Mary Brown.Photo: FacebookA South Carolina hair dresser described as “loving and selfless” was found dead in a wooded area last week, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.“She always had love for everybody else and never asked for anything for herself,” Allyson Stewart toldWPDEabout her 50-year-old colleague Mary Brown. “We always had a good time. No matter what was going on. We got to work, we were always laughing.“Brown’s body was found shortly after noon on Sunday in a wooded area off of East Old Marion Highway in Florence County.WMBFreports that Brown, who was a stylist at Hair Works salon, was discovered inside a vehicle.“I was very shocked,” said Stewart about her friend’s death, WPDE reports. “And in disbelief that something like this could happen to somebody that I’ve known for so long and somebody that was so loving and selfless.“Brown’s death “is being investigated as a homicide,” Florence County Sheriff’s Office Major Michael Nunn tells PEOPLE.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Nunn declined to comment further about the investigation. It’s unclear how Brown died. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, WMBF reports.“We are continuing to investigate and the release of any additional information at this time wouldn’t be appropriate for us,” Nunn says.Rebecca Hutchinson told WPDE that Brown didn’t show up for an appointment to cut her son’s hair over the weekend.“I texted her and called her and there was no response,” she said. “We waited 15 minutes and I never got a call back. She’s been cutting our hair for 8 years and she meant a lot to us. And it bothers us that we will never hear from her again.”

Mary Brown.Photo: Facebook

Mary Brown

A South Carolina hair dresser described as “loving and selfless” was found dead in a wooded area last week, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.“She always had love for everybody else and never asked for anything for herself,” Allyson Stewart toldWPDEabout her 50-year-old colleague Mary Brown. “We always had a good time. No matter what was going on. We got to work, we were always laughing.“Brown’s body was found shortly after noon on Sunday in a wooded area off of East Old Marion Highway in Florence County.WMBFreports that Brown, who was a stylist at Hair Works salon, was discovered inside a vehicle.“I was very shocked,” said Stewart about her friend’s death, WPDE reports. “And in disbelief that something like this could happen to somebody that I’ve known for so long and somebody that was so loving and selfless.“Brown’s death “is being investigated as a homicide,” Florence County Sheriff’s Office Major Michael Nunn tells PEOPLE.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Nunn declined to comment further about the investigation. It’s unclear how Brown died. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, WMBF reports.“We are continuing to investigate and the release of any additional information at this time wouldn’t be appropriate for us,” Nunn says.Rebecca Hutchinson told WPDE that Brown didn’t show up for an appointment to cut her son’s hair over the weekend.“I texted her and called her and there was no response,” she said. “We waited 15 minutes and I never got a call back. She’s been cutting our hair for 8 years and she meant a lot to us. And it bothers us that we will never hear from her again.”

A South Carolina hair dresser described as “loving and selfless” was found dead in a wooded area last week, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.

“She always had love for everybody else and never asked for anything for herself,” Allyson Stewart toldWPDEabout her 50-year-old colleague Mary Brown. “We always had a good time. No matter what was going on. We got to work, we were always laughing.”

Brown’s body was found shortly after noon on Sunday in a wooded area off of East Old Marion Highway in Florence County.

WMBFreports that Brown, who was a stylist at Hair Works salon, was discovered inside a vehicle.

“I was very shocked,” said Stewart about her friend’s death, WPDE reports. “And in disbelief that something like this could happen to somebody that I’ve known for so long and somebody that was so loving and selfless.”

Brown’s death “is being investigated as a homicide,” Florence County Sheriff’s Office Major Michael Nunn tells PEOPLE.

Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Nunn declined to comment further about the investigation. It’s unclear how Brown died. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, WMBF reports.

“We are continuing to investigate and the release of any additional information at this time wouldn’t be appropriate for us,” Nunn says.

Rebecca Hutchinson told WPDE that Brown didn’t show up for an appointment to cut her son’s hair over the weekend.

“I texted her and called her and there was no response,” she said. “We waited 15 minutes and I never got a call back. She’s been cutting our hair for 8 years and she meant a lot to us. And it bothers us that we will never hear from her again.”

source: people.com