Stuart Lee Brown, 83, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015 at McCracken Nursing and Rehabilitation in Paducah.
Stuart was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 31, 1932 to father Frank Emerson Brown, Edinburgh, Indiana, and mother Corene Earp, Bonair, Kentucky. Stuart grew up in Anderson, Indiana, and attended and graduated from Anderson High School in 1950. He attended Indiana University the following year, but discontinued his education to join the Marines and serve his country during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Camp Pendleton, California, and later in Barstow, California, where he was an electronics technician. Following his honorable discharge from the Marines, where he achieved the rank of Sergeant, in 1954, he returned to Indiana, now married and with one child, Vivian.
Over the next few years, as he returned to complete his college education at Ball State University, his family grew with the addition of three more children, Stuart F., Steven and Tina LeAnne. While completing his Bachelor’s Degree, he worked at General Motors as an industrial engineer. Soon thereafter, he decided to change his career path, and upon his degree embarked on teaching, or as a family member once said, “he decided to build minds, not cars…” Stuart completed his Master’s Degree from Ball State University in 1967, and taught physics and math for many years, and later as a guidance counselor, until his retirement. When he had free time, he enjoyed working on automobiles and his rental properties, sailing, reading and practicing his faith through various church activities. In retirement, he moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, and then finally to Murray, Kentucky, where he enjoyed the friendship and fellowship of the community and his church, Hope Harbor.
Stuart is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by: his four children, daughter Vivian C. Richmond, Muncie, IN; son, Stuart F. Brown (Makiko), Atlanta, GA; son, Steven R. Brown, Bend, OR; daughter, Tina LeAnne Wolfe (Brian) DeSoto, IN, and nine grandchildren; Chris and Dylan (Vivian); Benjamin (Stuart F.); Corinne and Justin (Steven); Karrie, Sam, Evan and Clay (Tina Leanne), and five great-grandchildren: Christopher, Shana and Nicole (Chris); Liam (Corinne); and Willow (Evan).
Graveside services will be at 12:00 PM, Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Kentucky Veteran's Cemetery, West in Hopkinsville. Imes Funeral Home & Crematory, downtown Murray, are in charge of the arrangements.
The family will receive visitors from 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the funeral home.
Condolences available online at www.imesfh.com
Murray
| May. 31, 1932 | Oct. 02, 2015
Imes Funeral Home and Crematory
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Murray, KY 42071
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