Karen Brown Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 53, Karen Brown of Rockford, Illinois passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She is survived by: her parents, Carl E. Ponds and Rosamary Ponds; her husband Elzer "Sweetman" Brown; her sons, Alonzo Ponds (Jamie) and Maceo Ponds (Manssata); her grandsons, Branden and Jayden Watkins; her stepchildren, Amelia Warfield, Tyrone Warfield, Isaiah Warfield (Chiquitta) and Alex Brown; her siblings, Patricia Burdette, Carla Nabors, Danita Stanford (Wendell), James Rainey (Tracy), Steven Rainey (Cheryl), Prince White and Pat Betts Jr.; her nephew Timothy Nabors (Aundrea); and her close friend Rosalind Owens. She is also survived by nieces, nephews cousins other relatives and friends.