Elinor Elizabeth Brown, age 92, of Mechanicsville, passed away March 9, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 5, 1921 in Herndon, VA to Herbert James and Margaret Edward (Wilson) Sowers. She was raised and attended schools in Herndon. Elinor cared for her mother as a young girl, and assisted in the household chores necessary in the home. In 1940, she married Jack Mickey Brown and they resided in Washington, D.C. Jack passed away at an early age in 1959, leaving Elinor to raise seven children. She moved to Forestville in the mid 1960’s, Huntingtown in the late 1980’s and to Mechanicsville in 2006. Elinor was a very giving and caring person who was also willing to assist and care for extended family and friends. She was a member of Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County. Elinor was an excellent cook and enjoyed bingo, playing cards and taking a chance with lottery tickets and playing the numbers.
She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Mickey Brown, a daughter Carol A. Lynch, son Charles E. Brown and sisters Frances Riley, Mary Kidwell and Margaret Sowers. Surviving are a daughter Joyce A. Grigsby and her husband Michael Sr. of Mechanicsville, and sons Roy H. Brown and his wife Barbara of Pasadena, Richard L. Brown and his wife Linda of Smith Mountain Lake, VA, John M. Brown and his wife Carolyn of Mechanicsville, and James A. Brown and his wife Linda of Huntingtown. Also surviving are twelve grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.