Doddridge County Roots

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Paul Warren BROWN

Paul Warren BROWN

Male 1922 - 1978  (55 years)

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  • Name Paul Warren BROWN 
    Born 21 Sep 1922  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930, 1940  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Jan 1978  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • For eleven years, Paul Warren Brown was an inspector for the state of West Virginia, contracting jobs for the Department of Highways. He was Sunday School superintendant at Calvary United Methodist Church for 16 years, and in January 1976 he became lay leader of the church. The author of Christian poems and songs, he had one book published, entitled "From the Master's Hand." One of his poems was translated into seven different languages. His death was the result of drowning. He had entered the West Fork River in Harrison County in a boat, searching for another boat, when his own vessel capsized. He was able to hang on to a tree until a rescue team from the West Milford VFD arrived in another boat. But he lost his footing on the tree when the rescue boat was beside him. He then grabbed for the rescue boat and it flipped over, sending him and the three rescuers into the water. The firefighters were able to make it to safety, but he was not, and his body was not recovered until two months later. [1]
    Person ID I2035  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2019 

    Father John Haze BROWN,   b. 5 Aug 1879, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1963, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Laura Alice HUSK,   b. 8 Jun 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1984, West Covina, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Family ID F719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Fay "Bunny" PRATT,   b. 28 Aug 1924, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 2005  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1942 
    Children 
    +1. Carole Rose BROWN,   b. 4 Jan 1944, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 2021, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1531] William Fred Spuhler Jr. (1940-2004), Richfield, MN, a Husk descendant and genealogist.

    3. [S692] Obituary of wife.