Juanita Brown

Juanita Brown, 88, of Nederland, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Juanita was born Feb. 21, 1933, in Sabine, Texas to Carlton & Elsie Adamson. Juanita was a 1950 graduate of Nederland High School. She worked in retail prior to a career in education at Nederland Independent School District where she retired after 22 years of service as a teacher’s aide.
Juanita is preceded in death by her parents, William Carlton Adamson and Elsie Ealer Bumstead Adamson; husband, Otis Hilton Brown; and sisters, Jo Evelyn Phillips and Nancy Haight; and nephew, James Scott.
Those left behind to cherish Juanita’s memory are her son, Henry Brown; goddaughter, Kelly Grogan; god grandchildren, Ty’rion Grogan and My’rrh Grogan; nieces, Donna Sanders, Beverly Edmundson, and Pattilyn Perkins; nephew, Joe David Scott; and several great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Juanita was a member of First Baptist Church of Nederland as were her parents and grandparents. She served as a Bible study teacher for 3-year olds, sang in The Silvertones Senior Adult Choir, and served on the Benevolence Committee providing assistance to those with financial hardships.
In lieu of flowers Memorial Contributions in honor of Juanita may be made to the Campus Improvement Fund of First Baptist Church online at firstnederland.com/juanita-brown or by mail to: Juanita Brown Memorials, First Baptist Church, 1911 Nederland Ave, Nederland TX 77627-5132.
A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., with the funeral to begin at 1 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Nederland. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.