Kirby Allen

Kirby "K.V." Allen, age 86 of Ocean Springs passed away on Friday, January 13, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Allen was born in Millport, AL on October 2, 1919. He was a resident of the coast for 47 years, and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He became a State Trooper with the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, and retired after 20 years of service. Mr. Allen then worked at the Seabee Base in Gulfport as a Security Officer until his final retirement in 1976. He was a member of many civic organizations, including lifetime member of DAV Chapter 17, McLeod Lodge 424 F&AM, OES Chapter 394, Scottish Rite Bodies (32nd Degree), The Shriners, and Joppa Temple. Other organizations include the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Assn., and the Mississippi / Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Assn. Mr. Allen was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Myrtle Allen, a brother, Lloyd Allen, and a sister Mary Hathcock. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Joan Ladner Allen, two sons, Douglas Eugene (Phyllis) and Kevin Vernon (Margie) Allen, one daughter, Sheila Joanette (Steve) Evangelista, two granddaughters, Priscilla Joanelle Evangelista and Courtney Rae Allen, two grandsons, Patrick Kevin and Bryan Wesley Allen, and one great-grandson, Landon Allen Evangelista, all of Ocean Springs. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Friday, January 20, 2006 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Homes. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 pm in the funeral home, with burial at Martin - Ryan Cemetery in the St. Martin Community. There will be full Mississippi Highway Patrol Honors. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com. .