Sonia M. Brown

Sonia M. Brown, age 90, of Verona formerly of Warsaw, passed away on Monday March 10, 2025 at Oneida Healthcare in Oneida.
She was born in Perry, New York on December 25, 1934, a daughter to the late Lawrence P. and Olive C. (Collier) Smith.
Sonia was a 1952 graduate of Perry Central High School and received her Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education from SUNY Geneseo.
She was an elementary school teacher who worked for Perry and Attica Elementary for a short time and finished her career at Wyoming Central where she retired in 1991.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Perry Center where she was a former Sunday School Teacher and a member of the Daughter's of the American Revolution. She enjoyed knitting and bowling.
She is survived by her son: Romanzo (Dorothy Rood) Brown of Verona, son-in-law: Lynden Mathias of Myerstown, PA., 4 grandchildren: Tawni Brown, Romanzo Brown IV, Alexandra Kingsley and Curtis Durfee, 5 great grandchildren: Ezra Brown, Romanzo Brown V, Bryson Brown, Daniel Nelson and Oakley Durfee, a dear friend: Laurie Magnuson of Bemus Point.
Along with her parents Sonia is preceded in death by her daughter: Sabra Mathias who passed away in 2023.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday April 22, 2025 at 1:00pm at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Perry Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church P.O. Box 156 Perry, New York 14530.