Saundra Audean Cooper Brown, 61, of McDougal, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at her home in McDougal.

She was born June 21, 1945, in Ann Arbor, Mich., the daughter of Elmer and Goldie Conyers Cooper.

She was united in marriage to Jimmy Brown on Nov. 20, 1990.

She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Pollard. She had a hard battle with lung and liver cancer through the past few months.

Brown lived in Baton Rouge, La., for a number of years and raised her children there.

She was the granddaughter of Joe Cooper and Iva Neeley Cooper, and Raymond Conyers and Millie Causey Conyers.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elmer Cooper.

She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Brown of McDougal; one daughter, Carla Blackwell and friend, Roger Powers, of Poplar Bluff; one son, Dwayne McCrory and Candice of Okeechobee, Fla.; her mother, Goldie Cooper of McDougal; five grandchildren; three stepchildren, Jimmy Junior Brown and wife of Branson, Patty McWayne and husband of Trumann and Angel Smith and husband of Fayetteville; seven stepgrandchildren; one sister, Joann McLeskey and husband, Terry, of Pollard; two brothers, Jack Cooper and wife, Jerri, and Donnie Cooper and wife, Nell; two special friends and neighbors, A.C. and Ida Dean; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 3, 2006, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Loy Culver officiating. Burial followed in the New Hope Cemetery in Pollard. Pallbearers were Shane McLeskey, Jeff Andrews, Wade Cooper, Steward Blackwell, Daniel Cooper, A.C. Dean and Kenneth Grissom.

Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.