Mrs. Ora Lee Brown

BROWN, Mrs. Ora Lee - Age 63, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI. Family hour 10 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Harris Memorial C.O.G.I.C., 4317 Lippincott Blvd., Burton, MI., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Supt. Eric Bogan, officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Thursday. 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 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Ora Lee Brown was born on August 15, 1952 in Hopkins, South Carolina, the daughter of Mary Jones Brown and the late Coley Brown. On Monday, January 4, 2016, Ora Lee Peacefully entered into rest at University of Michigan Hospital. Ora Lee was educated at the public schools of Lower Richard, South Carolina. She was a member of St. Mark Baptist Church before moving to Flint, Michigan where she attended Harris Temple in 1983. Ora Lee had a warm and peaceful spirit. She enjoyed shopping and going to church and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was well loved by most, with her warm and giving heart. She enjoyed travel to spend time with her late mother, Mary Jones Brown, sister, Mary E. Smith and brother, Curtis Brown. Though the presence of someone so dear is no more, warm and precious memories will live on. Mrs. Ora Lee Brown leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Tonya; son, Ryan (Tiffany); 7 granddaughters, Yoshika, Iticka, Jasmine, Teevia, Breanna, Zeporah and Akylah; 2 grandsons, Micah and Anye; great-grandchildren, Nehemiah, Myla, Derrick, Terrance, Mayson, T’Juan, London, Zyiah, Xavier, Zakadin and Noelle; brothers, Edward “Joe” (Carolyn) Brown and Henry (Azelee) Brown; special nieces, Sharon Smith of Patterson, NJ and Belevy Smith of Bloomfield, NJ; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Jones Brown and Coley Brown; sister, Mary E. Smith; brothers, Allen, Walter, Sumter and Curtis Brown; nephew, Tyrone Smith. The family would like to express special thanks to Fresenius Medical Care, Dr. Kelvin Callaway of 20 years, the Ellison family, Supt. and Mrs. Eric C. Bogan and the Harris Memorial COGIC family.

Mrs. Ora Lee Brown

August 15, 1952 - January 4, 2016