Graveside services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2022 at Mount Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery for Dianne Ward Paepke, 74 of Collins, who passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Canon Hospice in Gulfport.

Reverend Glenn Shoemake officiated at the services with interment to follow in the Mount Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery in Collins.  Billy M. King-Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Collins is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Paepke was born on August 5, 1947 in Seminary, Mississippi to J.C. and Marie Ingram Ward.  She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, and sister.  Mrs. Paepke retired from the retail industry after numerous years of service.  She was a member of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. and Marie Ingram Ward; and one son, Brandon Moss.

Survivors include one son, Grant Moss; two brothers, Terry Ward, and his wife, Sandy of Collins, and Billy Ward, and his wife, Peggy of Seminary; and a host of other family members and friends.

Family and friends may sign an online guestbook at www.billymkingcolonialchapel.com