OBITUARIES

Mar 15, 2011

Dorinda Tolley-Ruppel, age 52 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Gulfport. The Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, assisted the family with arrangements. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.

Mar 15, 2011

Mr. Francis George Griffith, age 72, resident of Pass Christian, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Mr. Griffith was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of Pass Christian. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Francis and...

Mar 14, 2011

Joan M. Sullivan, age 76 of Pass Christian, died on Monday, March 14, 2011, in Gulfport. Mrs. Sullivan had been a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast and a member of the Baptist faith. She retired from Sears after 32 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond & Etta Henley; her husband, Milburn Sullivan...

Mar 14, 2011

Willow Ann Beck, age 53, of Saucier, passed away on March 14, 2011, in Gulfport. Arrangements by RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport. www.riemannfamily.com

Mar 14, 2011

Mr. Clayton ""C.C."" Davis, age 77, resident of Biloxi, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Davis was born in Poughkeepsie, NY to Clayton Tripp and Eileen Clark Davis. He served in the United States Air Force and was a computer engineer. He worked for IBM and Rockwell International before retiring. He loved...

Mar 14, 2011

Mrs. Gabriele Freund Sullivan, age 82, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Stuttgart, Germany to Oscar and Irmgard Kassner Freund. She traveled the world with her husband, Thomas Joseph Sullivan, during his military career, and after his retirement, made their home in Gulfport. She enjoyed spending time gardening. She was preceded...

Mar 14, 2011

Mrs. Lora Cuevas Cox, age 42, resident of Saucier, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011. Mrs. Cox was born in Gulfport, MS to Emmitt and Delois Cuevas. She loved photography and was a devoted wife, mother, and Nana. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Brian Cox; children, Amber...

Mar 13, 2011

Myrtice ""Nita"" Elliott Froman, age 87, of Biloxi, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Ocean Springs. She was born January 23, 1924, in Crandall, Mississippi, and graduated from Carmichael High School in 1942. After a brief stay in Meridian, she moved with her family to Biloxi. Nita worked for the U.S. Postal Service which was located in the...

Mar 12, 2011

Tom Wayne Lassabe, Sr., age 59 and a resident of Bay St. Louis, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Bay St. Louis. He was born on March 7, 1952, to the late Olevia C. and Charles E. Lassabe of Pass Christian. Tom was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Lassabe; a niece, Anita Lassabe Holliman, and a...

Mar 12, 2011

Betty Mae Pecoul Taylor, age 78, of Gulfport, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Gulfport. Betty Mae was born in Mississippi City and remained a lifelong resident of Gulfport. She was retired from Hancock Bank and was a member of St. James Catholic Church where she was an active member of the Altar Society. Betty Mae enjoyed watching football,...

Mar 11, 2011

Mar 11, 2011

Dorothy Dell Bruce, age 86, died March 11, 2011. She was born in Inverness, MS February 8, 1925. She attended school in Greenville, MS where she began her career as a Medical Records Librarian. She moved to Biloxi, MS in 1958 where she worked for several medical facilities along the Gulf Coast. She was a member of the Order of...

Mar 11, 2011

Catherine Ladner Mauffray, age 84, of Long Beach, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011. Mrs. Mauffray was a long-time resident of Long Beach and attended Riverside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charleston and Elizabeth Ladner; infant son, Cyril Joseph Mauffray; brother, Vernon Ladner; and sister, Marion Perniciaro. Survivors include her husband of 65 years,...

Mar 9, 2011

James ""Jim"" Lawrence Stephens, age 56, of Long Beach, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 after a long battle of heart and kidney disease. Jim was born August 12, 1954 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Alvin Stephens; mother, Emma June Sharp Stephens; and brothers, Lyle and Walter. He is survived by his sister, Barbara...

Mar 9, 2011

Mrs. Barbara Rogers ""Babs"" Sherman, age 72, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Mrs. Sherman was born in Mobile, AL, and was a lifelong Coast resident. As her grandson said, ""She was a good mother and grandmother."" She was preceded in death by her parents, Fonnie and Helen Golden. She is survived by her children,...

Mar 9, 2011

On Wednesday, March 9, 2011, SSGT Albert Lee ""Jack"" ""Sarge"" Birchwell, U.S. Army, Ret. passed away in Gulfport. Please join us in celebrating his new eternal life with a visitation on Friday, March 11 from 6 - 8 pm at Gulf Coast Free Will Baptist Church, 13040 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, MS 39503. The funeral service will be held on...

Mar 9, 2011

Victor Hand Williamson, age 90, of Hurley, was born on April 16, 1920 in Union, MS and passed away on March 9, 2011, in Biloxi. Mr. Williamson was a member of Hurley Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during WWII. He received a military cross from the UDC, played at the New Orleans...

Mar 8, 2011

Mr. Kevin C. ""Wildman"" Ladner, age 46, resident of Pass Christian, was taken home by his Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Mr. Ladner was born in Gulfport to Hubert Joseph and Carol Lynn Allen Ladner. He was a self employed landscaper who loved the outdoors. He was a simple man that enjoyed the small things in life like hunting,...

Mar 7, 2011

Wanda Ruth Ragle, 83, of Denton, Texas, passed peacefully from this earth on March 7, 2011. Wanda was born January 16, 1928 in Jacksonville, Texas, the second child of the late Rodney W. McKeown and Ruth (Pirkle) McKeown. After spending most of her childhood in Jacksonville, the family moved to Grandview, Texas, where she graduated from High School in 1945,...

Mar 7, 2011

Samuel Hilton, 78, of Pass Christian passed away March 7, 2011. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Commission Rd., Long Beach. For more information, please call 228-539-9800.