Catherine R. Brown

Mrs. Catherine R. Brown Mrs. Catherine R. Brown, 87, of Bartlesville, died on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at her home in Bartlesville following a several month illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Joe Fowler of the First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Casket escorts will be Mrs. Brown’s grandsons and will include Chris Brown, Jason Brown, Kirk Brown, Jeff Brown, Evan Owen, Jared Owen, Bobby Brown and Michael Woodard. The Brown family will receive guests for visitation at the Stumpff Funeral Home on Monday evening from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. Mrs. Brown was born on November 24, 1924 at Statesboro, Georgia to Thomas Watson Rowse and Alba (Lee) Rowse. She grew up and received her education at Statesboro and graduated from high school there. She then attended Georgia Southern Teacher’s College at Statesboro (now Georgia Southern University) where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Education. She was married to William Paul Brown on September 23, 1944 at Statesboro. Following Mr. Brown’s return from service in World War II, they made their home in various locations coast to coast during his career with the U.S. Air Force. They moved to Tulsa in 1953, to Kansas City (Overland Park) in 1974 and then established their home in Bartlesville in 1970. Mrs. Brown was employed with Phillips Petroleum Company in Kansas City and then transferred to Bartlesville with the Credit Card Division in 1970 where she was a credit analyst supervisor until her retirement in 1983. Mr. and Mrs. Brown enjoyed traveling and taking cruises. Mr. Brown preceded her in death in July 1990 and Mrs. Brown continued traveling and organizing group trips. She was active in Bridge groups in Bartlesville and Dewey and loved to grow flowers and vegetables. She was also an excellent cook, loved to boat and fish and was a loving dedicated mother and grandmother to her family. While her children were growing up she organized trips to the beach every summer. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Bartlesville since 1970. Mrs. Brown is survived by four children, William P. Brown Jr. and wife Gloria of Olathe, Kansas, Betty Owen of Olathe, Kansas, Robert L. Brown and wife Ruth of Syracuse, New York, and Judy Woodard of Broken Arrow, Okla., nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, four nephews and one niece. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and two brothers, both in infancy. PDF Printable Version

Catherine R. Brown

November 24, 1924 - June 7, 2012