Eddie Brown, 97, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Artesian, passed away on Feb. 5, 2013 in Mesa, due to pneumonia.
Services were held Feb. 12, 2013 in Mountain View Funeral Home Chapel, Mesa, with Interment in Mountain View Cemetery at Mesa.
Edwin Clyde Brown was born June 15, 1915 on a farm south of Fedora to Arnut and Mary (Watson) Brown. He had one sister, Mildred Emma. He enjoyed farming, raising cattle and cooking.
He served in the Army, the Rainbow Division from 1942 to 1946 as a head cook for the officers and was stationed in Hawaii, Austria, France and Germany.
On Oct. 30, 1944, he married Josephine Washburn at Welch, Okla. They farmed west of Artesian. Chung Soon Ei from Korea, later named Terri Sue Brown, was adopted into this happy home. In 1977 they moved to Sherman, Texas and a few years later to Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Joey, of 68 years and nieces and nephews.