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Dora L. Brown

Dora Lee Brown, 81, of Mt. Crawford, Virginia, passed away Oct. 2, 2018, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Mrs. Brown was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Mingo, to the late Walter and Eva Pritt Snyder.

She was a member of the Shady Grove Church of the Brethren and was a homemaker. She enjoyed karaoke and dancing and had a heart for giving and serving others. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Her husband, Robert Lee Brown Sr., passed away Nov. 1, 2007.

She is survived by her children, Tim Ware and wife, Beth, of Orlando Florida, Kenneth Ware and wife, Mary Ann, of Springfield, Illinois, Ernest Ware of Luray, Virginia, Keith Barkley and wife, Kathy, of Mt. Crawford, Virginia Lisa Chittum and husband, Timothy, of Mt. Crawford, Virginia, Diane Miller of Harrisonburg, Virginia, the Rev. Donna LeMasters and husband, Leslie, of Beverly and Cathy Sue Davis and husband, Rick, of Harrisonburg, Virginia; stepchildren, Robert L. “Junior” Brown, Phyllis Morris, Carolyn Brown, Roberta Ware and Barbara Brown; a brother, Herman Snyder; sisters, Dorothy Heffner, Mary Sharp and Minnie Hoover; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Virginia Lynn Ware; and siblings, Ruth Campbell, Florence Moore, Fannie Ware and Howard Snyder.

Pastors Anthony Vanpelt and Michael Fallin will lead a Celebration of Life at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Kyger Funeral home Chapel in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Memorial gifts may be made to the East Rockingham Senior Center, 20593 Blue & Gold Drive, Elkton, Va. 22827 or Sentara Hospice Services, 2000 Beery Road, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801. Condolences may be shared at www.kygers.com.