Thelma Brown

Thelma Mae Brown, 86, of Jackson entered her rest Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

She was born March 3, 1936.

She was a lifelong believer in Jesus, an advocate for the rights and needs of the disabled, a person who loved and was loved by her family, a maker and a traveler.

Thelma leaves behind a sibling, Linda Alexander of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; three sons, Jay D. Brown and Shawn Brown of Poplar Bluff and Nicholas (Mary) Brown of Jackson; a daughter, Kimberly (Cole) Carter of Nashville, Tennessee; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Ralph Robison of Poplar Bluff, and eight siblings, Clarence Robison, Paul Robison, John Robison, Faye Gulley, Gladys Inman, Peggy Palmer, Lela Reynolds and Lena Robison.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. March 4 at Jackson Church of Christ.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests prayers at this time and suggests gifts of support be made to Jackson Church of Christ, 310 N. Shawnee Blvd.

Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements.