Mrs. Lavenia Cochran Brown, affectionally known as “Teen,” age 94, of Sandersville, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2020 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility. A graveside funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Sunday, January 24th at 1:00 P.M. in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Highway 24 West in Sandersville.
Mrs. Brown was born and reared in Oconee, the daughter of the late Jerry Eugene Cochran and the late Annie Mae Brantley Cochran. She married her husband Thomas Oliver Brown at the age of 16 and soon began a 50 plus year career in the textile industry with J.P. Steven, prior to working with Forstmann. She was a longtime member of the Olive Hill Baptist Church. One of her favorite pastimes was going to Brown’s Barn or Herb’s Fish Place to eat every Saturday night. Mrs. Brown was an avid collector of Rooster memorabilia to match her favorite color of bright red. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Brown is preceded in death by her son, Thomas Eugene “Gene” Brown and her sister, Eugenia C. Tanner.
Survivors include her son, Ted Brown (Pam) of Rhode Island; her daughter-in-law, Claudette B. Brown Andrews (Windell) of Sandersville; grandchildren, Paula B. Maxwell (Jason) of Bonaire, Lindsey Brown and Megan Thomas both of Rhode Island; great grandchildren, Caroline Maxwell, Jake Maxwell, Ryan Maxwell, Hannah Maxwell, Michelle Canada, Wyatt Thomas, and Eli Charron; great-great grandchildren, Bayler Rush and Blakely Rush; a special niece Bobbie (Randy) Helton; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to the Olive Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or to the Rutherford Cemetery Fund.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.