James Bracey Jr.

James Bracey Jr.
March 28, 1943- Dec. 13, 2024
James Winston Bracey Jr., 81, of Tylertown, died Dec. 13, 2024, at Southwest Medical Center in McComb. He was born on Sunday, March 28, 1943, to the late James Winston Bracey and Mandy Lea Rushing Bracey. Along with his parents, James is preceded in death by his brother, Brent Bracey; and brother in law, Robert Guy.
Funeral services were Dec. 16, 2024 at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home, with burial in the Tylertown Cemetery II, Bro. Mark Wicker and Bro. David Watson officiating.
James was a Southwest Community College campus police officer for 28 years until his retirement. However, his true joy and passion was working on his farm and raising his cattle. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Ledonia Hughes Bracey; daughters, Paula McBeth (Kelvin) and Rhonda Summers (Bryan); grandchildren, Garrett McBeth (Samantha), Kaleb McBeth (Hannah Kate), Brandalynn Brazell (Luke), and Mitchell Summers; great grandchildren, Hudson McBeth, Wyatt McBeth, and Kaylynn Brazell; sister, Barbara Guy; brother in-law, Edward Hughes (Linda), sister in-law, Wilkie Cutrer, sister in-law, Shannon Landen (Carl), sister in-law, Kathy Bracey.
Pallbearers were Kelvin McBeth, Bryan Summers, Garrett McBeth, Kaleb McBeth, Lucas Thornton and Dan Hawn.
Honorary pallbearers were Mark Boyd, Jerry King, Jeff Holmes, Jimmy Holmes, Charles Boyd, Bobby Pope, Brett Guy, Brian Guy, Luke Brazell and Mitchell Summers.
Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.hartmanhughesfuneralhome.com.