Earnest Sadler Hilderbrand, of Bentonia, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at Merit Health River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg. He was 80.

He was retired from Cooper Lighting as a set up man, and he was a plant operator for Culkin Water District. He was also a member of Hebron Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for 27 years.

Survivors are his wife of 38 years, Sandra Fram Hilderbrand; daughters, Darlene (Reed) Birdsong of Vicksburg, Jamie (Charles) Ross of Vicksburg, Georgia (Edward) Mathas of Vicksburg, Mary (Steve) Mann of Alexander City, Ala. and Charla Rivers of Alexander City, Ala.; sons, John (Nicole) Hilderbrand of Vicksburg and Earnest Hilderbrand Jr. of Bentonia; 14 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; brother, Marty Hilderbrand of Bentonia; and sisters, Alice Dillon of Bentonia, Helen Fuller of Gautier and Jamie Bray of Brandon.

Services are at Hebron Baptist Church Monday, Feb. 8 with visitation starting at 1 p.m. until services at 3 p.m. Internment will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Scott Soanes will officiate.