BROWN, Doris May (Horr) 1915-2014

BROWN, HORR, WALLBAUM

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/30/2014 at 11:36:16

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FLOYD, IOWA - Doris Brown, 99, of Mineola, Texas, formerly of Floyd, Iowa, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Wood Memorial Nursing Home in Mineola, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd, with Pastor Martha Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery at Floyd.

Visitation will be at the church an hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be directed to Grace United Methodist Church, 701 First Ave., Floyd, IA 50435.

Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 30 DEC 2014
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Doris Brown
Date Of Birth: November 5, 1915
Date Of Death: December 27, 2014
Service Date: 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2015
Grace United Methodist Church
Floyd, Iowa

Doris Brown, 99, of Mineola, Tex., formerly of Floyd, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Wood Memorial Nursing Home in Mineola, Tex.

Funeral services for Doris Brown will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd. Pastor Martha Bennett will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery at Floyd.

Visitation will be at the church an hour prior to the service.

Doris May Horr Brown was born November 5, 1915, at Panora, the daughter of Roy and Laura (Wallbaum) Horr. She graduated from Floyd High School in 1934.

In 1935 she was united in marriage to Ralph Brown at Chicago. They moved to Floyd where Doris helped her husband in the first years of his sawmill business. She also worked at Oliver/White Farm Equipment Company and at Workman Quarry later Heckman-Reynolds Aggregate and Grading in Floyd where she drove truck. For 19 years she drove school bus for the Floyd and Charles City schools until her arthritis became too debilitating.

In retirement she and Ralph visited family and friends in Minnesota, Arizona and Texas using their travel trailer. Family was always important to both her and Ralph and they enjoyed many happy moments with their grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Living family members include three daughters, Marjorie (Darrell) Sisson, Colleen (Martin) Nuncio and Joan Thomas; eight grandchildren, Laurie and Joe Sisson, Lisa Sammlar, Kevin Ostrander, Mark Ostrander, Lynn (Mark) Dunn; Jeff (Deb) McKenzie, Denise (Craig) Huffman; seven great grandchildren, Megan, Amanda, Adam, Mike, Heather, Ian and Evan; eight great great grandchildren, Taryn, Jocelyn, Maverick, Georgia, Gabriel, Scarlet, Leah and Elise; a sister, Marie Pyle; a niece, Carol (Steve) Egan; and nephews, Jerry (Anne) Pyle and Doug (Marie) Pyle.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Ralph on April 20, 1990.

Memorials may be directed to Grace United Methodist Church, 701 1st Avenue, Floyd, IA 50435.

Source: Hauser Funeral Home website