Former Mississippi Lieutenant Governor passes away

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WCBI) – Brad Dye, who was Lieutenant Governor longer than anyone else in Mississippi history, has died at age 84.

His son, Dr. Ford Dye, says his father died Sunday at a hospice in Ridgeland from respiratory failure.

A Charleston native, Dye’s career spanned much of the post-war era of Mississippi’s politics. He got his start paging for future U.S. rep. Jamie Whitten and driving around U.S. Sen. James Eastland.

Dye also served as a State House member, State Senator and Treasurer before serving three terms as Lieutenant Governor.

Funeral services for Dye are planned for Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson.