Rosa Joan Brown, age 86, of Cottonwood Falls, died April 8, 2020, at Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center, Cottonwood Falls. The daughter of Ralph and Helen (Fisher) Thompson, Joan was born December 29, 1933, in Emporia. She graduated from Elmdale High School in 1951 and Kansas State Teachers College in 1953.
Joan married Wyatt Dean Brown on October 19, 1956, at Elmdale, and taught elementary school in Matfield Green before becoming a mother. She later worked in the Chase County Treasurers Office and was the school secretary at Chase County High School before retiring in 1996. Joan was an excellent pianist and took great pride in providing music for her family, church and the Senior Center. In addition to raising children and grandchildren, Joan and Dean raised miniature horses and sheep. Joan was a member of Elmdale United Methodist Church, PEO and the Falls Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Cottonwood Falls. Joan was so proud of her lifetime of friendships from her childhood, bridge clubs, “Friday Lunch Bunch” and Senior Center. She was so thankful for the outpouring of love and assistance during her illnesses.
She is survived by two sons, three granddaughters, and two sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a niece, Kathy Dennis.
Joan married Wyatt Dean Brown on October 19, 1956, at Elmdale, and taught elementary school in Matfield Green before becoming a mother. She later worked in the Chase County Treasurers Office and was the school secretary at Chase County High School before retiring in 1996. Joan was an excellent pianist and took great pride in providing music for her family, church and the Senior Center. In addition to raising children and grandchildren, Joan and Dean raised miniature horses and sheep. Joan was a member of Elmdale United Methodist Church, PEO and the Falls Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Cottonwood Falls. Joan was so proud of her lifetime of friendships from her childhood, bridge clubs, “Friday Lunch Bunch” and Senior Center. She was so thankful for the outpouring of love and assistance during her illnesses.
She is survived by two sons, three granddaughters, and two sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a niece, Kathy Dennis.
Rosa Joan Brown, age 86, of Cottonwood Falls, died April 8, 2020, at Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center, Cottonwood Falls. The daughter of Ralph and Helen (Fisher) Thompson, Joan was born December 29, 1933, in Emporia. She graduated from Elmdale High School in 1951 and Kansas State Teachers College in 1953.
Joan married Wyatt Dean Brown on October 19, 1956, at Elmdale, and taught elementary school in Matfield Green before becoming a mother. She later worked in the Chase County Treasurers Office and was the school secretary at Chase County High School before retiring in 1996. Joan was an excellent pianist and took great pride in providing music for her family, church and the Senior Center. In addition to raising children and grandchildren, Joan and Dean raised miniature horses and sheep. Joan was a member of Elmdale United Methodist Church, PEO and the Falls Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Cottonwood Falls. Joan was so proud of her lifetime of friendships from her childhood, bridge clubs, “Friday Lunch Bunch” and Senior Center. She was so thankful for the outpouring of love and assistance during her illnesses.
She is survived by two sons, three granddaughters, and two sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a niece, Kathy Dennis.
Joan married Wyatt Dean Brown on October 19, 1956, at Elmdale, and taught elementary school in Matfield Green before becoming a mother. She later worked in the Chase County Treasurers Office and was the school secretary at Chase County High School before retiring in 1996. Joan was an excellent pianist and took great pride in providing music for her family, church and the Senior Center. In addition to raising children and grandchildren, Joan and Dean raised miniature horses and sheep. Joan was a member of Elmdale United Methodist Church, PEO and the Falls Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Cottonwood Falls. Joan was so proud of her lifetime of friendships from her childhood, bridge clubs, “Friday Lunch Bunch” and Senior Center. She was so thankful for the outpouring of love and assistance during her illnesses.
She is survived by two sons, three granddaughters, and two sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a niece, Kathy Dennis.
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