Obituary of Betty V. Brown

Mrs. Betty Jean Vannoy Brown, age 76, of Brown Farm Road, Boone, died Sunday evening, November 11, 2007, surrounded by her family and loving caretakers, Pansy and Wilson Blevins. Born November 24, 1930 in Jacksonville, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Ernest James Vannoy, Sr. and Cora Isaacs Vannoy. Betty lived in Boone all her life and was a 1949 graduate of Appalachian High School where she excelled as an athlete in the sport of basketball. She also attended the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She was a member of Laurel Springs Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are three sons; Steve Brown and wife Brenda of Taylorsville, Bob Brown and wife Cindy and Jimmy Brown and wife Andrea all of Boone, five grandchildren; Tennille Baker and husband Todd of Taylorsville, Tyler Brown of Taylorsville, Eric, Breanna and Brittany Brown all of Boone, and one brother, Ernest Vannoy, Jr. and wife Jean of Boone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Bill Earl Brown Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jean Vannoy Brown will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Laurel Springs Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Brent Bolick and Rev. Sherrill Wellborn. Entombment will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Laurel Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 7404 US Hwy 421 South, Boone, NC 28607 or to High Country Health Care System Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, NC 28607. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 o'clock until 8o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. At other times friends may call at the home of Bob & Cindy Brown, 381 Hardin Road, Boone. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Brown family.