Vera Grace Brown

Vera Grace Middleton Brown, died suddenly on April 16th 2018 at the age of 89. Vera, the daughter of Sidney and Florence Middleton, was born in London, England on March 12, 1929 and lived in England until 1964 when she emigrated to the United States with her husband and daughters. During her life in England, she lived in the London area enduring the hardships and the bombs of the blitz on London during World War II. Although these years were very difficult and impacted her young life so traumatically, she always remembered them as a special time of national unity, family closeness and tough resistance. Some of her fondest memories were of singing her heart out in the London Underground during air raids and playing games with her family in the Anderson shelter at the end of the garden. During the war, Vera met the love of her life, Maurice Brown, with whom she enjoyed 50 happy years of marriage and raised three daughters. In 1964 Maurice and Vera left England and moved to Fairfield, Connecticut where they spent many happy years and welcomed a third daughter. In 1980 Vera and Maurice moved to Tallahassee, Florida. Vera made friends easily and was active at church meetings, the senior center, the ‘‘English Club” and making hospice visits, as well as assisting Maurice with his construction business. Vera will be dearly missed by her three daughters, Frances Evan and her husband, Joseph, Ruth Brown and her husband Stefan, Helen Lenaerts and her husband Matthew, her grandchildren, Peter Evan and his wife Cheri, Thomas Evan, Adam Roop, Tiphanie Coleman and her husband Clifton, and Marissa Lenaerts, and also her great grandchildren Josephine, Nicholas and Leah Evan, Kendall, Cyrus and Samantha Coleman. Vera spent the last 16 months of her life very contentedly at Pacifica Woodmont in Tallahassee where she participated in all the activities provided and leaves behind many dear friends and a loving, caring staff. The family will received friends, Sunday, April 29, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Bevis Funeral Home Chapel, a celebration of Vera life will follow at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s foundation. Todd Wahlquist with Bevis Funeral Home,(850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the family with their arrangements.

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Vera Grace Brown

March 12, 1929 - April 16, 2018