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James F. Brown

April 24, 1929 ~ December 4, 2019 (age 90) 90 Years Old

James Brown Obituary

James F. Brown, 90, of Tipp City, OH, formerly of Kittanning, PA., passed away Wednesday at the Upper Valley Hospital in Troy, OH.
James was born April 24, 1929 in Kittanning, PA.  He was the son of the late Theodore W. Brown and Bertha A. (Salsgiver) Brown.  
James served 13 ½ years in the military and worked for Acutus (formerly Oilwell Supply) in Oil City, PA.
He attended the Tipp City Church of the Nazarene in Tipp City, OH.
James is survived by his wife Evelyn Moon Brown, whom he married December 28, 1962; one daughter, Kirsten Brown Deskins and her husband Wesley of Austin, TX; and two grandchildren Jacob Deskins and his wife Jennifer, of Kettering OH, and Madison Deskins Bloom and her husband Will, of Milwaukee, WI.
Also surviving are five sisters, Ruth Guidi of Las Vegas, NV, Emogene Houser of Kittanning, PA, Pauline Otterson of Butler, PA, Judy Stitt of Kittanning, PA, and Sally Metzger of Turnersville, NJ.
James was preceded in death by three brothers; Randolph Brown, Theodore Brown Jr. and Gary Brown and three sisters; Margaret Lions, Orvetta Brown and Karen McQuisten.
BROWN – Family and friends of James F. Brown, who died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, will be received from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Monday, December 9, 2019 at the United Church of the Nazarene 544 Hallston Road, Wst Sunbury, PA 16061.  Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm Monday at the church with the Rev. Tim Britton of the United Church of the Nazarene officiating.
Burial will be in the West Sunbury Union Cemetery.

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Services

Visitation
Monday
December 9, 2019

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
West Sunbury United Church of the Nazarene

Funeral Service
Monday
December 9, 2019

2:00 PM
West Sunbury United Church of the Nazarene

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