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Raymond Pressley Brown

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Raymond Pressley Brown

Birth
Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA
Death
21 Jan 1947 (aged 58)
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Raymond Pressley Brown, 59, who died in Kansas City and the body brought here Wednesday will be held Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the Foster-Harmon Funeral home.

Mrs Brown who was formerly Nine Waterman, accompanied the body from Kansas City Wednesday in the Foster-Harmon funeral car, and is remaining for only a few days. Her brother Gerald Waterman, may be here for the service, as well as Mr Brown's brother, Thomas of Des Moines. His two other brothers are in California Walter E. Brown in Riverside and Wilbur E. Brown in Los Angeles.

Mr Brown was the youngest son of Dr and Mrs J.P. Brown, who lived at 112 West Garfield Street for more than 65 years. Raymond was cashier and then agent for the Burlington railroad moving to Kansas City, Mo, in 1918. He was in the accounting department for the C .B & Q and then was city commercial agent for the Mobile & Ohio railroad for ten years. He has been retired recently because of ill health and died Tuesday in Kansas City.

Mr and Mrs Brown lost a son, Raymond R. 22, in the service. He was a member of the marine air corps and was a casualty in the Battle of Midway in June, 1942. He was awarded the distinguished service cross posthumously.

The funeral has been set at 3 o'clock Friday in order to avoid conflict with the service of J.F Sinn.

Rev R.J. Dieken of the Presbyterian church will be in charge. Burial will be in the family lot in the Clarinda cemetery. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Jan 23, 1947

Raymond Pressley Brown entered upon this earthly pilgrimage in the year of our Lord, 1888, on Jan 26th, and died Jan 21, 1946 [sic, 1947].

He and his wife lived in Clarinda until the year 1918, when they moved to Kansas City.

He was the son of John P. Brown, who for many years was a dentist in this community. His mother was Mary Loranz Brown.

Mr Brown has three brothers, Walter A., Thomas L., and Wilbur E.

A son, Raymond R. Brown, was killed in action in World War II in the battle of Midway at the age of 22 years.

Memorial services were conducted at the Foster-Harmon Funeral home by the minister of the First Presbyterian church, Richard J. Dieken. Music was played by Miss Carrie Loranz. Burial was in the Clarinda cemetery. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 10, 1947
Funeral services for Raymond Pressley Brown, 59, who died in Kansas City and the body brought here Wednesday will be held Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the Foster-Harmon Funeral home.

Mrs Brown who was formerly Nine Waterman, accompanied the body from Kansas City Wednesday in the Foster-Harmon funeral car, and is remaining for only a few days. Her brother Gerald Waterman, may be here for the service, as well as Mr Brown's brother, Thomas of Des Moines. His two other brothers are in California Walter E. Brown in Riverside and Wilbur E. Brown in Los Angeles.

Mr Brown was the youngest son of Dr and Mrs J.P. Brown, who lived at 112 West Garfield Street for more than 65 years. Raymond was cashier and then agent for the Burlington railroad moving to Kansas City, Mo, in 1918. He was in the accounting department for the C .B & Q and then was city commercial agent for the Mobile & Ohio railroad for ten years. He has been retired recently because of ill health and died Tuesday in Kansas City.

Mr and Mrs Brown lost a son, Raymond R. 22, in the service. He was a member of the marine air corps and was a casualty in the Battle of Midway in June, 1942. He was awarded the distinguished service cross posthumously.

The funeral has been set at 3 o'clock Friday in order to avoid conflict with the service of J.F Sinn.

Rev R.J. Dieken of the Presbyterian church will be in charge. Burial will be in the family lot in the Clarinda cemetery. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Jan 23, 1947

Raymond Pressley Brown entered upon this earthly pilgrimage in the year of our Lord, 1888, on Jan 26th, and died Jan 21, 1946 [sic, 1947].

He and his wife lived in Clarinda until the year 1918, when they moved to Kansas City.

He was the son of John P. Brown, who for many years was a dentist in this community. His mother was Mary Loranz Brown.

Mr Brown has three brothers, Walter A., Thomas L., and Wilbur E.

A son, Raymond R. Brown, was killed in action in World War II in the battle of Midway at the age of 22 years.

Memorial services were conducted at the Foster-Harmon Funeral home by the minister of the First Presbyterian church, Richard J. Dieken. Music was played by Miss Carrie Loranz. Burial was in the Clarinda cemetery. CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 10, 1947


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