Jesse Edsel Brown (J485)1 
M, #19688, (1919 - 2001)
- Father*: Homer Cecil Brown (1880 - 1962)
- Mother*: Della Opal Scrogin (H305)2 (1889 - 1975)
- Reference: [19688:] (SP:J485)!Add obit more***
Vitals
- Birth*: 13 Apr 1919, Bethany, Moultrie Co, IL.3,2
- (Parents, son of Homer Cecil Brown & Della Opal Scrogin (H305)).2
- Marriage*: 15 Aug 1940, Lydia Alberta Ward, Henderson, Henderson Co, KY.3,4
- Death*: 7 Dec 2001, at home, Toledo, Cumberland Co, IL.2
Events
- Birth of son: 11 Jul 1944, James Ward Brown (K430), Coles Co, IL.4
- Father of Groom: 3 Nov 1962, Jerald Erwin Brown (K429) and Living Sexton, Franklin, IL.
- Death of father: 10 Nov 1962, Homer Cecil Brown, Toledo, Cumberland Co, IL, *, 391625N0881437W.4
- Father of Groom: 19 Aug 1967, James Ward Brown (K430) and Living Borror.4
- Father of Bride: Jesse Edsel Brown (J485), as the father of the bride, attended the wedding of Living Brown and Living Washburn 11 Apr 1969 Cumberland Co, IL, +.
- Death of mother: 13 Feb 1975, Della Opal Scrogin (H305), Toledo, Cumberland Co, IL, *, 391625N0881437W.4
- Death of son: 26 Jun 1975, James Ward Brown (K430), Champaign, Champaign Co, IL.4
- Father of Bride: Jesse Edsel Brown (J485), as the father of the bride, attended the wedding of Ruth Elaine Brown (K431) and LaVon Russell Blankenbaker 3 Apr 1976 Bloomington, Monroe Co, IN.
- Father of Groom: 8 Aug 1978, Jerald Erwin Brown (K429) and Living Clark.
- Obituary*: Of Jesse Edsel Brown (J485), 9 Dec 2001, Jesse Edsel Brown, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur, Macon Co, IL.2
Children of Jesse Edsel Brown (J485) & Lydia Alberta Ward
- Marriage*: 15 Aug 1940, Lydia Alberta Ward, Henderson, Henderson Co, KY.3,4
- Jerald Erwin Brown (K429)+
- Living Brown+
- Living Brown+
- James Ward Brown (K430)+ (11 Jul 1944 - 26 Jun 1975)
- Ruth Elaine Brown (K431)+ (1947 - )
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 5 times removed of Barton Scroggins (D23)
- Last Edited: 13 Sep 2004
Citations
- 19688.
- [S1568] Obituary: TOLEDO - Jesse Edsel Brown (Jesse Edsel Brown (J485)), Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur, IL, 9 Dec 2001Deceased Name: Brown -- TOLEDO - Jesse Edsel Brown
82, of Toledo passed away peacefully in his home 11:31 p.m. Friday (Dec. 7, 2001) surrounded by his loving family.
Services celebrating Edsel's tenacious hold on life will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Calvary Tabernacle Church, Toledo, with the Revs. Jack Jenkins and Herb Hildebrand officiating. Visitation will two hours before services in the church. Burial will be in Greenup Cemetery. Bishop Funeral Home, Greenup, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: American Cancer Society or Lincolnland Hospice.
Edsel was born April 13, 1919, in Bethany, the son of Homer and Della Scrogin Brown. Edsel retired after 27 years from the Fedders Corp. in Effingham and a lifetime of farming land he owned in Woodbury. After retirement, Edsel and Alberta spent the next few years converting an ancient barn on land south of Toledo, the home where Edsel passed away. Edsel was a charter board member of Calvary Tabernacle Church, where he was a favorite Sunday school teacher. He was a charter board member of the Life Center in Toledo, where for more than 17 years Edsel faithfully picked up peace meal caddies in Toledo and delivered food to centers in Casey and Marshall. He married Lydia Alberta Ward of Greenup, the daughter of John Harrison Ward and Grace Fern Green, Aug. 15, 1940, in Henderson, Ky.
Surviving are his loving wife of 61 years; son, Jerald "Jerry" Erwin Brown of Toledo; daughters, Ruth Elaine Blankenbaker and Doreen Adele Tatnall, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; Michelle "Shelly" Drum of Greenup; brother, Bob Brown of Greenup; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren five great-stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, James "Jim" Ward Brown, who passed away June 26, 1975. - [S28] William G. Scroggins, "Joseph Scrogin (C1)," Scroggins08.
- [S612] Joan Case, Database: "RW WC: joancase", Imp: Apr 5, 2001.