Mary Sue Harvey

BRANDON, Miss. -- Mary Sue Harvey, 58, left this earthly life Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving family and friends at her home in Brandon.

She was born Sept. 12, 1963, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late Robert Ryan and Marla Lingle McAdoo. On Dec. 29, 2003, she married Lonnie J. Harvey, who survives of the home in Brandon.

She graduated with honors from the Shawnee Community College with an associate of science in nursing and was a registered nurse. Sue was a true public servant, devoting her life and career to selflessly helping others. Sue had worked in nursing in many capacities, from emergency care to long term care where she held the title of director of nursing for many years, and most recently had worked at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Mary was of the Baptist faith and loved the Lord and served Him faithfully. She was a true and proper lady in all aspects of her life, a Godly woman, incredibly strong and beautiful. She cherished and loved her family and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Although a humble lady, she was a prayer warrior, always asking God to guide and lead her on the path He wanted her to be on. She shared her faith to anyone she met and has left a legacy to her family of God's amazing love and grace, setting an example for her children, grandchildren and friends that will lead them all their lives.

In addition to her husband and mother, Mary is survived by two sons, Derek (Derrek) Blume of Germantown, Tennessee, and Thomas (Heather) Bridges of Gordonville; daughter, Ashley Bridges of Anna, Illinois; stepdaughter, Amber (Stephen) Massey of Jackson, Mississippi; two brothers, Jay (Tamarah) Jordan of Burlington, Kentucky, and Jimmy (Janey) McAdoo of Ullin, Illinois; sister Cathy (Ron) Spurlock of Lick Creek, Illinois; five grandchildren, Brianna Brunner, Dawson Brunner, Isabelle Giron, Addilyn Stovall and Annistyn Bridges; and many nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved deeply.

Mary was preceded in death by her father and a son, Dustin McAdoo.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Natchez Trace Funeral Home in Madison, Mississippi.

A second visitation will be from noon until the time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the United Missionary Baptist Church in Lick Creek, under the direction of Ponder Funeral Home of Sikeston, Missouri. Pastor Ken Wilson will officiate. Interment will follow immediately at the American Legion Cemetery in Dongola, Illinois.