Jeanette Brown

On Friday, June 23, 2017, Jeanette Claire Cobham Brown passed away. Born in the Republic of Panama on September, 20, 1944, she attended the prestigious, private ‘Panama School’. Jeanette was the eldest of five children born to Irvine Uriel Cobham, and the late Iscilda Adelaide George Cobham.

Jeanette married Grady Brown, Jr., of Greenville, South Carolina, in 1963, while he was stationed in her home country. Jeanette’s primary role was that of homemaker, although she used her many talents to help support her family. She owned her own cleaning company and worked in a salon as a nail designer after obtaining her degree from Chris Logan Beauty College. Her hobbies were sewing/fashion design, painting, and thrift shopping. One of her favorite sayings was “the best revenge is to look good”. She, along, with her husband Grady and children traveled the world: Spain, Paris, and Hawaii to name a few.

She was preceded in death by her mother and two brothers, Uriel Cobham, Jr. “Goldie” and Frederick “Rico” Cobham.

She is lovingly survived by her father as well as her husband, Grady Brown, Jr., and her four adored children, Bernard Brown, of the home, daughters, Maxine (Mitch) Hunt, Piedmont, SC, Ivette (Perry) Bowens, Greenville, SC, and Miranda (Stephan) Harris, Greenville, SC, grandchildren, Stefan Melvin, II, Bradford Melvin, Mikayla Hunt, Maxwell Hunt, Hannah Bowens, and a great-grandchild Stefan Melvin, III “Tre”, a sister, Silvia Cobham Scantlebury, of Charlotte, NC, a brother Antonio Cobham, of Raleigh, NC.

Jeanette loved life but relied on God’s promise of everlasting life through his son Jesus Christ.