She was born November 26, 1919 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Emily Wells Brown and Henry Lutcher Brown.
She was active in political, civic and artistic endeavors for most of her life and was particularly proud of her work for the mentally ill.
She was preceded in death by her father, mother and brother, Lutcher Brown.
She is survived by her sister, Joan Brown Winter; three children, Laura Negley Gill, James Lutcher Negley and Richard Burleson Negley; ten grandchildren, Christopher Burleson Gill, Carolyn Gill French, Josephine Gill Davidson, Richard Negley Gill, Emily Negley Martin, Nancy Negley Krissoff, Sydney Negley Mulder, William Waters Negley, Jamie Lutcher Negley and Suzanne Clementine Negley; three great-grandchildren, Laura Wells French, Adele Burleson Davidson and Henry Walling Martin; one niece and six nephews.
To the best of her ability, she danced every dance
