Doyle Brown Obituary, Death – Mr. Doyle Matthew Brown, who was 81 years old and lived in Menlo, Georgia, passed away at his home on Monday, December 5, 2022. Mr. Brown was born on May 17, 1941, in Summerville, Georgia. His parents, Elgin Brown and Jewell Phillips Brown, both passed away before their son was born. Before he retired, he worked as a supervisor for Continental Baking, where he had been employed for many years. He was a member of the Menlo First Baptist Church.
Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Dewey Brown and Tom Brown, niece Patty Sneed, and nephew Sammy Goodridge. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was also predeceased by his brothers. Joyce Pritchett Brown, his wife of 60 years, his daughter Robin Faith Brown and her husband James Wilburn Cavin, his grandchildren Ainsley Cavin and Rhett Love, his nieces Lori Patterson, Angie Benton, Beverly Wilson, Julie Willingham, Hannah Goodridge, and Ashley Dendy, and his nephews Jackie Pritchett and Matthew Willingham are among his survivors.
He was preceded in death by his parents. On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., the funeral services for Mr. Brown will be place at Menlo First Baptist Church, and the Reverend Matthew Willingham will preside over the ceremony. After the service, interment will take place in the Greenhills Memory Gardens. The following people have volunteered to serve as active pallbearers: Wayne Pritchett, Tim Willingham, Jackie Pritchett, Wes Love, Rhett Love, Justin Goodridge, and Chase Dendy. The members of Menlo’s First Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers at the service.
On Tuesday, the body of Mr. Brown will lie in state at the Menlo First Baptist Church, and the family will greet visitors there beginning at one o’clock in the afternoon and continuing until the time of the funeral. Instead of sending flowers, the family wishes that memorial contributions be donated to the Menlo First Baptist Church Building Fund.