BROWN, Kenneth 1915-1946

BROWN, MCINTYRE, BOLDT

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 1/28/2022 at 07:44:09

A Tumbling Rod Takes Life Of Kenneth Brown

He Was Unloading Corn At The Ed Simms Farm; The Rod Caught The Farmhand's Jacket And He Couldn't Get Free

Kenneth Brown was killed at the Edward Simms farm ten miles southwest of Grundy Center about two o'clock last Friday afternoon. He had been employed on the Simms farm a little more than a year. He was helping Mr. Simms husk corn. Mr. Simms was operating the picker and Kenneth Brown took the corn to the farm and unloaded it in a crib. An elevator was used in unloading the corn. The farm tractor was used for power. A tumbling rod connected the tractor with the elevator. This rod caught the jacket worn by Brown. The jacket was made of strong material and wouldn't break. It was twisted about the man's body at the lower part of the abdomen and crushed him. One shoulder was dislocated and the skull was crushed.

No one saw the accident. When Brown was late getting back to the field for another load of corn, Mr. Simms became uneasy and he left the picker in the field and walked towards the farm home. As he approached the place he noticed that the tractor clutch was missing and he realized that something was wrong. Brown was lying in a heap near the tumbling rod and he was dead. The accident happened 20 to 30 minutes before his body was discovered. Mr. Simms removed the man to the barn and called a doctor from Gladbrook. The undertaker took the body to Gladbrook and later it was returned to the Coffman funeral home in Grundy Center. County Coroner Coffman after hearing the story of the accident decided that an inquest was not necessary.

Leaves Wife and Four Children
Kenneth Brown was 30 years old on the 30th of last October. He has a family consisting of a wife and four children, the youngest being 15 months old. The family have been occupying the tenant house on the Simms farm for a little more than a year.

Was Born in South Dakota
Kenneth Brown was born at Artesian, South Dakota, August 30, 1915. A number of years later he moved with his folks to Taylor county. In 1931 the Brown family came to Grundy county. They first occupied what was known as the Cutts farm 2 miles northeast of Grundy Center. Later they moved to the farm west of Morrison now owned by H. Iblings. In 1939 the family moved to a farm near Creston. Two years ago the father and mother and younger members of the family moved to Creston.

Was Twice Married
Kenneth Brown was twice married. The first marriage was with Mary Jane McIntyre at Morrison in March 1936. She died in May 1943. There were three children by the first marriage. He was married a second time to Dorothy Boldt, who survives. There is one child from this marriage.

Came From Family of Nine Children
Kenneth was a member of a family of nine children. The father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown, four brothers and four sisters are living. They are Carl and Marion from Grundy Center. The others reside at Creston. They are Luella, Mrs. Ora Davis, Dorothy, Darlyne, Donald and Joe.

Buried at Morrison
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Coffman funeral home. The services were conducted by Rev. Holtry, pastor of the Grundy Methodist church. Burial was in the cemetery at Morrison.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 17 January 1946, pg 1, 12