 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  By the grace of God's redemptive work on the cross, our Heavenly Father called Mickey Anne Brown home to live with Him on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Mickey Anne Brown was born October 23, 1949 in the Cherry Mound area of Grayson County. Mickey began working as an aide at Madonna Hospital in Denison at a young age. She graduated from Grayson College with a nursing degree, and in a few years was the OB-GYN coordinator at Memorial Hospital in Denison. In the late 1970s she became the coordinator of the Watson W. Wise Dialysis Center. Mickey chose to stop employment in 1980 to focus on her family and raising her children, but she was proud to maintain her nursing license throughout the remainder of her life. She enjoyed serving in the Lion's Club and held the position of Secretary/Treasurer for several years. Over the last decade, Mickey enjoyed serving in the medical mission field to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with those in need. In the last 12 years, Mickey took many mission trips: Zimbabwe in 2011, Madagascar in 2012, Dominican Republic in 2012, Mozambique and Kenya in 2013, Nigeria and Peru in 2014, and numerous trips to Chiapas, Mexico among the Mayan Indian descentants. She traveled with Joyce Meyer Ministries. Mickey married Albert George Brown on July 15, 1978 at the First Baptist Church in Denison. She is survived by her husband; son, Brian Robnett and wife, Kathryn; daughter, Allison Arnold and husband, Miles; son, Nathaniel Brown and wife, Courtney; mother, Arlene Hendrix; brother, Johnny Mitchusson; and 5 beloved grandchildren - Ragan, Noah and Claire Brown; and Hudson and Brooklyn Arnold; sister-in-law, Carol Light and husband, Colin; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ron and Nancy Rodgers; nieces and nephews - Britton Fuller, Ron Rodgers, Randy Rodger, Lana Rodgers, Jason Mitchusson, and Shannon Dophied. Mickey was preceded in death by her father, Bill Mitchusson; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Woodrow and Viola Brown. Mickey lay in state at her home from Wednesday morning until Friday afternoon. Services were held Saturday morning, November 25, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Denison. Pastors Larry Myers and Michael Gamble officiated. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery. Serving as her pallbearers were Rob Hahn, Randy Rodgers, Phillip G. Shaffer, Robert W. Hempkins, Gary Lance, Robert Crawley, David Plyler, and John Smithen. Honorary pallbearers were Herman Ringler, Don Cook, Philip McKinzie, Dr. P.T. Swamy, Dr. Chuck Phelps, Dr. Tim Brumit, Sam Graber, Jack Lilley and Dr. Joe Barns. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Denison Education Foundation, 1201 S. Rusk, Denison, Texas 75020 and also to Mexico Ministries, P.O. Box 596, Denison, Texas 75021-0596. Arrangements were under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2019 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |