Anderson, SC - Wilma Jean Willis Brown, age 70, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014, at the Rainey Hospice House.

Born in LaFrance, SC, on August 15, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Jefferson T. Willis and the late Ruby Head Willis.  She worked for over 20 years at J.P. Stevens and retired from Ingles Grocery Store.  She was a member of LaFrance Baptist Church.

She is survived by her children, Lori Brown Crenshaw and her husband Stan, and Jeff Brown, all of Anderson; four grandchildren, Nick Crenshaw (Janel), Kathryn Crenshaw Moore (Cameron), Jerry Edward Franklin Brown, and Jefferson Tilman “J.T.” Brown; a great-granddaughter, Cheyenne Moore; three brothers, Tilman Willis (Audrey) and Nolan Willis (Whitney), of Anderson, SC and Ray Willis, of Sandy Springs, SC; three sisters, Louise Haggerty (Willie), of Sandy Springs, SC, Beatrice Rollins (Billy), of Pendleton, SC, and Pat Gaines (Mike), of Anderson, SC; daughter-in-law, Melissa Hill; and a brother-in-law, Arthur Roper.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry F. Brown; brothers, Jones E. “Bud” Willis (Brenda) and J. Robert Willis; and sisters, Shirley Whitman (James) and Edna Roper.

The family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.  The Funeral Service will follow in the chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Chaplain Damion Hutchins and Reverend Gene Burdette officiating.  Interment will follow at Memory Gardens in Clemson, SC.  

The family will be at the residence.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com