Gino Johnson Sr. 

Published 8:48 am Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Gino Johnson Sr., age 56, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. A native of Picayune, Miss., he was a 1986 graduate of Picayune Memorial High School. He was a member of Ramsay Memorial in Gulfport, Miss. Gino was a member of multiple masonic organizations Rectitude Lodge #323, Karun Temple #48, Bennett Johnson Consistory #342, and Heroines of Jericho #45. He was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpa Fraternity, Inc. (Zeta Mu Lambda Chapter). He really enjoyed serving the community alongside his brothers and sisters in these organizations.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, and he loved sports, especially football. Anyone that knew him knows how much he loved the Dallas Cowboys. 

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Pilgrim Bound Baptist Church located at 921 Baylous St., Picayune, Miss. 

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. officiated by Pastor Nathaniel Barkum Sr. of Ramsay Memorial in Gulfport, Miss.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Tina Johnson; sons, Devin Johnson, Dante Johnson (Hailey), and Gino Johnson II; daughter, Candice Williams (Devin); grandchildren, Kyleigh, Kira, and Jase; mother, Jandis Kidd, and stepfather, Howard Kidd; brothers, Carlos Johnson and Andre Johnson; sister, Paula Garrett; a special sister-n-law, Gaynell Johnson, and a host of loving family members and friends. 

Burial will be in the New Palestine Cemetery under the direction of Baylous Funeral Home followed by a repast at the Mary H. Richardson Community Center located at 780 South Beech Street, Picayune, Miss.