Edward Leroy Brown

Edward Leroy Brown died Sunday, June 5, 2022 at his home. He was the son of Naomi Pisor and Grover Brown of West Sunbury, PA. He was born in Washington Township, Butler, Co, PA. He was married to Martha Taylor on 27 Dec 1957 at West Unity Community Church, in Murrinsville, Pa. They had five children. The surviving sons are Joseph Brown and his companion Allura Southwood and Dewayne Brown. Edward was married a second time to Corrine Webb on 16 Feb 1978 at Muddy Creek Presbyterian Church, Butler, PA. His living step-children included: Darcee Gamble, Marcie and Dane Wiegand, Karen and Fred Sheakley, and Shawn Gamble and his companion Ashley Jones. Edward received a honorary diploma from Moniteau High School in West Sunbury, PA. He was in the Air Force E-2 Class Airman where he was a gunner on a B-29 Bomber. He had received a Purple Heart for his service in the Korea Conflict. He was a machinist and retired from Zimmerman & Jansen in Texas. Ed had previously worked at Pullman Standard in Butler, PA for 18 years also as a machinist. Ed was a previous member of East Butler Fire Company and Loyal Order of Moose. His hobbies included: hunting, fishing and gardening. Surviving are his sisters Thelma Waterson, Eleanora Aiken and Edna Pearl and Albert Lengyel. Edward’s grandchildren include Joseph and Shelly Brown whose children are Asher and Thea Brown; Lucira Baldwin and three children Sean, Michael and Alexa Baldwin; Joshua and Jason Keith; Destarte “Star” Brooks their children Courtney and Jeremy, Cherika Ross and a daughter Daylynn; and Katryna and Joshua Kang their twins boys and a daughter. Dane and Amy Wiegand Jr. - their children Garrett and Asher Wiegand; Danielle and Brian Polerick - their three children Emory, Evan, and Elle Polerick; and Jonathan Wiegand; Jennifer and Daniel Obrien - their daughter McKenna Obrien and Jackie and Robert Shorts - their daughter Delaney Shorts. Nichole and Patrick Kerr - their two children Mason and Memphis Kerr; and Bentley Gamble. Preceding him in death were his brother Lannie Brown, his daughters Venise Keith and her son Jacob Keith, Patricia Ross, Kathy Brown and his step-son Darrell Gamble. The memorial service will be held at Unionville Firehall on Saturday June 18, 2022 at 1:30 PM with dinner following. He will be interred in the West Sunbury Union Cemetery, in West Sunbury, PA at a later date.

Edward Leroy Brown

April 11, 1933 - June 5, 2022