Obituary for Ella Brown (Drummond)
Ella Louise Drummond Brown was born May 28, 1939, to the late, Laurie, Sr. and Edith Smith Drummond in Jefferson Community, Georgia. Ella was the eighth child of nine siblings. She received her education in Woodbine, GA, and graduated from Ralph Johnson Bunche High School, Class of 1958.
She was a devoted member of Westlight Missionary Baptist Church where she proudly served on the Deaconess Ministry until her health failed.
On February 13, 1965, Ella united in holy matrimony with Thomas A. Brown, Sr. After serving 25 years at Sears and Roebuck, Ella retired in October 1999 to devote her time to caring for her grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Brown Sr; parents, Laurie Sr. and Edith Smith Drummond: sisters, Reatha Mae Geter, Adeline Dallas and Louberta Sullivan; and brothers Joseph, Ainsley, and Laurie Drummond Jr.
On September 29, 2022, in the afternoon, Ella left this Earth to join her husband and other family members to rejoice and be present with the Lord.
She leaves behind to cherish her memories, her daughters, Debra Fugate and Crystal (Cedric) King, and son, Thomas A. (Lanita) Brown Jr. Brunswick, GA; a devoted son-in-law, Michael Fugate; stepdaughter, Sherrie Jones; two granddaughters, Kia Foster, Dunwoody, GA and Cekayla King, Brunswick, GA: four grandsons,
Anderson J. Brown, Cedric Z. King II and Horace Jones III, Brunswick, GA, and Mark Williams, Miami, FL; two sisters, Catherine D. Lattany, Brunswick, GA, and Essie D. McKenzie, Winter Haven, FL; two sisters-in-law, Alice F. Holloway, Statesboro, GA and Wanda G. Goodman, Columbus, GA; two brothers-in-law, Homer Sullivan, Woodbine, GA, and Timothy Brown, Statesboro, GA; a special friend and classmate, Rosa B. Kight, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
There will Not be a wake/visitation. Remains will lie in state one hour prior to services on Friday, October07, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 07, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Westlight Baptist Church, 6201 Old Jefferson Hwy, Woodbine, Ga. 31569. Interment in Woodbine Cemetery.
Services will be live streamed thru our website: royalfuneralhomeinc.com.
Those planning to attend, we ask you to please wear your mask as to help prevent the spread of Covid.
She was a devoted member of Westlight Missionary Baptist Church where she proudly served on the Deaconess Ministry until her health failed.
On February 13, 1965, Ella united in holy matrimony with Thomas A. Brown, Sr. After serving 25 years at Sears and Roebuck, Ella retired in October 1999 to devote her time to caring for her grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Brown Sr; parents, Laurie Sr. and Edith Smith Drummond: sisters, Reatha Mae Geter, Adeline Dallas and Louberta Sullivan; and brothers Joseph, Ainsley, and Laurie Drummond Jr.
On September 29, 2022, in the afternoon, Ella left this Earth to join her husband and other family members to rejoice and be present with the Lord.
She leaves behind to cherish her memories, her daughters, Debra Fugate and Crystal (Cedric) King, and son, Thomas A. (Lanita) Brown Jr. Brunswick, GA; a devoted son-in-law, Michael Fugate; stepdaughter, Sherrie Jones; two granddaughters, Kia Foster, Dunwoody, GA and Cekayla King, Brunswick, GA: four grandsons,
Anderson J. Brown, Cedric Z. King II and Horace Jones III, Brunswick, GA, and Mark Williams, Miami, FL; two sisters, Catherine D. Lattany, Brunswick, GA, and Essie D. McKenzie, Winter Haven, FL; two sisters-in-law, Alice F. Holloway, Statesboro, GA and Wanda G. Goodman, Columbus, GA; two brothers-in-law, Homer Sullivan, Woodbine, GA, and Timothy Brown, Statesboro, GA; a special friend and classmate, Rosa B. Kight, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
There will Not be a wake/visitation. Remains will lie in state one hour prior to services on Friday, October07, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 07, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Westlight Baptist Church, 6201 Old Jefferson Hwy, Woodbine, Ga. 31569. Interment in Woodbine Cemetery.
Services will be live streamed thru our website: royalfuneralhomeinc.com.
Those planning to attend, we ask you to please wear your mask as to help prevent the spread of Covid.