Exie Brown, 90, Sturgis, died January 23, 2012 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Arnold Kari Officiating.
Visitation will be Thursday, January 26, 2012 from noon to 7 p.m., with a rosary service beginning at 7 p.m.
Exie Lee Brown was born September 27, 1921 at Checotah, OK to John Benjamin and Leora (Bascue) Jones. She attended school in Durant, OK and went on to work briefly as a kindergarten teacher. She married Tony Ray Brown on February 2, 1941 at Durant, OK and worked a short while in a local variety store. Exie and Tony moved all over the world while Tony was in the military. She was a wonderful homemaker, wife, and mother. They moved to South Dakota while Tony was on assignment. They moved away for a while, but after Tony's death, Exie moved back to South Dakota to be closer to family. She was a wonderful caregiver to anyone that needed help.
Survivors include her daughters, Raylene Schlosser, Sturgis, SD and Jeannie (Dwayne) Scott, Aurora, NE, six grandchildren, Rich and Billy Schlosser, Shane and Rhett Wagner and Paige Hruza and Jouni Laatikainen five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death is her husband, one brother, one sister, one grandchild, William Tracy Schlosser, one great grand daughter, Courtney Lee Wagner, and her parents.
A memorial has been established to the Cornerstone Mission.
