Obituary of Leander Patricia Carney Brown

CELEBRATION OF LIFE --- Brown --- Leander Patricia Carney Brown a 40-plus year resident of Maplewood, NJ and Martha’s Vineyard, MA; devoted mother of Dr. Denise Brown-Allen and Leah Brown, JD, loving grandmother of Daniel and Dorian Allen and Christopher and Clayton Sumrell, beloved sister of Dorothy Mattox, Henrietta Rice, Henry Carney Jr., and Dolores “Peaches” Leigh; departed her life’s journey on earth on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. She was adored by her sons-in-law Douglas Allen and Vincent Sumrell; brothers-in-law, John W. Rice, Sr., Richard Leigh, and Bernard Brown and sisters-in-law Sandra Carney, Sherry Tucker-Brown and Jean Carney. She was predeceased by her loving parents Henry and Delores Carney of Jersey City, NJ; brother Israel (Buddy) Lee and sister Loretta Lee; brothers-in-law, Allen C. Brown and Lonnie Mattox. Leander was the highly revered Aunt to Rev. John W. Rice Jr., Marilyn Townes, David Rice, Lauren Mattox, Charisse Carney-Nunes, Maria Rice Bellamy, Karen Leigh, Dawn Carney-Massey, Susan Leigh, Lisa Carney Henry Carney, III and Malik Brown. She blessed the lives of a host of grand-nephews and grand-nieces and was widely revered as “Aunt Leander” to a multitude of extended family and friends. She was a retired educator serving the Newark Board of Education for more than 30 years. Visitation will be held at the Preston Funeral Home located at 153 South Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ on Friday, November 12, 2010 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Relatives and friends are also invited to attend the funeral service at the Church of St. Andrew And Holy Communion, on Saturday, Nov 13th 2010 at 9:30 am located at 160 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ. Interment will be held at Graceland Memorial Park in Kenilworth, NJ at 1:00pm. Donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association - National Headquarters 3300 East Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718. For more information or to send condolences please visit www.prestonfuneralhome.net