Verdenia "Pauline" Brown, 87, of Melrose, died at 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health.
She was born August 28, 1921, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Charles and Addie (Billington) Leonard. As a young girl, she attended schools in Chetopa.
On January 16, 1939, she and Gilbert A. Brown were married in Joplin, Missouri. The couple farmed most of their married lives in the Melrose area. He preceded her in death January 6, 1993.
Pauline was a lifetime member of the Melrose United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma where she was recognized as the oldest tribal princess and had served 25 years on the Grievance Committee.
SURVIVORS:
One Son – Gilbert L. "Pete" Brown Columbus, KS
One Grandson – Mike Brown
Two Granddaughters – Kari Casey & Mindy Kasten
Three Step-Grandsons – Rick McDonald, Mike McDonald & Terry McDonald Five Great-Grandchildren
A Host of Step-Great-Grandchildren & Step-Great-Great-Grandchildren
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by six brothers, two sisters, and one step-grandson, Jim McDonald, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, July 17, 2009, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Melrose United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Verdenia "Pauline" Brown, please visit our flower store.
She was born August 28, 1921, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Charles and Addie (Billington) Leonard. As a young girl, she attended schools in Chetopa.
On January 16, 1939, she and Gilbert A. Brown were married in Joplin, Missouri. The couple farmed most of their married lives in the Melrose area. He preceded her in death January 6, 1993.
Pauline was a lifetime member of the Melrose United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma where she was recognized as the oldest tribal princess and had served 25 years on the Grievance Committee.
SURVIVORS:
One Son – Gilbert L. "Pete" Brown Columbus, KS
One Grandson – Mike Brown
Two Granddaughters – Kari Casey & Mindy Kasten
Three Step-Grandsons – Rick McDonald, Mike McDonald & Terry McDonald Five Great-Grandchildren
A Host of Step-Great-Grandchildren & Step-Great-Great-Grandchildren
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by six brothers, two sisters, and one step-grandson, Jim McDonald, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, July 17, 2009, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Melrose United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Verdenia "Pauline" Brown, please visit our flower store.
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