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Marylynn Duplissey Brown - Madison Parish, Louisiana

From Tallulah Madison Journal, April 27, 1988

Marylynn Duplissey Brown of Tallulah died at St. Jude Hospital in New Orleans Tuesday morning. Family 
graveside services will be held Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah followed by 
a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. at The First Baptist Church of Tallulah conducted by Rev. John Hurt of 
Jacksonville, Fla., Rev. David Lawrence of Baton Rouge and Rev. John Rushing of Tallulah.

Mrs. Brown was born in Shreveport and was a lifelong resident of Madison Parish. She was a member of The 
First Baptist Church of Tallulah. 

She is survived by her husband, retired Louisiana State Senator Charles M. Brown; two sons, Charles Richard 
(Dick) Brown and James Roy (Jim) Brown; one brother, E. H. Duplissey, Jr.; five grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren, all of Tallulah. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eva C. Holt and her brother, 
Bill Duplissey.

Mrs. Brown was a graduate of Tallulah High School. She served as president of the Board of Directors of 
Tallulah Academy and Delta Christian School. Mrs. Brown was actively engag-ed in the management of various 
family businesses. She was the founder of Christian Acres, Delta Haven Nursing Home, Franklin Guest Home, 
Delhi Guest Home, Dixie Springs Spring Water and Delta Village, the owner of 4-B Ranch, and she was presently 
serving as a director of Charlyn Enterprises, Ltd., vice-president of Delta Home Care, and president of 
Double M Stables.

Mrs. Brown held various executive positions in the American Polled Hereford Association and the American 
Hereford Association of which she was a member for 40 years. She was an active member of many community 
projects and was a dedicated humanitarian.

Through the years, Mrs. Brown has been recognized as a prominent and active civic leader in the community 
and throughout the State of Louisiana. For the past 30 years she has served as a Colonel on the Louisiana 
Governor's Staff.

Mrs. Brown's many state honors included serving on the executive board of the LA Tourism Commission, on 
the advisory board of LA Gifted and Talented Students and advisor for the LA School for Math, Science, 
and Arts in Natchitoches.

The family requests that memorials be sent to Tallulah Academy-Delta Christian School.