Alice Brewer (1929

Hi my name is Alene, Alice was my mother. I have done four of these memorial websites. One for my Dad, one for each of my brothers and this one.

Usually when I create a website for a lost family member, I try to focus on the things that I think they would be most proud of about their life. This one will be no different.

With our mother, we were her life and her accomplishments. She started having babies when she was just a baby herself and it took her whole life to get us raised. Actually, my baby brother and I were mere teenagers when we lost our dear Mother. So, if you are reading this you will find that there is no information about a career or the fun hobbies my mother enjoyed (oh yeah, she did love her flower garden) or all the traveling she wished she had done. Only this:

Happy Mother's Day

From the first day my oldest brother was born till the day she died. She was our mom. Even though she was not always present in the public eye, when she died the funeral precession was so long you could not see the end of it. She was loved by all.

She dedicated her life to her kids, our Dad and the Lord. Not exactly in that order. I always said, "I wanted to be half the woman my mother was." Well, I don't feel like I made it. She was a tough act to follow. I chose to have a career that I have tried to manage around my two children and a wonderful husband. I may not have accomplished the afore mentioned feat because seeing my mother who was so happy with her choice as I was growing up, I knew a stay at home mom was not for me. But, when I die I hope people think of me as they did her. Even though I made different choices, I would like for people to look down on me and say, "There lies a good woman." Just like they did her. So, even though Mom didn't have the flashy career and glamorous life, she was very proud of what she had, "Her Family".

As you read this keep in mind that for some women, this is what the Lord has carved out for them and if you are one of those stay at home moms. I salute you. You must be a Great Woman. And, if you are someone who chose a career outside of your husband and children, I feel your pain. I know there have been times you had to choose between work and home and it can be a heart-wrenching decision. I salute you too. From the day we become a mom, till the day we leave this world, the choices we make are already decided for us. So, don't second guess the decisions you made. Believe me, it was the right one. It was out of your hands from the beginning. Thank you all for taking the time to visit my mother's site. So, here we go:

MOTHER'S LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

This website was created in memory of our Mother, Alice Mae (Burkhart) Brewer who was born December 31, 1929 and went home to be with Jesus on September 13, 1985 after suffering with pancreatic cancer for over 9 years.

Alice was joined in marriage to her soul mate Herbert Brewer, Sr., December 7, 1946.

Here they are, so happy and so in love
after over 30 years of marriage.

During their marriage they were blessed with 10 living children: Carmon, Carvel, Carl, Carlos, Christene, Irene, Rosalie, Teresa, Alene and Herbie Jr. Mother was preceded in death by her son Ralph Brewer (still-born) three children (miscarried).as well as one grandchild Melissa Renee Ballinger age 1 month and 20 days. Below is the only family photo we ever had taken while our Mother was alive. It was taken in August of 1985 and our Mother died in September of the same year.

   She has since been joined in Heaven by her (husband) Herbert Brewer, Sr., (Son) Herbie Brewer, Jr who were taken from us on the same night in a terrible house fire in 2006 and a (Son) Carlos Brewer age 40 who was taken from us by a massive stroke.
     She was a wonderful mother and grandmother, even though there were a lot of us, she had a lot of love to go around and somehow made each one feel like they were the only one. Her shoes can never be filled.
    Mom always looked forward to holidays, she would spend the whole day cooking and wouldn't eat a bite until she knew each and everyone had had their fill. You couldn't get her to sit down until everyone was gone home with sometimes as many as 70 people in our home that could take a while. She would go from person to person around and around until the last person had left. You almost had to wear sunglasses because her face had such a happy glow the entire time they were there. This was what she lived for. By the time they left mommy would be exhausted, but I know she wouldn't have had it any other way.
She was well loved by all and forgotten by noone. God gained a Great Soul and we lost a wonderful mother the day God took our Mother home.

I know that to some this seems like a boring life, but to our mother, it was Heaven on Earth.

God took the sunshine from the sky and made the lovelight in her eyes. Gone but never forgotten. How do we ever make it without our sweet mother?