Betty A. Brown

Betty A. Brown, 87, of Delaware passed away Tues­day (July 17, 2012) at the Cen­trum of Wil­low Brook Chris­t­ian Vil­lage in Delaware.

She was born on Nov. 5, 1924, in Cincin­nati to the late Arthur and Bessie (Bangs) Ulmer. A grad­u­ate of With­row High School 1943, she then worked in the pro­mo­tional depart­ment at WLW and WSAI radio sta­tions in Cincin­nati. She met her husband-to-be, John H. Brown, while attend­ing Ohio Wes­leyan Uni­ver­sity. They were mar­ried on Sept. 6, 1947, in Madis­onville. Even though she never grad­u­ated from Ohio Wes­leyan, she was con­sid­ered a mem­ber of the Class of 1949.

Betty and John were mar­ried for 55 won­der­ful years until his pass­ing in 2002 and for 49 years they made their home on North Franklin Street in Delaware. She retired as the sec­re­tary to the super­in­ten­dent of the Delaware City Schools and had been a faith­ful mem­ber of William Street United Methodist Church since 1949. A mem­ber of the Pro­gres­sive Moth­ers’ Club and Sup­port for Tal­ented Stu­dents, she was also a mem­ber of the Secretary’s Asso­ci­a­tion, the pre­de­ces­sor to the IAPP.

Betty enjoyed a pas­sion for gar­den­ing, espe­cially her rose beds, and golf­ing. She loved find­ing, refin­ish­ing and restor­ing antique fur­ni­ture. But her pri­mary inter­ests were that of her family.

She leaves a legacy of love for her sur­viv­ing chil­dren, daugh­ter, Lau­ren (Joel) Schae­fer of Delaware; sons, Jim Brown of Colum­bus, Jay (Julie) Brown of Eureka, Mo., and Jeff Brown (Kather­ine Sill) of Min­neapo­lis, Minn.; trea­sured grand­chil­dren, Justin, Mark (Jen­nifer) and Jen­nifer Schae­fer (fiancé Myles Van­der Weele) and Kelsey, McKenna, William and Anneke Brown; faith­ful broth­ers and sis­ter, Samuel (Nancy) Ulmer of Cincin­nati, David (Joan) Ulmer of Maineville, Bill (Mil­dred) Ulmer of Jacks­boro, Tenn., and Shirley Ulmer-Rodrigues of Bend, Oregon.

She was also pre­ceded in death by an infant daugh­ter, Bar­bara Ann.

Friends called from 5 to 8 p.m. Fri­day at the DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, 75 W. William Street, Delaware. Bur­ial ser­vices will be observed pri­vately by her fam­ily at Oak Grove Ceme­tery. The fam­ily will also greet vis­i­tors from 1 to 2 p.m. today, Sat­ur­day, at William Street United Methodist Church, 28 W. William St., Delaware, with a memo­r­ial ser­vice to begin at 2 p.m. at William Street United Methodist Church offi­ci­ated by the Rev. Julie Carmean. The fam­ily will then receive friends in the church par­lor fol­low­ing the ser­vice for light refresh­ments and fellowship.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions can be made to William Street United Methodist Church, Sup­port for Tal­ented Stu­dents, 5100 Lake­view Dr., Pow­ell, OH 43065, or Wil­low Brook Chris­t­ian Vil­lage, 100 Wil­low Brook Way S., Delaware, OH 43015.

Con­do­lences may be expressed at snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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