Betty Rae Farmer Brown Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Betty Rae Farmer Brown of Kirksville, Missouri, who passed away on October 4, 2025 at the age of 79. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Betty Rae Farmer Brown to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Norman "Lewis" and Lucille Mildred Farmer (Johnson); her brother Norman Farmer; her siblings-in-law, Stephanie Farmer (Crawford), Joann Dearinger and Carl Brown; her parents-in-law, Doris Brown and Louis Brown; and her nephews, Tim Brown and Kyle Johnson.
She is survived by: her children, Victoria Lynette Brown of Newton, IA and Matthew Marion Brown (Shelley) of Parker, CO; her husband Marion Brown of Kirksville, MO; and her grandchildren, Josie Matteson (Juan Angel) of New York, NY, Jackson Matteson of Duluth, MN, Jayda Matteson of Marshalltown, IA, Olivia Brown of Parker, CO, Caroline Brown of Parker, CO and Madelyn Dufford of Parker, CO..
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 7th 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Smith Funeral Home - Grinnell (1103 Broad St, Grinnell, IA 50112). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 7th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the same location. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 7th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the Ivy Hill Cemetery (212 Main St, Malcom, IA 50171).
Memorials may be made payable to Life Church School, mailed in c/o Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112.
