Laura Lee Mender

Laura Lee Mender, age 87, of Biloxi, MS and formerly of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Laura was born on August 22, 1937 in VA.

She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Philip Jacob Mender; father, Clarence Wright; mother, Catherine Wright; sister, Muggy Yates; daughter, Stephanie Ann Mender; granddaughter, Nicole Michelle Davis.

Survivors include her daughter, Leslie Marie Springs of Wichita, KS; sons, Philip Jay Mender of Biloxi, MS and Jon Michael Mender of Mandeville, LA; grandchildren, Patrick Phillip and Andrew Steven Davis, Faith Nicole Brown and Melody Anne Winger; great-grandchildren, John Michael “Jack” Hazen, Kera Allen Davis, Adinah Nicole Davis, and Aurora Hazel Winger; and sister Marie McClendon of Castle Rock, CO.

No services will be held. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the Mender family.