2008
Clifford
2008
Clifford Brown
November 4, 2008 — June 9, 2008
BROWN, Mr. Clifford
Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning June 9, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Clifford was born November 4, 1928 in McKinney, Texas a son of Issac and Clara Bridges Brown. During the Korean Conflict, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1974 and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 20 years before retiring. He also acted, directed, and stage managed at the Kalamazoo Civic for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Alfred Brown. On August 27, 1993, he was united in marriage to Candyce D. Shaw Brown who survives. Also surviving, 8 children, Holly Loren Tarner and Margaret Hathaway all of Vicksburg, David Heather Hathaway of California, Pamela Goodacre, Karen Brown, and Susan Clark all of Kalamazoo, and twins, Carla Waller of Kalamazoo and Clifford Brown II of Jacksonville, FL; 14 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; a cousin, Maxine Willie of Dallas, TX; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held 9 o'clock Friday from the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 South 9th St. Visitation will be 5-8pm Thursday. Interment will be in Fort Custer National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association or Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. .
Kalamazoo, MI Died Monday morning June 9, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Clifford was born November 4, 1928 in McKinney, Texas a son of Issac and Clara Bridges Brown. During the Korean Conflict, he served with the U.S. Navy. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1974 and was employed with the Upjohn Company for 20 years before retiring. He also acted, directed, and stage managed at the Kalamazoo Civic for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Alfred Brown. On August 27, 1993, he was united in marriage to Candyce D. Shaw Brown who survives. Also surviving, 8 children, Holly Loren Tarner and Margaret Hathaway all of Vicksburg, David Heather Hathaway of California, Pamela Goodacre, Karen Brown, and Susan Clark all of Kalamazoo, and twins, Carla Waller of Kalamazoo and Clifford Brown II of Jacksonville, FL; 14 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; a cousin, Maxine Willie of Dallas, TX; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held 9 o'clock Friday from the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 South 9th St. Visitation will be 5-8pm Thursday. Interment will be in Fort Custer National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association or Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. .
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