Orpha Faye (Howard) Brown, 90 was born November 16, 1925 to Roy and Irene (Hoover) Howard in St. Francis, Kansas. She passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 in Wray, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015, 1:30 p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado with Pastor Jim Calhoun. Interment in the Clough Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Orpha Faye Brown was born to Roy and Irene Hoover Howard on November 16, 1925 at St. Francis, Kansas. She attended school at St. Francis.
Orpha married in July 1942. The couple had three daughters. Orpha was employed as a nurse aid for many years. She was Assistant Post Master in Atwood and was a matron at the women's prison in Colorado Springs. She was a member of BPW and The Christian Church in St. Francis. She was a chairperson for the Republican precinct in Rawlins, County Kansas. Orpha was a dedicated mother to her children. She sewed all their clothes and delighted in their accomplishments. She enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, reading, gardening, and playing cards. Orpha married Alvis Brown April 13, 1973 and spent her remaining years in Wray where most of her brothers and sisters lived.
Many mornings were spent at her mother's house where her brothers and sisters gathered for coffee.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Clarence, Merlin, and Don Howard, Sister Wanda Jacobson, husbands Eldon Eaks and Alvis Brown, grandson Michael Focke and step son Larry Brown.
She is survived by brother, and sister, and daughters, grandchildren, as well as 14 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held on November 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home. Internment was held at Clough Valley Cemetery following the service. Memorials can be made to Hillcrest Care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Yuma Pioneer November 2015.
Living Names Omitted Per Find a Grave.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015, 1:30 p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado with Pastor Jim Calhoun. Interment in the Clough Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Orpha Faye Brown was born to Roy and Irene Hoover Howard on November 16, 1925 at St. Francis, Kansas. She attended school at St. Francis.
Orpha married in July 1942. The couple had three daughters. Orpha was employed as a nurse aid for many years. She was Assistant Post Master in Atwood and was a matron at the women's prison in Colorado Springs. She was a member of BPW and The Christian Church in St. Francis. She was a chairperson for the Republican precinct in Rawlins, County Kansas. Orpha was a dedicated mother to her children. She sewed all their clothes and delighted in their accomplishments. She enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, reading, gardening, and playing cards. Orpha married Alvis Brown April 13, 1973 and spent her remaining years in Wray where most of her brothers and sisters lived.
Many mornings were spent at her mother's house where her brothers and sisters gathered for coffee.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Clarence, Merlin, and Don Howard, Sister Wanda Jacobson, husbands Eldon Eaks and Alvis Brown, grandson Michael Focke and step son Larry Brown.
She is survived by brother, and sister, and daughters, grandchildren, as well as 14 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held on November 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home. Internment was held at Clough Valley Cemetery following the service. Memorials can be made to Hillcrest Care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Yuma Pioneer November 2015.
Living Names Omitted Per Find a Grave.
Orpha Faye (Howard) Brown, 90 was born November 16, 1925 to Roy and Irene (Hoover) Howard in St. Francis, Kansas. She passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 in Wray, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015, 1:30 p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado with Pastor Jim Calhoun. Interment in the Clough Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Orpha Faye Brown was born to Roy and Irene Hoover Howard on November 16, 1925 at St. Francis, Kansas. She attended school at St. Francis.
Orpha married in July 1942. The couple had three daughters. Orpha was employed as a nurse aid for many years. She was Assistant Post Master in Atwood and was a matron at the women's prison in Colorado Springs. She was a member of BPW and The Christian Church in St. Francis. She was a chairperson for the Republican precinct in Rawlins, County Kansas. Orpha was a dedicated mother to her children. She sewed all their clothes and delighted in their accomplishments. She enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, reading, gardening, and playing cards. Orpha married Alvis Brown April 13, 1973 and spent her remaining years in Wray where most of her brothers and sisters lived.
Many mornings were spent at her mother's house where her brothers and sisters gathered for coffee.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Clarence, Merlin, and Don Howard, Sister Wanda Jacobson, husbands Eldon Eaks and Alvis Brown, grandson Michael Focke and step son Larry Brown.
She is survived by brother, and sister, and daughters, grandchildren, as well as 14 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held on November 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home. Internment was held at Clough Valley Cemetery following the service. Memorials can be made to Hillcrest Care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Yuma Pioneer November 2015.
Living Names Omitted Per Find a Grave.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015, 1:30 p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado with Pastor Jim Calhoun. Interment in the Clough Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Orpha Faye Brown was born to Roy and Irene Hoover Howard on November 16, 1925 at St. Francis, Kansas. She attended school at St. Francis.
Orpha married in July 1942. The couple had three daughters. Orpha was employed as a nurse aid for many years. She was Assistant Post Master in Atwood and was a matron at the women's prison in Colorado Springs. She was a member of BPW and The Christian Church in St. Francis. She was a chairperson for the Republican precinct in Rawlins, County Kansas. Orpha was a dedicated mother to her children. She sewed all their clothes and delighted in their accomplishments. She enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, reading, gardening, and playing cards. Orpha married Alvis Brown April 13, 1973 and spent her remaining years in Wray where most of her brothers and sisters lived.
Many mornings were spent at her mother's house where her brothers and sisters gathered for coffee.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Clarence, Merlin, and Don Howard, Sister Wanda Jacobson, husbands Eldon Eaks and Alvis Brown, grandson Michael Focke and step son Larry Brown.
She is survived by brother, and sister, and daughters, grandchildren, as well as 14 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held on November 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home. Internment was held at Clough Valley Cemetery following the service. Memorials can be made to Hillcrest Care Center or Child Evangelism Fellowship. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Yuma Pioneer November 2015.
Living Names Omitted Per Find a Grave.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
