FREDONIA — Mary Louise Brown, 73, of Fredonia died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at her home.

She was a retired nurses aide and a member of Seven Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by four sons, Everett Brown of Paris, Tenn., Ronald Brown of Joliet, Ill., Dan Brown of Crest Hill, Ill., and David Brown of Murray; two daughters, Barbara Smaijd of Biloxi, Miss., and Shelia Fraliex of Princeton; one sister, Sue Downing of Fredonia; 22 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mitchell Henry Brown; one daughter, Diane Brown; one great-grandson; one brother; and one sister. Her parents were Marion Franklin and Lucy Emma Brinkley Driver.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at Morgan’s Funeral home with the Rev. Lonnie Knight officiating. Burial will follow in Asbridge Cemetery in Crittenden County.

Friends may call 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.