Deborah Ann Thibodeaux Fayard

Deborah Ann Thibodeaux Fayard entered into the gates of Heaven on Monday, June 23, 2014. She was born on July 15, 1951 in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She graduated from Biloxi High School in 1969. Deborah spent her professional career in the financial services industry for Keesler Federal Credit Union, where she loved interacting with the public. Her husband, children, grandchildren, and family were the pride and joy of her life. The legacy of Deborah’s free spirit, love of the holidays and her undying devotion to her family will live on forever. She is preceded in death by her father, Roy Thibodeaux, Sr.; her sisters, Denise Thibodeaux and Connie Thibodeaux Bennett; her daughter, LeaAnn Fayard; maternal grandparents, Leon and Irene Lamey Fayard; paternal grandparents, Felician and Eunice Bonin Thibodeaux. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Julian Fayard; her 3 sons, Randel Miller (Missy Jimerson), Gregory Miller (Carrie McAllister), and Julian Fayard, III (Olivia); her mother, Dorothy Fayard Thibodeaux; her 3 sisters, Diana Winland (Bobby), Pamela Hollis (Jimmy), and Sandra Caillavet (Rocky); 2 brothers, Roy Thibodeaux, Jr., and Leon Thibodeaux (Lorrie Irwin); her 8 grandchildren, Tyler and Madison Miller, Eryn Irby, Julian and Ashlyn Fayard, Skylar Hilton, Chasity Wood and Mikki Knight; her 2 great-grandchildren, Julian and Gabrielle Knight; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, where friends may visit 2 hours prior. Burial will follow Coalville United Methodist Church Cemetery. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com