OBITUARIES
John Weigle
Jan 18, 2010
John Weigle, 59, of Long Beach, died Mon., 1-18-2010, in Long Beach. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Rd., Long Beach.
Richard Schultz
Jan 18, 2010
Mr. Richard (Dick) Schultz, age 84, longtime resident of Saucier and Gulfport, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010. He was a US Navy WWII veteran of the Pacific War. Dick was a radio and television personality for WLOX in the 50's and 60's. He was broadcasting live when Hurrican Camille hit the Gulf Coast in 1969. He later joined the...
Fred Waltenburg
Jan 18, 2010
Fred Waltenburg, age 84, resident of Wiggins, died on Monday, January 18, 2010, in Hattiesburg. Mr. Waltenburg was born in Port Huron MI to Christy and Lillian Waltenburg. He served in the Merchant Marines and the US Coast Guard during WWII. He retired from Dunn Paper Company. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time. He was a member of the...
Kenneth Farris
Jan 18, 2010
Kenneth """"Curley"""" Farris, age 82, of Hattiesburg, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Farris was a veteran of the United States Navy during WWII. From 1962 until retirement 28 years later, he coached baseball and football for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where he also served as Athletic Director. The school baseball field was named...
Henry Council
Jan 17, 2010
Mr. Henry James Council, Jr., age 81, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010, peacefully at his home. Mr. Council was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL, and entered the United States Air Force at 17 years old. He served 20 years before retiring as SM/Sgt. After his military career, he started his State Farm Insurance Agency...
Mamie Calmes
Jan 17, 2010
Mamie Beatrice Rambin Calmes was born September 10, 1930 in DeSoto Parish, LA. Mamie was the 10th child of 13 children of Robert E. Lee Rambin and Seawillow Flores. She leaves behind her loving and devoted husband of 40 years, Stanley R. Calmes, son, Vaughn Jordan and wife Stephanie of Oscar, LA, daughter, Dianne Calmes of Diamondhead, 3 granddaughters, Lynsey...
Lydia Mary Salloum Werby
Jan 15, 2010
Lydia Mary Salloum Werby, age 67, of Gulfport, died on Friday, January 15, 2010 in Gulfport. Mrs. Werby was born to Lydia Antoon Salloum and Mitchell S. Salloum on May 27, 1942. She graduated from Gulfport High School in 1959. She received an AA Degree from Stephens College in Columbia, MO in 1961 and a BA Degree in Political Science...
Cecil Stanley Warner
Jan 15, 2010
Cecil Stanley Warner, Jr., of Biloxi, died Friday, January 15, 2010 in Biloxi. He was greatly loved and will be deeply missed. Mr. Warner was a long-time resident of Biloxi. He retired as a Master Sergeant after 22 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. He served in the Vietnam War. He was a Mason. Mr. Warner was preceded...
Samuel Ellis Carlyle
Jan 15, 2010
Samuel Ellis Carlyle, age 72, of Gulfport, died Friday, January 15, 2010 in Gulfport. Mr. Carlyle was a native of Lawrenceville, Illinois and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1974. He retired as a Tech Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He later retired from U.S. Geological Survey at Stennis....
Jack D. Gambrell
Jan 15, 2010
Jack D. Gambrell, Sr., age 78, of Waveland, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at the USA Medical Center in Mobile. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. Mr. Gambrell was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, retiring after 20 years as a Chief Petty Officer. He served in the Vietnam War. He later retired...
Verlina Roy
Jan 15, 2010
Verlina Roy, age 86, of Diamondhead, died Fri., 1/15/2010. Mrs. Roy was sent from RIEMANN FAMILY F.H., Gulfport to Hixson Bros. F.H., Marksville, LA for servies.
Mary Evelyn Clemens
Jan 14, 2010
Mary Evelyn Wiltz Clemens passed away 1/14/2010 at 90 years of age, in Amory, MS where she moved after Katrina. The daughter of Andrea Marie Dugas Wiltz and Septien Wiltz, she was born 1/27/1919 in Maumau, LA. In her young married life she was a homemaker who devoted herself to the care of her immediate and extended family. She served...
Roxanna Hoda
Jan 13, 2010
Roxanna Hoda, age 40 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
Velma Hall
Jan 12, 2010
Velma Moran Hall, age 94, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Hall was an active member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Gulfport, where she was a member of the Altar Society. She was also a member of the VFW Auxilary. Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Hall;...
Joseph Stevens
Jan 12, 2010
Joseph Martin Stevens, age 53, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, in Jackson, MS. He was preceded in death by his mother, Florine Stevens; and his daughter, Jessica Marie Courtney Phillips. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Stevens of Gulfport; his father, Joseph P. Stevens of Gulfport; his son, Jonathon Barnett of Saucier; his siblings, John...
Hilton Schaubhut Anderson
Jan 12, 2010
Hilton Schaubhut Anderson, age 94 of River Ridge, Louisiana, on January 12, 2010 in Louisiana. She was born in St. James, Louisiana on December 29, 1915. Mrs. Anderson graduated from business college and worked for the Louisiana Health Department for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Blanchard and Anise Schaubhut; her husbands, Dr. James P. Gillaspie...
Hettie Hazelwood
Jan 12, 2010
Hettie Hazelwood, 95, of Gretna, LA, died 1/12/2010. Service is January 15, 2010, at Evergreen Cemetery at 1:00 PM. Arrangements by RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport.
Luree Richardson
Jan 12, 2010
Mrs. Luree L. Richardson, age 77, resident of Gulfport and formerly of Drew, MS, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. A former educator and manager of Richardson Medical Clinic, who resided in Drew for 35 years, Mrs. Richardson relocated to Gulfport in 2005. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Dr. Travis Q. Richardson; daughter, Brenda Safley...
Aurelia Wheat Swain
Jan 11, 2010
Mrs. Aurelia Wheat Swain, age 88, resident of Perkinston, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010. Mrs. Swain was born in Picayune in 1921 and lived in Gulfport most of her life. She was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church in Hancock County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Swain; parents, John and Clyde Wheat;...
Shirley Pitts
Jan 11, 2010
Shirley Louise Morgan Pitts, 74 of Ocean Springs, died Monday, January 11, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne A. Pitts. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, James A. Pitts, Charles R. Pitts, Susan Marbury Pitts, Anita Pitts Everhart and Mike L Everhart; her six grandchildren, Sally Christina Pitts Jolley, Michael Shane Everhart,...
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