Funeral service for Bonnie Janell Bradley will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Liberty, MS, with interment in the New Zion Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, January 31, from 4-8 p.m. at Zion Hill.
Mrs. Bradley, 65, of Smithdale, passed away January 27, 2022, in McComb, MS. She was born in Rusk County, TX, April 1, 1956, to Cecil Parker and Elvie Victoria Lunsford Parker.
“NeNe” was an active member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. There she served in various areas including worship leader. She loved singing praise and worship to her Savior. Her biggest accomplishment was making sure that her grandkids knew she was the sweetest “NeNe” in the world. Not only did the grands know it, EVERYONE knew it.
She loved to travel, the mountains and beach were her favorite. The mountains gave her beautiful sight seeing and shows at area theatres. The beach, though, the beach is where she showed the world her unmatched and most envied volleyball skills. She was always eager to get out in the yard with kids for a game of baseball, everyone always clambered to get “NeNe” on their team. Everyone that knew her, loved her. She was kind, loving and encouraging. She loved to laugh and when she did, it instantly made you laugh too. Her smile was beautiful: warm and genuine. If she was smiling, you were smiling with her because it made you feel happy.
“NeNe”, most importantly, loved her Savior. She lived each day glorifying Him in the way she walked and talked. If she wasn’t speaking of her Savior, she was singing about Him and His goodness. She was the mightiest of prayer warriors, you knew if she said, “I’m praying for you”, that she genuinely was and it was powerful. You could feel Him in the room when she spoke, it was a palpable and comforting feeling to be covered in her prayers. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.
“NeNe” is preceded in death by her son, Danny Maurice Dixon, Jr. “Dandy”; her parents; brother, William Parker and wife, Carolyn; and brother-in-law, Armando Pegueros.
Those she leaves behind to cherish her memory are her husband of 16 years, David “Dave” Bradley; daughters, Renee Kirkland (David), Tina Ginn (Greg), Sarah Bradley, Davilynn Paige Mendoza (Beto); brother, Cecil Litt Parker (Anita); sisters, Edith Pegueros, Mary Maxine Osborne, and Ellen Nevil (Thomas); grandchildren, Karlyn Paulet (Adrien), Hunter Ginn (Mattie), Steven Ginn (Kayley), Hannah Ginn, Gabby Kirkland, Ford Kirkland, Katelynn Kirkland, Caden Mendoza, Anna Leece Mendoza, Paul Mendoza, Tristan Bradley, Nathanael McCabe, and Savannah Ruiz. She also leaves behind other loving family members, friends, honorary daughters, and grandchildren, Cindy Smithers (Jeremy), Braden and Tae Blanks and Delanie Blanks, Bo Smithers, Briley Smithers, Blake Smithers, Angie Kirkland (Brian), Colby and Grant Leake, Reagan Kirkland, and Aaden Kirkland; and a host of nieces and nephews.
