OBITUARIES
Mancill Clayton
Jul 6, 2007
Mancill Earl Clayton, (Retired Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force), age 86, and a resident of Long Beach, died July 6, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Clayton retired in 1960 from the U.S. Air Force. He was also retired from the MS Department of Transportation. He was an avid fisherman, and loved cooking. He was preceded in death by his parents; his...
Eva Schultz-ford
Jul 5, 2007
Eva Merle Schultz Ford, age 83 and a lifelong resident of Gulfport, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Gulfport. Mrs. Ford was a loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Martin Schultz, Sr.; her second husband, Oscar H. Ford; a brother, Joe Strahan; and a sister, Eula Mae Coburn. Survivors include her sons, Martin...
Tyler austin Phillips
Jul 5, 2007
Tyler Austin Phillips, age 30, resident of Gulfport, died, Thursday, July 5, 2007 in Gulfport. Tyler was a resident of the coast most of his life. He graduated from St. John High School in 1995 and was a member of St. John Catholic Church. He worked as a personal trainer and had a passion for fitness. No one was a...
Lloyd Delahorne
Jul 4, 2007
Lloyd J. Delahorne, age 84, resident of Lago Vista, TX, passed away on July 4, 2007, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Breaux Bridge, LA in 1922. He retired from military service in the Army in 1968 after 27 years of active duty. He joined the Army in 1941 and served during WWII in the Philippines....
Mable Zambrowski
Jul 4, 2007
Mable Ruth Wadell Zambrowski, age 88 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Zambrowski was born in DeKalb but lived on the MS Gulf Coast for the last 40 years. She raised a large family and was very fond of her pets. Mrs. Zambrowski is preceded in death by her parents, Alex &...
Eugene Wescovich
Jul 3, 2007
Eugene William Wescovich sailed into his new life on July 3, 2007, where he was reunited with his dear wife of 68 years, Aurora Breaux Wescovich. """"Captain Gene"""" was a lifelong resident of the coast and would have celebrated his 91st birthday on July 8, 2007. He was an avid boatman and fisherman (shrimper) all of his life. For his...
Larry earl Burgess
Jul 3, 2007
Mr. Larry Earl Burgess, age 54, resident of Gulfport, died on Monday, July 3, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Burgess was born in Dayton, Ohio and was a former resident of Florida. He was a carpenter by trade, and helped construct Epcot Center in Florida and several NASA projects, among many others. He believed in traditional Native American spirituality and followed...
Larry Dabbs
Jul 3, 2007
Larry Dabbs, Jr., age 40 of Gulfport, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Dabbs was born in Langdale, AL. He lived most of his life in Ohio and was a graduate of Ohio State University. He was an avid NASCAR fan and was a member of Klein Road Church of God in Gulfport. Mr. Dabbs is preceded...
Dario Ballina
Jul 3, 2007
Dario F. Ballina, age 85 of Diamondhead, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 in Diamondhead. Mr. Ballina was sent from THE RIEMANN FAMILY'S Gulf Coast Funeral Home, Kiln-DeLisle Road Chapel in Pass Christian to Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans, LA for services and burial. For more information, please call (504)486-6331.
Dale Brockhoeft
Jul 2, 2007
Dale Joseph """"Joey"""" Brockhoeft, 58, of Saucier, died Friday, June 15, 2007 in Saucier. Joey was born August 4, 1948 in New Orleans, LA and lived in Gretna, LA before moving to Saucier. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Joseph Brockhoeft and Ruth Meyer Brockhoeft, and one sister, Barbara Brockhoeft Doll. Survivors include his son, Damian Joseph...
Melvin Hebert
Jul 2, 2007
Melvin J. Hebert, Sr. of Kiln, MS died Monday, July 02, 2007 peacefully at his home in Kiln, MS. Mr. Hebert was born in Franklin, LA on September 16, 1930 and moved to Kiln, which he considered home in 1959 with his wife, Anita. He retired in 1992 from Exxon after 40 years in the oil fields. After retirement he...
Jimmy Bourdin
Jul 2, 2007
James Robert """"Jimmy"""" Bourdin, 58, of Pass Christian, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Houston, TX after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr Bourdin was born February 7, 1949 in Gulfport. Jimmy recently retired with 25 years of service from DuPont. He had many close friends from DuPont who stayed by his side during his battle with cancer. He loved...
Rosie Crutchfield
Jul 2, 2007
Rosie Ann Crutchfield, age 64 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Monday, July 2, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Crutchfield was a native and lifelong resident of Long Beach. She was a 1960 graduate of Long Beach High School and was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach. Mrs. Crutchfield is preceded in death by her...
Edith Bordelon
Jul 2, 2007
Edith M. Bordelon, age 92, of Waveland died on Thursday, August 2, 2007 in Waveland. Mrs. Bordelon was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Bordelon, her parents, John and Valvire Dufresne, her son, Louis Bordelon, four sisters, and one brother. She is survived by her daughter, Florence Woodruff of Waveland, nine grandchildren, Toni, Rocky, Louis, Trina, Faith, Mark, Lorie,...
Richard Johnson
Jul 1, 2007
Richard Melvin Johnson, Jr., of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Gulfport. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Richard M. Johnson, Sr., and Iva Mae Wade Johnson; son, Richard Jerry Johnson; and two granddaughters, Michael Christelle Rothe and Tonya Marie Cook. Richard is survived by five children, Jennifer L. Kling (Patrick) of North Carolina,...
Randy dale Simmons
Jul 1, 2007
Randy Dale Simmons, age 31, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Kiln, MS. Randy was a native of Jacksonville, Florida and was a long-time resident of Kiln. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his fahter, James Donald Simmons; and his grandparents, James Claude Simmons, Nellie Simmons, and John T....
Sula Eakin
Jun 30, 2007
Jean Eakin, 80, died peacefully at her home in Diamondhead, Mississippi on June 30, 2007. Sula Jean Yeager Eakin was born October 8, 1926 in Ozark, Arkansas. She moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to begin a long nursing career after graduating from Charity Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. She worked at the former Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, practiced...
Lucille Weinard
Jun 30, 2007
Lucille Mercedes Morse Weinard, age 87 of Biloxi, died on Saturday, June 30, 2007 in Biloxi. Arrangements are being handled by THE RIEMANN FAMILY'S Riemann Funeral Home, Beauvoir Road Chapel in Biloxi. For more information, please call (228)388-9516.
John sterling Simmons
Jun 29, 2007
John Sterling Simmons, age 82, resident of Gulfport, died Friday, June 29, 2007 in Biloxi. A great man has left this earth. For those who had the opportunity to know him, feel blessed that he touched your life. He knows how greatly he will be missed. JohnaÌ‚â‚â„¢s nickname was aÌ‚â‚Å“Smiling JohnaÌ‚â‚ and his grin was contagious. Anyone visiting the Simmons...
Andrew john Harrington
Jun 27, 2007
Andrew John Harrington, 78 of Lakeview Nursing Home in Gulfport, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in Gpt. He will be sent from THE RIEMANN FAMILY'S Riemann Funeral Home, Biloxi to the Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo, TN, for services. No local services will be held. Please sign the guestbook below and we will forward this to the family.
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