Patricia Anne Brown, age 81, of Logan, Ohio went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio after a brief illness.

    Born April 19, 1928 in Logan, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Margaret (Laube) Timberlake.

    Patricia worked as a laboratory technician and a bookkeeper. She attended Saint Paul Episcopal Church and was a member and past Priestess of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, member and past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Venus Chapter #76.  She was a gifted artist and beloved mother, grandmother and friend. She has inspired everyone she touched; Pat's brief encounter with cancer showed all of us what a hero she truly was.

    She is survived by six daughters, Linda French, Sondra (Ken) Gohlke and Pamela (David ) Tressider, all of Akron, Ohio, Marsha Brown, Vickie (James) Kasler and Jannis (Gregg) Cluley all of Logan, Ohio; two brothers, Earle Timberlake of Logan, Ohio and Charles (Wilma) Timberlake of Nelsonville, Ohio; seventeen grandchildren and thirty-one great-grandchildren.

    Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Dewey "Bud" Brown Sr. (1994); son, Dewey "Buddy" Brown Jr. and sister in law, Sharon Timberlake.

    Funeral service will be held at 12:00 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Roberts Funeral Home, Logan, Ohio with Reverend William A. McCleery and Reverend G. William Pursley officiating.

    Friends may call Saturday, from 10:00 am until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, York Township, Athens County, Ohio.

    The family would like to express a sincere thank you to the staff of ICU 2 Main at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio.

    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saint Paul Episcopal Church, 375 East Main Street Logan, Ohio 43138.