Bravell M

Nesbitt Jr.

Bravell Morgan Nesbitt Jr., 88 of Englewood, NJ departed this life on
Friday, May 14, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  A celebration of
his wonderful life will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 4:00pm at
the Community Baptist Church of Englewood 224 1st Street Englewood,
New Jersey Dr.  Lester W. Taylor, Jr. Pastor.
Visitation Friday, May 21, 2021 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at The Nesbitt
Funeral Home 165 Madison Avenue Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Visitation Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 9:00am to 9:00pm at The Nesbitt
Funeral Home 175 Englewood Avenue Englewood, New Jersey
Bucky as he was lovingly known, was born on September 15, 1932 in
Elizabeth, New Jersey to Bravell M. Nesbitt Sr. Carrie Allen Nesbitt.
He attended the Elizabeth Public School System graduating from Thomas
Jefferson High School. He continued his education and graduated from
Lincoln University in 1954 and earned a Mortuary Science Degree in
1956 from the American Academy of Funeral Services. After graduating,
he served in the US Army in a Nike Missile Battalion.
Mr. Nesbitt worked in social work, education, coaching and real
estate. He was a seaplane pilot, Red Cross lifeguard and held a US
Coast Guard Auxiliary license. He was one of the first African
Americans on the National Ski Patrol.
A third  generation funeral director, he was the proprietor of the
Nesbitt Funeral Home in Englewood, NJ retiring in 2011. He belonged to
several organizations including The Urban League, NAACP, Rotary Club,
Lions Clubs, Prince Hall Masons, The Shriners, Order of the Eastern
Star, The American Legion, Shiloh Lodge #53, 369th Veterans, Tuskegee
Auxiliary Airmen, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Ideal Lodge
#470, Sundowner and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Nesbitt was a former
member of Siloam Presbyterian Church and Community Baptist Church.
Mr. Nesbitt was predeceased by his parents and a sister Carolyn Y. Nesbitt.
He is survived by his children Ivory (Tyrone) and Morgan, and his
grandchildren, Eden and Anthony; a brother Allen Nesbitt a sister Kim
Nesbitt (Teddy) Good along with a host of  other relatives and dear
friends