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Emelda Brown Obituary
BROWN,
Emelda J.
(Age 79)
Passed away on February 3, 2011. Emelda J. (Smith) Brown was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 3, 1931, to Anaise Valcour and Emanuel Smith. She was the youngest of three children. She remained in New Orleans and attended grade school at Booker T. Washington and Macdonald 35 schools. She left her longtime friends and moved to California in 1949 to live with relatives where she finished high school and some college at the Vallejo High School and Vallejo Junior College. In 1950, she met Manuel Brown to whom she was happily married to for over 58 years until her passing. Emelda and family moved to Spokane in 1960 at the orders of the government where they lived for over 50 years with the exception of three years in Spain. She loved those years in Spain and learned to speak the language very well. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, fishing, painting, flower gardening, decorating and writing. Emelda became a member of Calvary Baptist Church in 1960 and remained a member until her death. She was also a member of many national and local committees and organizations; Spokane Chapter of the Links, Inc.; National Coalition of 100 Black Women; Avista Scholarship Fund Committee; National Writer's Guild and The National Library of Poetry for which she has published poetry. Emelda is survived by her husband, Manuel; two sons, Dwan and Timothy (Spokane, WA); son, Manuel III and daughter-in-law Rhonda (Issaquah, WA); daughter, Inez (Tampa, FL); sister, Yvonne Dupont (New Orleans, LA); 13 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one grandson-in-law, one granddaughter-in-law, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 11, 2011, from 3:00 P.M. till 7:30 P.M. at Ball & Dodd Funeral Home. A home-going service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, East 203 Third Avenue, Spokane, WA, 99202, on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at 10 A.M. Entombment Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
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Memories and Condolences
for Emelda Brown
Nez
February 7, 2012
Mom, It has been a year since your pain was taken away from you and were turned into an angel. We all miss you very much, but we also know how much pain you were in. I know you are watching over us and you visit us, because you did it while you were here and some how some way, you always knew when we needed you. Thank you for being my/our mother and we will see you in the by and by. Love you much, Ma...
Watts Family
February 6, 2012
What a wonderful lady to have come into our life, and share so much of her love among us. Mom will be missed but the memories she left within our family will remain in our hearts forever. We Love You DAD
February 6, 2012
I have known Melda since 1976 and we've been backyard friends since the day we met. There isn't a day goes by that I don't think about her and miss her. (she was my casino buddy, too). More than that she was a wonderful person, giving, caring, sharing, always ready to visit and lisiten, everything you could ask for in a friend. Our faith tells us that we will meet again and that is a wonderful feeling, but on earth right now there is still the emptiness and for you, Manuel, I pray daily that it will lessen. Good is love and He loves you and your children. Continue to trust in Him Doris Abrahamson Spokane, Washington
Bonnie Longino
February 5, 2012
Mother, who has touched my heart from the very first time we met. You were a very precious person. I'm very thankful to God that he sent you our way. We love you.
Linda Brown
February 4, 2012
To have known her was to "love" her. She will be missed so much with me since I am her cousin/niece. Uncle, may all your days be with great memory of Tee and may you live long and live strong.
We love you,
Linda & Charlie Brown, Vallejo, CA
February 4, 2012
February 03, 2012
To Emelda, on this the Anniversary of your Homegoing, God said, I LOVE YOU. GOD has said it in a thousand ways. He CREATED you. He taken care of YOU- even when you didn't know it. He was showing LOVE to you. God has said over and over to you, I LOVE YOU.
GOD CARES, CARES RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL. JAMES 5:1
Ouli'Love Wilcher, your cousin, save a seat for me, but not yet.
Manuel Brown
March 18, 2011
My wife,Emelda
Love...bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends, 1 Corinthians 13:7-8.
What a truckload of responsibility and potential for pain we take when we love another human being: all the dangers of misunderstanding, of betrayal, of indifference,and ultimately of loss. To more than balance those dangers, I feel the possibility of life made rich through shared experiences with one another--of physical and spiritual warmth and communion, of enriched understanding and common achievement, of a stay against loneliness and isolation.
Most of us have no trouble opting for love. But then, to have invested so much of our life"s energy in the life of a loved one--for 58 plus years and then to find that loved one gone! Is it any wonder we are, for a time laid low?
But the love we have shared helps form the strength to deal with loss. The hope and joy we have known helps me believe in the possibility of hope and joy again. And the intensity of grief (which will moderate, though I may find that hard to believe) mirrors the intensity of shared love, which will continue to beam through my life, to illumine and nourish all that we have done and are.
Love never ends, Never
Your Loving Husband, Manuel
Loni Chubb
March 8, 2011
I met Mr. and Mrs. Brown in 2002. I have spoken to them several years by phone before personally meeting them. They treated me with open arms and was very polite and most definately down to earth. Mr. Brown was always a quiet man, but when you got on the right topic oh he was so in the spotlight lol. I enjoyed being around them and my goodness all the crab apple jelly Mrs. Brown made from scratch!! This woman can cook for those of you that dont know and bake incredibly. They were very blessed to have met each other and spend the amount of years they had together. Mrs. Brown was fortunate enough to stay home and raise her children and be a great home maker for all the years i believe that she was married to Mr.Brown, now days it has become difficult for woman to do so. She had a great provider. These two are beautiful people inside and out, and Mrs. Brown will truly be missed by many and will reunite with her husband and family one day. God bless!!! Loni, Sani,D-Lo Chubb
Andrea (Hill) Spriggs
February 11, 2011
When I think of Mama Brown what comes to mind is "vituous woman". She always had an encouraging word, arms of love, open home and I will never forget Sunday dinners and gumbo! Every Sunday the Brown's would pick me up for church when my mom was working. They treated me as family. She was my mother's closest and dearest friend. She will be truly, truly missed. There aren't any words that I can find to express the love and gratitude I have for her. I thank God of the hope of seeing her again in Heaven. The Hill and Spriggs family prays that the precious Holy Spirit will be with you and comfort you during this time.
Reginald, Linda, Seraiah, Jessica, Georgia & Kelaiah Reed
Reginald & Linda Reed
February 11, 2011
Mama Brown will surely be missed! She and Deacon Brown took our family under their wings in 1981 when we arrive in
Spokane at Fairchild AFB. Their family was our 1st family away from home and treated us as such. We are forever grateful to be a part of their lives. She taught us a lot about marriage duties, cooking, and raising our children. Those family gatherings will never be forgotten. We love and appreciate the Browns. Mama Brown, we know that you are resting with the father. Your light will continue to shine in our lives. God Bless the Brown family. Gone but not forgotten! So many memories, we shall cherish.
February 10, 2011
auntie emelda you will be miss i love you auntie and my prayers go out to the rest of the family love you all,
your neice Sheilla (Vallejo Ca
Deb Pritzl
February 9, 2011
What a great lady she was. She always made everyone she met feel like they were family.
Coryann Hanson
February 9, 2011
I am so thankful to have known Mrs. Brown & her family. She was the sweetest lady. She treated everbody like family, and made you feel welcome. How fortunate are we, to have her looking over us. She will truly be missed.
Alice Mastin
February 9, 2011
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Tina Gee
February 9, 2011
May God Bless and keep you during this time of loss. I remember Sister Brown to be a wonderful lady who took me under her wings when I moved to
Spokane. She treated me like I was her daughter. I will miss her. God Bless you and find peace in knowing that she is in a better place. Tina Gee
Jacqueline Jackson
February 9, 2011
May God's loving arms comfort you in your time of sorrow. A beautiful angel has accepted God's invitation to come home. Her loving spirit will always remain within our hearts (especially mine) and she will surely be missed. We love you, God Bless you and know that you are in our prayers.
Jacqueline Jackson & family
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