Billy Dean Brown

BROWN, STEWART

Posted By: Colleen Brown (email)
Date: 1/2/2020 at 08:07:30

Ames Tribune
Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2012

Billy Dean Brown
May 25, 1930-Jan. 14, 2012

Billy Dean Brown, 81, of Ames, died Jan. 14, at home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Adams Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a,m. Thursday, Jan. 19, also at Adams Funeral Home.

Billy was born May 25, 1930, in Weatherby, Mo. to Cecil and Iva Mae ( Stewart ) Brown. Hemarried Mary Templeton March 22. 1970, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Billy loved to tinker with things. He did plenty of tinkering in his 36 1/2 years working for the DOT as a maintenance worker and mechanic. His final position was designing, building and maintaining the DOT's paint equipment. On the side, he managed to build propane heating equipment, served in a local stock car pit crew and had patents issued for some of his paint equipment designs. He also loved being around people. He spent most of his working life heavily involved with the AFSCME union ( he was a president of the Local Unit AFSCME 2997). After retiring, he and Mary worked at local race tracks, spent time at Prairie Meadows, enjoyed playing cards and spending time with friends and family.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, of Ames, five children, Richard ( Carol ) Brown, of Nevada, Mike ( Cindy ) Templeton, of Boone, Mark ( Janet) Templeton of Story City, Chris ( Mike ) Carnelia, of Overland Park, Kan., and Mona Clark , of Houston, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one sister, Velma Fleming, of Alleman and one brother, Ken ( Colleen ) Brown, of Stanton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his
first spouse, three sisters, and one brother.

Online condolences may be made at www.adamssoderstrum.com