OBITUARIES

Feb 20, 2012

""Bubby"" Esther Fortinberry, age 76, of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012. Bubby was born in New Orleans to Shep Davidson and Rebecca Lopatinsky. She enjoyed a full life and loved her family very much. She will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her children, Marla...

Feb 20, 2012

Glenn David Welch, age 54, of Gulfport, passed away on February 20, 2012. Mr. Welch was born in Meridian and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He enjoyed working on fishing boats in the Bering Sea in the past, and loved his job as a ""yard-dog"" forklift operator at Specialty Lumber Company. He was the outstanding pitmaster at BBQ...

Feb 19, 2012

Frank James Heard, age 55, of Saucier, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was preceded in death by his mother, Faye Heard, and a brother, Jessie James Heard. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Heard, children, Chris (Tiffany) Heard, Lindsey Heard, and Wes Heard, 1 grandchild, Trinity Heard, his father, Harold Heard, aunts, uncles, and other relatives and friends....

Feb 19, 2012

Janice Saucier, age 73 and a resident of Kiln, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012, in Kiln. She resided in the Standard Community with her husband, Clifton Joseph Saucier, Tiffani, Christian, and Jaxson. Janice was preceded in death by her father, Kire C. Mitchell, Sr.; her mother, Corelia Necaise Mitchell; her daughter, Carolyn Diana Saucier; her son, Rodney Wade...

Feb 18, 2012

Alvena Spain, age 79 and a resident of Ocean Springs died on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Spain was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a member of Pass Road Baptist Church in Gulfport, where she worked in the church office for many years. She was also a longtime employee with McDonald's here on...

Feb 17, 2012

Donald Walker, Sr., age 68, of Gulfport passed away on February 17, 2012. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road, Gulfport.

Feb 17, 2012

Della D. Lopez, age 61 and a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012, in Gulfport. Della was born in Baton Rouge, LA and was a longtime resident of Hammond, IN, where she met the love of her life, Jose Lopez. She loved her children and grandchildren very much. She also loved to fish, listen to country...

Feb 17, 2012

James E. Bane, age 71, of Saucier passed away February 17, 2012. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road, Gulfport.

Feb 17, 2012

Betty Ellen Mote Symmes, 85, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012.Betty was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 14, 1926, but resided in Gulfport since marrying Edgar P. Symmes, Jr., on July 29, 1947.She was preceded in death by grandchildren, Wesley McCabe and Courtenay Symmes, but survived by her husband of 64 years, Edgar P....

Feb 16, 2012

Don M. Rawls, 90, of Gulfport, died February 16, 2012. Don was born in 1921 to the late Don and Myrtle Rawls in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Rawls Family, whose earliest roots are in South Mississippi, then moved to Lake Charles Louisiana, where he spent his youth, and where he graduated from Lake Charles High. After 28 years of service in...

Feb 16, 2012

Feb 16, 2012

Imogene H. Moreland, age 87, of Long Beach passed away February 16, 2012.She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde H. Moreland.Survivors include her daughter, Barbara (Bill) Nunnery; grandson, William H. (Mandy) Nunnery; and two great grandchildren, Katlyn Hodge and Connor Nunnery.A graveside service will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery for family and close friends.RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME,...

Feb 15, 2012

Daisy Marie Allen, age 78, of Ocean Springs, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Ocean Springs. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Mill Creek Cemetery, Carnes, MS Service FEB 20. 11:00 AM Mill Creek Cemetery Ida Bounds Road Carnes, MS, US Interment Mill Creek Cemetery Ida Bounds Road Carnes, MS,

Feb 15, 2012

Bernice Olaivar, 79, of Long Beach and formerly of Pass Christian, but a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, passed from this life to the next on February 15, 2012. Bernice was born in Gulfport on June 4, 1932. Like many of her day, she married early. Like many, she was widowed early. She worked hard and successfully raised...

Feb 15, 2012

Ruth C. Rouse, age 79, of Saucier, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Bendale, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Austin Rouse; a granddaughter, Jennifer Rouse; a sister, Dorothy Tidmore; and two brothers, James Clark and J.W. Clark. She is survived by a sister, Jean Glenn of Bay Springs, MS; two...

Feb 14, 2012

Sandra Bates D'Angelo, age 63, of Woolmarket, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.Sandra was a born in Gulfport and was a life-long resident of Woolmarket. She has worked at Gulf Coast Mental Health Center since 1983 and was a member of Coalville United Methodist Church. She loved cooking, reading, gardening and her animals. Preceded in death by her parents,...

Feb 14, 2012

Dorothy Ann Leiker, age 85, a resident of Long Beach, died on February 14, 2012, in Gulfport. Dorothy grew up in Douglasville, Georgia, and was a resident of Long Beach for 54 years. She was retired from the Long Beach Public Schools as a Teacher's Aide.She was preceded in death by her parents, Miles and Lucille Ledbetter; her brother, Don...

Feb 13, 2012

Joseph J. Bello, age 84 and a resident of Biloxi passed away at home in Biloxi on February 13, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Bello; and his parents, Anthony and Nancy Bello. He is survived by his two daughters, Nancy Harney and her husband Bernie of LeCanto, Florida, and Elli Taggart of Biloxi; two sons,...

Feb 13, 2012

L. Sidney Charbonnet, III, age 70, of Pass Christian, MS died peacefully Monday, February 13, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Sid was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. Sidney Charbonnet, Jr. (Mona Harper). Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 44 years, Millicent Donovan Charbonnet, and their children; Mona Musser (John) of New Orleans,...

Feb 13, 2012

Eva Fey Newport Albertson, 80, of Biloxi, died Monday, February 13, 2012. She was the second child of George William and Vernah Scott Newport of Washington, DC, and was born in Washington on November 27, 1931. She married Frank J. Albertson, Jr., her husband of 54 years, in Washington on November 4, 1950. They had four children, and she was...