Posted on Fri, Nov. 07, 2003 - Biloxi Sun Herald OBITUARIES Dr. James Roscoe Anderson, PhD Dr. James Roscoe Anderson, PhD, age 61, passed away November 4, 2003. He was born July 23, 1942 at Emory University Hospital, Decatur, GA. He was an active member of Gulfport First Baptist Church. He considered singing and participating in Handel's "Messiah" a deeply moving religious experience. He was a veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a Psychologist for the State of Georgia and State of Florida for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Horace Morgan Anderson, M.D. of Jacksonville, FL and his mother Claire Sams Anderson Thompson and brother Edward Jelks Anderson. He is survived by his daughter, Laine Shepard Anderson McElwaney, son in law Walter McElwaney and grandsons Jackson and Jarron McElwaney of Atlanta, GA. Other survivors include his sister Diane Anderson Connerat and brother in law William Spencer Connerat, Esq. of Savannah, GA. His nephews are William Spencer Connerat II, John Edward Connerat, Esq. and niece Angela Connerat Smith. Family will have a private service at Dr. James Roscoe Sams' family plot at the Old Covington Cemetery, Covington, GA. In lieu of flowers, Dr. Anderson requests any donations be made to his grandsons, Jackson and Jarron McElwaney c/o Tara Credit Union, 131 Gingercake Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214