BROWN, Mary Ann / Mary Christiana 1909 - 1993

BROWN, SCHAFER, GILBERT, WELLS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, June 2, 1993
Page 12, Columns 2 and 3

Mary C. BROWN

Mary C. "Mary Ann" BROWN, 83, 105 E. Madison Ave., died at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 1993, at Jefferson County Hospital.

The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Raymond Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Gates officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to First Christian Church and the Antioch Church.

Mrs. BROWN was born Dec. 11, 1909, in Fairfield, the daughter of John L. and Anna D. SCHAFER GILBERT. She graduated from Fairfield High School and attended Parsons College and Northeast Missouri State Teachers College at Kirksville. She taught for 10 years and later worked in offices at Jefferson County Courthouse, Parsons College and Ideal Concrete. She married Ralph M. BROWN on July 26, 1942. He died Dec. 6, 1985. She was a member of First Christian Church; Chapter HA, PEO; William Henry Coop Questers; Cleo Chapter, Order of Esatern (sic) Star; Fairfield Women's Club; and the Farm Bureau Center Township Homemaker.

Surviving are a brother, John T. GILBERT of Des Moines; two nieces and a nephew.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, June 25, 1993
Page 8, Column 5

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
PROBATE NO. P414_-____ (numbers unreadable)

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JEFFERSON COUNTY

IN THE ESTATE OF MARY ANN BROWN A/K/A MARY CHRISTIANA BROWN, DECEASED:

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARY ANN BROWN, A/K/A MARY CHRISTIANA BROWN, DEDEASED, WHO DIED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 1, 1993:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 193, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MARY ANN BROWN A/K/A MARY CHRISTIANA BROWN, DECEASED, BEARING DATE OF THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 19__ (1990?) WAS ADMITTED TO PROBATE IN THE ABOVE NAMED COURT AND THAT THOMAS LEE GILBERT, MARTHA ANN WELLS & LAURA SUE GILBERT WAS APPOINTED EXECUTOR OF SAID ESTATE. ANY ACTION TO SET ASIDE SAID WILL MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SAID COUNTY WITHIN THE LATER TO OCCUR OF FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE SECOND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR ONE MONTH FROM DATE OF MAILING OF THIS NOTICE TO ALL HEIRS OF THE DECEDENT AND DEVISEES UNDER THE WILL WHOSE IDENTITIES ARE RESONABLY ASCERTAINABLE, OR THEREAFTER BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO SAID ESTATE ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO THE UNDERSIGNED, AND CREDITORS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST SAID ESTATE SHALL FILE THEM WITH THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE NAMED DISTRICT COURT, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, DULY AUTHENTICATED, FOR ALLOWANCE; AND UNLESS SO FILED BY THE LATER TO OCCUR OF FOUR MONTHS FROM THE SECOND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE OF MAILING OF THIS NOTICE (UNLESS OTHERWISE ALLOWED OR PAID) A CLAIM IS THEREAFTER BE FOREVER BARRED.

DATED THIS 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 1993.

THOMAS LEE GILBERT, LAURA SUE GILBERT & MARTHA ANN WELLS
EXECUTOR OF ESTATE
1300 WOODLAND AVE. #405
DES MOINES, IOWA
4626 N. O'CONNOR CT.
IRVING, TX 75062
8100 W. 16TH ST.
N. MUSKOGEE, OK 74401

GREGG PIEPER
ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTOR
P.O. BOX 170
FAIRFIELD, IA. 52556
DATE OF SECOND PUBLICATION
2ND DAY OF JULY, 1993.
June 26; July 2, 1993

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Note: Buried in Lot 3rd.126½ with husband Ralph.