OBITUARIES
Mary Frances Hampton
Sep 15, 2012
Mary Frances Johnson Hampton, age 72, of Bay St. Louis, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born in Arkansas to Benjamin and Louise French Johnson. She was a member of Bayside Baptist Church in Bay St. Louis. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Neal Hampton; and three siblings. She is survived by her...
Lora J. Mirenda
Sep 15, 2012
Lora J. Mirenda, 63, of Biloxi passed away on the 15th of September 2012. She is the Beloved Wife of Carmi Mirenda; Mother of Michael Kommersmith, Michelle Kommersmith Church, Lisa and Adam Mirenda; and Nana of Jonathan, Michael, Madelyn and Olivia. Her parents Jesse Floyd Sharp, Mildred Marie Davis, Ruth and Larry Mirenda preceded her in death. Lora was born...
Jane Briley Stephens
Sep 14, 2012
Jane Briley Stephens, age 84 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Friday, September 14, 2012, in Gulfport. Mrs. Stephens was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Biloxi. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Henry W. Stephens; her children, Toni Diane McKinley, Thomas J. Robin, Donald J. Cropper, and Teri Lee Dembeck; her...
Don Lee Ladner
Sep 14, 2012
Don Lee Ladner, age 64 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Friday, September 14, 2012, in Gulfport. Mr. Ladner was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and was an avid fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hilmon & Rema Ladner. Mr. Ladner is survived by his wife, Rita Ladner of Gulfport; his son, Lance (Lynci Jacoby) Ladner...
Riley Thomas Bryant
Sep 13, 2012
Riley Thomas Bryant, age 67 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Thursday, September 13, 2012, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Aaron "Don" Hardy
Sep 13, 2012
Aaron ""Don"" Hardy, CMSgt, U.S. Air Force, retired, age 65 and a resident of Lumberton, passed into his eternal home on Thursday, September 13, 2012 in Mobile, AL. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rhonda Hardy. He is survived by his loving wife of seven years, Marcia Smith Hardy of Lumberton; his father, Hilson Hardy and his...
Billy Bloom Riser
Sep 12, 2012
Billy B. Riser, age 74, longtime resident of Long Beach, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Mr. Riser was born December 24, 1937, in Ruston, Louisiana, to William Harold and Garnett McIntosh Riser. He graduated from Ruston High School in 1955. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve, during which time he met his loving wife, Barbara Joanne...
Richard Dale Willis
Sep 12, 2012
Richard D. Willis, age 66, of Gulfport passed away September 12, 2012. He was known to many as ""Uncle Richard."" Mr. Willis was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and worked at the Port of Gulfport in 60's and 70's.He was preceded in death by his parents, JC Alexander and Dorothy Baker; brother, Joseph Willis; and sister, Shannon...
Joseph Melvin Saucier
Sep 12, 2012
Joseph Melvin Saucier, age 63 and a resident of Pass Christian, died on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, in Gulfport. A graveside service will be held on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 10:00am at Saucier Cemetery. Riemann Family Funeral Home, 9113 Kiln Delisle Road in Pass Christian, assisted the family with funeral arrangements. For more information, please call (228)539-9800. Service SEP...
Margaret Ann McDuffie
Sep 11, 2012
Margaret Ann McDuffie, age 88, of Gulfport. A graveside service will be at 9 am Thursday in Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens, Long Beach. RIEMANN FAMILY FH, Gulfport Service SEP 13. 09:00 AM Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens 28th St Long Beach, MS, US
Barbara Berard Jefferson
Sep 11, 2012
91 Died on: Tuesday, September 11, 2012Resident of: New Iberia, Louisiana Place of Death: Biloxi, MississippiPreceded in death by:AA ""Tony"" Berard (father)Marie Antoinette Berard (mother)Joseph Warren Jefferson (spouse)Survived by: Resident of:Joseph Anthony Jefferson (son) Pass Christian, MississippiBetty Grace Jefferson (granddaughter) Pass Christian, MississippiBarbara Jane Jefferson (granddaughter) Pass Christian, MississippiBarbara ""Bobbi"" Berard Jefferson was born Barbara Beatrice Berard on January 22nd...
Jewell Evelyn Fucci
Sep 11, 2012
Jewell E. Fucci, 84, passed away in Gulfport on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Mrs. Fucci was preceded in death by her husband, James Fucci; daughter, Barbara Kastner; and sisters, Irma Lafaye, Thais Smith Gates and Letty Jane Boe. Survivors include her daughter, Linda Taccia; sons, James Fucci and Robert Fucci; brother, Joe Boe; grandchildren, Beth, Jimmy, Joey, Misty, Katie and...
David Ross Phillips
Sep 11, 2012
Mr. David Ross Phillips, age 53, died September 11, 2012 at the Biloxi VA Hospital. Arrangements are pending with RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Biloxi.
Violet Sarah Jane Saul Nobles
Sep 11, 2012
Violet Sarah Jane (Saul) Nobles, of Gulfport, died September 11, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born on January 24, 1922 in Laurel, Mississippi.She is preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Lena (Rogers) Saul; her husband, Elmer Nobles; brothers, OC Saul, and James Saul; her sister, Ruby Lee (Saul) Shaw; daughter, Elaine (Nobles) Jackson; sons, Ray...
Keith Walker McGoey
Sep 10, 2012
Keith Walker McGoey, beloved husband of Patti McGoey, passed away at this residence in Pass Christian, MS, on September 10, 2012. He was born in New Orleans, LA on December 6, 1956. He is survived by his parents, Cynthia B. Nash and Col. Donald S. Nash, USAF, Retired, and many friends, family, and constant pet companions, Ebony, Benji, and Maximum....
Myrtle Frances Martinez
Sep 10, 2012
Myrtle Frances Martinez, ""Aunt Fran,"" died peacefully in her home on September 10, 2012, in Vancleave. She was born in Virginia to George Daniel Walton and Nellie Shifflett Walton. She had been a resident of the Coast since 1977. Aunt Fran and her husband, Uncle Marty, enjoyed working outside in the yard together. They created a beautifully, manicured landscape. She...
Celeste Victoria Jourdes Benfield
Sep 10, 2012
Celeste Victoria Jourdes Benfield, age 90, a native of New Orleans, LA, and a longtime resident of Picayune and Gulfport, passed away on September 10, 2012. She retired as a Unit Secretary from Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jean Marie Pierre Jourdes and Edna Ann Jourdes. She is survived by her five children,...
Tina Michelle Tanner Gulledge
Sep 10, 2012
Tina Michelle Tanner Gulledge, age 46, of Saucier, passed away on September 10, 2012 in Gulfport.She was preceded in death by her mother, Dawn Lero Tanner and her grandfather, Henry Rufus Lero.She is survived by three children, Sheena K. Lawton of Gulfport, Katrina Raborn of Camden, Mo, and Chelcy Raborn of Gulfport; five grandchildren, Dillon Tanner, Kayla Tanner, Don Vasquez,...
Dawn Maurine Lero Tanner
Sep 10, 2012
Dawn Maurine Lero Tanner, age 63, of Gulfport, passed away on September 10, 2012 in Wiggins.She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Rufus Lero; her maternal grandparents, Jerry P. Hardsaw and Maurine Hardsaw; her paternal grandparents, Hurley Rufus Lero and Betty Jackson Cooper; and after her death by her daughter, Tina Michelle Tanner Gulledge, who passed away on...
Mary Ann Stickling
Sep 10, 2012
ALL Heaven must have rejoiced as a dear Servant of Our Lord, Mary Ann Riddle Stickling, was welcomed home on September, 10, 2012. Born March 12, 1917 in New Orleans, LA., Mary lived an extraordinary life of difficulty and prosperity from the Great Depression through to the 21st Century, living most of that time at her home at 422 Joseph...
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