- Date Of Birth: July 21, 1936
- Date Of Death: October 4, 2021
- State: California
Merlene Jane Brown was born July 21st, 1936 in Sherman, Texas and passed on October 4th, 2021 in Bakersfield, California. She lived the majority of her life in Taft, were she owned the “Chug ‘A’ Lug Tavern”, later renamed the “Pack em Inn”, and worked for the County of Kern. After her retirement, she spent her time enjoying arts and crafts, writing poetry and stories, reading, and raising cats. She also loved trips to the beach and was very proud of her travels to Hawaii and Rome.
Her loyalty, honesty, sense of humor and genuine love for her family were her greatest qualities.
Merlene was preceded in death by her son, Steven Kent Spencer and survived by her son Chris Brown and his wife Barbara Russell, her brother Carl Burgess, half-sister Linda, daughter-in-law Candi Holmquist, her grandchildren Stephanie Carey, Nicole Wallen and husband Adam, Zachary Spencer, Emma Hall and husband Zach, her great-grandchildren Brett, Allison, Jessica and Taylor Urioste, Eden and Billy Williams, Devin, Katie, Hailey, Joshua, and Alexander Wallen, Christian, Chaz, Kadance, Hunter, and Colton as well as her great-great-grandchildren Bryson, Maison, Doc, and Ziya.
