Florence Mary Brown

Florence Mary Brown, 87, a resident of Readsboro, VT and formerly of Wilmington, passed away November 16, 2020 at Pine Heights in Brattleboro, VT. Mary was born in Searsburg, VT on August 26, 1933 the daughter of the late Bertram and Marion H. Pool Akley. She attended Marlboro schools and graduated from Wilmington High School in 1951. Mary worked in various mills over the years, worked with her husband logging in the woods, operated the Deerfield Food Pantry for 11 years and the food and beverage department at Mount Snow. She volunteered at the Windham County Humane Society in Dummerston, enjoyed crocheting, sketching in black and white, playing bingo and her animals. She was a member of the South Readsboro Community Club, was awarded the citizen of the year for the Town of Wilmington in 1998 and enjoyed spending time with her family. Mary is survived by her children Sharon Cox of Chicopee, MA, Brenda Holden of Wilmington and Clark Parris of Halifax, VT, her sister Bertha Akley, 11 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and a great- great grandson. She was preceded in death by her first husband Walter Parris, her second husband Joseph Brown whom she married June 7, 1962 in Winchester, NH, son Lester Parris, grandson Shawn Parris who died in 1998, infant son Edwin Parris and sisters Grace Crowningshield, Mildred Helen Wright and Ruth Davis. Graveside funeral services for Mary will be announced at a later date. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Mary's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Windham County Humane Society, c/o Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home P.O. Box 215 Wilmington, VT 05363.