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Mildred (Corley)
Brewer
Oct 15, 1934 — Sep 4, 2023
Jonesboro
Mildred Brewer was born on October 15, 1934 to William Ronel Corley and Geneva Beard Corley. She passed away on September 4, 2023 at the age of 88 in the Jackson Parish Hospital.
Mildred attended Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana and went on to teach school in New Orleans while her husband, Dr. Brewer, finished Dental School. After they moved to Jonesboro she taught school as well. Coming up, her loved ones called her Pibby. Mildred loved to read and she was an avid golfer. She was also a member of Jonesboro Baptist Church and the Advance Country Club Ladies Auxiliary for many years. Mildred loved her family, her church and the people of the town of Jonesboro. She would always lend a helping hand for any project the community proposed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Geneva Corley and her husband Dr. Charles E. Brewer.
She is survived by her son, John Brewer and his wife Tracie; grandsons, Johnathan and Dakota Brewer; and several cousins.
Visitation will be held at Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home in Jonesboro on Friday, September 8, 2023 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. A graveside service will take place in Gayla Traina Cemetery at 11:30 AM with Rev. Brian McAllister officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home.
Serving the family as pallbearers will be Johnathan Brewer, Bob Davis, Todd Culpepper, M.H. Walker, Ed Rich, and Larry Emery.
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Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel
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Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel
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