Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Ms. Magaline "Mag" Drake Holmes
May 18, 2015
It is with deepest sympathy that the staff of the C.M. Brown Funeral Home announces the passing of Ms. Magaline Drake Holmes who passed on Monday, May 18, 2015 in Swainsboro, GA. under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Words of comfort can be made to the family on the funeral home website: www.cmbrownfh.comi
Mrs. Minnie Ella Sumner Ogden
Apr 24, 2015
"The Lord is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid." Psalm 27:1 On the cool morning of October 13, 1924, Emma Lillian and Barney McCoy Sumner gave birth to their first born of 9 children, Minnie Ella Sumner in Waycross, Georgia. Minnie was preceded in death...
Mr. Tommie Lee Jones, Sr
Apr 10, 2015
Mr. Tommie Lee Jones, Sr. passed this life peacefully on Friday, April 10, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, Georgia. Service: 1:00 PM Saturday, April 18, 2015 Greater Faith Temple C.O.G.I.C. 129 Nails Ferry Road Baxley, Georgia 31513i
Mr. Otis Lee Castleberry
Apr 2, 2015
Mr. Otis Lee Castleberry passed on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Georgia. i
Mrs. Fannie Mae Smith
Apr 1, 2015
Fannie Smith or Grandma Fannie as many knew her, was born on June 22, 1926 to the late Bernard and Lucinda Bell Norwood in Lamar, Mississippi. She married Mr. Isaac Smith Jr. This union produced three boys, two of which preceded her in death. Fannie worked as a seamstress as well as numerous other jobs in order to provide for...
Ms. Cheryl Mumford
Mar 11, 2015
Service: 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Surrency Grove Baptist Church 410 Burkett Street Surrency, Georgia 31513 i
Ms. Lawanna Burkett
Feb 21, 2015
Ms. Lawana Burkett was born on October 9, 1958 in Baxley, Georgia to the union of Jethar and the late Gussie Mae Alderman Burkett. Grandparents Robert and Vinia Neville-Alderman and Coree and Will Harding and brother Apostle Wendell D. Burkett all of whom proceeded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memories: her father, Jethar Burkett; two sisters: Phyllis...
Ms. Mary Isom
Feb 17, 2015
Ms. Mary Isom passed on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Parkridge Nursing Home in Jacksonville, FL.
Mr. Mitchell Leroy Russell, Jr
Feb 7, 2015
Service: 1:00 PM Friday, February 13, 2015 St. John COGIC Church 287 North Phillips Street Baxley, GA. 31513 Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday, February 12, 2015 C.M. Brown Funeral Home 26 Northside Street Baxley, GA. 31513
Mr. Lonzo Smith
Feb 5, 2015
Service: 2:00 PM Monday February 9, 2015 Surrency Grove Baptist Church 410 Burkett Street Surrency, GA. Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 PM Sunday, February 8, 2015 C.M. Brown Funeral Home Chapel 26 Northside Street Baxley, GA. 31513
Ms. Jacqueline "Jackie" Marie Drake
Jan 30, 2015
Ms. Jacqueline "Jackie" Marie Drake was born on December 19, 1962, in Surrency, Georgia. She is the daughter of Ida Austin Williams and the late (John Henry Austin) and Warnell Alderman. She is preceded in death by a sister, Sherlena Austin and a brother, William Clyde Green. Jacqueline is the granddaughter of the late of Abb Jr. and Clidia Green...
Miss Janiyah Natrell Williams
Jan 30, 2015
Calvin and Stephanie Williams were blessed with an angel, Ja'Niyah Natrell Williams, on February 13, 2009. Ja'Niyah was granted her angel wings on January 30, 2015, following a brief illness. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Ja'Niyah had touched in some small way throughout her very memorable life. Ja'Niyah's life would seem too short to...
Mr. Willie Edon Cooper, Sr
Jan 17, 2015
Mr. Willie Edon Cooper, Sr. son of the late Arnetress and Doc Cooper, was incepted July 21, 1940 in Appling County. The ultimate consummation of Edon's life was consummated January 17, 2015, as he was consumed with quietude to repose with the Almighty Lord. He was espoused in holy espousal to the late Patricia Ann McMillan Cooper. The fecund years...
Mr. Johnny Jenkins, Jr
Jan 13, 2015
Service: 11:00 AM Saturday, January 17, 2015 Rachel Missionary Baptist Church Baxley, GA. 31513 Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Friday, January 16, 2015 C.M. Brown Funeral Home 26 Northside Street Baxley, GA. 31513
Mrs. Marie Mosley Mcmillan
Jan 13, 2015
Marie Mosley McMillan, daughter of the late Ivory Shaw and Little Mosley, was born on August 10, 1911. She attended Elementary School in Reidsville, GA and was raised by her grandmother in Tattnall County. Marie was an active member of Piney Grove Baptist Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where she served in the choir and did missionary work. On September...
Ms. Viola Bain Coker
Dec 22, 2014
Service: 11:00 AM Saturday, December 27, 2014 St. James A.M.E. Church 418 Comas Street Baxley, GA. 31513 Visitation: 6:00 - 7:00 PM Friday, December 26, 2014 C.M. Brown Funeral Home Chapel P.O. Box 308 26 Northside Street Baxley, GA. 31513
Mr. Thomas Spearmon
Dec 17, 2014
Mr. Thomas Spearmon passed into eternal rest on Wednesday morning, December 17, 2014. Mr. Spearmon was born April 4, 1950 to the late Horace and Alma Thomas Spearmon. He attended public schools in Bradenton, FL and Baxley, GA. Thomas spent many years as a professional truck driver where he traveled all across the United States. He was a dedicated husband...
Mrs. Lunna Green Maxwell
Dec 16, 2014
Mrs. Lunna Green Maxwell, 91 was born on November 20, 1923 in Baxley, Georgia to the parentage of Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Allen Green. Mrs. Maxwell was preceded in death by her parents and Jalonia Bivens (Sister) and Tommy Green (Brother). She was a faithful member of the St. James A.M.E. Church, Baxley where she served on the Usher Board,...
Mr. Isiah White, Sr
Nov 25, 2014
Service: 1:00 PM Memorial Services Saturday, November 29, 3014 C.M. Brown Funeral Home Chapel 26 Northside Street Baxley, GA. 31513
Mrs. Yolanda Latrice Vail Gibbs
Nov 23, 2014
Yolanda Latrice Gibbs was born on October 20, 1974, to the late Leroy and Beatrice Vail, she transitioned from her earthly life and slipped quietly into God's waiting embrace on November 23, 2014. Yolanda was educated in the Wayne County School System and graduated with Wayne County High Class of 1993. Yolanda met and married the love of her life,...
