Obituaries

Rodney Brown

Deceased: 09/30/2020

Rodney Dean Brown passed away September 30, 2020. Rodney was born on September 17, 1961 to Everette and Mary Brown in Leon, Iowa. He was an over the road truck driver who had logged over five…

Ruth Brown

Deceased: 04/30/2020

Ruth D. Brown, 91, passed away on April 30, 2020, at Bishop Drumm in Johnston. She was born in Templeton, Iowa on January 22, 1929, to Joseph and Martha (Roth) Heithoff. Ruth was the third to the…

Traci Williams-Brown

Deceased: 01/08/2020

Traci LeAnn Williams-Brown Of Des Moines, Iowa Traci Williams-Brown, age 40, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Traci was born the daughter of Tom and…

Sheila Brown

Deceased: 12/13/2019

Bonita "Bonnie" Brownfield

Deceased: 12/03/2019

Bonita Lu Brownfield Of Des Moines, Iowa Bonita “Bonnie” Brownfield, age 76, passed away at Taylor House Hospice on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born the daughter…

Shirlee Ann Sprague-Brown

Deceased: 11/06/2019

Shirlee Ann Sprague-Brown, 71, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Taylor House Hospice. Shirlee was born to Maurice and Evelyn Sprague on October 15, 1948, in Des Moines. Shirlee…

Marcia Lynn Brown

Deceased: 08/20/2019

Marcia Lynn Brown, 72, passed away August 20, 2019 at Arbor Springs. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des…

Roy Brown, Jr.

Deceased: 05/14/2019

Roy Brown Jr. was born on November 27, 1920 to Roy and Grace Brown and grew up in Runnells, Iowa. Roy joined the U.S. Army from Iowa and was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd…

Kahlani Brown

Deceased: 05/01/2019

Michael Richard Brown, Jr.

Deceased: 03/19/2019

Michael Richard Brown, Jr. Of Des Moines, Iowa Michael Brown, Jr., age 55, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was born to Michael and Ann Brown, Sr., on April 30, 1963 in Chicago,…

Don Brown, Jr.

Deceased: 03/05/2019

Donald Kenneth Brown, Jr., 71, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at his home. He was born December 4, 1947 to Donald and Norma Brown in Des Moines. Don graduated from Des Moines Tech High School. He was…

Edward Eugene Brown

Deceased: 01/12/2019

Edward Eugene Brown, 93, passed away January 10, 2019 at home. Visitation will be held Friday, January 18 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des…

Roy Brown, Jr.

Deceased: 01/01/2019

Kenneth Brower

Deceased: 12/01/2018

Kenneth Clyde Brower passed away on December 1st. His body has been donated to the Des Moines University. A memorial celebration-of-life service will be held at 11:30 AM, Thursday 12/27/18, at…

Joyce Brown

Deceased: 11/23/2018

Joyce May Brown, 73, passed away November 23, 2018. Joyce was born February 10, 1945 in Carlisle, Iowa to Charles and Margaret Wheeldon. She worked as a prep cook at Gino’s for 30 years. Joyce had…