Clyde Key Nero

Clyde Key Nero, 81, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Mr. Nero was born February 19, 1927 in Greenwood, Mississippi. He was married to Rose Ransom for 50 years. They married on May 31, 1958. He received a M.S. from the University of Ohio and a B.S. from Rust College. He belonged to Decell United Methodist Church in Greenwood, Mississippi and was a charter member of Word and Worship Church in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mr. Nero was a board member of Habitat for Humanity. He also was a lay leader and church school superintendent for Decell United Methodist Church. He was associated with the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Salvation Army, Food Pantry, and was a voting/poll volunteer. He was a classroom teacher and principal of Riverview Elementary School in Sumner, MS. He also was a classroom teacher and principal of Stone Street School in Greenwood, MS. He was a tax assessor for the city of Greenwood and Code Enforcement Officer.
Mr. Nero is survived by wife, Rose Nero; two children, Regina Price (Lanier) of Jackson, Mississippi and Dina Givens of Jackson, Mississippi; one brother, Dr. Benjamin W. Nero of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one sister, Mary Jean Nero of Los Angeles, California; four grandchildren, Lanier II, Langston and Landon Price and Donovan Givens, all from Jackson, Mississippi.
Mr. Nero was preceded in death by father, David M. Nero, Sr.; mother, Mary K. Nero; two brother, Stark Nero and David M. Nero, Jr.; three sisters, Florene Nero, Myrtle Nero and Colleen Phelps; daughter, Annie Rosemary Nero; and granddaughter, Layla Rosemary Price.
Friends and Family Visitation/Viewing will be 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, February 8, 2009, at Decell United Methodist Church on 312 Green Street in Greenwood, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Word and Worship Church on 6286 Hanging Moss Road in Jackson, MS. Viewing prior to services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Autumn Woods Cemetery on 4000 West Northside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.
Pallbearers will be Larry Bland, Jr., Gustavus McCoy, Jon DuBard, Kwame Moore, Ricky Purvis and Don Derrell Price. Honorary pallbearers will be the stewards of Decell United Methodist Church.
Sanders and Sanders Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements. It is located on Highway 49 South in Greenwood, Mississippi.