MEADE – Marjorie M. Brown, age 90, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 5, 2022, at home with her daughter at her side in Meade, Kansas.

She was born November 1, 1931 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Gillie and Ethel (Moon) Wingo.  As a young girl, she attended school in Denver.  She later attended college in southern California, receiving her training as a Medical Transcriptionist. During a flu epidemic in the 60's, she also helped with Respiratory treatments and EKG's when most staff was also sick at the hospital she was working at as a transcriptionist.

She enjoyed sewing, gardening, fishing, traveling, playing bingo, games of chance, trips to Las Vegas and going on cruises, buying and selling items on Ebay, puzzle books and most of all spending time with her family and friends.

On November 17, 1950 she married Robert Joseph Bumgartner at Denver, Colorado. Together they had four children. He preceded her in death in 1984. On May 15,1989 she married Milton Kenneth Brown, a sweetheart from her youth and best friend of her brother.  He precedes her in death on April 19, 2007.

She is survived by two sons, Michael Bumgartner of Winemucca, Nevada, and Kevin Bumgartner (Bonnie) of Cabot, Arkansas; a daughter Teresa Pearson and husband Jack of Meade, Kansas; twelve grandchildren; Kevin and Brian Bumgartner, Constance and Joe Romwall, Shannon Boehm, Robin Bumgartner, Bill, Jeremy, Raymond, Dalton, and Jackie Pearson and Mathew Bumgartner. Eight great-grandchildren; Karma, Holly, Lillie, Charlie, Ava, Megan, Eva, and Cody.  Two great-great grandchildren; Jedediah and Mila, and many nieces and nephews, including Gloria Hughart, Carol Berge, and Gregory McCadden, whom "Aunt Chee Chee" loved as her own Children.

She is reunited in Heaven with her parents, husbands, son Robert Bumgartner Jr.; two brothers; William Wingo and Robert Wingo; a sister, Dorothy (Dotty), Daughter in law Edith Bumgartner, great grand daughter Valerie and grandson Christopher, and many friends.

In accordance to her wishes, cremation has taken place.  Graveside services will be held in Arkansas at a later date.

The family would welcome memorials to St. Catherine's Hospice, St. Jude's Children's Hospital or the Shriner's Hospital in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade.