Lorena Brown

Lorena Cooper Brown, 90, of Chattanooga, died on Monday, Jan. 15, 2017. She was born in Lynch, Ky., on Oct. 19, 1926, to Virgie and Burl Cooper. Lorena spent 37 years working at Quaker Oats Company in Chattanooga. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Rufus Brown; her brothers, JD Cooper, Wayne Cooper Darrell Ray Cooper, Glen Cooper; her sister, Shirley Cooper; and her daughter Robbie Hancock. Survivors are two sisters, Bobbye Kemmer, of Crossville, Tenn., Linda Schuiten, of Cookeville, Tenn.; one son, Roger (Marilyn) Brown, of Olive Branch, Miss.; as well as eight grandchildren, Lisa (Christian) Bennett, of Chattanooga, Roger Brown Jr., of Boston, Mass., Chris (Karen) Brown, of Olive Branch, Miss., Matt Ryan, of Olive Branch, Miss., Sean (Angela) Poole, of Soddy-Daisy, Jason Brown, of Olive Branch, Miss., Jennifer (Carson) Kemp, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Lindsay (Robert) Elliott, of Pleasant View, Tenn. She had nine great- grandchildren and one great great- grandchild; lots of beloved nieces and nephews. Visitation is Friday, Jan. 20, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home-North Chapel on Hwy 153. The funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. Burial at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.