Ralph Brown, 79, of Grinnell, Iowa, died on May 14, 2019, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Memorial service at the Calvary Baptist Church in Grinnell, Pastor Harley Schull and Pastor James Blake officiating.
Ralph was born on August 15, 1939, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Boyd Beddes and Laurabelle Lattin Brown. He was raised in the Twin Falls area where he received his education. He received a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow.
On September 3, 1960, he married Betty Weedon, in Corralitos, California. The couple farmed near Twin Falls for two years and then moved to Rockford, Illinois, where he was employed with Case International. He later moved to Glencoe, Minnesota, and was employed with Farmhand, Inc. In 1970, he moved to Grinnell and continued working for Farmhand and then in 1995 to Lee's Summit, Missouri and was employed with AGCO.
Ralph and Betty returned to Grinnell in 2016 and made their home at Seeland Park.
Ralph was a man of many talents and strived every day to use those talents to glorify God. Ralph and Betty served actively in their church in every city they lived. He was a Jesus follower, engineer, IT manager, carpenter, electrician, photographer, genealogist, farmer, missionary, and Sunday school teacher.
He served others by building churches and sharing the Gospel of Jesus on mission trips, with Nazarene Missions International, in the jungles of Peru and the Philippines. Ralph loved Christian music.
Surviving are his wife, Betty of Grinnell; four children, Lori (Randy) Glosser of Grinnell, Kevin (Miriam) Brown of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Kent (Jill) Brown of Grinnell, and Mark (Denise) Brown of Olathe, Kansas; two sisters, June (Mike) Matteson of Cotopaxi, Colorado, and Thelma Jean Maynard of Durham, North Carolina; one brother, David (Judy) Brown of Twin Falls, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, father and mother-in-law, Ellis and Velma "Dolly" Weedon, and brother-in-law, Donald Weedon.
Source: Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Ralph was born on August 15, 1939, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Boyd Beddes and Laurabelle Lattin Brown. He was raised in the Twin Falls area where he received his education. He received a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow.
On September 3, 1960, he married Betty Weedon, in Corralitos, California. The couple farmed near Twin Falls for two years and then moved to Rockford, Illinois, where he was employed with Case International. He later moved to Glencoe, Minnesota, and was employed with Farmhand, Inc. In 1970, he moved to Grinnell and continued working for Farmhand and then in 1995 to Lee's Summit, Missouri and was employed with AGCO.
Ralph and Betty returned to Grinnell in 2016 and made their home at Seeland Park.
Ralph was a man of many talents and strived every day to use those talents to glorify God. Ralph and Betty served actively in their church in every city they lived. He was a Jesus follower, engineer, IT manager, carpenter, electrician, photographer, genealogist, farmer, missionary, and Sunday school teacher.
He served others by building churches and sharing the Gospel of Jesus on mission trips, with Nazarene Missions International, in the jungles of Peru and the Philippines. Ralph loved Christian music.
Surviving are his wife, Betty of Grinnell; four children, Lori (Randy) Glosser of Grinnell, Kevin (Miriam) Brown of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Kent (Jill) Brown of Grinnell, and Mark (Denise) Brown of Olathe, Kansas; two sisters, June (Mike) Matteson of Cotopaxi, Colorado, and Thelma Jean Maynard of Durham, North Carolina; one brother, David (Judy) Brown of Twin Falls, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, father and mother-in-law, Ellis and Velma "Dolly" Weedon, and brother-in-law, Donald Weedon.
Source: Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Ralph Brown, 79, of Grinnell, Iowa, died on May 14, 2019, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Memorial service at the Calvary Baptist Church in Grinnell, Pastor Harley Schull and Pastor James Blake officiating.
Ralph was born on August 15, 1939, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Boyd Beddes and Laurabelle Lattin Brown. He was raised in the Twin Falls area where he received his education. He received a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow.
On September 3, 1960, he married Betty Weedon, in Corralitos, California. The couple farmed near Twin Falls for two years and then moved to Rockford, Illinois, where he was employed with Case International. He later moved to Glencoe, Minnesota, and was employed with Farmhand, Inc. In 1970, he moved to Grinnell and continued working for Farmhand and then in 1995 to Lee's Summit, Missouri and was employed with AGCO.
Ralph and Betty returned to Grinnell in 2016 and made their home at Seeland Park.
Ralph was a man of many talents and strived every day to use those talents to glorify God. Ralph and Betty served actively in their church in every city they lived. He was a Jesus follower, engineer, IT manager, carpenter, electrician, photographer, genealogist, farmer, missionary, and Sunday school teacher.
He served others by building churches and sharing the Gospel of Jesus on mission trips, with Nazarene Missions International, in the jungles of Peru and the Philippines. Ralph loved Christian music.
Surviving are his wife, Betty of Grinnell; four children, Lori (Randy) Glosser of Grinnell, Kevin (Miriam) Brown of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Kent (Jill) Brown of Grinnell, and Mark (Denise) Brown of Olathe, Kansas; two sisters, June (Mike) Matteson of Cotopaxi, Colorado, and Thelma Jean Maynard of Durham, North Carolina; one brother, David (Judy) Brown of Twin Falls, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, father and mother-in-law, Ellis and Velma "Dolly" Weedon, and brother-in-law, Donald Weedon.
Source: Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Ralph was born on August 15, 1939, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Boyd Beddes and Laurabelle Lattin Brown. He was raised in the Twin Falls area where he received his education. He received a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow.
On September 3, 1960, he married Betty Weedon, in Corralitos, California. The couple farmed near Twin Falls for two years and then moved to Rockford, Illinois, where he was employed with Case International. He later moved to Glencoe, Minnesota, and was employed with Farmhand, Inc. In 1970, he moved to Grinnell and continued working for Farmhand and then in 1995 to Lee's Summit, Missouri and was employed with AGCO.
Ralph and Betty returned to Grinnell in 2016 and made their home at Seeland Park.
Ralph was a man of many talents and strived every day to use those talents to glorify God. Ralph and Betty served actively in their church in every city they lived. He was a Jesus follower, engineer, IT manager, carpenter, electrician, photographer, genealogist, farmer, missionary, and Sunday school teacher.
He served others by building churches and sharing the Gospel of Jesus on mission trips, with Nazarene Missions International, in the jungles of Peru and the Philippines. Ralph loved Christian music.
Surviving are his wife, Betty of Grinnell; four children, Lori (Randy) Glosser of Grinnell, Kevin (Miriam) Brown of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Kent (Jill) Brown of Grinnell, and Mark (Denise) Brown of Olathe, Kansas; two sisters, June (Mike) Matteson of Cotopaxi, Colorado, and Thelma Jean Maynard of Durham, North Carolina; one brother, David (Judy) Brown of Twin Falls, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, father and mother-in-law, Ellis and Velma "Dolly" Weedon, and brother-in-law, Donald Weedon.
Source: Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
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