Graveside services were held Saturday, Sept. 3, 2020, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Monticello, for Mr. John Cherry Brown, 66, who died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at North Shore Medical Center in Hammond, Louisiana.  Rev. Willie J. White officiated with Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. John Cherry Brown was born to the late Odell Sr. and Mary Brown in Monticello.  He was a member of New Life Baptist Church in Springfield, Louisiana.  He later moved back to Monticello and joined Oak Grove Baptist Church.

He is survived by: daughter, Mary Smith of Pascagoula; four granddaughters, Brittany Smith, Shada Smith, Keandra Smith and AntiKqua Pryear all of Pascagoula; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Larry Brown, James Brown, Odell Brown Jr. and Kent Aultman and sisters, Nora Brown, Margaret Brown and Veronica Brown all of Monticello and many other relatives and friends.