Maria Elizabeth Broadus Brown was born in Orange County, Virginia on September 20, 1925 and passed away on January 25 at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia. She leaves to mourn her memory her only son, Lyle Keith Brown, and her niece, Evelyn Madden, whom she raised as her daughter; Evelyn’s family: husband Thomas, III; sons Galen Spangler, Anthony and Thomas Madden, IV; daughter Elisabeth Madden; grandchildren Cameron, Alex, and Kaya Spangler; Lily, Alexa and Thomas Madden, V; one brother-in-law, Forrest Tinsley; one sister-in-law, Gladys Broadus; a treasured niece, Joyce Pollard; and a cluster of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents, Willis McKinley Broadus and Earnestine Broadus, Maria was preceded in death by her husband Dorsey Brown, grandson, Yuri Spangler, and eight siblings (three brothers: Berline T. Broadus, Edward Leroy Broadus and Willis Leslie Broadus; five sisters: Anise Ford, Mildred Dixon, Mary Lou Pollard, Lillian Dorsey and Willard Tinsley).
Maria was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lignum, Virginia. She was the family matriarch with an astounding memory. Before her eyesight began to wane, she was an avid reader, enjoyed tending flowers, collecting butterflies, experimenting with recipes, watching cooking shows and 60 Minutes. During her most senior years, chatting with family members and friends on the telephone was a soothing method of visitation. Maria was educated in Culpeper County schools and worked as a domestic and later a laundress at the Fredericksburg Nursing Home.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Johnson Funeral Home, Locust Grove, Virginia, with the Rev. Frank D. Lewis officiating.
Interment will immediately follow the service at Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Donations in memory of Maria may be made to the Breast Cancer Fund c/o Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, 1001 Sam Perry Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
In addition to her parents, Willis McKinley Broadus and Earnestine Broadus, Maria was preceded in death by her husband Dorsey Brown, grandson, Yuri Spangler, and eight siblings (three brothers: Berline T. Broadus, Edward Leroy Broadus and Willis Leslie Broadus; five sisters: Anise Ford, Mildred Dixon, Mary Lou Pollard, Lillian Dorsey and Willard Tinsley).
Maria was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lignum, Virginia. She was the family matriarch with an astounding memory. Before her eyesight began to wane, she was an avid reader, enjoyed tending flowers, collecting butterflies, experimenting with recipes, watching cooking shows and 60 Minutes. During her most senior years, chatting with family members and friends on the telephone was a soothing method of visitation. Maria was educated in Culpeper County schools and worked as a domestic and later a laundress at the Fredericksburg Nursing Home.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Johnson Funeral Home, Locust Grove, Virginia, with the Rev. Frank D. Lewis officiating.
Interment will immediately follow the service at Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Donations in memory of Maria may be made to the Breast Cancer Fund c/o Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, 1001 Sam Perry Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
Maria Elizabeth Broadus Brown was born in Orange County, Virginia on September 20, 1925 and passed away on January 25 at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia. She leaves to mourn her memory her only son, Lyle Keith Brown, and her niece, Evelyn Madden, whom she raised as her daughter; Evelyn’s family: husband Thomas, III; sons Galen Spangler, Anthony and Thomas Madden, IV; daughter Elisabeth Madden; grandchildren Cameron, Alex, and Kaya Spangler; Lily, Alexa and Thomas Madden, V; one brother-in-law, Forrest Tinsley; one sister-in-law, Gladys Broadus; a treasured niece, Joyce Pollard; and a cluster of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents, Willis McKinley Broadus and Earnestine Broadus, Maria was preceded in death by her husband Dorsey Brown, grandson, Yuri Spangler, and eight siblings (three brothers: Berline T. Broadus, Edward Leroy Broadus and Willis Leslie Broadus; five sisters: Anise Ford, Mildred Dixon, Mary Lou Pollard, Lillian Dorsey and Willard Tinsley).
Maria was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lignum, Virginia. She was the family matriarch with an astounding memory. Before her eyesight began to wane, she was an avid reader, enjoyed tending flowers, collecting butterflies, experimenting with recipes, watching cooking shows and 60 Minutes. During her most senior years, chatting with family members and friends on the telephone was a soothing method of visitation. Maria was educated in Culpeper County schools and worked as a domestic and later a laundress at the Fredericksburg Nursing Home.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Johnson Funeral Home, Locust Grove, Virginia, with the Rev. Frank D. Lewis officiating.
Interment will immediately follow the service at Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Donations in memory of Maria may be made to the Breast Cancer Fund c/o Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, 1001 Sam Perry Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
In addition to her parents, Willis McKinley Broadus and Earnestine Broadus, Maria was preceded in death by her husband Dorsey Brown, grandson, Yuri Spangler, and eight siblings (three brothers: Berline T. Broadus, Edward Leroy Broadus and Willis Leslie Broadus; five sisters: Anise Ford, Mildred Dixon, Mary Lou Pollard, Lillian Dorsey and Willard Tinsley).
Maria was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lignum, Virginia. She was the family matriarch with an astounding memory. Before her eyesight began to wane, she was an avid reader, enjoyed tending flowers, collecting butterflies, experimenting with recipes, watching cooking shows and 60 Minutes. During her most senior years, chatting with family members and friends on the telephone was a soothing method of visitation. Maria was educated in Culpeper County schools and worked as a domestic and later a laundress at the Fredericksburg Nursing Home.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Johnson Funeral Home, Locust Grove, Virginia, with the Rev. Frank D. Lewis officiating.
Interment will immediately follow the service at Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Donations in memory of Maria may be made to the Breast Cancer Fund c/o Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, 1001 Sam Perry Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
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