Mollie C. Brown-Rust's Obituary
Mollie Cantrell Brown-Rust passed away on May 12, 2025, in Tavares, FL. She was born in Salemburg, NC, the daughter of Floyd S. and Lillian D. Cantrell.
She graduated from Seaford High School in Delaware and Salisbury State Teachers College in Maryland and taught for 37 years in the Milford School District. She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church and a former member of Avenue United Methodist Church in Milford.
She enjoyed being a member of the Georgetown and Milford Historical Societies and served as President and Vice-President for the Milford Society. She and her first husband were charter members of the Shawnee Country Club and later became a member of Sussex Pines Country Club with her second husband and was a member of the Eustis Elks Lodge Anna Miller Ladies Support Group.
She loved to dance, play Bridge, read and travel. She was also involved with the Captain Jonathan Caldwell Chapter of the DAR and was a member of the Milford Museum where she donated her scrapbook and ladybug costume that her 2nd grade class used while campaigning for the Ladybug as the State Bug of Delaware in 1974.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Floyd S. and Lillian D. Cantrell of Seaford, a sister, Helen C. Marshall of NC, a brother, Douglas D. Cantrell of MI and her first husband, Earl A. Brown of Milford, DE.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond A. Rust of Tavares, FL, a daughter, Mollie Brown-Ferrier and grandson, Zachery Ferrier of Winter Haven, FL, a brother, Floyd S. Cantrell, Jr of SC, and two sisters-in-law, Jessie Brown and Edna Snowden and several nieces and nephews.
In addition, she is survived by her stepson, Thomas Rust, his wife Fay and daughter Melissa and stepdaughter Lynn Dotson, her husband Randall and their children, Jason Dotson and Jennifer Anderson as well as several grandchildren. She will be interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Milford, DE at a later time at the convenience of the family.
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