Charlotte Ruth Brown

Charlotte "Ruth" Brown, 74 of Dayton, died on Wednesday December 5, 2012, in Houston. She was born, Charlotte Ruth Seyfarth, February 8, 1938 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, to parents; Charles Oscar Seyfarth, Sr. and Bertie Elizabeth Matthews Seyfarth. Graveside services for Mrs. Brown will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Ryan Cemetery, Tarkington Prairie under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; a brother and her husband, of 47 years, James V. Brown, Jr., whom she had met at Prince’s Drive In in 1964. Mrs. Brown had lived in Dayton for 32 years. She was Baptist by faith and was active in her local church. Ruth loved to cook and enjoyed spending time in the kitchen with her grandchildren. Ruth had many hobbies including sewing, painting and doll-making. She coached her daughters’ softball team and never missed a game. Ruth had a love for animals of all kinds and was also a collector of antique coffee pots. Ruth is survived by her son, Jay Brown and wife Kristina of Tampa, FL; daughters, Stacy May and partner Janet Braly and Patricia Anderson and husband, Clay; grandchildren: Will May, Chelsea Brahm, Bryan Anderson, Melissa Anderson, and Baby Brown on the way,sister: Joan Moore, brothers: Charles Seyfarth, Gary Seyfarth, other son and daughters: Johnny, Susie, Carol, Other grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Magnolia Place Healthcare or Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777 New York, NY 10163-4777