Florence W. "Flossie" Brohawn

Florence W. "Flossie" Brohawn, 82 of Cambridge passed away on February 4, 2012 at Dorchester General Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on December 18, 1929 in Vienna, MD and was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Lawson Willey.

She attended schools in Cambridge and was the first delivery girl for the Daily Banner. She was married to Lee A. "Bummy" Brohawn on October 13, 1946. Mr. Brohawn died on May 4, 1995. She was a homemaker most of her life and for the last 16 years, she volunteer bookkeeper at Flowers n Things and was proud of using the computer to do the billing. She enjoyed needlepoint and counted cross stitch. For those who knew her well and knew her impatience for waiting, you will appreciate that some of her final words were "I didn't think it would take this long".

She is survived by her daughters Susan B. Dickinson (Mike) of East New Market, Mary Ann Hurley (Jon) and Terry B. Robbins (Mark) of Cambridge. She is also survived by her grandchildren Brett Dean (Kelley) of Cambridge, Kathryn L. "Katie" Dickinson of East New Market and Lisa Dickinson Jacobs of Pasadena, MD and a great granddaughter Elizabeth B. Dean of Cambridge. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her four sisters Gladys Mills, Cora Jones, Hazel James and Winifred Peeling and four brothers Watson Willey, Jesse Willey, Linwood "Pete" Willey and Jack S. Willey.

At her request, funeral services will be private. Expressions of sympathy can be made by donations to the Lee A. Brohawn Scholarship Fund, c/o Susan Dickinson, 5918 Green Point Road, East New Market, MD 21631, The Dorchester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 132, Cambridge, MD 21613, The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 91, Cambridge, MD 21613 or to Grace United Methodist Church, 501 Race Street, Cambridge, MD 21613. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.