Mrs. Bertha Rea Brown

July 11, 1955 - September 16, 2020

You can show your support by sending flowers directly to the family by contacting Debbie's Flowers 870.633.2225 Bertha Rae Brown was born July 11, 1955 in Hughes, Arkansas to the late Johnny Williams and Aretha Harris Williams. Bertha was the fifth child of this union. She attended Forrest City Senior High School. She confessed hope in Christ at an early age at Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Hughes, Arkansas under the leadership of Reverend James L. Ivory. She later moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where she united with Greater Paradise Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Jerry D. Black, where she was a faithful choir member. She united in holy matrimony to Reverend Jessie Brown in 1976, and during this union one child was born, Jessica Kimberly Brown, who precedes her in death. On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:45 a.m. at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, God saw she was getting tired and called Bertha home. She is also predeceased by her mother—Aretha Harris Williams; father—Johnny Williams; two brothers—Johnny Williams, Jr. and Ivy Williams; stepfather—Willie Harris; and one sister—Flora Harris. She leaves to cherish her memories her husband—Reverend Jessie Brown of Forrest City; five brothers—Eddie Williams, Leo Taylor, and Veto Taylor all of Little Rock, Arkansas, Henry Williams (Janice) and David Harris (Christian) both of Forrest City, Arkansas; five sisters—Gertrude Gladney of West Memphis, Arkansas, Otha Davis, Othalean Jones both of Little Rock, Arkansas, Willie Mae Walker (Reverend Jerry), Evangelist Pearlene Barnes both of Forrest City, Arkansas; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.