Cleo Doucette Brown

Cleo Doucette Brown, 82, of Morganton, NC died Saturday, February 20, 2016.  Born in Little Falls, MN on October 2, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Irene Doucette.  Mrs. Brown attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.  She loved walking in her neighborhood and working in her yard.  Cleo was an active volunteer with Burke County Friends for Animals and was a recipient of their Volunteer of the Year.  She also served as a dog sitter for many area families.

Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband, James J. Brown of the home; daughters, Laura Brown Scoggins and her husband, Dr. Scott Scoggins, of Morganton and Mary Hertel Mayer and her husband, Dan, of Perham, MN; grandchildren, Evan, Calli, Aiden, Bridger, Skye, Adam, Vanessa, and Lisa; and sisters, Janet Pogatchnik of Minneapolis, MN and Maxine Jost of St. Cloud, MN.

The memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2016 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with Father Kenneth Whittington officiating.  The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Burke County Friends for Animals, P.O. Box 1884, Morganton, NC 28680 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690.

Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.