- Date Of Birth: September 15, 1927
- Date Of Death: September 20, 2014
- State: Colorado
September 15, 1927 — September 20, 2014
Joan Hazel Bradley Brown, a long-time resident of Littleton, was surrounded by family when she passed away peacefully on September 20. She was born in Grinnell, Iowa, to Hazel and Allen Bradley, and the family moved to Littleton soon thereafter. Joan leaves behind two brothers: William Bradley of Potsdam, New York, and Whitney Bradley of Casper, Wyoming, and Boulder; her sister, Elizabeth Bradley Case, of Fort Collins, predeceased her.
Joan graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder, which is where she met James Brown; they were married in 1949. He died in 1993, after 44 years of marriage. Together they had four children and nine grandchildren: Richard, of Pocatello, Idaho, and his children, Katrina Boldry (Brian) and Kade; Ronda Andersen (Jeff), of Centennial, and their children, Erik (Susan), Christopher (Lindsay), and Kelly; Reena Carter (Jim), of Denver, and their children, Davis and Ramsey; and Ronald (Susan), of Littleton, and their children, Pearce and Margaret.