Vernon N. Champion

Vernon N. Champion, 83, of North Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in North Biloxi. Mr. Champion was a native of Isola, MS and a resident of the Coast since 1967. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Keesler AFB Medical Center as an Angio Supervisor. Mr. Champion was a lifelong member of the Church of the Nazarene in Biloxi and an avid hunter. Mr. Champion was a Godly husband and father. He is preceded in death by his parents, O. H. “Jack” and Leona Champion. Mr. Champion’s survivors include his wife of 59 years, Annette Champion; his daughter, Karen (Mark) Howie; his son, Daryl (Hilda) Champion; his sisters, Elza (Billy) Fought, Angie (Jimmy) Perry, Marie (Bill) Sullivan, Lois (Harold) Williamson and Jeanette (Stan) Spikes; his brother, Rusty (Maryann) Champion; and his grandchildren, Lauren Howie, Jessica Champion, Jonathan Howie and Josh Frazier. Flowers are welcome or donations can be made to the Gulf Coast Family Church of the Nazarene, 14700 Big Ridge Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532. Funeral Services will be held at the Gulf Coast Family Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 12:00 pm. Friends may visit from 11:00 am until service time. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.