He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Keith W. and Larry L. Brownlee; one grandson, James J. Brownlee; five sisters, Sarah Brownlee Kimbrough, Dorothy Brownlee Conover, Joyce Brownlee Mitchell, Pat Brownlee, Jeanne Ann (Skip) Gordy; and three brothers, Kenneth Gardner, Stanley and Gordon Brownlee.
He attended school at Rockford in the Warsaw Bottoms. He served in the United States Navy during World War II having been stationed in the South Pacific. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Hamilton, where he served as a Deacon. He was a member of local 148, and was retired from Foote Mineral. He was an avid Cubs fan, enjoyed fishing, mowing his yard, and ball games. He enjoyed Hamilton and Warsaw fast pitch softball games and watching his grandchildren play sports.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 10, at the Lamporte Funeral Home in Hamilton. Rev. John R. Simpson officiated. Burial followed in the Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw with full military services at the graveside. Memorials in the name of Jerome Lee Brownlee have been established for the First Christian Church in Hamilton. Hancock Count
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Keith W. and Larry L. Brownlee; one grandson, James J. Brownlee; five sisters, Sarah Brownlee Kimbrough, Dorothy Brownlee Conover, Joyce Brownlee Mitchell, Pat Brownlee, Jeanne Ann (Skip) Gordy; and three brothers, Kenneth Gardner, Stanley and Gordon Brownlee.
He attended school at Rockford in the Warsaw Bottoms. He served in the United States Navy during World War II having been stationed in the South Pacific. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Hamilton, where he served as a Deacon. He was a member of local 148, and was retired from Foote Mineral. He was an avid Cubs fan, enjoyed fishing, mowing his yard, and ball games. He enjoyed Hamilton and Warsaw fast pitch softball games and watching his grandchildren play sports.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 10, at the Lamporte Funeral Home in Hamilton. Rev. John R. Simpson officiated. Burial followed in the Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw with full military services at the graveside. Memorials in the name of Jerome Lee Brownlee have been established for the First Christian Church in Hamilton. Hancock Count
Family Members
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Kenneth LeRoy Gardner
1919–1992
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Stanley Eugene Brownlee
1921–1979
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Sarah Jenette Brownlee Courtois Kimbrough
1923–1988
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Dorothy Mae Brownlee Conover
1926–1962
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Joyce Lynn Brownlee Mitchell
1930–1976
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Gordon Dean Brownlee
1931–1936
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Patricia "Pat" Brownlee
1935–1967
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Beverly June Brownlee Brink
1938–2017
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Jean Ann Brownlee Gordy
1940–2003
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