David Glenn Brown, 91, died at Ravenwood Terrace in Moberly.
David was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Ivanhoe, OK, the firstborn of E. Glenn Brown and Georgia B. Owens Brown. He was 10 years old when the Dust Bowl brought devastation to the family farm in Oklahoma. His family then moved to El Dorado Springs where David graduated from high school.
David served our country in the Army during WWII in the Philippines. Soon after the war, he met the love of his life, Doris A. Vickers, and they married Aug. 4, 1948, in Dederick.
David and Doris moved to Carthage where their two children were born and David began his career as an MFA manager. The family moved to Moberly in 1965 where David proudly oversaw the construction of MFA in its current location at Business 63 and 24 Highways. He retired from MFA in 1985.
David was involved in his community through Kiwanis, Optimists and the American Red Cross Blood Drive. He was a board member of the Moberly Housing Authority. Known for his firm handshake, he welcomed many in to the church doors where he faithfully served.
He took up baking after retiring and delivered desserts wherever he went – in particular to South Park School staff every week. When he wasn’t baking, you could find David sitting in his sunroom contemplating the numerous birds stopping by his feeders.
David had a candy dish. He insisted his visitors young and old take a handful for the road. During his last years at Ravenwood Terrace, he provided baggies with instructions to fill them up with candy. “It gives me joy”, he said, “it really does.”
He loved his family and friends. His grandchildren were his absolute delight.
Surviving are his daughter and her husband, Brenda and Mario Powell, of Blue Springs; grandchildren – Andy (Olivia) Powell, Grain Valley, Sara (Andrew) West, Ft. Collins, CO, John (Alison) Powell, Grain Valley and Liz (Matt) Sievert, Kansas City; great-grandchildren – Ryleigh, Davis and Addie Powell, Findlay and Allie West and Landon Powell; brother, Gerald Brown; sister, Marvalene Dennis; and sister, Darlene Anderson – all of El Dorado Springs.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris; his parents; brother, Ray Brown; and a son, Brent Brown, who died Nov. 27, 1989.
Services for David will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, in Pathway Memorial Funeral Home, Moberly, followed by interment in the Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, July 29, in the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Red Cross, Randolph County Chapter, 109 N. Williams Street, Moberly, MO 65270.
Pathway Memorial Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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