Milam 'Milo' Edward Brown (1958)

BROWN, HARDIN, FRANCIS, COMPTON, MCQUILLEN

Posted By: Ida Morse (email)
Date: 9/22/2006 at 20:11:32

Earlham Library Obituaries, February 1958
Earlham, Iowa

MILAM EDWARD BROWN

Milam Edward Brown, son of James M. and Ann Elizabeth Brown, was born in Dallas county, Iowa, on a farm near Earlham, November 30, 1871. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Don Hardin, on February 19, 1958.

He was married to Carrie Francis on December 23, 1897. To this union were born three children, James F., Pauline, and Louise.

He was associated with the Presbyterian church of Earlham during his entire life, being the first of the present membership of the church to be baptized. He became a member of the church in 1909. He served in the church as trustee and elder for many years, attending regularly with his family.

He also had a great love for his fraternal organizations, the Odd Fellow and Rebekah Lodges. He was a member of the former for sixty-two years, and a charter member of the Rebekah Lodge.

Milo, as he was generally known, together with his wife farmed the land on which he was born for several years. They then purchased from his father an adjoining farm on which they lived until his retirement in 1947. They then moved to Earlham, where he lived until failing health forced him to return to the farm home to spend his remaining months with his son-in-law and daughter.

He was preceded in death by his son, James in 1943, and by his wife in 1949. He leaves to mourn his passing a sister, Mrs. Clara Compton, of Omaha, Nebraska; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph McQuillen of Grosse Point, Michigan, and Mrs. Don Hardin of Earlham a daughter-in-law, Mrs. James Brown of Earlham, six grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.

Milo was always deeply interested in the community in which he lived so long. He had a great ability to recall names and to remember events, which happened during his earlier life. He spent many hours entertaining his family and friends with the stories of the past. He was a lover of music, and took much pride in his riding and driving horses.

To him Iowa was the best state in the Union; Earlham was the finest town in the State; and his neighbors could not be equaled. He will be missed but long remember by us all.

The funeral service was held in the Earlham Presbyterian church on Saturday, February 22, at 2 p.m. the Rev. L. Willard Reynolds gave the address. Gail Leeper, the local funeral director, was in charge. Burial was in the Earlham Cemetery.