Mary Sharkey Villalpando

Mrs. Mary Villalpando of Biloxi, MS. went to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, August 1, 2008. She was a devoted Catholic and an active member of Our Lady of Fatima Church where she was also an Eucharistic Minister. She was a devoted military wife for 58 years. During those years they spent much of their time traveling the world, meeting up many times with their friends of the Burtonwood Assosication. For the past 34 years she and her husband proudly owned M & L Gifts in Edgewater Mall, there they made many of friends. She was also active in organizations throughout her life; Girl Scout and Brownie Troop Leader, school teacher, Sunday school teacher. She was also retired from civil service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Mary Sharkey of St. Helens England. She leaves behind her husband, Louis C. Villalpando, and Four Daughters listed in order by age: Mary Gasparro and husband, Paul, of Marietta, Ga. with their children, Mary Harvey, Paul Jr. Gasparro and Elizabeth and her husband, Jonas Carvalho, who have 2 children, Colton and Cameron; Linda Mobley and her husband, Larry, of Biloxi and their children, Larry Jr. and wife, Candice, and their children, Cameron and Callie; Melissa Williams and her husband, Michael, of Biloxi; Jason and Ashley Mobley also from Biloxi; Anne Villalpando of Biloxi and Son, William “Edward” Sells, III from Oklahoma, who is presently deployed in Iraq; and Barbara Baxter and her husband, Joe, also from Biloxi. She left behind one brother, Tommy Sharkey, of St. Helens England. She will be missed by many friends. She had planned to retire and spend time with family and friends. She was truly a great woman who was loved by so many people. She was our inspiration and rock in life. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 2090 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS 39531, or to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memorial/Honor Program FH, One St. Jude Place Building, Memphis, TN 38148-0552. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 5, 2008, from 6 until 8 p.m. with recitation of the Rosary at 5:30 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Pass Road, in Biloxi. A Mass of Christian Burial is 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.