Mrs. Dollen "Dokey" Bang Waltman, age 92, of Vancleave, MS died Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Vancleave.
Mrs. Waltman was a native and lifelong resident of Vancleave. She was a housewife, loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and watching Wheel of Fortune and General Hospital.
Mrs. Waltman is preceded in death by her husband, William “Coot” Waltman; her parents, John and Mary Jane Goff Bang; her brothers, Murdock Bang, Josh Bang, Jacob Bang, John Bang, Jr. and Hardy Bang; and her sisters, Martha Bigot and Eva Waltman.
Survivors include her daughter, Eula Tanner Busby; grandchildren, Kenneth (Mary) Tanner, Arnold Tanner, Sandra Hand, Connie Lisa Tanner, Stanley Tanner and Lesley Michelle (James) Poole; twelve grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Hospice of Light.
Funeral Services will be held at the Vancleave Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Friends may visit from 12:00 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow at Beulah Cemetery.