Sheila Kay Lang

Sheila Kay (Freridge) Lang, 88, of Gulfport, died Thursday, December 4, 2025.

She was born in Gulfport on November 24, 1937, to Malcolm and Edith Freridge. She graduated from Gulfport High School, class of 1955. Kay was a phenomenal seamstress and loved quilting, crocheting and knitting. She traveled to all 50 states and several spots around the world.

Kay is preceded in death by her parents and her spouse, Lanier Lang. She is survived by her children, Sheila Furlow, Aaron McGill (Karen) and Beth Childers (Derek), 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; and siblings, Judy Mitchell and Malcolm Freridge, Jr.

The memorial service will be Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport, where friends may visit one hour before the service. A private interment will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Pass Christian.

Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport, is honored to serve the family of Kay Freridge Lang.