Mrs. Helen Roberts Lang, 72, of Pass Christian, MS, died Monday, August 29, 2005, along with her husband, Nelson C. Lang, in Hurricane Katrina related circumstances.
Mrs. Lang was a native of Biloxi and a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian and a graduate of Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene J. and Mary "Sweet" Gardemal Roberts; a sister, Mary Louise Gibson and two brothers, Eugene J. "Buddy" Roberts, Jr. and James W. Roberts.
Survivors include two sisters, Beatrice Roberts Uher of Hattiesburg and Hazel Roberts Aucoin of St. Martin, and four brothers, George A. "Flitter" Roberts of Ocean Springs; Roland T. Roberts of Ocean Springs; Ronald F. Roberts of St. Martin and Patrick Roberts of Biloxi. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 12 noon Thursday, November 3, 2005, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Biloxi where friends may call one hour before service time. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements.