Johnnie Mae Brown 75 of Livingston went to be with the Lord Monday April 6, 2009. Funeral services will be Thursday April 9, 2009 at 2:00PM in the Big Sandy Community Church with Bro. Don Wilkey and Bro. Bryan Dickens officiating. Burial will follow in the Big Sandy Cemetery.

Johnnie was born March 23, 1934 in White Castle, La., to parents Albert T. Manning and Marie Una Hernandez Manning. She married her husband Herbert Ray Brown on September 24, 1971 in Houston. Johnnie was a member of the Onalaska First Baptist Church in Onalaska. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband and son John C. Lilley.

She is survived by her son Tom Lilley and wife Hazel of Dallardsville, daughter Judy Lilley Munoz and husband Robert of Waxahachie, step son David Brown of Round Rock, and step daughter Diane Brown Smith of Johnson City, daughter in law Mary Brown of Houston, sister Mildred Moore of Conroe, brother Albert Manning of Houston. She is also survived by her grandchildren Erick and Kyle Brown of Waxahachie, Ryan and Tierney Lilley of Waxahachie, Katie and Stephanie Munoz of San Antonio, Clay and Lona Lilley of Onalaska, Scott Lilley of Dallardsville, Casey Lilley of Dallardsville, Nathan and Pam Brown of Hutto, Natalie and Dan Byrd of Katy, Nikkie and CW Hinkle of Austin, and Virginia Smith of Johnson City, great grandchildren Trenton and Clayton Brown, Maryan and Eli Lilley, Steelie and Ryleigh Ledbetter, Payton and Thad Lilley, Christian, Ethan, Avery, Jordan Brown, and Lillian Byrd.

Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons. Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. Please sign the online guest book at www.cochranfh.com