Mr. Fred Lee Dedeaux, 57, of Gulfport, Mississippi, departed this life to be with Yahweh Elohim on Friday, December 21, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was a 1980 graduate of Long Beach High School and The Truck Drivers Institute. Fred loved sports and was introduced to wife, Paula Clark, at a Gulfport High basketball game. It was at that game that he decided to make her his wife. Fred and Paula became high school sweethearts, were married and from this union, four children were born.

He was a member of Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Long Beach. Fred accepted the family of Yah at The Assembly of Yahshua, Evergreen Alabama. He was a hard worker and obtained employment with several companies, Long Beach Summer Program, Long Beach High School Cafeteria, The University of Southern Mississippi, The City of Long Beach, Morrison Cafeteria, Gulf Concrete, Gulfport City Schools Bus System, Gulf Coast Community Action Agency Head Start, Community Development Institute (CDI), and Utility Partners, to name a few. Fred was a good man and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by both parents, Jim Jeffery and Hortense Hand Dedeaux.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Paula Dedeaux; four sons, Leon Dedeaux, Fred Dedeaux, Jr., Keith Dedeaux, Kevin (Keyona) Dedeaux, all of Gulfport, Mississippi; 2 brothers, Jim (Lula) Dedeaux, Jr., Gulfport, Victor (Vicki) Dedeaux, DeLisle, Mississippi; one sister, Pauline (Eugene) Christy, Gulfport, Mississippi, 10 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.