Summer 2005 - John Brown University

Ella Caroline Trahin Brown ’47, wife of former President John E. Brown Jr., diedFriday, January 28, 2005, at the age of 82. Funeral services were held at the Cathedral ofthe Ozarks with Dr. David Bush officiating.Born July 26, 1922, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Jeanand Zinga Stroupe Trahin. A lifetime resident of Siloam Springs, she graduated fromSiloam Springs High School and from JBU, receiving a B.A. in English. She marriedJohn E. Brown Jr. on November 23, 1941. From 1948 to 1979 she served the JBU familyfaithfully and well as the president’s wife. Mrs. Brown earned an associate degree innursing from the University of Arkansas in 1974 and later completed the requirementsfor a license in social work. She became Director of Patient Services at Siloam SpringsMemorial Hospital and retired (the second time) in 2000 following 26 years of service.Mrs. Brown was a charter member of the Hospital Auxiliary and served aterm as president. She was a charter member of the Siloam Springs Memorial HospitalFoundation Board. She served on the committee and the board that founded the SiloamSprings Adult Development Center. She helped to organize the local chapter of theSalvation Army and served for many years on the board. A faithful member of ChapterT.P.E.O., she served as president 1956-1958 and 1984-1985. She was an active memberof the First United Methodist Church in Siloam Springs.In 2000, Mrs. Brown was recognized with a Pioneer Citizen award by theSiloam Springs Chamber of Commerce. She was presented the Dr. Frist HumanitarianAward by Quorum Healthcare in 1986.Survivors include her husband John E. Brown Jr.; one son, John Brown III, ofSiloam Springs; four daughters (Karen Wilt ’68 of Siloam Springs; Melinda Pollock ’73of Middletown, Delaware; Julie Miller ’78 of Malibu, California; and Laurie Wilkinson’86of Siloam Springs); fourteen grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.The Caroline Brown Endowed Scholarship has been established at JBU inMrs. Brown’s honor. If you would like to contribute a memorial gift of any size, pleasecontact Paul Eldridge ’88, Director of Development and Planned Gifts at (479) 524-7468 or (800) 446-2450. ■18 John Brown Bulletin Summer 2005