BROWN, MRS. VANESSA MARIE SIMMONS age 53, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011. Family Hour will be held Friday, January 6, 2012 from 7:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 12:00 noon at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Ensley with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. She leaves behind: spouse, Walter Brown, Jr.; two children, Brandon and Portia Brown; mother, Carrie Simmons; four siblings; two nieces; a host of extended family members and friends. Smith & Gaston Southside directing. >