Sophia E. Brown, 82, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2011, at United Hospital System-Kenosha Campus. Born on July 2, 1929, in Booneville, MS, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sophia (Swanson) Riddle. She moved to Kenosha in 1950. On October 2, 1950, she married Howard Brown. Sophia was employed at Prentiss Shirt Company in Booneville. In Kenosha she worked at Jockey Corporation, Warwicks and One Hour Martinizing Cleaner. She enjoyed fishing, shopping, reading and spending time with her family. In 1982 she was baptized as one of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and became very active in her door-to-door ministry. Sophia is survived by her husband, Howard of Kenosha; her two daughters, Melinda (Garfield) Hartsfield of Kenosha and Karen (Daniel) Roth of Loves Park, IL; her two sons, Jeffery Brown of Tomah, WI, and Russell Brown of Kenosha; six grandchildren, Christy Burcham, Jacob, Joshua and Heather Searles, Haley Hartsfield and Molly Brown; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Doris Brown; and three brothers, Roy, Cleatus, and Elliot Swanson. Services will be held on Thursday, October 27th, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 11:00 a.m. Interment will at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park follow at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 26th, at Proko Funeral Home from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Sophia’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com