Myra Belle Brown McGuinty

Myra Belle Brown McGuinty, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at her home in Rochelle, Georgia. Born on February 17, 1937, in Owensboro, she was the daughter of the late David Fredrick Brown and Minneye Luke Brown.

A 1958 graduate of Georgia State College for Women, now Georgia College and State University, Myra was a proud member of the Big Eight. She dedicated more than 43 years to teaching in Camden, Glynn, and Wilcox Counties, concluding her career as PreK coordinator in Wilcox County. Her deep love for children and genuine delight in the successes of her former students defined her life’s work. She was also a longtime member of the Dogwood Garden Club and served as a Sunday School teacher, VBS teacher, and 2- and 3-year-old teacher at First Baptist Church of Rochelle.

Myra is survived by her husband of more than 67 years, Bobby McGuinty of Rochelle; sons Wayne (Robin) McGuinty of Rochelle and Scott (Georgianna) McGuinty of Pitts; grandchildren Mindy McGuinty of Lilly, Patrick (Cassidy) McGuinty of Monticello, Mary Kate (Mark) Courson of Fitzgerald, Mary-Margaret (Brock Harrell) McGuinty of Pitts, Robert (Jessica) McGuinty III of Abbeville, and Maggie (Levi) Smith of Ambrose; great-granddaughter Marley Kate Courson of Fitzgerald; and soon-to-be great-grandsons Levi Walker Smith II of Ambrose and Robert Wayne “Rayne” McGuinty IV of Abbeville. She was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Ann Brown, and a brother, M. D. Brown.