Vivian Brown Cangemi

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, September 18, 2018

July 5, 1945 – Sept. 15, 2018

NATCHEZ — Services for Vivian Brown Cangemi, 73, of Natchez, who died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at Promise Hospital, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Laird Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow at the Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today and from noon until service time Wednesday, both at the funeral home.
Mrs. Cangemi was born July 5, 1945, in Fayette, the daughter of Walter and Helen Brown.
She married the love of her life, Michael Leon Cangemi, Oct. 6, 1964. They had 23 and one-half wonderful years together and five beautiful children. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Mike; one grandson, Storm Cangemi; in-laws, Leon and Margaret Cangemi; one brother, Walter “Tubby” Brown; and three sisters, Pebble Robinson, Sara Brown and Rose Estelle Pansano.
Survivors include three sons, Michael L. Cangemi Jr. and wife, Susan, Walter “Speedy” Cangemi and Paul Cangemi and wife, Missy; two daughters, Mary Helen DeLeon and Susan McMillin and husband, Ronnie; 14 grandchildren, Aleynah DeLeon, Cole, Katie, Zachary, Cade, Caley, Kyla and Michael Cangemi, Arden, Eden, Avery, Ronnie, Michael and Gabriel McMillin; two great-grandchildren, Weston and Wrenley Cangemi;  one sister, Carolyn Nations; and one brother, David Brown and wife, Karen.
Pallbearers will be Michael Cangemi, Zachary Cangemi, Cole Cangemi, Cade Cangemi, Michael Brown and Bryan Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dexter Smith, Toler Smith, Wylie Smith, Charles Jones, Harold Jones, Clay Brown and Whitney Pansano.
Online condolence may be sent to the family at lairdfh.com.