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Brown -- Laurian L. Brown, 81 of Rio Communities died on Friday, May 16, 2003 after a prolonged illness at an Albuquerque hospice. She was a member of the Eastern Star and active in politics with the Republican Party. Born in Morris, Ill., she attended school there and went on to marry Claude Wayne Brown in 1945. They lived in Illinois until their retirement in 1974, when they moved to Rio Communities. She had been a member of the Land of Lincoln Club and the Telephone Pioneers. She enjoyed archeological digs with Dr. Frank Hibbon of the University of New Mexico and rock collecting. She loved the state of New Mexico; the couple had a travel trailer and drove just about every road in the state. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy L. and Lina Lyon, and a son, Arthur. She is survived by her husband, Claude of the family home; her children, Bruce W. Brown and wife, Laura, of Loveland, CO and Laurian L. Ott of Placitas and her fiance, Paul Jaramillo; her grandchildren, Alyssa Heth, Rachel Brown and Christian Brown, all of Loveland, CO; and her siblings, Robert L. Lyon and wife, Doris, of Payson, AZ, Alice Kulig of Morris, Ill and Donald L.Lyon and wife, Jean of Morris, Ill. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at First Presbyterial Church of Belen. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the hospice unit at Anna Kaseman Hospital in Albuquerque.
        Published on: Sat May 17, 2003