Born Elsie Pearl Brown on September 10th, 1913, in Orange Texas, Elsie was the seventh child of David Aron and Temperence Annie Brown. She was the sister to Albert, George, Louis, Author, Fritz and Myra. Elsie passed away on August 26th, 2007 in Lakewood, Colorado.
Elsie lived in Orange where she graduated from high school in 1931. Around that time she met Chester Sapp. They were married in 1935 and moved to Houston, Texas. They had one son, James Eugene, born on March 5th. 1938.
The family moved back to Orange in 1942 and then back to the Houston area in 1946. Later, in 1952, they moved to Pasadena, Texas. Elsie was widowed in 1958 and continued to live in Pasadena, Texas until 1998 when she moved to Colorado with her son James and Daughter-in-law Cathy.
She had 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren – Cheryl, Tracy and Hannah Owen in Texas. Kim, Paul, Kris and Klair Kolish in Indiana. Tina, David, Daniel, Amanda, Braden and Mikayla Cole in Texas. Tammy, Brian and Josh Stokes in Texas and Carrie Sapp in Washington state. Elsie was a member of the Methodist church. During her early adult life she was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America women’s lodge, and was president of her local lodge one year.
Elsie is the last of her siblings to pass on, but she is survived by her son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and a few cousins.
Graveside Services were held on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. at Brookside Memorial Park located at 13401 Eastex Freeway in Houston, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent in memory of Elsie to Mapleton Care Center, 115 Ingalls Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80226.
