Shirley Ann Brown, 71, went home to be with the Lord on July 29th, 2007 in Wills Point, Texas after a year long fight with advanced dementia. She was preceded in death by her parents Riley and Ethel Collier and siblings R.G., James, Sarah, Bobby Joe, Mary Gail, and Freddie. She is survived by her beloved friend and former husband Fred Brown of Edgewood, Texas, her daughter Debra and son-in-law Ken of Dallas, Texas as well as her two most beloved grandchildren Amanda Gibson of Mount Vernon, Iowa and Robert Gibson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She also leaves behind a sister Betty Collier, two brothers Jerry Collier and Carl Collier, all of North Little Rock and her sister-in-law Betty Ann Brown of Dallas, Texas.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer?s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
Funeral services will be at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 3, 2007 and burial will take place at Round Mountain Cemetery in Faulkner County following the service. Visitation for the family of Mrs. Brown will take place 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, at North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 Main St., 758-1170. Online obituary and guest register at www.nlrfh.com.