OBITUARIES
Stella Chapman
Jan 29, 2011
Stella Jean Chapman, age 66, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2011. Stella was born in Whitfield, MS to Thomas Eugene and Stella Leola Strickland. She worked for years as a medical stenographer in the New Orleans area and here on the Coast. She was a member of First Methodist Church of Long Beach, where she was...
Harold C. "Daddy Harold" Elrod
Jan 29, 2011
Harold C. ""Daddy Harold"" Elrod, age 83, of Long Beach, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011. Mr. Elrod lived most of his life in Long Beach and he owned and operated Elrod Construction Company. He served in the U.S. Navy as an electrician during WWII. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and enjoyed working, hunting and fishing....
Reatha Johnson
Jan 29, 2011
Reatha Johnson, 68, of Gulfport, died Saturday, January 29, 2011. Mrs. Johnson was sent from RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport to Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, AL for services.
Mable Lear Morris
Jan 29, 2011
Mrs. Mable Lear Morris, 90, of Gulfport passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 in Gulfport. Mrs. Morris was born December 4, 1920 in State Line, MS. She was a breast cancer survivor. She was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church, where she helped establish the JOY Group and was a member of Dorcas Sunday School and Inspirations. Mrs. Morris...
Merlina Necaise
Jan 28, 2011
Merlena Necaise, age 85, of Kiln, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011. She loved her puzzle book, working at the Ishee Fruit Stand on Hwy 49, and loved spending time with children. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Aaron Ladner and Ceville Necaise, 2 daughters, Margaret Alice and Margie Stapleton, her parents, Zeno and Nettie Cuevas, 3...
Laveta A. Bland
Jan 28, 2011
Laveta A. Bland, 85, of Biloxi went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 28, 2011 in D'Iberville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon H. Bland; sisters, Aloha Copeland and Virginia Smallwood; and brothers, Ovid Wilkerson and W.F. Wilkerson, Jr. She is survived by her children, Loraine Foretich of Gulfport, Lowell Bland of Flowood, MS, and...
Nancy Murphy
Jan 28, 2011
Nancy Murphy, age 78, of Biloxi, known to all as ""Mom"" or ""Gram"" has gone to join her Heavenly Father with a heart overflowing with love and faith on January 28, 2011. She lived such an inspiring life, always accepting and loving everyone she met. Her love was mutually exchanged by all who were blessed to know her. She will...
Mary "Mare Mare" Landrum
Jan 28, 2011
Mary ""Mare Mare"" Landrum, age 55, of Saucier, died Friday, January 28, 2011 in Gulfport. Mary lived an amazing life and words can not describe what a special woman she was. Mary was very strong and stood up for what she believed in and she touched many hearts and will be greatly missed. She was truly a one of a...
Mary Bates
Jan 28, 2011
Mary B. Bates, 91, died January 28, 2011, in Santa Rosa, California. Mary was born to Clara and John Barksdale in Hattiesburg, MS, on September 14, 1919, and attended high school there. As the wife of a Methodist minister, she lived in Mt. Olive, Pascagoula, Jackson, Crystal Springs and McComb, MS. She was always active in local and state church...
Vivian Close "Bibby" Tate
Jan 28, 2011
Vivian ""Bibby"" Close Tate, 85, of Pass Christian, formerly of Alexandria, LA, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin L. and Vivian K. Close; sister, Kathryn Huguet; brother, Martin L. Close, Jr.; brother in law, James Huguet; and sister in laws, Elizabeth Close and Dolores Close. Survivors include her husband, George T....
James Chappell
Jan 27, 2011
James Chappell, age 58, of Gulfport, passed away January 27, 2011, in Gulfport. Mr. Chappell worked at Anchor Glass for 10 years, and was currently employed with Harrison County Sand Beach for the past 14 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Sarah Chappell; and his brother, Robert Chappell. He is survived by his wife of...
Mertise L. Ditter
Jan 26, 2011
Mertise L. Ditter, age 82, of Gulfport, passed away on January 26, 2011 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Ditter; her father, D.E. Pilgrim and his wife, Emma Pilgrim; her mother, Corrine Pilgrim; a sister, Ida Mae Pilgrim; and her brother, B.M. Pilgrim. She is survived by her children, Bobby Saucier of Gulfport and...
Anthony Castelin
Jan 26, 2011
Anthony Castelin, age 84, of Pass Christian, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Gulfport. Mr. Castelin was born and raised in Pass Christian where he worked as a fisherman alongside his father. He later went to work for Harrison County until he retired. Mr. Castelin was preceded in death by a son, Keith Joseph Castelin, the mother of his children,...
Astrid E. Hunter
Jan 25, 2011
Astrid E. Hunter, of Long Beach, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011 in Gulfport. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Long Beach is in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn "Mickey" Baker
Jan 25, 2011
Marilyn ""Mickey"" Baker, age 77, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, January 25, 2011 in Gulfport. Mickey was a resident of Biloxi for over 40 years and was of the Protestant faith. She was a member of the Mississippi Audubon Society and an avid gardener. She enjoyed the outdoors until the last few years when her illness restricted her activities. Mickey wanted...
Clinton Wade Jackson
Jan 24, 2011
Clinton Wade Jackson, 42, resident of Ocean Springs, MS went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 24, 2011 in Gulfport. Clint, was born in Lockney, Texas, May 12, 1968. By trade Clint was an electrician his entire life. Clint loved the outdoors and in the past few years realized his true joys were fishing and...
Thomas F. Wilson
Jan 24, 2011
Thomas ""Tommy"" F. Wilson, age 76 and a resident of Biloxi, died Monday, January 24, 2011 in Biloxi. Mr. Wilson was a native and lon time resident of Biloxi, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving n the Korean War. He was employed with the Veterans's Administration in Gulfport as a Nursing Assistant, and was a member of...
Bura Junior "Man" Dubose
Jan 24, 2011
Lt. Bura Junior ""Man"" Dubose, Long Beach Police Department (Retired), age 61 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Monday, January 24, 2011, in Gulfport. Junior was a native of Decatur and a longtime resident of Gulfport. Junior had a lifelong career as a law enforcement officer, and retired from the Long Beach Police Department in 2003, after 21 dedicated...
Martha Prine
Jan 24, 2011
Martha Nell Prine of Long Beach, was born in Wiggins on October 25, 1937 to Sarah (Sadie) and Wiley Pettis. She went to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 24, 2011. Her dream of travel and sense of adventure was fulfilled when she married her husband George Prine on June 10, 1956. She traveled with her...
Sara Moore
Jan 23, 2011
Sara Moore, passed away on January 23, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Ms. Moore was sent from the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, to Wolfe Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope, AL
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