OBITUARIES

Dec 8, 2007

MSGT Robert L. """"Bob"""" Newell, age 74, a resident of Saucier, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 in Saucier. Mr. Newell was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He retired from the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam and Korea. He was living in Hawaii during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was an I&E Tech at Dupont....

Dec 8, 2007

Grover R. Strawser, Sr, age 72, of Long Beach, died December 8, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Strawser was formerly employed as a guard at the Seabee Base. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Clara Strawser; children: Tina L. Olson, Sharon Rutherford, Rev. Pamela Elaine Randall (Rev. Alan), Richard Strawser, Jr, & Jonathan Paul Strawser; sister: Jackie Klein; brother Robert...

Dec 8, 2007

Shirley E. Harmon, age 85, died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida on Saturday, December 8, 2007 of natural causes. She had been a resident of Sarasota since 2005. She was born on January 7, 1922 in Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Laura T. and E. Clifton Moore. Shirley served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, and...

Dec 7, 2007

Dec 7, 2007

Jose Leon Ramos Gonzales, age 59, of Biloxi, died Friday, December 7, 2007 in Biloxi. Local arrangements are with the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road, Gpt.

Dec 7, 2007

Edward Lee Williams died peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. He was born November 20, 1920 to the late Lee Roy and Mary Oswald Williams of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ed was a life-long Methodist and was a member of Beauvoir United Methodist Church in Biloxi. Ed graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a...

Dec 6, 2007

Minnie Pulliam, age 63, a resident of Gulfport passed away Thursday, December 6, 2007 in Gulfport. Ms. Pulliam was a homemaker who surrounded herself with her family. She enjoyed collecting dolls and movies. She had a special love for her grandchildren and will be deeply missed by all. She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest Franklin Pulliam; her...

Dec 6, 2007

Oscar Leon Bustin, age 79, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Bustin was a resident of Gulfport and retired from the McDermott Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, Percy and Annie Hood Bustin. Survivors include his wife, Willie Mae Sumrall Bustin of Gulfport; daughter, Linda Fay Wright of Crossville, TN; son, Charles G. Bustin of...

Dec 6, 2007

George Lee Ware, born July 29, 1920, in Gulfport, MS, died December 4, 2007 at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ware was a decorated disabled veteran of World War II, a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served in England and Europe and participated in the invasion of Normandy and was injured during the blitz in London when a...

Dec 6, 2007

Margaret Elizabeth Ellis Sells, age 95 and a resident of Wiggins, died on Thursday, December 6, 2007 in Hattiesburg. Mrs. Sells was sent from the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11213 Highway 49 North in Gulfport, to Lane Funeral Home in Chattanooga, TN for services and burial. For more information, please call Lane Funeral Home at (423)877-3524.

Dec 5, 2007

Aline (Lind) Gilbert, 75, formerly of Bay St. Louis, died December 5, 2007 in York City, PA. Aline was a housewife and mother all her life, and a foster mother for more than 20 years. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, New Freedom, PA for the past two years, and a former member of...

Dec 5, 2007

Edna Ladner, age 79, a resident of the St. Williams Community, passed away Monday, December 3, 2007. Mrs. Ladner was a lifelong resident of the Coast. She enjoyed gardening and craft shows. She was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her parents Loren and Frances Lizana; two sisters Nina Vispi, Dorothy Dauro; and...

Dec 5, 2007

Curt Tanner, age 54, of Gulfport died Monday, December 3, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Tanner was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport. He was retired from the City of Gulfport due to medical reasons after 13 years. He served in the recreation department and was also an accomplished ceramic artist. He enjoyed his dogs, landscaping and helping others. Mr....

Dec 5, 2007

Willie J. Chandler, age 78, of Wiggins died 12/1/07 in Biloxi. Graveside service, Friday, 12/7/07 at 9 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Beauvoir Road, Biloxi.

Dec 5, 2007

Mr. James Patrick """"Pat"""" Douglas, age 52, resident of Gulfport, passed away in Gulfport. Mr. Douglas was a native of Chicago, IL and longtime resident of the Coast. Known to many friends and coworkers as Captain Jim, he piloted crew boats in the waters off of South Louisiana, where he was truly """"at home."""" He was a devoted son and...

Dec 5, 2007

Mrs. Wyvone """"Cricket"""" Briscoe, age 69, resident of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2007, in Gulfport. Mrs. Briscoe was a Coast resident for 38 years and was a homemaker, raising four sons. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard """"Pete"""" Briscoe; parents, John and Elizabeth """"Momma Lizzie"""" Gardner; and brother, Billy Joe Gardner. She is survived by...

Dec 4, 2007

Mrs. Loretta """"Lola"""" Buckley, age 86, resident of Biloxi, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2007, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buckley was a former resident of Florida, New York, and Texas, before settling with her niece and her family in Biloxi. She worked as an insurance agent, and her favorite hobby was woodworking. She made toys in her earlier years and...

Dec 3, 2007

Theresa Morris Davis, age 41, of Long Beach, passed away December 2, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband, Michael Davis; her mother, Carolyn Spille and her husband, Edward; her father, Jack Morris and his wife, Diana; her sons, Ryan and Corey Davis; her grandmother, Adele Crawley; her sisters, Mary Hicks, Beth Nelson and Michele Morris; four...

Dec 3, 2007

James A. Kendrick, age 63, of Gulfport died on November 30, 2007 in Biloxi. He is survived by his wife, Janet Kendrick; children, Shane Kendrick, Amber Lane, and Heath Kendrick; two stepdaughters, Christy Kicer and Jana Haggart, three brothers; two grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 2:30 PM at Biloxi...

Dec 3, 2007

Sharon O'Neal Boyd, age 35, of Long Beach, Mississippi passed away Monday, December 3, 2007 in Gulfport after a courageous battle with cancer. Sharon was born December 29, 1971 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Sharon was employed with the Gulfport Police Dept. for 14 years at the time of her death. Sharon loved the outdoors and was an avid team mom for...