Timothy Rory Ros died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Mississippi. He was 81 years old.
Mr. Ros was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and raised primarily in Georgetown, South Carolina. After a brief service in the United States Air Force, he graduated from Belmont Abbey College and began working for International Paper Company in Camden, Arkansas in the laboratory. He transferred from Camden to Vicksburg, Mississippi and retired from International Paper Company as a technical supervisor of environmental services. He resided in Biloxi, Mississippi from 2007 until his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce; his parents Joseph and Sarah; his brothers and sisters; Desbert, Germaine, Joseph Miguel, Jr., Thomas Collins, John Vincent, James Patrick, and Richard O'Reilly. Survivors include his son, Timmy (Carole) or Aurora, Colorado; his son, Hank (Linda) of Biloxi, Mississippi; and his daughter, Sarah Kiger (Sam) of Austin, Texas; his brother, Rex of Greensboro, North Carolina; and his sister, Mary Ann of Dallas, Texas. He had one granddaughter, Rachel Ros of Biloxi.
Mr. Ros was sent from Riemann Family Funeral Home to Charles Riles Funeral Home in Vicksburg for Services. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at St. Michael Catholic Church with Father P. J. Curley officiating. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery will follow under the direction of Charles Riles Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Charles Riles Funeral Home with the Knights of Columbus prayers at 6:30 p.m. and Prayer Services at 6:45 p.m.
The pallbearers will be Doug Boykin, John Resta, Kyle Reid, Robert Portwood, Stephen Simpson, David Bull, Scott Smith, and Chris Ferrill. Honorary pallbearers will be Max Dornbusch, Parker Stevens, Tom Osborn, John Piazza.
Memorials may be made to the Society of St. Vincent DePaul, Diocesan Counsel of Biloxi, P.O. Box 4098, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531.