Bonita Mitchell “Neda” Hann, age 79, of Picayune, Miss., entered the Gates of Heaven on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, after a long battle with cancer but she never allowed the disease to control her life. She was surrounded by her family and friends when she left it all behind and went to her Heavenly Home.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Cedar Grove Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.

Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home and on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. at Cedar Grove Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home.

Elder Neal Davis and Elder Yancy Magee will officiate the service; Elder James McRaney will officiate the graveside; Elder Jesse Johnson and Elder Terry Robinson will sing specials during the funeral service.

A native of Picayune, Miss., she was a custodian at Nicholson Elementary for over four decades and Millbrook Country Club for over two decades. She also delivered the Picayune Item for over three decades. Neda was member of Cedar Grove Landmark Missionary Baptist Church where she played both the organ and piano for over 60 years. Neda was loyal in her support of the other Landmark Missionary Baptist Churches in the area and attended revivals whenever she could. To say she was beloved and a hard worker is insufficient. Neda was well-known and she knew everyone. She was a beacon of positivity and the epitome of a virtuous woman. She never had a bad word for anyone. She was always asking if you needed anything and genuinely wanted to help anyone and everyone she could. Anyone who was privileged enough to know her, knows words could never describe what an amazing person she was. She invited everyone to attend church with her. Her one goal in life was to lead others to the Lord and to live a life where others could see Christ in her and want what she had, Salvation, through the Saving Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. “She stretched out her hands to the poor; yea, she reached forth her hands to the needy.” Proverbs 31:20

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Henry Hann Jr.; parents, Barney Arthur Mitchell and Esther Pearl Thigpen Mitchell, and sister, Barney Lee Mitchell.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, James W. (Leah Stebel) Hann; grandson, Cody (Lindsey) Hann; great-grandsons, Dylan Hann and Jace Hann; grandsons, Brayden Roy Stebel and Richard Eugene Dale IV; nephews, Mike (Tracie) Mitchell and Randy (Ronda) Mitchell; niece, Stephanie (Marty) Edge; great-nieces and great-nephews, Caysi Mitchell, Andrew Mitchell, Caytlin Mitchell, Ryan Mitchell, Riley Mitchell, Morgan (Quinn) Dawsey, Haley (Chad) Harrison, Madison Edge, and Reese Edge; great-great-nephew and great-great-niece, Archer Harrison and Emma Dawsey.

In lieu of flowers the family requests you continue the legacy set forth by Neda and make contributions to Cedar Grove Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 116 Elaine Street, Picayune, MS 39466 c/o John Miller.