Visitation for Mr. Ralph Nevels is from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, February 29, at Riverwood Family. A graveside service will be 10 a.m., Friday, March 1, at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Nevels, 88, of Brookhaven, passed away February 27, 2024, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born in Brookhaven, July 26, 1935, to Elmer Nevels and Littie Ann Smith Nevels.
Mr. Nevels served his country in the United States National Guard. He worked for many years as a welder in the oilfield.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sons, Vernon Kent Nevels and Troy Roscoe Nevels; and granddaughter, Stephanie Lynn Nevels.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 68 years, Sylvia Sue Nevels; children, Litty Ann Nevels, Ralph Douglas Nevels (Sharlae), and Brady Scott Nevels (Renee); sister, Doris Brown; daughter in law, Letha Nevels; 13 grandchildren, Alicia Thomasee, Adam Nevels, Cari Nevels, Lacey Nevels, Amy Shoop, Ava Grace Nevels, Jessica Nevels, Ashley Ryan, Daintry Stelly, Matthew Nevels, Alison Nevels, Heather Nevels, and Amanda Sullivan; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
