This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Brown Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/666 Message Board Post: Ruth Colby Ruth Brown Colby, 78, Mission, Texas, died of a heart attack, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000, at her home. She was born March 24, 1922, on a farm near Stockport, the daughter and step daughter of Ira L. and Donna Vancine Brown of Fairfield. She lived many years of her life in Fairfield, Burlington and graduated from high school in Fort Madison. She also accompanied her husband, Craig, to many foreign countries while he was with the Air Force. When they retired they moved to Mission, Texas and made it their permanent home. She was also the person that helped get the "Smoke Piercing Camera" for the fire department. She is survived by two daughters, Karla Robinson, Chicago, Ill. and Anita Bywater, Daleville, Ark.; one brother, Dwight "Bud" Brown, Clive; five grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. A funeral mass was held Saturday, Aug. 12, in Mission, Texas. Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery, Stockport. Memorials may be made to: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, P.O. Box 1439, Mission, Texas, 78572