Mrs. Nellie Lou Young Bridges Obituary (1924

Mrs. Nellie Lou Young Bridges, 90, passed away on April 30, 2015, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Mrs. Nellie was born August 14, 1924, in the Spring Hill Community of Webster County, the daughter of the late Albert Galliton and Lottie Clemmie Kennedy Young. Mrs. Nellie was a member Christ United Methodist Church, a church she loved. She loved people and loved serving people. She was a Nurses Aide at Ivy Memorial Hospital in West Point. She also worked for Dr. Lee at Ellis Clinic in West Point. She married Andrew Lee Bridges on April 27, 1940, in Webster County, and he passed away September 27, 1987. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by Three Sisters: Monnie Whitaker, Arcena Avery, and Tina Dotson and by Three Brothers: William Grady Young, Albert Preston Young, and Durwood Galliton Young. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Sarah Windham officiating and assisted by Chaplain Betty Wyatt. Burial will follow in Clarkson Cemetery in Webster County. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Numerous Nieces and Nephews; Numerous Great Nieces and Great Nephews; and other extended family. Pallbearers will be Paul Young, Mike Avery, Steve Turman, Tim Turman, Carl Young, Scott Young, and James Albert Whitaker. Memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 1230 Oak Drive, West Point, MS 39773. Visitation will be Sunday 1:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com