CLAXTON: Jamerson Andrew (Andy) Brown, 47, passed away on April 1, 2020.
He was born June 22, 1972, to Terry Brown and Charlene Crosby Brown. Andy resided most of his life in Claxton, but also lived in Cody, Wyoming with his family from the age of two through eleven.
He graduated from Claxton High School in 1990, where he was a stand-out baseball player for the Tigers. He attended ABAC College where he also played baseball for the ABAC Stallions.
Andy went on to become an EMT where he worked with Evans County EMS. He continued to pursue his work in the medical field and earned a degree in nursing from Armstrong State College. He was employed as a Registered Nurse until a motorcycle accident on April 6, 2000, which resulted in his paralysis. Andy lived as a paraplegic for the past 20 years and fought a valiant fight, battling health problems that resulted from complications of his paralysis.
Andy was an avid sports enthusiast and a huge fan of Georgia football, Braves baseball and NASCAR. He was also a Georgia Southern Eagle supporter, where his daughter was a member of the co-ed Cheerleading squad.
Andy was passionate about studying the Bible and sharing his love for Christ. He was an encouragement to many and constant reminder of God’s faithfulness.
He was preceded in death by his father, Terry Brown; grandparents, McKinley (‘C’) and Nell Brown; and grandfather, Charlie Crosby.
SURVIVORS: his greatest love, his daughter, Peighton Brown; his loyal mother, Charlene (Farrell) DeLoach; special grandmothers, Laverne Crosby, Betty D. Hendrix; brother, Thomas Brown; nephews, Xander and Briar Brown; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
FUNERAL: Saturday, April 4, 2020, 11:00 a.m., graveside at Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
BURIAL: Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCE: Fellowship of Christian Athletes-Coastal Plains, P. O. Box 2603, Statesboro, GA., 30459.
Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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