Brown, Edith Seybold

BROWN, SEYBOLD

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 6/6/2014 at 13:44:41

Brown, Edith Seybold -
Funeral services for Edith S. Brown, age 98 of Corning, who died Thursday
July 19, 2007, at her daughter Arlene's home in Blair, Nebraska, were
held Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church
in Corning. Interment was held in the Brooks Cemetery. Memorials
can be directed to the United Methodist Church Organ Fund. Memories can be
shared with the family on our web page www.ritchiefuneralhome.com under
Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to Roland-Ritchie Funeral Home of
Corning.
Edith (Seybold) Brown, age 98, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at her daughter
Arlene's home in Blair, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Walter
and Minnie Seybold and was born July 1, 1909, at her maternal grandfather
Smith's farm south of Corning. After graduating from Corning High School
at the age of 15 years, she went to live with her aunt Ethel Morris in Greeley,
Colorado, and for two years attended Colorado State University. Later, Edith
took classes at Drake University.
She taught in Adams County Rural School, Jasper #4 and Lincoln #6, then in
the Carbon Elementary and finally 9 years as a 3rd grade teacher in the
new Corning Elementary Building. Edith served as a Girl's 4-H Leader. She was,
for several years, on the County Committee and finally was Adams County
Committee Chairman. (Over 20 years of service).
Edith joined the Corning Federated Church as a youth and after her marriage
to LeRoy V. Brown in 1931, she transferred to the Corning United Methodist Church.
She has been an active member of the United Methodist Women, serving as
Vice President, President and Secretary of the General UMW. Edith was also a circle
leader for several years. After their marriage on October 4, 1931, Edith and
LeRoy spent over 50 years on the Brown family farm, where they raised four daughters.
There was a huge garden, a large strawberry bed and many fruit trees. All the
produce not eaten right away, was either canned or frozen. The house and yard
were filled with many beautiful flowers.
She was an excellent seamstress and made most of the clothing for herself and her
four daughters. She taught all four girls to sew as well as she did.
Edith's poor eyesight has been a handicap the last few years. However, she has
crocheted and knit many Afghans so that her greatgrandchildren each would have
one for a wedding present and the great-great-grandbabies have a blanket for
their cribs.
Left to cherish Edith's memory are her daughters, Joyce Bergman and husband
John of Corning; Dorothy Haley of Lawton, Oklahoma; Charlotte Thomas of Corning;
and Arlene Sanford and husband James E. of Blair Nebraska. She also has 13
grandchildren; 30 greatgrandchildren; and 11 great great-grandchildren. There
are also several stepgrandchildren and step-greatgrandchildren; and two nieces,
Judith Sparks and Bonnie Morrow.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband LeRoy Brown on November 23,
1993; her parents; a sister Ethel Murphy; and three son-in-laws, James Haley, Vernon
Walter and Leslie Thomas.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday July 25, 2007