Evelyn Holland

Mrs. Evelyn Bilbo Holland, 68, of Ocean Springs, MS died Sunday, January 30, 2005, in Gulfport. Mrs. Holland was born in Oklahoma City, OK and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was a graduate of St. Martin High School and a civil service employee at Keesler AFB. Mrs. Holland was of the Assembly of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Roger Holland; parents, Verna and John Bilbo; a sister, Lurlyn Dalgo; three brothers, Duran Bilbo, John Lester Bilbo and Eldridge Bilbo. Survivors include two daughters, Linda H. Bosarge and her husband, Ricky, of D'Iberville and Karen H. Rushing and her husband, John, of Saucier; three sons, James R. Holland of Ocean Springs; Michael W. Holland and his wife, Penny, and John P. Holland and his fiance, Denise, all of D'Iberville; two special nieces, Marilyn Jay and Cindy Causey; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 2, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. Funeral Services will be Thursday at 1 p. m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.