Mary “Louise” Bruner, 75, of Sylvester died Friday, December 24, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Tifton’s First Assembly of God. Rev. Eddie Hutcheson will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Ricky Manders, Randy Stokes, Lamar Brooks, Mike McBrayer, Bobby Hobby and Mike Harrison will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 27, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Ms. Bruner was born on October 14, 1935 in Marion County, Alabama and was the daughter of Riley Jackson Hyde and Susan Isabel Miles Hyde, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by one son, Donald Bruner; five brothers; and three sisters. She was retired from Heatcraft and a member of Tifton’s First Assembly of God.
Ms. Bruner is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Sharon Renae Stokes of Gainesville and Karon and Kemp Willis of Sylvester; five grandchildren, Alicia Bruner Wetherington, Don Bruner, Kadi Stokes Stuckey, Connor Stokes and Noah Willis; and seven great-grandchildren, Kevin Wetherington, Whitney Wetherington, Britney Wetherington, Jared Bruner, Adrien Bruner, Owen Bruner and Lexi Bruner.