Wanda Lucille Brown, of Pinckney, MI, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home on September 19, 2024. She was born in Vandalia, IL, the daughter of Harold and Edith (Jay) Miller.
Wanda married Paul Duane Brown on August 17, 1961 in Effingham, Illinois. They welcomed their daughter, Tammy, on January 4, 1967 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Paul and Wanda moved to the area in the 1970’s.
Wanda made a 27-year career working as a bus driver for Stockbridge Community Schools. She loved driving her bus and taking care of “her” kids. Wanda retired in 2005 and spent most of her days caring for her granddaughters, cheering for them in the bleachers of sporting events, loving on her cats and dogs, camping with family in her Monaco motorhome, having occasional get togethers with her lifetime bus driver friends, and making the best home cooked meals and cakes for family and friends. She also enjoyed spending time crocheting, quilting, and sewing.
She leaves behind her two granddaughters, Jenni Gradowski (Ron Smith) and Makayla Gradowski; her son-in-law, Mike Gradowski (Sandy Lavey-Gradowski); and many family members in southern Illinois. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Brown, and her daughter, Tammy Gradowski, her parents, Harold and Edith Miller, step-father, David Davidson, and her brothers, Eugene Miller and Donald Davidson.
Visitation will be held at the Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 5-7 p.m., as well as on Thursday from 10-11 a.m.
A funeral service will be held at the Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Missy Noll officiating. Burial will follow at Plainfield Cemetery.
