Mr. Donivan E. Thomas Jr, age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS, died on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, with his family by his side.
He worked many years alongside his dad on the Alaskan pipeline, offshore and Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was best known for his Mastery in Carpentry. He loved NASCAR, fishing, shooting pool, watching baseball and football games and his unwavering love for his grandchildren. Throughout his life he was called upon by his neighbor's, friends and family for just about any type of rescue mission (flat tires, jump start a car, bicycle repairs, build a shelf, fix a headboard, the list is endless. There was not a "stranger" to this man, his home was your home! He was well loved and will be missed by his family and anyone who had the privilege of knowing and loving him.
Don was preceded in death by his wife of 24 years, Linda Lucille Thomas, daughter, Baby Malissa Thomas, father, Donivan Eugene Thomas Sr and mother, Priscilla Undine Dunn Thomas.
Survivors include his children, Tammy (Odell) Anderson, Terrie (Jerry) Cottrell, Tonnie (Bryan) Jennings, Matthew (Lacey) Krause, Lindsey (James) Bailey, Lacie Krause (Ben Bergeron), Kipper Thomas and Leisa Hover, sisters, Darlene Thomas Brennan and Denise Thomas Fraustro, eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, from 9am until 10am, with a 10 am chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park.