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Wayne Eldon Brown

Birth	:	16 Jul 1931 Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	22 Aug 2020 Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Scranton Township Cemetery, Scranton, Greene County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0306015, -94.5783005
Description	:	Wayne Eldon Brown, age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at his home in Bayard, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the United Methodist Church in Bayard with Rev. Karen Patrick officiating. Organist for the service will be Martha Wolf. Burial will be in the Scranton Township Cemetery with military honors by the Bayard American Legion and the Iowa National Guard. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids... Read More	Wayne Eldon Brown, age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at his home in Bayard, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the United Methodist Church in Bayard with Rev. Karen Patrick officiating. Organist for the service will be Martha Wolf. Burial will be in the Scranton Township Cemetery with military honors by the Bayard American Legion and the Iowa National Guard. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids from 5 – 7 P.M. on Monday evening. The casket will be moved to the church at 9:30 A.M. on Tuesday where visitation will resume until 10:15 A.M. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids. Those in attendance at Wayne’s services are asked to abide by Covid–19 social distancing guidelines and face coverings are strongly recommended. Born on July 16, 1931, in Carroll, Iowa, he was the son of John Keith and Odessa (Hoyt) Brown. Wayne grew up on the farm in the Scranton area and attended Scranton Consolidated Schools through 2nd grade and moved to the Bayard area where he graduated in 1949 from the Bayard Community School. Wayne attended Iowa State University where he completed the operational farming short course. On January 20, 1952, he joined Phyllis Lorraine Jacobson in marriage in the Lutheran Church in Scranton, Iowa. In March 1952, he was drafted into the United States Army where he served during the Korean Conflict, in Germany as a decoding specialist in the Signal Corps. Upon his honorable discharge, the Browns moved to a farm south of Scranton. Two years later they relocated three miles north of Bayard where he farmed with his father and continued farming 59 years. In addition to his farming operation, he was heavily involved in sales of DeKalb seed corn and Schechinger seed beans. He served on many boards including Bayard Community Schools, Bayard Coop, Lions Club, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Greene County Mutual Insurance, Willow Township, and the Greene County Zoning Board. He was an active member of the Bayard United Methodist Church. He enjoyed softball, bowling, golfing, and his fishing trips to Minnesota with many dear friends. He enjoyed countless hours watching his children and grandchildren play in many sports, musical events, and 4-H activities. Upon retirement, he chose to move to the town of Bayard where he could continue to enjoy friends and family. Wayne cherished his daily trips to Sparky’s to have coffee with the guys. He enjoyed following the Iowa State Cyclones and the Chicago Cubs as well as reading biographies and western novels. Wayne is survived by his wife, of 68 years, Phyllis; two sons, Steve and Jerry (Kristie); and two daughters, Linda (Rande) and Lori; six grandchildren: Devi (Mike), Damion (Robyn), Grant (Kyleigh), Bryant, Brooke (Trent) and Gavin; five great-grandchildren: Colby, Gage, Landon, Chesney and Valerie; and two great-great-grandchildren, Jaxdan and Taytum; two sisters, Elaine (Robert) and Lois (Merlin); a brother-in-law, John “Jack”; and sister-in-law, Donna (Roger). Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, John Keith and Odessa; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Walter and Esther Jacobson; his sister, Bernice Bass; sister-in-law, Velma Jean Jacobson Dagit; a brother-in-law, Larry Dagit; and a daughter-in-law, Dorothy Nepper Brown.

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Wayne Eldon Brown's memorial is located at: Scranton Township Cemetery, Scranton, Greene County, USA.
When did Wayne Eldon Brown death?
Wayne Eldon Brown death on 22 Aug 2020 in Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0306015
Longitude: -94.5783005

Family Members:

Parent

John Keith Brown

(1903 - 1975)

Odessa Kathryn Hoyt Brown

(1905 - 1991)

Siblings

Bernice Irene Brown Bass

(1930 - 2015)

Children

Steven Ray “Steve” Brown

(1955 - 2022)

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