Marilyn Brown left this world to join here heavenly family on Sept. 23 surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at Fremont Alliance Church on Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. Viewing will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the church. Lunch will be served following the service.
Viewing will be held at Mason Funeral Home in Winner on Sept 29 from 7-8:30 p.m. with burial service at the Colome Cemetery on Sept. 30 at 10:30 p.m. Lunch will be served at the Colome Legion after the graveside service. In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to Fremont Alliance Church or Fremont Friendship Center.
Marilyn was born Nov. 6, 1956 in Gregory to Bill and Margaret (Stewart) Brown. She lived on a farm in Colome and was the seventh child born to this union. Marilyn was baptized in Colome Methodist Church.
She began school in 1964 where she attended special education classes in Winner. Marilyn moved to Mitchell in 1975 working at various restaurants as a dishwasher and enjoyed vacations with friends.
She moved to Fremont to live with her sister Willie and brother in law Bob Jamison. Marilyn was then able to fully enjoy vacations and holidays with Willie’s family and was able to spend time with her other siblings.
Marilyn attended Fremont Alliance Church and she helped with bible school working in the kitchen. She also loved to bowl with friends and going out to eat. She enjoyed all the phone calls that she got and loved to color pictures for folks. She spent a lot of her time at the friendship center and enjoyed dancing, playing bingo and having coffee with friends there.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Margaret Brown, an older brother, Garry; grandparents Ed and Martha Brown and Ralph and Lillian Stewart and aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her sibblings Jo Ann Rieff (Bob), Avon; Duane (Charlie) (Rosie) of Sioux Falls; Marlene (Mark) Wallbaum La Mesa, Calif; Willie (Bob) Jamison, Fremont, Neb., Douglas (Carol) Brown, Birmingham, AL, sister-in-law Carol Brown of Winner, 17 nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and nephews as well as many relatives and friends.