Venise Annette Brown Keith of Butler died from cancer at 7:51 a.m. March 31 at Butler Memorial Hospital.

She was born June 27, 1960, in Castro Valley, Calif.

Surviving are her mother, Martha G. Taylor Brown of Kapolei, Hawaii; her father, Edward L. Brown of West Sunbury; her children Joshua Keith of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Jason Keith of Jasper, Fla.; siblings, Joseph E. Brown from Butler, DeWane E. Brown from Kapolei, Hawaii; four nieces; one nephew; two great-nieces; and three great-nephews.

She was predeceased by a son, Jacob Keith; and sisters, Patricia Marie Brown Ross and Kathy Lynn Brown.

While we are mourning the loss of our loved one, others are rejoicing to meet her behind the veil. Venise has joined her son, sisters and uncles in heaven.

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal, and she will be missed by all.

<B>Keith</B> — The ashes of Venise Annette Brown Keith, who died Thursday, March 31, 2011, will be spread upon the grave of her sister, Patricia, in Tahlequah, Okla., by her brother and her two nieces.