Jessie Helena Brown Vinson

Franklin, NC - Jessie Helena Brown Vinson, age 79, of Wood Castle Lane, Franklin, NC passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at her residence. Born in Rabun County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ab and Jessie Chastain Brown. She was married to F. B. Vinson, Jr. for sixty years. She was a homemaker and a member of Prentiss Church of God and attended Cartoogechaye Church of God. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Karon Vinson Anderson and husband Jerry and Teresa Vinson Holbrooks and husband Homer, all of Franklin, NC and one son, Ronnie Vinson and wife Sherry of Athens, TN. Four granddaughters, April Anderson, Jennifer Anderson, Ashley Vinson Webb and husband Nathan Webb and Katelyn Vinson, along with a number of nieces and nephews, also survive. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ida Houston and Josephine McCall and three brothers, Newton Brown, Oscar Brown and Tomlee Brown.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Franklin Church of God with Rev. Philip Cochran and Rev. Robert Dryman officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Nathan Webb, Richard McCall, Curt McCall, Keith Brown, Ray Conner and Terry Brown. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, April 1, 2011 at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cartoogechaye Church of God Building Fund, PO Box 438, Franklin, NC 28744.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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