In his book First Words of Jesus, From the Cradle to the Cross, Stu Epperson made the point that not only did Jesus die on the cross in order to wash away our sins, but that he also wanted his people to understand that death is a necessary part of life, and that it is "OK".
The last coherent words our mother said to us, as she lay dying in the hospital, was: "I will die today, and it is all right. I'm not afraid." Her dying took a little longer, but we believe that those words came from her as she was being cradled in the arms of the Lord.
All of her children so often looked to her as a role model. She taught through example, consciously and subconsciously, even as she lived her life, always first for those she loved, only then for herself.
In her last years, living in a home, blind in one eye, with limited sight in the other; deaf in one ear with limited hearing in the other, and most of the time alone with only a roommate, she nevertheless witnessed to all around her. The staff loved her, telling us she was "a Lady", and one could hear the capitalization in their voices as they spoke that title. On most Sundays volunteer retired ministers would conduct services at her home, services which Mom seldom missed, even though she could not hear most of what was said.
She loved, and was loved, and will always be loved.
Marjorie Francis (Pearce) Brown passed into the arms of the Lord she loved and served all of her life in the early afternoon on Sunday, May 28th. She was 91 years old.
Born on the first day of 1926, Margie met and married her lifetime companion, our dad, William Capeheart Brown, himself born seven days before Christmas. Together they journeyed through the years, bringing four siblings into the world, loving and leading and teaching each of us, never wanting to be a burden, always with our best interests at heart.
Their path lead them into and out of the ministry, but at no time did they ever waver in their love for each other, for each of us, and for their Lord and Savior.
Called Margie by her family and friends, Marjorie grew up in the little south Oklahoma town of Waurika with her parents, Dr. James F. (Daddy Doc) Pearce, the town's dentist, and Iola (Grandmother), keeper of her flowers and beloved peach tree. Margie's siblings were Frank Pearce, Wanda Clymer, Jimmy Pearce, and Vera Gillespie.
Marjorie and Bill Brown had:
Four children: Rebecca, Russell, David, and Mikel;
Eight grandchildren: Chris, Tyler, Travis, Keith, Steven, Jamie, Collin, and Mikelyn;
Eleven great grandchildren: Aidan, Grace, Moorea, Siena, Josh, Austin, Carter, Rowen, Liam, Layla & Jack.
God bless her and keep her.