Arthur (Aus) Edgar Brown Obituary

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Submitted by Susan Pilgrim spilgrim@brightok.net 
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Arthur (Aus) Edgar Brown

Madill -- Services for Arthur (Aus) Edgar Brown were Sept. 
3 at the Watts Memorial Chapel.  Frank Pennington officiated
and music was arranged by Callie Rushing, Tommy Taylor, and
the Dwight Birdsong Band.  He died Aug. 30 at an Ardmore 
hospital at the age of 97.
He was born May 19, 1904, at McMillan, Indian Terrritory, 
to the late James Andrew Brown and Annie Melvinie Collins.
He was raised and lived in Love County until 1924 when he
moved and lived in Marshall and Johnston counties.
He married Annie Laura Goff on Nov., 16, 1929 at Kingston.
He and his wife moved to Madill in 1955 where they lived 
the rest of their lives.  She preceded him in death on July
21, 1986.  Aus worked as a farmer and a truck driver, and 
as a pipeliner for a number of years, as well as for the City
of Madill, and Marshall County, District # 2.
He retired around the age of 85.  Aus mowed yards for the 
elderly and widowed and was a self taught renowned fiddler. 
He won many trophies and awards throughout Oklahoma, Texas,
and Arkansas.  He loved to fish, deer hunt and play music 
for the local nursing homes and senior citizens centers.  He
was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy and 
Vickie Brown, of Madill, Eddie and Debbie Brown, of Atoka; 
his daughters and sons-in-law, Neva Lafon and Emit Clark, 
of Oakland, Mona Jo and Jack Cumbie, of Russett, Glynda Jane
and Ferrell Herndon, of Durant, Susan Kaye and Jackie Pilgrim,
of Ardmore, and Nancy Lou and Doug Kirk, of Plainview; 17 
grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three great-great-
grandchildren; a sister, JoAnn Gregory, of Pampa, TX; his
brother, Vernon Brown of Spring Lake, Mich; his sister-in-law
Aline Brown, of Ardmore; several Goff family in-laws, special
caregivers, Jaynie Gores, Lila Carter, and Kathleen Grider, 
and many other relatives and many, many dear and loved friends.
Aus was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a grandson,
 Bobby Dale Clark, and a great-granddaughter, Emerald Vega.
Casket bearers were Randy Cumbie, Jackie Don Cumbie, Todd Brown,
Grant Brown, Dennis Cumbie, Mitchell Pilgrim, Teeleih Bond, and 
Jeremy Cumbie.  Honorary casket bearers were Dr. Greg Martens, 
Donald Joe Adams, Otis Wilson, Ed Benton, Dwight Birdsong, John 
Grider, Bryant Watts, Dr. John Sills, John H. Jones, Milford 
Clement,
Marcello Cavallo, Thomas Pittman and Ivan Loyd.
Interment was at the Oakland Cemetery under the direction of Watts
Funeral Home, Madill.  Memorials can be made to the Dickson Senior
Citizen Center, Rt. 1, Ardmore, OK., 73401
 
NOTE: Authur was known to family and friends as "Aus".