Leona Lovey Brown

Leona Lovey Brown, 84, of Richwood died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at the
OSU Medical Center.
She was a homemaker and lifelong member of the Byhalia/York community.
She was a lifetime member of McKendree United Methodist Church and was
formerly active at Grace Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a
former member of the Navy Mothers Club, Richwood Civic Center and
Richwood Garden Club.
She was born Dec. 3, 1919, in Richwood to the late Elsworth and Mae E.
Rosebrook Laughrey and was predeceased by a daughter, Linda Duncan; a
sister, Bertha Cameron and four great-grandchildren. She married Ralph
Brown March 1, 1939, in Kenton and he died Aug. 21, 1983.
She is survived by three sons, Charles (Kathy) Brown of Willard, Ronald
E. (Gay) Brown of Julian Calif., and Steve (Becky) Brown of Richwood; a
daughter, Judy May (Lloyd) Collins of Montrose, Colo.; a son-in-law,
Dave Duncan of Raymond; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven
great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Starling (Clifford) Gibson
and Betty (Dick) Tevis of Richwood.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the York McKendree
United Methodist Church in York Center and burial will be at the York
Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the
Ballinger Funeral Home in Richwood.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home