OBITUARIES
Marge Crosby
Jun 22, 2009
Marge Crosby, age 89, of Biloxi, passed away peacefully with her family at her side at home on Monday, June 22, 2009. Mrs. Crosby was born and raised in Louisiana. She has been a resident of the coast since the 1950's and worked as a teller for Bank of Mississippi for 25 years. Mrs. Crosby was a Charter member of...
Leroy Bryant
Jun 21, 2009
Leroy Bryant, 69, of Pass Christian, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009 in Pass Christian. Mr. Bryant was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie E. Bryant and Nora Clifford Bryant; his daughter, Pamela Dale Bryant; and his two brothers, Fred Bryant and Tommy Bryant. Mr. Bryant is survived by his five daughters, Theresa Morales (John) of Lizana, Nora Gebhart...
Gerald Catalano
Jun 21, 2009
Gerald """"Mr. Cat"""" Catalano, age 84, of Long Beach, MS died Sunday, June 21, 2009 in Long Beach. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10 - 11 am at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Long Beach. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am. Interment will be in Long Beach City Cemetery.
Richard Lowery Dana
Jun 21, 2009
Richard Lowery Dana, 85, was born in Gulfport, MS and passed away Sunday, June 21st on Father's Day following a battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. Mr. Dana was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Wilmer Dana and Mildred Lowery Dana. He is survived by his wife of almost 61 years Colleen Harper Dana; his three children, Richard H....
John M. Galloway
Jun 21, 2009
John M. Galloway, Jr., age 43 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Sunday, June 21, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Galloway was a native of New Orleans, LA and had been a longtime resident of Gulfport. He was employed as an Assistant Manager in the Buffet at the Beau Rivage Casino. Mr. Galloway is survived by his loving wife, Michele...
Carney A. Brice
Jun 20, 2009
Carney A. Brice, Jr, age 79, of Gulfport, passed away on June 20, 2009 in New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carney A. Brice, Sr and Emma R. Brice; and his brother, T.B. Brice. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Dorothy A. Brice, of Gulfport; his children, Dr. C.A. """"Buddy"""" Brice, III...
Charles J. Giarrusso
Jun 20, 2009
Charles J. Giarrusso, Jr., age 85 and a resident of Diamondhead, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Diamondhead. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 26, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 9113 Kiln-DeLisle Road in Pass Christian. For more information, please...
William Douglas Morgan
Jun 20, 2009
William """"Will"""" Douglas Morgan, age 56 and a resident of Pass Christian, died on Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Malongo, Angola (Africa). Mr. Morgan was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the past 30 years. He served in the United States Marine Corps and attended Michael Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport. Will worked for Tenneco & Chevron for...
Joan Kling
Jun 19, 2009
Joan Kling, age 70, of Diamondhead, died 6/19/2009, in Diamondhead. Mrs. Kling was sent from the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, to St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, Chalmette, LA.
Mildred H. Hopkins
Jun 19, 2009
Mildred H. Hopkins, age 92, of Gulfport, died 6/19/2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Hopkins was sent from the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, to Wright-Ferguson Funeral Home, Jackson, MS.
Ruth Alexander
Jun 18, 2009
Ruth Rachel Wingo Alexander, age 86, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2009 in Gulfport. She had been ill for several years. A native of Arkansas, Mrs. Alexander moved to Jackson, Mississippi with her husband, Justus Lafanso Alexander, and their children, in 1955. In Jackson she was an active member of the First Assembly of God Church, where...
James A. Caire
Jun 17, 2009
James A. Caire, age 90, M/Sgt, USAF, Retired, died June 17, 2009 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 1919. He retired from the United States Air Force with 24 years of service, and 21 years of federal civil service with the SeaBees. He served at many bases in the United States, Europe, and...
Eve Perronne
Jun 17, 2009
Eve Perronne, age 48, of Saucier, passed away on June 17, 2009 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her father, John David Harder; a brother, John H. Harder; and a step son, Richie Perronne. She is survived by her husband, Jack Perronne, of Saucier; her mother, Linda M. Hawkins, of Greenville, SC; her brother, David Harder, of Greenville;...
Benny Mouring
Jun 16, 2009
Benny R. Mouring, age 70, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, in Diamondhead. Mr. Mouring was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Orange Grove #635. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. One of four initially trained to operate the P&H Alpha Crane in North America, he trained thousands to operate the crane. He...
Billy Yarbrough
Jun 16, 2009
Billy Wayne Yarbrough, age 36, of Biloxi, passed away on June 16, 2009 in Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Loyd Yarbrough, and his sister, Melody Michelle Willard. He is survived by his parents, Harland """"Billy"""" Yarbrough of Gulfport and Harmony R. Raffeo and her husband, James, of Long Beach; his brother, Wesley Irving of Columbia,...
Elaine Gollotte Brunies
Jun 16, 2009
Elaine Gollotte Brunies, age 82, of Biloxi, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, in Gulfport. Elaine, known as """"Lane"""" to the family, was born September 24, 1926, in Biloxi and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Elaine was of the Catholic faith and a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy. She served as Branch Supervisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, New...
Kyle Christensen
Jun 16, 2009
Kyle Christensen, age 22 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, in Biloxi. Friends are invited to join Kyle's family for a Memorial Service, 9:00 a.m., Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Temple Baptist Church, 14190 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport, MS. Funeral arrangements handled by the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Road in Biloxi.
Stephen Polotnik
Jun 15, 2009
Stephen Polotnik, age 72, of Gulfport, passed away on June 15, 2009 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Gene Polotnik. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa (Tony) Mosher of Gulfport; two grandchildren, Stephen Tramill and Hogan Polotnik; and a brother, Michael Polotnik-Cohrs. He was a resident of the Gulf Coast for 25 years; was...
Patricia Stiver Eagan
Jun 14, 2009
Patricia Stiver Eagan, age 56, of Gulfport, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2009, in Gulfport. Ms. Eagan spent all of her life on the coast. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Ms. Eagan also was a special caretaker for her sister, Vicky and...
Stephene Roberts
Jun 14, 2009
Stephene Jean Roberts, age 38, of Pass Christian, MS died on Friday, June 5, 2009 in Florida. Mrs. Roberts was born in Jackson, MS and raised on the Coast. She is preceded in death by her mother, Deborah """"Debbie"""" Jean Baker; son Christopher Keith Brignac, and grandmother Jean Lizana. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Kolb of Picayune; her...
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