Thomas Dean Maness Jr.

Thomas Dean Maness Jr., 58, of D'Iberville passed away May 14, 2011. Mr. Maness retired from the United States Marine Corps after 26 years of faithful service. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Dean Maness Sr. Survivors include his wife, Rose Anna Maness; mother, Mary Kathleen Maness; children, William Maness of McHenry, Miss., Jason Maness of D'Iberville, Miss., Amber Maness of Beebe, Ark., Thomas Maness of Stockbridge, Ga., Judith Maness of Newport News, Va., Melissa Smith Dusin of Gautier, Miss., Jason Smith of Gulfport, Miss., and Cee Jay Smith of Hattiesburg, Miss.; sisters, Deborah Maness Young of Conway, Ark. and Mary Maness Apple of Memphis, Tenn.; brothers, George Maness of San Diego, Calif.,. and Benjamin Maness of Little Rock, Ark.; and grandchildren, Austin, Cory, Kyle, Angelina, Isabella, Maria, Andra, Cheyanna, Cameron; and a very special friend and former wife, Connie Paulette Maness, of Beebe, Ark. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 10 a.m., with visitation one hour prior, at Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Rd., Biloxi. Burial will Full Military Honors will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.riemannfamily.com.