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Emile Desporte
Funeral: Graveside at 10 a.m. Saturday at Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi.
BILOXI - Emile "Little Junie" Desporte, 27, died Thursday, August 10, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mr. Desporte was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was employed with his family's business, Desporte and Sons Seafood in Biloxi. He was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral in Biloxi.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Joycelyn Romero of D'Iberville; his father, Emile "Junie" Desporte III of Biloxi; his stepmother, Angela Desporte of Biloxi; his stepfather, Ray Romero of D'Iberville; a sister, Angel Desporte of Biloxi; two brothers, Sean Desporte and Joseph Seymour, both of Biloxi; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emile L. Desporte Jr. of Biloxi and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Giles of D'Iberville; three aunts, Julie Kessen, Rosalie Quave and Glenda Quave; an uncle, Artie Desporte; two nieces, Colby Harrelson and Hannah Seymour; and a nephew, Miles Seymour.
Tonight, August 11, 2000, friends may call from 6 until 9 p.m. at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi, and a Rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Saturday at 10 a.m., graveside services will be held at Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi.
Leona M. Dudley
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Handsboro.
BILOXI - Leona M. Dudley, 74, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Biloxi.
Mrs. Dudley was born April 6, 1926, in Biloxi. She was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Handsboro where she was a member of the Senior Mission, the Ever Ready Club and was a Vacation Bible School teacher. She attended Biloxi Colored High School and retired from the Santa Barbara School system after 20 years of service. She was a member of the Handsboro Homemakers Club and the RSVP.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Anita Barnes; her husband, John N. Dudley; a son, Ralph Freightman; and a brother, Winston Barnes.
Survivors include a daughter, Anita Roberts of Calif., Ernest Dudley of Vancouver, Wash., Steven Dudley, John Dudley Jr. and Kenneth Dudley, all of Santa Barbara, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; and six grandchildren.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church where friends may call an hour before service time. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport.
Richmond Funeral Home in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
Lester Joseph LaFrance Sr.
BAY ST. LOUIS - Lester Joseph LaFrance Sr., 80, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2000, in Gulfport.
Arrangements are incomplete at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis.
Marilyn Elizabeth Madson
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at the O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home Chapel in Pascagoula.
GAUTIER - Marilyn Elizabeth Madson, 69, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Pascagoula.
Mrs. Madson was born March 20, 1931, in Milwaukee, and was a resident of Gautier. She was a member the Wednesday Morning Coffee Bowling League at Spanish Trail Lanes in Gautier. She was a member of Living Word Ev Lutheran Church (WELS).
She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Louise Leinberger; and five brothers.
Survivors include her husband, Peter R. Madson of Gautier; four sons, Daniel Madson of Murrieta, Florida, Martha L. Jackson of River Rouge, Mich., Alfredric Tyson of Picayune, Victoria Magee and Octoria Magee, both of Springfield, La.; 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church where friends may call two hours before service time. Burial will be in Picayune Cemetery. Baylous Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Mallini
Funeral: 11 a.m. today at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pass Christian.
PASS CHRISTIAN - Martha Waters Mallini, 87, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Mallini was a native of Maryland and a resident of Pass Christian. She was of the Catholic faith and a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Pass Christian and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Mallini Sr.; her parents, Howard and Annie West Waters; and a daughter, Dolores Ann Mallini Castelin.
Survivors include three sons, James L. Mallini Jr. of Bay St. Louis, Donald A. Mallini of Orlando, Fla., and Dewayne A. Mallini of Pass Christian; a daughter, Marie M. Rogers Niolet of Pass Christian; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pass Christian where friends may call an hour before service time. Burial will follow at Live Oak Cemetery in Pass Christian. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of the arrangements.
Carol McKinney
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Jackson County Funeral Services Chapel in Escatawpa.
ESCATAWPA - Carol McKinney, 53, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Escatawpa.
Mrs. McKinney was born Dec. 23, 1946, in Toledo, Calif., Annie Thompkins of Richmond, Calif., Mark Darryl Vizzini of Arabi, La., Roch Anthony Vizzini of Slidell, La., Christian Joseph Vizzini and Joseph Anthony Vizzini Jr., both of Clermont Harbor; two daughters, Angela Ann Boasso of Chalmette, La., and Evangeline Eve Doyle of Clermont Harbor; and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Chalmette. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis is in charge of arrangements.
Willie Van Washington Sr., 65, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Hancock County.
Mr. Washington; his mother, Carrie Moss; four sons, Anthony Washington Jr., Eugene Washington, all of Gulfport; three daughters, Brenda Dixion, Gail Goodwin and Donna Briggs, all of Lyman; four stepchildren, Herman, Danelle, Jurinea, all of Bay St. Louis, and Takita Dunklin of Killeen, Texas; a brother, Jacob McQueen Sr.; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. today at Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist Church with a graveside service to follow at 1:30 p.m. in Biloxi National Cemetery. Dickey Bros.-Chambers Bros. Funeral Services in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
Bobbye Barlow
BILOXI - Mrs. Bobbye Barlow, 61, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Biloxi.
Arrangements are incomplete at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home on Beauvoir Road in Biloxi.
