Florence Brown

OBITUARY Florence Agusta Brown died on February 16, 2025 at the University of Maryland Shore Emergency Center at Queenstown. She was ninety-two (92) years old. She was born on March 11, 1932 to the late Charles W. Ayers and Elizabeth Harris. Florence graduated from Moton High School in Easton, Maryland in 1949. She worked for many years at Harris Seafood in Grasonville, Maryland and also held various jobs throughout her life. She enjoyed working out on the boat crabbing during the summer months with her husband. Her favorite part of that was making sure his boat was spotless. She also enjoyed spending quality time cooking large meals with her daughters for family reunions, friends and congregation get-togethers. Some of her specialties were her famous yeast rolls and sweet potato pies. Everyone knew they were always welcome to come to Sister Florence’s house for loving hospitality. She also loved when her grandchildren came to visit and later her great and great great grandchildren who lovingly called her “Granny.” In exercising her Christian faith and devotion, she really enjoyed Auxiliary Pioneering every Spring until her health started to decline. Florence married Leslie Brown on December 1st, 1951. They were married for fifty-six (56) years and during that time they had six children together. While married, they both came to know and love Jehovah the Almighty God of Heaven which led them to get baptized together on January 21st, 1967 as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Florence remained faithful to her Christian faith to the very end of her life. She was preceded in death by: her husband, Leslie; sons, Carl and Alton; daughter, Florence, best known to us as Betty; her parents, Charles and Elizabeth; one brother, Charles; sisters, Idalee and Eleanor; six brothers-in-law, Robinson, Delmar, James, Booker, Russel, and William and three sisters-in-law, Dorothy, Amelia, and Evelyn. Florence is survived by: her three daughters, Celeste McQueen (Keith), Mary Brown, and Cheryl Hopkins (Devon); one daughter-in-law, Chandra; grandchildren, Ulinda McDowell (James), Shawnise Meekins (Antoine), Tina Brown, Kenea White, Mylow Hopkins (Hannah) and Myron Hopkins (Mariah); eleven great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. She also is survived by her sister, Catherine Brown and sister-in-law, Henrietta Brown as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. SUBMITTED WITH LOVE ~ THE FAMILY

Florence Brown

March 11, 1932 - February 16, 2025