Obituaries:  Mrs. Minnie Hall Brown, Sabine Parish       B-650
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 27, 1987
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Minnie Hall Brown

  Services for Mrs. Minnie Hall Brown, widow of the late Wiley
Bush Brown Jr., were held on Monday, August 24, at 11:30 a.m., in
the Chapel of Osborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Nolan Logan, pastor
of the Christian Center, officiated. Burial was at Forest Park.

  Mrs. Brown died on Saturday evening, Aug. 22, 1987, after a long
illness. At the time of her death, she was a resident of Live
Oak, a Multi-Faith Retirement Center. She was born and raised in
Sabine Parish, close to the little community of Mitchell. Upon
her graduation from Oak Grove High School, she moved to
Shreveport.

  She was a founding staff member of Home Federal Savings and
Loan, in the mid 1920's, but most of her career was as office
manager for the late Reverend Jack T. Moore. The last ten years
of her career were spent as manager of Plantation Park Apartments
in Bossier City. She retired 12 years ago, at the age of 70. Her
career also included a proficiency in gardening, and for many
years, she served as Mid-South Editor of Flower and Garden
Magazine. She served for two years as national treasurer of the
Garden Writers' Association of America, an organization in which
she maintained her membership, until her death.

  She was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church, and until her
illness, was active in the Ruth Sunday School Class. At Live Oak,
where she lived for more than five years, she served as treasurer
of the Resident's Council, and as Wildflower Chairman for that
organization.

  She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Winona and
Hugh Ward of Shreveport, and Betty and Paul Clay Jr., of Colorado
Springs. She is also survived by one sister, Ruby Hall Nicholson
of Shreveport; seven grandchildren; one great granddaughter, and
several nieces and nephews.

  Pallbearers were Fletcher Ward, Mitchell Clay, Paul Clay III,
Herman Williamson Jr., Alan James, and George Sirven.

  The family suggests that anyone wishing to make a memorial
contribution, please consider either Live Oak, at 500 E. Flornoy
Lucas Road, Shreveport, 71115, or Mexican Indian Missionary
Training Center, c/o Dr. John Hall, 625 Market St., 71101.