Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  ALVIN LEROY "PROMISE" BROWN

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ALVIN LEROY "PROMISE" BROWN

OCNS - February 16, 2000 - Alvin Leroy "Promise" Brown, 66, passed away 
February 11, 2000 in Larned, Kansas.

He was born February 14, 1933, the son of Oscar "Sonny Boy" and Pearl 
Evitt Howze and spent the bulk of his adult years as a native of Pawhuska, 
Oklahoma.

His primary occupation was as a cook and most will remember him as the 
head chef at the Pawhuska Golf and Country Club until 1970.

Alvin is survived by two sons, Gaylan L. Brown of Clarkesville, Tennessee, 
and Ronald G. Brown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a daughter, Vanessa A. 
Brown and a stepdaughter, Betty Smith both of Tulsa, Oklahoma; seventeen 
grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren and a host of other 
relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Arlene M. Brown.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2000 in 
The Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Pawhuska, Oklahoma with burial to 
follow in The Pawhuska Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral 
Directors.