God plucked her from this earthly place and planted her in His precious garden on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. She leaves to cherish her memories a loving and devoted husband, Manuel Brown, Jr.; her children, Wanda J. Aveytia (Ernesto) and Monica C. Harris (Robert); 5 grandchildren, Justin Gentilini (Nicole,) John Gentilini, Shelley Lane (Adam), Jasmine and Lauren Harris; her sister, Yvonne Lewis; 3 great-grandchildren, Olivia, Justin, Jr. and Sophia; a special aunt, Elizabeth Reed of Milwaukee, WI; goddaughter, Vanessa G. Reed of Milwaukee, WI, “other special” daughters, Angela Brown, Sandy Patterson of Cincinnati, OH, and C. Dene Brownlee, another :special” granddaughter Alexandra Mitchell and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Evelyn Tate Brown was the oldest child of Frederick English and Geneva Tate on September 22, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Evelyn was educated in the St. Louis Public Schools and graduated from Charles Sumner High School in 1951. She was employed by the U.S. Coast Guard for 30 years. She retired on disability in 1988.
She was a member of Christ Southern M.B. Church until joining St. John A.M.E. in 1964. She was a member of the Duke and Duchess Club, the Class Leader Council and a long time member of the Senior Usher Board until her health began to fail.
