Sister Sophie Ann
Beaman, daughter of Bettie Adams Brown and the late Percy Brown was born in
Zebulon, North Carolina on July 7, 1939. She departed this life on October
7, 1997 after a lengthy illness. The first daughter of the family, she
graciously accepted and assumed the responsibility of helping to rear her
siblings and the task of running a large household in essence, she became
the 'second mom," to the family. Always caring and giving this
attitude continued into adult life to include others. For many of us, she
was the model, or others, she became their tower of strength. As a child,
Sophie professed the Lord and Savior-Jesus Christ as her personal Savior,
Attending Stokes Chapel Baptist Church in Middlsex North Carolina, she was
a vely active member in the Sunday School, Church Choir, -Junior Usher
Board, and youthAdvisor Board However, she enjoyed spreading the gospelof
Jesus among her peers and advising them on christian morats and values.
Throughout her childhood and early adultlife, Sophie served the Lord at
Stokes Chapel in her absence, she continued to support the church. Educated
in the Zebulon County Pubfic School System, she is a graduate of James E.
Shepard High School where she graduated with honors two years ahead of her
schedule date. After high school, she attended A&TState University in
Greensboro, North Carolina, where she continue to excel and fater to
receive a B.S. Degree in Nursing. in 1960, she began herjob career as a
nurse in Chicago, Illinois. After a brief period there, she found me
weather conditions in Chicago too cold and moved to Washington, D.C.
Employed as a nurse at George Washington University Hospitalin Washington.
After two years of employment, she decided to relocate to Baltimore, where
she pursued and earned a Masters Degree in Psychiatric Nursing from,
Maryland University. Always striving
to work to her highest potential she worked for many years at Mount Sinai
Hospital Later, to workas Director of Nursing at Walter P. Carter Center
and the Maryland Rehabilitation, Center, where she retired in December,
1996. The recipient of many accommodations, and awards, she remained,
humble and honored of these recognitions. Some of these awards include
being voted Nurse of the Year, Outstanding Employee of the Year and being selected
by Whos Who in America Nursing as one of the top one hundred nurses in
America, for two consecutive years
