Nancy Caroline Bosarge

Nancy Caroline Jund Bosarge, age 87, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

Nancy was born on July 30, 1939, in Dallas, TX. She lived in Dallas and Irving, TX until she married John Stephen Bosarge.

After graduating from North Dallas High School and Northlake College, Nancy was employed at the Dallas World Trade Center, where she quickly advanced and eventually was appointed Vice President of Mary Wilson Oriental Rugs, Inc., an international importer of fine rugs. She retired in 2006.

Nancy was an active member of the Las Colinas Sports Club in Irving. She enjoyed teaching adult literacy classes and had an avid interest in early American and European history.

She enjoyed world travels to England, Scotland, Greece, Israel, Egypt, Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. Although she lived 70 years in Texas, she loved the Mississippi Gulf Coast and called it “paradise”.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Lyda and Arnold Jund and her sisters, Rita Cooper and Maryann Thornhill.

Survivors include her sons, Mark Douglas Ridlen of Dallas and David Eric Ridlen of Los Angeles; sister, Susan Lorelei Wallace of Vernon, TX; and precious nieces, nephews, and friends.

Nancy was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Long Beach.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, TX.

IN lieu if flowers the family requests memorials or donations to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 720 East Beach Blvd., Long Beach, MS 39560 or the Greater North Dallas Hogh School Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 42853, Dallas, TX 75374.

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Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport, is honored to serve the family of Nancy Caroline Jund Bosarge.