Obituary: Brown

Posted on January 2, 2015

Faye Brown

Faye A. Brown, 68, of Bloomington, passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at City of Refuge Ministries in Bloomington with Pastor Charlotte Dotts officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the start of the service on Saturday at the church. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington has been entrusted to assist the family with arrangements.

Interment will be at Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington. Memorials may be made to the family.

Faye was born on April 16, 1946 in St Louis, Mo., a daughter to K.C. Jones and Gracie Appleton Brown.

She is survived by a daughter, Cecilia (Billy) Ruffin of Bloomington; 2 sons, Timothy Brock of Bloomington, Vernon (Tanitia) Brock, of Bloomington; five sisters, Charlene Jefferson of Bloomington, Melanese Worlds of Nebraska, Felicia Worlds-Patterson of Nebraska, Juliet Stennis of Madison, Ill., Arletha Anderson of Alton; 5 brothers, Dorian Worlds of Nebraska, Louis Jones of Gary, Ind., Dwight Jones of Springfield, Jimmy Stennis of Oklahoma, Calvin Worlds of California; 16 grandchildren; and 24 great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death are her parents; 2 sisters, Maxine Brown, Rostella Brown; grandson, Anthony Ruffin and stepmother, Effie Jones.

Online condolences and memories may be sent to the family at kiblerbradyruestman.com.

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