Lawrence E. "Larry" Yarborough

Lawrence Emile “Larry” Yarborough, Sr., 93, of Pass Christian, MS, passed away October 30,2019, at Fidelis Northshore, Mandeville, LA. Visitation will be 10 am, Monday, November 4, with Funeral Mass at 11 am, at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Pass Christian, MS. Interment to follow at Live Oak Cemetery, Pass Christian, MS, with Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport directing. Mr. Yarborough was born in Lakeshore, MS, to the late Ethel Casanova and Joseph J. Yarborough. He was a 1943 graduate of St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, MS, and registered for service in the United States Marine Corps the day after his 18th birthday. Serving in the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division during World War II, he saw action during the Battle of Okinawa. He was additionally stationed at Hawaii and Guadalcanal, and he participated in the occupation of northern China until his discharge in 1946. He attended Perkinston Junior College and graduated from the University of Colorado, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Yarborough worked as a geophysicist with Texaco Corporation for 33 years. He was an active member of the community in his hometown of Pass Christian, where he was a faithful Lay Eucharistic Minister, Lay Reader, and member of the Parish Council for St. Paul’s Catholic Church. He also helped organize and served as a member of the St. Paul’s Bingo Committee, which raised thousands of dollars in support of St. Paul’s Catholic School. He was a communicant at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Pass Christian after Hurricane Katrina. A long-time member of the Pass Christian Yacht Club, Mr. Yarborough served on its Board of Directors. He was a member of the St. Stanislaus Sideline Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5931 and the Knights of Columbus. In addition to his parents, Mr. Yarborough is preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Marian McCutchon Yarborough; his sisters, Patricia Yarborough and Virgil Mullican; his brothers, Joseph J. Yarborough, Jr., and Stuart Yarborough; and his granddaughter, Simone Marie Yarborough. Mr. Yarborough is survived by five children; Lawrence Emile Yarborough, Jr. (Kimberly) of Roxboro, NC; Edith Anne Sullivan (Daniel) of Charlotte, NC; Mary Adele Yarborough McKeogh (Mike) of Mandeville, LA; Charles McCutchon Yarborough (Leigh) of Columbus, MS; Michael Joseph Yarborough, M.D. (Lisa) of New Orleans, LA; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Yarborough is also survived by his sister Ann Harvey of Mandeville, LA; dear friend, Ninette Webster; nephew, Bryan Cromwell; and other nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com