Rhonda Brown (Higbee)

Rhonda Sue Brown, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. She was born December 24, 1954, to Ronald and Sue Higbee and was a life-long resident of Norman and a proud Citizen Potawatomi Nation heritage.

Her father worked primarily as a food salesman her entire life. He hitch-hiked home from army camp to be with Sue as she gave birth to their first born, Rhonda. In her younger years, she performed as a dancer of all types such as jazz, tap and ballet, along with competing in gymnastics. For 60 years, she continued to confess her early hobbies gave her the bad knees and feet. Although that didn't keep her from competing as she performed in the follies as a young adult. Rhonda graduated from flight attendant school in Kansas City. However, she was never able to use this skill as the energy crises of the 70's kept her from being hired. She went on to become a Miss Liberty in Oklahoma City working at the then Liberty tower.

Rhonda raised her two sons as a single mother doing everything she could to attend as many of their activities as possible. To help support her children Rhonda worked in Real Estate and Property Management all around the Norman area as well as part-time positions at Dillard's. She spent over 30 years working for the University of Oklahoma, where she retired in 2017. At OU, she worked in Administration, Athletic Photographer, Student Life, Stephenson Research Center, Price College of MBA and OU School of Law. But, her most fulfilling was working in the Athletic Department for Joe Washington. Rhonda took a brief break from OU and worked at Logix Communications where she met and eventually married Anthony Brown. During their life together Rhonda enjoyed and involved herself with all the activities the OU campus offered from Rush week for Freshmen to artistic performances of her OU "kids" but nothing compared to her love of college sporting events. She made the time to attend most of them especially OU Football and Basketball. She loved spending time at the lake house and taking boat rides, especially during sunset. The time spent with her grandchildren were precious to her, and she especially loved having fashion shows with her granddaughters.

Rhonda was preceded in death by her mother, Sue Higbee; her son, Blake Baldwin; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. She is survived by her husband of 23 years together, Anthony Brown; son, Tommy Sturdivant; father, Ron Higbee; brother, Scott Higbee and his wife Debra; niece Cori Delay and her husband Dallas and their kids Devin and Dylan; two step daughters, Leslie St. Clair and her husband Jeremy, and Brandi Graham and her husband Sean; and five grandchildren, Emmalynn St. Clair, Lillian St. Clair, Arlo Graham, Eleanor Graham and Lyla Graham.

Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Havenbrook Funeral Home in Norman. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Noble I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Online condolences may be shared at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com.

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