William H. Brown

WILLIAM H. "BILL" BROWN, 76

LAKELAND - William "Bill" H. Brown, 76, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at his home due to complications with COPD.

He was born August 4, 1931 in Pierpont, OH to Leo and Beatrice (Traxler) Brown and moved to Lakeland in 2006 from Ashtabula, OH. Bill is retired from True Temper Tools and is a Korean War Army Veteran.

He preceded in death by his father and a brother, Larry Brown. Bill was united in marriage on June 11, 1966 in Jefferson, OH to Nona Niemi, who resides in Lakeland. He is also survived by his mother, Beatrice Brown of Jefferson, OH; daughters, Janette Brown and Trudi Turner both of Ashtabula, Tammy Brown and Tracey King both of Lakeland; sons, Jeff (Beth) Brown of Columbus, OH and Kevin Brown of Spring Hill, FL; brother, Robert (Jean) Brown of Inverness, FL; sisters, Dorothy (Jim) Milner of Broomfield, CO and Joyce Miller of Barefoot Bay, FL; fourteen grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren also survive.

Friends will be received from 6-8pm Saturday at the Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes, Dukes-Steen Chapel, Lakeland. Interment will take place privately at Florida National Cemetery, Bushell, FL.

Arrangements by Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Dukes-Steen Chapel.