Sherlene "Shorty" Brown entered into the world on February 28, 1953 to the late Doris Berry McCullum and Henry Jake Hobbs. She entered into rest peacefully on March 24, 2018.

Sister Sherlene joined St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church at an early age where she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior under the leadership of Rev. W.H. Hinds. She attended school at Harper High and later continued her education at Prentiss Institute where she met the love of her life, A.C. Brown. Into this union, four children were born: one daughter, Tammy McCullum and three sons, Kelvin McCullum, Trellis Brown and Marcus Brown.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband of 45 years, A.C. Brown; two daughters, Tammy McCullum of Mendenhall, Mississippi and Jasmine Dothard of Prentiss, Mississippi; two sons, Kelvin (Delondia) McCullum and Trellis Brown, both of Mendenhall, Mississippi; one sister, Carolyn E. McCullum of Mendenhall, Mississippi; seven brothers, David (Stacey) Hobbs, Mark (Mary) Hobbs, Jimmy Hobbs, and Johnny Hobbs, all of Magee, Mississippi, Willie Hobbs of Mize, Mississippi, and Joe Hobbs and Charles (LaShina) Alexander, both of Magee, Mississippi. She also leaves behind: two special aunts, Hazel (Carl) Pendleton and Sylvia (Willie B.) Hobbs; special friend, Ethel Jean Banks; 14 grandkids; 10 great grandkids; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Marcus "Nee Nee" Brown; her parents, Doris Berry McCullum and Henry Jake Hobbs; and sister, Lois Berry.