BROWN, Henry Lee "Hank"
RAINS, BROWN, SCOTT, NORMAN, BEACOM
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 2/28/2017 at 00:12:31
Obituary ~ Henry Lee "Hank" Brown
March 01, 1933 ~ February 07, 2017Henry Lee Brown, age 83, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Henry and Mary Belle (Rains) Brown, was born March 1, 1933, at Fayette, Missouri. He went to his Heavenly home from Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.
Hank, as he was known, grew up in Fayette and graduated from high school in 1951. He then attended Chillicothe Business School in Chillicothe, Missouri. He started working for the Rock Island Railroad as a telegrapher. His job location varied monthly. On February 16, 1953, he entered the United States Navy. He served during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan. After his honorable discharge on January 31, 1957, he returned working on the railroad.
On October 20, 1957, Hank was united in marriage to Roberta Ann Scott at the Corydon United Methodist Church in Corydon, Iowa. They started out their married life living in Corydon while Hank continued work for the railroad in Allerton, Iowa. Later they lived in St. Louis, Missouri while Hank attended laboratory technician training. After completion, they moved to Leon, Iowa. They started working at the Decatur County Hospital, Hank in the lab and Roberta as a nurse. Seven years later, Hank transferred to the Leon Clinic laboratory where he worked until he retired at age 65, in 1998.
In his free time, Hank enjoyed being a gardener, handyman, and talented woodworker. He especially enjoyed making beautiful furniture pieces for his children and toy barn sets and dollhouses for his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He and Roberta were faithful members of Trinity Christian Church and loved helping out whenever they could. Hank truly had a servant’s heart.
Most importantly to Hank and Roberta was their family. They were blessed with three children, Shari Norman and husband, Arnold, of Decatur, Iowa, Greg Brown and wife, Geri, of Plano, Texas, and Cindy Beacom and husband, Shane, of Osmond, Nebraska; eight grandchildren, Ryan & Jessica Norman, Tyler & Lacy Norman, Kyle & Nichole “Nicki” Norman, Gabriella Brown, Gavin Brown, Colton Beacom, Alexis Beacom, and Hunter Beacom; and eight great grandchildren, Riley, Chloe, Tiras, Korie, Tytan, Ellie, Asher, Kynzer, and another one expected in June; and other relatives; and many, many friends.
Preceding him in death were his parents; and his in-laws, Bob and Dorothea Scott.
Funeral services will be held at the Slade – O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, Iowa at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017, with Rev. Terry D. Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the Leon Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.
Memorials may be given to the Trinity Christian Church OR the Decatur County Hospital Auxiliary in Hank’s memory.
SOURCE: sladefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Henry-Hank-Lee-Brown?obId=1357334#/celebrationWall
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2017
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