Pastor's Blog

Wow, where did the month of May go?

The obituary for Buddy Brewer is in an entry from earlier this morning.  It can also be found on the Heritage Funeral Home website.  Keep praying for Miss Vinnie and the entire Brewer family.  I do hope the Friendship family will attend tonight’s visitation in strong numbers.

Chuck Rockwell was discharged from the hospital yesterday and is home.  Pray for Chuck, Beth & Greg as they navigate this season of change.  Chuck is a happy camper about being home.  Keep praying.

Looking for folks to bake a cake for the cake auction that will take place on Sunday evening, July 2.  If you will bake a cake and have not signed up already, please send me a personal email at pastor@friendshipfamily.net.  Thank you to those who have already signed up.

“Home Base” during our Sunday School this Sunday, 6/4.  Praying for a great day!

I pray that you will have a great Thursday with Jesus.

A. B. “Buddy” Brewer, 70, went to be with the Lord on May 30, 2023. Buddy was born on March 28, 1953 to George and Vinnie Mae Brewer. A graduate of Moss Point High School, Buddy spent most of his life in Jackson County, Mississippi until moving to Grand Bay, AL where he currently resided. Buddy was proud to have served in the U.S. Navy Seabees where he was an Equipment Operator 2nd class and had various duty stations over the world during the Vietnam Era. He retired from Mississippi Power as a heavy equipment operator. Buddy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grand Bay, AL and The Grand Bay Masonic Lodge. He was known for his great personality and usually brought smiles to the faces of those he met. His interests included church, hunting, fishing, and family.

Buddy is preceded in death by his father, George Brewer and his brother-in-law, Hugh Nelson. He is survived by his wife Linda, step-son Darren (Denice) Dunn, step-daughter, Cynthia (Jamie) Welford, his mother, Vinnie Mae Brewer, sisters, Shirley Nelson and Faye (Bobby) Stork, brother, Burl (Lynn) Brewer, 5 step-grandchildren, 5 step-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

The family would like to express thankfulness to family and friends for your outpouring of love during this time. The visitation will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, Escatawpa, MS. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023 at Corinth Free Will Baptist Church in Wayne County, MS with Rev. David Thomas, Rev. Norman Nowell, and Rev. Ronny Nowell officiating. The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. until service time at the church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.