Audrain County Obituaries
Leslie Brown
Laddonia Herald September 21, 1938
| Leslie Brown, prominent young
farmer living northwest of town passed away Monday afternoon about 2 o'clock following a serious illness of two months from a heart ailment. Mr. Brown consulted a specialist in St. Louis when he first becaome ill and was advised of the seriousness of his condition. Through his weeks of suffering every thing possible to the skills of physicians was tried in an effort to help him but all proved futile. Leslie Renfro Brown, the son of the late Wm Jackson and Ella Jane Frink Brown was born inAudrain County, October 31, 1891. On Feb. 24, 1915 he was married to Miss Fern Fuqua who passed away Oct, 30, 1935. On Oct. 24, 1937 he was married to Mrs. Anna Machin Walker, who with the two children, Ruth and Clyde, born of his first marriage survive. He is also survived by two brothers. Charles E. Brown of Grand Rapid, Mich, and Raymond Brown of Laddonia, his step mother Mrs. Laura Brown and a step son, Billy Walker. Mr. Brown spent his entire life in this community where he was an industrious and sucessful farmer. He was one of our most substantial and respected citizens and possessed many friends who are grieved to hear of his passing. Funeral services were from the Laddonia Bastist Church. This obituary was part of a Laddonia newspaper front page sent to me by Joy Winet, not related to her. |
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