WALNUT COVE, NC ~ Ruth Virginia Payne Brown, 83, passed away Friday afternoon, July 12, 2019, at Walnut Cove Health & Rehab Center.
She was born on September 19, 1935, in Crawford County, Illinois, to the late Gerald and Eunice Seall Payne.
She was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Ruth served her country proudly in the US Army as a nurse from 1954 until 1963. She enjoyed keeping and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth loved to travel, but most of all loved spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Chester “Red” Brown; two twin great-grandchildren: Bentlee and Braxton Tuyen Chau; and one brother, Fred Payne.
Ruth is survived by her four children: Ernie Brown (Sharon), Ginger East (Phillip), Chester Brown Jr. (Kim), and Cary Brown (Wendy); eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters: Janet Puffer and Vivian Jones; a special friend, Dawn; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a 7:00 pm Memorial Service held on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church with Pastor Rickey Hughes officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 pm till 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trellis Hospice Support, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103.
Burroughs Funeral Home of Walnut Cove is serving the Brown family.
(Forbis & Dick Funeral Service)
She was born on September 19, 1935, in Crawford County, Illinois, to the late Gerald and Eunice Seall Payne.
She was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Ruth served her country proudly in the US Army as a nurse from 1954 until 1963. She enjoyed keeping and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth loved to travel, but most of all loved spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Chester “Red” Brown; two twin great-grandchildren: Bentlee and Braxton Tuyen Chau; and one brother, Fred Payne.
Ruth is survived by her four children: Ernie Brown (Sharon), Ginger East (Phillip), Chester Brown Jr. (Kim), and Cary Brown (Wendy); eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters: Janet Puffer and Vivian Jones; a special friend, Dawn; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a 7:00 pm Memorial Service held on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church with Pastor Rickey Hughes officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 pm till 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trellis Hospice Support, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103.
Burroughs Funeral Home of Walnut Cove is serving the Brown family.
(Forbis & Dick Funeral Service)
WALNUT COVE, NC ~ Ruth Virginia Payne Brown, 83, passed away Friday afternoon, July 12, 2019, at Walnut Cove Health & Rehab Center.
She was born on September 19, 1935, in Crawford County, Illinois, to the late Gerald and Eunice Seall Payne.
She was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Ruth served her country proudly in the US Army as a nurse from 1954 until 1963. She enjoyed keeping and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth loved to travel, but most of all loved spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Chester “Red” Brown; two twin great-grandchildren: Bentlee and Braxton Tuyen Chau; and one brother, Fred Payne.
Ruth is survived by her four children: Ernie Brown (Sharon), Ginger East (Phillip), Chester Brown Jr. (Kim), and Cary Brown (Wendy); eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters: Janet Puffer and Vivian Jones; a special friend, Dawn; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a 7:00 pm Memorial Service held on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church with Pastor Rickey Hughes officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 pm till 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trellis Hospice Support, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103.
Burroughs Funeral Home of Walnut Cove is serving the Brown family.
(Forbis & Dick Funeral Service)
She was born on September 19, 1935, in Crawford County, Illinois, to the late Gerald and Eunice Seall Payne.
She was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Ruth served her country proudly in the US Army as a nurse from 1954 until 1963. She enjoyed keeping and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruth loved to travel, but most of all loved spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Chester “Red” Brown; two twin great-grandchildren: Bentlee and Braxton Tuyen Chau; and one brother, Fred Payne.
Ruth is survived by her four children: Ernie Brown (Sharon), Ginger East (Phillip), Chester Brown Jr. (Kim), and Cary Brown (Wendy); eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters: Janet Puffer and Vivian Jones; a special friend, Dawn; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a 7:00 pm Memorial Service held on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church with Pastor Rickey Hughes officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 pm till 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Brook Haven Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trellis Hospice Support, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103.
Burroughs Funeral Home of Walnut Cove is serving the Brown family.
(Forbis & Dick Funeral Service)
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