Mrs. Jayme LaSha Bradford Kinard
(March 19, 1972 - November 18, 2022)
Viewing Location: Leevy's Funeral Home 1831 Taylor Street Columbia, South Carolina
Viewing Date & Time: Monday, November 28, 2022 / 2:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Funeral Location: Bethel A.M.E. Church 819 Woodrow Street Columbia, South Carolina
Funeral Date & Time: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 / 1:00 P.M.
Interment Location:
Rest peacefully, Cuz-in-Law.
Jayme I am honored to have gotten to know such an Amazing person as you…My Sister. Thank you for being there for me & my girls “special occasions “your Gift of singing etched fond memories on Our Hearts. The 15 years we shared as LSs/Sorors made me even more founder of you. I will miss your smile and kindness. So Rest on “Jazzy” Until we meet Again.
Genntle#7
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My deepest condolences to the Baradford family. My heart is saddened by your loss and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
My deepest condolences to the family of our sweet Jayme. I do count it as a blessing to have been her friend. You will be missed and always thought of fondly. Thanks for always showing extra love to your fellow Bama girl. The heavenly choir has gained a magnificent addition. Rest well sweet songbird. Love you Bama girl!
“You were loved by all and will be missed by many” Jayme we are really going to miss you. Until we meet again.
Shay,
You were and always be my best friend. I am so heartbroken. All the laughing, crying, long conversations will truly be missed. You were so full of life and had so much life left in you. At the end of our conversations, we always said, ” I LOVE YOU,” which was so true. You were my son’s godmother. I really loved that you were a part of his life. You were such an inspiration. God needed his Angel and called you home. You will always be in my thoughts and prayers. I’m glad to have had the time I had with you. You are at peace. Rest well baby girl. Until we meet in the next life. Love You.
Jayme, I still can’t believe your angelic voice and huge smile are gone from this earth. Heaven has truly gained an Angel. You welcomed me to CAU with a huge hug and smile like we’d known each other for years. I’ll miss seeing you at homecoming but your spirit will always remain in my heart. SIP my friend. My deepest condolences to your family and friends
The Denmark Dogwood Festival Committee would like to express our deepest sympathy to the Bradford and Kinard families. Our hearts are saddened by your loss and our thoughts and prayers are with you.
In life, we often times don’t realize that we are walking amongst God’s angels. Or maybe we just take for granted the angels we encounter in our day-to-day lives. Jayme Bradford Kinard lived a life that exuded the loving spirit of God and all around her could feel it. Jayme had a genuinely kind spirit and a holy ghost filled singing voice that resounded through Clark Atlanta University’s campus during the 90’s as a member of the International Voices of Faith. Jayme touched thousands of souls and change lives. This CAU songbird blessed me every Sunday that I attended Chapel service.
I’m saddened by your loss, but I know God has opened the doors of heaven to welcome His angelic songbird home. Rest well my CAU Honors Program Sister!
Jayme,
You were such a special person from the time I first spoke with you when you and my Line brother Roland a.ka. Romo were dating. It was such a pleasure participating in your nuptials for you completed him. God has decided to reunite you, for that enternal life. RIP my sister.❤💜
Please accept my heartfelt condolences for our beloved colleague, associate and friend of the faculty, Mrs. Jayme Bradford Kinard. Bradford-Kinard as many of us called her at Allen, was a tireless advocate for faculty and students. She always was positive and supportive and willing to help out anyone that she could. She was a strong advocate for HBCUs and always represented her alma mater – Clark Atlanta University! I will miss her warm smile, genuine love for life and infectious energy. Rest in POWER My Sister!
My deepest condolences to Jayme’s parents, siblings, family and villages. Jayme left us with quite a legacy. There is and will be no one like our dearest Jayme. I’m in awe of what she accomplished, endured and overcame during her time with us on earth. So many will deeply miss her in BIG and SMALL ways. She definitely made the world a happier place. Jayme will forever be remembered among the CAU nation. 🙏🏾
Dr. Nikita Y. Harris
CAU Classmate & Sista in the Academy
My sister, my friend…. words can’t express how deeply this loss feels for me. I have known you for 30 years– grad school, our early professional years in Jacksonville, and lots & lots of NABJ conventions. If not for you, I wouldn’t have found my own love for teaching. For that, I am especially thankful.
As others have already said, you never met a stranger. Your smile was contagious, your personality could light up a room, and the love you shared for everyone was bold & bright. You are missed, my sister. Rest in Peace. Until we meet again…
I’m still in disbelief that you’ve left so soon… but my faith knows that you’ve left for something/someone/somewhere far greater than this earthly realm. While we may miss your physical presence, your Spiritual presence will provide great comfort and peace. Rest well, my Panther Sister… rest well!
Soror Jayme Bradford Kinard, God bless your soul, my sister of the Denmark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., my friend, and confidant.
Being a part of a society of women, widowed, and working, you have completed your task, my sister. Rest in splendor and until we meet again, I have witnessed your serenity and I now see your peace. Your plate is finally empty and you can replenish it with His riches, glory, and bountiful mercy. We have had some of the best of times, and the worst of times, but they were the times of our life. Sing as you sing, and dance like David! You will be missed and treasured through the many lives that you touched. Sleep in Peace Soror.
Rest your beautiful soul. I will never forget your soothing voice, your peaceful demeanor or your words of wisdom. You have been an amazing friend and no one will ever measure up to you. The pain I feel will pass but my memories and love for you will live on forever. Rest In Peace beautiful one.
Soror Jayme,
When we first met through Denmark Alumnae Chapter, there was an aura surrounding you that pulled me into your space. I heard you sing and immediately asked you to join Denmark Inspirational Choir and you became a loyal member. Your beautiful smile, joyful personality, and the sweetness of your melodic voice was calming whenever we met. We made a tradition of taking a picture together and our last was at Rome Baptist Church for Odessa’s Homegoing. Sleep on Sweet Soror, you will be truly missed. You’re now singing in God’s Heavenly Choir. “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” 🙏🔺️🙏
Ms.Bradford,
There are no words to describe the pain your loss has brought. For my four years at Voorhees you were more than a professor. A mentor, school mom, and best friend when ever needed. I remember countless days I was ready to give up and I came up stairs just to sit with you and talk because Lord knows the both of us could talk for days. I am forever grateful to have met you and learned so much that utilize daily in my career. Thank you for your dedication to not only teaching but creating long lasting relationships with your students and instilling in us the motivation to strive for greatness. I will carry every memory we have together forever.
Mass Comm Class of 2013
Jayme, I’ve known you for 18 years and worked and saw each other everyday for 15 of those years. You and I knew what we meant to each other. I shedded tears because I’ve lost another daughter, because you used to call me you Delta or Denmark mom. Rest in peace in the arms of God. See you later.
Soror Jayme, you will be truly missed. Your smile and laughter always brighten the room. Your personality was such that, you never met a stranger. You were always friendly and approachable to everyone you met. I loved this about you.
I will miss our talks and the insights we shared whenever we saw each other. We always picked up where we left off, as if no time passed. I am happy to have known you and to call you sister. We shared a bond through Delta, but also through Mrs. Freeman. This bond was up breakable. Even in death, your memory lives on and will always be in my heart.
Gone but not forgotten.
Sincerely,
Pattie
LS#2
My sister, my friend Jazzy; I am trying to grip my mind around you truly being gone! My concert buddy, my roommate, my Jill Scott, my riding partner, and so much more! I kept looking over my shoulder at the movies on Sunday because I knew you and your brother were supposed to be there but God had other plans for you. The 22 Jewels of DSTinction’s chain has been broken but I know you will continue to hold on to your Jewels! Take your rest and know that all of our talks, cries, and laughs will be forever in my heart! I Love You Jazzy Forever and a Day💔🙏🏾
#17 Tiger”s Eye
Rest in peace soror!! You were always full of life and joy!! You will truly be missed and you have touched so many lives!! I will always remember the conversations we had. Elephants, violets, pearls and ducks forever!!
Jazzy, I didn’t know when we spoke last that it would be our last time. I won’t forget what you told me.
Take your rest Jayme. You will be missed. ❤️
Teresa #1
#22JewelsofDSTinction
There are no words right now to capture the sense of loss for what was and what was to come. I first met you as a Allen University Professor and then you joined Richland County Alumnae Chapter earlier this year.
You were a breath of fresh air. The students loved you and will miss you dearly. I always enjoyed your insight, our conversations and dinner dates. As a chapter member, your smile, sweet way, ready to work spirit, and Delta love will always be remembered fondly. God needed another Angel! ❤️🙏🏽
By using one word, you helped me with anger I’d have for years towards my Daddy. You said it’s the “loyalty” you have for your mom that resonates within and you were so right! You said, but it’s okay thou! You gave me peace and deliverance! Thank for being a minister of “LOYALTY” with everything you did on this earth! I wish I’d finished this wedding afghan I was making you but the back order yarn was a different shade & I don’t know why I didn’t call to say how much you were missed at the plot (Eta Phi is not the same) during homecoming at VC, but I will cherish my signed Anthology where you wrote “Reading is Freedom” much Delta love! No more “Boogeyman as you are the color of strength. ” Enjoy that kingdom, good, faithful and “LOYAL” servant, you deserve it!
Jewel #19
Reader Ronnette
My dear Soror Jayme, I thank God for our journey through this chapter call life. I know He has welcomed you home so you can sing praises to God up front and center. You will be miss and forever in my heart ❤️! RIH my sister!
Barbie
#8
#22 JewelsofDSTinction
Jazzy Jayme you got me on this one. I’m thankful for the our work relationship at Voorhees College now University, our bond through Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and as a neighbor in the Orange Grove community. You were my riding partner and my plus one to some events. You were a genuine person inside and out with a heart of gold. I’m so thankful for our trip to the DR last April to celebrate our Deltaversary. Our circle of 22 has been broken. You were our #22 and our songbird. I’m going to miss you but you will forever be in my heart. I love you but God loves you best.
Terria #14
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My GOOD Sis! Lord, I am going to miss you! Our last words to each other were, “I love and miss you!” Through this, I am so thankful for the 15 years that God saw fit for us to have together! My #22, take your rest! Love you forever!
Tara #5
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