Cover photo for Collene Brown's Obituary
Collene Brown Profile Photo
1930 Collene 2023

Collene Brown

October 13, 1930 — March 17, 2023

Collene Parris Brown, 92 of Arley, passed away March 17, 2023, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center.

She was born October 13, 1930. Collene was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a wonderful cook and made the world’s best walnut cake, she loved to garden and could grow flowers out of concrete, and she was also an amazing seamstress and sewed for many people in the area.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm at Liberty Baptist Church. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 2:00pm at Liberty Baptist Church where a burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Brother Greg Dollar will officiate.

Collene is survived by her daughters, Deborah James and Martha Bowling; grandchildren, Terry (Amber) James, Christi James, Kevin (Christi) Bowling, Jason (Lori) Bowling, Scott (Miranda) Bowling, Catherine (Tony) Reeves, and Cassie Hughes; great grandchildren, Austin Bowling, Jaycey (Matt) Moore, Caleb Bowling, Callie Bowling, Claire Bowling, Briley Bowling, Sadie Bowling, Jaxon James, Luke James, Autumn James, Elijah Wood, Zeppelin Hughes, Ashlynn (Jonathan) Hamilton, and Zachary Reeves; and special friends, Martha Allen and Sharon Benson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert W. Brown; mother, Martha Wood Parris; father, Mozell Parris; son, Keith Brown; great granddaughter, Autumn Wood; son-in-law, John Bowling; and sisters, Mary Lollar and Tommie Parris.


To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Collene Brown, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Collene Brown, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Sunday, March 19, 2023

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)

Liberty Baptist Church

3724 Co Rd 40, Arley, AL 35541

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Monday, March 20, 2023

Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)

Liberty Baptist Church

3724 Co Rd 40, Arley, AL 35541

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 61

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree