Dell Jean Brown

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Barry Owens, associate pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Brown was born February 13, 1929 in Shattuck, Oklahoma. She graduated from Follett High School in Follett, attended Baylor University, and graduated from West Texas State University in 1965 with a degree in elementary education. She married Wayne E. Brown on May 20, 1949 in Follett. He preceded her in death on December 28, 1998. Dell taught private piano lessons for ten years and was a member of the Pampa Community Concert Association. She also worked in her husband's accounting practice for 40 years until his retirement in 1993. Dell was an active member at First Baptist Church for 48 years where she served as a general officer and was on the counting committee. She was preceded in death by her parents: Jack and Dell Barton of Follett.She is survived by her two daughters: Barbara Grisham and husband Gary of Houston, and Roberta Hendricks and husband Roy of Pampa; a granddaughter: Meredith Aiken and husband Brett of Queen Creek, Arizona; a niece: Dawnda Bradley; and two nephews: Brac Brown and Bret Brown.The family would like to express their love and appreciation to Dell's caregivers, Bonita Milligan and Candace Kirby for their loving care and friendship.The family request memorials be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 621, Pampa, Texas 79066-0621, or PAWS, P. O. Box 2095, Pampa, Texas 79066-2095.