Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Dwight C. "Brownie" 2002
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Greenville Daily News, 23 Aug 2002, page 12

Dwight “Brownie” C. Brown, 77, of Saranac, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002,
at his home.  He was born Sept. 2, 1925, in Deerfield Center, the son of Hugh
and Katherine Haney Brown.

Brownie married Phyllis Reynolds on Sept. 4, 1947, in Six Lakes.  He served as a
marine in World War II in First Marine Division in Okinawa and Tinian.  He
learned his printing trade after the war on the GI Bill.  He began printing in
Mount Pleasant and Belding before coming to Saranac in 1959.  H purchased the
Saranac Advertiser in 1958 and operated it until the last edition in 1970.  In
1968, he had the idea of starting a classified ad newspaper, The Ionia County
Shoppers Guide, which he owned and operated until 1990.

Brownie was a member and past commander of the Saranac American Legion, member
of the Saranac VFW, Masonic Lodge, Cooties and also was instrumental in founding
the Historical Color Guard.  He was a past Ionia County commissioner and past
chairman of the board of commissioners.  He enjoyed antique cars, woodworking
and his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Tom Avery; brother, Bill;
and sister, Ruth Fitzgerald.  He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years,
Phyllis Brown; sons, Roger and Terese Brown of Florida Keys, Fla., Ed and Deb
Brown of Ionia, John and Frances Brown of Saranac; daughters, Cathy Avery of
Saranac, Shirley and Gary Christiansen of McBride; 10 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were today at Lake Funeral Home, Ionia, with the Rev. Ken
Harger officiating.  Interment was in Saranac Cemetery.  Anyone wishing may make
a memorial contribution to Hospice of Michigan or Saranac American Legion.


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