Avis L. Brown

Avis Lorraine Brown, 89, of Newton, passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Careage of Newton. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial will follow at Colfax Cemetery. The family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service Wednesday. Memorials may be directed to the Jasper County Animal Rescue League and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Daniel Lewis and Mary Ann (Naisbitt) Price, Avis was born Oct. 2, 1926, in Colfax. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1944. Following high school she went to Normal training for teachers at Simpson College in Indianola. She then went on to teach country school from 1944-1947. On June 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to George Ira Brown in Colfax. Avis was an active member of the United Church of Christ, Wittenburg/Newton. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, reading and growing flowers. After her children were grown, Avis worked at the Newton Daily News for 25 years.

Those left to honor her memory include her children, George Ira (Lark) Brown Jr. of New Ulm, Minn., David Lee (Margena) Brown of Des Moines, Philip Price (Nina) Brown of Kansas City, Mo., and Dianne Lorraine (Robert) Fisher of Tecumseh, Neb.; eight grandchildren, Christina Howell, Aaron Brown, Sean (Lindsey) Brown, Ryan Brown, Jennifer (Justin) Callahan, Katy (Adam) Faircloth, Ashley (Matthew) O’Neal and Jessica Deniger; and five great-grandchildren, Linnea Brown, Alayna Deniger, Addison O’Neal, Morgan O’Neal and Jaxon Callahan. Preceding Avis in death were her parents; husband George; and sisters, Margaret and Lillian.