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Darlene “Dee” Marie Walker, age 80, from Gulfport, MS, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026.
Dee was from Leicester, MA. She was a long-time resident of Gulfport and spent the last 3 years living with her daughter in Ft. Payne, AL. She was a bakery manager and cake decorator and enjoyed crocheting and knitting.
Dee was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence A. Labbe; husband, W.B. “Dub” Walker; son, David M. Walker; and siblings, Lawrence “Larry” Labbe and Cheryl Kemp.
She is survived by her step-mother, Sylvia Labbe; daughters, Kim Wilbanks(Ledon) of Ft. Payne, AL and Crissy Damare (Brice) of Diamondhead, MS; her grandchildren that she loved so deeply, Kenny Lee, Kerry Lee (Samantha), Kevin Lee, Ryan Holliman (Bayley), Garrett Slade, Duayne Walker (Brandi), and Meghan Strahan (Tristan); 14 great-grandchildren; and her most precious and beloved English Bulldog, Biscuit.
Private services will be held. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport, is honored to serve the family of Darlene “Dee” Marie Walker.
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