The Earth slowed to allow angel Sara Margaret Nowlin Brown to reunite with husband James T. Brown, son Jay and her sister Pat Fuller in Heaven.
She was born Oct. 28, 1926, to Dr. and Mrs Owen Nowlin in Hollywood, California. She grew up in Farmer City, Illinois, and lived in various places eventually calling Clayton as home. Sara departed June 28, 2016, in Paducah, Kentucky. She was “one tough ol’ broad.”
Sara was a devout Christian of the Methodist faith and was a sister of Kappa Delta.
Survivors include four sons, Bob and wife Debbie, Randy and wife Tammy, Don and wife Sharon and Kenneth; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and her cat Dusty.
Private family visitation was held Thursday, June 30, 2016, at the Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Acacia Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Nowlin Scholarship Fund c/o Farmer City United Methodist Church, 101 South Williams, Farmer City, Illinois, 61842.
Condolences may be sent on-line at www.filbeckcannking.com.
