Jessie Isabelle Arnold Brewer

Obituary Notice

Jessie Isabelle Arnold Brewer, 81, died September 4, 2004. She was born in Watts, Oklahoma on October 6, 1922, to Virgil and Mary "Polly" Arnold. 

She is survived by her husband, Harold Kenneth Brewer; three daughters, Marilyn Webb of Denver, Barbie Traub of Dallas, Kim Newsome of Atlanta; her sister, Christine Fields of Nashville, Tennessee, and eleven grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Ross Arnold. 

She graduated from Fort Smith High School and attended both Fort Smith Junior College and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Isabelle married Ken Brewer in 1944 and moved to Little Rock in 1952. Her husband worked for Westinghouse until 1968 when he and Isabelle founded H.K. Brewer Electric. Isabelle served as Secretary/Treasure for the company until it was sold in 1987. 

Isabelle enjoyed traveling, reading, dancing, tending flowers, birdwatching, and cooking. She was devoted to her friends, and she enjoyed belonging to her Sunday School class, the Delphi Club, her sewing circle and garden club. Most of all she loved caring for her three daughters, their children, and her husband. She was known by family and friends for her kindness and generosity. Her presence will be sorely missed and long remembered. 

A memorial service will be held at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church on Wednesday, September 8th at 10:00 a.m. Private Internment will be at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith. The family will receive visitors at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 West Markham Street, in Little Rock from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 on Tuesday, Sept. 7th. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to be made to Arkansas Hospice,5600 W. 12th Street, Little Rock, AR 72204 , American Cancer Society, 901 N. University, Little Rock, AR 72203, Macular Degeneration Foundation , PO Box 531313, Henderson, NV 89053, and Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church , 4823 Woodlawn, Little Rock, AR 72205.

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• Brewer family, I am sincerely sorry for the loss Mrs. Brewer. It was a pleasure to care for her in her final days at Arkansas Hospice. I am sure you have many fond memories that remain to comfort you at this sad time. I enjoyed hearing about the many wonderful parts of her life and what a sincere and charming lady she was. My prayers and peace for each of you. Sincerely,
  Ame Holt 
  Arkansas Hospice RN, BSN
  Little Rock, Arkansas
  
• Earl Crockett 
  Little Rock, Arkansas
  
• From the entire Dewey family, I send our heartfelt words of comfort and God's blessing. We truly know where you are. It has not been long since we walked where you are walking. We care about you all because of the way God saw to have our paths cross in many ways. Mamma loved all of you so much, and Dayton was the only Grandfather that most of us ever knew. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We are sorry for your pain. Love from all of us to all of you!
  Debbie (Dewey) Brinkley
  Maumelle, Arkansas
  
• To all the Brewer family, and especially my mentor, Ken. I just today saw Isabelle's obituary and I want to extent my deepest sympathy to you all. Ken, you and "Izzy" were very special folks to me. I learned from you tremendously. My days at H.K.B. will always be a dear memory.
  Calvin Covington
  Hospice Community Relations Director
  Athens, Alabama
  Email: ccov@pclnet.net