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.
Funeral service for Sandra Lauren Jordan will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Shady Grove Baptist Church,
with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation is from Noon until the time of service.
Mrs. Jordan, 71, of Bogue Chitto, passed from this life January 24, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
She was born in Bogue Chitto, MS, November 11, 1950, to Kees Nations and Laura Helen Nations.
She earned a Registered Nursing degree from Copiah Lincoln Community College and worked with
Dr. Becker and then went on to work with Home Health. She enjoyed working in her yard and shopping.
She also would serenade family and friends with guitar and singing. Mrs. Jordan will be missed by her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Linda White; and her granddaughter, Jordan Brittany Roberts.
Those who remain to cherish her memory are her husband of 51 years, Stanley Jordan;
son, Nicholas Drew Jordan and wife, Amanda; daughter, Stancie Dawn Jordan Roberts;
brothers, Terry Lane Nations and Booth Nations; six grandchildren, Jordan Roberts, Jakab Jordan,
Abigaile Jordan, Emily Jordan, Alexis Jordan, Brittany Nicole Jordan; two great grandchildren; and a host of other loving family members and friends.
Services for Mr. Myron “Ron” Davin Skelton of Bogue Chitto are 2:00 pm, Friday, January 28, 2022, at Riverwood family with visitation from 1:00 until the time of the service.
Burial will be at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery.
He was a Vietnam Veteran where he served his country in the United States Air Force from 1970-1974. He worked as a purchasing manager for Keystone Seneca and was a member of Ramah Baptist Church.
He was born on May 12, 1950, to the late Clifford Carlton Skelton and Ruby Huffman Skelton. He passed away January 24, 2022, he was 71 years old.
Ron loved the Lord and was a devoted husband and father. He was a man that always put his family first. He enjoyed playing his guitar and loved his grandchildren, taking family trips and spending time outdoors. He will be greatly missed by his family. The grandkids will tell you, “Poppie knows everything!”
Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, Carl, Johnny, Robert, William and Mack Skelton, all of Greenwood MS, and Jerry Skelton of Greensboro, NC.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years, Shelia Montgomery Skelton; son Kevin Skelton and wife, Becky of McCall Creek, MS; daughter Tera Heathcock and husband Wylie of Bogue Chitto, MS and his five grandchildren, Lexie Smith and husband, Charles Wayne, Braylei and Macey Steele, Gunner Smith, Chloe Skelton and brother, Ernie Skelton of Grenada MS.
And he was blessed to have five bonus grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Ronald Patrick Durr of Brookhaven are 11:00 am, Thursday, January 27, 2022,
at New Hope United Methodist Church with visitation from 10:00 am until the time of the service.
Burial will be at New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Ronald Patrick Durr, 78, went to be with his Lord on January 24, 2022, He was born in Brookhaven MS, on
December 6, 1943, to the late Louis Monroe Durr, Sr. and Virgie Paxton Durr.
Mr. Durr was retired from U.S. Geological Survey and Lincoln County as Litter Coordinator and
served as board member for Lincoln Rural Water and Keep Lincoln County Beautiful.
He was also a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church where he served as deacon and Sunday School Director.
Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, Donald Edwin Durr and Louis Monroe Durr, Jr., and nephews, Donnie Durr and William Durr.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 54 years, Marilyn Durr; daughter, Rhonda Johnson and husband David,
brother, Mike Durr and wife, Nita Faye; sister-in-law, Elois Durr and brother-in-law, Milton Wallace and wife, Patsy, along with grandchildren, Anna, Alexis and Harrison Johnson and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral service for Mr. Roy Earl Nations will be 11 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2022, at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, Red Star Ward, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, January 26, at Riverwood and resumes at 10 a.m. Thursday, before the time of service.
Mr. Nations was born in Hazlehurst, MS, March 23, 1943, the youngest of twelve children, to Willie Sylvester Nations and Lena Sarah Ashley Nations. He made his pilgrimage here 78 years and returned to his eternal home January 22, 2022. Mr. Nations worked for the Canadian National Railroad as a Carman. He served his country as a medic in the United States National Guard for six years and was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He married the love of his life, Sandra Brady, whom he adored, and they shared 55 ½ years together. Their lives were truly knit together, and they honored each other and the time they were given. He was a man of integrity with a heart of compassion and a life of grace, never raising his voice or being unkind in any way. One highlight of his life was watching his grandchildren play football and soccer. He was proud of his family and basked in the accomplishments of each one of his children and grandchildren.
He enjoyed the beauty of creation, especially the mountains. He would travel by train, plane, or automobile to see a new place or visiting family and friends that were like family throughout the east and west. Mr. Nations was a community leader as well as church leader. His favorite calling was being a Primary Teacher. To say he will be greatly missed can not begin to express the void that we will feel until we meet again.
Mr. Nations is preceded in death by his daughter, Stephanie Carol Dinsdale; his parents, Willie and Lena Nations;; brothers, L.C. Nations, John Bert nations, Allie Nations, Charles nations, and Frank nations; sisters, Willena nations, Maggie Nell White, and Shirley Nations; sisters-in-law, Vesta Nations and Shirley Nations; and brother-in-law, Otis White and in-laws, Nathan and Arcola Brady
Those who remain to cherish his memory are his wife, Sandra Brady Nations; sons, Earl Nations (Crystal), Wade Nations; daughters, Renea Walker (Billy), Allison Haynes (Joey); brothers, James Nations (Carolyn), Billy Nations, Scarbro Nations (Mary Ann); son-in-law, Rob Dinsdale; brother-in-law, Rulon Brady (Saundra); sister-in-law, Agnes Freeman (Bob); 27 grandchildren, Taive Nations (Ali), Reese, Jericho, Elijah, Sophia and Blake Nations, Brenton (Alessandra), Braedon, Bryson, and Brantley Walker, Ashlan Olmstead (Alex), Alexis Grihalva (Matthew), Miranda Wall (Justin), Kennedy Tamayo (Michael), Paxton, Brenna and Preslie Nations, Conner, Natalie, Carson, and Landon Dinsdale, Grant, Kara, Camille, Nathan, and Chloe Haynes, and Kaden Smith. He is also survived by 8 great grandchildren, Peyton, Maddox, and Jameson Olmstead, Blake, Caleb, and Riley Walker, Able Nations, and Everett Tamayo; and a host of very loved nieces and nephews.
Maj. John Lloyd Byrd (Ret), 92, of Aledo, TX, died Friday, January 21, 2022, in Fort Worth, TX
at Texas Health Resources-Southwest. Visitation will be held at the McNeely
Road Church of God in Natchez on Friday, January 28th from 6-8pm and Saturday, January 29th from 11 a.m. until Noon.
The funeral will begin at 12 PM followed by interment at the Byrd’s Chapel Cemetery in Meadville, MS.
Riverwood Family Funeral Services of Brookhaven is assisting the family with Dr. Brian Monehan, Pastor James Byrd,
Pastor David Byrd and Pastor Tonnie May officiating. Pallbearers are David Byrd, Daniel Byrd, Stephen Kozikowski,
Jimmy Dale Edwards, Billy Jordan & Tim Hodge. In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions may be made to the
Church of God Southwest Indian Ministries, P.O. Box 1057, Gallup, New Mexico 87305 or to a charity of your choice.
Lloyd was born May 14, 1929, in Chattanooga, TN and married Bonnie Erle Holland on April 19, 1952.
They shared their lives for 67 years until her death on February 26th, 2019. He leaves behind three sons:
Bill and Linda Byrd of Shreveport, La, Bob and Susan Byrd of Hope Mills, NC, Ken and Debbie Byrd of Aledo, TX;
seven grandchildren: Ashley Thibodeaux and Joan, Danielle and Stephen Kozikowski, Michelle Snyder, Arielle and Cody Hughes,
Zack Byrd, David and Katherine Byrd and Daniel and Katherine Byrd. Lloyd had one great-grand child (Vera Blake) and a
second great-grandchild expected this July. He is also survived by his sisters: Jewel Alexander, Frances Allred, and Iris & Paul Royce,
in addition to his sister-in-law, Brenda Williams. He leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and close special friends:
Benny Gorum, Charles Stroup and Dr. Robert Crick. He is also preceded in death by his parents, Rev. John Leslie Byrd & Velma Roberts Byrd,
stepmother, Evelyn Moore Byrd, brother, Cecil Byrd, and sisters, Anna Mathis and Virginia Baggett.
Funeral service for Mary Ann Boyte Brister Herrin will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 29, 2022,
at Riverwood Family, with interment at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m., Friday, January 28, at Riverwood.
Ms. Herrin, 61, of Brookhaven, passed from this life January 24, 2022, at her residence.
She was born in Brookhaven December 18, 1960, to Tom Boyte, Jr. and Mary M. Gau Boyte.
She worked as a nurse but enjoyed her free time sewing and shopping. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her father; sister, Donna Fay Boyte; and granddaughter, Brooklyn Scout Brister.
She leaves behind her mother; sons, Nicholas Brister, Tod Brister, and Adam Brister; sister, Sue Ellen Gould;
and 10 grandchildren, Lee, Nicholas, Brodie, Sadie, Jorja, Piper, Bella, Indi, Aaliyah, and Halo.
A visitation and gathering will be held for Annette Ellen Kreutzer, Friday, January 28, 2022, at Riverwood Family, from 9-11 a.m.
Ms. Kreutzer, 66, of Brookhaven, passed away, January 22, 2022, in Brookhaven, MS. She was born September 24, 1955, to Theodore and Ethel Kreutzer.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Gerald Kreutzer, and Harvey Kreutzer; niece, Angie Kreutzer; brothers-in-law, Denver Kimble, Eugene Kimble, Danny Porter, Milfort Vincent, Joe Degrasse, and Butch Crosby, and sisters-in-law Deborah Kimble, Linda Vincent, and Madeline Kimble.
She is survived by her husband, James Calvin Kimble, Sr; son, James Calvin Kimble, Jr.; brother, Harold Kreutzer; and nieces, Sara Kreutzer Allen, Tasha Ann Guy, and Sherry Thamert; nephews, Teddy Kreutzer, “Pewee” Kreutzer, “Penut” Kreutzer; sisters-in-law, Diane Porter, Diane Kimble, Bobbie Crosby, Martha Degrasse, and Kathy Kreutzer and brother-in-law, Houston Kimble
Graveside service for Mrs. Tina Marie Maples will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Strong Hope Cemetery in Wesson, MS.
Mrs. Mapels, 65, of Hazlehurst, passed away January 20, 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center. She was born in Crystal Springs, MS, July 28, 1956, to Paul Parrett and Beatrice Roberts Parrett. She was a loving and caring person, keeping her house and family first and foremost in her life. She will be greatly missed by all that loved her.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Maples; her parents; son, Homer H. McCloud; and brother, Danny Parrett.
Those who remain to cherish her memory are, her daughter, Taylor Marie Maples; brothers, Billy J. Parrett, Scott McCloud, and Bobby Parrett (Cathy); sisters, Susie Beall (Jerry), Mary Waldrop, Pat Newman, and Wanda Bishop (Jr); two grandchildren, Caden and Hayden. She is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family members and friends.
Edward “Ed” Gove, Jr., 93, died at The Aspen assisted living community in Brookhaven, MS, on January 20, 2022.
In addition to being a kind, generous, and widely respected businessman, philanthropist, and volunteer,
Ed was a loving husband to Jan Gove for 65 years, and a devoted father and grandfather to his beloved family.
He loved spending time with his family and fondly remembered many vacations spent in Bath, ME, Ocean City, NJ,
and Fort Walton Beach, FL. He was a lifelong trainspotter, model railroader, and train travel enthusiast,
having crisscrossed the country countless times by train. He also loved animals, rooting for Ole Miss, puzzles, caramel corn,
New Jersey cinnamon buns, card games, root beer, and listening to big band music.
Ed attended the University of Delaware and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After the war, he came home to Vineland, NJ,
to work for the family business, Hartley Gove Sons Thermometers. The company had been founded by Ed’s grandfather, Hartley Gove, in the late 1800s.
Hartley was a glassblower who had previously worked on the development of the lightbulb under Thomas Edison. In 1957,
Ed relocated with Jan and their young children to Brookhaven, MS, where he opened a second factory for the business.
The plant would later become the global headquarters with Ed at the helm of the whole company. Under his leadership,
the business became one of the world’s largest of its kind. He continued to manage Hartley Gove Sons well into its third century,
until his retirement in 2019 at the age of 90.
Known for being gentle and soft-spoken, Ed was widely liked and respected by employees, customers, and friends alike.
He believed in treating everyone with dignity and respect, and always put the needs of others before his own.
He valued goodness and doing the right thing above all else, and he gave generously to others in every way that he could.
Along with his wife, Ed helped to make the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League (BARL) what it is today.
In addition to his direct involvement over a period of 35 years — volunteering, donating, fundraising, rescuing,
and personally housing dozens of animals in his home — he also helped the organization secure property and build a permanent,
modern facility that has helped save the lives of thousands of animals.
Ed was a man of deep faith. A lifelong Presbyterian, he volunteered at Faith Presbyterian Church in Brookhaven for over 60 years,
where he served as a deacon. He also served on the board of French Camp Academy, a Christian school for children from troubled homes,
for 34 years. Upon his retirement from the board in 2014, he was recognized by the school for his role in helping to build numerous buildings,
as well as the Camp of the Rising Son complex, in addition to numerous other accomplishments during his tenure.
Edward Gove, Jr. was born on November 29, 1928 in Landis Township, NJ (later incorporated as Vineland, NJ) to Edward Gove, Sr. and Ethel E. Downing Gove.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years: Janice Louise Jaggers Gove; his six children and their spouses: David Jay Gove, Dianne Gove Bein (Kent),
Bruce Robert Gove, Brian Scott Gove (Cecille), Kimberly Ann Gove Rials (Ricky), and Edward Mark Gove (Holly); and his six grandchildren and their spouses:
Madison Nicole Gove, Robert Byram Gove, Jonathan Gove Pittman (Angelique), David Thomas Pittman (Cayla), Lindsey Russell Bein, and Philip Russell Bein.
The family is eternally grateful to Mary Ann Lewis for her devoted loving care and support of Ed and Jan over the past several years.
They would also like to thank The Aspen of Brookhaven for their kind consideration and help.
Ed is to be interred at Riverwood Cemetery in Brookhaven; however, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,
the funeral will be limited to family only. The family hopes to hold a larger celebration of life memorial service in the spring as the pandemic allows,
but it has not been scheduled at this time. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the
Brookhaven Animal Rescue League (www.BARL.net/donate), French Camp Academy, or Faith Presbyterian Church of Brookhaven.