Karmen Brown

Prayer Service: Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center

Funeral Service: Friday, February 6, 2004 at 10 a.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center

Interment: Will follow in the Poplar Cemetery in Poplar, MT

Karmen Rae Brown Goomers, age 29, was called home to heaven to be with her Lord on February 1, 2004 from Poplar, MT.

Karmen was born December 9, 1974 in Poplar to Gordon L. Brown and Lyda Bighorn Red Dog. Karmen earned her GED in 1994 and continued her formal education at Ft Peck Community College, where she enrolled in bookkeeping and Accounting Tech earning a one year certificate in 1996. Her work experience included Fort Peck Housing (summer program), Buttreys, CNA at Faith Lutheran Home, Sunrise Lumber, Teacher Assistant with Poplar schools, Tribal Express and Fort peck Tribes Commodity food program. Karmen enjoyed listening to music, visiting with friends, cooking, reading, watching TV, and helping others when needed.

Karmen is preceded in death by both her maternal and paternal grandparents, her father Gordon L. Brown and an Uncle Ritchie Brown.

She is survived by her mother Lyda Bighorn Red Dog, stepfather Lonnie Red Dog, two daughters Rikki Brown and Stevie McClammy all of Poplar; brother Billy (Theresa) Brown of Poplar; sisters Kimberly (Clay) of Billings, Kaycee (Robert) Low Dog of Billings, Loralee Red Dog of Poplar; nieces Telsa, Charley, Heavynn, Teresia, LaVanchie and LaRae; and nephews Brenden, Larin, and RJ; step sisters Lonelle Rising Sun and Leilani Red Dog. Also surviving are Grandmothers Rita Brown of Wolf Point, Dora Higgins of Williston, ND, Marie (Bud) Anderson of Williston, ND, and Joyce (Lyle) Good of Wolf Point; Aunts Caroline Baker of Poplar, Angie Brown of Poplar, April (Danny) Lindsay of Wolf Point, Irene Bighorn of Wolf Point, and Yvonne (Ernie) Flynn of Billings, and Uncles Leonard (Amanda) Crow Belt of Brockton, Dr. Robin Bighorn of Poplar, Fred (Helen) Bighorn of Brockton, Greg Bighorn of Poplar, Dennis Bighorn of Billings, Morris Brown of Wolf Point, Mike Brown of Poplar, and Bruce Bauer of Wolf Point. She is also survived by numerous other uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.

We all love you Karmen, and you will be dearly missed, but we know you are now walking the streets of gold with God, Jesus and the Angels of Heaven.

Karmens prayer service will be held Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 6, 2004 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Enright Big Horn and Pastor Dwight Swanson officiating. Interment will be in the Poplar City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family atcsmc@nemontel.net or www.stevensonandsons.com. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.