Mr. Case was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and graduated from Biloxi High School. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served during the Vietnam Conflict. He retired from Norththrop Grumman Shipbuilding.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Agnes Case.
Survivors include his wife, Gwen Case, daughter, Amy (Bryan) Busby, son, Thomas (Priscilla) Case, sister, Carolyn Donaldson and three grandchildren, Blake Busby, Aerial Busby and Henry Case.
Visitation will be on Friday, October 19, 2012, from 9 am until 10 am, with a 10 am Memorial Mass at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.