Betty Jo Brown

Betty Jo Brown passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010, at her home in Reserve, NM.
She was born near Pep, NM, in her grandmothers living room on May 17, 1935, the first of 10 children to Clem and Annie Swann. She married Dwight Brown on July 10, 1952. They raised their children in Colorado and eventually moved back to New Mexico. They have been long time residents of the Gila Area, living in the Mimbres, Gila Hot Springs, Cliff and retired in Reserve. She devoted her life to God and her family, known to be a great cook, loving wife and doting mother and grandmother. She also enjoyed doing crafts, especially plastic canvas. She is loved and will be missed.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband of 58 years, Dwight; son, Stephen Brown and his wife, Jeanne of Albuquerque; son, Danny Brown and his wife, Julie, and their children, Cody Brown, Shae Ray and husband, Aric, Carly Morales and husband, Junior from the Silver City area; daughter, Cheryl Uzueta and husband, Tim, of Reserve, NM, and their daughters, Tanya and Katie Uzueta, of Albeqquerque; son, Joshua Brown of Reserve, and his sons, Isaac and Dominique Brown of Ruidoso, NM. Also surviving are 10 great grand-children, Justin and Kaylee Anderson; Audrie Ray; Isaiah, Mathew, Jake, Alyssa, Jeremiah Morales, Esperanza Rael, Isaiah Maynes; her brother, Alvin Swann and his wife, Thelma of Clovis, NM; her sisters, Doris Pijanowski of Bosier City, LA; Evie Thornton and her husband, Roy; Marlene Gibson and brother, Paul Swann all from the Clovis area.
Preceding Mrs. Brown in death are her parents; her daughter, Linda Kay Brown; her sisters, Peggy Mcherson, Venoy Price, Loretta Dudley and Eva Gillian.
A memorial will be held at Danny and Julie's home in Silver City at 2:00 pm on July 10, 2010.