Brown, Loren E.

Loren Brown died March 27, 2014 at Heritage Health in Springfield.

Loren was born in rural Cantrall on October 20, 1921 the son of Albert Chandler and Marie (Ahrenkiel) Brown.

He graduated from Athens High School in 1939. In January of 1942 he married Lola Perkins at the old Sherman Methodist Church. She preceded him in death in October 1992.

He was a lifelong farmer in rural Cantrall and a consummate storyteller. He was active in community, political, and church activities. He served many years on the Athens School Board. He was an election judge and a trustee on Fancy Creek Township Board.

He has been a lifelong member of Sherman United Methodist Church, holding many positions including the building committee to move the church to its current location on Andrew Road. He was an adult Sunday school teacher and on the Pastor Parish Committee.

Loren is predeceased by his wife Lola and his four brothers, Glenn, Chandler, Paul, and Kenneth.

He is survived by two daughters, Myrna (Gareth) Golay of Sherman, Lyla (Don) Eggleston of Jenkinsville, SC, and three sons, Gary (Jill) of Cantrall, Byron (Nancy) of Oreana, and Craig (Donna) of Elgin. There are four grandchildren, Megan (Marco) Rousonelos, Jeff Brown, Zach Brown, and Alex Brown. There are three great-grandchildren, Darek, Nicole, and Kyle Rousonelos. There are two surviving sister-in-laws, Alice Henrikson and LaVerne Brown. There are many nieces and nephews and cousins also.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 31, 2014 from 4:00 until 7:00 PM at Mott & Henning Funeral Home in Athens.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Sherman United Methodist Church.

Interment will be at Strode Cemetery where three preceding ancestral generations are buried.

Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society or the Sherman United Methodist Church.

Family is being served by Mott & Henning Funeral Home, in Athens, IL.