Barbara S. Brown, 78, of Doylestown, PA died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home, Warrington, PA following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of W. Ray Brown, DVM. Born in Ithaca, NY, she was the daughter of the late Francis T. and Margaret P. Stone Spencer, Sr. Barbara was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Doylestown. She enjoyed reading, going to their lake house at Cayuga Lake in NY, and attending Bible study with her dear friend Mary Leatherman. She was very astute at staying in contact and visiting family. Barbara attended Mt. Sinai School of Nursing and returned to Ithaca and was employed as an electron-microscopy technician at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University where she met and later married her husband Ray. At the completion of veterinary school the couple moved to Lansdale, PA in 1967 and then to Doylestown in 1970 where they established their Veterinary and Pathology Practice in New Britain, PA. Barbara assisted in the practice while she was able to do so. Surviving beside her husband Ray is a son Jeffrey M. (Jennifer) Brown of Peach Bottom; 4 siblings, Maryalice Wikens of Titusville, PA, William (Patricia) Spencer of Palmyra, NY, Carol S. Arthur of Starr ID, and Linda Piech of Raleigh, NC; and several nieces and nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at Little Britain Presbyterian Church, 255 Little Britain Church Road, Peach Bottom, PA on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00AM with Rev. Thomas P. Milligan officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. A visitation will be held at the church from 10:00AM until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Barbara’s memory to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Keystone Chapter, 1501 Reedsdale Street, Suite 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Arrangements entrusted to Reynolds Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Quarryville, PA. To send an online note of condolence, please visit our website at reynoldsfuneralhome.net. Comments are closed.
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