Shirley M. Brown, daughter of the late Joseph Bryan and Mary Magdalene Bryon, was born on December 18, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland. She went home to glory on May 9, 2006 after a legthy illness. She received her education in Baltimore City Schools. As a teen, she met whom later became her husband, Preston L. Brown, Jr. Out of this union, they had five children. Debra, Shelly, Christelia, Preston III, and LaWanda. They have nine grandchildren, Angelik, DaJon, Terran, Wesley, Crystal, Keith, Shannan, Trinity, Jalen and one on the way. They also have two great-grandchildren, Isaiah and Xavier. She alsos leaves to mourn one sister, Christine Woodard. Seven brothers, David, Leroy, Walter, James, Leonard, Nathaniel and Raymond. One daughter-in-law, Sandy and four son-in-laws, Brian, Demetrius, Cosmian and Kevin. Five sister-in-law Joan, Wvonne, Mona,Majorie and Renee. One brother-in-law, Jerome, and a host of other family members and friends. Proceeding her n death was one sister, Mary Frances, two sister-in-laws, Geraldine and Betty. Two brother-in-laws, Cornelius and Bernard. One mother-in-law, Marie Pinkney and one great-granddaughter, Charisma. She was a faithful member of the former St. Peter Church of God and True Holiness, where she served for many years as the the usher board president and a choir member, not forgetting to mention a faithful tithe payer. In her spare time, she enjoyed and blessd many with her gifts of sewing, making flower arangements, personalize pillows and embroidering. She alson loved cooking fro family and friends. She was very ''blunt'' and she always ''kept ir real''. She touched many lives by simply telling you what thus saith the Lord. She will truly be missed by everyone that kneq her. During her entire sickness, as relatives and friends came by to see her she did nothing but encourage them to hold their heads up and that she didn't want to hear defeat. To the biter end she had faith that God would raise her up. Beleive it or not he did just that, he raised her up to be with him. This is our ultimate promotion and if she was here in the natural she would tell all of us ''Get Your House In Order''. Thank God that she will always be with us in Spirit, thought and example.