Brian Stephen Mixson

Brian Stephen Mixson, 32 of Early Branch, SC passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center of Savannah, GA after a sudden illness.

Brian was born September 19, 1988 in Beaufort, SC to Ronald Stephen Mixson and Sherry Ann Simmons Mixson. He served as a firefighter and EMT for Jasper County Fire and Rescue for over 14 years. He was a southern Baptist and attended Pine Level Baptist Church in Grays, SC. Brian enjoyed mud-racing in his Ford F-150 Aftershock, playing softball, and loved doing anything that kept him outdoors.

Brian is survived by his mother, Sherry S. Mixson of Grays; father, Ronald S. Mixson (Vali) of Grays; fiancée, Jenny Miller of Grays; sisters, Jennifer Benton (Jason) of Grays, Lindsay Jones of Okatie, SC, and Meagan Williams (Jimmy) of Ridgeland, SC; maternal grandmother, Judy Simmons of Hampton, SC; paternal grandfather, Olin Mixson of Grays; maternal grandfather, Raymond Smith of Grays, maternal grandmother, Jeanette Mohn of Ridgeland; great-grandmother, Helen Tuten of Ridgeland; nieces, Ansley Benton, Adelynn Padgett, and Eleanor Davis; nephews, Marty Williams and Wylder Padgett; and several aunts and uncles. Brian was preceded in death by his grandmother, Louise Mixson and grandfather, Bernard E. Simmons.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Pine Level Baptist Church, 2009 Pine Level Church Rd., Grays. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm until the hour of the service at the church. Burial will follow in Sand Hill Cemetery, Varnville, SC.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Brian’s memory to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (https://www.firehero.org/donate).

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