OBITUARIES

Gladys M. Faye Bennett

Gladys M. Faye Bennett

Mar 31, 2009

Gladys M. Faye Bennett, age 83, lifelong resident of Hancock County, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Bennett was born to the late Ed Faye and Rose Carraway Faye in 1925. She was a homemaker and loved life. She never met a stranger, and she would take her garden's harvest to neighbors and friends. Fishing was...

James Burger

James Burger

Mar 31, 2009

MSgt James aÌ‚â‚Å“Jimâ₝ Burger, USAF, Ret., age 67, of Gulfport passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Burger was a native of St. Louis, MO. He was a graduate of Central High School located in St. Louis, the oldest high school west of the Mississippi. He earned a BS in Occupational Education from Wayland Baptist College in...

William  Lee Flowers

William Lee Flowers

Mar 31, 2009

William Lee Flowers, age 83, resident of Stone County, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Flowers was born in Paris, TX to the late Oliver Lee Flowers and Oza Rhea Ford Flowers. He served his country in the United States Navy during WWII on the U.S.S. Wilson (DD-408). He was a retired Christian minister/missionary and master...

Margaret  Fickes Foster

Margaret Fickes Foster

Mar 31, 2009

Margaret Fickes Foster, 91, a resident in Biloxi for 80 years, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. She graduated from Biloxi High and attended Perkinston Junior College where she was a cheerleader, member of the track team, and a Beauty. She attended First Baptist Church in Biloxi. She served in the Ladies' Medical Auxiliary. She was a charter member...

Gordon  Don Allen

Gordon Don Allen

Mar 31, 2009

Mr. Gordon Don Allen, Sr., age 80, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Allen was a native of Gulfport, born to the late Colon and Audrey Creel Allen in 1928. He graduated from Gulfport High School and served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, where he earned a Bronze Star and...

Harold  C. York

Harold C. York

Mar 31, 2009

Harold C. York, 85, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. York, a native of Gulfport, was a long-time resident of Long Beach and had been residing in Gulfport for the past several years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in WWII. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Polly Dickerson

Polly Dickerson

Mar 31, 2009

Bessie Pauline """"Polly"""" Sigmon Dickerson, age 85, of Gulfport passed away on March 31, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Dickerson was born in Roanoke County, VA and was a graduate of Jefferson High School in Roanoke. She became a Navy wife when she married in 1953, and was a member of the Chief Petty OfficeraÌ‚â‚â„¢s Wives Club. Mrs. Dickerson was preceded...

Marie  Breaux Rosetti

Marie Breaux Rosetti

Mar 31, 2009

Mrs. Marie Breaux Rosetti, age 93, of Handsboro, entered her heavenly rest on March 31, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Rosetti was a native of Carencro, La., and had been a Gulfport resident for over 80 years. She and her husband were the owners and operators of Rosettis Grocery on Pass Road in Handsboro for 39 years. Mrs. Rosetti is a...

John  B. Ton

John B. Ton

Mar 30, 2009

John B. Ton, Jr., 77, of Gulfport, passed away Monday March 30, 2009 in Gulfport. Arrangements are pending at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport.

Vera Latham

Vera Latham

Mar 30, 2009

Vera Latham, 80, originally from Galveston, TX, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2009 in Gulfport. Arrangements handled by RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOMES, Gulfport.

Ethel Albright

Ethel Albright

Mar 29, 2009

Mrs. Ethel Albright, age 85 of Perkinston, died on Sunday in Perkinston. Mrs. Albright will be sent from the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, to the Gilmer FH, Mobile, Ala.

Carolyn Baird

Carolyn Baird

Mar 29, 2009

Mrs. Carolyn Baird, age 68 of Gulfport and wife of Manuel Baird, passed away on Sunday in Gulfport. She will be sent from RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME to Morris-Baker FH, Johnson City, Tn.

Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis

Mar 29, 2009

Chris L. Lewis, 68, of Long Beach, passed away Sunday March 29, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his brother, J.T. Lewis of Raymond. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife of many years, Ruth Lewis of Long Beach; his brother, K.P. Lewis (Florence) of Raymond, MS; his sister-in-law, Juanita Lewis of Raymond, MS; two nieces...

M Sgt William Manning, U. S. Air Force

M Sgt William Manning, U. S. Air Force

Mar 28, 2009

MSgt William Manning, retired, U. S. Air Force, age 42, of Biloxi, passed away on March 28, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Manning. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Manning; his daughter, Amanda Manning; his son, Robert Manning; his mother, Rita Manning; his sister, Aileen Price and her...

Maxine Machen

Maxine Machen

Mar 28, 2009

Maxine Eugenie Poirier Machen, age 89, of Saucier, went home to the Lord on March 28, 2009, in Gulfport. She was born in New Orleans, LA to Dr. Roger Poirier and Maude Rivet Poirier. She is survived by her sister Lucile Poirier Cousins of New Orleans, LA, her beloved husband of 66 years, Joseph W. Machen, and her children, Joseph...

Elba Ladner

Elba Ladner

Mar 27, 2009

Elba L. Ladner, 82, of Saucier, went to be with the Lord, Friday March 27, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Ladner was preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred Ladner. She is survived by her two children, Phillip Ladner and Yvonne Lind (J.C.) both of Saucier; her sister, Bernice Lizana of Saucier; five grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. A visitation will...

Margaret  Ann Kirtley

Margaret Ann Kirtley

Mar 27, 2009

Margaret Ann Kirtley, 61, of Long Beach, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 27, 2009 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Carolyn Hughes of Little Rock, AR. She is survived by her daughter, Katherine (Stephen) Kapolka of Carriere, MS. Ms. Kirtley was born in Palestine, TX. She was a school teacher...

Ernestine  Saucier Ratcliff

Ernestine Saucier Ratcliff

Mar 27, 2009

Ernestine Saucier Ratcliff, age 81, of the Gulf Coast, died Friday, March 27, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Ratcliff was a native and life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a member of the Bellehaven Baptist Church, Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ratcliff worked for Bradley Cleaners, La Boutique, AustinaÌ‚â‚â„¢s, LawrenceaÌ‚â‚â„¢s and Eddies Drug Store. She is preceded...

Pyburn Ladner

Pyburn Ladner

Mar 26, 2009

Pyburn """"Smokey"""" Ladner, age 71, of Dedeaux Community died on Thursday March 26, 2009, in Bay Saint Louis, MS. Smokey was a life long resident of Hancock County, he worked for the Hancock County Landfill, and was retired from Turnbull Inc. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Smokey loved fishing, his grandkids, and his family, he...