Mrs. Juanita M. Brady, 93 of Newton, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Baptist-Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until service time at First Baptist Church, 307 E. Church St., Newton.

Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, February 05, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Newton. Burial will follow in Newton County Memorial Gardens under the direction of Newton County Funeral Home.

Bro. Eddie Brady will officiate.

Mrs. Brady was born Saturday, October 3, 1931 in Stonewall and was a graduate of Newton High School. In her younger years, she was a horsewoman, as she showed Tennessee Walkers, for her uncle, and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the beach, from the sands on the shore, to the crashing of the waves. Another favorite past time was camping with her family and friends. Her faith was very important to her, as she exemplified a life of a humble servant of Christ.  Mrs. Juanita will be remembered for volunteer ministry in local nursing homes as long as her health permitted. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Newton, where she was a member of the  Fidelis Sunday School Class. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially, her grandchildren. She will missed by those who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Howard Brady; her parents, Albert Lee and  Irene Julia McDonald Mott and one brother, Albert Lee Mott, Jr..

Survivors include her daughters, Julia Ann Brady Crenshaw (Butch) of Newton, and Stefanie "Tink" Lynn Brady McHenry of Madison;  grandchildren, Cale Crenshaw, Brandon McHenry (Laurie), Samuel Crenshaw (Allison) and Laura Lee Moore (John); great grandchildren, Carson Crenshaw, Bentley Crenshaw, Cohen Crenshaw, Molly McHenry, Miller McHenry and Henry Moore;  her older sister, Mary Elizabeth Mott Moore of Seabrook, TX, and three  nieces.

Pallbearers will be Cale Crenshaw, Brandon McHenry, Samuel Crenshaw, John Moore, David Feldman, and Bob Bridges.

Honorary pallbearers will be Carson Crenshaw, Bentley Crenshaw, and Cohen Crenshaw.

Special music will be performed by Jeff Hardy, Dianne Nelson, and Kim Brady.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Fidelis Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 87, Newton, MS 39345.

Newton County Funeral Home – North, 9998 Eastside Dr. Ext., Newton, is in charge of arrangements.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.newtoncountyfuneralhome.com