Brunetta "Sister Girl" Nelson, aged 74, of Picayune, MS, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Pilgrim Bounds Baptist Church, with Reverend Brain Dees of East Jerusalem Baptist Church officiating, assisted by her Pastor Reverend Henry Marshal. Burial will follow in the McNeil Cemetery under the direction of Baylous Funeral Home.

Brunetta was raised in Picayune, MS, and retired from NASA and The Picayune School System to pursue her passion for gardening. She was a devoted member of Pilgrim Bounds Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, cutting her grass, baking cakes, cooking her signature seasoned food dishes for her friends, and reminding her children that she was the boss. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd Dunlap and Helen Nelson Dunlap, her sister Geraldine Dunlap Haynes and her husband Fred L Haynes Sr., her nephews Chris "Pa Pooh" Taylor, Fred "Bo" Haynes Jr., Jerome Haynes, her niece Helen Haynes, and her great nephew Morris "Bobby" Haynes.

Brunetta leaves behind to cherish her memory her sons James (Agina) Nelson, Maurice (Trista) Nelson, Omar Nelson, Terry (Melanie) Nelson, and Michael Nelson, her daughter Britteny Nelson and Curtis Magee, eighteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her special cousin (sister) Mary Alice Scott, her niece Chris Taylor Cooper, and many beloved cousins and friends.