Carl Dwight Brown

February 14, 1918 - June 29, 2004

Carl Dwight Brown: Dwight passed away early Tuesday morning, June 29, 2004 at the Sigourney Care Center at the age of 86 years, 4 months and 15 days. Dwight is survived by a daughter & son-in-law, Elizabeth ""Beth"" & H. Earl Stout of Rose Hill, IA; and two sons and daughters-in-law: C. Allan Brown & Kate Stangl of Sigourney, IA and Roger L. & Gail Brown of Oskaloosa; five grandchildren and their spouses: Brenda & James Greer of Statesboro, GA; Sherie & Allan Scholtus of Rose Hill, IA; Brady & Ginger Brown of Sigourney, IA; Amanda & Frank Burgin of Greenfield, IN; and Travis Brown of Oskaloosa; and step grandchildren, Sarah & Andrew Stangl of Sigourney, IA; nine great grandchildren and five step great grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law: Dale & Wilma Brown of Simsbury, CT and Bill & Ruth Brown of Urbandale, IA; and a brother-in-law, Joe Crawford of Ames, IA. Carl Dwight Brown, son of Carl Sylvester and Mary Velma Robison Brown was born February 14, 1918 near Hayesville, IA in Keokuk County. Dwight attended grade school at Kinross and high school at Delta. On September 22, 1940 he married Anita Elizabeth Just at Kirkville, MO at a Lutheran parsonage. He served in WWII from 1943 to 1945. He was stationed at Ft. Jackson, SC and was later shipped overseas and served in the Philippines and Japan in the truck company as a supply sergeant. For a time, before and after the war, he operated the Economy Oil Station on South Market Street in Oskaloosa. He later worked for several years as a mechanic and shop manager at the Chevrolet Garage. In 1962, Dwight opened his own auto repair shop, Brown's Auto Repair, and operated it until his retirement in 1983. Dwight was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, the American Legion, a past member of the Izaak Walton League and a volunteer for SHARE Iowa. He enjoyed pheasant and mushroom hunting, fishing and trap shooting. Dwight was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Anita on April 6, 2000 and two sisters: Helen Brown and Betty Crawford. PDF Printable Version