Valerie Doreen Brown-Hayes Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Valerie Doreen Brown-Hayes (Accomac, Virginia), who passed away on November 16, 2025, at the age of 62, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Valerie Doreen Brown-Hayes to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her father Charles Pettit Sr.; her former husband Arthur Brown; her sister Faye Snead; her grandson Bri'Cier Bright; and her grandparents, Chester Pettit Sr., Dorothy Pettit and Magdalene Strand Davis.

She is survived by: her husband John Hayes; her mother Gustava Pettit of Accomac, VA; her children, Marquita Johnson of Daugherty, VA, Brittany Brown of Greensboro, NC and James Brown of Bloxom, VA.; her grandchildren, Brieshaiylahh Brown of Greensboro, NC, Breeyahnie Bright of Greensboro, NC, Jameriah Brown of Bloxom, VA. and James Brown Jr. of Bloxom, VA.; her siblings, Alison James of Newport News, VA, Dorothea Dickerson of Accomac, VA, Charles L. Pettit Jr. of Horntown, VA, Jonathan Pettit of Accomac, VA and Charles R. Pettit of Delaware; her siblings-in-law, Lenwood Dickerson Jr. and Lorretta Davis; and her aunts and uncles, Clarence Pettit of Wilmington, NC, George West of Accomac, VA, Erwin West of Horntown, VA, Helen Pettit of Wilmington, NC and Gladys Needam of Greenbush, VA. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.