Henrietta Brown (Sah Henny)

Predeceased by her husband Wesley Brown (1983), son Renell Brown (2001), daughter Claire Brown (2012) and siblings Ariel, Ida and Beril. Survived by her children Kenute, Harris (Sweetie-Pie), Glasmine, Carol "Chin Chin", Raymond (Kaysha), Collin and adopted son Carlton West. Adored grandmother to Sceon “Mamzie” (Fitzroy), Lornette, Owen, Cassandra "Mitzy", Camille, Orette, Lydia, Andrene (Frank), Sherwin, Warren, Imron, Marie, Suzette, Zungu, Ricky “Creeky”, Raesean, Sansue, Lamoy, Amech, Sasha, Daedron, Elizabeth, Andre and adopted granddaughter (Diane-Canada). Cherished great-grandmother to Tania, Shaunteé (Mark), D’André, Lilly, Courtney "CJ", Lashawn (Matthew), Nathan, Giovanni, Zayden, Mikel, Fari, Brittany, Rajay, Ny'elle, Alisa, Dylan, Kaska, Brian, Dailan, Brihana, Michael, Kyra, Sebastian, Rickay, Kassidy, Carabella, Kalyan, Kimani, Cameron, Jhamar, Bianca, and Cordella. Adored great-great grandmother to Malachi, Carmello and Kasai.

She will be deeply missed by her nieces and nephews Joy Harvey, Pauline Harvey “Fay”, Junie Harvey, “Kermit” Jim Harvey, Stanley Campbell, Desmond ”Sweetson” Harvey, Vernon Harvey “Genie”, Ean Harvey “Ken”, Verna Clarke “Nelly” and Joyce Mckenzie “Gee”.Henrietta’s great friends Dezel “Brother Bud”, Olive, Maurine as well as many extended family and friends will miss her immensely.

Henrietta moved to Plowden after she married the love of her life Wesley. There they pioneered and built a business community called Brown Town. Henrietta; a staunch and focused businesswoman set about creating a space for her grocery store and family home. She was the welfare system in the community who fed and helped more people than we can count. The grocery store was filled with goods for all no matter how much or little money they had there was always something available. She and her husband ran a successful business in the community which grew to include a post office, rest stop, restaurant and entertainment centre creating a hub of activity with food, fellowship, festivals and fun. Her life goal was to meet the felt needs of the people in her community and make the lives of the people better in Brown Town.

She was a kind, loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She was sharp, witty, fiesty and full of fun with a contagious laugh that would keep you laughing for days. Grandma would tell you as it is and kept moving – no slowing down !!!! When you walked into the yard, you were greeted and surrounded by beautiful flowers because she loved to maintain her beautiful garden.

Henrietta's dream was to travel abroad and that dream became a reality when she visited Canada. While in Canada she gained so many other children and grandchildren through the church family. Everyone she met grew to love her very much – also known as “Grandma" to everyone. Throughout her time spent in Canada she enjoyed attending weddings, picnics, dinners, miracle crusades, community and church events.

She was a widow of thirty-nine years who spent her life, night and day praying for her children, grand, great-grand and great-great grandchildren, her extended family, church family and her beloved community. Henrietta is gone but not forgotten. Her life was a blessing, memory, a treasure, and her legacy of love, prayer and entrepreneurship will live on. There are no words to describe how much Henrietta (Sah Henny) is loved and will be deeply missed. Sah Henny slept away at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. She breathed her last breath after prayer and a cup of tea to join her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and the ancestors that went before her. The Brown Family wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Brown Town and Plowden communities, colleagues, friends and supporters who came from near and far, locally and internationally. Those who reached out to us via social media, prayed for us, called us and visited the home. We are eternally grateful for all the love and outpouring of support you have demonstrated.

Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022 @ 11:30am at the Good News Release Centre in Plowden Hill, Jamaica with Interment to follow in the Brown Family Plot.

"Our parents gave us life , our grandparents gave us a sense of who we are and where we are came from." Henrietta May Brown was born on May 12, 1928 to Anne Lawrence and Charles McCatty . She was a mother to 8 children , grandmother to 23, great-grandmother to 36 and great-great grandmother to 3. Good friend and inspiration to all who came into contact with her. I’m here today to reminisce on the life she left behind on this earth. Mother Henny as she was affectionally called lived a long and happy life and the sacrifice she made for her family was priceless. I could stand here for the entire day and share her life story and for those who knew her know that these stories would be countless and funny.

Grandma brown was a councillor , friend , confidant , business woman , mother , wife and so much more. The name Sah Henny or Mother hen was given to her because of her selflessness. Just like how a Hen cares and provides for its chicks she would care and provide for all whom she came in contact with.

Mother Henny and her husband Wesley owned and operated a grocery shop. This shop was the food bank for many families in Plowden. Many can attest to the fact that she would never refuse them food, no matter if they had no money or an unpaid bill. Even though she was generous she had good business skills and principles. even in her later years once money was sent for her and it was collected she would do all the mathematical calculations before so there was no short changing her money. You could never ask her “Grandma how much money you should get?” She would reply “ How much money you collect?” Give it to me and call “so and so “ so I can tell them thanks." So you see, there was no way anyone could pull a fast one on her

She was a fashionista at heart , her blue wrist watch , head tie, wig and handbag were a must especially when going out. She was very independent, she worked hard to provide for her children after the death of her husband. She took care of herself , took her own medications, read her bible without any glasses even at age 93. Once she saw you were invading her independence she would not be afraid to express this by saying “ listen , me a big woman and mi have sense”. at this point you better back away.

All though she was very easy going, she had a no- non- sense side. once you were having a conversation with her and you started to make silly jokes that she thought is not funny she would simply say to you "listen to me man, me cant sit here all day I am going to get some sun" she would proceed to go sit under the palm tree, or she would go into her room and turn on her tv. the safest thing to do at this point was to let her be.

Grandma was a cheerful person, she always had a word or two of encouragement for you. whenever she had a visitor she never bored them with the negatives. only positives stories or boasting about some accomplishment of her children or grand children. once you enter the gate you would hear that loud laughter follow by ' you come to look for grandma man, grandma still deh yah' . You could not pay her a visit without her asking you a series of questions, As grandma needed to know what exactly was going on in your life. there was no leaving her side without the following words ' god bless and keep you, make your store basket never go dry, and tell so and so hi fa me'' At 93 years, grandma got her first smart phone. if you know grandma you know I am going to be called and she is going to give me all the details. "Lizzy I got phone", "awww grandma you burst man". She laughed loudly and replied ' granny ole but grandma no cold'' . at this point i was to tears with laughter I replied by saying gonna call you on WhatsApp and send you pictures let Daedron put them as your display picture.

She shared great friendships with Olive, Denzel “Brother Bud” , Maureen , Ms.Rita (deceased), Ms.Norma , Pastor L. Williams, Stanely, rose, Ruth, Morgan, Evon and many more. She was also grandma to ; Diane, Neika, Layla , Yahsharra, Matthew, and more. She appreciated the smallest things in life. returning from overseas with a bottle of olive oil and coffee would give her the biggest smile on her face. as the month of November approaches she would always say ' 'Olive soon come I know my coffee secure''. She was a good cook and she was not afraid to share her thoughts about any meal she was given. she would often say "tell chin chin next time she mus tek her time and add some more salt." chin chin would reply '' sine doctor say you must get salt you have pressure'' she would say ' doctor never say the food musn't have no taste''. Chin chin would just walk away as she would not know what to say.

Grandma was a lover for seafood , she made it known that fish & yam was her favourite meal. Every Saturday morning one could see her eldest daughter Glasmine making her way to Mrs. Norma with a message saying. "Tell Ms. Norma to buy 2 pounds of quality fish for me and if she can get me 2 lobster." As soon as it was 4pm , Glasmine had to be at the gate looking out for Ms. Norma to do the collecting. As fish tea & lobster was her Saturday must have. Grandma was an amazing woman who overcame a lot of obstacles in her life . She tragically lost her husband at a relatively early stage in her life. Later on her son Renel and her daughter Claire but with all these losses she never lost her smile , her vibrancy and her zest to live. On Saturday, January 22 her daughter Carol "Chin Chin" realized that after cooking her favourite meal she didn't eat and became concerned. The Monday following that she was taken to the doctor and within 3 days her health drastically deteriorated. With this help was needed to care for her and a nurse was hired . Her loving personality was still evident as she never referred to her nurse by her name Shelly but only as mi pretty nurse. Everyone knew about her pretty nurse. During the few days she got ill she prayed for all of her family members and requested to see all who were close to her heart. On Wednesday, February 2nd I was told she wanted to see me . After reaching home I called to her like I always do "grandma was up man?" She mumbled my name and I leaned over and said to her "SCEON coming tomorrow , she looked up at me and smiled" she drank her tea told us she wanted to sleep and after about 10 minutes My mom (chin chin) , sister Lilya and Glasmine went to check on her to find out she slept away peacefully.

Our hearts are broken and apart of us is gone. We love her but God loves her best. But we have hope in the fact that she was an amazing woman of God. Praying for her family was a everyday routine. She may have not have left us all with wealth but the gift she gave us was much more valuable and that was her daily prayer. We do not cry today because we are mourning her death but we cry because our friend is gone , our mother is gone , our grandmother is gone , our great great grandmother is gone , her cheerful voice is gone and going home will never be the same. Her death has left a void in our hearts that will never be filled, but her memory will live on.