Raymond Garner Boone

Raymond Garner Boone of Gulfport, Mississippi died Tuesday, March 19th 2019. Born September 25, 1952 in Gulfport, he was a native of Harrison County and graduated from Harrison Central High School and attended Perkinston Jr. College. He found his passion as a captain of crew and supply boats in the Louisiana oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico. He married Lisa Garner on June 30, 1984. Raymond had served in the Air Force and Air Guard and was a member of Pass Road Baptist Church in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his father, Douglas Boone and his son, Jackson Douglas Boone. Raymond is survived by his mother, RaeBell Broadus, his wife, Lisa, his daughter Jessica Boone Brown, son-in-law Connor Brown, daughter Jordan Boone and his son, Jacob Boone. Raymond was a doting Papaw to Chloe Brown, Piper Brown and Anna Broadus. Raymond will be mourned and missed by the extended Boone, Carson, and Garner families as well as his many friends. There will be a Memorial Service at Bradford O’Keefe on O’Neal Road in Gulfport on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. with a visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. with the eulogy delivered by Merrill Boone. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Relevant Ministry, 15385 Lakeview Court, Gulfport, MS 39503. Jessica Boone Brown wrote: “My father passed away as a consequence of a brain hemorrhage from a fall he took earlier this month. Daddy was a good man and a good father. He was a fighter, through and through, even until these last few days. He wouldn’t want us to be sad for him, but to be happy that he’s at rest now. “Find what you love and then go out and do it.” That was his advice to me on how to be happy in life. He loved the water, and I like to think he’s on a boat somewhere, watching the sun rise over a peaceful sea. He was loved so much, and will be deeply, truly missed. Daddy leaves behind a mother, a wife, a son, two daughters and three granddaughters. He is now with his father, my older brother, and one exceedingly agoraphobic bedroom cat (who I’m sure is very happy to see him.) I’d like to thank Dr. Wolfson and the neurosurgery team at Memorial for giving us the opportunity to be with him in his final days. We all had the chance to say goodbye because of their skill and expertise. I’d also like to thank the ICU staff, and especially Tara, for treating Daddy with such care and dignity. They’ll never know what a comfort it was to know he was in such caring hands. Daddy’s work is done, but his legacy is ours to carry on. Tell your friends and family that you love them. Be good to one another. Try to have a sense of humor about both the bad things and the good things. And always remember to go out and do what you love.”