Gwenda Brown

Gwenda Brown passed away on February 16th, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones at Scripps Prebys Hospital after courageously battling cancer for two years. Her funeral service will be held Thursday, March 13th, 2025, at Shadow Mountain Community Church,

Gwenda was born January 8th, 1948, in Elk City, Oklahoma to Jerry and Glen Spencer, and they moved to San Diego when Gwenda was three years old. She was very close to her two sisters, Sharon and Laurie, and she loved them dearly. Gwenda attended Crawford High School. In April 1963 she married her soulmate, Arthur (Archie) Brown. They raised one son and six daughters, and they fostered two young children. Gwenda enjoyed working in customer service, but her true passion was being a mother. She found so much joy in spending time with her children and grandchildren. Gwenda was always an active member of her church and volunteered her time at the Pregnancy Care Center.

Archie and Gwenda moved to Yuma, Arizona in 2005. She discovered her love for gardening, and she could be found spoiling her grandchildren any chance she had. Her love language was acts of service - she enjoyed cooking for an army (her home always had an open-door policy), sewing quilts, or planning weekly bible studies.

Gwenda made everyone she met feel important, she loved life, and she chose kindness and happiness every day.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the doctors, nurses and staff at Scripps who treated her during her cancer battle and provided comforting care in her final days.

She is survived by her husband, Archie, her sister, Laurie, her seven children, Ronnie, Amy, Julie, Missy, Natalie, Carrie and Torri, twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.