Leah Joann Brown Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Leah Joann Brown Leah Joann Brown, 92, of Fairmont passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Pierpont Center at Fairmont. She was born in Mannington on June 15, 1925 a daughter of the late Thurman Dee Holbert and Elsie Blaine (Hayes) Holbert. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Walter "Kayo" Brown in April of 2007. Joann was a graduate of Mannington High School. She had worked at Westinghouse. She last worked at McCrory's in Fairmont as Floor Manager and as a member of the office Staff. She was a member of the Whetstone Methodist Church, the Homemakers Club and Kopps. Joann was awarded for her dedicated hours of service with the Fairmont General Hospital Volunteers. Her hobbies included duck pin bowling league, a good game of Rummy with family and friends,reading and working word puzzles. She was known for her butterscotch pies, made from the family secret recipe. She is survived by her son Thomas Lee Brown and his wife Mary (Fetty) Brown of Eloy, Arizona; her daughter, Sharon Dee Tarpinian of Danville, California; her grandchildren and their spouses, Dr. Stephanie Tarpinian Peterson, Shara Tarpinian Martin, Korey Fetty (Laura) Brown and Kaleb Wayne Marquis (Lena) Brown and six great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Joann was preceded in death by her brothers, Walter Holbert, Gerald Holbert; sisters, Dorothy Dunlap, Thelma Jean Frisenda; a son-in-law, John Tarpinian and a grand son-in-law, Steve Peterson. Friends and family may call at the Carpenter & Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant Street, Fairmont on Monday from 11am to 1pm. The funeral service will be at 1pm on Monday, April 23, 2018 at the funeral home with Rev. Clyde Beard officiating. Interment will follow at the Mannington Memorial Park. Online condolences may be shared with the Brown Family at www.carpenterandford.com.

Leah Joann Brown

April 20, 1926 - April 20, 2018