Edsel Brown (Sonny)
June 13, 1931 - November 28, 2025
Edsel Brown (Sonny) Obituary
Woodville, MS - Edsel "Sonny" Brown was born on June 13, 1931, in Woodville, MS to the late Tommy J. Brown and Hattie Phipps Brown. Sonny passed away at the age of 94, on Friday, November 28, 2025, at his residence in Woodville, MS.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 6, at Pioneer Baptist Church with Brother Warren Whitaker, II, and Brother Kevin Dixon officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery Annex under the direction of Newman Funeral Home.
Sonny retired from Ryder Truck Line after many years as a driver.
Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn Brown Rimes Core of Baton Rouge, LA and two sons, Mark Brown (Renee) of Denham Springs, LA and Mike Brown (Donna) of Baker, LA; eight grandchildren, Melissa Rimes, Tasha Brown Ma, Brian Brown, Lisa Brown Barnaby, Wes Brown, Max Brown, Tony Erwin, Matt Erwin and six great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Barbara Geter Brown, two brothers and 4 sisters.
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Woodville, MS - Edsel "Sonny" Brown was born on June 13, 1931, in Woodville, MS to the late Tommy J. Brown and Hattie Phipps Brown. Sonny passed away at the age of 94, on Friday, November 28, 2025, at his residence in Woodville, MS.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 6, at Pioneer Baptist C
Published on December 2, 2025
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