Mrs. Kimberly Brown

BROWN, Mrs. Kimberly - Age 40, passed away Monday, July 8, 2013 at Genesys Health Park. Family hour 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Ignite Flint Foursquare Church, 4510 S. Dort Hwy., with funeral service commencing at 10 a.m. Pastor Plummer Bailor, officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 9 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Brown will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Kimberly Brown was born on August 19, 1972 in Sandusky, Ohio to Lawson and Christine P. Wood. She graduated from Sandusky High School with honors earning recognition as an outstanding student in America and went on to obtain a BA degree from Northwood University. She married Clarence Brown, Jr. on August 26, 2000 and they welcomed their daughter Alaysia C. Brown into the world on August 3, 2004. Kimberly was employed by the City of Flint for 6 years achieving the highest class rating and tests scores for city employees until chronic illness prevented her from working. Kim was active in her church and community, often volunteering her time and talents to help others in need. She had a lifelong passion for both the written word and music. At the time of her passing, she was an active member of Ignite Flint Foursquare Church. Mrs. Kimberly "Kim" Brown is survived by: husband, Clarence Brown, Jr.; one daughter, Alaysia C. Brown (Flint, MI); four sisters, Angela (Charlie) Miller (Phoenix, AZ), Carole Ann Butler (Phoenix, AZ), Betty Ellen Mason (Washington D.C.), and Karen (Kevin) Jones (Springfield, OH), one brother, Robert G. “Greg” Ellis (Huber Heights, OH; mother-in-law, Beverly Brown (Lawrenceville, GA); father-in-law, Clarence Brown, Sr.(Flint MI); three sister-in-laws, Ercill Brown, Lashayla Brown, Chante Brown (Flint, MI); three brother-in-laws, Kevin Jones (Springfield, OH), DeShawn Brown (Flint, MI) and Darryl (Aneshia) Prince (Lithonia, GA); nieces, N. Kristen Watkins, Chales Jones, Sierra Jones (Springfield, OH), Tiffani Butler (Phoenix, AZ) and Nija Brown (Flint MI); nephews, Jabar Butler (Phoenix, AZ), Heath Mason (Washington D.C.), Justin Gill (Flint, MI) and Sean Ellis (Dayton, OH; special friends, Vanessa Cobb, Kendra Robinson-Jenkins, Holly Wilson, Chastity Sumpter (Flint MI) and a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents, Lawson and Christine Wood; grandparents, Isaac and Martha Peale, Edward and Ella Wood; aunts, Mary Lee Wood and Virginia Dupree; and brother-in-law, Charlie Miller.

Mrs. Kimberly Brown

August 19, 1972 - July 8, 2013