Dianne Brown

1951 – 2010
Dianne Brown, 58, of Washington, Iowa, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at her residence following a battle with cancer.
Services were Friday January 29, 2010, in Marion Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Bobby Roberson officiating. Interment was in Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington. Memorials may be directed to Mrs. Brown’s special projects at Marion Avenue Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family through the web at www.jonesfh.com. The Jones – Eden Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Dianne Norman was born August 11, 1951, in Winston Salem, North Carolina, the daughter of Dallas and Frances (Pope) Norman. She attended Sedge Garden Elementary School and graduated from East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, North Carolina. She was united in marriage to Pastor Larry Brown March 3, 1972, at the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, North Carolina. She has been a resident of Washington, Iowa, since 1973. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She was proud to be a pastor’s wife for 36 years and to have home schooled all seven of her children. Mrs. Brown was a member of Marion Avenue Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher, organized the ladies meetings, sang in the choir, was a volunteer secretary, and helped with the church décor and decorations. She enjoyed gardening and tending her ten acre yard. She enjoyed visiting Kalona where she would go to the bakery and country store with her family.
She is survived by her husband, Pastor Larry Brown, Washington; daughter, Joanna Kobernat and husband Jeremy of Santa Clara, California; four daughters, Sarah Leone and husband Mark, Kernersville, North Carolina; Rachel Wyatt and husband Jerry, Tanzania, East Africa; Rebecca Trieber and husband Tim, Santa Clara, California; Leah Brown, Washington; two sons, Daniel Brown and wife Monica, Hot Springs, Arkansas; Joseph Brown and wife Charity, Washington; one granddaughter, Tatum Brown, Hot Springs, Arkansas; her father, Dallas Norman, Kernersville, North Carolina; and one brother, Keith Norman and wife Pam, Kernersville, North Carolina.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Pope Norman; an infant son, David Larry Brown; two infant grandchildren; and one brother, Ray Norman.