Annie Vera Anderson-Brown was born on November 2, 1942, in DeBerry, Texas to the parentage of Isaac Cooper Sr. and Alma Zelle Davis-Anderson. She attended Harrison County Public School. In 1961, she united in marriage to Mr. James Brown Sr. Mrs. Brown accepted Jehovah God on April 3, 1970.

She was employed and worked for Blue Buckle, Tyson Food and Texas Home Health for many years.

She was preceded in death by both parents, Isaac Cooper Sr. and Alma Zalle Davis-Anderson; husband, James Brown Sr.; daughter, Shirley Ann Brown; sisters, Earline Murry, Laura Cooper and Ivy Wilson; brother, Joe Cooper Sr.; grandson, DeMarcus and Jamarcus Sheppard and Tyrone Brown Sr.; granddaughter, Ke'Aundra Brown and great grandsons, Javion Ephraim and Jamian Duncan.

She leaves to cherish the memories of her, five sons, Travis (Alice) Brown, Willie Brown Sr., Ronald (Shona Hewitt) Brown, Richard (Jacquelyn) Brown, all of Marshall, Texas and Vergene (Catherine Luke) Brown of Dallas, Texas; four daughters, Mary Kirkwood, Jo Williams, Patricia Brown and Jeannetta (Leonard) Mack; a number of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, totaling 135 and step-son, James Brown Jr. of Moreno Valley, California along with a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends and her Jehovah Witness special granddaughter, Tiffany Branch.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2026, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Ever Green Cemetery in DeBerry, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 1, 2026, at the funeral home.