Jesma Jean Brown, daughter of the late Harvey Gregory and Mamie Sebree Gregory, was born on November 17, 1930 near Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on August 22, 2015 at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids Iowa at the age of 84.

Mrs. Brown was a member of the Center Baptist Church in Paragould, Arkansas.  She was a former resident of Dexter and worked in bottling and maintenance for American Distilling.

On February 28, 1948, she was united in marriage to Roy Dean Brown in Piggott, Arkansas.  Mr. Brown preceded her in death on August 10, 1992.

She is survived by one son, Danny Brown and wife Joyce of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; by three sisters, Joan Buckley of Mendota, Illinois, Rachel Treadway of Chaffee, Missouri and Barbara Buckley of Hillsboro, Missouri; by two granddaughters and two grandsons; and by six great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers and by five sisters.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 9:30 to 11:00 A.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Greg McGhee officiating. 

Interment will follow in Dexter Cemetery.