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Name |
Brown, Hamilton Wesley |
Genealogy ID |
11054 |
Born |
29 JUN 1905 |
Birthplace |
Morris, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
18 FEB 1983 |
Deceased where |
Elmira, Chemung NY |
Cemetery |
Glenwood Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1924 |
Occupation |
Barber Woodworking |
Military |
Marines |
Father |
John W. Brown |
Mother |
Ethel S. Banfill |
Spouse |
Josephine Maude Nash |
Children |
Badon Hamilton Brown Sheila Jean Brown |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
BROWN – Hamilton W. Brown, 77, of RD 3, Box 1066, Mansfield, died Feb. 18, 1983 at the Arnot Ogden Hospital, Elmira NY. Born June 29, 1905, at Morris, he was the son of John W. and Ethel Banfill Brown. He was a barber in the Mansfield and Troy area for 46 years and was known for his craftsmanship in woodworking and refinishing. A deacon and lay preacher for many years, he was co-founder and past chairman of Child Evangelism of Tioga County; co-founder and past chairman of local chapter of The Gideons International, and served four years with the United State Marine Corps in China. He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Josephine Nash Brown, who survives him. Also surviving are his son, Badon Hamilton Brown of Plainfield, NJ; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Dick Crittenden of RD 1, Mansfield; adoring grandchildren, Bob and Debra Brown Malone, and David and Jane Brown, all of Iowa; and Brian Brown of Plainfield, NJ; Bill and Joy Crittendan Snee, Ed and Betsy Crittendan Wyman, Lois Crittenden, all of Mansfield, and Muray and Marianne Crittenden Kent of Cuba, NY; great-grandchildren, Isaac, Sonja Jo, and Lucinda Malone of Iowa, and Trapper Wyman of Mansfield. The funeral was held at 3 PM Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy. The Rev. Paul Brown, pastor of the Mansfield Church of the New Covenant and the Rev. Kenneth Marple, pastor of the Austinville Union Church, officiated. Friends were invited to call at the funeral home Saturday, Feb. 19. – Wellsboro Gazette, 23 Feb. 1983, p.7 |
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