OBITUARIES
Keith Dwayne Ladner
Dec 14, 2010
Keith Dwayne Ladner, age 35, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in his home surrounded by his family. Keith was born on September 14, 1975 in Gulfport, MS. He was a native and life-long resident of Pass Christian where he was a member of Sacred Hearth Catholic Church of Dedeaux. He was a graduate of Pass Christian High School. Keith began...
Jeanne Lee Crouch
Dec 12, 2010
Jeanne Lee Crouch, age 86, of Biloxi, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2010, in Gulfport. Arrangements by RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport.
Vondie B. Lizana
Dec 12, 2010
Mrs. Vondie Slade Lizana, age 79, resident of Pass Christian, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at home with her family by her side. Mrs. Lizana was born in Savannah, MS to John and Nida Wheat Slade. Before retiring, she worked at Stuffed Shirt and was of the Baptist faith. She loved spending time in her garden growing flowers...
Robert Allen Gray
Dec 12, 2010
Mr. Robert Allen Gray, age 72, resident of Wiggins, MS and Laona, WI, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Gray was born in Woodville, FL to Simon Peter and Ruby Shields Gray. He joined the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended St. Petersburg College in St....
Marguerite Forbes Jarrell
Dec 10, 2010
Mrs. Marguerite Forbes Jarrell, age 89 and a resident of Diamondhead, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2010, in Diamondhead. Mrs. Jarrell was a native of Jacksonville, Florida and moved to Mississippi in 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady and Eunice Forbes and her three brothers, John Forbes, Henry Forbes, and Richard Forbes. Mrs. Jarrell is...
Cole Brewer
Dec 10, 2010
Frank Joseph ""Cole"" Brewer, age 24, a resident of Saucier, MS, died Friday, December 10, 2010, in Biloxi. Cole attended Saucier Elementary where he won the citizenship award every year, and the American Legion Award. He played football for West Wortham Middle School and was also a drummer in the band. He attended Harrison Central High School where he played...
Jerry Taylor
Dec 9, 2010
Jerry Taylor, 60, died 12/9/2010, in Diamondhead. Mrs. Taylor was sent from RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, to Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home, New Orleans, LA.
Alfred Moore
Dec 9, 2010
Alfred Moore, 85, of Gulfport, died Thursday, December 9, 2010, in Gulfport. Mr. Moore was a veteran of the United States Navy having served in WWII. He was a Stevedore at the Port of Gulfport and a Barge Maintenance Supervisor for Kerr-Magee Drilling Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, Barney T. Moore and Wilda Phelps Moore; first...
Sarah Russell
Dec 8, 2010
Sarah Russell, 88, of Gulfport, passed away on December 8, 2010, in Gulfport. Mrs. Russell was sent from the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, to Forest Hill Funeral Home, Memphis, TN.
Betty Jean Taylor
Dec 8, 2010
Betty Jean Taylor, age 73, resident of Saucier, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Mrs. Taylor was born in Alabama to Mr. Claud and Mrs. Dollie Horton Miller. She moved to the Gulf Coast 46 years ago. Her involvement in the community included volunteering for the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 2539, where she was a life member and Bingo...
Scott Joseph Moore
Dec 8, 2010
Scott Joseph Moore, age 28 and a resident of Saucier, died on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, in Gulfport. Scott was a native and lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Lizana and was an avid fisherman. He is preceded in death by his brother, Timothy Eugene Moore; his grandparents, John...
Maureen McCormick Wagner
Dec 8, 2010
Maureen McCormick Wagner, 41, formerly of Memphis and Chattanooga, TN, residing with her parents in Biloxi, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Maureen was born in Lynn, MA on July 2, 1969. She graduated from High School for the Performing Arts in 1987. She received a full scholarship and attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA for two years. She...
Jackie Lastorka
Dec 6, 2010
Jackie Lastorka, age 67 and a resident of D'Iberville, died Monday, December 6, 2010 in Biloxi. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Jack and Mary Baxley. She is survived by her husband of forty nine years, Edward Lastorka, two daughters, Patti Lastorka and Christi (Mike) Cardwell, both of D'Iberville, one son, Jack (Kerri) Lastorka of Mobile Alabama, and...
Ruth Melton
Dec 6, 2010
Ruth Melton, age 95, of Yazoo City, MS, passed away on December 6, 2010 in Jackson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Melton; her parents, Sebron and Bertha Files; and her brothers and sisters, Ed Files, Ralph Files, Rock Files, Marcus Files, Lavada Davis, and Hilda Blankenship. She is survived by her sister, Frances Riemann of Gulfport;...
John Walter "Buster" Oakes
Dec 6, 2010
John Walter ""Buster"" Oakes, 66, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 in Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Johnson Oakes, Sr. and Annie Ruth Oakes; brother, Andrew J. Oakes, Jr.; and son, Curtis H. McGee. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Johnnie Sue Hill Oakes; son, Rev. John Carlton Oakes and wife...
Donald Fillingame
Dec 5, 2010
Donald W. Fillingame, Sr., 60, of Bay St. Louis passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on December 5, 2010 at home. He was preceded in death his parents, Roddy, Sr. and Zelma Fillingame; and brothers, Roddy Fillingame, Jr., Thomas Fillingame, and Dee Goodrich. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Anne Fillingame; children, Kim Noel, Katie Timby,...
Evelyn Marie Conteraz
Dec 5, 2010
Evelyn Marie (Hunter) Contreraz, of Gulfport, passed away on December 5, 2010, in Gulfport. Ms. Contreraz was born on July 29, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA to Lillian Catherine Kelly and Richard McDorall Hunter. She was of the Cherokee and Irish descent and was a member of Chickamaugan Cherokee of the Wolf Clan. She was a Long House Mother of Badger...
Felicia "Toots" Verdigets
Dec 5, 2010
Felicia ""Toots"" Verdigets, at the age of 90 received her angels' wings into heaven on December 5, 2010. ""Toots"", as she was so fondly called by those who knew and loved her was born in Long Beach, MS to Joseph and Mary Giuffria and grew up with seven loving and always comical brothers. She married the love of her life...
Richard Boyd Groat
Dec 4, 2010
Richard Boyd Groat, age 70, of Gulfport, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 in Gulfport. Mr. Groat served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked as a draftsman in construction and he enjoyed BBQ's with his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Groat, and his parents, Boyd and Dorothy Groat. Survivors include his...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Rogers
Dec 4, 2010
Jacqueline ""Jackie"" Rogers, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Gulfport, on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by her husband BUC Eugene Rogers, U.S. Navy Seabees, Ret.; 2 grandsons, Jason Haley and Jonathon Riley; and 2 brothers, Robert Mallett and Charles Weaver. She was adored by a large loving...
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