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Submitted: 8/15/23 • Approved: 8/16/23 • Last Updated: 8/19/23 • R1496360-G1496358-S3
Albert
September 12, 1930 - November 10, 2002
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Albert William "Al" Brown Jr., 72, of Springdale passed away peacefully at Holland West Nursing Home on Nov. 10, 2002, after a long illness. He was born Sept. 12, 1930, to Letha McKinney Brown and Albert W. Brown Sr. and lived most of his life in Northwest Arkansas.
He graduated from University High School in 1948 and in 1951, began a 28-year career with Bear Brand Hosiery Co. He served as assistant manager in Siloam Springs for six years and then returned to Fayetteville in 1966 as plant manager.
He was honored several times during his career, including receiving the Fayetteville Jaycee Boss of the Year award in 1971.
Al was a loving husband and father who enjoyed spending time with his many friends and working on cars, boating and water skiing. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Juanita Brown Van Hoose.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia O'Brien Brown; his daughter, Shawna Brown and grandsons Alex and Adam Kaiser, all of Dallas, Texas; a sister, Fleeta Gentry and her husband Cleon of Springdale; a sister, Peggy Barth and her husband Don of Sun City West, Ariz.; and a sister, Lorraine Brown Stacy of Clackamas, Ore.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville with interment in Hester Cemetery at Baldwin.
Pallbearers will be Dennis Steele, Don Hahn, Larry Don Morgan, Jackie Luper, Evert Andrews and Tommy Thompson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Cleon Gentry and Charles King.
Memorials may be made to the Hester Cemetery, P.O. Box 327, Fayetteville, 72702.
The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville.
Patricia
May 21, 1930 - March 13, 2022
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Patricia O'Brien Brown, 91, born in Elko, Nevada, on May 21, 1930, passed away on March 13, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lola Ella Whitmire O'Brien and Joseph O'Brien, and her husband of 52 years, Albert William Brown. Pat was survived by her daughter, Shawna Lynne Brown of Dallas, Texas, and her grandsons, Alexander James Kaiser and Adam Ross Kaiser, of Denver, Colorado. She is also survived by her two sisters-in-law, Fleeta Mae Gentry of Springdale, Arkansas, and Peggy Joann Barth of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and cousins, Allyn Dee Reed of California, Nyoka Kelton and Jessie Candlish of Oregon, and Don Whitmire of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Pat graduated from Prairie Grove High School in 1947 and attended Fayetteville Business College. She worked as a legal secretary (with perfect shorthand) for many years, including for Ulysses Lovell and Odell Taylor of Springdale. Her career also included working in a tomato canning factory after World War II, and working at the University of Arkansas Library, Utley Realty, and Bear Brand Hosiery. Pat was active in First Church in Springdale and was a member of the Builders Class. After retirement, she also volunteered at the Bread of Life Pantry for 15 years.
She enjoyed traveling, boating, and water skiing, with her husband, Al. She loved crossword puzzles and playing cards with the family. She had many friends at the Springdale Senior Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Springdale Senior Center or First Church, Springdale, Arkansas. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022, at First United Methodist Church in Springdale, followed by a funeral service starting at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Hester Cemetery in Fayetteville. To leave online condolences, please visit: www.bernafuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Moore's Chapel of Fayetteville.
Contributed on 8/15/23 by wfields55
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