Jean S. Brown

Jean Budd Sargent was born on February 16, 1934, in Welch, WV. Her parents were David William Sargent and Mary Budd Peers Sargent. During Jean’s youth, her handicapped sister, Mary David Sargent, required much attention from Jean. She graduated from Welch High School as president of the Student Body. She attended Berea College for three years, graduated with a BA from Roosevelt University and taught junior high students for one year in Blue Island, IL. She later received an MSW from the State University of New York at Albany which led to twelve years of Social Work in the NY State Dept. of Mental Health and about five years elsewhere.

She married Rev. Dr. Roland J. Brown in 1955 and they became parents of two sons, Gregory K. Brown, PhD, and Rev. David Reed-Brown, MDiv. She supported Roland for 42 years as a pastor in ten American Baptist Churches, in Wyoming, Illinois, Rhode Island, New York and Pennsylvania. Her family lived mostly in parsonages..

In retirement the couple has lived in Lantana, FL. They became active members of the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. They were lifetime “campers” and occasional leaders in the Camps Farthest Out (several days of developing relations with God). Jean entered her heavenly home on August 22, 2021.

She is survived by her husband, two sons and four grandchildren in Delaware and Connecticut. Donations in Jean’s honor may be made to United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches, 900 Brandywine Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409

A visitation for Jean will be held Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches, 900 Brandywine Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 with funeral services following at 1pm. A committal service will occur Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM at Lake Worth Memory Gardens, 3041 Kirk Road, Lake Worth, FL 33461.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.dorsey-smithmemorygardens.com for the Brown family.