Obituary NAME: JO ANN (HENDERSON) BROWN, AGE 68, A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF STRINGTOWN BORN: SHE WAS BORN ON MARCH 22, 1940 TO L.B. HENDERSON AND GEORGIA TAYLOR HENDERSON AT STRINGTOWN PASSED AWAY: ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2009 AT HER RESIDENCE IN STRINGTOWN AGE: 68 YEARS 11 MONTHS 19 DAYS EDUCATION: JOANN ATTENDED SCHOOL AT STRINGTOWN, DOUGLAS AND ATOKA DUNBAR. MARRIED: SHE MARRIED CARL BROWN ON NOVEMBER 27, 1958 AT STRINGTOWN OCCUPATION: JOANN WAS A COOK AT HUBBARD'S NURSING HOME IN ATOKA AND WAS A HOMEMAKER AND HOUSEWIFE. CHURCH AFFILIATION AND HOBBIES: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF ST. MATTHEWS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. JOANN WAS A LONGTIME CARE GIVER AND PROVIDER FOR SEVERAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SURVIVED BY: HUSBAND: CARL BROWN OF THE HOME CHILDREN: SHARON BROWN PARKER AND HUSBAND LARRY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK THERESA DOAKES AND HUSBAND ENRICO OF PITTSBURG, CA VALERIE BROWN BATE AND HUSBAND JOE OF STRINGTOWN, OK MICHAEL D BROWN AND WIFE MICHELLE, OF STRINGTOWN, OK CARL J. "RODNEY" BROWN OF STRINGTOWN, OK STEVEN D. BROWN OF THE HOME 12 GRANDCHILDREN: 5 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN SISTERS: DELLA MAE PORTER AND HUSBAND BILL OF NEW YORK CITY WRAY DEAN CRAWFORD OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK BROTHER: RUSSELL HENDERSON AND WIFE PATRICIA OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: PARENTS: L.B. AND GEORGIA HENDERSON GRANDSON: KENNETH "BUMP" BROWN BROTHERS: KELVIN, MORAN, DAVID, JIMMY HENDERSON SISTERS: ERTHA LENE TYLER, DORIS HARDING ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICE: FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICE: STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GYM PLACE OF INTERMENT: WELLS STREET CEMETERY, STRINGTOWN OFFICIATING: REV RALPH DAWSON ASSISTING: REV ANTHONY LEE WASHINGTON CASKETBEARER : JOE BATES, MIKE BROWN, CARLAS BROWN, WAYNE BOWEN, BYRON PARKER, PATRICK BROWN, STEVE BROWN HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TYLER SMITH, BALENTINO BLAND, TYLER LOFTON, JOE HOLSTINE FAMILY NIGHT, NONE Condolences may be sent to the family by e-mailing: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. Please reference the name of the deceased in your correspondence. Services under the direction of: Brown's Funeral Service, Atoka, Ok