Patricia Norris Dillman

Mrs. Patricia Norris Dillman, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Dillman was a native of Brunswick, GA and had been a coast resident for the past 27 years. She was a graduate of Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC and received her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. She taught in the St. Martin School District for 27 years. A brother, Marcus Norris, preceded Mrs. Dillman in death. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Dillman of Ocean Springs; a step daughter, Stacie Holcomb of Daytona Beach, FL; one step son, Blake Dillman and his wife, Kirsten, of Deland, FL; her parents, Richard and Ruth Norris of Ocean Springs; two brothers, Jeffrey Norris of Enterprise, AL; Eric Norris and his wife, Melissa, of Lafayette, LA and two step grandchildren, Carson and Griffin Dillman. Visitation is Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be made to Jackson County Animal Shelter, 4400 Audobon Drive, Gautier, MS 39553.