Sonia Vay Allen LaFata, age 76 and a resident of Amsterdam, NY, died on Friday, June 27, 2008, in Amsterdam.
Mrs. LaFata was a native of Pass Christian and a member of North Long Beach Baptist Church.
Mrs. LaFata is preceded in death by her parents, Jessie & Flora Cuevas Allen. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 54 years, Francis Paul LaFata; her children, Paul LaFata, Mike LaFata, Scott LaFata, Bruce LaFata, Kurt LaFata, and Lisa LaFata Dowl; her sister, Doris Moreno and eight grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:30am at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, where friends may visit one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery.
For more information, please call (228)539-9800.