Connie (Porter) Brazier

Mary C. “Connie” Porter Brazier, 81, of Marion, Illinois, formerly of Shawneetown, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.  Connie was born on March 31, 1940 near Equality to the late Charles Allen and Mary C. (Haney) Porter.  She was a beautiful, amazing, strong woman and she will missed more than words could ever say. Connie raised two children and put herself through nursing school to become an LPN, working thirty-three years caring for others.  She loved being a nurse.  Connie was a also member of the First Baptist Church in Shawneetown.  Connie is survived by her daughter, Tammy and Larry Mulvey of Shawneetown; three sisters, Winifred Joyce Lewis of Chillicothe, Bonnie and Bernard Thomas of Morganfield, Kentucky, Linda Reed of Creal Springs; one brother, Gene and Mary Etta Porter of Eldorado; two grandchildren, Terry and Jessica Poore of Murphysboro, Katie and Jeremy Brock of Olive Branch, Mississippi.  She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Mildred Black, Evadeen Haney, Catherine Hopper, Ruby Oxford; three brothers, Noel Allen Porter, Charles Edgar Porter, Joseph David Porter; her son, Robert Michael Brazier; one grandson, Christopher Michael Poore.  There will a private family service at a later date.  Vickery Funeral Chapel in Shawneetown in charge of arrangements.