomb; parents, Sakich Tsukayama and Yosh Yogi Tsukayama; daughter, Dianna Lynn Shaver. She is survived by her son, Martin D. Lipscomb (Michele) of Long Beach; son-in-law, Tom Shaver...

Charles  Peter Gabriel

Charles Peter Gabriel

Mar 13, 2016

Charles Peter Gabriel, age 91 and a resident of Gulfport, died on March 13, 2016, in Biloxi. A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 16, 2016, at 11am at Biloxi National Cemetery. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, served the family. For more information, please call (228) 539-9800. Service MAY 16. 11:00 AM Biloxi...

Frank  E. Brown

Frank E. Brown

Mar 12, 2016

Frank Earl Brown, age 85, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Biloxi. He was born May 7th, 1930 in East Liverpool Ohio. Frank served 22 years in the United States Air Force stationed at Keesler AFB in 1948, upon his retirement he worked at Gayfers for additional 22 years. He so loved the Gulf Coast that he became a...

Betty  Joy Casano

Betty Joy Casano

Mar 11, 2016

Betty Joy Cullinane Casano was born on March 10, 1931, in Mississippi City (Gulfport), MS. She passed away at her home in Gulfport Friday, March 11, 2016, with her daughter Kim at her side following a long illness. Betty was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.Betty was a graduate of Gulfport High School...

Conrado Paterno

Conrado Paterno

Mar 11, 2016

Conrado Morrow Paterno, age 84, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 in Gulfport. He was born in the Philippines and resided in Gulfport, MS. He received a B.S. in Business Administration. Following retirement, he enjoyed fishing, singing, dancing, playing cards and dominoes, and watching movies.He is survived by his sons, Conrad Paterno, Jr. (Amy), Christopher Paterno (Barbara), Ronald Paterno (Imelda),...

Wilbern Parker

Wilbern Parker

Mar 11, 2016

Wilbern Parker, 89, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016. Wilbern was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs and a native of Beaumont, MS. He was a graduate of Beaumont High School and received a bachelor degree from William Carey College. He served in the US Army during WWII and the US Air Force in Vietnam. He retired from the US...

Frances Saucier "Fran" Newman

Frances Saucier "Fran" Newman

Mar 11, 2016

Frances (Fran) Saucier Newman, 87, formerly of Gulfport, MS, died peacefully at her home in Slidell, LA on Friday, March 11, 2016, in the presence of God and family. Born on January 26, 1929, in Electric Mills, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Virginia Saucier; brothers, Coy Lee Saucier, Everett Saucier and Bill Saucier; sister,...

Darren Arndt

Darren Arndt

Mar 11, 2016

Darren Arndt, age 55 and a resident of Gulfport, died on March 11, 2016, in Gulfport. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, is assisting. For more information, please call (228) 539-9800.

Franklin  Dee Williams

Franklin Dee Williams

Mar 11, 2016

Franklin Dee Williams, 79, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2016, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Franklin was born in Jenkins, Missouri on March 4, 1937 to Hise and Eula Williams. He graduated from School of the Ozarks in 1955 before he became an orderly at Burge Hospital in Springfield, Missouri where he met the love of his life...

Ronnie Compton

Ronnie Compton

Mar 11, 2016

Rhonda (Ronnie) Leigh Breland Compton of Saucier, MS, born July 24, 1963, passed from this word to her heavenly home on Friday, March 11, 2016. Ronnie's husband, Harold (Tink) Compton, her children Christy McMurphy, Hunter Compton, Reagan Davis (Criag), and especially her granddaughter, Colby Davis, were the apples of her eye. In Ronnie's own worlds, ""I've been married to my...

Robert  O. Rouse

Robert O. Rouse

Mar 11, 2016

Robert O. Rouse, age 74, of Gulfport, passed away on March 11, 2016.He was preceded in death his parents, Travis and Alma Rouse.Survivors include his siblings, Travis M. Rouse and Linda Holley, 5 children, Robert Rouse, Jr., Ronnie Rouse, Roth Rouse, Carmen Rouse, and Heidi Rouse, several grandchildren, his special friend and companion, ""Miss Kitty,"" and other relatives and friends.Mr....

Audrey  W. Allison

Audrey W. Allison

Mar 10, 2016

Audrey Wallace Allison, age 76, joined her beloved husband Melvin on March 10, 2016. She leaves behind her daughter, Debra Ellen Allison, 1 granddaughter, Ashleigh Ellen Allison-Foss, 1 brother, Carl L Wallace Jr and his wife Edna Sandidge Wallace, Margaret Wallace and an adopted sister, Marilyn Van Deelen.Audrey was a long time member of Burton Memorial United Methodist church. Audrey...