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Linn County News

 

 

Published Aug. 19, 2020

 

Susan Carol Brown, age 63, of the Sugar Valley Lakes community near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. She was born on June 10, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Richard and Marietta Mawhiney Dixon. Susan and James Brown were united in marriage on April 15, 1978. She was a member of the Community of Christ in Mapleton, Kan. Susan enjoyed being on the golf course and shopping. She was an avid Royals and Chiefs fan, to say the least. 

Susan was preceded in death by her father, Richard. She is survived by her mother, Marietta; her husband, Jim; a son, Quinn Knabe and Jennifer; three daughters, Kaley Brown and Larry, Tracy Brown and Adam, and Jennifer Donnell and Bobby; two brothers, Glen Dixon and Patty, and Steven Dixon; two sisters, Joyce Ashcraft and Dave, and Phyllis Dixon; and 10 grandchildren.

A gathering to celebrate Susan's life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, at the Sugar Valley Lakes Clubhouse. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.

 


 

 

 

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