Raymond “Sonny Man” Bynum Jr. died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. He was 66.

Mr. Bynum was retired from Anderson-Tully and was a member of Evergreen M.B. Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Sr. and Matilda Bynum.

He is survived by his wife, Celestine Shelley Bynum of Redwood; a son, Charles E. Shelley of Vicksburg; a daughter, Donnie Jackson of Memphis; two sisters, Laura White and Odessa Williams, both of Chicago; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.