Barbara Lee Brown

Barbara L. Brown 1935-2013

A Jewish burial service was held for Barbara Lee Brown on 4-8-2013 at Harbor Lawn Cemetery in Costa Mesa, CA. She passed away due to complications of Cancer. She is survived by husband Wayne JE Brown, Daughter Leanne Lewis (Michael), 2 grandchildren, Justin and Erika, and half-sister Corine James. Barbara, daughter of Ethel and Louie Albert, was born on 5-12-1935 in Oakland CA. She attended local schools and received a degree in Sociology from the University of CA at Davis. She was a probation officer in Orange county for 15 years, then she went back to school to obtain her masters in education from Chapman University in Orange, CA. she taught for several years, and then became a real-estate broker, then later she went back to teach in the county school system. She married Wayne JE Brown on 6-21-1969 in Santa Ana, CA.

Barbara showed Pinto and Paint horses for many years with her daughter earning national championships, and she also had a great success with the miniature horses. Besides horses, she had several other animals which included dogs, cats, chickens, and birds. She was a 4-H leader for 15 years, and her hobbies included photography, gardening, and computerized sewing.