Juanita Bonnie Brown

Juanita "Nita" went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 4, 2026. She was born on July 9, 1931 in Taft, California. Nita attended Taft schools through Taft College. After college graduation, she was employed by Chevron Corp. (Standard Oil at that time) and worked at the 11-C Camp in Taft. She had many fond memories of her friends and co-workers there. Nita and her husband, Joe, and their two sons moved to Bakersfield in 1963, and shortly after, she began working for the County of Kern, serving as senior secretary in the Auditor-Controller's Department. She enjoyed all 25 years of her employment there, retiring in 1992. She and our family made many fun trips- especially enjoyable were the many trips to Pismo Beach in their R.V. and summer days spent at Mount Hermon in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which was her most favorite place of all.

Nita loved beautiful sunsets, reading a good book, beach walks, a dark star-filled sky, and piano and organ music, especially when playing "Try to Remember", which was the couple's "special song". Her husband and best friend, Joe, and their two sons were the joy and light of her life.

Nita was pre-deceased by her parents, Horace and Grace Mason, her beloved husband of 62 years, Joe Brown, and her children, Steve and Paul Brown.

Her favorite scripture was Romans 8:38-39- "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from His love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

She will be privately laid to rest at Hillcrest Memorial Park.