Melba Darlene Macri

Mrs. Melba Darlene Macri, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., went to be with her Lord on Monday, August 2, 2010. Mrs. Macri was a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 58 years. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Truman Stanley and Bernard Macri and her parents, John and Marguerite Houghland. Survivors include four daughters, Cindy (Johnnie) Cook, Deanna (Dickie) Conliff, Pat (David) Roupe and Pam Stanley, sister, LaDonne Book, brothers, Dean Houghland and Harlan Houghland and Ron Houghland, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, there will be a 1:30 pm graveside service at Biloxi National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to the Biloxi Camp of Gideons International, P.O. Box 4378, Biloxi, MS., 39535. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.