Marjorie May Deal

Mrs. Marjorie May Deal, age 71, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Marje, as she preferred to be known, retired in May, 2004, from the Gulf Coast Veteran's Health Care System in Biloxi where she worked in the Human Resources Department. Marje had previously worked at the Northern Indiana V A Health Care System and the Internal Revenue Service in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to her federal career, Marje spent 14 years with the Kroger Corporation, becoming the first female Kroger Superstore Manager in the state of Indiana. She also served four years as a Cub Scout Den Mother in Ft. Wayne, IN. Marje is preceded in death by her parents, Floyd C. and Winnifred Shaffer; a sister, Nancy McNeely; and a brother, Donald Shaffer. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Wayne Deal; two sons, Daniel Deal of Las Vegas, NV, and David Reuille of Legaspi City, Phillippines; and a daughter, Nanci Michelle Thomas of West Palm Beach, FL. Memorial services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 2511 Pass Road, in Biloxi where friends may visit one hour before service time. Interment will be at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Middlebury, IN at a later date.