Mr. DeForest "Brimp" Warren, age 101, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, November 29, 2025, at his residence.

Mr. Warren was born May 8, 1924, in Berryton, GA, son of the late Hines William Warren and Lizzie Kinsey Warren.  He was a member of Horizon Baptist Church.

Mr. Warren was a veteran of the United States Army and was the final surviving World War II Veteran of Chattooga County.  In 1960, he founded Warren Ford in Summerville and owned and operated the dealership until 1986.  He received numerous awards from Ford and was a member of the Ford Hall of Fame.  He was also an original co-founder of the Chattooga County Democratic Association.

Mr. Warren was a member of the Chattooga Masonic Lodge # 704, F&AM as well as the Chattooga Shrine Club.  He had also been selected to serve as the Grand Marshall for the Chattooga County Veterans Day Parade.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 70 years, Clara Barrett Warren; granddaughter, Ashley Payton Hall; and son-in-law, Charles Dempsey Carden

Survivors include his son, Gary Matthew Warren; daughter, Cynthia Lee Warren Carden; grandchildren, Andrea (Daniel) Hayes, Ansley (Daniel) Smith, Amanda (Jason) Wright; great-grandchildren, Caden Smith, Emma Kate Smith, Libby Wright, and Cali Cavallo.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Stacy Vaughn, Chaplain David Ellis, Rev. Dalen Jackson, and Miss Libby Wright officiating.  Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Active pallbearers will be Daniel Hayes, Daniel Smith, Jason Wright, Caden Smith, Kyle Kellett, and Blake Weaver.  Honorary pallbearers will be Stacy Vaughn, Dennis Tucker, Arch Warren, Anita Johnston, Glenda Searels, Donnie Hall, Brandon Gurley, Jimmy Barron, Ken Bruce, Rex Abernathy, Jimmy Evans, Doug Stephens, Joseph Jackson, Ken Anderson, Jon Dennis, Odele Anderson, Barbara Reece, Albert Palmour, Pete Vaughn, and Kathy Floyd.

Mr. Warren will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the Chattooga Shrine Club (P.O. Box 652 – Summerville, GA 30747).

Chattooga Shrine Club
P.O. Box 652, Summerville GA 30747