The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., September 20, 1990, page 18
FLOYD BROWN
Former Trout Lake & White Salmon resident Floyd E.
Brown of The Dalles died in The Dalles Sep. 13. Mr. Brown was 89.
He was born Sept. 13, 1901, in Bickleton to Mary E. (Moore)
and Robert E. Lee Brown. Mr. Brown moved to Trout Lake from Bickelton as
an infant and lived there to young adulthood. He married Enida Kirkpatrick
in Idaho April 23, 1926.
Mr. Brown worked for Hunsaker Chevrolet in White Salmon
for many years. He owned his own service station for several years until
he retired in 1963. He moved to The Dalles in 1986 to live near his daughter.
He was a long-time member of Grace Baptist Church in
White Salmon. He was recently a member of Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles.
He was a former member of Airstream Trailer Club. He loved to fish.
Mr. Brown in survived by his wife, Enida Brown of The
Dalles; children, Harold L. Brown of Seattle, Dale E. Brown of Longview,
and Nadine McCracken of The Dalles; brother Charles Brown of White Salmon;
sisters Gladys Marczynski of White Salmon and Frances Patrick of Hood River;
four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by twin brother Lloyd in 1982 and brother Robert at age 15.
Funeral services were Monday Sept. 17, at Gardner Funeral
Home, with Rev. Robert Long officiating. Committal followed at Trout Lake
Cemetery, Trout Lake.
The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., September 17, 1990, section 1, page 2
FLOYD E. BROWN
Floyd E. Brown, 89, a resident of The Dalles and a former
resident of Trout Lake and White Salmon, died on Sept. 15 in The Dalles.
He was born Sept. 13, 1901 in Bickleton, Wash. to
Robert E. Lee and Mary E. (Moore) Brown.
As an infant he moved to Trout Lake from Bickleton and
lived there until young adulthood. He married Enida Kirkpatrick in Idaho
April 23, 1916 and worked for Hunsaker Chevrolet in White Salmon for many
years. He owned his own service station for a few years until his
retirement in 1963.
He moved to The Dalles in 1986 to be near his daughter.
He was a long time member of Grace Baptist Church in White Salmon and recently
was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles. He was a former member
of Airstream Trailer Club ad loved to fish.
Survivors include his wife, Enida, The Dalles; two sons,
Harold L. Brown of Seattle, and Dale E. Brown , Longview; a daughter, Nadine
McCracken, The Dalles; a brother, Charles Brown, White Salmon; two sisters,
Gladys Marczynski, White Salmon and Frances Patrick, Hood River; three
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A twin brother, Lloyd, died in
1982, and another brother, Robert, died when he was 15.
Funeral services were held Monday at 1 p.m. at Gardner
Funeral Home in White Salmon with the Rev. Robert Long officiating. Burial
will be in the Trout Lake Cemetery.
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