Barbara F. Brown

Barbara F. Brown, 64, of Hermiston and formerly of Union, died Dec. 12 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash. A memorial service will be held at a later date. A condolence book is available at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.

She was born April 4, 1946, to Chester Clayton and Othella Fay Delany Brown in La Grande.

Barbara was raised in Union and attended school there.

She moved to Baker City where she worked at St. Elizabeth's Nursing Home before moving to Hermiston in the early 1980s. Barbara married Larry D. Brown on Oct. 31, 1987, in Hermiston.

She worked at Lamb Weston in Hermiston for a short time before going to work for Lamb Weston in Boardman on the trim line where she worked until failing health forced her to retire in 1991. Barbara and Larry lived in Irrigon, Stanfield, Umatilla and Hermiston since then.

Barbara enjoyed the coast, watching cooking shows, crossword and word search puzzles and yard sales.

She is survived by her husband, Larry Brown of Hermiston; sons, Brandon Brown and Gordon Gorham, both of Hermiston; daughter, Lynne McCormick of Culver; stepdaughter, Teresa Brown of Stanfield; brothers, Monte Brown of Castle Rock, Wash., and Delbert Brown of SeaTac, Wash.; sisters, Dody McCrae of Union, JennaLee Scarbrough of Baker City and Jannelle Lombard of Milwaukie; and five grandchildren.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mid Columbia Kidney Center, 117 S. Third Ave., Pasco, WA 99301.

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