On February 10, 2021, Jackie Brown, 76, Keller, Texas and formerly of Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth, Dallas, New Orleans, Dallas, Fort Worth, Atlanta, and Houston, lost her battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born August 11, 1944 in Hereford, Texas to Ben and Marie Lumpkins. Memorial Service: 10AM Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at J.E. Foust and Son Funeral Home, 523 S. Main, Grapevine. She attended school in Amarillo and graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1962.
Jackie married Michael Brown on September 25, 1963 in Amarillo. Shortly after they wed, Mike joined Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway which allowed them to frequently move around the country. Through all the moves, Jackie became a mother to Susan and Steven, and a homemaker. She worked various jobs and volunteered in the early years, but once in Houston settled in as an office manager for a food equipment company for many years to help put her children through college.
Jackie was a kind and generous person who loved to laugh. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who adored her 3 grandsons, Addison Chappell, Clayton Brown, and Jacob Brown. Jackie enjoyed many things including family, friends, traveling, casinos, shopping, and crafting. She loved visiting and spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed traveling whether it was a good road trip or hopping on a cruise ship. You would not get much push back from her if the trip included a visit to a casino to give her a little time with the one-armed bandits! She was an avid lover of all things crafting from wood working and painting to sewing and quilting.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother (Ben Lumpkins), and niece (Virginia Pitts).
Survivors include her husband, daughter, son and daughter-in-law (Tomarie Brown), and 3 grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to The Alzheimer's Association.
If you wish to send flowers in honor of Mrs. Brown, please contact Lilium Floral Design at 817-589-1566 or http://www.liliumflorals.com.
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