Dorothy E. Brown, 89

Dorothy Elizabeth Ford Jones Brown, 89, Greensburg, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at her residence in Greensburg. She was born on June 13, 1929 in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of Raymond O. and Eleanora (Thrine) Ford.  On November 15, 1947 she married Robert M. Jones and to this union was three daughters, Wanda Lou Ball, Sharon Ann Jones Schmidt, and Deborah Ann Jones.  On June 8, 1963 she married Winton Lester Brown and he preceded her in death on January 22, 2008. She wrote the Greensburg Daily News Garden Column for 17 years.  She was a life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 5584, a life member and held office for the Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.  She was a former member of the Give Un Take Garden Club, Evening Bells Homemaker Club, Red Cross, Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, a former officer and member of the Friends of the Library from 1984 – 96, a member of BPW and she was the 1987 BPW Woman of the Year. She loved gardening, reading, and volunteering, but her pride and joy was her time spent with Winton, baby sitting with her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands. There will be no visitation. Private Graveside Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Porter-Oliger-Pearson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Our Hospice of Southeastern Indiana. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.popfuneralhome.com