Neisha Murphy Bearden

June 21, 1951 - March 14, 2016

Ms. Neisha Eloise Murphy Bearden, 64, of Royston, GA passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Ms. Bearden was born on June 21, 1951, in Abbeville, SC, daughter of the late Crawford Murphy and the late Evelyn Timms Murphy. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, Ms. Bearden was preceded in death by one brother, Walter Murphy. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Tina Bratcher and Brian and Jennifer Bratcher, both of Commerce, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Shan Dowell of Royston, GA; thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and one sister, Nancy Moore of Greenwood, SC. Funeral services for Ms. Bearden will be held at 3:00 P.M. at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Interment will follow in the Bowers Memorial Gardens in Canon, GA. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 1:00 P.M. until the funeral hour on Thursday afternoon. The family is at their respective homes. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.