Rungruedee Phuarbthong (Phoo arbthong), commonly known as Nong Brown, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024, at her home in Derby, Kansas where she resided with Greg and her daughter Thanya. She was born on November 15, 1975, in Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand, the daughter of Suporn Phoo-arbthong and Aree Phoo-arbthong.
Before and after her cancer diagnosis, Nong was a stay-at-home mother and prioritized her daughter over everything, including her own health. She especially enjoyed gardening, her flowers, and hunting morel mushrooms in the Kansas spring. Well, she did really enjoy shopping, often just walking for hours, looking, and buying nothing.
Survivors include Gregory Thomas and her child, Thanya Thayathon Brown-Thomas. Also surviving are her mother, Aree Phoo-arbthong, and four brothers, Montree Phoo-arbthong, Phongsit Phoo-arbthong, Terasak Phoo-arbthong, and Naret Phoo-arbthong.
Nong was preceded in death by her husband Thorton (Thor) Brown and father Suporn Phoo-arbthong.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 4th, in the Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott.
Memorials are suggested to the Nong Brown Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.