Robert ‘Pirate Bob’ Boyd
The life of “Pirate Bob” Robert Kenneth Boyd will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23.
Boyd, 72, died April 20, 2020.
The Anna Maria Island Privateers will gather outside Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, to form a procession to the Anna Maria City Pier for the tribute.
Mr. Boyd was a hairstylist and owned and operated Bob’s Hair and Co. in Anna Maria for 20 years.
His family also gave support to the Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna Maria.
The Privateers invited people to join the honors for “Pirate Bob” Boyd.
For more info, contact John “Capt. Barbarossa” Swager at 941-920-3989.
Katy H. Dunn
Katy H. Dunn, 98, of Wilmington, Illinois, and formerly of Berwyn, Illinois, died Jan. 7, 2021, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
She was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Clinton, Kentucky, to Johnny Carl and Sally (Hollingsworth) Jackson.
She was raised in Cairo, Illinois, where she graduated from high school.
In 1961, she married William Dunn and they made their home in Berwyn.
She worked for 38 years as a ticket agent for the Chicago Transit Authority, retiring in 1985.
She wintered in Holmes Beach and was fortunate to spend decades as a snowbird making countless friends.
Mrs. Dunn was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Holmes Beach and enjoyed volunteering for the Island Players community theater in Anna Maria.
She traveled extensively over the years — domestic and abroad, as well as at sea.
She took pleasure in playing bingo, cards and visiting casinos and also loved vegetable and flower gardening.
She will be remembered as a true social butterfly, who just enjoyed being in the company of others.
A private service was at Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington, Illinois. A public celebration of Katy’s life will be planned for a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Island Players, P.O. Box 2059, Anna Maria, FL 34216. Remembrances can be made at www.baskervillefuneral.com/obituary/Katy-Dunn.
Survivors include nieces and nephews Ken and Pat Wise, Michael and wife Shirley Jackson, Jay and wife Sharon Jackson, Sarah and husband Ed Armbruster, Tammy and husband Brian Cook, Mary Kasch and fiance John Tahlier, Amy Wise, Taylor Cook, Jarrett Cook and Samantha Armbruster; as well as cousins Betty Mitchell, Lindy Henley, Virginia Bryant, Nancy Henley, Ruth Harmon and Grant Mitchell.
Bailey Robert Williams Sr.
Bailey Robert Williams Sr. died Jan. 7, in Corinth, Mississippi.
Mr. Williams was born in Corinth July 29, 1936, to Dr. Fayette and Margaret Schumpert.
After graduating from Corinth High School in 1955, he received bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Mississippi.
After nearly 50 years in the real estate and insurance business, he spent nearly 30 years of his later adult life and retirement years in Anna Maria.
He loved life on the island and introduced many family and friends to the area.
He enjoyed boating, fishing and biking on the island.
He was a regular at the Center of Anna Maria Island and Roser Memorial Community Church, where he frequently welcomed guests as a greeter.
He was a true gentleman and never met a stranger.
His absence will be felt by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Dixon; daughter Melinda Roux and husband Jeffrey of Memphis; son Robert and wife Sallie Kate of Corinth; grandchildren Andrew, Bailey and Margaret Roux of Memphis, Mimi, Trey and Kate Walker of Corinth; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and family and friends.