Etaw Buckman Robb

Etaw Buckman Robb, age 87, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on February 26, 2024, in D’Iberville, Mississippi.

Etaw was born in Paulding, Mississippi, on May 9, 1936. She worked for many years as a homemaker and also at Gayfer’s Department Store. If you were to have asked her, however, she would have told you that raising her children was her calling and her greatest joy was her grandchildren. She found profound joy in seeing them grow up. She loved her family very much.

Etaw or “Neenee” as she became known by many, was a seamstress, cook, caregiver, military wife, gardener and most importantly, a disciple of Jesus Christ. She also was an early member of the local Right to Life organization. 

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Allan L. Robb; her parents, John Edward and Estelle Buckman; and her siblings, Edward Buckman, James Paul Buckman, Carter Buckman, Annie Mae Mills, and Mary Virginia Buckman.

She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Villarreal (Jeff) and Teresa Todaro (Shawn); her brother, John Buckman (Cecille); her three grandchildren, Joseph Herbert (Ashlie), Katie Todaro, and Kelly Green (Trevor); and her great-grandchildren, Mary, Liam and Emmie Kate.

Friends are invited to join the family for Visitation and Mass on Friday, March 1, 2024, at St. James Catholic Church, 366 Cowan Road, Gulfport, MS.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m.

On Tuesday, Mrs. Robb will be laid to rest at Biloxi National Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Those wishing to attend may join the family for the procession at 9:30 a.m., leaving from the funeral home on Beauvoir Road. 

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations to St. James Catholic Church Youth Group in her memory.  Mrs. Robb’s family would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the fantastic staff at Vital Caring Hospice.

Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, is serving the family.  Please share condolences, memories and photos.