Obituary for Willie R. Brown

Willie R. Brown, 73 of Grand Island died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Grand Island Veterans Administration Hospital.Services will be 10:30 Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Reverend Adam Snoberger will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be rendered by the U.S. Army and the United Veterans Honor Guard.Visitation will be an hour prior to service time at the church. All Faiths Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. Willie was born on November 17, 1944 in rural Imogene, Iowa the son of John and Oma (Ross) Brown. He attended school in Strahan, Iowa graduating from Nishna Valley High School class of 1963. He was employed at the Earl May Seed Company until entering the United States Army in 1965. He served during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged in August of 1967. On September 9, 1967 he was united in marriage to Penny C. Fife in Silver City, Iowa. He was employed by Geer Melkus Construction and then Sta-rite Industries in Grand Island.He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church having served on the Board of Trustees. Willie coached softball for 11 years. Some of his enjoyments included fishing and spending time with grandkids.Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Penny; daughter, Victoria Brown of Grand Island; grandchildren, Briana (Ty) Dimmitt, Nathan Crockett and Morgan Brown; brothers, Kenneth Brown of Cassville, MO and Wylie Brown of Grand Island and a sister, Maxine Webber of Union, Michigan.He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Valerie Brown; two grandchildren and five brothers and two sisters.Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Jail Ministry.