LuLu Belle (Warne) Brothers, age 102, of Sylvania, Ohio formerly of Cambridge, Ohio passed away May 18, 2013, at Kingston Residence of Sylvania.

She was born on June 6, 1910, to the late Dewitt Clinton and Lena Maude (Taylor) Warne in a farm house in Warnetown. Her homestead became a stage coach stop for travelers on the road to Cambridge and since was sold to the State of Ohio to create Salt Fork State Park.

She attended Bairds School in 1916 that was just two miles from her home, she went to high school in Cambridge in 1925 and graduated in 1929.
During and after school she worked part-time as a waitress at the American Restaurant in Cambridge, Ohio.
She married Charles Robert Brothers on June 1, 1932.

She was a member of the Eastern Star and the First United Methodist Church in Cambridge.
Lou was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved to write poetry and tend to her beautiful flower gardens. Along with writing poetry Lou spent countless hours making handmade men's ties which she would give them away or donate them to two of her favorite charities, Guernsey Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and The Living Word Drama benefit.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles Robert Brothers,who passed away on May 16, 2000, and her sister Hazel Wagner.

Lou is survived by a son, Robert Lee (Jan) Brothers of St. Charles, Illinois; three daughters, JoAnne (Bob) Johnson of Sylvania, Betty (Andrew) Walkie of Hawthorn Woods, Ill., and Rita (Bill) Purdy of Valley City; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Calling hours will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church with funeral services to follow at 11 with the Rev. Max Beery officiating.

Burial will be in Center Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the First United Methodist Church of Cambridge, Ohio or Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 3000 East River Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551.

Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.bundy-lawfuneralhome.com