Cimarron - Nancy E. Brown, 72, died August 8, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 5, 1942 at Hutchinson , the daughter of Vernon and Thelma (Perry) Brown Woodward.

She was a graduate of Cimarron High School, and received her associates degree in practical nursing at Dodge City Community College. She worked for nineteen years as the evening charge nurse at Shepherd's Center, Cimarron, Kansas. She married Mark G. Brown. He preceded her in death. Nancy was an avid gardener and loved to can vegetables and grow beautiful flowers. In her earlier years she loved playing pool, going camping in the mountains, had a beautiful singing voice, and loved watching old westerns on television. She loved animals and also enjoyed putting puzzles together at home as well as with the residents at the nursing home. Nothing meant more to her than her family and friends. She was a caregiver her whole life and cared for everyone and all living animals. Nursing was her calling and there could never have been more of a perfect fit. She opened her home to those that had nowhere else to go over the years.

She is survived by two daughters, Dianne Paris, Lenexa, Kansas; Pamela Barton, Arapahoe, Oklahoma; one son Leland Brown, Cimarron, four brothers, Barry Brown and wife Susan, Olathe, Bob Brown and wife Linda, Greenville, South Carolina; Merle Brown and wife Linda, Lenexa, Richard Woodward, Lawrence, one sister Linda Kay Woodward, Lake Isabella, California; one daughter-in-law Mary Racette, Dodge City, one sister-in-law Marva Woodward, Las Vegas, Nevada; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, and her beloved dogs Katie and Baby. She was preceded in death by her husband Mark G. Brown, one son, Leyton "Neil" Brown, parents Vernon and Betty Woodward, Thelma and Holly Brown, and one brother Howard Woodward.

There will be a Celebration of Life service at a later date in Cimarron. Inurnment will be later at ValleyView Cemetery in Garden City. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are suggested to the Shepherd's Center , Cimarron, or to the American Diabetes Association, both in care of Swaim Funeral Home, 1901 6th Avenue, Dodge City, Kansas, 67801. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guest book at www.swaimfuneralhome.com.