OBITUARIES
Joseph W. Boardman
Sep 12, 2009
Joseph W. """"Buck"""" Boardmann, age 49 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Boardman was the only son of Rosamond N. Boardman and the late Ret. Col. Henry W. Boardman. Buck had attended Sewanee Acadamy in Tennessee and Mississippi State University in Starkville. In addition to his mother, Buck is survived by two...
Anna Mae Barnes
Sep 12, 2009
Ann Vance Smith Ford Barnes passed away September 12, 2009, in D'Iberville, MS. She was born on February 29, 1932, in Birmingham, AL, and had resided on the Gulf Coast since 1964. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. Mrs. Barnes was an executive secretary for approximately forty years, a career she enjoyed very much. She...
Howard Earl Barnett
Sep 12, 2009
Howard Earl Barnett, age 70, of Long Beach, passed away on September 12, 2009 in Leakesville, MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver S. Barnett and Clara L. Barnett; his sister, Betty Sue House; and his first wife, Barbara Ray Barnett. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Susan M. Barnett of Long Beach;...
Doris Hogue
Sep 11, 2009
Doris Winstead Hogue, 89, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009, Following a brief illness. She was born in Burns, MS and resided in Jackson, MS, until moving to the Gulf Coast in 1947. Doris graduated from Central High School, Jackson, MS in 1937. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Hogue. She is survived by...
Wallace Farragut
Sep 11, 2009
Brig. General Wallace E. Farragut, US Army, Retired, age 74, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Pass Christian. He was a life long resident of Pass Christian and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church where he served on the Vestry. He served in the US Army and the MS Army National Guard for 32 years, receiving numerous...
J. C. Parker
Sep 10, 2009
J.C. """"Toop"""" Parker, age 77, of Saucier, passed away on September 10, 2009 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Devan Parker and Mary Jane Parker; a daughter, Kimberly Parker Renfroe; four sisters, Theresa Parker, Marie Daughtery, Wynona Moran, and Martha Jones; and two brothers, A.C. Parker and J.W. Parker. He is survived by his wife, Alice...
Shirley Toney Acosta
Sep 10, 2009
Shirley Toney Acosta passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the Carpenter House, a hospice in Baton Rouge, LA. She was 74, a native of Mississippi, she was a successful realtor in the Gulfport area for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Raymond Acosta, Sr., and her parents, Roby and Charlene...
Patricia Moseley
Sep 9, 2009
Patricia A. Jones Moseley, 71, of Diamondhead, MS, and Boulder Junction, WI, formally of Wauwatosa, WI, died Wednesday, September 9, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Patsy was born in Paducah, KY, and graduated from Paducah Tillman High School before attending Lindenwood College in St Charles, MO. In 1958, Patsy married Don Moseley. Mr. and Mrs. Moseley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary...
Jesi Young
Sep 9, 2009
Jesi Young, age 25, of Woolmarket, passed away, Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in New Orleans, LA. Jesi was an artist and a writer on ficly.com. She is survived by her husband, Eddie Joe Young, of Hattiesburg, formerly of the Gulf Coast; her daughter, Eden Young, of Long Beach; and her siblings, Elijah Miles Johnson and Travis Johnson, both of Woolmarket;...
Elnore P. Ralston
Sep 8, 2009
Elnore P. Ralston, 96 years old, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. She was a resident at the Lakeview Nursing Center in Gulfport for the past 6 1/2 years. She was very happy at Lakeview and the family would like to thank all of the employees over the past 6 1/2 years that helped her to enjoy her final...
Connie Turan
Sep 8, 2009
Connie R. Turan, age 84, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Turan was a member of First United Methodist Church, Gulfport. She was also a member of DAR and enjoyed dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar Vossler and Jessica Ann Weidman; her husband, Hubert N. Turan; her son, Terry Lee...
Francis Hursey
Sep 8, 2009
Francis J. Hursey, Jr., age 59, a resident of Milton, FL, passed away on September 8, 2009. Mr. Hursey was a Long time resident of Pass Christian, MS and was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Jean Hursey, Sr. Survivors include his children, Katherine Hursey of Pass Christian, and Edward (Tiffany) Hursey...
Thomas Griffing
Sep 8, 2009
Thomas Richard Griffing, age 79, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Griffing was a member and deacon of Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Gulfport. He served in the Korean War with the 631st AFA. He was manager of Gordon Transport for 28 years and retired from Alcan Cable. Mr. Griffing was preceded in death by...
George Baker
Sep 7, 2009
George L. Baker, age 61, of Moundville, AL, formerly of Gulfport, died Saturday, September 5, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Baker was a longtime employee of Jacob Technology and was looking forward to retirement and spending time with his family. He loved the outdoors especially hunting, fishing, canoeing, and collecting petrified wood. He was preceded in death byhis father, George Lonzo...
Marvalyne M. Nix
Sep 5, 2009
Marvalyne M. Nix, age 95, died Saturday, September 5, 2009 in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Nix was born December 16, 1913 in Andalucia, AL. She was a resident of Gulfport for over 69 years and a member of First Baptist Church of Gulfport for that same length of time. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Pirvy;...
Pennie M. Tate
Sep 5, 2009
Pennie M. Tate, age 49, of Gulfport, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. Arrangements are being handled by the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport.
L. Chester Varnado
Sep 5, 2009
Mr. L. Chester Varnado, age 65, resident of Lizana, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2009. Mr. Varnado was born in Poplarville and lived on the coast all of his life. He graduated from Harrison Central, Class of 1962, and went to work for Railroad Express Agency. He then became a blacksmith and journeyman farrier in 1974. He enjoyed woodworking...
Virginia Wade
Sep 5, 2009
Virginia Virgis Wade, 88, of Bay St. Louis, formerly of Houma, LA, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, in Bay St. Louis. She was a resident of Houma, LA most of her life and was a member of St. Francis de Salles Catholic Church in Houma. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilkin and Edna Sampay, and 4 siblings:...
Maxine Shaw Lindsay
Sep 4, 2009
Maxine Shaw Lindsay, age 77 and a resident of Saucier, died on Friday, September 4, 2009, in Saucier. Mrs. Lindsay was a native and lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast and was a member of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugh & Jessie Downing Shaw; her brother, Carl Shaw and her sister, Betty...
Maxine Bock
Sep 3, 2009
Maxine Rutheta Page Bock, age 79 and a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2009, in Gulfport. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.
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