Frances Ann D'Aquilla Gatlin, age 86, of McComb, MS, passed away peacefully at her home on November 17, 2022.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on November 26, at Hartman Jones Funeral Home followed by graveside services at 12 p.m. in Hollywood Cemetery.

She was born October 23, 1936, in McComb, to the late Mr. Phillip "Buck" D'Aquilla and Mrs. Pearl Audrey D'Aquilla.

She attended St. Mary of the Pines and graduated from McComb High School in 1955, she was a member of Beta Sigma Phi.  She received a Cosmetology Degree from McComb Beauty School in 1958. She was employed by the City Drug Store and Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.

She married Mr. Clifford L. "Billy" Gatlin on December 9, 1955.  They were married for sixty years.  She was a proud homemaker, interior decorator and gardener. She was a painter who studied under the late Roger Lawrence.  She and her husband were avid fans of ballroom dancing.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Clifford L. Gatlin, Sr.; her parents Mr. Phillip "Buck" D'Aquilla and Mrs. Audrey Pearl D'Aquilla; two brothers Mr. Billy Natchez D'Aquilla and Mr. Phillip "Buddy" D'Aquilla, Jr., and one Sister-In-Law Mrs. Ernestine D'Aquilla.

She is survived by her two sons, Mr. Douglas Neil Gatlin and Cliff and wife Cathy Gatlin; and, one daughter Suzanne Sanders and husband Teddy Sanders along with three granddaughters Lindsey, Sara and Nicole.

Pallbearers are Eric Kohn, Matthew Lambert, and Thomas McDaniel.

Special Thanks and Appreciation to Donald and Beverly Fleming, Harrell and Nancy Ables, and the staff at St. Luke Home Health & Hospice for their love and support.