Martha' story, page 5

Mom continues her story. . . after the wedding, the honeymoon to .Gatlnburg . . .

Then we left for Asheville, N.C.  Doris and J.D. went with us because he did not have a car. We stayed at the Biltmore motel the first night. They asked us if we wanted a room together and when we giggled they knew better. The next day we went on to Gatlinburg, Tennesee, which was on a Sunday.

Before we left for Gatlinburg, we visited a church there in Asheville, North Carolina, where JD and Doris lived. Back then Gatlinburg wasn’t heard of, but for a long time now it has been a place where everybody wants to go!  On our way back home, my new husband bought me a new dress in Newport, Tennesee. I was real happy that he did this for me, and it seems that I remember that our folks were glad to see us back.              

Patricia Lee Franklin Brown (October 24, 1946-December 28, 2012)

(Photo of Pat with her three children taken at the family reunion in August)

Patricia Lee Franklin Brown, 66, of Cowpens, died Friday, December 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Pat was born October 24, 1946 in Spartanburg County, a daughter of the late Oren Lee Kirby and Carrie Emily Franklin Jones and she was the widow of Donald McArthur Brown. A graduate of Cowpens High School and Spartanburg Technical College, she was an Administrative Assistant for The J. F. Floyd Mortuary for the past 11 years. Pat was a member of Westside Baptist Church of Cowpens, where she sang in the Church Choir, and also was a member of the IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals).

Pat is lovingly survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Donna B. and Michael P. Daly, Jr. of Cowpens; her sons, Jeffrey D. and Charity Frady Brown of Cowpens, C. Greg and Kylee Baxter Brown of Cowpens; her grandchildren, Michael P. "Trey" Daly, III, Logan Alexander Daly, Emilee Lynn Brown, Neeley Analise Brown, Nyah Addison Brown and Lydia Ellyse Brown, all of Cowpens; and her faithful and loving companion, Peanut. Pat was also predeceased by a son, Donald Brown, Jr., and her brothers, Jerry and Robert Kirby.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 31, 2012, at Westside Baptist Church, 4487 Cannons Campground Road, Cowpens, SC, conducted by the Rev. Travis Blackwell.

Burial will be in Daniel Morgan Memorial Gardens in Cowpens, SC.
Honorary escort will be current and former employees of The J. F. Floyd Mortuary.
The family suggests that memorials may be made to Westside Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 1497, Cowpens, SC 29330.
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