09/13/1934 – 07/14/2018
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services celebrating Azalee’s life will be 11 AM Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Williamsburg Funeral Home, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens.
Visitation
The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service.
Memorials
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Kingstree First Baptist Church, 400 N. Academy Street, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Azalee Dukes Brown, 83, wife of Mauldin Brown, died suddenly Saturday, July 14, 2018, in her garden at home.
Mrs. Brown was born September 13, 1934, in Greeleyville, a daughter of the late Weekus Stokes Dukes and Mary Alice Timmons Dukes. She was a graduate of Greeleyville High School and was a long time manager of Brown’s Barbeque in Kingstree. She was a member of Kingstree Garden Club and a member of Kingstree First Baptist Church, where she served on various committees. Affectionately called “Nana” by her grands, she loved spending time with them, working with flowers and gathering vegetables from her garden. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her professionally and personally. She was a person of many “kind acts”.
Surviving Mrs. Brown, in addition to her husband of 65 years, Thomas Mauldin Brown, Sr., are: her children, Thomas M. Brown, Jr., of Kingstree, Eunice B. (Steve) Beard, of Columbia, Mary Alice Brown, of Mt. Pleasant, and Michael D. (Abigail) Brown, of Cordesville; 11 grandchildren, Thomas M. (Angie) Brown, III, Carla B. (Robbie) Smith, Christopher D. (Mandy) Brown, Nicole Beard, Rachel Beard, Stephanie B. (Jamie) Tindle, Jennifer Knight, Katie Knight, Jillian Leigh (Josh) Long, Michael David Brown, Jr., and William Samuel (Kayli) Brown; 16 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Ellen Oliver, of Greeleyville and Juanita Thompson, of Kingstree; and a brother, Grady Dukes, of Chapin. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by four siblings, Wheeler Dukes, James Dukes, Marbeth Cain, and Carey Dukes. A special thank you is given to her beloved caregiver, Loretta Tedder.
Funeral services celebrating Azalee’s life will be 11 AM Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Williamsburg Funeral Home, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Kingstree First Baptist Church, 400 N. Academy Street, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituaries page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.
Williamsburg Funeral Home
Kingstree Memorial Gardens
Graveside funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Kingstree Memorial Gardens
We loved Mrs. Brown. She and Brown’s BBQ have been part of our family for 50 years.
Such a hard working and kind lady. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and community. Loved her and will miss her. Prayers for comfort to her family.
To the Brown family,
Nell and I were saddened upon learning of your loss of “Miss Azalee”. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all of her loved ones during the time of your sorrow.
Nell and Mel Price
What a wonderful lady she was! Always enjoyed chatting with her when we stopped for BBQ. Our live & prayers to the family!
Shelby & Delle Robinson Bolen
Prayers for her family. Ms Azalee was sweet lady. Always enjoyed my visits to Browns Barbeque.
Sorry to hear about Mrs. Brown. She was a great lady and will be miss by many. My Condelences and Prayers goes out to the Family.
Brown Family, may your many family memories bring you comfort to share with each other during
this time. May you also have the peace and comfort offered by our Heavenly Father Jehovah as
promised by His son and our savior, Jesus Christ.
The Brown family and their BBQ are so dear to our family. My father, Jim McElveen, loved going there. When Daddy
died, the family ate at Browns after his burial…honoring our beloved father. Angie and family, please accept my deepest condolences.
To the family of Azalee Dukes Brown,my heartfelt sympathy goes out to you for the loss of your dear one. Take comfort from this song at http://www.jw. org research Publications and click on Music and click on Sing Joyfully To Jehovah and click on song #151″He Will Call”, click on and listen to words of promise.
🙏🙏🙏!!! Prayers going out to the Brown family! Mrs. Azalee was truly a Southern Belle!
I was so sorry to hear that “Aunt Azalee ” has gone on to glory.Thinking of you all.
Love,
Kathy McCullough
My condolences to the Brown family. I know this is a difficult time for the family and I pray God comforts the family during this time of bereavement. May the many cherished and loving memories of Azalee, continue to comfort her family and friends. A comforting thought to keep in mind is at Isaiah 25:8 “He (GOD) will swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces.” May you all have peace of mind and calming thoughts during this time.