Louis Mullen Brawford 1898-1962

BRAWFORD, WILSON, TROUPEL, SCHENCK

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/31/2011 at 00:12:04

Ex-Resident of City Dies
Louis Mullen Brawford, 64, former Estherville resident, died Tuesday night at Billings, Mont., of a lingering illness.

Mr. Brawford was born Nov. 15, 1898 in Castalia, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Brawford. He was graduated from Estherville High School, coming with his parents to Emmet County in 1911.

He was married to Leona Wilson, Sept. 6, 1922 in Estherville. M. Brawford had worked as a laborer in Estherville, Mitchell, S.D., and Billings, Mont.

He had been a member of both Methodist and Catholic churches.

Survivors include one son, John Richard; one daughter, Mrs. J. J. (Marilou) Troupel, both of Mitchell, S.D.; eight grandchildren, one brother, James L. Brawford of Peoria, Ill.; and one sister, Mrs. Lloyd (Lulu) Schenck, Estherville.

Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Sternborg-Reese Funeral Home with the Rev. William R. Noland officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. Sunday until time of services. Military rites will be conducted. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, December 27, 1962)