Bessie Mae Brown

Posted 2/8/22

Bessie Mae Brown, 90, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Maury County Regional Health Center.

She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Johnny Chilton and Georgia …

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Bessie Mae Brown

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Bessie Mae Brown, 90, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Maury County Regional Health Center.

She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Johnny Chilton and Georgia Brewer Chilton. She retired from housekeeping at Leonard’s Hospital and was a member of the Farmington Methodist Church. She was “one tough lady” and had a great love of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, James Austin and Jeff Brown; son, Jerry Brown; son-in-law, Billy Joe Keel; granddaughter, Vicki Cozart; grandson, Andy Brown; great grandson, Jacob Talley; two sisters, Mary Ruth Brown and Annie Lou Davis; three brothers, Thomas Chilton, James Chilton, and Johnny Chilton, Jr. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Keel of Lewisburg, Judy (Danny) Tate of Lewisburg; grandchildren, Lisa (Victor) Raymond, Jim (Niki) Cozart, Barry (Angie) Cozart, Ryan (Kelly) Walker, Emily (Daniel) Talley, Robert (Bridgett) Davis, Chrystal Williams; twelve great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one on the way; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service was conducted Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of London Funeral Home, 324 West Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091 and burial followed in Short Cemetery.

The family was at the funeral home for visitation on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and continued on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, until the funeral hour.

London Funeral Home and Crematory assisted the family with the arrangements.