Crystal Marie Brown, daughter of Gene Brown and Sandra Wells Brown, was born on May 17, 1979 in South Haven, Michigan and departed this life on August 20, 2019 near Fisk, Missouri at the age of 40 years.

Ms. Brown was a waitress for Penny’s Diner in Dexter, a member of Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church in Dexter, and a resident of Essex.

She is survived by her parents, Gene and Sandra Brown of Essex; by her son, Dalton Hart of Bloomfield; by her daughter Marlei Jones of Essex; and by her brother, Ronnie Brown of Essex.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Alvin and Mary Wells and by her paternal grandparents, Wiley Cleveland and Ardy Brown.

Friends may call at the Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church in Dexter on Friday, August 23, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Funeral services will then be conducted at the Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church on Friday, August 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating.  Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter.

Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.