OBITUARIES

Tony  Ray Beasley

Tony Ray Beasley

Feb 29, 2016

Tony Ray Beasley, age 68 and a resident of Saucier, died on February 29, 2016, in Saucier. He was a native Lucedale and had been a long time resident of Orange Grove. He worked and retired from Murphy Electric. He loved fishing, hunting, cars, family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mable Steede Beasley; his father,...

Do  Khanh Brack

Do Khanh Brack

Feb 28, 2016

Do Khanh Brack passed away, Sunday February 28, 2016. He was born January 7, 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam to Khanh Brack and Billy William Brack. He came to live in the United States at the age of 3. He resided in the Tampa Florida and graduated C. Leon King High School in 1987. He entered and served honorably in the...

Virginia  Alice Mitchell

Virginia Alice Mitchell

Feb 27, 2016

Virginia Alice Mitchell was born in Ohio on 10/2/1934. She left this world today on the road again to a new adventure taking a little piece of our heart with her. She was a beautiful multi-talented woman with a zest for life that was unsurpassed. It has been said that she finished her bucket list while she was young. She...

Joseph "Big Joe" Lemoine

Joseph "Big Joe" Lemoine

Feb 27, 2016

Joseph J. ""Big Joe"" Lemoine, Jr., age 60, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph J. Lemoine and Lena Lemoine; his siblings, Patricia Lemoine, Kenneth Lemoine, and Linda Meyers; and his mother-in-law, Genevieve C. Kelly. He is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Jody Kelly Lemoine of Perkinston, MS; his...

Muriel Miller

Muriel Miller

Feb 26, 2016

Age 70, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Biloxi National Cemetery. Service MAR 2. 01:30 PM Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, US, 39531 Interment Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, 39531

Daisy  Bell Carmouche

Daisy Bell Carmouche

Feb 26, 2016

Daisy Bell Carmouche, 83, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 in Picayune. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Stafford Carmouche; parents, Lonis Dupuy and Essie Goudeau Dupuy; one sister and three brothers. She is survived by her three daughters, Susan Archer (Jack), Ellen Johnson (Larry) and Sandy Smith (James); five grandsons, Kevin, Michael, Joshua, Jonathan and Christopher;...

Carlie  Mae Welch

Carlie Mae Welch

Feb 26, 2016

Carlie Mae Welch, age 97 of Biloxi, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016. Born in Pensacola, FL, she was the oldest of eleven siblings and preserved through poverty and hardship including a stint in an orphanage during the Great Depression before being taken in by a loving foster family in North Mississippi. Making the most of that opportunity, she went...

Ralph  W Taylor

Ralph W Taylor

Feb 26, 2016

Ralph W. Taylor, age 73, of Saucier, passed away on February 26, 2016.He was preceded in death by his parents, Leona Taylor and Frank Taylor, and a brother, Frank D. Taylor.Survivors include his children, Dawn (Timothy) Sherman, Joseph Taylor, Shawn Taylor, Lisa Noakes, and Brian Taylor, his brothers, Marvin Taylor and Tommy Taylor, 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, and other...

Cheryl  Marlene Alexander

Cheryl Marlene Alexander

Feb 26, 2016

age 59, of the Woolmarket Community, passed away on February 25, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 10 am, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 13872 Lemoyne Blvd. at the corner of Washington Ave. An online register may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com. Service MAR 1. 10:00 AM Riemann Family Funeral Home-...

EZ Lampkin

EZ Lampkin

Feb 26, 2016

EZ Lampkin, age 90, of Gulfport, passed away on February 26, 2016.He was preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Page Lampkin, his parents, Ike and Mae Skipper Lampkin, his siblings, Ike Lampkin, Jr., Angelo Lampkin, James David Lampkin, and Darlene Ulmer.Survivors include his children, Lamar (Norma) Lampkin, Keith (Linda) Lampkin, and Scott (Susan) Lampkin, 2 sisters, Ozzie Coghlan and...

Leslie Shelton

Leslie Shelton

Feb 26, 2016

Leslie Shelton, 51, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his fatherHe is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Payne; wife, Kathy Shelton; children, Kara Shelton Pitts (Steven) and Benjamin Shelton (Rebecca); brother, Keith Shelton; sister, Roxie Shelton; grandchildren, Keven Ray Pitts, Jesse Dennis Pitts, Jason Cole Pitts and Rae-Lynn Annabelle Shelton.A visitation will...

Charlie Milton "Buzz" Stokes

Charlie Milton "Buzz" Stokes

Feb 25, 2016

Charlie ""Buzz"" Milton Stokes, Jr., age 87, passed away February 25, 2016.Buzz was born in Bunkie, LA, to Charlie and Ada Hebert Stokes. A very dedicated man, he worked for Reichhold Chemical from the time he was 18 years old, until just last year. He loved fishing, hunting, and listening to gospel music. Buzz was a Baptist Deacon, a member...

Beverly  Jane McManus

Beverly Jane McManus

Feb 25, 2016

Beverly ""Jane"" McManus, age 71 of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016, in Gulfport, MS.Beverly is preceded in death by her husband, Preston T. McManus; parents, Nashful and Johnnie Baggett; and brother, Billy G. Ellis, Sr.She is survived by her step daughter, Pamela McManus; sister, Ann Kranz (Mike); sister-in-law, Verna Ellis; special nephews, Jeffery Kranz (Amy), and Russell...

Etheleen  B. Johnson

Etheleen B. Johnson

Feb 25, 2016

Etheleen Johnson, 97, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 in Pass Christian, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Lillian Bennett; husband, Edward Johnson, who she married in 1936. She was born in Roanoke, VA, on August 5, 1918, and lived in Miami, FL before moving to Diamondhead. She is survived by her son, Dr. Edward...

Timothy  R. Ros

Timothy R. Ros

Feb 25, 2016

Timothy Rory Ros died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Mississippi. He was 81 years old. Mr. Ros was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and raised primarily in Georgetown, South Carolina. After a brief service in the United States Air Force, he graduated from Belmont Abbey College and began working for International Paper Company in Camden, Arkansas in...

Clarence  Cullen Edson

Clarence Cullen Edson

Feb 24, 2016

Clarence Cullen Edson, 81, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Gulfport, MS. He was a loving husband and father. He served in the USAF from 1953-1957. He finished his career working for several construction companies before he retired.He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Georgia White Edson; parents, Daniel and Eula Edson; two brothers, Ronnie and James...

Janet  E. Magandy

Janet E. Magandy

Feb 23, 2016

Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Janet Esther Magandy devoted her life to her family.On February 23, 2016, she went home to God surrounded by her family after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis.Born June 15, 1932, in Lexington, Mass., she was one of five siblings to William and Janet Buckley. After high school graduation, she worked several jobs before settling...

Robert Purcell

Robert Purcell

Feb 22, 2016

Robert Purcell, age 57, of Long Beach, passed away on February 22, 2016.He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Charlene Purcell, and a brother, Tommy Purcell.Survivors include wife, Mary Byrnes Purcell, a daughter, Anna Purcell, sisters, Janet (Tom) Gray, and Sharon (Kirk) Kolch, nieces, Taylor, Megan, Erin, and Kirsten, and other relatives and friends.He enjoyed gardening, cooking,...

Lillie  Rose Godwin

Lillie Rose Godwin

Feb 22, 2016

a private service will be held.

Charles  Joseph Porche

Charles Joseph Porche

Feb 21, 2016

Charles J. Porche, Sr., passed away peacefully at his home in Diamondhead on February 21, 2016, surrounded by his family and loving wife after battling cancer. He was born in New Orleans on December 29, 1929. He is preceded in death by his parents, Scuddy and Anna Mae Hicks Porche; his brothers, Curtis and Ralph Porche; and his sister, Rosemary...