Howard Lamar Delancey, born June 17, 1957, was the youngest child and only son of Virgil Guyton Delancey and Maggie Lee Sanders. He earned his angel wings Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the tender age of 56.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Diane; his sisters, Virginia and Pat; and his great nephew Zeke.
He is survived by his companion Betty Lane; his fourteen children, Kimberly Jones of Bogalusa, LA, Anthony Delancey and Stacy Delancey of North Carolina, Travis Deadeaux, Trina Sanders, Tracey Barentt, Shonda Lee, Benita Deadeaux, Marty Watson, Floyd Tolbert, Christopher Tolbert, Bessie Shock, Tracey Tolbert, Robert Tolbert; his sister, Linda and her husband Rodney Mills of McComb, MS his granddaughter, Danica Jones of Bogalusa and twenty-two grandchildren; his Uncle Roy (Pat) and Aunt May of Stump Town, MS; four nieces, two nephews; four great nieces and thirteen great nephews; four great-great nieces and one great-great nephew.
Visitation will be held Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport with a graveside service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Finley Cemetery.