OBITUARIES
Evelyn McBee
Oct 19, 2013
Evelyn McBee, of Montrose, Scotland, age 67, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from cancer. Evelyn is survived by Ronald, her husband and friend for fifty years; her four children, Suzanne, Ron, Scot and Kelly; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22 at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers...
Daisy S. Mitchell
Oct 18, 2013
Daisy S. Mitchell, born in Gulfport, Ms. on November 12, 1925, to John and Susie Savarese, went to be with her Savior, Friday, October 18, 2013. Daisy spent her life working as a secretary in the Gulfport School system and as a homemaker. Daisy was preceded in death by the love of her life, G. Grafton Mitchell; her parents, and...
Virgil Lee Ballew
Oct 18, 2013
Mr. Virgil Lee Ballew, Sr., age 70, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 in Slidell, LA. Mr. Ballew was a native of Marietta, GA and a long-time resident of the Coast. He retired from the U. S. Marine Corps as a Master Sergeant after 20 years of faithful service. He was awarded two Purple Hearts for injuries received during...
Dennis Allen Wycoff
Oct 18, 2013
Dennis A. Wycoff, age 50, died October 18, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Denace Wycoff; daughters, Mollie Rene' Wycoff Etheridge, of Gautier, Katherine Grace Wycoff (John) Netherton, of Ankorage, AK; son-in-law, Dustin Etheridge of Gautier; brothers, Ray Wycoff, Terry Wycoff, and Danny Wycoff all of Caraway, AR; sister, Rebecca ""Becky"" Szafc of Cedar Lake, IN; 10 grandchildren....
Martha Allison Robertson
Oct 17, 2013
Martha Allison Robertson, age 87, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013.Mrs. Robertson was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Biloxi where she sang in the choir. She retired from Civil Service at Keesler AFB.She was preceded in death by her son, Brett Robertson; her sister, Hazel Krause; and Robby Robertson, the father of her sons.Survivors include her...
Durwood Lee "Bro. Dee" Broughton
Oct 17, 2013
Dr. Durwood Lee Broughton, age 61, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013. Bro. Dee was born in Rocky Mount, NC to William Earl and Dorothy Savage Broughton. He and his wife, Ann, served as missionaries in Africa before starting their family. For many years, he pastored churches across the South and was a current chaplain for Good...
George Edward Stewart
Oct 17, 2013
George Edward Stewart was born December 15, 1946, in Laurel Hill, Louisiana to the late Mr. James Stewart Sr. and Mrs. Daisy Irene Stewart. George was the seventh child of eighteen children. George was employed with the Halliburton Oil Company of Louisiana, where he worked offshore for 15 years. George later drove trucks for Fayard and Knight Transportation, where he...
ICO BU3 Devin Patrick Connor
Oct 16, 2013
ICO BU3 Devin Patrick Connor, U.S. Navy, Active Duty, passed away in Gulfport, MS at 10:44 p.m., October 16, 2013, at the age of 24. He was born to Tim and Josie Connor, September 15, 1989, and graduated from Aztec High School where he was a New Mexico State wrestler from 2004 until he graduated in 2008. Well before the...
Robert E. Farish
Oct 16, 2013
Robert E. Farish, Jr., age 82, died on October 16, 2013 in Biloxi, MS. He was born in Jackson, MS and was a resident of Biloxi for the past 32 years. He was preceded in his death by his father, Robert E. Farish, Sr., and his mother, Mildred B. Farish. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Martha...
Norma Collier Stiglet
Oct 15, 2013
Mrs. Norma Collier Stiglet, 79, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Memorial Hospital of Gulfport. Mrs. Stiglet was born October 17, 1933 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, daughter of the late John A. Collier and Vivian Taconi Collier. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Harold...
John Abner Rhode
Oct 15, 2013
John Abner Rhode, 86, went to his eternal resting place on October 15, 2013, in Kiln, MS where he resided for the last eight years. John was born in 1927 in New Orleans, LA; but he spent most of his life as a resident of Metairie, LA. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Mabel Haas, parents Laura...
Elizabeth "Liz" Surginer
Oct 15, 2013
Elizabeth ""Liz"" Jeffrey Surginer, age 85, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at home surrounded by family. Mrs. Surginer was born in Selma, AL, to Leon and Elizabeth Price Surginer, and grew up in Lower Peachtree, AL. Liz attended Montivallo College and graduate school and clinical studies at the University of Alabama. She was an ASCP certified...
Martha H. Fitzgerald
Oct 14, 2013
Martha H. Fitzgerald, age 78, of Long Beach, passed away on October 14, 2013 in Gulfport.She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald C. Fitzgerald; her brothers, James LaVaughn Hamilton and Curtis Kiser Hamilton; and a sister, Marie Palmer.She is survived by her children, Ed Fitzgerald (Mary Ellen) of Pass Christian, Mike Fitzgerald (Karmen) of Long Beach, and Jay...
James E. Holland
Oct 14, 2013
James E. Holland, age 78 of Biloxi, passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Biloxi. Arrangements were handled by RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Biloxi.
Joyce Fern Hill
Oct 14, 2013
Joyce Fern Hill, age 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2013. Joyce was born in Beaumont, TX but has been a resident of Waveland, MS for many years. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Henry C. ""Soapy"" Hill, Sr., her parents, 1 sister, and 2 brothers....
Floyd V. Shehorn
Oct 12, 2013
Reverend Floyd V. Shehorn, age 82 of Pass Christian, passed away on October 12, 2013 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde F. and Frances Braden Shehorn, and his three brothers.He is survived by his wife, Wanda Shehorn of Pass Christian; his children, Mary Morrison of Corpus Christi, TX, Doris Ladner (Buddy) of Gulfport, Clyde Shehorn...
Steve Turan
Oct 12, 2013
Steve Turan, age 59, of Saucier, passed away on October 12, 2013. Arrangements were handled by the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport. www.riemannfamily.com
Mary Alice Castiglia
Oct 12, 2013
Mary Alice Castiglia, age 80 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Saturday, October 12, 2013, in Gulfport. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 9:00am at Floral Hills Cemetery in Gulfport. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, assisted the family with arrangements. For more information, please call (228)539-9800. Service OCT...
Theda Duke Malvaney
Oct 12, 2013
Theda D. Malvaney, age 83, died October 12, 2013. She will be sent from RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport to Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home, Jackson, MS.
Delfina Leon Alford
Oct 12, 2013
Delfina Leon Alford, age 65, of Biloxi, passed away on October 12, 2013.She was a native of Panama and has lived on the coast since 2003. Survivors include her husband, Jim Alford, 2 sons, James Alford and his wife Sierra, and Christian Alford, 3 grandchildren, Jared, Madison, and Savannah Grace Alford, 4 brothers, Tito, Cheli, Danny, and Rolando Leon, and...
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