Obituaries

March 1, 1938 to June 5, 2022

KEWANNA - Katherine “Kay” L. Brown, 84, of Kewanna passed away at 6:19 a.m., Sunday, June 5, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, surrounded by her loving family.

Born March 1, 1938 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary K. Wiesjahn Williamson. She was a 1956 Kewanna High School graduate. On Feb. 15, 1958 she married Jerry L. Brown. He preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 2019.

Kay Brown

Survivors include her daughters, Susan (Michael) McKinney of Rochester and Angela (Tom) Smith of Rochester; sons, Mark (Mick) Brown of Kewanna, Michael (Lynn) Brown of Kewanna and Kerry (Karen) Brown of Connersville; brother, John Williamson; sisters, Karen Kruger, Carol Fernandez and Rita Williamson; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Peters and Vivian Hathaway.  She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

She is also preceded in death by granddaughter, Abby Smith, great-grandson, Connor McBride and sisters-in-law, Jean McKinzie, Shirley Brown, and brothers-in-law Elmer Peters, Larry Kruger, Robert Hathaway and Fred Brown.

Mrs. Brown was a dedicated homemaker and farmwife. She enjoyed playing the organ, working in her flower beds, and reading. She started her working career out of high school at the Bendix Corporation in South Bend as a secretary. Later in life she worked as a bank teller at Farmers & Merchants Bank, Rochester. She also worked in the offices of Eastern Pulaski Schools and Winamac Coil Spring.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 9, at Rans Funeral Home & Crematory, Metzger Chapel, Kewanna. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 10, at the funeral home. Pastor Tim Billups will officiate. Burial will be at Citizens IOOF Cemetery, Kewanna.

The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorial donations may be made to the Kewanna Public Library or Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery.  

Mrs. Brown’s online guestbook is available and condolences can be shared with the family at www.ransfuneralhomes.com