Chehalin Succumbs
A resident of route 2, Chehalis for the past nine years, Lillard W. Brown, 74, died Tuesday in a Chehalis hospital following a lingering illness. Born March 11, 1890 in North Carolina (Ashe County), he had lived in Lewis County since 1931, coming from Ryderwood. He was a timber faller and retired in 1953.
Survivors include the widow, Lillie Ivy (Bottoms), at home; three sons, Ira L. Brown, Vancouver; Glen A. Brown, Cape Pole, Alaska; and Clifford C. Brown, San Jose, Calif.; two brothers, W. R. (Robie) Brown, Napavine, and James W. (Wilda) Brown, in Pennsylvania; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m., at the Sticklin Funeral Home in Chehalis with the Rev. L. D. Gordon officiating. Burial will follow at Park Hill cemetery in Vancouver.
Source: The Daily Chronicle, Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington, 20 May 1964.
Transcribed by Dan Brown. Additional information on Lillard W. Brown:
1930 U.S. Federal Census - Montesano, Grays Harbor, WA #64/65---
BROWN, Lillard W.; head of household; owns home valued at $3500; male; white; 40 years of age; first married at 22 years of age; born in NC; both parents born in NC; occupation: bucker--logging camp.
BROWN, Lilly "Ivy" wife; female; white; 40 years of age; married; first married at 23 years of age; born in Kentucky; both parents born in Kentucky; occupation: gas station operator.
BROWN, Ira L.; son; 17 years of age; single; born in WV; father born in N C; mother born in Kentucky;.
BROWN, E. Glenn; son; 14 years of age; single; born in KY; father born in N C; mother born in Kentucky;
BROWN, C. Clifford; son; 8 years of age; born in Washington; father born in NC; mother born in KY.
Lillard's family lives next door to his parents, Geo. & Anna Brown