Marie Brown , of Fredericksburg, Virginia peacefully departed this life on February 23, 2022, at her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

She was born on February 28, 1937, in LaGrange, Georgia to Pearlie Mae Ogletree and Charlie Ford. She was the youngest of two siblings from this union.

Marie grew up in LaGrange, Georgia and graduated from East Depot Street High School in 1957. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City to live with her father and stepmother. While there, she met and married John Brown, Sr. From this union they had three children, Lisa Ford, Kim Brown, and John Brown, Jr.

Marie loved red and had it all through her home in Queens, New York where she called home for over thirty-five years. Marie being a Pisces, a fish sign, loved a good fish fry. Marie was always the life of the party. She enjoyed entertaining and traveling. Most of all she loved her family and spending time with them.

Marie held various jobs during the time she spent with her father but eventually landed a job with the United States Postal Service in New York City. She worked there for thirty years and retired in June of 1997. After retiring she moved to Laurel, Maryland and did some traveling with her kids and grandkids until she became ill in early 2019 and could no longer live on her own independently. As the pandemic was closing our country, she moved in with her eldest daughter, Lisa. Together they moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia where both daughters (Kim and Lisa) cared for her as her health continued to decline.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Pearlie Mae Ogletree; her stepfather, Mark Ogletree; her father, Charlie Ford; her stepmother, Lillian Ford, her brother-in-law, Forest Walker; and her niece, Theresa Walker-Sterrs.

Marie is survived by her three children, Lisa Ford, Kim Brown, and John Brown, Jr.  (Ca-Tina); seven grandchildren, Krystal McNeil, Seth McNeil, Larry Williams, Jr.,  Myles Williams, John Brown, Jr. III, Diamond Brown, and Corine Brown; two great grandchildren, Madisyn Hickson and Maliyah Heaston; one sister, Charlie Mae Walker; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

A viewing will be held at A.L. Bennett and Son Funeral Home on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 10:00 AM followed by a funeral service 11:00 AM. The interment will be held at Columbia Memorial Park in Clarksville, MD.