ST. JOSEPH – Shirley Marie Brown, 82, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 in North Kansas City, Mo. She was born July 9, 1931 in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Nancy and Homer Catron.
She married Robert James Brown on July 28, 1950 in St. Joseph. She was a Homemaker. Shirley was a member of VFW # 6760 Ladies Auxiliary. Shirley was an active volunteer at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, Mo., and Saxton Nursing Home in St. Joseph, with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a Christian. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Charles L. Catron, James H. Catron, John Joseph Catron, Lloyd Lester Catron; two sisters, Bonnie Murnett Miller and Doris Ann Kernes; son-in-law, Ron Snyder; and grandsons, Curtis & Corey Snyder.
Survivors include, husband, Robert James Brown of St. Joseph; two daughters, Theresa (Rick) Aldridge of Oregon, Mo., and Sharon Snyder of St. Joseph; son, Rodney (Lorretta) Brown of St. Joseph; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bill Lee Catron and Roger Catron, both of St. Joseph; and a sister, Martha Viola Marriott of St. Joseph.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Rupp Funeral Home, with Dr. Darrell Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., on Monday at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the King Hill Cemetery.
Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com