Barbara Beth Steed Brown

Barbara Beth (Steed) Brown

BELLEVUE WA: Barbara passed away on July 2, 2005 at
her home in Bellevue, Washington after a three-year
battle with cancer. Barbara was born June 30, 1947 in
Logan, Utah to Dale R. and Elizabeth Emmett Steed.
She attended Utah State University, where she met
Ronald O. Brown, whom she married on March 17, 1967.
In April 1973, after living in Burbank and Port
Hueneme, California, they moved to Anchorage, Alaska,
where they made their home and raised their four
children for the next 23 years. They moved to Seattle
in 1996.

Barbara graduated with Honors from the University of
Alaska in 1996. She enjoyed a successful career as an
office manager and comptroller, primarily in the
construction industry. She earned her Certified
Professional Secretary designation in 1989 and enjoyed
her most recent work as the Comptroller for Barclay
Dean Architectural Products. Barbara was generous
with her time and talents, volunteering in several
professional, church and community organizations. She
served as an officer in local chapters of the
International Association of Administrative
Professionals, as a Cub Scout den leader and committee
member, and as a teacher and leader in her church
organizations.

Barbara enjoyed music and was an accomplished pianist.
She also enjoyed the beauty of nature, especially
birds and flowers, and was a member of the East Lake
Washington Audubon Society. As a grandmother of five
(soon to be six), she delighted in the artwork and
energy of her grandchildren.

Barbara is survived by her husband Ronald; their
children Cynthia Beth (Brown) Steele and Donald Steele
(Toronto, Canada), Michael Ronald and Marnie Western
Brown (Kirkland), Jason Dale and Dayna Hatch Brown
(Bellevue), and Nathan Owen and Susan Gygi Brown
(Seattle); their grandchildren Brenton, Rachel,
Gregory, and Alayna Steele and Caylee Brown; her
father Dale R. Steed; and her brothers Emmett and
Marty Steed. She is preceded in death by her mother,
Beth Steed.

Services for Barbara will be held at 11:00 a.m., July
5 at the Bellevue Stake Center of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 14536 Main Street in
Bellevue. A graveside service will be held in the
Logan City Cemetery at 11:00 am on Friday July 8th.
There will be a viewing on Friday at the Allen-Hall
Mortuary from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Online condolences may
be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations
be made to Treehouse, 2100 24th Avenue South, Seattle,
WA 98144.