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DARLINGTON- Grace Smalls Brown, age 90, died Friday, March 5 ,2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Monday, March 8 at Faith Free Will Baptist Church with burial following in Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Mrs. Brown was born May 2, 1919 in Lancaster SC, daughter of the late John and Bessie Hunter Smalls. She was married for 54 years to the late Cole Blease "C.B." Brown. Grace worked in the cotton mills in Rock Hill and then in Darlington. She was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church and loved her church family very dearly. Mrs. Brown enjoyed fishing at the beach and spending time with her family and friends.

Surviving are a son, John "J.C." (Gladys) Brown, Ella Mae (the late Lavern) Dixon all of Darlington, grandchildren, John "JR" (Cynthia) Brown of Bishopville, Cindy (Mark) Lee, Danny Brown, Teresa Moore, David Dixon and Betty Harrell all of Darlington, 13 great-grandchildren, 17 great-great grandchildren, also her "adopted" family that she loved very much, the Matthews and Sanders families, to whom Grace was known as Granny.

She was preceded in death by a son, William "Bill" Brown, an infant daughter, Edell, grandchildren, Mary Dorsey and Sylvia Middleton, three brothers: Hazel, Hoyt, and Lester Smalls; two sisters, Wilma Rhodus and Alma Watford and a great grandchild, Rebecca Brown.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 Sunday evening at Belk Funeral Home.

Mrs. Grace had a love for people and put Christ first in her life. The family would like to thank McLeod’s Wilson Hospital Staff, Dr. Jeff Scharstein, Dr. Tommy Wilson and all of the nurses and staff that were there whenever Grace needed them.

Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551 www.mcleodfoundation.org or to the Brown family, Po Box 523, Darlington, SC 29540.