Joan Marie (Hicks) Brownell

SOUTH GLENS FALLS – Joan Marie (Hicks) Brownell ,74, of Midtown Apartments, passed away unexpectedly, on Friday, September 20^th, at her at her home.

Born June, 24, 1939 in Granville, Joan was the daughter of the late Charles Tabor Hicks and Alice Mae (Taylor) Hicks.

Joan attended Fort Ann School.  On July 3, 1964 she married Robert J. Brownell , in Poultney, Vermont.

She loved nature and most of all her family.  She was a member of the South Glens Falls United Methodist Church.

Beside her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Brownell, and her sister, Barbara Liebig.

Survivors include her daughter, Jennifer Brownell of Florida; her siblings, Florence Tomlinson of Salem, Fred Hicks of Gansevoort, and Gretchen Braymer of Granville; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.

Family and friends may call on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Carleton Funeral Home Inc., 68 Main Street, Hudson Falls.

Joan will be laid to rest next to her husband at Gerald B.H. Soloman Saratoga National Cemetery.

Donations in memory of Joan can made to a charity of one’s choice.