Zora Marshall

Zora Bernice Garrett Marshall, 95 years old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond.
She was born on Sunday, July 8, 1923, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Charles Reed and Zaidee Bernice Latimer Garrett.  Zora was the 1957 Flying Mile Ladies Class Champion at the Powder Puff Drag Racing event in Daytona Beach, Florida with a top speed of 135.7 mph.  She enjoyed life and loved to play bridge and has a certificate stating she's a Master Bridge Player.  Zora also loved to ballroom and square dance, but she especially loved to spend time with and spoil her grandchiildren and family.
Zora is survived by her sons, Butch Marshall and his wife Beverly and Joey Marshall and his wife Mandy; her daughter-in-law, Cathy Marshall; grandchildren, Angela Francalancia and her husband Tony, Garrett Marshall and his wife Mary-Claire, Maggie Nelson and her husband Jesse and Maria Murphy and her husband Patrick; her great grandchildren, Chess Marshall, Lillie Nelson, Evelyn Nelson and Joseph Marshall III; many nieces, nephews and close friends.
Zora is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Reed and Zaidee Bernice Latimer Garrett; her husband, Francis C. Marshall; her son, James Brett Marshall; and her brother, Father Latimer Garrett.
A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 10 am Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church where friends may visit 1 hour prior to the service.  Interment will be in Mississippi City Cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 11322 W Taylor Road, Gulfport, MS 39503.
The RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, is serving the family and an online guestbook may be signed at www.riemannfamily.com