Mrs. Jacqueline Dixie Lee Rivers Brown, 87 of Marietta, Georgia passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, Georgia. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this time of bereavement. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 1:00P.M. at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 668 Burnt Hickory Road SE, Cartersville, Georgia 30120. The body will lie in state in the church from 12:00P.M. until the hour of service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Our matriarch, Jacqueline Dixie Le (Rivers)Brown, was born on September 14, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. Jackie Brown/Gaga was a beautiful, loving, and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She carried that love throughout her life as a dancer, caregiver, cook , and even as a security officer. Although she had many jobs, her first priority was raising her children to become good hard working, and loving people. She took joy in guiding her offspring through the different paths and careers they chose. Music was always a big part of their lives because of her love for it. As an only child, she went to Craver High School in Los Angeles, CA. While in school, she became a gifted dancer, appearing on a couple of television shows.
On March 22, 2024 , Jackie departed this life and went on to be with the Lord. She was proceeded in death by her parents: Geraldine Patterson White and Paul E. Rivers, the grandmother who helped raise her: Florence Bolton; three spouses, Hugh R. Brown (CA), and Warren Brown Jr. (GA), and two daughters: Michelle Brown and Jacqueline Geraline Brown.
Ms. Brown leaves behind two sons: Michael A. Brown and Gerald "The Gov" Brown, and a son-in-law, Earl D. Blunt. She also departs from her cherished grandchildren: Florence (Dani) Kennedy, Michael W. Brown Jr., Ricky Brown, Brooklyn Hendrick, Jackson Van Seijen Brown, and Jason Smith; two great grandchildren: Emani Kennedy and Emmanuel Kennedy III. In addition , she departs from many friends and extended relatives.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.mackeppingerfuneralhome.com
Mack Eppinger and Sons Funeral Service, Inc. are in charge of the arrangements.
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