OBITUARIES
Vicki Ann Reed Mitchell
Dec 29, 2009
Vicki Ann Reed Mitchell, age 54, of Pace, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Mobile, Alabama. Vicki was born in the Philippines, grew up in Long Beach, Mississippi and had been a resident of Pace, Florida for the past 18 years. She graduated from Long Beach High School in 1975 and from USM with a Bachelor's Degree in...
Raymon Furby
Dec 29, 2009
Raymon Leslie Furby, age 75, of the Lilly Orchard community, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Mobile, AL. Mr. Furby was born in Grand Bay, AL and lived all of his life in the Lilly Orchard community. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was later drafted back in the Army for another tour. He was...
John Trivanovich
Dec 29, 2009
John Trivanovich, 80, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, December 29, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Trivanovich was a long-time resident of Gulfport. He retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the US Air Force, where he served in WWII, Vietnam and Korea. He was a Bronze Star recipient and received numerous other ribbons and medals. Mr. Trivanovich received his Masters from...
James Matthew Runnells
Dec 27, 2009
James Matthew Runnells, age 22, of Gulfport, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009, in Gulfport. James attended Mill Creek in Long Beach. He loved football, fishing, playing soldier and playing cops and robbers. He was very happy and enjoyed simple things in life and he also enjoyed shadowing his father. James was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in...
Chris Barfield
Dec 27, 2009
Chris Barfield, age 42 and a resident of Long Beach, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, in Gulfport. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Long Beach, and in 1985 was Mr. Long Beach High and Mr. Senior Class. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi, and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Chris was known as """"Mr....
Vesta Dusty """" Teter
Dec 27, 2009
Vesta aÌ‚â‚Å“DustyaÌ‚â‚ Teter, 67, of Shelby, N.C., died Sunday, December 27, 2009 in Shelby. Vesta was born December 9, 1942 in Marianna, Florida. Vesta made her career in law enforcement working for the FBI, Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Law Enforcement. On October 6, 1990 Vesta married Michael Teter, Sr. of Gulfport, Mississippi. Together they established Vietnam Veteran...
Florence Tobias
Dec 27, 2009
Mrs. Florence Arline Tobias, a longtime Long Beach resident, died early in the morning of Sunday, December 27, 2009 while at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Tobias was born on November 22, 1924 and spent her childhood in Belleville, IL. She was married to John Tobias on November 18, 1942 and spent the next...
Rosalie Lagreco
Dec 26, 2009
Rosalie T. Lagreco, age 80 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Saturday, December 26, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Lagreco was sent from the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, to Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans, for services and burial. For more information, please call Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home at (504)486-6331.
Dorothea Dot H. Sawyer
Dec 25, 2009
Dorothea H. Sawyer was born on June 10, 1916 in New Orleans, LA, and died in Bay St. Louis, MS on December 25, 2009. She had been a resident of Pass Christian since 1974. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank O. Sawyer; her parents Dudley G. and Pauline H. Hanemann; her sisters, Yvonne Hanemann, Emily (Sally) Gumpert,...
Viola Reed
Dec 25, 2009
Viola Reed of Long Beach, passed away Friday, December 25, 2009, at the age of 88. Mrs. Reed lived on the coast most of her life. Born August 4, 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri. For most of her life she was a homemaker, however, during WW II she was a aÌ‚â‚Å“Rosie.aÌ‚â‚ She was also a lifetime member of the American...
Teddy Grillo
Dec 25, 2009
Teddy (Ted) Grillo age 72 joined our Heavenly Father early Christmas morning. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 1/2 yars Marilyn Deslatte Grillo. He was devoted to his family and will be sadly missed by his three children Mark Sr. (Shari), Greg (Lori), Grillo and Tanna (Ricky) Adam. Grandchildren, Mark Jr., Lauren, Jordan, Hailey Grillo and Morgan...
Elizabeth S. Berry
Dec 25, 2009
Elizabeth S. Berry, age 88, of Gulfport, died on Friday, December 25, 2009 in Diamondhead, MS. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport.
Mary-lou Thomas
Dec 25, 2009
Mary-Lou Thomas, age 67 and a resident of Pass Christian since 2000, died on Friday, December 25, 2009, in Pass Christian. She is preceded in death by her parents, Americo & Jean Corini Mazzoccante and her husband, Peter Angel. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her sons, Joe (Dawn) Angel of Pass Christian and Gregg Angel of New Jersey; her sister,...
Raymond Richardson
Dec 25, 2009
Mr. Raymond """"Ray"""" Carter Richardson, Jr., age 54, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009. Mr. Richardson was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and served in the U.S. Army. He worked offshore as a cafeteria supervisor, and loved to fish off of the rigs. He is survived by his mother, Dee Smith of Gulfport; father, Ray...
Elizabeth Brown Holcomb
Dec 25, 2009
Elizabeth Brown Holcomb slipped peacefully into eternity on Christmas morning in Long Beach, MS, winning her courageous battle with cancer. Born in Columbus, MS, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Garvin Burns and Jessie Goodman Burns. She was a volunteer at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport for ten years. Elizabeth married Billy Brown, Sr., in 1951 and settled in...
Marcus Ward
Dec 24, 2009
Marcus L. """"Mark"""" Ward, age 51, a resident of Destin, FL passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009 in Ft. Walton Beach. Mr. Ward was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Long Beach. He was a finish carpenter and Maintenance Supervisor at the Marriott Residence Inn, Destin. His favorite past time was spending time with his family....
Norma Coussens Day
Dec 24, 2009
Norma Coussens Day, 76, went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2009, in Gulfport. Born in Magnolia, MS, she was the daughter of the late William Ollie and Irene Lang Coussens. Mrs. Day was an active member of Coalville United Methodist Church for 27 years. Where she had served in many capacities, including church secretary, membership secretary, and...
Alfred Wilson
Dec 23, 2009
Alfred """"Pee Wee"""" Wilson, age 67, of Gulfport, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Wilson was a boat builder and craftsman. He was a lifetime commercial fisherman who was the first to catch one million pounds of Mackeral in one week. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Wilson; and two brothers, Milton Wilson and...
Clarence Etienne
Dec 23, 2009
Clarence Etienne, age 73 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Etienne was sent from the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, to Rhodes Funeral Home in New Orleans, for services and burial. For more information, please call Rhodes Funeral Home at (504)822-7162.
William Mc Caughan
Dec 23, 2009
William C. """"Bill"""" McCaughan, Jr., age 83 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. McCaughan was a native of Clarksdale, MS. He was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and he received his Masters Degree from the University of Tennessee. He was employed for 25 years at the V.A. Hospital in...
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