Brown, Walter Alexander

Walter A. Brown
Oct. 31, 1925 -- April 18, 2003

Walter Alexander Brown, 77, passed away on Friday, April 18, in the Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph, Mich.

Walter was born on Oct. 31, 1925, in Port Maria, Jamaica, West Indies, to Allan Alexander Walter Brown and Whilminia (McFarland). He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Meria Young; and by two brothers, Lloyd and George Brown.

He moved to Niles, Mich.,in 1962 from Jamaica. He was employed by Garden City Fan, and was a member of the Anglican church.

He is survived by a son, Franklin George Brown of Niles; four daughters, Marilyn I. Hamilton of Niles, Heather M. Mitchell of Houston, Texas, Aldith E. Brown of South Bend, Ind., and Heidi E. Brown of Atlanta, Ga.; a foster brother, Barrington Roper of Florida; two sisters, Ivy M. Clever and Orenthia Neilson, both of England; six grandchildren, Michael D. Brown, Chinecia M. Brown, Kyala B. Stewart, Javian Mitchell, and James and Darnell Peake; a great-grandson, Jalyn M. Brown; and by a nephew, Canonero Walter-Alexander Brown.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, April 25, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Niles. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Friends called from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in the Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan, Mich.

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