Ronnie Brown, of Caney, Okla., passed from this life on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 at the age of 78. He was born on Monday, June 8, 1942 in Wapanucka, Okla. to Omer Henry and Virginia Lee (Hilburn) Brown.
Ronnie married Carolyn Ruth Holder on November 29, 1974 in Durant, Okla.
He came to Caney from Wyoming in 1980 where he was working as a welder and shop foreman. He enjoyed Quail hunting, gardening and taking care of his cows. Ronnie and Ruth also made many friends during their 16 year ownership of the Caddo Shortstop. He served in the US Navy in San Diego, California and aboard the USS Ranger, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines. He was a minesmans mate 3rd class petty officer upon discharge from the Navy and he was a veteran of the Viet Nam conflict.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Omer Henry and Virginia Lee (Hilburn) Brown; brother, Omer Jr. and sister, Peggy Scott.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Ruth Brown of Caney, Okla.; sons: Bret Brown of Tampa, Fla., Bradley Brown of Tatum, Texas, Casey Brown of Caney, Okla., Tim Holder of Augsburg, Germany, Anthony Holder of Caney, Okla.; brother, Stanley Wade Brown of Little City, Okla.; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and other extended family.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Monterey Chapel, 224 S. Ninth Ave., Durant, Okla. and a graveside service to follow at the Mead Cemetery in Mead, Okla. with Bro. Jeremy Parham officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Gordon Funeral Home, 221 N. Third Ave. in Durant.
Phone: (580) 916-9090
www.gordonfh.com