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Wesley John Brown, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 21, 1995 (88)
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States (Congestive heart disease)
Place of Burial: Lakewood, Pierce County, WA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dero John Brown and Della Laura Brown
Husband of Viola Blanche Brown
Father of Private User; Dee Janice Pechin and Wesley John Brown, Jr.
Brother of Nettie Alice Adams and William Wells Brown

Occupation: Fry cook, pro boxer, heavy machinery operator, road builder, city engineer
Managed by: Donald Franklin Colvin
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Immediate Family

About Wesley John Brown, Sr.

  • Residence: (1910 — Age: 4) Bridges, Ozark, Missouri, USA
  • Residence: (1920 — Age: 14)
  • Marriage to Viola Blanche Tibbits: (5 Apr 1924 — Age: 18) Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
  • Residence: (1925 — Age: 19) Junction City, Geary, Kansas, USA
  • Residence: (1930 — Age: 24) Junction City, Geary, Kansas, USA
  • Residence: (1930 — Age: 24) Junction City, Geary, Kansas, USA
  • Residence: (1 Apr 1940 — Age: 34) Junction City, Geary, Kansas, USA
  • Divorce from Viola Blanche Tibbits: (1 Sep 1945 — Age: 39) Junction City, Geary, Kansas, USA
  • Marriage to Emma Jane Newey: (25 Sep 1946 — Age: 40) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  • Residence: (1993 — Age: 87) Fircrest, Pierce, Washington, USA
  • Burial: (24 Feb 1995) Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
  • Burial: Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, USA
  • Residence: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
  • SSN issued: Kansas, USA
  • Burial: Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Wesley John Brown
BIRTH
18 Mar 1906
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
DEATH
21 Feb 1995 (aged 88)
Pierce County, Washington, USA
BURIAL
Mountain View Memorial Park
Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, USA
MEMORIAL ID
15582711 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2
Wesley J. Brown, 88, died Tues., Feb. 21, 1995. Wes born to Dero J. and Laura Della Brown in Tahlequah, Oklahoma Indian Territory on March 18, 1906. In his event filled long life, Wes was a fry cook, professional boxer, heavy machinery operator, and road builder in the mountains of Colorado. After World War II, he was a successful city engineer for the city of Scottsbluff, NE. In 1955 he moved his family to the Pacific Northwest to join the master planning department at Fort Lewis. He served as President of the American Society of Civil Engineers as well as President of the Society of American Military Engineers. Wes was also Past Master of Union Lodge #7 F. & A.M., Junction City, KS and was an Elder in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tacoma 9th Ward.

Family Members
Parents

Dero J Brown
1885–1957

Spouses

Emma Jane Newey Brown
1913–2011 (m. 1946)

Viola B Tibbitts Brown
1900–1973

Children

Wesley John Brown
1928–2001

Dee Janice Brown Pechin
1935–1971

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Wesley John Brown, Sr.'s Timeline

1906
March 18, 1906
Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
1928
September 24, 1928
Junction City, Geary County, KS, United States
1935
January 12, 1935
Junction City, Geary County, KS, United States
1993
1993
Age 86
Tacoma
1995
February 21, 1995
Age 88
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States
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Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Pierce County, WA, United States