Dallas Eugene Dunlap Brown

Dallas Eugene Dunlap Brown, 97 PORTLAND -- Dallas E. Brown, of Portland, departed from this life on March 2, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Dunlap and Maud Lisbeth Martin Dunlap and beloved wife of the late Edward Paul Brown. Dallas was born on April 29, 1911, in Orono. She attended schools in Bangor, graduating from Bangor High School. Dallas continued her education, taking courses related to public speaking, elocution and counseling. Dallas was a social worker and dedicated and long term employee of The Travelers' Aid Agency in Portland, and later The Southern Maine Area on Aging. She retired three times with the third and final time occurring when she was in her late 80s, working as a social worker, counseling the elderly. Dallas lived at Seaside Nursing Home for the last four years where, she continued using her skills, stayed connected and positively impacted many lives, only giving up her fashionable high heels in the last few years. Dallas leaves a daughter, Denise (Brown) Brown; grandchildren, Andrea Brown, Kim Dixon and husband James, Scott Brown and wife Pamela, Mark Brown and wife Jennifer and Paige Waters and husband Charles; great-grandchildren, Meagan Brown Johnson and Isabelle Brown Gleason, Kyle and Jamie Dixon, Sammy and Chloe Brown, Cameron, Nolan, Tyler and Margaret Brown, and Gabrielle and Alexandra Waters; daughter-in-law, Barbara (Shaw) Brown; as well as nieces, nephews and their children. She is predeceased by her son, Wayne A. Brown; and son-in-law, Thomas J. Brown. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Besides her parents and son, Dallas is predeceased by her brother Ledyard and sister Blanche. The Brown family wishes to extend their heartfelt appreciation to the Staff of Seaside Nursing Home and Beacon Hospice for their loving care and compassion. Visiting hours will be Friday, March 6, 2009, from 3 to 4 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland. The Rev. Deborah Davis-Johnson of Immanuel Baptist Church will be officiating. Burial will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Southern Maine Area on Aging 136 U.S. Route 1 Scarborough, Maine 04074 Dallas Eugene Dunlap Brown Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home & Cremation Service 775-3763