Donald Henry Brown
d. October 22, 2013
Date Died: October 22, 2013
Decatur: Donald Henry Brown, 99, a retired engineer from Lone Star Gas, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in Decatur.
Funeral is 11 a.m. Friday, October 25th at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Brian Bosworth officiating. Interment: Oaklawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home.
Pallbearers include members of the Wise County Veterans Group.
Donald was born July 17, 1914 in Decatur, Texas to William Weaver and Birdie (Harlan) Brown. He was a graduate of Decatur High School and Decatur Baptist College. He later received his Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M.
Donald was united in marriage to Ruth Duncan in Dallas in 1945 and she preceded him in death in 1964. Several years after Ruth's untimely death, Donald married Ruth Goodson in 1970 in Dallas and she preceded him in death in 1996. Donald was also preceded in death by his brother, Harlan Brown.
Donald served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a decorated war hero who fought at Utah Beach in Normandy and liberated Pont L'Abbe with the Army's 90th division. Don was also a member of the Wise County Veterans Group.
Left behind to cherish his memory are his three daughters, Linda Cowell and husband Jim of Decatur, Carolyn DeGeorge and husband Gary of Grapevine and Marilyn Williams of Nashville, Tennessee; four granddaughters, Vanessa Acker, Susana Acker, Meredith Schneider, and Ashley Poling; seven great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home, Decatur, Texas, 940/627-5959