Dorothy Adell Brown

DOROTHY ADELL (PENNY) BROWN was born March 12, 1921, at home, on 2604 Leffingwell street Saint Louis, Missouri by a midwife. She was the last child born to Robert Penny and Charlotte (Lottie) Penny (nee Lewis) joining two sisters and five brothers. John, Robert Jr, Richard, Nadine, Arvell, Alberta, Charles Arthur. She loved school and attended Montgomery School and Dunbar grade schools, before attending Vashon High school, class of 1939. It was here that she met her future husband, James Brown, in her senior year. Dorothy was married on her 18th birthday March 12, 1939. At home, 2847 Leffingwell street. Dorothy and James Brown began their family at 2316 Washington, St. Louis MO, where Joyce was born and addresses on Montgomery Street and Glasgow resulting in the Brown family of six children: Joyce E. Brown, James E. Brown Jr., Alvin V. Brown, Evelyn M. Brown, Barbara J. Brown, and Kenneth W. Brown. Dorothy was a Mother and Housewife during the 1940's, working at times for a private family to help supplement the family's income. In the 1950's she worked as a "sub" before taking the Civil Service exam and scoring one of the highest scores in 1952. She began a career with the U.S.Post Office first working at 1720 Market Street "throwing" the Arkansas mail train. She worked her way up from clerk, to substation clerk and after taking some college courses, became a civil service examiner, giving the exam at several locations throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan area. In the latter half of the 1980's, she retired receiving a Civil Service Pension, only to become a full-time travel agent for several agencies in the Metropolitan area. Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed her many trips to Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, several islands in the Caribbean, Spain as well as the many visits to New York City. As a travel agent, she was in charge of taking many tour groups to Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1993 after the passing of her husband James, and her oldest son James Jr., 1995, Dorothy continued to live in the family home which they purchased in 1959. In 2000 she retired from the travel business completely, only to suffer the loss of two of her daughters, Evelyn 2003 then Joyce 2004. After a traumatic experience in 2006, she and her daughter Barbara moved to their Clara Ave. address until succumbing on Friday morning September 7, 2018, to complication brought on by dementia. Dorothy deeply loved her family and had great faith in God. She leaves to cherish her memories and mourn her passing, three children Alvin, Barbara, Kenneth, twelve grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, a niece Carol Johnson, two daughter-in-law’s, one son-in-law, many nieces, grandnieces & great grand nieces and nephews, & countless friends who crossed her path.

Dorothy Adell Brown

March 12, 1921 - September 7, 2018