Walter L. Brown

      Walter L. Brown, 98, formerly of Birmingham, died at 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2007, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.

      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Dianne Brokken and the Rev. Harold Harryman officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery east of Douds.

      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-8 p.m.

      Memorials to Zion Lutheran Cemetery or a charity of the donor's choice may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 2197 Tamarack Ave., Lockridge 52635.

      Mr. Brown was born Oct. 17, 1908, near Douds, the son of Edward and Rosa Canny Brown. He married Cora Jeffrey Dec. 2, 1933, in Ottumwa. She died April 15, 1995.

To see the complete obituary, read the May 1, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.