Mrs. Melissa "Sissy" Kirven Bradt

July 24, 1976 - May 24, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Melissa "Sissy" Kirven Bradt, 43, who entered into rest on Sunday, May 24, 2020, will be held at 11 o'clock on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Snow Donmoyer and The Rev. Tim Whited will officiate with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Guests are invited to participate in the service while remaining in their vehicles. She will lie in state at the front doors of the church. Hancock-Elmore-Hill is caring for the family. Memorials may be made in her honor to Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mr. Don Mathis, 145 Cooper Mill Road, Bishopville, SC 29010. Melissa was born in Darlington County, SC, a daughter of Timothy and Debbie Watford Kirven of St. Charles, SC. She was a member of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in St. Charles, SC. She was a graduate of Bishopville High School, Florence Darlington Technical College, and Sumter Beauty College. She was a hairstylist and the Manager of Regis Hair Salon for over fifteen years. She and Brian, her husband of eighteen years, were wonderful foster-parents to fourteen children over the last few years. She was known as a loving mother and friend to many. She fought a hard battle with lymphoma Cancer for two years. She is survived by her loving husband, Brian Bradt of St. Charles, SC; sons, Cooper LaCoste Bradt, and Myers Bryant Bradt, both of St. Charles, SC; brother, Tim (Stacy) Kirven of St. Charles, SC, Todd W. Kirven of St. Charles, SC; nephews, C.J. (Laurann) Kirven, Tyson Kirven, and Trey Kirven. Serving as pallbearers will be Mac Kirven, Mike Bedenbaugh, Christopher Kirven, Adam Raynor, Jerry Kirven, and Waylon Hendrix.