Brown, Mary Ann Pegram 1931-2016

BROWN, LUNDY PEGRAM, ACKELSON, HARRIS, GEIL, DRENNEN, SCHIMA

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Mary Ann Pegram Brown

17 Feb 1931
Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA
DEATH
7 May 2016 (aged 85)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
BURIAL
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Linn Township, Warren County, Iowa, USA
Show MapGPS-Latitude: 41.5008333, Longitude: -93.7302778
MEMORIAL ID
162415100 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 1

Added by Sharon Leonard

Mary Ann Brown, 85, passed on May 7, 2016, at Bright Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines.

Mary Ann was born in Indianola, Iowa, on February 17, 1931 to Paul and Marian (Lundy) Pegram. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1948.

She married Byron E. Brown and together they raised four children in the Cumming area. Upon her retirement from the US Department of Labor she and Byron enjoyed many years together, finally settling in Mission, Texas, until Byron's passing in 2014. Mary Ann then returned to Indianola and made many friends while living at Meadow Glen Terrace at Good Samaritan.

Mary Ann is survived by her three daughters, Elizabeth Ackelson of Des Moines, Barb (Larry) Harris of Pleasant Hill, and Judy (Bill) Geil of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; two sisters, K. Jane Drennen of West Hills, California, and Paula Sue (Larry) Schima of Clermont, Florida; four grandsons, nine great grandsons, and a tenth great grandchild on the way.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and beloved son, Bud.

A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Evangelical Free Church, Indianola, Iowa, or HCI Care Services.

Published in Des Moines Register from May 10 to May 15, 2016
Family Members
Parents

Paul Emerson Pegram
1898–1977

Marian Brand Lundy Pegram
1907–1996

Spouse

Byron Edgar "Brownie" Brown Sr
1927–2014

Children

Byron Edgar "Bud" Brown II
1957–1974 ~ Find A Grave.