Grace Geneva Brown was born in Poinsett County, Arkansas on 16 May 1919 to Rev. Andrew "Andy" Jackson Wise/Wyse and Sallie Bell Sanders Wise/Wyse.
Grace had the following siblings born of this union:
Doshey Annie Pocahontas "Pokie" Wyse and
Wilma Lee Wyse
Grace also had the following half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Nancy (Stricklin):
Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Wyse and
Ollie Dove "Dovie" Wyse.
Grace Geneva (Wyse) and Reuel Louis Brown, son of John "Oliver Lovie" Brown and Victoria "Pearl" (Carlisle) Brown, married on 4 Mar 1933. Reuel Louis Brown was originally from Alabama, but was at this time living in Poinsett Co., Arkansas with cousins named Boss and Eva (Brown) Vaughn.
Reuel and Grace lived in Poinsett and Craighead Counties in Arkansas.
They had the following children:
Ruth Doshie Brown,
Alford "Buddy" Louis Brown,
Mary Lois Brown,
Betty Fay Brown,
Ginny Louise Brown,
George Elmer Brown,
Jo Ann Brown and
Sharon Kay Brown.
Reuel and Grace made their living farming the land. They picked cotton and other crops. They eventually went as far away in the summer months to pick fruit in Michigan.
They eventually bought a farm in the 1940's in Valley View, Craighead, Arkansas and truck farmed. They sold their crops at a local place called THE FARMER'S MARKET that was located on the corner of Highland Drive and Southwest Drive in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas.
Grace stayed at home while Reuel went to Jonesboro to sell six days a week. She worked in the garden and fields not only for the produce that went to market, but she canned the vegetables and made jellies, jams and preserves for their family. They sold their surplus of farm fresh eggs and also sold new plants in the spring from their hot beds to local neighbors.
She kept their modest house clean. Granny always had a big heart and if ever one of her children admired something she had, more than likely she gave it to them right there and then. So there never were too many frills around which made house cleaning easier for her.
She concentrated more on work and her relationships and always enjoyed seeing her family and grandchildren. She was always full of life and playfulness and helped any one she could.
She had a very laid back and loving spirit and was a fine example of a wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She was of the Baptist belief and attended Keller's Chapel and Friendly Hope Baptist Church.
She was hospitalized at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas for chest pains and died on 30 Dec 1978 of a heart attack.
She was 58 years old. She was loved very much and is greatly missed.
She was preceeded in death by her parents and a sister, Wilma Lee Wise/Wyse; a daughter, Ruth Doshie Brown.
Survivors include her husband and her other children (listed above)and a sister, Pocahontas Wyse Henry of Texas.
"Granny and Pa had a pear tree at the edge of their garden. Granny made the best pear preserves I have ever tasted in my life, even to this day." - Kathie
Grace had the following siblings born of this union:
Doshey Annie Pocahontas "Pokie" Wyse and
Wilma Lee Wyse
Grace also had the following half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Nancy (Stricklin):
Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Wyse and
Ollie Dove "Dovie" Wyse.
Grace Geneva (Wyse) and Reuel Louis Brown, son of John "Oliver Lovie" Brown and Victoria "Pearl" (Carlisle) Brown, married on 4 Mar 1933. Reuel Louis Brown was originally from Alabama, but was at this time living in Poinsett Co., Arkansas with cousins named Boss and Eva (Brown) Vaughn.
Reuel and Grace lived in Poinsett and Craighead Counties in Arkansas.
They had the following children:
Ruth Doshie Brown,
Alford "Buddy" Louis Brown,
Mary Lois Brown,
Betty Fay Brown,
Ginny Louise Brown,
George Elmer Brown,
Jo Ann Brown and
Sharon Kay Brown.
Reuel and Grace made their living farming the land. They picked cotton and other crops. They eventually went as far away in the summer months to pick fruit in Michigan.
They eventually bought a farm in the 1940's in Valley View, Craighead, Arkansas and truck farmed. They sold their crops at a local place called THE FARMER'S MARKET that was located on the corner of Highland Drive and Southwest Drive in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas.
Grace stayed at home while Reuel went to Jonesboro to sell six days a week. She worked in the garden and fields not only for the produce that went to market, but she canned the vegetables and made jellies, jams and preserves for their family. They sold their surplus of farm fresh eggs and also sold new plants in the spring from their hot beds to local neighbors.
She kept their modest house clean. Granny always had a big heart and if ever one of her children admired something she had, more than likely she gave it to them right there and then. So there never were too many frills around which made house cleaning easier for her.
She concentrated more on work and her relationships and always enjoyed seeing her family and grandchildren. She was always full of life and playfulness and helped any one she could.
She had a very laid back and loving spirit and was a fine example of a wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She was of the Baptist belief and attended Keller's Chapel and Friendly Hope Baptist Church.
She was hospitalized at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas for chest pains and died on 30 Dec 1978 of a heart attack.
She was 58 years old. She was loved very much and is greatly missed.
She was preceeded in death by her parents and a sister, Wilma Lee Wise/Wyse; a daughter, Ruth Doshie Brown.
Survivors include her husband and her other children (listed above)and a sister, Pocahontas Wyse Henry of Texas.
"Granny and Pa had a pear tree at the edge of their garden. Granny made the best pear preserves I have ever tasted in my life, even to this day." - Kathie
Grace Geneva Brown was born in Poinsett County, Arkansas on 16 May 1919 to Rev. Andrew "Andy" Jackson Wise/Wyse and Sallie Bell Sanders Wise/Wyse.
Grace had the following siblings born of this union:
Doshey Annie Pocahontas "Pokie" Wyse and
Wilma Lee Wyse
Grace also had the following half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Nancy (Stricklin):
Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Wyse and
Ollie Dove "Dovie" Wyse.
Grace Geneva (Wyse) and Reuel Louis Brown, son of John "Oliver Lovie" Brown and Victoria "Pearl" (Carlisle) Brown, married on 4 Mar 1933. Reuel Louis Brown was originally from Alabama, but was at this time living in Poinsett Co., Arkansas with cousins named Boss and Eva (Brown) Vaughn.
Reuel and Grace lived in Poinsett and Craighead Counties in Arkansas.
They had the following children:
Ruth Doshie Brown,
Alford "Buddy" Louis Brown,
Mary Lois Brown,
Betty Fay Brown,
Ginny Louise Brown,
George Elmer Brown,
Jo Ann Brown and
Sharon Kay Brown.
Reuel and Grace made their living farming the land. They picked cotton and other crops. They eventually went as far away in the summer months to pick fruit in Michigan.
They eventually bought a farm in the 1940's in Valley View, Craighead, Arkansas and truck farmed. They sold their crops at a local place called THE FARMER'S MARKET that was located on the corner of Highland Drive and Southwest Drive in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas.
Grace stayed at home while Reuel went to Jonesboro to sell six days a week. She worked in the garden and fields not only for the produce that went to market, but she canned the vegetables and made jellies, jams and preserves for their family. They sold their surplus of farm fresh eggs and also sold new plants in the spring from their hot beds to local neighbors.
She kept their modest house clean. Granny always had a big heart and if ever one of her children admired something she had, more than likely she gave it to them right there and then. So there never were too many frills around which made house cleaning easier for her.
She concentrated more on work and her relationships and always enjoyed seeing her family and grandchildren. She was always full of life and playfulness and helped any one she could.
She had a very laid back and loving spirit and was a fine example of a wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She was of the Baptist belief and attended Keller's Chapel and Friendly Hope Baptist Church.
She was hospitalized at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas for chest pains and died on 30 Dec 1978 of a heart attack.
She was 58 years old. She was loved very much and is greatly missed.
She was preceeded in death by her parents and a sister, Wilma Lee Wise/Wyse; a daughter, Ruth Doshie Brown.
Survivors include her husband and her other children (listed above)and a sister, Pocahontas Wyse Henry of Texas.
"Granny and Pa had a pear tree at the edge of their garden. Granny made the best pear preserves I have ever tasted in my life, even to this day." - Kathie
Grace had the following siblings born of this union:
Doshey Annie Pocahontas "Pokie" Wyse and
Wilma Lee Wyse
Grace also had the following half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Nancy (Stricklin):
Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Wyse and
Ollie Dove "Dovie" Wyse.
Grace Geneva (Wyse) and Reuel Louis Brown, son of John "Oliver Lovie" Brown and Victoria "Pearl" (Carlisle) Brown, married on 4 Mar 1933. Reuel Louis Brown was originally from Alabama, but was at this time living in Poinsett Co., Arkansas with cousins named Boss and Eva (Brown) Vaughn.
Reuel and Grace lived in Poinsett and Craighead Counties in Arkansas.
They had the following children:
Ruth Doshie Brown,
Alford "Buddy" Louis Brown,
Mary Lois Brown,
Betty Fay Brown,
Ginny Louise Brown,
George Elmer Brown,
Jo Ann Brown and
Sharon Kay Brown.
Reuel and Grace made their living farming the land. They picked cotton and other crops. They eventually went as far away in the summer months to pick fruit in Michigan.
They eventually bought a farm in the 1940's in Valley View, Craighead, Arkansas and truck farmed. They sold their crops at a local place called THE FARMER'S MARKET that was located on the corner of Highland Drive and Southwest Drive in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas.
Grace stayed at home while Reuel went to Jonesboro to sell six days a week. She worked in the garden and fields not only for the produce that went to market, but she canned the vegetables and made jellies, jams and preserves for their family. They sold their surplus of farm fresh eggs and also sold new plants in the spring from their hot beds to local neighbors.
She kept their modest house clean. Granny always had a big heart and if ever one of her children admired something she had, more than likely she gave it to them right there and then. So there never were too many frills around which made house cleaning easier for her.
She concentrated more on work and her relationships and always enjoyed seeing her family and grandchildren. She was always full of life and playfulness and helped any one she could.
She had a very laid back and loving spirit and was a fine example of a wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She was of the Baptist belief and attended Keller's Chapel and Friendly Hope Baptist Church.
She was hospitalized at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas for chest pains and died on 30 Dec 1978 of a heart attack.
She was 58 years old. She was loved very much and is greatly missed.
She was preceeded in death by her parents and a sister, Wilma Lee Wise/Wyse; a daughter, Ruth Doshie Brown.
Survivors include her husband and her other children (listed above)and a sister, Pocahontas Wyse Henry of Texas.
"Granny and Pa had a pear tree at the edge of their garden. Granny made the best pear preserves I have ever tasted in my life, even to this day." - Kathie
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