Kenneth Brown

KENNETH BROWN

Mount Pleasant

Kenneth Brown, 94, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of the Washington and Brighton areas, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant. He was born Oct. 20, 1925, in Washington to Clarence Lon and Clara Susan Palm Brown. On Aug. 22, 1946, he married Martha Juanita Baker in Marion.

He was a member of Yarmouth Baptist Church and was employed at General Electric, retiring in 1988. Mr. Brown served in the Navy in Guam during World War II and was honored with a trip to Washington, D.C., in 2010 with the World War II Honor Tour.

He enjoyed dancing, camping, playing cards, attending church and visiting with friends and relatives.

Survivors include his wife of Mount Pleasant; four children, Dan (Linda) of North Liberty, Steve of Minneapolis, Min., Terry of Mount Pleasant and Carol Fairchild of Lewisville, Texas; 13 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and brothers, Clarence Jr. (Pauline) of Washington and Dale (Joyce) of Jackson, Mo.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three sons, David in infancy, Tom and Edwin; brothers, Leland and Doyle; and sisters, Josephine Greene, Leila Mullikin and Virginia Paxson.

The funeral service for Kenneth Brown will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Yarmouth Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff Duffy officiating. Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, with military rites. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at Elliott Chapel, New London, with the family greeting friends from 4 to 6 p.m.

A memorial has been established for the Yarmouth Baptist Church. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.