Vanessa Fleming

To the family and friends of Delores, Stephanie, Felecia and Peggy, our beloved daughter and sister, Vanessa M. Fleming, 61, of Frederick, departed this life Friday, July 14, 2017 at her sister's home surrounded by her family.

Born November 23, 1955 in Frederick, she was the daughter of Delores (McAbee) Brown of Frederick and the late Harold M. Brown, Sr.

A 1973 graduate of Frederick High School, she received a diploma in Computer Science from the Computer Learning Center in Fairfax, VA.

Vanessa worked as a Grants Management Specialist with the Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) since 2010. She was a former employee of Ridgewell Catering and the Marriott Corporation.

She enjoyed dancing, playing cards, attending and supporting her nieces and nephew’s sporting activities, as well as spending her Sunday afternoons with family and friends as an avid Dallas Cowboy’s fan. Vanessa had a passion for visiting the sick and shut-ins to help others. She was a member of Hopehill United Methodist Church, where she was active in the choir and a member of the United Methodist Women. Of all things she enjoyed doing, Vanessa took great pride in her automobiles with personalized tags (SAGG and SMUTH).

Vanessa is survived by her mother, Delores, and three sisters, Stephanie Brown, significant other (Steven Draper), Felecia (Marvin) Bush, and Peggy (Marc) Miguel, all of Frederick; Godson, Stefonn Brown; nieces and nephews, Serenity (Romalus) Moore, Ashley and Elyon Bush, Brittany, Whittney and Kaylin Miguel, and Maurice Brown; great-nieces and nephews, Jonah Negra, Kyrie and Arden Moore; aunts and uncles, Frederick (Gertrude) McAbee of Laytonsville; Janis McAbee of Hyattsville, and Mildred Brown of Frederick; sister-in-law, Joan Brown of Damascus; great-uncle, Harvey Zeigler; and many extended family members. Vanessa will also be remember by her significant other, Phil Warren of Oxon Hill; and by special friends Grace Lee, Jessica and Floyd Brown and her many good friends from school, work, and church.

In addition to her father, she was predeceased by two brothers, Harold M. Brown, Jr. and Alexander L. Brown; paternal grandparents, Lloyd and Marie Brown; maternal grandparents, Alexander and Inez McAbee; and aunts and uncles, Daniel Brown, Elizabeth (Claude) Proctor, Jean (Thomas) Ambush, Norman Brown, Peggy Hardy, and Jerome Brown; and Rhudell and Eugene McAbee.

The family will receive friends on Friday, July 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22 at Jackson Chapel UMC, 5609 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick, with visitation at the church from 10 to 11 a.m..

Interment will follow at Hopehill Cemetry.