Wanda L. Dowlin Brown

Wanda L. Dowlin Brown, 70, of Honey Brook, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. She was the widow of the late Marvin F. Brown who passed away in 2001. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Elsie Gottier Dowlin Moore Yonce of Honey Brook and the late Newton "Pete" Dowlin.

Wanda was a County resident all her life and a 1965 graduate of Henderson High School. She was employed by the former Swets and Blackwell Company of Exton retiring in 2005. She was an active member of the Wyebrook Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was an Awana leader also for many years. She was also a big Civil War buff and she enjoyed many trips with the family to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family.

She is survived, in addition to her mother, by one daughter Renee McDaniel and husband William, three grandchildren; Fawn Apgar and husband Michael of Downingtown, Ariel Maher and husband Steve of Lititz and Jacob Swift of Paradise, four great grandchildren; Jeremy "JJ", Aiden, Kaylee and Lilliana and one brother Newton "Pete" Dowlin, Jr. of Honey Brook.

Funeral services will be held at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg, PA on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 11:00am followed by interment at the Northwood Cemetery, Downingtown. Family and friends are also invited to attend the viewing on Tuesday evening from 6:00 - 8:00pm and also Wednesday morning from 10:00 - 11:00am.

Memorial donations may be made in her memory to http://participate.freetobreathe.org/site/TR/FreetoBreatheSignatureEvent... This is the non profit organization Free To Breathe walk/run in honor of Wanda Brown.  The team is Wanda Warriors and the team captain is Wanda's granddaughter Fawn.  This organization helps to raise funds for Lung Cancer research.  The team was created in honor of Wanda's battle with lung cancer.

Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com