Brown, Roscoe Paul

1927 - 2023  (96 years)

• Name	Brown, Roscoe Paul
  		Roscoe Paul Brown (1927-2023)
  Birth	15 Feb 1927	Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Minister, School Teacher  [3]
  Reference Number	BROW.R004
  Funeral	2 Dec 2023 (96 years)	Trinity Methodist Church, West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois   [3]
  Death	19 Nov 2023	Herrin Community Hospital, Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois   [3]
  Burial	Denning Cemetery, West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois
  Person ID	I18818	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Brown, Elmer E.,   b. 11 Aug 1892, Illinois d. 16 Mar 1954 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Sparling, Winnie May,   b. 9 Apr 1892, Jasper County, Illinois d. 13 Sep 1970, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 4]
  Family ID	F4561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lofland, F.
  Children	> 1. Brown, P. > 2. Brown, Carole   d. 20 May 2019 > 3. Brown, M.
  Family ID	F19678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	?, Dorothy   d. 19 May 2019
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F19682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Feb 1927 - Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois Death - 19 Nov 2023 - Herrin Community Hospital, Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois Funeral - 2 Dec 2023 - Trinity Methodist Church, West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois Burial - - Denning Cemetery, West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Roscoe Paul Brown, 96 Pastor Paul Brown passed away Sunday, November 19th, 2023, While a patient at Herrin Community Hospital, Herrin, Illinois. Paul Brown was born February 15th, 1927, to Elmer and Winne Brown, Ingraham, Illinois. He grew up in Clay City He had eleven siblings, of which ten have proceeded him in death. His younger brother Dean Brown (Shirley), Clay City survives. In 1945 he dedicated his life to service in the Lord’s work and attended McKendree College, Lebanon, IL, where he finished attending college and completed Seminary and was ordained a minister of the Methodist Church, He also was a licensed schoolteacher. While interning at a small country church outside Brownstown, IL (Sefton) he met and married Fern Lofland, Smith, who proceeded him in death. To this union were three children, Phillip (Betty) Brown, LaFontaine, IN. Carole Brown Zanton (Jay), Centralia IL, who proceeded him in death on May 20, 2019, and Matthew (Robin) Brown, Covington, OH. He had 18 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. While a pastor at Goreville, IL. He met and married his second wife, Dorothy James, West Frankfort, who proceeded him in death on May 9, 2019. Dorothy had three sons, Mike James, West Frankfort, IL., deceased, Dennis (Marianne) James, Carterville, IL., and Greg (Laura) James, also from Carterville, and son-in-law Jay Zanton. During his life he pastored several Methodist Churches and charges throughout Southern Illinois, including Belmont, Mulberry Grove, Brownstown, Carrier Mills, Noble, Goreville, Antioch (West Frankfort), Vergennes, Galatia, Raleigh, and Broughton He was a dedicated believer in inter-faith community relationships. He helped create ministerial alliances in several communities. In 1969, while at Noble, Paul along with Bob Phillips and Joe Eggebrecht founded the annual Noble Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner which continues today. Paul has officiated at funerals and weddings, which are too numerous to count. He had a passion to visit the sick and infirm. He will be greatly missed. Services and interment are being provided by Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Illinois. Visitation is 5 – 8 PM Friday, December 01, 2023, at Trinity Methodist church, 304 N Sunny Slope St., West Frankfort, Illinois 62896. The Funeral services will also be at Trinity Methodist church, on Saturday December 02. 2023 at 11 AM. Officiating this service will be Scott Johnson and Danny Motta. Interment is immediately following at Denning Cemetery, West Frankfort.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1170] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 08, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S670] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15739] Union Funeral Home, West Frankfort, IL 62896, Obituary, Brown, Roscoe Paul, 96, (https://www.unionfh.com/obituaries/Pastor-Paul-Brown?obId=29968470&fbclid=IwAR1xDc7_Ip-PjtNhHo-ilMjfit2jhYg6DVlRXe_RO9Vv), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2172] Obituary, Wilson, Irene, 93, none. (Reliability: 2).