Brown, Claude Ernest

57 year old lead and zinc miner, died in a Thomas funeral home ambulance while on his way to a sanitarium in Talihina Oklahoma at about midnight last night. A resident of Douthat Oklahoma since 1944, Brown was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nettie Brown of the home; five sons, Albert Lee Brown, stationed with an army unit at Fort Bliss Texas; Vern Brown and Claude W. Brown, both of Dallas Texas, and Harry Brown and Ernest Brown, both of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Delma Simpson of Hockerville Oklahoma, Miss Vera Brown of Oklahoma City and Miss Betty Brown of the home; three brothers, Floyd Brown of Fort Smith Arkansas, Troy Brown of Foster Oklahoma, and Fred Brown of Fort Worth Texas; three sisters, Miss Minnie Brown of Foster, Mrs. Millie Moore of Pauls Valley Oklahoma, and Mrs. Verdie Beeson of Marlow Oklahoma, and two grandchildren. Arrangements for services and burial are incomplete.

Funeral services for Claude Ernest Brown, 57 year old miner, will be conducted at the Baptist church in Hockerville at 1 pm today. The Rev. Junior Couch will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. David Helms. Pallbearers will be Ramsey Rodgers, Jack Robbins, Cecil Haymaker, Eb Turner, Garfield Gray and Eugene Eby. Burial will be in the Greenlawn cemetery, northwest of Treece Kansas, Under direction of the Thomas funeral home of Picher. Brown died in an ambulance while on his way to a sanitarium in Talihina Thursday night.