Randall L. “Randy” Brown

BIGELOW, BROWN, COOPER, HUTCHINSON, RAWSON, RUBNER, SADLER

Posted By: Cindy (email)
Date: 1/7/2026 at 12:58:55

Randall L. “Randy” Brown, 74, of Lamont, Iowa, died Saturday evening, January 3, 2026, at Buchanan County Health Center in Independence, Iowa.

Randall Lynn Brown was born August 1, 1951, in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Raymond Edward and Rosalind B. (Bigelow) Brown. He attended Starmont High School graduating with the class of 1971. After graduation, Randy worked for various farmers around the Lamont area and for Hawkeye Castings.

On December 29, 1972, he was united in marriage to Rose Marie Starr at Peace Lutheran Church in Ryan, Iowa. To this union one son, Travis, was born. They later divorced but remained lifelong friends until Rose’s death. Randy went on to work and retired from AMPI Creamery but was a mechanic at heart and loved working with his hands. He enjoyed fixing farm equipment, working on hot rods, dirt track racing, drag racing and Nascar. The greatest joy in Randy’s life came from spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a lifelong member of Grace United Methodist Church in Lamont.

Randy is survived by his son: Travis Brown of Marion; 3 granddaughters: Ashley, Cheyenne and Chelsea (Nick); 3 great-grandchildren: Adeline “AJ”, Ryker and Xaiden; 5 siblings: Diana Rae Cooper of Manchester, Ronald Brown of Nebraska, Jacqueline Sadler of Mechanicsville, Bruce (Diane) Brown of Manchester and Audrey Rubner of Oelwein; Sister-in-law: Deb Brown of Lamont and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 siblings: Shirley Rawson and Theodore Brown, 3 brothers-in-law: Danny Rawson, Paul Sadler and Jerry Cooper, sister-in-law: Nancy Brown and 2 nephews: Travis Hutchinson and Marrik Rubner.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Grace United Methodist Church in Lamont with Rev. Lisa Schroeder officiating.

Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Grace United Methodist Church in Lamont and for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.

Inurnment: Campton Cemetery in Lamont, Iowa, will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be directed in his name to Grace United Methodist Church.

Fawcett-Schmitz Funeral Home in Winthrop, Iowa is assisting the family.