Funeral services for Mary Lynn “Linnie” Brown, of Winona, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at First Baptist Church of Winona, with Rev. Jay Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Scotland Baptist Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Taggart Brooks, Mike Woods, Shawn Browning, Baker Avant, Danny Woods, and Terry Woods. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Browning, Colon Woods, Cole Pratt, Terry Dees, Kirby Dees, Scott Taylor, and Spence Ramage.
Visitation will be Saturday, July 6, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Oliver Funeral Home and Sunday, July 7, from 2:00 p.m. until service time at First Baptist Church of Winona.
Mary Lynn ” Linnie” Brown, 74, passed away Monday, July 1, 2024, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. She was born in Winona, MS to Tommie and Mary King Box on February 28, 1950. She was a dedicated member of the First Baptist Church of Winona, where she served in the homebound ministry, social committee, benevolence committee, Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ministry, grocery packing team at Mission Hope, Wednesday night meal team, Women on Mission, LLL Club and was a member of the choir.
She is survived by her daughters, Karla Brooks (Michael) of McCarley, and Nicole Yeatman (Eric) of Stewart; her sisters, Betty Jean Woods (Colon) of Duck Hill, Sue Thompson of Winona, Faye Box of Winona, and Shirley Browning (Jimmy) of Winona; three grandchildren, Mary Grace Brooks, Olivia Brooks, and Taggart Brooks; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
May GOD give you comfort in the days ahead. LINNIE will be missed.