Ruth Anice Boyd Brown

Memorial services for Ruth Anice Boyd Brown, 89, of Tyler (formerly of Nederland) will be held on Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 4 p.m. at Atria Willow Park, Tyler.

Mrs. Brown was born on December 13, 1917 to the Rev. James Cleveland and Isla Mae Splawn Boyd in Mercedes, Texas , and she passed away on August 12, 2007 at Hospice Home Place in Tyler .

Ruth was a teacher, graduating from Texas Women’s University. She taught in several schools in Southeast Texas, worked in the lab at Pure Oil Refinery during WWII, and later worked for Meco Security in Nederland.

Ruth was also a homemaker, a volunteer in the Nederland Independent School District and a Pink Lady at Mid-Jefferson County Hospital. She was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Nederland where she was a member of United Methodist Women, member of the choir and an honorary member of the Administrative Board.

Due to her many hours of volunteer work and service to the community, June 19, 2005 was declared “Ruth Brown Day” by the City of Nederland.

Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice L. Brown.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law; Jim and Mary Brown of Jacksonville , daughter and son-in-law, Mary Madelyn B. and Hector Medina of Miami, Florida; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by two sisters, Isla Lucile Boyd of Tyler and Elizabeth Carr of Centennial, Colorado, along with several nieces and nephews.

If desired, memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701.

August 15, 2007

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress