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6/6/2019 - Deborah Blair (47090463) added the following obit
MRS. BROWN DEAD AT 85
Mrs. WJ Brown, aged 85, and a well known woman of the county, died Thrusday night of the infirmities of over four score years of age and burial Sunday at 1:30 from the home of west 3rd street in charge of Elder Adamson as she was a faithful member of the church of Christ.
Mrs. Brown wa born west of twon, and it was thee that a large and interesting family was raised, the children being Mrs. Benjamin Hall, Mrs. Binjamin Ranard, Henry Brown, Mrs. Ab Howard, Mrs. Elmer ST. Clair, Robert, Emanuel JJ and Luther.
Over 65 years agoe Mr. and Mrs. WJ Brown were married and about 23 years ago they moved to Bloomington and have since made their home here, a spendid couple growing old together, faithful Christian people, good to everybody, loved and respected by family and friends.
The burial will be at Rose Hill and the pallbearers will be the five sons and a son-in-law--Robert, Henry, Emanuel, LJ and Luther Brown and Ab Howard.
[Telephone, November 1, 1918, Page 1, Column 5]
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6/6/2019 - Deborah Blair (47090463) added the following obit
MRS. BROWN DEAD AT 85
Mrs. WJ Brown, aged 85, and a well known woman of the county, died Thrusday night of the infirmities of over four score years of age and burial Sunday at 1:30 from the home of west 3rd street in charge of Elder Adamson as she was a faithful member of the church of Christ.
Mrs. Brown wa born west of twon, and it was thee that a large and interesting family was raised, the children being Mrs. Benjamin Hall, Mrs. Binjamin Ranard, Henry Brown, Mrs. Ab Howard, Mrs. Elmer ST. Clair, Robert, Emanuel JJ and Luther.
Over 65 years agoe Mr. and Mrs. WJ Brown were married and about 23 years ago they moved to Bloomington and have since made their home here, a spendid couple growing old together, faithful Christian people, good to everybody, loved and respected by family and friends.
The burial will be at Rose Hill and the pallbearers will be the five sons and a son-in-law--Robert, Henry, Emanuel, LJ and Luther Brown and Ab Howard.
[Telephone, November 1, 1918, Page 1, Column 5]
Gravesite Details
Birth year calculated using death date and age
Family Members
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John W. Brown
1854–1863
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Henry A Brown
1857–1922
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Harwar Jane Brown Hall
1858–1930
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Mary Josephine Brown Ranard
1859–1939
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Robert Floyd Brown
1862–1927
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Sarah Ella Brown Richey
1866–1903
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Infant Dau. Brown
1868–1868
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Emanuel J Brown
1870–1941
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Mrs Ollie Brown Howard
1871–1949
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Laura A Brown Eaton St. Clair
1874–1962
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Leslie James Brown
1875–1918
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Luther Brown
1878–1957