Mickie Nasif Brown

Funeral services for Mickie Nasif Brown will be held at Trinity Presbyterian church in Jonesville, LA on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 10 a.m. with Bro. Clyde Ray Webber officiating. Interment will follow at Heard Cemetery in Manifest under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home of Jonesville. Born in Monroe, LA on March 5, Mickie Nasif Brown was the eldest child of the late Dr. and Mrs. N.G. Nasif. A devoted wife, mother and daughter, she passed away peacefully on October 19, 2017 in Baton Rouge, LA. She is preceded in death by her husband, Durward Edward “Dee” Brown, Jr.; her father, Norman George Nasif; and her mother, Marie Ellis Nasif. She is survived by a son, Zane N. Brown; a daughter, Brittain Brown Thomas and husband Schoeny Thomas; a brother, George Nasif; three stepsons, Durward Brown III, William Brown, and Michael Brown; a niece, Chessi Nasif; and a nephew, Naum Nasif. She is also survived by seven step-grandchildren and two great-nephews. Pallbearers will be J.S. Fairbanks, Buddy Davis, Glen Tiser, Robert Lee Swayze, Craig Edwards, Jason Tiser, Burch Pierce, Ronnie Swayze and Kyle Neal. Honorary pallbearers include Catherine Jones, Roxie Riggs, Margerette Tucker, Susan Bean, Myrtle Ann Collins, Mary Posey, Sue Fairbanks, Janice’ Weems, Ann Womack, Jackie Rouse, Dot Lazarus, Sue Avery, Lynda Deniger and Candy Young. Mrs. Brown was a long-time resident of Jonesville, LA and a faithful member of Trinity Presbyterian church. She also lived in Shreveport, LA; New Orleans, LA and El Monsif, Lebanon. A graduate of Block High School, she attended college at Louisiana Tech, LSU, Ole Miss and Northeast Louisiana and was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She dedicated her entire professional life to teaching, and she began her career as a public educator in Orleans Parish. She eventually made her way back to Catahoula Parish, where she became a member of Delta Kappa Gamma honorary teacher’s society. Founder and Co-Owner of Pageant World magazine, she was an active member of numerous clubs and civic organizations. These included Jonesville Jubilee Club, Catahoula Parish Garden Club, Jonesville Woman’s Club, United Daughters of the Confederacy, First Families of Mississippi, United States Daughters of 1812, Jonesville Junior Guild and Jonesville Golden Girls. An avid gardener, she enjoyed reading, writing, watching football and playing tennis, and upon retirement, she traveled frequently with both friends and family. She will be greatly missed by her family and remembered by all those whose lives she touched. Her family will receive friends at Young’s Funeral Home in Jonesville on Monday, October 23 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.