Deborah Anne Brown. (57)

Former Harrison OH resident Deb Brown, 57, went home to be with the Lord peacefully on the morning of February 16th, 2023.

She is preceded in death by her father Dan Cochran of Coshocton OH.  She is survived by her devoted husband, John R. Brown Jr., daughters Kristina Jordan (Daniel) of Hamilton OH and Lauren Brown of Ft. Wayne IN, Mother Nancy Cochran, Sister Amy Barta (Mark) of Galena OH, brother Daniel Cochran (Raquel) of Westerville OH, mother-in-law Diane Brown of Honor MI, sister-in-law Jana Brown of Hamilton OH and six nieces and one nephew.

Born June 19th, 1965, in Newark OH, she was a graduate of Coshocton High School class of 83', and graduated summa cum laude from Miami University class of 87' with a B.S. in Business.  During the 80's, she worked in the restaurant and insurance businesses as a manager & claim's adjuster.  In the 90's through 2010 she was also a prominent Girl Scout Troop Leader, substitute teacher and Leader of the Harrison OH Lions Club. More recently she was a volunteer worker at the nature center in Boca Raton Florida often nurturing marine life, including sea turtles, back to health.

Deborah was best known for her Travel Agency "Check-In Travel" managing and owning vacation rental homes in Florida and the Florida Keys.  Ultimately she became a Corporate Travel Manager for "The Campbell Group".  In 2010, she and her husband and daughter, moved to Huntington IN becoming active members in The Chapel, a non-denominational Christian Church, serving local community missions.

Her faith and love for animals and the great outdoors was always evident in her desire to spend time with her Scout Troop and serving at 4H Dog & Horse shows, plus Shooting Camps with her 2 daughters.  She was known to spend more time when vacationing on the water than on land often out fishing everyone else in the boat.  One of her favorite bible verses is Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".  She never knew a stranger and was always seeking to help and put others first.

Visitation will be held on Saturday February 25th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and services at 1 p.m. at The Paul R. Young funeral home at 5086 College Corner Pike, Oxford OH 45056. Reverend John Witt will officiate.

Burial will be held at SIMS cemetery, New Fairfield IN immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Crosswinds Hope Fund, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center of Boca Raton or Mission of Hope.