Clifford "Joey" Joseph Tabary

Clifford “Joey” Joseph Tabary, 54, of Lucedale, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 when God took his pain away. Joey was a 1976 graduate of St. Martin High School. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his mother, Alise “Mickey” Cummins; Denise, the mother of their three daughters and son: Michelle (Brian) Martin, Athena (Chad) McVeay, Sally (Bill) Gajewski, and JP (Kiesha) Tabary. He is also survived by his daughter and son, Spring and Lil’ Joe; his siblings, Peggy (Kenny) Hedrick, Betty Pitts, Connie (Ricky) Pelanne, Milton (Tamelia) Schoendorf and Judy Gill; also siblings, Sandra (David) Case and Scott Schoendorf; sixteen grandchildren: Brandon, Timmy, Kayla, Dawson, Jonah, Sammy, Rhea, Deshea, Isabella, Ella, Renee, Kiona, JaeJai, Alexis, Gracie and soon to arrive, Kizzy; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Richard Schoendorf, Jr. The Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Biloxi. Visitation will be held one half hour prior to service time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue, Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.