Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Brown, Robert E  January 5, 2003
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Piqua Daily Call, Piqua Ohio  5-Jan-2003
Robert E. Brown, 83, formerly of 12167 Grube Road, Saint Paris, passed away at 
7:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003 in Heartland of Piqua. He was bom in Saint 
Paris on Jan. 9,1919, the son of thelate Clinton Ross and Cleoe (Hamilton) 
Brown. Mr. Brown was a 1938 graduate of Johnson-St. Paris High School; served 
during World War II with the United States Army where he was a part of the 
37th Division of the South Pacific; and was a member of the Mt. Pleasant 
Baptist Church. He and his wife owned and operated Brown's Meat Market in St. 
Paris until their retirement in 1972. Bob was past commander of Keith Cretors 
Post No. 148 American Legion, St. Paris; a member of Harmony Lodge No. 8 F & 
AM and Chapter No. 34 Royal Arch Masons, both of Urbana; a former member of 
the St. Paris Lions Club; and had formerly served on the village council for 
six years. Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Sue Braun of 
Strongsville, Roberta (Tom) Vetters and Darlene Hoyt, both of St .Paris; six 
grandchildren, Craig (Pam) Braun of Los Angeles, Calif., Michael Vetters of 
San Diego, Calif., Rob (Stacy) Vetters of Lima, Angela Vetters and Tony and 
Jennifer Hoyt, all of St. Paris; and two great-grandchildren, Alex Hunter and 
Ryan Thomas Vetters, both of Lima. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was 
preceded by his wife, L. Lillian Brown who he married on Nov. 7,1945 and 
passed away on July 1, 2002; two brothers, Kermit and Kenneth Zerkle; and his 
step-mother, Lois Zerkle Brown. Funeral services will be ehld at 11 a.m. 
Saturday in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 4023 N. State Route 235, St. 
Paris with the Rev. Kenneth McDonald officiating. Burial will take place at 
Evergreen Cemetery, St. Paris, with graveside military services being 
conducted by the Philip Brieser Post No. 7645 Veterans of Foreign Wars and 
Keith Cretors Post No. 148 American Legion. Visitation for family and friends 
will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Suber Funeral Home, 201 W. 
Main St., Fletcher, where Masonic memorial services will be held at 8 p.m. 
Memorial contributions may be made to either-theAtt.'Pteasant Baptist Church 
of the Johnson-St. Parris E.M.S., P.O. Box No. 271, Saint Paris, OH 43072. 
Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Richeson-Wickham and Atkins 
Funeral Home, Saint Paris, is serving the family.

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