Jeanne King Backstrom Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Jeanne King Backstrom of Gulfport, Mississippi, who passed away on April 11, 2023, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John M. King and Essie Omera Walker; her husband Oscar Backstrom, Jr.; and her sister Mickey King Bearden. She is survived by: her daughter Christina Backstrom Morse (Reilly); her granddaughters, Meghan Morse Edwards (Peter) of Washington, D. C. and Alexandra Backstrom Morse of Taylor, MS; and her nieces and nephews, Lynda McDowell Hayes of Flora, MS, Betty Mann McDowell Boswell of Louisville, MS, Mike Bearden of Memphis, TN and Bill Bearden of Pelahatchie, MS..
The family prefers memorials to the Humane Society of South Mississippi, 2615 25th Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501 or The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, 213 Porter Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530.
