A native Mobilian she is preceded in death by her husband John Maurice Brown and daughter, Judith Ann Waldrop.
She is survived by her three sons Ronald P. Brown (Marie), Tilmon Brown (Jamie) and Maurice Shane Brown (Ann) and six grandchildren, Melanie, Steven, Melissa, Whitney, Mary (by marriage) and Emily.
A gathering of friends will be held after the graveside at St. John's Episcopal Church located at 1707 Government Street in Mobile.