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James Leroy “Jim” Brown

Birth	:	29 Apr 1922 Lantz, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	14 Mar 2021 Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Pequot Lakes City Cemetery, Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.6022200, -94.3180600
Description	:	Married, Betty Jane Frazer, November 9,1941. James Leroy Brown of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died March 14, 2021, some two months shy of his 99th birthday. The 12th of 14 children born to Ivan and Alta Royer Brown, James "Jim" spent most of his childhood in and around Lantz, Maryland where he was born, an area he referred to as "the mountain." He graduated from Thurmont High School in 1939 and began his 68-year marriage to Betty Frazer Brown in 1941. He was a machinist in the U.S. Navy, serving on a destroyer escort in the South Pacific during World... Read More	Married, Betty Jane Frazer, November 9,1941. James Leroy Brown of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died March 14, 2021, some two months shy of his 99th birthday. The 12th of 14 children born to Ivan and Alta Royer Brown, James "Jim" spent most of his childhood in and around Lantz, Maryland where he was born, an area he referred to as "the mountain." He graduated from Thurmont High School in 1939 and began his 68-year marriage to Betty Frazer Brown in 1941. He was a machinist in the U.S. Navy, serving on a destroyer escort in the South Pacific during World War II. A few years after the war, he and his growing family moved to the Washington area where he began his career in construction, advancing from laborer to carpenter, to foreman, to contractor with his own business. He built houses in Charles County, Anne Arundel County and, mostly, Prince Georges County, where, with help from friends, he built the house in Ritchie where he and his family lived for almost 30 years. Together with Betty, Jim took up downhill skiing in middle age, and the two traveled widely in North America and Europe, later, sometimes accompanied by grandchildren. They also enjoyed dancing, especially at Pen Mar Park, for they maintained close ties to the people and "the mountain" where they grew up. Jim was unpretentious, upbeat, self-effacing, generous and blessed with a wry sense of humor. He was also spry and determinedly self-reliant — "ornery" he might say — splitting his own firewood well into his last decade. After Betty's death in 2010, he lived on his own in his house of more than 30 years until family members came to stay with him a few months ago. Recent birthday and holiday gatherings at his home brought together five generations of the family of which he was patriarch. Jim became an avid reader in later years, reading nearly 2,000 books in his 90's. In his last few months, he participated enthusiastically in Facetime, Skype and Zoom conversations so as to maintain connections with family members. Jim is survived and will be sorely missed by a son, James "Jimmie" Brown of Boonsboro, Maryland and Los Angeles, California; daughters, Carolyn Harrington of Silver Spring, Maryland and Brenda Brown of Winnipeg, Manitoba; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Germantown Bethel Cemetery in Cascade, Maryland, when people can gather together safely.

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Where is James Leroy “Jim” Brown's memorial?
James Leroy “Jim” Brown's memorial is located at: Pequot Lakes City Cemetery, Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, USA.
When did James Leroy “Jim” Brown death?
James Leroy “Jim” Brown death on 14 Mar 2021 in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 46.6022200
Longitude: -94.3180600

Family Members:

Parent

Ivan Milton Brown

(1881 - 1965)

Alta Mae Royer Brown

(1884 - 1961)

Spouse

Betty Jane Frazer Brown

(1922 - 2010)

Siblings

Myrtle Marie “Mother” Brown Fox

(1901 - 1988)

Clarence Leslie “Bus” Brown

(1902 - 1983)

Charley Lester Brown

(1902 - 1902)

Jesse Royer “Jess” Brown

(1904 - 1996)

Amanda Ellen Brown Davis

(1905 - 1985)

John Albert “Slim” Brown

(1907 - 1983)

Mary Alta Brown Eyler

(1918 - 2003)

Ivan Maurice "Peck" Brown

(1924 - 1990)

Children

Infant Son Brown

(1942 - 1942)

Second Infant Son Brown

(1944 - 1944)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pequot Lakes City Cemetery
Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6022200, -94.3180600

2. Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6028000, -94.3167000

3. Kedron Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6022700, -94.3893300

4. Jenkins Cemetery
Jenkins, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6542015, -94.3236008

5. Gravdahl Family Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6173000, -94.3923100

6. Pelican Woods Cemetery and Nature Trail
Breezy Point, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6024500, -94.2205310

7. Stoney Brook Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5725000, -94.4097000

8. Greenwood Cemetery
Nisswa, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5217000, -94.2803000

9. Mayo Brook Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6156006, -94.4543991

10. Lutheran Church of the Cross Memorial Garden
Nisswa, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5011200, -94.2955600

11. Living Savior Columbarium
Lake Shore, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5026450, -94.3535730

12. Norwood Cemetery
Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7036018, -94.2891998

13. Pineswood Cemetery
Lake Hubert, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.4964400, -94.2820200

14. Thorp-Heald Cemetery
Lake Hubert, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5022000, -94.2537000

15. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5436000, -94.4570500

16. Shamps Cemetery
Pine River, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7182007, -94.3618317

17. Pine Ridge Cemetery
Pine River, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7078514, -94.4013977

18. Lake Shore Memorial Garden Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.4860760, -94.3767600

19. Maple Hill Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6459100, -94.4918000

20. Anderson Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6446991, -94.4925003

21. Lake Edward Cemetery
Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.4981003, -94.2035980

22. Pinewood Cemetery
Crosslake, Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6464005, -94.1089020

23. Moose Lake Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 46.5727997, -94.5453033

24. Swanburg Cemetery
Crow Wing County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7393990, -94.1564026