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Tulsa World
Tulsa, Oklahoma
17 Aug 1957, Sat • Page 2
Ex-Policeman Dies; Service Set Tonight
Services for Crayton J. Brown, 74, retired service station attendant and one-time policeman, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Coulter-Brown funeral chapel.
Mr. Brown died Thursday night in a Tulsa convalescent home. He had been ill several weeks.
He was employed about 10 years at the Patrick Service station, 3556 Southwest blvd., until he retired 3 years ago.
Mr. Brown first came to Tulsa in 1909 and lived here a short time before returning to his native Sarcoxie, Mo. He came back to Tulsa in 1924 and was a policeman, tool dresser and oil driller before he became associated with the service station.
Survivors include the widow, Bonnie, and a daughter, Mrs. Wilda Hughes. both of the home, *in Tulsa; a brother, Homer Brown, Sarcoxie; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Johnson, and Miss Hattie Brown, both of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and a grandchild.
Interment will be Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Notes:
wife is Bonnie Ethel (Foster) Brown
daughter is Wilda Ruth (Brown) Sullen Hughes
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Tulsa World
Tulsa, Oklahoma
17 Aug 1957, Sat • Page 2
Ex-Policeman Dies; Service Set Tonight
Services for Crayton J. Brown, 74, retired service station attendant and one-time policeman, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Coulter-Brown funeral chapel.
Mr. Brown died Thursday night in a Tulsa convalescent home. He had been ill several weeks.
He was employed about 10 years at the Patrick Service station, 3556 Southwest blvd., until he retired 3 years ago.
Mr. Brown first came to Tulsa in 1909 and lived here a short time before returning to his native Sarcoxie, Mo. He came back to Tulsa in 1924 and was a policeman, tool dresser and oil driller before he became associated with the service station.
Survivors include the widow, Bonnie, and a daughter, Mrs. Wilda Hughes. both of the home, *in Tulsa; a brother, Homer Brown, Sarcoxie; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Johnson, and Miss Hattie Brown, both of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and a grandchild.
Interment will be Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Notes:
wife is Bonnie Ethel (Foster) Brown
daughter is Wilda Ruth (Brown) Sullen Hughes
Last updated on: February 2, 2023
created memorial
attached parents
added notes - wife, daughter
transcribed obit
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*obits are not always transcribed in there entirety and may be shortened, edited and/or contain notes. If the source would aid you in your search for family history, I encourage you to seek out the source yourself so that you can gather all of the pertinent information.
excerpt from obit found on newspapers.com, appearing in:
Tulsa World
Tulsa, Oklahoma
17 Aug 1957, Sat • Page 2
Ex-Policeman Dies; Service Set Tonight
Services for Crayton J. Brown, 74, retired service station attendant and one-time policeman, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Coulter-Brown funeral chapel.
Mr. Brown died Thursday night in a Tulsa convalescent home. He had been ill several weeks.
He was employed about 10 years at the Patrick Service station, 3556 Southwest blvd., until he retired 3 years ago.
Mr. Brown first came to Tulsa in 1909 and lived here a short time before returning to his native Sarcoxie, Mo. He came back to Tulsa in 1924 and was a policeman, tool dresser and oil driller before he became associated with the service station.
Survivors include the widow, Bonnie, and a daughter, Mrs. Wilda Hughes. both of the home, *in Tulsa; a brother, Homer Brown, Sarcoxie; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Johnson, and Miss Hattie Brown, both of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and a grandchild.
Interment will be Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Notes:
wife is Bonnie Ethel (Foster) Brown
daughter is Wilda Ruth (Brown) Sullen Hughes
Last updated on: February 2, 2023
created memorial
attached parents
added notes - wife, daughter
transcribed obit
ZT
*obits are not always transcribed in there entirety and may be shortened, edited and/or contain notes. If the source would aid you in your search for family history, I encourage you to seek out the source yourself so that you can gather all of the pertinent information.
Tulsa World
Tulsa, Oklahoma
17 Aug 1957, Sat • Page 2
Ex-Policeman Dies; Service Set Tonight
Services for Crayton J. Brown, 74, retired service station attendant and one-time policeman, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Coulter-Brown funeral chapel.
Mr. Brown died Thursday night in a Tulsa convalescent home. He had been ill several weeks.
He was employed about 10 years at the Patrick Service station, 3556 Southwest blvd., until he retired 3 years ago.
Mr. Brown first came to Tulsa in 1909 and lived here a short time before returning to his native Sarcoxie, Mo. He came back to Tulsa in 1924 and was a policeman, tool dresser and oil driller before he became associated with the service station.
Survivors include the widow, Bonnie, and a daughter, Mrs. Wilda Hughes. both of the home, *in Tulsa; a brother, Homer Brown, Sarcoxie; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Johnson, and Miss Hattie Brown, both of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and a grandchild.
Interment will be Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Notes:
wife is Bonnie Ethel (Foster) Brown
daughter is Wilda Ruth (Brown) Sullen Hughes
Last updated on: February 2, 2023
created memorial
attached parents
added notes - wife, daughter
transcribed obit
ZT
*obits are not always transcribed in there entirety and may be shortened, edited and/or contain notes. If the source would aid you in your search for family history, I encourage you to seek out the source yourself so that you can gather all of the pertinent information.
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