Lena Elizabeth Hall

Lena Elizabeth Hall, age 99, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019. Lena was born and raised in Gulfport, daughter of Anthony and Domenica Todaro. She met Frank Hall at an Air Force base dance. Thy were married for 64 years with two children, Melanie Elizabeth and Anthony Gerard (deceased). Frank and Lena moved back to Gulfport in 1983, after 30 years of service in the Air Force. Lena devoted much of her life to St. James Catholic Church where she was a long-time member of the Altar Society and volunteered to tutor the children in the school. Lena also volunteered at Gulf Coast Memorial Hospital and was one of the original Swinging Starlets, a dance group of senior women who performed their dance routines for different organizations and events. Lena was the last preceded in death by her mother and father; 10 brothers and sisters and their spouses; and her husband. Lena is survived by her daughter, Melanie Santeford of Round Rock TX, with whom she has resided for the last 8 years; her grandchildren, Jason Wesley Santeford of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Amanda Elizabeth Santeford of Austin Tx. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 with a service at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 all at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport. Interment will follow the service at Evergreen Gardens, 28th Street, Gulfport.