Jamari Christopher Brown, 9, affectionately known as “Mari Mari,” was born May 12, 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla. and passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
Jamari was born to parents Sha’Trell Coverdell and Gerald Brown Jr. Jamari attended Mount Herman Exceptional Student Center in Jacksonville, where he was known as “Mr. Mount Herman.”
Jamari enjoyed clapping his hands, using sign language to ask for more, turning on all ceiling fans and watching Family Feud, where he would get so excited and was given the opportunity to do his favorite thing – clap his hands.
Jamari is survived by his mother, Sha’Trell Coverdell; father, Gerald Brown Jr.; two brothers, Christian Brown and Gerald Jaiden Brown; his great-grandmother, Lavinia Williams; grandparents, John Coverdell (Claire), Samantha Roberts, and Subenia Haywood; aunts, Erica Melton, Bre’Shanae Coverdell, Yasmine Moss, Danielle Haywood, and Jessica Black; uncles, Deangelo Davis and Nathan Coverdell; special cousins, Jordan Smith, Alexander Gesslein Jr., Ibri Bryant, Santana Black, and Julian Hernandez; and a host of loving great-aunts and great-uncles, especially his great-aunts Faye Scott (Willie), Sylvia Roberts, and Lisa Albertie, great-uncle Donald Coverdell (Celeste) of Brandywine, Md., special cousin, Angelica Littles, and many other loving cousins and various family members.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 10 S. 10th St. in Fernandina Beach, with Pastor Rev. Jeremiah Robinson Jr. officiating. The wake will be 3-5 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2018 at New Zion for family and 5-7 p.m. for friends of the family. Line-up will be at 10 a.m. at the home of Lavinia Williams, 1016 Cedar St. in Fernandina Beach. Interment will be in Bosque Bello Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make donations to Angels for Allison at angelsforallison.org or Fletcher Tender Care at fdlrscrown.org.
The family of Jamari Christopher Brown wishes to thank everyone for their love and support during their time of bereavement.
Huff & Battise Funeral Home