Archie Brown

Archie Brown, one of eleven children of Laura Gertrude (McKenzie) and William Luther Brown, was born on March 26, 1920 in Magnolia, Iowa. In his younger years, he was a resident at the Glenwood State School in Glenwood, Iowa. He and his brother, Clinton Brown, moved to Malvern, Iowa and lived at the Nishna Cottage Resident Care Facility for a number of years.

In 1987, Archie moved to live at the Nishna Productions Group Home in Red Oak, Iowa. He worked for fourteen years at the Red Oak Hy-Vee store. Archie enjoyed going on various outings with a tour group and had traveled twice to Hawaii. He was a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team and loved watching their games on TV. Archie enjoyed wearing his Dallas Cowboys shirts, collecting Cowboys key chains, and he proudly displayed his Dallas Cowboys blanket on his bed.

On May 23, 2008, Archie moved to the Rose Vista Home in Woodbine, Iowa, where he passed away on September 6, 2008, attaining the age of 88 years, 5 months and 10 days.

Archie was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers and sisters; and more recently his brother Clinton Brown in 2005. He is remembered by his friends and staff at Rose Vista and Nishna Productions and those who knew him at Malvern, as a kind and gentle soul.

Interment will be in the Magnolia Cemetery.