Florence Ketchum Brown, 1879-1979

BROWN, KETCHUM, LINGENFELTER

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Date: 8/1/2006 at 06:36:04

Mrs. Henry O. Brown

Florence Brown died at the Lakeside Home in Emmetsburg on May 19, 1979. She had been a resident there since Feb. 27, 1969.

Florence was the daughter of Amos and Adaline (Lingenfelter) Ketchum. She had lived in the Estherville community all her life. She was born Aug. 4, 1879 and attended and graduated from the Estherville schools.

She was married to Henry O. Brown on Sept. 15, 1898 at her brother, Ed Ketchum's home in Estherville. To this union six children were born, Creta, Viola and Gladys, and three sons were stillborn.

Daughter Creta passed away in 1945 and Mr. Brown in 1959. She is survived by daughters Viola and Gladys, eight grandchildren, 23 great- grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

Services were held at the Henry and Olson Chapel with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Estherville.

Contributed by: Phyllis Irish. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Iowa, May 21, 1979.

CC Note: Gravestone photo available.