A graveside service for Gerald Benard has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at Zollinger Cemetery Hwy. 61 South, Vicksburg at 2 p.m.

Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, from 1 to 7 p.m. at C J Williams Mortuary Services.

Gerald leaves to cherish his golden memories his mother, Mildred Elizabeth Garrett Benard; sisters, Elizabeth Ann Benard, Paula Benard and Yvonne Benard all of Vicksburg; brothers, David Benard of Fort Worth, Texas, A.D. Benard Jr. of Vicksburg and Thomas Benard of Portsmouth, Va.; an aunt, Aola Mason; great-niece, Kamry Parker; great-nephew Derrick (D.J.) Allen; including other relatives and friends, Akins, Martin, Kent, Garrett, Burns of New Orleans and McDaniel families of Vicksburg.