Former state Rep. Joe E. Brown, who died in 1985, was honored Saturday with a ceremony, during which a section of Interstate 95, from exit 76, north to Bryan County, was dedicated in his name. The event was held at Holton’s Seafood Restaurant in Midway, where friends, family and elected officials gathered to remember Brown’s life and his many contributions.Rep. Al Williams, D-Midway, and 1st District congressional candidate Buddy Carter, a former state senator from Pooler, worked to pass a legislative resolution establishing the Joe E. Brown Memorial Highway.Brown was born Nov. 27, 1928, in Emmanuel County. After the death of his father, Brown and his four older siblings moved back to their mother’s hometown in Liberty County.