BROWN, Dale Maurice

ELOY - Dale Maurice Brown, 73, of Eloy died Jan. 16, 2007 at home. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the Relief Society room, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Casa Grande Stake Center. A private service will begin at 9:30. The funeral will follow at 10, with Bishop Duane Cozart officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, in Phoenix. Mr. Brown was born April 14, 1933 in Sheridan, Wyo. He was a staff sergeant in the Air Force and also served in the Naval Reserve. He worked for Lockheed Corporation and was a mechanic. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife, Louise L.; six sons, Clifford L. Brown of San Jose, Calif., Steven C. Brown of Highland, Utah, Carl D. Brown of Dixon, Calif., Michael L. Brown of Grapeland, Texas, Kenneth B. Brown of Dixon and Kerry W. Brown of Bluebell, Utah; three sisters, Esther Higginbotham of Marietta, Ga., Sybil Richardson of Canute, Okla., and Lorna Eakin of Greenwood, S.C.; two brothers, Richard "Gene" Brown of Grass Valley, Calif., and Donald Brown of Lomita, Calif.; 34 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford R. Brown. J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel is in charge of arrangements. ©Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. 2007