Gladys Ladner

Gladys (Maw-Maw) Mary Ladner, 88, passed away August 22, 2009, at 6:35 pm in Gulfport, Mississippi to join her heavenly father, leaving her family to cherish her memories. Gladys was born September 22, 1920, the first child of eight children, to the late Nicholas Ladner and Justin'A Cuevas Ladner of Pass Christian, Mississippi. She has four sisters, Nancy Dubuisson (husband, Eugis, deceased), Marietta Guidry-deceased, and her husband Larry, Myrtis Serafin (husband, John, deceased), and Joan Ladner and her husband Levell, along with three brothers, Bidwell Ladner (wife, Edna, deceased), Lee Ladner and his wife Eunice, and Bernard Ladner and his wife Carol.
She was a lifelong resident of Pass Christian, Mississippi. She was of the Catholic faith and a member of St. Williams Church. She retired from the Pass Christian School District where she made the best peanut butter cookies and yeast rolls ever. She loved to watch Wheel of Fortune, play bingo, crochet, and play poker with her family at Wolf River.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her long time partner, Randolph (Rand) Waltman, one sister, and one grandson, Donald Bentz.
Gladys has six children, Eddie (Ada) Ladner, Connie Ladner Borne, Ondie (Susan) Ladner Sr., Jeannie (Gail) Shavers, and Tammie (Wayne) Bentz; eighteen grandchildren, Shelly (Mike) Ladner Frierson, Shane (Dana) Woodcock, GeeGee Woodcock, Brigette (Eddie) Ladner Davis, Freddie """"Lil Freddie"""" (Lisa) Ladner Jr., Bubba Scully, Sidney """"SJ"""" (Amie) Borne Jr., Ondie """"OJ"""" Ladner Jr., Brent (Kastia) Ladner, Melissa (Kris) Cuevas Helton, Chris (Wendy) Cuevas, Dana Wilson, Leanne Ladner, Dakota Ladner, Bobbie Ladner, Matthew (Tammy) Long, III, Kodie Ladner, and Mindy (Eric) Bentz Lee; twenty-nine great grandchildren, Jessica, Lindsey, Courtney, Tiffany, Candy, Ashlynn, Shayna, Taylor, Cody, Lisa, Desti, Brittany, Brennan, Samantha, Jeffrey, Riley, Ryan, Morgan, Sidney """"Trey"""" III, Ondie """"Joseph"""" III, Kira, Kyle, Hayden, Dolton, Angelina, Olivia, River, Kaylee and Collin.
Pallbearers will include: Shane Woodcock, Freddie Ladner Jr., Sidney Borne Jr., OJ Ladner Jr., Matt Long III, and Eric Lee.
Some say Gladys is gone. Gone where? Only gone from our sight, that is all. She is now just as she was as we will remember her, healthy and happy, with her loved ones who have also passed, until all of her family meets together again. She is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port. Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone says, """"There, she is gone!,"""" there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout, """"HERE SHE COMES!""""
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 9113 Kiln Delisle Road, where friends may call from 6-9 pm. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 7 pm.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 26, 2009, in the funeral home chapel at 10 am. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery at Rotten Bayou.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Building Fund, c/o St. Stephens Catholic Church, Pass Christian.
A guestbook may be signed at www.riemannfamily.com.