ROANOKE RAPIDS – Sandra Farrow Byrum Brown, 69, of Roanoke Rapids, died Sunday May 11, 2014.

Sandra, a native of Northampton County, was the daughter of the late Richard Gilbert and Stella Louise Martin Farrow.

She was a member of New Testament Christian Church in Roanoke Rapids.

Sandra is survived by her husband, Robert L. Brown, Jr.; her daughter, Felica Byrum Hollingsworth of Murfreesboro; her sons, Tommy D. Byrum, Jr. and his wife, Kim, of Pendleton, Kevin W. Byrum and his wife, Susan, of Pendleton, and Craig D. Byrum and his fiancée, Crystal, of Creeksville; three sisters, Geraldine Wernock of Surf City; Linda Faye Bush and her husband, Clarence, of Buxton, and Bobbie Byrd and her husband, Charles, of Creeksville; one brother, Richard H. Farrow and his wife, Judy, of Creeksville; thirteen grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren and one on the way. She is also survived by many special nieces and nephews; the father of her children, Tommy D. Byrum and his wife, Linda, of Pendleton; and a very special canine member of the family, her lab, “Buddy Forever”.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Askew Funeral and Cremation Services in Roanoke Rapids with Minister Dale Morris officiating.

Flowers are welcomed or memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice in memory of Sandra.