Funeral service for Allen Amos Brown Sr., 71, of Browns Valley, MN will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village with the Rev. Vern Donnell, Jr. Heminger, and Milton Owen officiating. Pianist will be Billy Kohl and Kay Bursheim with special Music by Butch Felix. Pallbearers will be Michael Wanna, Eric Wanna, Glen Wanna Sr., Keith Huff, Chad Brown, Todd Brown, Gabe DuMarce, Spencer Julius, Lincoln J. Wanna, Justin White, Ray Brown, and Lincoln "Sonny" Wanna. Honorary Pallbearers will be Carole Belle Bursheim, Beatrice Christopherson, Gwen Hill, Dennis Keeble, Mike Just, Ramona Richter, Fran Kirk, Harold Hansen, Cy Spindler, Joe Williams, Duane LaBelle, Vine T. Marks, Marty Binger, Ethel Spider, Nancy Peterson and "All Housing and Bowling Friends". Interment will be in the St. Matthew's Catholic Cemetery, Veblen, SD. There will be a wake services at the Tribal Community Center starting at 7:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday with an all night wake on Monday starting at 7 PM. The Cahill Funeral Chapel of Sisseton, SD is in charge of arrangements.
Allen Amos Brown Sr. was born on April 16, 1940 in Sisseton, SD to Wilfred and Vivian (King) Brown. He grew up and attended school at Wahpeton and Flandreau then attended school for Culinary Arts at San Lorenzo, CA. He then moved to Minneapolis and worked for awhile then returned to Sisseton and worked for the SWST Housing. He was HIP Director and worked for the CIAP Program then he was the vocational instructor at Sisseton Wahpeton College for Carpentry. He was also self employed for many years as a mechanic. He enjoyed bowling, shooting pool, fishing, and bow hunting. Allen passed away on January 26, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Allen is survived by six children, Tamara (Ron) DuMarce of Sisseton, SD, Allen (Faye) Brown Jr., of Sisseton, SD, Allen Dean and Tonya Brown of Browns Valley, MN, Latonia Joy LaBelle of Sisseton, SD, Kevin Brown of Eagle Butte, SD, and Kimberly Brown of Eagle Butte, SD, two sisters Charlene Wanna of Sisseton, SD and Jacqueline Wanna of Sisseton, SD, two brothers Spencer (Lillian) Wanna of Sisseton, SD and Duane (Karen) Brown of Sisseton, SD.
Allen was preceded in death by his parents, one son Lawrence James Brown, one grandson Jarrod Lynn DuMarce, three brothers Wilfred "Nicky" Brown, Lincoln Dean Wanna, and Edwin Lavern Brown, and one sister Vernice Ann Brown-White.
For Allen's obituary and on-line registry please visit www.cahillfuneralchapel.com