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Submitted: 9/24/20 • Approved: 9/24/20 • Last Updated: 9/27/20 • R354223-G354222-S3
Alma G. Baker
July 30. 1913-December 18, 2009
Max W.
August 21, 1914-April 9, 1999
Married December 27, 1933
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Alma
STINNETT - Alma Gertrude Baker Brown, 96, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009.
Celebration of life services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Andrew McQueen officiating. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger.
Alma Gertrude Baker Brown, the family's matriarch, passed away peacefully from the caring arms of her family and caregivers into the loving arms of her heavenly Father and her devoted husband, Max Willard, on Dec. 18, 2009. Alma was born July 30, 1913, in Maysville, Okla. Alma graduated from Lefors High School, where she was a figured basketball player. She married her school sweetheart, Max, on Dec. 27, 1933, in Wheeler. They celebrated their 65th anniversary before Max passed away on April 9, 1999. Alma had resided in Stinnett, had been a member of First Baptist Church for 56 years and worked at Jim's Grocery for 32 years.
Alma and Max loved to spend their summers at their cabin in Lake City, Colo. They also traveled extensively, including visits to Alaska, Hawaii and Tennessee, among others.
She also was preceded in death by a son, Max Drew Brown; her parents, Andrew Baker and Birdie Grace Sargent Baker; and her sister and best friend, Alta Brown.
Survivors include a daughter, Kay Dozier and husband Bill and grandsons Lance and Dirk of Dallas; a daughter-in-law, Glenda Kay Witcher and husband Norman of Odessa and grandsons Rex Brown and wife Misty, Rip Brown and wife Rebecca, Ray Brown and wife Rachel and Reid Witcher; two great-grandchildren, Gwendolyn and Berkley Christian; two special nieces, Brenda Pospisil and husband Jimmie of Oklahoma City and Beverly Quisenberry and husband James of Plano; and numerous relatives and friends.
Alma also is survived by her very special family, Virginia Stowe and husband Tommy, who lovingly cared for her for the last five years of her life. Virginia was assisted by her daughter, Missy Jones, and husband Vernon and daughter Faith. For the last year, Virginia was supported by granddaughter Amy Kesner, who lovingly devoted many hours to Alma's care. The family also extends its gratitude to Hospice Care of the Southwest and to Deanya Lillard, Katti Shipley, Martha Johnson and the Rev. Darrell Burton for their dedication to our beloved matriarch.
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7.
The family suggests memorials be to the church or a favorite charity.
Casket bearers will be her grandsons, Lance and Dirk Dozier, Rex, Rip and Ray Brown, and Reid Witcher.
Leave online condolences at www.brownfuneraldirectors.net.
Published in the Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 20, 2009
*Max
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Max Willard Brown
Death Date: 9 Apr 1999
Death County: Dallas
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Max W. Brown
Last Residence: 79083 Stinnett, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 21 Aug 1914
Died: 9 Apr 1999
Max Willard Brown
STINNETT -- Max Willard Brown of Stinnett, born on Aug. 21, 1914, went to the Lord on April 9, 1999. Max leaves behind his beloved wife of 65 years, Alma Baker Brown; a daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Bill Dozier; a daughter-in-law and husband, Glenda Kay and Norman Witcher.
Max was preceded in death by his son, Max Drew Brown; his parents; seven brothers; and one sister. Max was born in Texline to William Louis Brown and Gertrude Garrett Brown. His family later moved to Lefors where Max attended Lefors High School. He retired from Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Company after 40 years.
Max was a kind and gentle man who saw good in every person and beauty in everything. Always an artist in his heart, he began oil painting in his 60s. Max was an avid gardner who enjoyed more than sharing the fruit of his labor with friends and neighbors. He loved to travel and his favorite destination was his cabin in Lake City, Colo., where he spent summers surrounded by family and friends.
Max's greatest joy was his six grandsons: Rex Brown and wife, Misty, of Lake Dallas, Rip Brown of Odessa, Ray Brown and his wife, Renee, of Midland, Lance and Dirk Dozier of Dallas and Reid Witcher of Midland.
He also leaves behind six great-grandchldren, Chelsea, Nathan, and Brittany Brown of Dallas, Charla and Macky Brown of Midland, and Samantha Dozier of Dallas. Also surviving are four nephews, five nieces, and sister-in-laws, Fern Brown of Amarillo, Wilma Brown of California. Especially dear to Max are Beverly and Jim Quisenberry of Plano and Brenda and Jimmie Pospisil of Woodward, daughters of his brother Bob, Aloha Bentley and a host of friends.
Services were held Monday at First Baptist Church in Stinnett with the Rev. Orville Rogers, pastor officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Casket bearers will be his grandsons, Rex Brown, Rip Brown, Ray Brown, Lance Dozier, Dirk Dozier and Reid Witcher.
(Published in Odessa American Online 13 April 1999)
Contributed on 9/24/20 by neldapat
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