U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Brown, 21, died March 17 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
His family is going up to Indianapolis today to retrieve his body and will return to Seymour around 6 p.m.
People are invited to stand outside their vehicles and abide by the social distancing rule along the route to support the family and pay their respects to Brown.
The route will travel down State Road 11 from Interstate 65, turn on Sixth Street and then go to Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Home, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour.
A private family service is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Brown will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington. A public memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
Obituary for LCpl Hunter Logan Brown
LCpl Hunter Logan Brown, USMC, 21, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was born August 9, 1998 in Bloomington, IN. He was the beloved son of Amy and Buddy Fletcher of Seymour and Stacy and Melissa Brown of Springville, IN. He was married to his best friend, Vanessa Brown of Sneads Ferry, NC.
Hunter graduated from Bloomington High School South. He joined the Marine Corps directly out of high school. He graduated from MCRD San Diego Boot Camp and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. Hunter was known for his patriotism, sense of humor and his love of movies, video games and SpongeBob. He was an old soul. You would often see him wearing his fedora hat while listening to Frank Sinatra. He loved to write poetry and his favorite food was pizza from Pizza X where he worked in high school. He absolutely adored his younger sisters and enjoyed spending time with them while home on leave. He dreamed of one day becoming a theatre teacher and sharing his love of theatre with others.
Hunter is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Buddy W. Booth, his paternal grandparents, George and Donna Sells and his cousin, Robert Booth.
Surviving to cherish his memories are his wife, parents, brother, Dakota Matthews of Bloomington, sisters, Brooklyn Brown, Londyn, Aniston and Karrington Fletcher of Seymour and Lilli Holmes of Springville, his maternal grandmother, Jeanne Skirvin (Rick) Harris of Franklin, KY, great uncle and aunt, Morris and Evelyn Stivers of Solsberry, IN, his mother-in-law, Tina Heath of Sneads Ferry, NC, brother-in-law, Sebastian Short of Sneads Ferry, NC, his aunts, Krystal (Bob) Miller of Bedford, Rachel (Jason) Williams of Springville and Nicole (Tye) Frost of Morehead City, NC and uncles David (Abby) Booth of Williams, IN and Andy (Christine) Brown of Indianapolis. He is also survived by cousins, Casey, Katie, Ashley, Ty, Sophie, Tucker, Ben, Adam, Ethan, Nick and Zach.
A private family service will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN 47274. Pastor Phil Thorne will officiate. Hunter will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington, IN. A public memorial service will be held at a later date.
From noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, people can drive by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, 105 N. Chestnut St., to pick up a carnation with a personalized card to take to the funeral home and place on the wire fence. The carnations are sponsored by the chamber, American Legion Post 89 and Woodlawn Family Funeral Centre.
His family is going up to Indianapolis today to retrieve his body and will return to Seymour around 6 p.m.
People are invited to stand outside their vehicles and abide by the social distancing rule along the route to support the family and pay their respects to Brown.
The route will travel down State Road 11 from Interstate 65, turn on Sixth Street and then go to Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Home, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour.
A private family service is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Brown will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington. A public memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
Obituary for LCpl Hunter Logan Brown
LCpl Hunter Logan Brown, USMC, 21, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was born August 9, 1998 in Bloomington, IN. He was the beloved son of Amy and Buddy Fletcher of Seymour and Stacy and Melissa Brown of Springville, IN. He was married to his best friend, Vanessa Brown of Sneads Ferry, NC.
Hunter graduated from Bloomington High School South. He joined the Marine Corps directly out of high school. He graduated from MCRD San Diego Boot Camp and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. Hunter was known for his patriotism, sense of humor and his love of movies, video games and SpongeBob. He was an old soul. You would often see him wearing his fedora hat while listening to Frank Sinatra. He loved to write poetry and his favorite food was pizza from Pizza X where he worked in high school. He absolutely adored his younger sisters and enjoyed spending time with them while home on leave. He dreamed of one day becoming a theatre teacher and sharing his love of theatre with others.
Hunter is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Buddy W. Booth, his paternal grandparents, George and Donna Sells and his cousin, Robert Booth.
Surviving to cherish his memories are his wife, parents, brother, Dakota Matthews of Bloomington, sisters, Brooklyn Brown, Londyn, Aniston and Karrington Fletcher of Seymour and Lilli Holmes of Springville, his maternal grandmother, Jeanne Skirvin (Rick) Harris of Franklin, KY, great uncle and aunt, Morris and Evelyn Stivers of Solsberry, IN, his mother-in-law, Tina Heath of Sneads Ferry, NC, brother-in-law, Sebastian Short of Sneads Ferry, NC, his aunts, Krystal (Bob) Miller of Bedford, Rachel (Jason) Williams of Springville and Nicole (Tye) Frost of Morehead City, NC and uncles David (Abby) Booth of Williams, IN and Andy (Christine) Brown of Indianapolis. He is also survived by cousins, Casey, Katie, Ashley, Ty, Sophie, Tucker, Ben, Adam, Ethan, Nick and Zach.
A private family service will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN 47274. Pastor Phil Thorne will officiate. Hunter will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington, IN. A public memorial service will be held at a later date.
From noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, people can drive by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, 105 N. Chestnut St., to pick up a carnation with a personalized card to take to the funeral home and place on the wire fence. The carnations are sponsored by the chamber, American Legion Post 89 and Woodlawn Family Funeral Centre.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Brown, 21, died March 17 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
His family is going up to Indianapolis today to retrieve his body and will return to Seymour around 6 p.m.
People are invited to stand outside their vehicles and abide by the social distancing rule along the route to support the family and pay their respects to Brown.
The route will travel down State Road 11 from Interstate 65, turn on Sixth Street and then go to Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Home, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour.
A private family service is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Brown will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington. A public memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
Obituary for LCpl Hunter Logan Brown
LCpl Hunter Logan Brown, USMC, 21, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was born August 9, 1998 in Bloomington, IN. He was the beloved son of Amy and Buddy Fletcher of Seymour and Stacy and Melissa Brown of Springville, IN. He was married to his best friend, Vanessa Brown of Sneads Ferry, NC.
Hunter graduated from Bloomington High School South. He joined the Marine Corps directly out of high school. He graduated from MCRD San Diego Boot Camp and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. Hunter was known for his patriotism, sense of humor and his love of movies, video games and SpongeBob. He was an old soul. You would often see him wearing his fedora hat while listening to Frank Sinatra. He loved to write poetry and his favorite food was pizza from Pizza X where he worked in high school. He absolutely adored his younger sisters and enjoyed spending time with them while home on leave. He dreamed of one day becoming a theatre teacher and sharing his love of theatre with others.
Hunter is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Buddy W. Booth, his paternal grandparents, George and Donna Sells and his cousin, Robert Booth.
Surviving to cherish his memories are his wife, parents, brother, Dakota Matthews of Bloomington, sisters, Brooklyn Brown, Londyn, Aniston and Karrington Fletcher of Seymour and Lilli Holmes of Springville, his maternal grandmother, Jeanne Skirvin (Rick) Harris of Franklin, KY, great uncle and aunt, Morris and Evelyn Stivers of Solsberry, IN, his mother-in-law, Tina Heath of Sneads Ferry, NC, brother-in-law, Sebastian Short of Sneads Ferry, NC, his aunts, Krystal (Bob) Miller of Bedford, Rachel (Jason) Williams of Springville and Nicole (Tye) Frost of Morehead City, NC and uncles David (Abby) Booth of Williams, IN and Andy (Christine) Brown of Indianapolis. He is also survived by cousins, Casey, Katie, Ashley, Ty, Sophie, Tucker, Ben, Adam, Ethan, Nick and Zach.
A private family service will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN 47274. Pastor Phil Thorne will officiate. Hunter will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington, IN. A public memorial service will be held at a later date.
From noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, people can drive by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, 105 N. Chestnut St., to pick up a carnation with a personalized card to take to the funeral home and place on the wire fence. The carnations are sponsored by the chamber, American Legion Post 89 and Woodlawn Family Funeral Centre.
His family is going up to Indianapolis today to retrieve his body and will return to Seymour around 6 p.m.
People are invited to stand outside their vehicles and abide by the social distancing rule along the route to support the family and pay their respects to Brown.
The route will travel down State Road 11 from Interstate 65, turn on Sixth Street and then go to Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Home, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour.
A private family service is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Brown will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington. A public memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
Obituary for LCpl Hunter Logan Brown
LCpl Hunter Logan Brown, USMC, 21, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Camp Lejeune, NC. He was born August 9, 1998 in Bloomington, IN. He was the beloved son of Amy and Buddy Fletcher of Seymour and Stacy and Melissa Brown of Springville, IN. He was married to his best friend, Vanessa Brown of Sneads Ferry, NC.
Hunter graduated from Bloomington High School South. He joined the Marine Corps directly out of high school. He graduated from MCRD San Diego Boot Camp and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. Hunter was known for his patriotism, sense of humor and his love of movies, video games and SpongeBob. He was an old soul. You would often see him wearing his fedora hat while listening to Frank Sinatra. He loved to write poetry and his favorite food was pizza from Pizza X where he worked in high school. He absolutely adored his younger sisters and enjoyed spending time with them while home on leave. He dreamed of one day becoming a theatre teacher and sharing his love of theatre with others.
Hunter is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Buddy W. Booth, his paternal grandparents, George and Donna Sells and his cousin, Robert Booth.
Surviving to cherish his memories are his wife, parents, brother, Dakota Matthews of Bloomington, sisters, Brooklyn Brown, Londyn, Aniston and Karrington Fletcher of Seymour and Lilli Holmes of Springville, his maternal grandmother, Jeanne Skirvin (Rick) Harris of Franklin, KY, great uncle and aunt, Morris and Evelyn Stivers of Solsberry, IN, his mother-in-law, Tina Heath of Sneads Ferry, NC, brother-in-law, Sebastian Short of Sneads Ferry, NC, his aunts, Krystal (Bob) Miller of Bedford, Rachel (Jason) Williams of Springville and Nicole (Tye) Frost of Morehead City, NC and uncles David (Abby) Booth of Williams, IN and Andy (Christine) Brown of Indianapolis. He is also survived by cousins, Casey, Katie, Ashley, Ty, Sophie, Tucker, Ben, Adam, Ethan, Nick and Zach.
A private family service will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Burkholder Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, 419 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN 47274. Pastor Phil Thorne will officiate. Hunter will be laid to rest with full military honors at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bloomington, IN. A public memorial service will be held at a later date.
From noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, people can drive by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, 105 N. Chestnut St., to pick up a carnation with a personalized card to take to the funeral home and place on the wire fence. The carnations are sponsored by the chamber, American Legion Post 89 and Woodlawn Family Funeral Centre.
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