Margaret C. Brown

Margaret Elizabeth Curry Brown died on August 6, 2018 at Hospice Atlanta. She was born on August 2, 1938 in Belmont, North Carolina to Mary Margaret Williams Curry and Haywood Curry, Sr. Margaret graduated from high school in 1956 from Mather Academy in Camden, South Carolina and in 1960 she received a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. After moving to Atlanta, Georgia with her family Margaret received a master’s degree in library science from Georgia State University. In 1964 Margaret married Dr. William Crews Brown former DeKalb County Commissioner and they were married until his death in 2004. Margaret leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Philippa B. Brown and her granddaughter Taylor Stone both of Atlanta, Georgia, her brother Heyward Curry of Bridgeport, Connecticut, her sister Betty McNeil of Charlotte, North Carolina, her brother Haywood Curry, Jr. (Linda) of Decatur, Georgia, her brother Billy Joe Curry of Belmont, North Carolina, and her cousins Martha Jane Cobb of Belmont, North Carolina and Norris Curry of Cleveland, Ohio, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. Margaret was retired from the DeKalb County School System where she worked for many years as the media specialist at Columbia High School. She was actively involved as a Golden Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and in the Friends of Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library. Margaret was a longtime member and elder of Hillside Presbyterian Church in Decatur where she worked weekly at the food pantry. In addition, Margaret was a member and regular participant at Lou Walker Senior Center where she took classes and participated in many programs. There will be a celebration of the life for Margaret Elizabeth Curry Brown on Monday, August 13 at 12:00 noon at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, 1879 Glenwood Avenue, SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30116. In lieu of flowers contributions in Margaret’s name can be made to the Friends of The Wesley Chapel Dr. William C. Brown Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, Georgia 30034 or to the DeKalb County Chapter of 100 Black Men of America, Inc., Dr. William C. Brown Leadership Academy Fund, 1804 Bouldercrest Road, SE, Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30116, Attention: Dr. Romeo Stockett, PhD, President. Please express your condolences here on our website. Services entrusted to Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, South DeKalb Chapel. 4347 Flat Shoals Pkwy, Decatur GA 30034. 404-241-5656.

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Margaret C. Brown

August 6, 2018