Gwendolyn McCauley Brown

Gwendolyn Ruth Brown passed away peacefully in her sleep at Ollie Steele Burden Manor on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. She was 85. She was raised in Medicine Lodge, Kan., and later moved to College Park, Md., where she was an administrative assistant at the University of Maryland and a host for foreign exchange students. She moved to Louisiana in 1988, and resided in Greenwell Springs. She was a longtime member of Magnolia Methodist Church and a member of First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, painting, and had a special gift for making everyone feel special. She is survived by three sons, Robert S. Brown and wife Ruth, Donald L. Brown and wife Kathy, and William "Casey" Brown; three grand-daughters, Lauren Brown Kennedy and husband A.J., Lisa Brown LaRue, and Jennifer Brown Pettry and husband Edward; four great-grandchildren, Lawson and Reese Kennedy, and Layvin and Adyson LaRue; and longtime friends, Karen Brown, Carol Maclin, Mr. and Mrs. George Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, and best friend, Lloyd N. Brown; parents, Robert and Pearl McCauley; and brother, James McCauley. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., on Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 1 p.m. until a memorial service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Methodist Children's Home.