INA MAE BROWN

Ina Mae Brown, 97, of Ash Grove passed away on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. She was born on Nov. 15, 1926, in Polk County, Missouri; the daughter of Sidney and Routh (Smith) Rowin.
On Nov. 2, 1942, she married Lloyd Brown, and together they shared over 41 years before he passed away in 1984.
A lifelong area resident, she spent 28 years working at St. John’s Hospital. She was a member of Pilgrims Rest Church for many years and later joined Eudora Baptist.
She is survived by her children: Marcella Carmichael, Marjorie Rhyne, David (Kay) Brown, Dale (Nancy) Brown, and Gail (Jerry) Steelman. She leaves behind 29 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; numerous great-great and great-great-great-grandchildren; along with many nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lloyd; grandchildren, Ellina Fitzgerald and Lloyd Eugene Henry; great-grandsons, Justin Woods and Eugene Wayne Henry; her brother, Raymond Rowin; her sister, Juanita Hayes; and sons-in-law, Larry Rhyne and Harry Carmichael.
Visitation and funeral services were held on Friday, Oct. 11, at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home in Ash Grove. Burial followed at Johns Chapel Cemetery in Ash Grove.
Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home in Ash Grove.
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