April 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
Iva Lorene Brown, 98, Columbus
By Norman Funeral Home-
Before retirement, she was a housewife and a caretaker. She enjoyed scrapbooking and coloring books.
Born October 28, 1916, in Macomb, MO Iva was the daughter of David and Sarah Haden Norcross. She married Lloyd R. Brown in 1937 and he preceded her in death in 1961.
Iva was a kind and gentle person, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She liked to help people. She read the Bible often and believed in a better life after this one.
There will be visitation from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and a funeral service at 3:00 p.m. with John Sichting officiating. Cremation will follow the service and burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be donated to the Alzheimer's Association or donor's choice of charity.
Survivors include; grandchildren, Lloyd N. Brown of Louisville, Ky, Larry E. Brown, Steven Ray Brown, Cindy Sue Brown and Benjamin Brown, all of Jeffersonville, Roxann Storms of Texas; several great grandchildren; a brother, Norman D. Norcross of Columbus and a nephew, J.D. Muir of Columbus.
Iva was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son, Larry Brown in 1989, a brother, Ray Norcross and sisters, Lena Anne Muir and Faye Norcross.[[In-content Ad]]
