Obituary of Thelma Elizabeth Brown

Thelma was born in Magaguadavic, York County on April 16, 1925, she was the daughter of Walter Austin Hood of Magaguadavic and Mary Elizabeth (Grieve) of Harvey and the wife of the late husband Orland Patterson Brown who passed away January 1, 1995. Thelma was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother. great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She graduated from provincial normal school in 1943 and on November 16, 1946 she married Orland Patterson Brown at St. Georges Anglican Church in McAdam. Thelma will live on in the hearts of her daughters: Patricia Standing and her husband Arthur of New Maryland and Marilyn Devlin and her husband Robert of Calgary; three sons: Glenn and his wife Susan of Fredericton, Laurie and his wife Lynne of Victoria, BC, and Bill of Sussex; her brother Donald Hood and his wife Lorraine of Magaguadavic; 12 grandchildren: Robyn and Eric Crane, Jeremy, Zachary and Nicole Brown, Kristine and Kevin Bergquist, Samantha and JP MacDougall, Carolyn Brown-Widmer, Daniel and Rachelle Standing, Stephen and Chelsey Standing, Sarah and Cole Padget, Mary, Anna, Cheryl and Caleb Stockham; 11great grandchildren: Mackenzie, Caleb, Ireland, Kaiden, Desmond, Wyatt, Madeleine, Juliet, William, Penelope and Sloane; as well as by several nieces, nephews cousins and friends. Thelma Elizabeth Brown formerly of Sussex passed away at the Oromocto Hospital on October 23, 2015 at the age of 90. She is predeceased by a daughter Nancy Ann in infancy, four sisters Winnifred in infancy, Grace Duplissea, Lorna McCutcheon and Frances Howell; three brothers-in-law Herbert Howell, Clair McCutcheon and Carey Duplissea; Arrangements have been entrusted to the compassionate care of Wallace Funeral Home, 34 Sunnyside Drive, Sussex, (506-433-1176) A service celebrating Mrs. Brown’s life will be held from Trinity Anglican Church on Wednesday morning at 11:00. Everyone is invited to share memories with the family immediately following the Service in the Church Hall. If you are considering making a memorial donation the family has recommended the Alzheimer's Society. www.wallacefuneralhome.com This is the Eulogy that was read at the service. Thank you all for coming, I'm sure you would agree that Mom really was "one of a kind". She was a daughter, sister, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, singer, musician, quilter, Red Hatter, social butterfly. She played the piano, the fiddle and the accordion. She was involved if her community thorough the church Choir, ACW, Guild, Tourist Bureau, Ladies Barbershop, Brunswick Bells, Quilting Group, Naturalist Society, card parties, Bingo, Church and community suppers and funerals. She was a spontaneous person; a religious woman with some fast held beliefs who wanted her children to be part of the church. She was a great socialiser and loved to play cards; she played to win and was not above cheating a little to do it. Dad taught her to drive when she was about 65 and after he died, when she was on her own, she became somewhat infamous in Sussex. We never knew where or when she would show up, particularly at Pat and Art's or at her brother or sisters places. Our daughter, Robyn told us once about a trip where the windows were so fogged up it was very difficult to see and when Robyn suggested defrosting the window Mom told her that she never changed the settings because that is the way they were set when she bought the car. That perhaps explains why she always drove with the high beams on. Then there was the time she thought she was driving up Broad Street in a winter storm when she was in fact, stuck in the middle of the street and not moving at all and unable to see because of the snow on the windshield. She was a bit of an adventurer when she was behind the wheel. Wrong way on the 4 lane highway and when the truckers started to flash thier lights at her she decided she should scoot over to the other side as soon as possible. Shortly after she said she saw the RCMP with lights flashing racing down the other side and thought "The truck drivers must have told on her" Then there was the time she tried out running the police on the Evandale ferry and of course heading down an old country roads hoping it would come out somewhere. Even when we convinced her to use a taxi service the adventures continued, once ending up at a motorcycle rally at Adair's Lodge. She could throw a meal together a the drop of a hat and was always up for a cup of tea. One never knew if the meals were being prepared for consumption at home or if they were going out to someone in the community. She also had a very creative approach to cooking and was a marvel at improvising. She was a fantastic quilter and who had an eclectic collection of chairs around the house. She was extremely well cared for at the Gagetown Special Care Home in her last years and enjoyed visits from family and friends but never passed up an opportunity to inquire if someone could bring her back to her home in Sussex. She was always very interested in the door codes there and often wondered "Where that road in front of the home went to" Yes! Mom really was "one of a kind". She is and will be missed.