Elizabeth Mary Stupack Waldrop, age 85 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Thursday, December 25, 2008, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Waldrop was a native and lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast and a member of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed gardening, sightseeing, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Waldrop will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
Mrs. Waldrop is preceded in death by her mother, Theresa Dauro Schepens; her father, Johnny Stupack; her husband, James F. Waldrop; her son, Douglas Eugene Waldrop and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Waldrop.
She is survived by her children, Leroy James (Katie) Waldrop, Sr., Carol Ann (Eric) Campbell all of Gulfport, and Timothy Larkin (Judy) Waldrop of Biloxi; her siblings, Helen Stupak May of Kentucky, Angelina Stupak Hubbard of New York, Salvador Schepens of Delaware, Theresa Schepens Niolet, Mary Schepens Levens, Henry Schepens, and Joseph Schepens all of Long Beach, and Sidney Schepens of Gulfport; 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, where friends may visit two hours prior to the service. Entombment will follow at Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi. For more information, please call (228)539-9800.