Betty Jean Brown

Betty Jean Brown, 89, of Van Wert, died at 3:41 PM Wednesday, at Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

Betty was born in Van Wert April 30, 1923, the daughter of the late T. Powell and Opal M. (Hepperd) Jones.

On November 26, 1942, she was united in marriage with Gus R. Brown, her husband of 69 years who survives her in Van Wert. She is also survived by one Son: Gary Powell (Gail) Brown of Kalamazoo, MI and one Daughter: Debra Jean (Charles) Davis of Van Wert. She is also survived by two Grandchildren: Lisa Ann (Christopher) Hayes of Oregon, WI, and Melissa A. (Steve) Krendl of Upper Arlington, OH., and two Great-Grandchildren: Ronan Powell Hayes of Oregon, WI, and Landon Krendl of Upper Arlington, OH.

Betty is a member of First United Methodist Church of Van Wert, Van Wert Order of the Eastern Star, the Alpha Delta Omega Sorority, and the Van Wert Garden Club. She was a graduate of Van Wert High School. During WWII she was employed by Federal Mogul and then as a bookkeeper by the Van Wert Montgomery Ward Store. Following the War Years she became a full time homemaker.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, May, 12, at Brickner Funeral Home with the Revs. Gus Christo-Baker and Paul Miller Officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery.

Friends may call at Brickner Funeral Home Friday, May 11, from 4 - 7 PM and 1 hour prior to services on Saturday. Order of the Eastern Star will hold a service at the funeral home at 7:00 PM Friday.

Preferred Memorials are Donations to the Food Pantry at First UM Church and to the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice.