OBITUARIES
Laura I. Parker
Aug 30, 2010
Laura I. Parker, age 82, of Lizana, died Monday, August 30, 2010 in Gulfport. She was a lifelong resident of the coast. Mrs. Parker was preceeded in death by her husband, Clyde J. Parker, Sr., son, CJ Parker, Jr., brother, Noah Milton Smith, and a sister, Mildred Page. Survivors include her children, Larry (Marsha) Parker, Walter (Beverly) Parker, and Donna...
Mary Allen
Aug 30, 2010
Mary Emily Allen, age 81, a resident of Wiggins, died Aug. 30, 2010, in Wiggins. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Floyd Allen, her son, Kenneth Allen; two grandchildren, Dustin Allen and Timothy Lynn. She is survived by her children, Robert Atchley, Rebecca Rule, James Allen, George Allen, Charlene Gulledge,...
Steven "Patenotte" Ray
Aug 28, 2010
Steven ""Patenotte"" Ray, age 70, of Pass Christian, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his mother, Zettie Ray Varnado and step-father, Nolan Patenotte. Survivors include his wife, Verlane Mary Ray, 2 sons, William (Angela) Ray, and Kevin (Gwyn Ross) Ray, 2 grandchildren, Colten Ray and Elijah Ray, 5 step-grandchildren, Ashley, Briana, Taylor, Megan,...
Wilfred Jerry Shaw
Aug 28, 2010
Wilfred J. ""WJ"" Shaw, 69, of Saucier, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Saucier. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred Jake and Henrietta B. Shaw. He is survived by his wife, Lois Ann Shaw of Saucier; his children, Julie Lynn Saucier (Claude Bright) of Saucier, Kenneth Wayne Shaw of Saucier, and Sherry Lynn Gray (David) of Bay...
Ann Sneed Pennington
Aug 28, 2010
Ann Sneed Pennington, of Athens, Alabama, formerly of Biloxi, passed away August 28, 2010. Mrs. Pennington was born on December 23, 1924 in Meridian, Mississippi to Blanche Aust Sneed and John Ravenscroft Sneed. She moved with her husband to Biloxi in 1951 and remained there for 43 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Miramar Garden Club, Daughters...
Charles P. Busby
Aug 27, 2010
harles P. Busby, age 80, resident of Gulfport passed away Friday, August 27, 2010 in Gulfport. Mr. Busby retired after 20 years of service in the United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant. He also worked 20 years in Civil Service at Keesler Air Force Base as an electronics instructor. Mr. Busby was preceded in death by his wife,...
Margaret M. Leonard
Aug 27, 2010
Margaret M. Leonard, 70, a native of Miami, Florida and resident of Diamondhead, MS, died August 27, 2010, at Ochsner's North Shore Medical Facility. She is survived by daughter, Michelle Collins; grandsons, Brian & Nicholas Ong; step mother, Delena McClaren; half sisters, Lori McClaren Schultz Bar, Gail Johnson; half brother, Jim McClaren; and step sister, Denise Guffanti. She also is...
Charlotte Lizana
Aug 27, 2010
Charlotte Lizana, 61, of Gulfport, died Friday, August 27, 2010 in Gulfport. Arrangements are pending with Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport.
Quy Nhu Nguyen
Aug 27, 2010
Mr. Quy Nhu Nguyen, age 60 and a resident of Pass Christian, died on Friday, August 27, 2010, in Gulfport. Mr. Nguyen had been a resident of Pass Christian since 1986 and was a member of Holy Family Parish. Mr. Nguyen is preceded in death by his father, Khan Nguyen. He is survived by his mother, Rieu Nguyen of Pass...
Shawndra Brooke Hall Hewitt
Aug 26, 2010
Shawndra Brooke Hall Hewitt, age 40, of Gulfport, whose last residence was Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2010, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shawndra is survived by her husband, Johnny Calvin Hewitt; her parents, Jimmy Bruce Hall and Sandra Odetta Hall; her 3 children, Cassandra Brooke Hewitt, Jimmy Braden Hewitt, and Megan Hannah Hewitt; and her 3 siblings, James...
Frankie Gunter
Aug 25, 2010
Frankie Gunter, age 55 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, in Gulfport. Frankie was a resident of Long Beach for the past 21 years. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp and was a former longtime employee of Riemann Funeral Home. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and song-writer. He is preceded in death...
Leota Mae Burch
Aug 24, 2010
Evangelist Leota Mae Burch, age 81, resident of Gulfport, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Mrs. Burch was born in Kennett, MO to James Wesley Norman and Beulah Mae Cunningham Norman. She made numerous trips to Mexico serving in the mission field. She and her late, beloved husband, Rev. Sidney L. Burch, traveled...
Ann Hallman
Aug 24, 2010
Ann Hallman of Gulfport, MS died August 24, 2010 in Bay St Louis, MS. Ann was born as 'Betsy Ann', on October 5, 1926 in Glendale, AZ. Her father was James Coil Jenkins and her mother Nettie Roarke Jenkins. Ann attended college in Arizona and California, where she pursued various career opportunities. She was a meteorologist with the Weather Bureau...
William Robert Grantham
Aug 23, 2010
William Robert Grantham Sr., age 91, of Saucier, died Monday, August 23, 2010. Mr. Grantham was a native of Merit, MS, a former resident of Wiggins and had lived on the MS Gulf Coast for the past 35 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a life-time member of the DAV. He was preceded in death...
Bruce Warren Roberts
Aug 22, 2010
Bruce Warren Roberts, a resident of Fairhope, AL passed away on August 22, 2010 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Bruce was born in Gadsden, AL on November 06, 1946 and was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow T. Roberts, Sr and Beatrice Thrasher Roberts. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Duggan Roberts, step-daughter, Melissa (Chris) Wiesepape of Montgomery, TX, grandchildren,...
Joel Wayne Estes
Aug 22, 2010
Joel Wayne Estes, age 84 of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Mr. Estes was preceded in death by his father, Will Estes, his mother, Suzie Estes and a sister, Katherine Palmer. He is survived by his wife, Carol of Long Beach, his daughter, Rene' Wischow (Perry) of Fort Collins, CO, his son, Joel Estes (Jean) of...
Margaret Louise Vacula
Aug 22, 2010
Mrs. Margaret Louise Lawson Vacula, age 88 and a resident of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2010, in Kiln. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Charles "Dutch" Funk
Aug 21, 2010
Charles ""Dutch"" Funk, Jr., age 55, of Carriere, formerly of Gulfport, died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at his home. Mr. Funk lived most of his life in Gulfport before moving to Carriere. He was a 1979 graduate of the Univ. of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Industrial Technology. While living in Gulfport, he was a member of St. James...
Kaiden Rayjay Thomas
Aug 21, 2010
Infant Kaiden Rayjay Thomas, died on Saturday, August 21, 2010, in Gulfport. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 27, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. at Monroe Memorial Park on Canal Road in Gulfport. The Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, assisted the family with funeral arrangements. Interment Monroe Memorial Park 10185 Canal Road Gulfport,...
Barbara Harrison
Aug 20, 2010
Barbara J.. Harrison, age 77, of Gulfport, passed away on August 20, 2010 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy J. Harrison; and her parents, Johnnie Holder and Cecile Jones Holder. She is survived by her children, Barbara Fuller and her husband, Tony, of Ocean Springs, Nancy Kennedy of Alabama, Ginger Harrison of California, and Sandra...
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