Lequitta J. Brown

Lequitta Joyce Brown passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the age of 78 in Sidney, Nebraska. Please take a moment and share a kind thought or memory with Lequitta’s family at www.andersonbethany.com. There will be a Visitation at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory on Monday, June 24, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be a Funeral Service at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., with a Visitation one hour prior to Funeral Service. Interment will follow at Hagerman Cemetery. Born to Ernest and Rose Hefner on August 14, 1945, in Roswell, NM, Lequitta was raised alongside her four siblings. Known for her sassy redheaded spirit and penchant for mischief, she always kept things lively. Lequitta graduated from Roswell High School in 1962. Lequitta held multiple jobs throughout her life, including homemaker, beautician, bus driver for the Roswell Independent School District, field office scale operator at Armstrong Construction, and secretary at Bob Reeds. Lequitta married Airman First Class Bill Brown Sr, on April 3, 1965. With this marriage came an instant family with their oldest, Billy Brown Jr. Lequitta and Bill then proceeded to have 3 more children together Craig, Krista, and Corey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Brown Sr; parents: Ernest and Rose Hefner; brothers, Billy Wayne Hefner and his wife Peggy Hefner, and Terrill Hefner; and grandson, Payte Brown. Lequitta is survived by her children: Billy Brown Jr. of Roswell NM, Craig Brown and his wife Tina of Florence, AZ, Krista Bruns and husband Jeff of Sidney, NE, Corey Brown and his wife Jodi of Roswell, NM; thirteen grandchildren: Amiee Kermode and her husband Richard, Warren Brown and his wife Alex, Trisha Clarke and her husband Shane, Kaela Cole, Matthew Brown and his wife Nella, Katelin Riley and her husband Lane, Contessa Brown, Kyler Cole, Patrick Brown, Kande Groves and her husband David, Febe Brown and her husband Dom, Aryn Brown, and Samantha Bruns; eighteen great-grandchildren; siblings: Betty Derrick and her husband David of Florence, SC, Butch Hefner and his wife Joann of Roswell, NM, Cordell Brown and his wife Carol of Pueblo, CO, and Neil Brown and his wife Patty of Canada; and many nieces, and nephews. Lequitta’s tribute was lovingly written by her family.

Lequitta J. Brown

August 14, 1945 - June 18, 2024