Leonard Claude Brown |
| Posted 2009-09-07 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ June 7, 2006, p. A11 Leonard Brown Our beloved husband and father Leonard Claude Brown went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz., following a battle with cancer. He was born in Van Buren, Ark., on July 10, 1924 to Claude and Cora Wilbanks Brown, lived in Arizona in Mesa-Tempe since 1934, and most recently in Wickenburg since 1981. He and his wife Betty observed their 57th wedding anniversary on May 28. Besides the Wickenburg home, he and Betty would spend half of each year at their cabin in Cherry, Ariz., near Dewey. Leonard served in the Navy during World War II on the USS Enterprise from 1942 to 1945 and with the Coast Guard Reserve from 1955 to 1957. He was a bus driver in the 1940s, owned and operated a bicycle shop in 1952, and retired from the mailroom at First Interstate Bank's home office in 1986. He enjoyed good health and remained active with home projects and involvement in church activities. He was committed to his family, to his faith in God, and enjoyed actively seeking to win others to Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Grace Barber. Leonard is survived by his wife Betty Jane Bennett Brown; daughter Linda and husband Frank Amado of Mesa; son Lon and wife Linda Brown of Wickenburg; and son Rick and wife Coleen Brown of Gilbert. Grandchildren include Jana and husband John Ramsden, Danny Amado, Lisa and husband Matt Carter, Crystal and Shelby Brown, Aaron and Andrea Brown. Great grandchildren are Austin and Kayla. In addition, he is survived by his brother Clarence and wife Jean Brown in Dewey; stepsister Cathy Huber of Tucson; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial celebration of his life will be held Thursday (June 8) at 1 p.m. in the chapel at Green Acres Memorial Park, 401 North Hayden Road, in Scottsdale. Pastor J. W. Hull of Wickenburg will officiate. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Hospice of the Valley are encouraged. He is greatly loved by his family and friends and will be cherished for the great example he was. We all feel that he was “one in a million” and know he was a gift from God. |
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