Funeral services for Mary Brown, 88, of Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at North Monroe Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until the time of service at the church.
Mary was born March 10, 1933 in Crowville, LA and passed away August 27, 2021 in Monroe, LA. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Myles McDuffie and Louise Eleonar McClendon McDuffie; stepmother, Mattie H. McDuffie; husband, Charles L. Brown; and brother, Myles H. McDuffie.
Mary is survived by her three children, Cheryl B. Garvin and husband Randall, Jeff L. Brown and Cynthia B. Stepp and husband Kerry; grandchildren, Todd Garvin and wife Jayme, Jay Garvin and wife Lesley, Andrew Stepp and wife Kaity, and Gunner Stepp; nine great-grandchildren, Karoline, Aulds, Georgia Kate, Rand, Hunt, Noah, Cecilia, and Behr Garvin, and Charlotte Stepp; sister, Ann M. Johnson and husband Buddy; and brother, George C. McDuffie and wife Rosalie.
Mary began her career as a Registered Nurse at the VA Hospital in Alexandria, LA. She later left to join the United States Air Force where she served two years as a 1st Lt in the USAF Nurse Corp., stationed at USAF Hospital in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. She later worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, the Ouachita Parish Health Unit and finally North Monroe Medical Center, retiring in 1998. Mary enjoyed bicycling, swimming, reading, cooking, crocheting, and singing in the choir at North Monroe Baptist and on her days off she loved taking care of her grandkids.
Pallbearers will be Eddie Mahoney, David McDuffie, Todd Garvin, Jay Garvin, Andrew Stepp and Gunner Stepp.
Memorials may be made to North Monroe Baptist Church or the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Monroe, LA