Julia Dawn Brown

     Julia Dawn Brown, age 73, of St. Louis, Michigan, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025, at Riverside Healthcare Center, St. Louis, Michigan.
     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 5, 2025, with Pastor Chad Otto officiating. Burial will take place at Pine River Cemetery, Blanchard, Michigan. Visitation will be held from 4-8 P.M. on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the funeral home.
     Julia was born in Blanchard, Michigan on July 9, 1951, the daughter of Hiram Calvin and Mary Ellen (Martin) Bearup. On December 6, 1975, she married Donald Leroy "Roy" Brown in Alma, Michigan. Roy passed away on August 9, 2019, after forty-three years of marriage.
     Julia liked working in her flower gardens; her favorites were roses and lilacs. She always had many pets. She enjoyed coloring, cooking, and watching Scooby Doo with Don. She taught Don, how to cook. She was tease and enjoyed picking on her family, especially daughter-in-law Tiffany. Most of all, Julia loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren; she always looked forward to the family reunions.
     She is survived by her daughter Brandy (Alan) Dove of Terre Haute, IN; son Donald Jr. (Tiffany Brown) of Alma, MI; ten grandchildren: Paige, Georgia, Dixie, Trace, Lenore, Moneke, Donald III, Lilian, Lita Summer Rain, and Ronda Rose; two great-granddaughters: Heather and Aurora; six siblings: Sarah Brown, Ivah Brown, Maxine Jeffer, Carol (David) Pohl, Hiram Bearup, and Carl Bearup; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Donald Brown Sr., infant great-granddaughter Scarlet Olivia Rae, 2 sisters, Eugenia Esch and Rose Seeley.
     Memorials may be made to the family for Judy's headstone. Online condolences may be made at www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, Michigan.