Born at Montezuma, Illinois, May 30, 1877, the son of John W. and Mary Short Brown, he had been a resident of this community for a number of years.
He is survived by his widow, Gertrude and the following children: Mrs. Louise Jeffers, Mrs. Mildred Roberts and Mrs. Francis Green, all of Springfield; Mrs. Leona Piercy, Mrs. Virgie Heriford and Mrs. Evelyn Harney, all of Waverly; Mrs. Josephine Druktenis of Santa Maria, Calif.; Mrs. Norma Fletcher of Modesto; Mrs. Barbara Burnell of Virden; Robert of Springfield; Edward of Bethalto; Leonard of Jerseyville and Herman of Danville; one brother John R. of Waverly; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Wheeler of Waverly and Mrs. Cora Nortrup of White Hall.
One son, John Franklin Brown, was killed in World War II.
Born at Montezuma, Illinois, May 30, 1877, the son of John W. and Mary Short Brown, he had been a resident of this community for a number of years.
He is survived by his widow, Gertrude and the following children: Mrs. Louise Jeffers, Mrs. Mildred Roberts and Mrs. Francis Green, all of Springfield; Mrs. Leona Piercy, Mrs. Virgie Heriford and Mrs. Evelyn Harney, all of Waverly; Mrs. Josephine Druktenis of Santa Maria, Calif.; Mrs. Norma Fletcher of Modesto; Mrs. Barbara Burnell of Virden; Robert of Springfield; Edward of Bethalto; Leonard of Jerseyville and Herman of Danville; one brother John R. of Waverly; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Wheeler of Waverly and Mrs. Cora Nortrup of White Hall.
One son, John Franklin Brown, was killed in World War II.
Family Members
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Alice Flora Belle Brown Johnson
1879–1939
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Lillie May Brown Crawford
1881–1934
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Ellen Frances "Nellie" Brown Flynn
1883–1956
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Mollie Esther Brown Boyer
1886–1938
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Golden Ethel Brown Jones
1889–1962
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Jessie Grace Brown Wheeler
1895–1973
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Cora Eunice Brown Dikis Nortrup
1897–1988
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John Raymond Brown
1900–1964
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Herman W. Brown
1899–1974
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Leonard A Brown
1902–1977
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Juanita Louise Brown Jeffers
1909–1996
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Mildred Edna Brown Roberts
1910–2000
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Frances Irene Brown Green
1912–1985
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Elizabeth Leona Brown Piercy
1914–2010
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Edward Bailey Brown
1916–2004
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Robert Wendell Brown
1918–2005
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Mary Josephine Brown Druktenis
1920–2013
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John Franklin Brown
1924–1945
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Virgie F Brown Heriford
1927–2018
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Norma J. Brown Fletcher
1928–2011
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