Dougherty-Calhoun County GaArchives Obituaries.....Brown, Mattie Dora Williams (Basha) November 29, 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Yeager annmarkvii@yahoo.com and Freddy Page December 7, 2007, 5:55 pm The Albany Herald - Obituaries Mattie Dora Williams Brown ALBANY — Mattie Dora Williams Brown (affectionately known as Basha) of Albany, formerly of Leary, was born to Pearl Williams and the late Rollin Williams in Calhoun County where she became a faithful member of the Saint Maryland Baptist Church in Leary under the leadership of the Rev. Zack Bailey. She sang in the Saint Maryland choir and more recently attended services and sang in the choir at Bethamy Temple in Albany. A Georgia native, she lived in Leary and the Albany area all of her life. She worked in various capacities, including as a nurse and most recently at Kroger Company's Tara Foods in Albany until she became ill. On Friday, November 29, 2002, she departed this life and leaves to cherish her memory her mother, Pearl Williams of Albany; two daughters, Sabrina Williams of Atlanta and Sophia Brown of Albany; three sons, Ted Brown, Tony Brown and Rogers Williams and his wife Loretta Williams, all of Albany; six grandchildren, Shelby Brown and Alex Brown, Toni Brown, Rogers Williams Jr., Justin Williams and Christopher Williams, all of Albany; three sisters, Maple Devine, Mary Frances Jones and Pearlene Scott of Albany; three brothers, Raleigh Williams of Albany, Cornelious Williams of Atlanta, and Otis Williams of Tampa, FL; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Homegoing services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Saint Maryland Baptist Church in Leary. The family may be contacted at the residence of her mother, Pearl Williams, at 1204 S. Davis in Albany. Meadows Funeral Home Albany 229/439-2262 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/b/brown10846ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb