© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 15, 1958 Nelson Brown 1882 ~ 1958 Funeral Services For Nelson Brown Are Set Thursday Funeral services for Nelson Brown, pioneer resident of Carnegie and Mountain View who died Tuesday night after a prolonged illness, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist church, with Rev. H.E. Andrews, Pentecostal church pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. A.B. Grubb, Methodist minister. Brown had been ill about six weeks and critical for critical for several days. Born May 17, 1882, at Potts Camp, Miss., he moved to this area in 1902. He made his home at Mountain View and Carnegie after coming to this area. His wife preceded him in death two years ago. Survivors include two brothers, D. Brown, Carnegie, and Claude, Duke; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Freels, Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. John Kelley, Carnegie. Nelson Brown May 17, 1882 ~ January 14, 1958 |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, October 19, 1955 Lula [Ferrell] Brown 1886 ~ 1955 Mrs. Nelson Brown Dies in Hospital After Long Illness Services for Mrs. Nelson Brown will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Methodist church of Carnegie, with Rev. Roy Rowlin, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Carnegie cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of the Pitcher funeral home. Mrs. Brown died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in Oklahoma General hospital, Clinton. She had been in ill health 18 months. She underwent an operation in March, 1954. She had been in the hospital 10 weeks this last time. Mr. Brown and a niece, Mrs. W.C. Johnson, Memphis, Tenn., have been at her bedside most of the time. Lula Ferrell was born June 23, 1886, at Huntington, Ark. In 1889 the family moved to Springtown, Texas and later came to Oklahoma, locating at Lehigh in Coal county. August 17, 1893 the family moved to Washita county, locating six miles northwest of what is now Mountain View. Miss Ferrell was married to Nelson Brown Sept. 21, 1894, at Hobart. They moved to Carnegie in 1910 and have lived here since. Mrs. Brown was converted to the Methodist faith in 1905. She was a member of the Carnegie chapter of the Eastern Star. Besides the husband, Nelson Brown, South Carnegie avenue, Carnegie, Mrs. Brown is survived by a brother, John F. Ferrell, Mountain View. Among the relatives expected here for the funeral will be Mrs. Mabel Blevins, Denver; Mrs. Roxy Payne, Wiley, Colo.; Mrs. Daisy Chandler, Hayden, Colo.; Buddy Ferrell, Oklahoma City, and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ferrell. Lula [Ferrell] Brown June 23, 1886 ~ October 18, 1955 |
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