- Date Of Birth: March 20, 1933
- Date Of Death: May 30, 2018
- State: Maryland
Vi Ballengee-Brown 85, of Glen Burnie, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2018 at Morningside House of Friendship in Hanover, MD. She was one of 12 children, all now deceased. Vi was born in Beckley, West Virginia in 1933 to the late Clarence and Mary Lilly. Vi was raised from a small child by her beloved grandfather, Alonzo Lawson Lilly. She moved from West Virginia to Maryland in 1955. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Ballengee in 1994, and her second husband, Richard Brown in 2006.
Vi was always a dedicated and hard worker, holding various positions over the years, including North Arundel Hospital and Westinghouse in Linthicum. She obtained her GED after raising her children and furthered her education earning an Associate’s degree in Accounting. Vi was always eager to learn new things; she taught herself to play guitar and organ keyboard, she learned to paint and draw just by watching shows like Bob Ross. She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing from a young child. In her teenage years she traveled to Nashville with her sisters to the Grand Ole Opry where they sang on the same stage as two singers she admired, Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones. The sisters never got the opportunity to further their singing career, but this one event was a wonderful memory for them.
Vi loved being surrounded by friends and family. She cherished every minute with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
