Eyleen Elizabeth Carter Brownlee, 93, of Tifton passed away Sunday morning, October 14, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals, prior to the service. The family will be at the residence of Mandy and Chris Brooks at 10 Brownlee Circle in Tifton.
Mrs. Brownlee was born on December 31, 1918 in Worth County and was the daughter of Luther and Viola Hancock Carter, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Olen Wilson Brownlee, who passed away on March 2, 1970; a granddaughter, Leslie Elizabeth Brownlee; and six brothers, Ernest Carter, W. B. Carter, Hulen Carter, Emil Carter, Alton Carter and J. T. Carter.
Mrs. Brownlee was loved by and devoted to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to cook for her family and spend time with them. She has three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren named in her honor.
Mrs. Brownlee is survived by four sons and three daughters-in-law, Ronald and Kay Brownlee, Dennis and Jane Brownlee, Kenny and Jan Brownlee and Glenn Brownlee; one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Chuck Hill; twelve grandchildren and their spouses, John and Kim Brownlee, Steve and Karine Brownlee, Beth and Clay Chester, Becky and Bob Lee, Kim Colwell, Mandy and Chris Brooks, Paige Griffith, Brad and Heather Brownlee, Clint and Rhonda Brownlee, Casey and Clair Brownlee, Brandi Bostick and Dustin Hill; 20 great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Almeta Gates Carter; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made to Mount Zion Baptist Church, 293 Mount Zion Church Road, Chula, GA 31733; Hospice of Tiftarea, P. O. Box 747, Tifton, GA 31793; or the charity of your choice.