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December 23, 2010Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum (Houma)
December 28, 2010
Genevieve Ball Brown, 93, a native of Pontotoc, Miss., and resident of Houma, La., died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.
Mrs. Brown was a homemaker, avid gardener, seamstress and doll artist. She was a servant of the Lord and her joy was doing for others. She loved working with her hands and creating Santa dolls, angels, quilts and heirloom clothes for family and friends.
She is survived by her daughters, Vee Rita Nelson, Alice (Hank) Lewis, Dianne (Cambron) Frost and Frankie (James) Livingston; son, Thomas (Mary) Brown Jr.; sister, Betty McGregor; 10 grandchildren, Lana Kay Nelson, Karen N. Zito, John L. Nelson, David M. Lewis, Mary L. Soileau, Lauren E. Lewis, Alison R. Frost, Matthew T. Frost, Holden Brown and Genevieve Brown; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Leland Brown; parents, William Frank Ball and Belia McDivitt Ball; one brother, James Frank Ball; one sister, Ruby C. Stafford; one grandson, Jeffrey T. Frost; one great-granddaughter, Mary Ashlee Steckler; and one son-in-law, John L. Nelson.
The family would like to express gratitude to her caregivers, Lou Dolen, Billie Jean Livingston and the staff of St. Joseph Hospice. Memorial donations can be made to St. Joseph Hospice, 103 Ridgefield Road, Thibodaux, LA, 70301.
(Falgout Funeral Home)
