MADGE WOOTTON BROWN,

94, of Little Rock, died peacefully Monday, February 26, 2024. She was born June 11, 1929, in Hot Springs, Ark. She graduated from the University of Arkansas, and was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. Madge returned to Hot Springs, where she was introduced by close friends to Frank Brown, a handsome Merrill Lynch stockbroker, whom she married and shared 57 wonderful years together. Madge loved to entertain at their Lake Hamilton home, especially hosting birthday parties for their three children. Besides dedication to her family, Madge was drawn to volunteer work. She was influenced by her grandmother in Hot Springs. She would accompany her grandmother, who worked with orphans and in hospitals. Madge was taught to value and respect all people and to help those in need. She was active and chaired several community organizations in Hot Springs. As a member of St Luke’s Episcopal Church, she directed the Alter Guild. In 1967, due to Merrill Lynch consolidating offices, Madge and Frank moved the family from their lake home to Little Rock. They soon found their new church home at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, then just a mission. Over her service career, Madge served or chaired every ministry committee at St. Michael’s, as well as publishing the church’s newsletter, and baked all of the communion bread for 18 years. Madge’s volunteer church work expanded to the Episcopal Diocesan and national levels. She served on the Executive Council, chaired the Episcopal Churchwomen, began and chaired the ECW Christian Education and Communications departments, set up and coordinated the Diocesan Ministries office and has chaired the diocesan convention. At the national level, Madge served on and chaired several committees including the Triennial Committee, United Thank Offering, commission for social and specialized ministries, and coordinator for the Mexican-American ministries in the Southwest. Madge’s community activities include serving as a co-organizer, and later chair, of the Inter-Faith Hunger Task Force, Arkansas coordinator for the World Hunger Education/Action Together (WHEAT), and co-organizer for the Arkansas Foodbank Network. She also was involved in the Heifer Project International operations in Pulaski County, and Solutions across America, which fights hunger and homelessness. In 1990, Madge was awarded the Community Service Award sponsored by KARK-TV and the Arkansas Office of Volunteerism. Madge was predeceased by her husband, Frank M. Brown; her mother, Martha Wooten Bondurant; and father, Robert S. Collings. She is survived by her daughter, Candy Johnson (Mike); sons, Paul Brown (Susan), and S. Whittington Brown, all of Little Rock; grandchildren, Stuart Johnson (Stacey), Bentonville, Ark., Drew Johnson (Kelley), Berthoud, Colo., and Adam Johnson (Erin), Seattle, Wash., Turnor Brown, Fayetteville, Ark., and Asher Brown, Little Rock; great-grandchildren, Quinn, Jordan, Alan, Ada, Luke, and Felix; uncle, Mike Collings (Debbie), of Missouri City, Texas; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 12415 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Ark., 72223, with internment following at the Church’s Columbarium. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 12415 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Ark., 72223; Our House Shelter, P.O. Box 34155, Little Rock, Ark., 72203; St. Francis House, 270 S. Elm St., Little Rock, Ark., 72204; Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock, Ark., 72202.

Arrangements are under the direction of RuebelFuneralHome.com.