OBITUARY: Adrian B. Brown, c1911-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [ From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, March 7, 1996 (edited) ] Adrian B. Brown STACYVILLE, IOWA--Adrian B. Brown, 85, of Stacyville, died Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at Stacyville. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Visitation Church, with the Rev. Otting officiating. Burial will be in Visitation Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Alvina J. Brown; one daughter, Mary E. Blong, Eldridge; three sons, Robert A. Brown, Glendora, Calif.; Edward J. Brown, Cedar Rapids, and Joseph R. Brown, Stacyville; one sister, Mary Hockaday of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, Sylvester Brown of Kent, Wash., and William Brown, of St. Louis Park, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Francis Brown; one sister, Gertrude Donner; and brothers, Ray Brown, Delphin Brown and Sonny Brown. Hatten and Sons Funeral Home, Stacyville, was in charge of arrangements. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)