Bonnie Jean Brown, 75, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:08 am, Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born on November 8, 1950, in Paintsville, Kentucky, to Henry Thomas and Emogene (Bailey) Mahan.
Bonnie was a 1968 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Robert Wayne Brown in Campbell County, Tennessee on November 5, 1994; he died October 1, 2020. Bonnie worked as the bookkeeper and office manager for Miller Home Furnishings in Wabash for 11 years, retiring in 2017. She attended Christian Heritage Church in Wabash. Bonnie enjoyed bowling and bowled in a league for 22 years. She also enjoyed shopping and loved to spend time with her family.
She is survived by five children, Mark David (Rosie) Castle, Randall Wayne Brown, and Troy Allen (Kim) Brewer, all of Wabash, Angie Marie (Brett) Ravenscroft of Cicero, Indiana, and Debra Lynn Carswell of Savannah, Georgia; 14 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and brother, Arthur Thomas “Tom” (Cindy) Mahan of Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert Wayne Brown.
A memorial service for Bonnie will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Reverend Tim Prater officiating. Entombment will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Family will receive friends from 9:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Christian Heritage Church or Wabash County Special Olympics.
The memorial guest book for Bonnie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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