Inez Brown, 99, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in Richardson. Graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 8, 2014 in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery. A memorial service in loving memory of Inez will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 15, 2014 in the chapel of First United Methodist Church in Richardson. Mrs. Brown was born in Cleburne, Texas on September 5, 1914, and was the eldest daughter of Lee and Nina Larr Hand. As a youth she was an active member of Field Street Baptist Church in Cleburne where she and her sister, Grace, often sang duets for church services. Her love of music continued throughout her life. On November 15, 1937, she married Leroy M. Brown, a Methodist minister in the North Texas Conference. Together with her husband they spent 33 years in the active ministry. Reverend and Mrs. Brown served both the Methodist churches both in the North Texas and Central Texas Conference including churches in Fort Worth, Brownwood and Waco districts. Inez was dearly loved by the church parishioners, and she found great joy in her role as a ministers wife. She was active in the United Methodist Women, holding offices at both the local and district levels. She also held offices in the Central Texas Conference Ministers Wives Association. During her retirement years, she was an active member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Cleburne and First United Methodist Church in Richardson. She was also an avid volunteer, and before her move to Richardson, she had given over 1000 hours of volunteer service to Walls Regional Hospital in Cleburne. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; and beloved husband of 63 years, Leroy M. Brown. Reverend Brown died on July 15, 1999 in Cleburne. Survivors include her daughter, Grace Hatch and husband Jay of Richardson; granddaughter, Reverend Holly Gotelli and husband Trip of Flower Mound; grandson, Dr. Daniel Hatch and wife Kelly of Lubbock; and three great grandchildren, Andy and Ellen Gotelli and Hayden Hatch. Service Graveside Cleburne Memorial Cemetery Cleburne, TX 76031 Saturday, March 08, 2014 2:00 P.M. Church First United Methodist Church 515 Custer Road Richardson, TX 75080 Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:00 P.M. Map to Service Location Interment Cleburne Memorial Cemetery 405 Waters Cleburne , TX 76031 Map to Interment Location