Melody M. Willard, age 29, of Pass Christian, died on February 8, 2008 in Pass Christian.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clarence and Lena Page and Jerry and Loretta Reed; and a brother, Jerry Lloyd Yarbrough.
Melody is survived by her husband, Michael J. Willard of Pass Christian; her children, Chrystain D.W. Barnett, Gabrial Michael Willard, and Symphony Madison Michelle Willard, all of Pass Christian; her father, Robert E. Page of Gulfport; her mother and stepfather, Harmony Reed Raffeo and James Raffeo, of Long Beach; two brothers, Billy Wayne Yarbrough of Biloxi and Cary Wesley Ervin of Gulfport; a stepsister, Jamie R. Raffeo, and a stepbrother, David Raffeo, both of Lizana; her father in law and mother in law, David and Tina Willard, of Pass Christian; an aunt, Kathy McCardle, of Ocean Springs; a first cousin, Katie R. McCardle, of Hattiesburg; and numerous other friends and family.
She was a member of River of Life Church of God, Gulfport.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2008 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Rd, Long Beach. The funeral service will be on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM.at the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens.
An online obituary may be viewed and signed at www.riemannfamily.com.