- Date Of Birth: June 20, 1948
- Date Of Death: October 29, 2022
- State: Alabama
Mrs. Betty Ann Brown of Valley, Alabama passed away on Saturday, October 29th, 2022 in Roanoke, Alabama. Ann was born June 20, 1948 to the late Robert and Nina Stewart of Hopewell.
Ann is survived by her daughter Marie Moore Smith and son-in-law Wayne as well as by her son William Moore and daughter-in-law Melinda. She is also survived by her grandchildren: grandsons Annthony Duffey and Morgan Smith, of LaGrange and LaFayette respectively, as well as granddaughters Ashlynn Smith and Hannah Moore of Valley and Beulah, respectively. Ann is also survived by three siblings: Sue Stewart Truitt, Virginia Stewart Anglin, and Mike Stewart. Ann is lastly survived by two great-grandsons, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family members, and her last close friend, her long-haired chihuahua Lola. She was predeceased by her second husband, Gladstone (Shorty) Brown of Valley, whom she considered her best friend and “fishing buddy.” She was also predeceased by her parents, her older sister, Jane Stewart Striblin of Valley, and her younger sister, Sharon Stewart Middlebrook of Selma.
As a younger woman, Ann enjoyed softball, league bowling, group aerobics, and weekly recreational time with friends and favorite co-workers. She worked in the textile mills of West Point Home and its previous iterations, retiring from her supervisory position in 2008. While important, Ann’s work was always second to her children and grandchildren. She survived to see her children enjoy parenthood and marriages of their own; as well, she survived to see her grandchildren make such achievements as build a family, earn a Master’s degree, work in professional modeling, and merit state-wide honors in marksmanship.
