Martha Irene Shipley Brown, 73, of South Main Street, Boonsboro, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at her home.
Born March 15, 1934, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon W. Shipley Sr. and Mary E. Dayhoff Shipley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Lee Brown, in 1976.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Boonsboro Ambulance and Rescue Co. 69; Boonsboro Vol. Fire Co. and Ladies Auxiliary; and the Williamsport American Legion.
She was a member of Battlefield Bible Church in Sharpsburg.
She is survived by her children, D. Jack Brown of Hagerstown, Joyce E. Mullendore, Vernon L. Brown, Richard E. Brown, Ruth A. Brown and A. Wayne Brown, all of Boonsboro; sister, Nellie Thomas of Hagerstown; and grandchildren, Scott Mullendore and Allison Davenport, both of Boonsboro, and Christopher Mullendore of Sharpsburg; her special friend, Dave Lohman; and nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant brother; sister, Catherine Brown; and brother, Vernon "Bill" Shipley Jr.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Bast Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Jamison officiating. Burial will be in Boonsboro Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Boonsboro Volunteer Fire Co., 5 St. Paul St., Boonsboro, MD 21713; or to Boonsboro Ambulance and Rescue Co. 69, P.O. Box 7, Boonsboro, MD 21713.