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Irene <I>Lafayette</I> Brown

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Irene Lafayette Brown

Birth
Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Death
5 Apr 2014 (aged 94)
Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.2473302, Longitude: -72.4203279
Memorial ID
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NOTE - Her birth & marriage record gives her name as "Abbie Irene Lafayette".

Her name on her gravestone appears as "Irene L. Brown"

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Information extracted from death notice & full obituary published in the Times Argus, April 7-8, 2014

MARSHFIELD - Irene LaFayette Brown, 94, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

Parents - Alton Luther and Florence Ruth (Bailaw) LaFayette.

Graduated - Plainfield High School, then attended Burlington Business College.

Married Urban A. Brown On April 21, 1944 in Plainfield.

She & her husband owned & operated a dairy farm
She was cook at Goddard College in Plainfield, worked for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and was a caregiver in Montpelier.

Hobbies included - bird-watching, flower gardening, her pets, playing pinochle, and poetry by Ima Kidder.

She is survived by her son, Bernard and her daughter Maria Jean and their families; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a niece and three nephews.

She was predeceased by her daughters Brenda Ruth Blair and Kay Ella Smith; a grandson; a brother, Alton Jerome LaFayette; and a sister, Florence Bridges.

Interment - Plainfield Center Cemetery

The Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home



NOTE - Her birth & marriage record gives her name as "Abbie Irene Lafayette".

Her name on her gravestone appears as "Irene L. Brown"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information extracted from death notice & full obituary published in the Times Argus, April 7-8, 2014

MARSHFIELD - Irene LaFayette Brown, 94, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

Parents - Alton Luther and Florence Ruth (Bailaw) LaFayette.

Graduated - Plainfield High School, then attended Burlington Business College.

Married Urban A. Brown On April 21, 1944 in Plainfield.

She & her husband owned & operated a dairy farm
She was cook at Goddard College in Plainfield, worked for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and was a caregiver in Montpelier.

Hobbies included - bird-watching, flower gardening, her pets, playing pinochle, and poetry by Ima Kidder.

She is survived by her son, Bernard and her daughter Maria Jean and their families; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a niece and three nephews.

She was predeceased by her daughters Brenda Ruth Blair and Kay Ella Smith; a grandson; a brother, Alton Jerome LaFayette; and a sister, Florence Bridges.

Interment - Plainfield Center Cemetery

The Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home





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  • Created by: LJG
  • Added: Apr 6, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127569210/irene-brown: accessed ), memorial page for Irene Lafayette Brown (17 Sep 1919–5 Apr 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127569210, citing Plainfield Center Cemetery, Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by LJG (contributor 46868640).