Vera Brown

WYATT, Mo. -- Vera Jeff Brown, 90, of Wyatt died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo.

She was born July 3, 1911, in Tupelo, Miss., daughter of William and Leona Jones Houston. She and Wallace Brown were married Oct. 28, 1929. He died May 10, 1991.

Brown retired from Brown Shoe Co. in 1975. She was a member of Wyatt Baptist Church.

Survivors include five sons, Harold Brown of Wappapello, Mo., Larry Brown of Charleston, Mo., Justin and Mark Brown of East Prairie, Mo., Kevin Brown of Benton, Mo.; four daughters, June Leffler of Wyatt, Wanda Cogdill of East Prairie, Betty Carrington of Fredericktown, Mo., Connie Riley of Savannah, Tenn.; 24 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, two brothers, and two sisters.

Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Amos Dees officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery at Charleston.