Mrs. Doris Louise Parks Brown

Mrs. Doris Louise Parks Brown, 91, who loved to be called "Mom", passed away peacefully on December 1, 2023, surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Terrell Baptist Church in Worth County, interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The service will be officiated by her pastor, Rev. Brian Norton, and Hospice of TiftArea Chaplain, Landon Alberson. Grandsons will proudly serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:00 PM until the service hour at Terrell Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown was born on September 23, 1932 in Sumner, Georgia, to the late Ben Arlis and Willie Mae Dorminey Parks. She was a dedicated farmer's wife, a devoted mother and a proud grandmother. Mrs. Brown was a life-long member of Terrell Baptist Church, where she served in many roles over the years. Her relationship with God and family was always the most important things to her. Mrs. Brown will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her family. Her children, Phil Brown (Kim), Connie Spurlin (Ken), and Gina Mitchell (Mark); grandchildren and their children, Jamie Spurlin (Marcy) and Gatlin, Mitch Mitchell (Kristen) and Sean, Julianne Moretz (Austin) and Spurlin, Parks, and Ripken, Courtney Brooks (Justin) and Stella, and Beau, Chance Mitchell (Lauren) and Mac, Zach Brown (Cori Beth) and Brinson, Madi McKinney (Jeff) and baby boy #10, Megan King (Chris) and Campbell, and Bobby Ray Mitchell (Taylor); siblings, Ray Parks, Laverne Bridges, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends whom she loved dearly. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Bobby Leon Brown on October 16, 2015; sister, Willa Jean Irvin; brothers-in-law, Q.L. Bridges, Murray Irvin and one niece, Vicki Irvin Knight. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial gifts be made to the Terrell Baptist Church Youth Fund in Mrs. Brown's name at 3715 GA Highway 112 North Sumner, Georgia. 31789. A special thanks to Hospice of Tiftarea for such great care and support to Mrs. Brown and her family. Please sign our online guest registry at www.banksfh.com. Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Doris Louise Parks Brown

September 23, 1932 - December 1, 2023