Deaths

• Dan Brown
• Mary Louise Begay
• Mark Gray

Dan Brown

CRYSTAL — Funeral mass for Dan L. Brown, 70 will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 a.m., at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Fort Defiance. Father Gilbert Schneider will officiate. Burial will be at Milk Water Ranch in Crystal. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament.

Brown died on Feb. 7 in Albuquerque. He was born on March 22, 1935 in Chinle for the Mexican People Clan into the Red Running Into the Water People Clan. He retired from the Navajo Forest Product Industry in 1994. He was a full-time rancher and enjoyed herding sheep and farming. He loved being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.Survivors include his sons, Michael Teller of Albuquerque and Delfred Brown of Navajo; daughters, Verna Brown of Gallup, LaVerne Brown of Crystal and Helen Brown of Gallup; sisters, Marie Shirley, Zonnie Henry, Eileen Brown, and Susie Smit, all of Chinle; 16 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Mae Brown; parents, Eddie Brown, Harry and Ida Smith; brother, Louis Harrison; sisters, Ella Charley and Karen Bia.

Pallbearers will be family members.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Crystal Chapter House.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Louise Begay

LOWER GREASEWOOD — Funeral services for Mary Louise Begay, 86 will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Mennonite Mission, Lower Greasewood Springs, Arizona. Burial will be at the Community Cemetery in Lower Greasewood Springs.

Begay died on Feb. 7 in Farmington. She was born Jan. 22, 1920 in Lower Greasewood Springs for the Coyote Pass People Clan into the Edge Water People Clan. She was a homemaker and a rug weaver. She was well known in her community for volunteering for activities and traditional gatherings. She taught the young ones with self-esteem.Survivors include her sons, Edison Begay, Henderson Begay, Alvin W. Begay and Ronald Begay; daughters, Rose Meyers, Madelyn Emerson, Marian Begay and Maggie Begay; brother, Bob Sherry; 17 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

Begay was preceded in death by her son Dennison S. Begay.

Pallbearers will be family members.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Lower Greasewood Springs Chapter House.

Mark Gray

GRANTS — Funeral service for Mark Gray, 32 will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11 at the First Baptist Church in Grants. Reverend Garland Moore will officiate. Visitation will be today, Friday from 4 to 7 p.m and 10 to 10:45 on Saturday, Feb. 11. Interment and Graveside Services will follow at Grants Memorial Park.

Gray died on Feb. 6 in Grants. He was born on Feb. 23, 1973 in Grants. He was a lifelong resident of the Grants area. He graduated from Grants High School and was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church. He earned letters in Baseball, Basketball, and Football and was selected for all-state and all-district in high school.Survivors include his wife, Renee Wolfe Gray of Grants; parents, Fred Grayand Yvonne Johnson Gray of Grants; sons, Alex Gray of Lancaster, Ohio, and Kobe Gray of Grants; daughter, Kayla Gray of Winnemucca, Neveda; stepchildren, Michael and Melissa Wolfel both of Grants and Natalie Porter of Grants; sister, Mychelle Gray of Albuquerque; grandparents, Mark and Eleanore Johnson of Grants and Jimmy Aldredge of Amarillo, Texas.Gray was preceded in death by his grandfather Buster Gray; grandmother, Marcella Gray Aldredge; great-grandparents, Theron and Mary Johnson.

Pallbearers will be Michael Wolfel, Buddy Garcia, Troy McDowell, Mike Furbee, Duane Taylor, Mark Abeyta, Shon Wright and Heath Wright.

Grants Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.