Brown, James "Rodney" (LaFayette)

  • Thursday, May 26, 2016

James  “Rodney”  Brown,  73,  of  LaFayette, Georgia,  passed  away  on  Tuesday,  May 24, 2016.

Rodney  was  a  Vietnam  veteran  of  the  U.S.  Army.  He  served  two  years  active  duty  and  one  year  reserves.  During  his  active  duty  he  was  deployed  to  Germany  as  a  truck  driver  for  supply  and  equipment.  He  was  also  trained  as  an  expert  marksman.  Rodney  then  became  a  supervisor  at  E.T.  Barwick  Mill  where  he  was  over  the  Automotive  Department.  After  the  closing  of  Barwick,  he  went  to  work  for  Rico  Chemical  Company  where  he  retired.

He  was  survived  by  his  daughters,  Sherry  (fiancé  Roger  Pierce)   Brown  and  Kim  (Brian)  Bandy  all  of  LaFayette;  sister,  Betty  (Hoyt)  Fortune  of  Texas;  grandchildren,  Amelia  (Chuck)  Thiers  and  Cameron  Tate;  great-grandchildren,  Landon  Bandy  and  Colton  Thiers;  his  cousin,  Katherine  York;  and several  nieces,  nephews  and  lifelong  friends.

Memorial  service  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  May 28  from  the  Wilbanks  Memorial  Chapel  at  6 p.m.  with  Pastor  Malcolm  Harris  officiating.

In  lieu  of  flowers  donations  may  be  made  to  St. Jude  Children’s  Research  Hospital P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148-0142.

Burial  was  private  in  the  LaFayette  City  Cemetery.

Family  will  receive  friends  at  the  funeral  home  Saturday  from  4 p.m.  until  service  time.

Arrangements  are  by  Wallis-Wilbanks  Funeral  Home,  LaFayette.

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