1925
Harold
2010
Harold Gene Brown
July 13, 1925 — November 24, 2010
Harold Gene Brown
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe
Harold Gene Brown, age 85, died on November 24, 2010 at St. Francis North Hospital. He was a former Anderson, IN resident and recently 35 years in Monroe, LA. He graduated from Anderson High School, in Anderson, IN in 1943, and was a graduate of Pre-Apprentice School of Tool and Die Makers. Harold married Velda (Jane) Haynes Brown in 1949. For nine years he worked at Force Tool and Die in Anderson, IN. He served 9 years with the U. S. Navy serving in World War II, and the Korean Conflict with one year of duty in Kodiak, AK. Mr. Brown worked 19 years at the Guide General Motors Plant in Anderson, IN and 8 years in Monroe, LA at the Guide Plant after moving to Monroe in 1974. He served in various positions as a Monroe Buyer and General Supervisor over Maintenance before retiring in 1982 in Monroe, LA.
Since his retirement he enjoyed motor home traveling to the 50 states. He was a member of the Good Sam Organization for the past 25 years and has attended over 75 Samborees in the various states.
Mr. Brown was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Monroe, a 50 year member of Fellowship Lodge #681 of Anderson, IN, and a member of the Scottish Rite 32 Degree Mason Valley of Indianapolis, IN, member of VFW, and American Legion Post 13 in Monroe, LA. He worked for 12 years at North Monroe Hospital with the Auxiliary Volunteer Services.
His parents, Harvey and Erma Brown; two brothers, Glen Brown and Floyd Brown; one sister, Vera Brown; and a sister-in-law, Norma Rockwell, preceded him in death.
Survivors are his wife of sixty-one years, Janie Brown; daughter, Denise Whalon and husband Mike of Lee’s Summit, MO; sons, Garry Brown and wife Brenda of Brownsville, KY, and Brian Brown and wife Shawn of Monroe, LA; ten grandchildren, Todd Whalon and wife Kristine, Trent Whalon and wife Rose, Brandy Trotter and husband Tom, Breck Jackson and husband Tony, Bryce Brown, Katie Whalon, Joe Whalon, Blake Brown, Cory Brown, and Tiffany Brown; three great grandsons, Alex Whalon, Carter Whalon, and Reis Jackson; sister-in-law, Janet Huntzinger and husband Larry of Hot Springs Village, AR; nieces, Pat Harrington, Barbara Trueblood, and Carol Tiney; and nephew, Harvey Brown.
Visitation will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe on Saturday, November 27, 2010, from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held in Anderson, IN at the Bob Loose Funeral Home. Burial will be at Memorial Park in Anderson, IN.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association of Louisiana.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe
Harold Gene Brown, age 85, died on November 24, 2010 at St. Francis North Hospital. He was a former Anderson, IN resident and recently 35 years in Monroe, LA. He graduated from Anderson High School, in Anderson, IN in 1943, and was a graduate of Pre-Apprentice School of Tool and Die Makers. Harold married Velda (Jane) Haynes Brown in 1949. For nine years he worked at Force Tool and Die in Anderson, IN. He served 9 years with the U. S. Navy serving in World War II, and the Korean Conflict with one year of duty in Kodiak, AK. Mr. Brown worked 19 years at the Guide General Motors Plant in Anderson, IN and 8 years in Monroe, LA at the Guide Plant after moving to Monroe in 1974. He served in various positions as a Monroe Buyer and General Supervisor over Maintenance before retiring in 1982 in Monroe, LA.
Since his retirement he enjoyed motor home traveling to the 50 states. He was a member of the Good Sam Organization for the past 25 years and has attended over 75 Samborees in the various states.
Mr. Brown was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Monroe, a 50 year member of Fellowship Lodge #681 of Anderson, IN, and a member of the Scottish Rite 32 Degree Mason Valley of Indianapolis, IN, member of VFW, and American Legion Post 13 in Monroe, LA. He worked for 12 years at North Monroe Hospital with the Auxiliary Volunteer Services.
His parents, Harvey and Erma Brown; two brothers, Glen Brown and Floyd Brown; one sister, Vera Brown; and a sister-in-law, Norma Rockwell, preceded him in death.
Survivors are his wife of sixty-one years, Janie Brown; daughter, Denise Whalon and husband Mike of Lee’s Summit, MO; sons, Garry Brown and wife Brenda of Brownsville, KY, and Brian Brown and wife Shawn of Monroe, LA; ten grandchildren, Todd Whalon and wife Kristine, Trent Whalon and wife Rose, Brandy Trotter and husband Tom, Breck Jackson and husband Tony, Bryce Brown, Katie Whalon, Joe Whalon, Blake Brown, Cory Brown, and Tiffany Brown; three great grandsons, Alex Whalon, Carter Whalon, and Reis Jackson; sister-in-law, Janet Huntzinger and husband Larry of Hot Springs Village, AR; nieces, Pat Harrington, Barbara Trueblood, and Carol Tiney; and nephew, Harvey Brown.
Visitation will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe on Saturday, November 27, 2010, from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held in Anderson, IN at the Bob Loose Funeral Home. Burial will be at Memorial Park in Anderson, IN.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association of Louisiana.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
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