Brownie Kimbrough

Brownie Mitchell Kimbrough, 92, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died on May 4, 2007, at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Dr. Kimbrough was born in Childress, Texas, on February 25, 1915, to William Brown and Annie May Handley Mitchell. On June 6, 1942, she married Wade Kimbrough, who predeceased her on December 6, 1992, after fifty years of marriage. She received her B.S. from West Texas State College (now West Texas A&M University) in 1941 and her M.Ed. from the same institution in 1957. She was awarded a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 1970. Dr. Kimbrough taught in the public schools and universities of Texas, Arkansas and New Mexico for more than 50 years. Her collegiate career began in 1964 when she joined the faculty of John Brown University, where she eventually served as Chair of the Division of Teacher Education. Subsequently, she was a Professor of Education at the University of Central Arkansas and retired in 1986 as a Professor Emeritus of Arkansas Tech University. Following her formal retirement she continued to teach off-campus graduate courses and did substitute teaching in the public schools of Siloam Springs. Her contributions to the teaching profession included service as state and local council president of the International Reading Association, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Education Association/National Education Association, and as a visitor for a number of accreditation inspections sponsored by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. She was also a member of the Middle School Association and the National Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. A Methodist since her early womanhood, Dr. Kimbrough served her various churches in many capacities. In Childress, she was a Sunday School teacher and president of the Wesleyan Service Guild. At the First United Methodist Church in Siloam Springs, she twice served as President of United Methodist Women and in various other roles. Dr. Kimbrough was a member and past president of PEO Chapter CE and was also a past president of the Nesika Fortnightly Club. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lois Odom and Mary Morrison and one brother, J.T. Mitchell. Survivors include her son, Allen W. Kimbrough of Phoenix, AZ, her daughter-in-law, Meredythe Ricker Kimbrough of Dallas, sisters-in law Alta Bennett of Childress and Maidelle Mitchell of Denver City, TX, three nieces, and five nephews, and a host of friends, former students, and ?adopted children. Services for Dr. Kimbrough will be held at the First United Methodist Church, Twin Springs at Maxwell Streets, Siloam Springs on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. A visitation will be held at Wasson Funeral Home on Saturday, May 5, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Graveside services and internment will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Childress Memorial Cemetery, Childress, Texas, following a visitation at the Johnson Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Memorial contributions may be made to The First United Methodist Church, 325 E. Twin Springs, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, or the Brownie Kimbrough Scholarship Fund, Siloam Springs High School, 1500 West Jefferson, Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761

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Brownie Kimbrough

February 25, 1915 - May 4, 2007