Nellie Brown Johnson

Published 12:02 am Saturday, July 31, 2010

Nellie Brown Johnson died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at River Region Medical Center. She was 94.

A housewife, Mrs. Johnson was a member of Poplar Hill A.M.E. Church of Fayette.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jeff Brown and Carrie Montgomery.

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She is survived by two daughters, Rosie L. Harris and Debra Ann Johnson, both of Vicksburg; one brother, A.J. Brown of Lorman; three sisters, Mosie Haywood of Fayette, Lillie Cook of Lorman and Mable Sims of Chicago; a granddaughter and great-granddaughter; and other relatives and friends.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Poplar Hill A.M.E. Church with the Rev. E. Charles Cotton officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 6 p.m. Monday at Rollins Funeral Home of Fayette.