OBITUARIES
Victor Mitchell
Dec 31, 2007
Victor E. """"Barney"""" Mitchell, age 89, died Monday, December 31, 2007 at Dunbar Village in Bay St. Louis. Mr. Mitchell was born in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He was a retired diesel mechanic and long time resident of coastal Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his sons, John Mitchell of Diamondhead, MS, Vincent Mitchell, of Saucier, MS, Vic Mitchell of...
William King
Dec 31, 2007
William """"Steven"""" King a native of Jackson, MI, who resided in Mobile, AL, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2007 at a local hospital. He will be cherished in memory by his daughter, Meghan Griffin of Santa Rosa CA, his fiance' Diane Lunceford and her daughters, Amy (Daniel) Driskoll and Rachel Lunceford of Mobile, AL and a host of friends....
Gerald Dennis
Dec 31, 2007
Gerald R. Dennis, age 71, of Saucier passed away December 31, 2007 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Dennis is preceded in death by his parents Clyde Joseph Dennis, Sr. and Lucille Sarpy; and his brothers, Ralph Adolph Dennis and Clyde Joseph Dennis, Jr. Survivors include his aunt, Mae Collens of Meridian, MS, his nephew Ralph Dennis and wife Beth of Waveland;...
Victor E. Barney Mitchell
Dec 31, 2007
Victor E. """"Barney"""" Mitchell, age 89, died Monday, December 31, 2007 at Dunbar Village in Bay St. Louis. Mr. Mitchell was born in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He was a retired diesel mechanic and long time resident of coastal Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his sons, John Mitchell of Diamondhead, MS, Vincent Mitchell, of Saucier, MS, Vic Mitchell of...
Richard Rivers
Dec 30, 2007
Richard """"Bill"""" Rivers, 81, of Pass Christian, died at home surrounded by family on Sunday, December 30, 2007. Bill was a resident of Pass Christian for the past 17 years. He was a former member of St. Pauls Catholic Church and was a current member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dedeaux. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and...
Wilford Bill Price
Dec 30, 2007
Wilford Gale """"Bill"""" Price, 77, of Long Beach, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 in Gulfport. Bill was a former resident of St. Francisville, LA and a retired Baptist minister. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Price. Survivors include his sons, William """"Bill"""" Price, Long Beach, Allan V. Price, Long Beach, and Richard N. Price of Prairieville, LA;...
Elena Jennings Sanders
Dec 30, 2007
Elena Jean Jennings Sanders, a former resident of Gulfport, MS, and more recently of Baton Rouge, LA, died Saturday, December 22, 2007 in Baton Rouge. She was 73, born March 7, 1934, in Alexandria, LA. She is survived by her daughter, Sherill G. Hudson and husband Randy, of Biloxi, MS; sons, Brett Paul Gautreaux and Dwight Earl Sanders, of Baton...
William Welch
Dec 30, 2007
William B. Welch, Jr., age 63, died on Sunday, December 30, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Welch was sent from The Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport to Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans for services and burial. For more information, please call Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home at (504)486-6331.
Harold Sonny Wilson
Dec 29, 2007
Mr. Harold Ernest (aÌ‚â‚Å“SonnyaÌ‚â‚) Wilson of San Miguel de Allende, GTO. Mexico died Saturday, December 29, 2007. Sonny was born September 12, 1939, in Gulfport, MS, to Beatrice Brown Wilson and Harold Ernest Wilson, Sr. He was a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans. Sonny was a resident of the Gulf Coast for fifty years. He was active in...
Louis Bud Weier
Dec 29, 2007
Louis E. """"Bud"""" Weier Jr., 42, Biloxi, died Saturday December 29, 2007. He was born June 9, 1965 in Biloxi and lived there all of his life. Bud graduated from Biloxi High School and Jefferson Davis Technical College as an auto body technician. He worked at various auto dealers in the area. He eventually became manager of the Auto Body...
Laurance Magee
Dec 29, 2007
Laurance Magee, age 99, resident of Gulfport, died on Saturday, December 29, 2007, in Gulfport. Mrs. Magee was born Laurance Marie Delahoussaye, March 30, 1908, in Delcumbre, LA and was a resident of the coast for more than 84 years. Mrs. Magee was self employed as the owner of Olivers Grocery Store for over 60 years. She was a former...
Proctor Taylor
Dec 29, 2007
Proctor P. Taylor, Jr., age 81 and a resident of Long Beach, went home on Saturday, December 29, 2007. His is survived by his wife, Ama Heaney Taylor, his sister, Annelle Keith of Prattville, AL; his sons, George Albert Taylor of Chattanooga, TN, Proctor Porter Taylor, III of Hastings, England, and Paul Daniel Taylor of New Orleans, LA and four...
Gidden Staley
Dec 29, 2007
Gidden """"Pop"""" Lorenzo Staley, age 83 and a resident of Saucier, died on Saturday, December 29, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Staley was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast and was a member of the Free Church of God Church in Gulfport. He retired from Asplundh Tree Expert Company in Gulfport after many years of service. Mr. Staley was...
Thomas Carr
Dec 29, 2007
Thomas Martin Carr, age 21 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Saturday, December 29, 2007 in Gulfport. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Long Beach and was a 2005 graduate of Lapeer East High School in Lapeer, MI. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and he loved to fish, play baseball and play the drums....
Celeste Reid Carter
Dec 29, 2007
Celeste Reid Carter, age 70, of Gulfport passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007 in Gulfport. Visitation is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 5, 2008 from 12:30 - 2:00 P.M. at Bayou View Baptist Church, with funeral services to follow at 2:00 P.M. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. A complete obituary will appear at at later date. The...
Delmer Rufus Ladner
Dec 28, 2007
Mr. Delmer Rufus Ladner, age 78, resident of Gulfport, died on Thursday, December 27, 2007, in Gulfport. Mr. Ladner was a lifelong resident of Harrison County and served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired from the VA as a mental health associate and attended St. John Catholic Church in Gulfport. He was a member...
Brenda Crawford
Dec 27, 2007
Brenda Kay Crawford, age 53 and a resident of Saucier, died on Thursday, December 27, 2007 in Mobile, AL. Mrs. Crawford was a longtime resident of Saucier and was of the Baptist faith. She will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Mrs. Crawford is preceded in death by her parents, Talmon & Mary Malley Hickman....
Mary Anderson
Dec 25, 2007
Mary Estelle """"Granny"""" Anderson, age 85 and a longtime resident of Saucier, died on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Faithview Baptist Church in Saucier. """"Granny"""" was a loving and caring Christian lady who loved her Lord. She will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Mrs. Anderson is preceded...
Billy J. Ladner
Dec 25, 2007
Billy J. Ladner, age 56, life long resident of the Lizana Community, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Ladner was employed at Specialty Machine Works of Gulfport. He was a great husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend to all who knew him. He will be missed, but thought of always. Mr Ladner was preceded in death...
Leroy Ferguson
Dec 25, 2007
Leroy Ferguson, age 80 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in Gulfport. Arrangements are pending at THE RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11213 Highway 49 North in Gulfport.
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