OBITUARIES
Carlie D. Scofield
May 30, 2009
Carlie D. Scofield, age 79 of Gulfport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Carlie graduated from Lyman High School in 1950, and joined the Navy, serving four years on the USS Graffias off the Korean Coast. Upon returning home, he attended Perkinston Jr. College and received his B.S. with a...
Robert Bob Welch
May 29, 2009
Mr. Robert """"Bob"""" Welch, age 66, died May 29, 2009 at the Biloxi VA Hospital. Private burial services will be held at the National Cemetery in Biloxi.
Marie S. Gavin
May 28, 2009
Marie S. Gavin of Gulfport, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the age of 56. Mrs. Gavin was a 1972 graduate of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus and a 1970 graduate of Gulfport East High School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Gulfport, and the Mississippi National Guard Ladies Auxiliary. She was a...
Dorothy Elizabeth Carhuff
May 28, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth """"Dottie"""" Carhuff, age 73, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009, in Gulfport. A native of NY, she was married to Gerald Carhuff in 1958. She was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed reading and going to the casinos. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Frank Sheedy. She is survived...
George White
May 27, 2009
George White, 58, of Gulfport, passed away of a heart attack in his home on the night of May 27, 2009. He was a shop foreman at Gulf Coast Pre Stress, where he worked for the last eleven years, and never minded getting in with the guys and working hard. He loved watching sports, especially tennis, and his favorite football...
Robert Dickerson Ketchum
May 27, 2009
Dick Ketchum, of Bay St. Louis, passed away last Wednesday at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA after battling the effects of heart surgery performed on April 20. Dick was born in Charleston, West Virginia to Kathryn (Mummy) and Dr. Robert (Daddy Bob) Ketchum, Sr. He spent his childhood years in Smithers and Charleston, WV and later spent...
James T. Stanley
May 27, 2009
James Terrell Stanley, age 86, of Biloxi, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 in Mobile, AL due to injuries from an automobile accident. Mr. Stanley retired after 21 years from the U.S. Marine Corp, serving in World War II and the Korean War. He then retired after 20 years with the National Maritime Union as a Merchant Seaman. He...
Arlin James Moran
May 26, 2009
Mr. Arlin James Moran, age 47, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Mr. Moran was a native of Gulfport and a graduate of St. John High School, the University of Southern Mississippi, and William Carey College. He earned his Specialist Degree and Doctoral Degree from USM. He worked for the Harrison County Alternative School for several...
Louis Michael Bodisch
May 25, 2009
Louis Michael Bodisch, age 90, of Gulfport, died on Monday, May 25, 2009 at Canon Hospice in Gulfport. Mr. Bodisch was born in Cleveland, OH in 1918, the son of John J. Bodisch and Julianna Schuster Bodisch, immigrants from Hungary. He was raised in North Mississippi and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps when he was 16 and then the U.S....
J T Staten
May 24, 2009
J T Staten, age 82, resident of Harrison County, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009. Arrangements pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road in Gulfport.
Johnny R. Raffeo
May 23, 2009
Johnny R. Raffeo, Sr., age 55, of Gulfport, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Wilson, NC. Mr. Raffeo was a long-time resident of Gulfport and spent the last ten years in Wilson, NC. He is survived by his children, Johnny R. Raffeo, Jr., Deshawna M. Raffeo, Daniel Raffeo, Kristen Raffeo and Charles Ray Dangler; his mother, Annie Mae Dangler; and...
Marie Fobes
May 23, 2009
Marie Inez Fobes, age 51, of Gulfport, MS. died in Gulfport on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Arrangements are pending with RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Rd. Gulfport
Mary Garry
May 23, 2009
Mary Garry, 85 of Saucier died on 5-21-09, in Saucier. Mem. Service today at 2pm at RIEMANN FMLY. F.H., 3 Rvrs. Rd. in Gpt, visit 1 hr. prior. View & sign guestbook at www.riemannfamily.com.
J T Staten
May 23, 2009
J T Staten, age 82, resident of Harrison County, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009. Arrangements pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road in Gulfport.
Dan G. Darden
May 22, 2009
Danny G. Darden, age 64, of Gulfport and Mize, MS, passed away on May 22, 2009 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his father, Captain Walter Rudolph Darden. He is survived by his mother, Mary Hopkins Barnett of Mize, MS; his children, Scott Fisher and Shane Fisher; and a sister, Suzanne Tyler of Littleton, CO. He was a...
Walter G. Alston
May 21, 2009
Walter G. """"Lukey"""" Alston, age 72, of Gulfport, passed away on May 21, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Alston was a member of First Baptist Church of Lyman. He was also a member of the Northwood Hills Homeowners Association, and was the co-owner and operator, Alston Amusement, Inc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence """"Orphie"""" Alston and Della...
Jerry Williams
May 21, 2009
Jerry M. Williams, age 68, of Gulfport, passed away on May 21, 2009 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie Williams and Elsie Albert; a brother, William Williams; two sisters, Elaine Haynes and Mary Ellen Dickson; and a son, Jerry M. Williams, Jr. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Sammie L. Williams,...
Faye Tullos Rodriguez
May 21, 2009
Faye T. Rodriguez, age 83, and a resident of Biloxi, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 in Biloxi. Mrs. Rodriguez was preceded in death by her parents, John & Nancy Tullos; her husband of 49 years, Hector P. Rodriguez, who passed away May 15, 2009; 1 brother; and 3 sisters. She is survived by a daughter, JoAnne Schonewitz of Biloxi. Mrs....
Murry J. Rabalais
May 21, 2009
Murry J. Rabalais, 87, of Pass Christian, died Thursday May 21, 2009 in Biloxi. Mr. Rabalais was a member of the U.S. Army 101st Air Borne, Prisoner of War, and he received the Purple Heart with Three Oakleaf Clusters. He was Co-Owner of 4R's Restaurant in Pass Christian for over 30 years. He was of the Catholic Faith. He was...
Jimmy Louis Tyler
May 21, 2009
Jimmy Louis Tyler, age 64 and a resident of Wiggins, died Friday, May 22, 2009, in Wiggins. He was preceded in death by his father, Willard Daryl Tyler and step-father, George Penton. He is survived by his mother, Ellen Penton Favre and step-father, Everett Favre, both of Gulfport; 2 sisters, Judie Tyler of Biloxi and Georgette Steele of Gulfport; 3...
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