She was the loving wife of the late Stephen E. Brown who passed away in 1986. She. Alice was a member of Highland Avenue United Methodist Church in Gardiner where she was part of the United Methodist Women. Alice Idella Brown was born on January 2, 1930 in Ellensburg, Washington to Clarence M. and Lillian C. Nelson Brown. Born Alice Clark in the . Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church in care of Clark Shields Funeral Home 301 S. Patterson St. Forest, OH 45843. Required fields are marked *. Arrangements are by Staples Funeral Home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner where condolences memories and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the funeral home website familyfirstfuneralhomes.com. Alice and Andy opened their home to all, including foreign exchange students, foster children, single mothers, missionaries, recovering addicts, and homeless individuals, and especially their family and friends. When Alice Clark Brown told her family she was going to leave college and join the circus in 1972, they were shocked. //