©Roberts Reed Culver Funeral Home
Rosa Brown the daughter Blane and Kindless (Ex) Workman, was born
in Natural Dam, Arkansas on September 8, 1917 and departed this life on
December 25, 2020 in Stilwell, Oklahoma.
She was a member of Four Corners Church and was baptized on December 14. 1975.
Rosa was an avid reader of her bible and she even checked off every
chapter when she was done and on some she listed when she started them
and when she finished them.
Rosa was the
oldest of 12 kids and a hard worker her whole life. She retired from
Stilwell Foods in Stilwell, Oklahoma. She was quite the lady. She did
not have to have the best: she was so utterly practical and enjoyed the
simple things. Rosa was a lady of dignity. She was the ultimate family
person. It you showed up, she was ready to feed you and you could not
say no to her fried potatoes.
Her life as
a Mother brought her much happiness, then grace rained down, her
children grew and then joy overflowed and she became a Granny. A title
she loved and enjoyed. Not only her family but to many she was and
always will be “Granny Rosie.”
Rosa had
many hobbies which included gardening, canning, her flowers, cattle, and
quilting. Before her hands would no longer allow her to do so, she made
sure all her loved ones had a quilt to remember her by. So, please
remember her fondly, remember her love, her sense of humor, and her
playful side, because she was our Mom, our Granny and we will miss her
so.
Rosa is
preceded in death by her husbands: Cliff Brown and father of her
children, John Brown (Buss), her parents, 3 children, 5 brothers, 4
sisters, and 2 grandchildren.
Those left to
cherish her memory are: 1 brother
Ed Workman of Stilwell,
Oklahoma,
2 sisters: Cindy Drishill of Silverton, Oregon and Retha Jones of Inola,
Oklahoma. Son: Roy Brown and wife Sandy of Stilwell, Oklahoma and
1 daughter-in-law: Glenda Brown of Stilwell, Oklahoma. 4 grandchildren:
Cliff Brown, Rhonda Gibson and husband Benny, Gerald Brown, and wife
Jenna and 1 special grandson that she cherished and raised as her own:
Jerry Brown and wife Mona all of Stilwell. Oklahoma. 8 great
grandchildren: Justin Brown of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Mandi Bolin of
Springdale, Arkansas, Chasity, and Chloe Brown of Stilwell, Oklahoma,
Dakota Brown of Watts, Oklahoma
Jacob
Holloway, Samuel Holloway, and Mason Brown all of Stilwell, Oklahoma. 3
great grandchildren: Rhys and Lorelei Bolin of Springdale, Arkansas, and
Kolden Brown of Stilwell. Oklahoma. A host of other family and friends
also survive her.
Graveside
services were held at 2 pm on Monday, January 4, 2021 at Elm Grove
Cemetery, Stilwell, OK with Gerald Buckner officiating. Interment
followed under the direction of Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home,
Stilwell, OK.
