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James Kenneth Brown Sr.

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Birth	:	9 Jan 1917 Steffenville, Lewis County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	8 Dec 2005 Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Kanopolis Cemetery, Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.7118988, -98.1292038
Plot	:	Block 55 Lot 2 Plot 8
Description	:	United States Army-Air Force World War II James Kenneth Brown Sr. was born January 9, 1917, in Steffenville, Lewis County, MO to Charlie and Meta Pugh Brown. He passed away December 8, 2015, in Ellsworth. He is buried in the Kanopolis Cemetery, Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, KS. When he was three his mother passed away the day after Christmas. The only memory he had of his mom was going to see her on Christmas night before she died the next day. After his mother died, Kenneth ( the name his wife called him) and his dad moved... Read More	United States Army-Air Force World War II James Kenneth Brown Sr. was born January 9, 1917, in Steffenville, Lewis County, MO to Charlie and Meta Pugh Brown. He passed away December 8, 2015, in Ellsworth. He is buried in the Kanopolis Cemetery, Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, KS. When he was three his mother passed away the day after Christmas. The only memory he had of his mom was going to see her on Christmas night before she died the next day. After his mother died, Kenneth ( the name his wife called him) and his dad moved from place to place. Kenneth went to grade school in several different states and towns including New Vienna, Ohio; LaGrange, MO; Ewing, MO and Asherville, KS. When he was in fourth grade he came down with typhoid fever. He spent a lot of time in the hospital in Quincy, IL that year and missed school most of the year. The next year he enrolled in school in New Vienna, Ohio. He told them he was supposed to be in fifth grade so they put him in fifth grade not knowing he had missed most of fourth grade. His dad bought a farm in Ohio but it was too wet to be farmed and it needed to be tiled so they left Ohio and went back to Missouri and then to Kansas. He went to school in Asherville, Ks from sixth grade through his sophomore or junior year. His dad and stepmother (Lillie Alice Hoghland Smoot Brown)moved to a farm near Monroe City, MO when Kenneth was a sophomore. The farm was bought with Kenneth’s inheritance from his Grandma Pugh. Kenneth stayed in Asherville with the school janitor and his wife the rest of the year. He helped the janitor for his room and board. At the end of either his sophomore or junior year he went to Monroe City where his dad and stepmother lived. Charlie didn't think it was necessary for Kenneth to go to school but Kenneth wanted his education and more important to him, he wanted to play football. He lived in town and fired furnaces to make enough money to stay in town and go to school. He lettered in football and graduated from Monroe City High School in the spring of 1935. On January 20, 1940, he married Clara A. Rogers on a snowy day in Concordia, KS. He worked at a service station in Beloit from January until May, living across Highway 24 in the upstairs of a rock house. Then he became a welder's helper and went wherever there was work on the natural gas pipeline (Lincoln, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Concorida, KS; and Washington, KS). His dad passed away on September 12, 1940. Soon after Kay (Carolyn Kay) was born, they moved to Monroe City, MO where Kenneth thought he would farm. While they were waiting for the renter's lease to expire they lived in town and Kenneth worked in a locker plant. It was a cold wet winter and by spring Kenneth and Clara were ready to move back to Kansas so they left the farm to the renters. Kenneth worked on the pipeline that summer and fall and then in January 1942 they moved to Wichita, KS. Housing was difficult to find. They stayed in a one room apartment and lived there for six weeks. When the duplexes were completed in Hilltop, they moved to a new one bedroom duplex. A new gas stove, a gas refrigerator and a floor furnace were furnished. Kenneth worked for Boeing in Wichita on third shift. He worked seven days a week and welded on the motor mounts of the B 29 bombers. Judy (Judith Ann) was born in Wichita on Septermber 21, 1943. Kenneth was drafted in 1945, and left for basic training just before James Kenneth Brown Jr. was born. He never talked about his time in the service. After the war ended he was honorably discharged from the Army Air Force and returned to Kansas. Boeing called him back to work but he didn't stay with them very long as he was not happy working inside. He was a pipe fitter and worked at various refineries. Another son, Michael Ray, was born on October 25, 1953. During his later working years he worked for several construction companies bidding jobs, hiring help and working on the jobs. He oversaw the work on the missile bases around Wichita, Salina, Lindsborg, KS and Grand Forks, North Dakota. Kenneth oversaw a job in Bremerton, WA on a military base. He also went to school and became a master plumber. He worked on the plumbing, heating and air conditioning in the first building, Paradise Hotel, built on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. While working on Paradise Island he stayed in Nassau. At that time there was no bridge between Nassau and Paradise Island so he took a boat to and from work each day. In his early years, he looked forward to and enjoyed hunting pheasants in Western Kansas. He belonged to the Albert Pike Lodge and the Shriners. He bowled with a team of Shriners. He was a member of the West Side Methodist Church in Wichita. In 2001 Kenneth and Clara moved to Ellsworth, KS as dementia was wearing on Kenneth and he needed the care of a nursing home. He stayed in the nursing home from August 27, 2001 until the time of his death on December 8, 2005. He passed away in Ellsworth County Medical Center due to an abdominal aneurysm. His funeral was Saturday, December 10, 2005, at the Parsons Funeral Home in Ellsworth. Pastor Linda Toms officiated. He is buried in the Kanopolis Cemetery, Kanopolis, KS. You are receiving this email because you have registered with Find A Grave using the email address: [email protected] Change notification settings. © 2018 Find A Grave, All rights reserved. 1300 W Traverse Pkwy Lehi, UT 84043 United States

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James Kenneth Brown Sr.'s memorial is located at: Kanopolis Cemetery, Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, USA.
When did James Kenneth Brown Sr. death?
James Kenneth Brown Sr. death on 8 Dec 2005 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.7118988
Longitude: -98.1292038

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Clara A Rogers Brown

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