Donnie Brown IV

Donnie Brown IV, 21, passed away at home on April 27, 2025. He was born to Jamie R. Brown and Donnie R. Brown III on July 11, 2003. He spent all of his life in Des Moines.

Donnie graduated from East High School in 2023. After high school, Donnie went on to grow his skills in the restaurant world by working in kitchens across the city, the latest being the Marriott.

Donnie was a man of the outdoors, fishing being the activity that stole his heart from a young age. He started as a young boy fishing at Easter Lake Park and various ponds across the city and continued fishing through his adulthood at Adventureland . He loved BMX and was an avid racer until a knee injury sidelined him. Going to the range and keeping his skill sharp was another pastime for Donnie.

Donnie is survived by his mother and step-father, Jamie R. Brown and Mark Perez; father and step-mother, Donnie R. Brown III and Jamie L. Brown; brother, Jason David Brown; grandmother, Kathy Saffell; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends are left to carry his memory with them.

Donnie was preceded in death by his grandma and grandpa Brown and his aunt Carlottia.

The family will greet friends for a public visitation at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home at 5400 SW 9th Street in Des Moines from 3 PM to 5 PM on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 4th at 10 AM at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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