Howard E. Brown 85 of Trenton died
Saturday June 9, 2007 at St. Joseph Hospital in Highland
He was born May 25, 1922 in Ft.
Benning
GA to Howard S. and Ellen (Culver)
Brown: they preceded him in death
He married Bea Layton October 26,
1946 in Brewer, MO: she preceded him in death April 25, 2004
Also preceded in death by a grandson
Robert Moffatt Jr., brothers Wilfred, Morgan and Richard Brown, a
sister Betty Pych
Surviving are sons Steven (Susan)
Brown of Union, MO, James (Karen) Brown of Trenton, Thomas (Susan)
Brown of Sterling VA, Michael
(Lisa) Brown of O’Fallon, Robert Brown of New Baden
Daughters Christine (Larry) Wilson
of Waterloo, Mary Jakel of Highland, Ann (Daniel) Ritzheimer of
Edwardsville, Susan Moffat of Trenton
21 grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren
A brother David (Judy) Brown of
Houston, TX
Sisters Anna Jean (Ron) Case of
Sarasota, FL, Iris Paul of Farmington,
MO
Mr. Brown was a retired Chief
Warrant Officer USAF, having served 28 years as an aircraft
maintenance officer in North Africa and Italy in WWII and later in
the Korea and Vietnam Conflicts. Among medals and awards he received
the Bronze Star, Air Force Commendation, and Army Commendation. He
was also employed for 16 years at McDonnell Aircraft Company in St.
Louis,
MO.
Member of St. Mary Catholic Church,
Trenton, 99th Bomb Group Historical Society, Retired
Officers Association, St. Mary Men’s Sodality and Trenton Senior
Citizens
Funeral Mass of Christian burial
will be Wednesday June 13, 2007 at 10:30 am
at St. Mary Catholic Church in
Trenton. Interment St. Mary cemetery
Visitation will be held on Tuesday
June 12 from 4 to 9 Pm and Wednesday June 13 from 8 to 10:15 am
at Moss Funeral Home in
Trenton
Memorials can be made to St. Mary
Church of American Heart Association and will be receive at the
funeral home
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