Emma Mae Brown, age 89, of Fairview, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024, after a long battle with dementia. Funeral Services will be held at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 1:00 PM with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home has been entrusted by the family to handle the arrangements.
Mrs. Brown was born on January 15, 1935, in Springfield, TN the daughter of the late Tom Barker and Mary Virginia Walton Carpenter. Emma worked as a patient tech at Western State Hospital and was a member of Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Coy L. Brown; her son, Michael L. Brown in 2019; her sisters, Clara Erikson and Tommye Thomas Bouchard; her granddaughter, Christie Brown Litchfield; her god-grandson, Kenneth Michael Buford; and her lifelong best friend, Wilma Francies.
Survivors include her son, Greg Brown of Land O’Lake, FL; her daughter, Lisa Brown (Leah) of Fairview, TN; her sister, Alice Wade of Madisonville, KY; and her god-granddaughter, Kennesha “Nicci” Walker.