Claire Marie Kane Gordon

GORDON Claire Marie Kane Gordon, age 72, of Saucier, MS, was called to her heavenly home in the presence of her family on Saturday, January 7, 2012. She was born in New Orleans, LA in 1939, graduated from Mercy Cross Academy and attended LSU. Claire Marie was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her mother, Claire Donegan Kane, her father, Clarence Kane, and her brother, Clarence James Kane. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Thomas Whitney Gordon III, her children: Cameron Gregory Gordon, Keith Michael Gordon, and Shannon Leigh Gordon Coen, and her grandchildren: Christopher Rhett Gordon, Andrew Zachary Gordon, Zachary Paul Fickes, Aidan Read Gordon, Riley Elizabeth Coen, and Gavin Patrick Coen. She was also the "mother" of her beloved dog "Frenchie". A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 12:00 noon - 2 ;00 pm at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, MS 39503. The family prefers memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 Tributes may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com