Fallen Leaves
Elaina Brown Schlesinger
Joseph Clarence Brown, Jr.
Elaina Brown Schlesinger
Elaina Brown Schlesinger passed away on December 21, 2025. She was the daughter of Edward and Rose Dickerson, and the granddaughter of Morris Brown.
Bernard Epps
Joseph Clarence Brown, Jr.
Elaina Brown Schlesinger
Bernard Epps passed away on December 16, 2025. He was the last surviving child of Alice Brown and Clarence Roy Epps Sr.
Joseph Clarence Brown, Jr.
Joseph Clarence Brown, Jr.
Joseph Clarence Brown, Jr.
Joseph Clarence Brown Jr passed away in 2025. He was the only son of Joseph Clarence Brown Sr. and Marie Powell.
Elouise McMillon Ponder
Elouise McMillon Ponder
Joseph Clarence Brown, Jr.
Elouise McMillon Ponder passed away on December 31, 2025. She was the mother of Darrell McMillon and mother-in-law to Sharon McMillon, who is the granddaughter of Alice Brown.
Debra Nanton
Elouise McMillon Ponder
James Spencer III
Debra Nanton passed away on May 27, 2026. She was the daughter of Ann and Henry Nanton, and the granddaughter of Lilly Bell Brown.
James Spencer III
Elouise McMillon Ponder
James Spencer III
James Spencer III passed away on May 1, 2026. He was the son of James Spencer Jr. and Martha Escalera, and the grandson of Alice and James Spencer Sr.
My Father Planted a Garden
Our Father kept a garden.
A garden of the heart;
He planted all the good things,
That gave our lives their start.
He turned us to the sunshine,
And encouraged us to dream:
Fostering and nurturing
The seeds of self-esteem.
And when the winds and rain came,
He protected us enough;
But not too much because he knew
We would stand up strong and tough.
His constant good example,
Always taught us right from wrong;
Markers for our pathway that will last
a lifetime long.
We are our Fathers garden,
We are his legacy.
Thank you Dad, we love you.
- Unknown
