Beatrice Lucille Brown, of Iuka, passed away on Thursday, January 12th, 2017 at the age of 99. Her visitation will be Sunday, January 15th, 2017, from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee. The funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Seth Hood officiating. Interment will be in Harris Chapel Cemetery.
Beatrice was spent most of her life in Cherokee, but was a resident at Tishomingo Manor in Iuka, MS at the time of her passing. She was a dedicated Christian and a member of the Freewill Baptist faith. She served on the Board of Registrars and was an avid Atlanta Braves and Alabama Crimson Tide fan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucian Brown; son, Gene Brown; brothers, Marvin, Paul, John, and Hurbert Bennett; and sisters, Lois Barnes, Margaret Holland, and Willie Walker.
She is survived by her son, Randall Brown (Esperanza) of Cherokee, AL; daughters, Reda Nell Brown Howard (Carl) of Tuscumbia, AL; daughter-in-law, Jan Brown of Tuscumbia, AL; sisters, Mattie Noble of Sheffield, AL, and Marie Laster of Huntsville, AL; grandchildren, Kye Brown, Adam Brown, Steve Howard, Eddie Howard, Nan Howard, Gina Smith, and Andrea Brown; fourteen great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kye Brown, Adam Brown, Eddie Howard, Steve Howard, Zack Woodis, and Ron Howard with Bobby Joe Viall serving as Honorary Pallbearer.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Tishomingo Manor in Iuka, MS.
