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Boston Joseph Edmondson

d. August 9, 2018

Boston Joseph Edmondson

Boston Joseph Edmondson, Jr. was born to the late Boston J. Edmondson, Sr. and Geraldine Raboteau Edmondson on December 15, 1937 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He departed this life on Thursday, August 9, 2018. He was a graduate of St. Rose de Lima Catholic High School, Class of 1954. He was a member of St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church. He attended Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, then went on to serve in the U.S. Army for 22 years, to include a tour in Vietnam. He was also employed with Delta Airlines and retired after 21 years. In his retirement, he enjoyed keeping in touch with extended family members and spending time with friends. He was a detail-oriented person; these skills served him well as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission of Bay St. Louis. He also worked at Dillard’s store, where he took care of the Boys Department. He said that it was a lot of fun. His grandson was the light of his life, and they spent much time together laughing, playing, and taking walks. He was a die-hard Washington Redskins fan. Boston was preceded in death by his parents, Boston Sr. and Geraldine Edmondson; one sister, Janice C. Gill; one daughter, Michelle T. Edmondson; and his wife, Ramona Mitchell Edmondson. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving children: Sonya M. Edmondson of Bay St. Louis; two sons, Boston J. Edmondson III of Arlington, TX, and Jerrod Henderson of Dallas, TX; one nephew, Craig T. Gill of Owings Mills, MD; one niece, Diane Gill of Owings Mills, MD; one grandson, Caden Kai Edmondson of Bay St. Louis, MS; and a host of cousins and friendsThe Mass of Christian Burial is Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Rose de lima Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis where friends may visit an hour before the Mass. Interment follows at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bay St. Louis.
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Saturday, August 18, 2018

10:00 - 11:00 am

St. Rose de lima Catholic Church

301 S Necaise Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

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Mass of Christian Burial

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Starts at 11:00 am

St. Rose de lima Catholic Church

301 S Necaise Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

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