Sheryl Pilgrim Bradford

Sheryl was born in Atlanta on May 7, 1945 to Harold and Glenna Mae Pilgrim. Not long after, the family moved to St. Simons Island which has always been her true home. A graduate of Glynn Academy, Sheryl was a Red Terror cheerleader and voted cutest in the Senior Class of 1963. She attended Mercer University where she was a sister of Phi Mu and the Alpha Tau Omega Sweetheart in 1964. She also attended Georgia Southern where she married and started a family.

Sheryl later worked at Massey Business College in Jacksonville assisting students with job placement while volunteering as a foster parent. She also worked at Gilman Paper Company before opening her own business, Interiors, in St. Marys in the early 1980’s.

Sheryl was a real estate broker and one of the proprietors of Magnolia Realty in Kingsland. Later in life, she returned to school at the College of Coastal Georgia and received her nursing degree. She was a nurse in the Army Reserves while also working as a nursing supervisor in the home healthcare field in the coastal area. Caring for people was Sheryl's true calling and she was known for her kindness and willingness to go the extra mile for her patients. She was proud to sit on the McCurry Foundation Board, a charitable organization which awards college scholarships to deserving students.

Family and pets were Sheryl's greatest joy - she excelled at being a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister and friend.

She was predeceased by her parents, Fred Harold and Glenna Mae Pilgrim, brothers Fred Pilgrim and Tommy Pilgrim, and the love of her life, Edgar W. McCurry.

She is survived by her children, Lisa Bryson (Homer) of Nicholson, William Mimbs (Sarah) of Greenville, SC, and Alan Mimbs and James Mimbs of Brunswick. Grandchildren Will Mimbs, Haleigh Bates (Buck), Zachery Mimbs, Sydney Mimbs, Shelby Mimbs, Lucy Bryson, AJ Bryson, Ryan Casey, and Jordan Holton. Great grandchildren Caden Bates, Addie Bates, and Mason Bates. Nieces Emily Stewart, LeAnne Pilgrim, and Shuntale Whitesell and nephews Timothy Fred Pilgrim and Tyler Pilgrim.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday March 20 at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home, 3321 Glynn Avenue, Brunswick. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Frankie and Andy’s Place - Senior Dog Rescue online at www.frankieandandysplace.org or by mail to FAAP, 653 Gainesville Highway, Winder, GA 30680.

Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.