Rodney Bird

Rodney Jerome Bird departed this life Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis.

He was born June 25, 1973, in Cape Girardeau, to Dr. William Bird Sr. and Rose Mary Lewis Bird.

Rodney was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he was very beloved and a member of the Central Tiger Marching Band.

He married Tajuana Jackson on Aug. 29, 1998. Their union is one of the most beautiful. Best friends and companions, the two of them were inseparable. Their cohesive bond of the love of God first and music ministry served and touched hundreds of lives all over the nation. Rodney was a lifetime member of Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. At his passing, he was a member of Unfailing Love Christian Center in St. Louis.

During his life, Rodney worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone, Greater Dimension Child Development Center and NARS Call Center. He was currently the owner/operator of Purpose by Design Event Planning LLC along with his wife, Tajuana.

Rodney was preceded in death by his father, Apostle William Bird Sr., and leaves to cherish his memories: his loving wife of 24 years, Tajuana Jackson Bird; his mother, Rose Mary Lewis Bird; three brothers, William, Jr. (Margaret Jo) and Calvin (Carolyn) Bird, both of Cape Girardeau, and Kyle (Joy) Bird of Houston; one sister, LaCrissa (Joel) Henton of O'Fallon, Missouri; two brothers-in-love, William (Alesia) Jackson of San Antonio and David (Nikia) Jackson of Edwardsville, Illinois; two sisters-in-love, Sandra (Charles) Durley and Dolores Jackson, both of Chicago; 13 beautiful godchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church.

Funeral will be at noon Saturday at the church, with Bishop Calvin Bird officiating. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

Williams Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.