BERNICE MAE SALISBURY BROWN, age 68 years, a resident of Valley Head, WV departed this life Monday morning, October 31, 2011 at the Granville Manor at Parsons, WV. She had been in declining health.
She was born Friday, May 21, 1943 at Monterville, WV a daughter of the late Wayne Edward and Marylea Waggy Salisbury. On October 11, 1960 at Warm Springs, VA she was married to Jerry Dean Brown, who survives. They had celebrated fifty-one years of marriage. Also surviving are one son, Jerald Dean Brown and wife Debbie, Valley Head; one daughter, Christa Deann Licwov and husband Vincent, East Dailey; one sister, Waynalea Salisbury, Elkins; three grandchildren, Allison Deann Licwov; J. D. Brown; and Madison Leann Licwov.
She attended Tygarts Valley High School, was a member of the Valley Head United Methodist Church of which she was a member of the choir, was a member of the Riverside Chapter # 124, Order of the Eastern Star at Cass and had worked as an Avon Saleswoman for many years, of which she was a team leader. She was an avid reader, a noted cook and a loving homemaker.
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 5 to 8 PM, Wednesday. Final Rites will be conducted at the funeral home chapel, Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:30 PM. Pastor Leon Brown and the Minister Michael Courtwright will officiate and interment will follow at the Brick Church Cemetery at Huttonsville, WV.
