OBITUARIES
Donald Wayne Ladner
Nov 23, 2013
Donald Wayne Ladner was born June 24, 1944 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He was the first of eleven children, to parents, Mazie and Clifton Ladner. His elementary was at Dedeaux School, and later he graduated from Hancock North Central High School, he was a member of the 1960 Hawks Basketball Team that claimed an Overall State Championship Title, one...
Joan Cloud
Nov 22, 2013
age 82, died on Fri. 11-22, in Mesa. RIEMANN FAMILY F.H., 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport assisted the family. (www.riemannfamily.com)
Kathleen McCurry
Nov 22, 2013
Graveside services for Kathleen McCurry will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 25, 2013 at Evergreen Cemetery in Long Beach, Mississippi. Kathleen was born April 27, 1946 in New Albany, Mississippi. She joined her parents in Heaven on November 22, 2013 surrounded by her family at home. Kathleen was truly one of God's special Angels. She was a joy...
Masie Ila Winstead
Nov 22, 2013
Mrs. Masie Ila Winstead, 92, died Friday November 22, 2013.She was a native of Philadelphia, Ms. and has been a resident of Gulfport for 56 years. Mrs. Winstead was married to the late Bert William Winstead for 62 years and they were longtime members of New Hope Baptist Church of Gulfport. She was the daughter of the late William Ellis...
Katrina Lynn Woodward
Nov 21, 2013
Katrina Lynn King Woodward, age 48, of Gulfport, passed away on November 21, 2013, in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her mother, Annie Pearl Fauver Minton, and her father, Earl Paul King, Sr.. She is survived by her son, Austin Blane Woodward, her sisters, Darlene Minton and Alicia Shirley, 2 brothers, Earl Paul King, Jr., and Joel King,...
Francis X. "Skip" Barrett
Nov 21, 2013
Francis ""Skip"" X. Barrett, Jr., age 65 and a resident of Pass Christian, MS, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013, in Biloxi. Skip was a lifelong resident of Gretna, LA and moved to Pass Christian in September 2005. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a brakeman and conductor for T.P. and M.P. and Union Pacific Railroads. He was a...
William Raleigh "Bill" Hickman
Nov 21, 2013
William ""Bill"" Raleigh Hickman, age 74 and a resident of Long Beach, MS, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013, in Long Beach. Bill was a native of Girard, GA and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1974. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #228 in Norcross, GA and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church...
William Louis Arnold II
Nov 21, 2013
William Arnold, age 67, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Arnold was sent from Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi, to Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans, LA for services and burial. For more information, please call Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home at (504)486-6331.
Odis Carlton Simmons
Nov 21, 2013
Mr. Odis Carlton Simmons, age 85, of Pass Christian, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013.Mr. Simmons was born in Gaskin, FL to David and Minnie Simpler Simmons. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired after 20 years of service. He resided in Long Beach most of his life where he was a...
Ruby Velma Wilson
Nov 20, 2013
Ruby V. Wilson, age 91, passed away Nov. 20, 2013. Mrs. Wilson had been blessed with fifteen children; thirty grandchildren; fifty one great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, November 23, 2013, Wilson Cemetery in Vancleave, MS at 10:30am. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME is assisting the family with arrangements. www.riemannfamily.com Interment Wilson...
Virginia Farmer
Nov 20, 2013
Virginia Farmer, age 96, of Gulfport, passed away on November 20, 2013, in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Farmer, a son, Rodney Clark Farmer, and 2 brothers, Jason H. Robertson, Jr., and Alton Robertson. Survivors include her children, LaVonne McGavock and her husband Kelly, and Michael Farmer, 5 grandchildren, Lisa Rawlings, Mark McGavock, Laura Holley,...
Donna Mae Shattuck
Nov 19, 2013
Donna Mae Shattuck, 67, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who cherished her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Lubertha Topp, and her siblings, Paul, Bill, Jim, David, and Douglas Topp. She is survived by her husband, Paul ""Gene"" Shattuck; her children, Michael...
Sharon "Joanie" Olsen
Nov 19, 2013
Sharon ""Joanie"" Olsen, 67, of Biloxi, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, Aubrey Parker and Lilly Pauline Parker; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Arthur and Helen Olsen. Joanie is survived by her loving husband of thirty-six years, Howard G. Olsen of Biloxi; her children, Robbin Steuart of Ann Arbor,...
Bevely Thibodeaux
Nov 19, 2013
Bevely Jo "" Bev"" Caspolich Rose Thibodeaux, of Gulfport, was called to glory on November 19, 2013. She was born in Hattiesburg, MS on September 25, 1953 and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Her passion was photographing nature around the world, from the Alps of Switzerland to the Savannas of Africa and mostly the lush isles of...
Lawrence Edward Johnson
Nov 19, 2013
Lawrence Edward Johnson died in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Lawrence (aka: L'il Lawrence and Coody Jr.), was born November 8, 1950, in Biloxi, MS, to George and Ola Mae Johnson. He was a graduate of M.F. Nichols High School and served with the U.S. Army in Germany. After military service, he returned to Biloxi, MS, and...
Frances Benefield
Nov 18, 2013
Frances Benefield, born August 15, 1927, of Gulfport, left her earthly home on Monday, November 18, 2013. Mrs. Benefield was born to Walter and Anna Green. She was a member of Fernwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Benefield, Sr.; her parents; her son, David Benefield; grandson, Ray Jones III; one brother and six...
Louis LeFay Frierson
Nov 18, 2013
1st Sgt. Louis LeFay Frierson, 74, of Diamondhead, MS, died Tuesday November 19, 2013 in Diamondhead. Mr. Frierson served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 3 years and he then transferred into the Army where he served as a drill Sgt. and then served 2 tours in Vietnam. Ending his tours, he received the Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts, The...
Rufus Joseph Cuevas
Nov 18, 2013
Rufus J. Cuevas, age 87 and a resident of Kiln, died on Monday, November 18, 2013, in Kiln. Mr. Cuevas was a native and lifelong resident of Kiln. He retired from the Gulfport VA Hospital after 27 years of service and was owner of Cuevas Junction in Kiln. He was a member of Annunciation Catholic Church and was an avid...
Riley Wilson
Nov 18, 2013
Riley Wilson, age 87, passed away November 18, 2013. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport is assisting the family with arrangements. www.riemannfamily.com
Genevieve Cranford Brewer
Nov 16, 2013
Mrs. Genevieve Cranford Brewer (Mrs. William Brewer) was a longtime resident of Gulfport, MS and went to be with her Lord on November 16, 2013, after a very long illness. She was a much beloved wife and mother, and was very proud to be a helpmate and homemaker.. She was married to Lt. Col. (Retired) William M. Brewer (deceased), and...
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