Roberta Gatewood

Bridges

On Monday February 02, 2026 Roberta Gatewood Bridges quietly passed away. Her daughter and best friend Latrina Gatewood and sister Dorothy Baker were with her.

She was the oldest girl out of the first four children, born on a freezing Sunday morning 66 years ago to Mother Lou Emma Hernton and late Father Robert Lee Gayden.

Her years were spent with her brothers Johnnie"Tojo"Gatewood, Dan Gatewood and Derek Hernton, and also with her sisters Dorothy(Homer)Baker, Mae Dean Hernton, Patricia Applon, Shell Hodges, Yolanda Hernton, all who reside in Mississippi. Jacqueline White in Georgia, Bennie Gillion in Florida, and Beth Hernton in Arkansas.

Nugg as she was so playfully called had a keen mind and a caring heart that was full of laughter and compassion. She often found joy in cooking, hanging out with family and friends and before her blindness she worked with the community at the local Pleasure Chest here in Greenwood, Mississippi.

She was predeceased by her late husband Noel Charles Bridges, her daughter Latosha Gatewood, her sister Estelle Hernton, her great niece Shambry Gatewood Bridges, her Grandmother Bennie Gatewood, father Benjamin Hernton, and a list of family members gone but will never be forgotten. She is survived by a host of Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and a lot more family and friends that we could not mention them all.

Her Siblings Elizabeth Gayden, Brenda Gayden, Charly(Marabello)Gayden all reside in New Jersey and Rose Gayden in Michigan.