Maribelle Brown, age 94 of Hilton Head Island, SC, formerly of Troy, passed away Sunday January 24, 2016 at Bloom at Hilton Head Memory Care. She was born July 10, 1921 in Troy, OH to the late Ford and Mae (Young) Morrin.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law Sandra and Kenneth Schaefer of Hilton Head Island, SC, and Barbara and Kent Knife of The Villages, FL, as well as son and daughter-in-law Don and Cathy Brown of Birmingham, MI.

Maribelle is also survived by ten grandchildren: K.C. Schaefer of Lexington, VA, Heath Schaefer of Springfield, OH, Dane Schaefer of Tampa, FL, Erin Brown of Birmingham, MI, Keith Brown of Birmingham, MI, Kyle Brown of Denver, CO, Blaire Brown of Ann Arbor, MI, Jana Scarbrough of Newburgh, IN, JoAnna Timura of North Ridgeville, OH, and Jennifer Scarbrough of Rockport, IN. Nine greatgrandchildren also survive: Shelby, Mary Alice, Ashlynn and Trey Scarbrough (Jennifer and Chuck), Louis and Gracie Timura (JoAnna and Steve), Caleb and Josie Scarbrough (Jana and Curtis), and Brock Schaefer (Heath and Jami).

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Charles D. Brown, who passed away July 15, 1980. Also preceding her in death is her daughter Lora Mae Brown, who passed away September 17, 1982.

A 1938 graduate of Troy High School, she worked as a secretary at Hobart Manufacturing in Troy before becoming a full-time homemaker to raise her family. Maribelle was also a former member of First Lutheran Church of Troy.

A funeral service will be held 1PM Friday January 29, 2016 at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy with Pastor Greg Morrow officiating. Friends may call from 11:30AM-1PM at the funeral home. Interment Riverside Cemetery, Troy.