Joseph Morris Shimp, 77, of Saucier, MS died Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at his home in Saucier.
Mr. Shimp was born in Baltimore, MD and had been a Coast resident for about fifty years. He previously served in the US Navy and was a member of the Catholic faith. Mr. Shimp was a residential and VA appraiser for forty years.
He was preceded in death by his parents William H. and Mary Morris Shimp and a brother Buzzy Shimp.
Survivors include his wife Susan Mary Mixon Peralta Shimp; a son Gerald Peralta; three sisters Carol Kober, Theresa Pat and Iva Misko; two brothers Sanford Shimp and Billy Shimp; and three grandchildren Theo, Owen and Grace.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 2021, at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 9062 Kiln Delisle Road, Pass Christian, MS where friends may visit beginning at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in Live Oak Cemetery in Pass Christian.
The family prefers memorials to St. Vincent DePaul Community Pharmacy, 715 B Division Street, Biloxi, MS 39530.
Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport, MS is honored to serve the Shimp family.
“GO IRISH”