Extracted from The Mississippi Press (Pascagoula, MS)
Saturday, August 4, 2007

BARLOW

Mr. Edsel Currie Barlow, 79, passed away Wednesday, August 1, at his home in Gautier, Miss. He was born February 18, 1928, in Hattiesburg, Miss., to Willie Currie Barlow and Hilda Smith Barlow.

Mr. Barlow, a fan of all the great western songs and movies was a cowboy at heart. He also could be considered an environmentalist, having saved buckets of bent nails throughout his lifetime. Including all of the roofing tacks from his son's home that had to be replaced after Hurricane Katrina. His greatest joy was his family and he believed strongly in family values. He opened his home as a shelter to his loved ones and community, not just during and after Hurricane Katrina but anytime it was needed.

Mr. Barlow is preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kevin Lewis (Keebo) Barlow and a grandson Jonathon Adam Barlow.

He is survived by what he considered his greatest accomplishment, his wife of 59 years, Leta Barlow; three sons, Richard Michael (Mike) Barlow of Powell, Ohio; William (Billy) Edsel Barlow of Pace, Fla., and Stephen Gregory (Greg) Barlow of Ocean Springs, Miss.; two daughters, Virginia Lee (Jenny) DeMers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Leta Carol Nouri of Lincoln, Calif.; two brothers, Robert Gerald Barlow of Petal, Miss., and Derrick Douglas Barlow of Baton Rouge, La.; one sister, Clara Nell (Little Nell) Ross of Darby, Mont.; fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held today, August 4, 2007, at 2 p.m. in the O'Bryant - O'Keefe Gautier Chapel.

Interment will be at a later date at Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Miss.

Arrangements by O'Bryant - O'Keefe Funeral Home of Gautier.