Mary Elizabeth Brown

Cheyenne Star

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Mary Elizabeth Brown, pioneer resident of the Durham community, died November 10, 1954 at Shattuck following a brief illness.

She was born April 17, 1883, at Forrestburg, Texas. On December 24, 1902, she was married to Clarence A. Brown at Cordell, Oklahoma.

She was a long time member of the Catholic church at Cheyenne.

They moved to the Durham community in 1904 and homesteaded north of Crawford where they lived until five years ago when they moved south of Durham.

Survivors are her husband, Clarence A. Brown, Durham; one daughter, Mrs. Winnie Sibley, Fritch, Texas; four sons, Hugh A. of Borger, Texas; Michael B. of Grand Junction, Colorado; Jim A. of Durham; C.A. Jr. of Goldsmith, Texas; two brothers, W.L. Younger, Oklahoma City; Bob Younger, Snyder, Texas; and six sisters, Mrs. Lela Griffin, Gainesville, Texas; Mrs. Julia Brown of Norwalk, California; Mrs. Callie Boren, Wellington, California; Mrs. Rosie Smith of Pineville, Louisiana; Mrs. Della White of Houston, Texas; Mrs. Margaret Bosley of Odessa, Texas.

Thirteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren also survive.

Services were in the Canute cemetery, Canute, Beckham County, Oklahoma with Scroggins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.