Marjorie was the baby of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, of Ernestine Chaplin Chinnis and Edward Hamilton Chinnis. Her husband of fifty-eight years, Douglas Ray Brown, predeceased her in 2004.
Marjorie was a lifelong member of Ravenel Memorial Baptist Church where she taught the Primary Sunday School Class and served in numerous other capacities.
Marjorie graduated from Rice Business College and worked for the Naval Supply Center, where she was a Supervisor of the Accounting Department and was awarded NSC Woman of the Year in 1978.
Marjorie was an avid reader and a daily Bible reader. She was a gifted seamstress - bathing suits, daughters' school clothes and evening gowns. Knitting, crocheting bedspreads, pillows and baby doll clothes were also special talents. Marjorie was an accomplished bridge player and especially enjoyed playing with her three sisters.
Marjorie is survived by her two daughters, Beverly Brown Dunbar and her husband, Pat, of Chapin, SC and Linda Brown Scott and her husband, Danny, of Charleston as well as four grandchildren, Celeste Scott Blinston (Greg), Daniel Douglas Scott (Jamis), Patrick Michel Dunbar II (Chris) and Daniel Hamilton Dunbar, MD (Andrea). She has six great-grandchildren she adores, Anna Brett, Boone, Elizabeth (Liza), Mae, Hayes and Eleanor. Marjorie has numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Due to the pandemic, a graveside service will be held for the immediate family.
Published by Charleston Post & Courier Jan 13, 2021
Marjorie was the baby of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, of Ernestine Chaplin Chinnis and Edward Hamilton Chinnis. Her husband of fifty-eight years, Douglas Ray Brown, predeceased her in 2004.
Marjorie was a lifelong member of Ravenel Memorial Baptist Church where she taught the Primary Sunday School Class and served in numerous other capacities.
Marjorie graduated from Rice Business College and worked for the Naval Supply Center, where she was a Supervisor of the Accounting Department and was awarded NSC Woman of the Year in 1978.
Marjorie was an avid reader and a daily Bible reader. She was a gifted seamstress - bathing suits, daughters' school clothes and evening gowns. Knitting, crocheting bedspreads, pillows and baby doll clothes were also special talents. Marjorie was an accomplished bridge player and especially enjoyed playing with her three sisters.
Marjorie is survived by her two daughters, Beverly Brown Dunbar and her husband, Pat, of Chapin, SC and Linda Brown Scott and her husband, Danny, of Charleston as well as four grandchildren, Celeste Scott Blinston (Greg), Daniel Douglas Scott (Jamis), Patrick Michel Dunbar II (Chris) and Daniel Hamilton Dunbar, MD (Andrea). She has six great-grandchildren she adores, Anna Brett, Boone, Elizabeth (Liza), Mae, Hayes and Eleanor. Marjorie has numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Due to the pandemic, a graveside service will be held for the immediate family.
Published by Charleston Post & Courier Jan 13, 2021
Family Members
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Edward Hamilton Chinnis Jr
1901–1967
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Sylvester Glenn Chinnis
1902–1974
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Clarence Archibald Chinnis
1905–1978
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Dowie Chinnis
1907–1909
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Charles Aimar Chinnis
1910–1987
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James O Chinnis
1912–1989
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Ruby Ernestine Chinnis Moody
1913–1999
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Sarah Sadie Chinnis Sanders
1915–2004
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Robert Prentiss Chinnis
1917–1998
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Dorothy Elizabeth Chinnis Light
1920–2009
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