LeRoy Jimmy BROWN

Male 1933 - 2020  (86 years)


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  • Name LeRoy Jimmy BROWN  [1
    • LeRoy Jimmy Brown, 86, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at St. Anthony Behavioral Health Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 20, 1933 in Clifton, Kansas the son of Perry & Emma (Marcotte) Brown.

      LeRoy grew up in Holcomb and Garden City and attended Garden City schools. He later served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. LeRoy later earned a Master?s degree in Mathematics. On June 10, 1956, he married Meredith Munstedt in Dighton, Kansas. They lived in San Diego, Ca., Pittsburg, Ca., and Concord, Ca. before moving to Garden City in 1982. LeRoy worked for twenty one years as a high school math teacher. After moving to Garden City, he worked as a Senior Lab Technician for Sunflower Electric. He also worked as a math tutor at St. Mary Catholic School. LeRoy was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Garden City, and he enjoyed woodworking, and maintaining his firewood for his home.

      Survivors include his three children Perry Dale Brown, Marilynn Diane & husband Bill Nolte, and Jacque Lynn Sower all of Garden City, Kansas; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. LeRoy is preceded in death by his wife Meredith who died on September 5, 1998.

      Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Garden City with Fr. Jacob Schneider presiding. A private family interment will take place at a later date. There will be no calling hours. The family suggests memorials given to St. Mary School Endowment Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home of Garden City.

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    Birth 20 Dec 1933  Clifton, Washington Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Living with parents in Sherlock, Finney Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1950  Living with parents in Garden City, Finney Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 15 Mar 2020  Wichita, Sedgwick Co. Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1874  Main Tree
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2023 

    Father Perry Alfred BROWN,   b. 6 Nov 1882, Pleasant Dale, Seward Co., Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1968, Garden City, Finney Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Emma M. MARCOTTE,   b. 20 Jul 1898   d. Jan 1985 (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1920  [1, 4
    Family ID F1112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Living with parents in Garden City, Finney Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S404] 1940 Census Sherlock, Finney County, Kansas.

    3. [S405] 1950 Census Garden City, Finney County, Kansas.

    4. [S3031] Ancestry.com: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999.