William R. Brown
August 18, 2020 at 1:25 a.m.
William R. Brown
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William was born Dec. 14, 1924, in Pierceton, to Charles and Pansy Ruth Outcelt Brown. He was united in marriage to Mary D. Weeks in 1949, who passed in 2009.
William proudly served his country aboard five submarines in the U.S. Navy as an electrician’s mate 3rd Class from July 1943 to May 1946. During his lifetime, he worked as a driver for the State Highway and the Kosciusko County Highway departments, maintenance for the Comfort Inn, as well as owned and operated Brown’s Barbee Gravel from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was a self-employed farmer, employed as an electrician for Dalton Foundries and an electrician, hoist mechanic and safety tech for RR Donnelley & Sons, retiring in 1988. William was a lifetime member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, Warsaw, in which he was a lay leader and Sunday school teacher.
William is survived by children: Gary (Ann) Brown, Winnebago, Ill.; Susan (Robert) Wine, Lees Summit, Mo.; Carolyn Gunyon, Warsaw; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents and wife, Mary Brown.
Masks are required. The public is kindly requested to provide their own.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug, 19 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. William’s funeral service will be held at Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, Warsaw, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 with Pastor Steve Newkirk officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors rendered by American Legion Post 49 & VFW Post 1126.
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Memorial donations may be made to Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, PO Box 482, Pierceton, IN 46562 (1483 N. 575 E, Warsaw, IN 46582).
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
William was born Dec. 14, 1924, in Pierceton, to Charles and Pansy Ruth Outcelt Brown. He was united in marriage to Mary D. Weeks in 1949, who passed in 2009.
William proudly served his country aboard five submarines in the U.S. Navy as an electrician’s mate 3rd Class from July 1943 to May 1946. During his lifetime, he worked as a driver for the State Highway and the Kosciusko County Highway departments, maintenance for the Comfort Inn, as well as owned and operated Brown’s Barbee Gravel from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was a self-employed farmer, employed as an electrician for Dalton Foundries and an electrician, hoist mechanic and safety tech for RR Donnelley & Sons, retiring in 1988. William was a lifetime member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, Warsaw, in which he was a lay leader and Sunday school teacher.
William is survived by children: Gary (Ann) Brown, Winnebago, Ill.; Susan (Robert) Wine, Lees Summit, Mo.; Carolyn Gunyon, Warsaw; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents and wife, Mary Brown.
Masks are required. The public is kindly requested to provide their own.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug, 19 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. William’s funeral service will be held at Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, Warsaw, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 with Pastor Steve Newkirk officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors rendered by American Legion Post 49 & VFW Post 1126.
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Memorial donations may be made to Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, PO Box 482, Pierceton, IN 46562 (1483 N. 575 E, Warsaw, IN 46582).
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
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