Mr. Ricky Brown, age 74, of Tennille passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023, following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Tuesday, April 11th in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Sandersville. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of the service on Tuesday in the cemetery.
Mr. Brown was born in Sandersville on October 30, 1948, the son of the late Bernard L. Brown, Sr. and the late Nollie Frances Pounds Brown Cook. He was a graduate of the Washington County High School and a 34-year employee of Kentucky-Tennessee Clay as a Lab Technician. Ricky held a great love and appreciation for music – playing guitar and writing 19 songs in his life. Mr. Brown enjoyed fishing, playing golf, and animals. He is preceded in death by his wife, Sybil Brinkley Brown; brother, B.L. Brown, Jr.; and sister, Evelyn Kitchens.
Mr. Brown is survived by his stepson, Timothy H. Marchman and wife Lynn of Macon; stepgrandson, Christ Marchman of Macon; sister-in-law, Sue Brown of Sandersville; nephews, James Brown and wife Della, Stacey Kitchens and wife Jackie, Joe Kitchens and wife Penny, and Jim Kitchens and wife Crystal; niece, Julie Jones; and special friend, Carolyn Phillips and her children, Heath and Nicole.
Online condolences may be expressed at mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.