Nina L. Brown

Nina L. Brown, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas passed away, Monday, November 4, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on June 10, 1925 at Garnett, Kansas. Nina was the sixth of eleven children born to C.H. "Pop" and Ruby Visalia (Wilson) Kent. She grew up in Garnett, attending school there, before graduating from Garnett High School in 1943. She had the distinct honor of being the second ever Homecoming Queen of Garnett High School. Nina, like the majority of her generation was shaped by the depression, and those lessons remained with her throughout her life. As a young lady she helped take care of her younger brothers. Following school she worked at the Western Auto Corporate office in downtown Kansas City. During this time she would stay at a female boarding for the week then she would return Garnett via the train for the weekends. On January 30, 1946 she married Elmer C. Hobert. They had four children, Janeen, Kent, and twins, Cindy and Christy. They began their married life in Topeka, living there a few years before moving to Garnett where they lived until divorcing. Nina was always a devoted and supportive mother, while her children were young she made sure to make it to all of their activities and she was constantly busy sewing and making their clothing. After her children were out of the house she worked in the meat department at the Garnett Food Mart. On May 23, 1971 Nina was united in marriage to John W. "Sonny" Brown. They made their home in Waverly. Nina later began working at the Waverly Public Library and continued to do so for many years. Sonny passed away in 2003. Nina moved to Parkside Place in Garnett in 2010. She made many friends and she especially enjoyed working on jigsaw puzzles there. Throughout her life she enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She was a country music fan; she was especially fond of Vince Gill's music. She loved to play penny bingo and was always fond of a good party, but her children and her grandchildren were her greatest joy. Nina was preceded in death by her parents; her second husband, Sonny; infant sister, Bonnie Mae Kent; 3 brothers, Homer, George and Jerry; 3 sisters, Roannah McDonald, Ruth Brown, and Mary Jean Adams; and step-son, Lyle Brown. She is survived by her children, Janeen Walker and husband, Steve, of Overland Park, Kansas, Kent Hobert and wife, Nedra, of Shawnee, Kansas, Cindy Ecclefield and husband, Gary, of Garnett, and Christy Hobert and husband, David Peters, of Independence, Kansas; 6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; step-son, Clyde Brown of Waverly, Kansas; sister, Helen Folk of Richland, Washington; 2 brothers, Charles Kent and wife, Aubra Ann, of Webb City, Missouri and Jim Kent and wife, Barbara, of Hoyt, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Garnett First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday evening at the funeral home in Garnett. Memorial contributions may be made to the Garnett First United Methodist Church or the Anderson County Hospital Foundation. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com