Shirley Mae Brown; 68; of Belle Vernon; died Sunday; Dec. 25; 2005; in West Penn Hospital; Pittsburgh; following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 7; 1937; in Monessen; the daughter of the late Paul and Barbara Ann Ross Brown. Shirley was a former resident of Pittsburgh and Monessen; later moving to Belle Vernon until going into skilled nursing facilities; Westmoreland Manor in Greensburg and Forbes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh; where she resided at the time of death. Surviving are six daughters; Debra Hughes Brown; of Baldwin; Faleccia; Evette and Audra Lomax Brown; all of Pittsburgh; Bridgette Lomax Brown; of Youngwood; and Vickie Lomax Brown; of Monessen; three sons; Presley Lomax Brown; of Florida; Kevin Lomax Brown; of Pittsburgh; and Jamal Lomax Brown; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren; three sisters; Helen Hughes; Henrietta Brown and Sylvia Brown; all of Pittsburgh; two brothers and four sisters-in-law; Paul Brown and wife Doris; and Earl Brown and wife Shirley; all of Philadelphia; Estelle Brown; of Monessen; and Delores Brown; of Belle Vernon; and a host of nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one brother; Walter L. Brown; and her loved one; Presley Hamilton Lomax; the father of her children. A memorial service for the departed soul of Shirley Brown will be held Friday; Dec. 30; at 1 p.m. in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church; 230 Reed Ave.; Monessen; with the Rev. Rueben Brown officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the BEVERLY C. DRAPER FUNERAL HOME INC.; 608 Sixth St.; Monessen.