Mrs. Frances Brown Holbrook, 93, of Woodstock Nursing Center, Woodstock, formerly of Hartwell, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Woodstock Nursing Center.

Born on July 25, 1916 in Hart Co. GA, she was the daughter of the late Howard W. Brown Sr. and Lois Cook Brown.She was retired from Newton Mills, member of the Bethany Baptist Church, former choir member and director, former SS Teacher and member of various organizations in the church.

Survivors include a son, Thad Holbrook of Royston, two daughters, Jan Williams and her husband John of Birmingham AL and Miriam Tanner and her husband John of Canton GA; two brothers, Rev. Sanford Brown of Savannah and Jule Brown of Dawson; three sisters, Miriam Moore and Lucy Corbett both of Savannah and Claudean Stone of Valdosta; a half brother, Paul Brown of Florida; two half-sisters, Ellen Purvis of Watkinsville and Patsy Howard of Atlanta; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren also survive.She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, James W. Holbrook; a daughter, Sonia Holbrook; four brothers, Howard Brown Jr, Harold Brown, Nelson Brown and Spencer Brown.

Funeral services will be Friday, September 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell with Rev. Jerry Durham officiating.Burial will be in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park.

The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home ~ Hartwell Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m. Friday morning.Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Three Corporate Square, Suite 120, Atlanta GA30329.