The Graveside Service for Mrs. Mary Lizzie Prator Brown of Marshallville, Georgia will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 1:00 at Brown Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Montezuma, Georgia. Due to COVID-19 concerns, we ask that you MASK UP and continue to practice social distancing for your protection and for the protection of others.
On October 26, 1935, Mary Lizzie Prator was born to the parentage of the late Allen Prator and Mary Tookes Journey. She was the youngest of two siblings born to Allen and Mary. She was affectionately known as “Smookie.”
She attended and graduated from the historic Flint River Community School. She confessed Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and joined the Christian band at the Brown Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She served as the church secretary until her demise. She also served as mother of the church.
In 1952, she was joined in holy matrimony to the late Warren Brown, Sr., and to this union, they were blessed with eight children. Three of her children proceeded her in death: Ernest Brown, Linda Louise Brown Wilder, and Warren Brown, Jr. She was also proceeded in death by her sister Alice Fuller.
Mrs. Brown served faithfully for over 32 years as a cook for the Macon County School System. Many years later, some of the students still contacted her, thanking her for giving them extra food when she knew they were hungry and had little at home.
On Sunday morning, January 9, 2022, the Lord sent his angels to bring her home. In the twinkling of an eye she was resting in the bosom of Jesus. As he stated in Matthew 11:28-29 –“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Left to cherish her memory and to carry on her legacy of Christian service are her sister, Catherine Taylor of Marshallville, Georgia; her children: Hozie James Brown, Mary Lee King (Ricky), and Willie Lewis Brown of Warner Robins, Georgia, Liman Brown, and Michael Brown (Virginia) of Marshallville, Georgia. Also left to cherish her memory are a host of nieces and nephews—a devoted niece Ossie Hall (Greg) of Macon, Georgia; fourteen grandchildren, of which two proceeded her in death, Lawanda Brown and Travorious Brown; fifteen great-grandchildren and two great-great children.
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Mary Lizzie Brown.pdf