PEKIN ~ Phyllis Ruth Brown, 69, of 1010 Sheridan Rd. passed away at 9:09 a.m., Wednesday, Dec.15, 2010 in the emergency room at Pekin Hospital.Born Sept.18, 1941 in Indiana to Rev. Leslie and Faye (Gehlert) Archer, she married Ronald L. Brown on January 10, 1960 in Canton. She later married Clarence "Sarge" Brown, Sr. on Aug.11, 1973 in Decatur. Surviving are her husband; 1 son, Matthew ( Suzanna) Brown of Laguna Beach, Calif; 2 step-sons, Michael Brown of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Clarence J. Brown, Jr. of Kensington, Maryland; 1 step-daughter, Suzie (Erik) Steen of Belrose West, Australia; 1 grandson; 5 step-grandchildren; 1 brother, Donald (Jan) Archer of Venice, Fla.; 1 sister, Marianne (John) Hoffmiller of Rock Falls and special friends, Ed, Jody, Brock and Dalynn McFarlin. She was preceded in death by her parents; and 1 step-grandson. A homemaker, Phyllis was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Pekin. She enjoyed sewing, reading, doing crossword and jig saw puzzles, cross stitching, and dining out. She was proud that she had eaten at 21 different Monicals Pizza locations. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 18, 2010at First United Methodist Church in Pekin. The Rev. Terry Edele will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2010at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes& Crematory in Pekin and from 10 to 10:45 a.m., Saturday at the church. Entombment will be inResurrection Mausoleum in Peoria Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1315 Court St., Pekin, IL 61554 To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com
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