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REV. RALPH W. BROWN was born in
Tawas City, March 18, 1894, and died in
Flint, March 19, 1981. He served as a
minister of former Methodist and MethodistEpiscopal churches from 1921 to 1960. He
began his ministry at Saline, following which
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Marquette, Hadley, Davisburg, Hartland,
Service Record with U. S. Armed Forces:
Laingsburg, Flint: Kearsley, Pinconning, and
Livonia, until he retired in 1960 to return to
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Raymond Wade in 1945. He married Sarah
Paulger in April, 1917, who survives with
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their four children, Mrs. Keith (Margaret)
Eckel of Flint, Mrs. Robert (Dawn) Cleaver
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Brown of Pontiac, and Robert (and wife
Bessie) Brown of Flint. In addition, Mr.
Br?wn had 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Hazel Strang of
_ _ _ Davison. Ralph Brown's ministry was
Recreatl,on , Hobbles , etc. - -characterized by a deep sense of faith and
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