Amanuensis Monday - Obituary for Eugene John Brown (1898-1987)

Dear FOLKS,

Here it is the beginning of a new work week for many people and I want to start this week off by transcribing a document that is important to my family research.

Amanuensis Monday is a weekly blog theme that was started by John Newmark, the author of TransylvanianDutch blog. John defines Amanuensis as "A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another." I also appreciate the good work and format examples of San Diego genealogist Randy Seaver of the blog Genea-musings. Thanks guys.

Transcribing helps me to learn what a document contains. I have learned over time that I have a tendency to "skim" over an item; a bad trait for a researcher who needs to learn even the smallest details documented records contain. Transcribing helps me to slow down and "smell the roses."

The document I am transcribing today is the obituary of Eugene J. Brown (1898-1987). Eugene was my maternal grandfather. This clipping, while unidentified was most likely published by the
"Renton Chronicle," Renton, Washington, USA as I remember reading this article from the full paper and of being there at the time of Grandpa's death. Note to self: when next in Renton get a copy of this article at the library.

IMAGE: dated, unidentified newspaper
clipping with the obituary for
Eugene J. Brown. From the family
records collection of Darlene M. Steffens.[1]

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Wednesday, February 18, 1987
Eugene J. Brown
   Eugene J. Brown, 88, of Renton
died Monday.
   The longtime Renton resident was
born on Aug. 8, 1898, in Casey, Iowa.
He had been an owner-operator of a
grocery store and retired several
years ago. He moved to the Renton
area in 1942.
   He is survived by his wife Lura of
Renton, one son, Forrest Rule of
Sacramento, Calif.; three daughters,
Marilyn Johnson of Bellevue; Alice
Walters of Farber, Mo., and Mar-
jorie Campbell of San Diego, Calif,;
six grandchildren; and six great-
grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be today at
Greenwood Memorial Park
Cemetery.

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Lura was Eugene's second wife and her full name when they married was Lura Ellen (Shinn) Rule. Eugene's first wife, Inez Viola (Shinn) Brown, passed away in 1968. Lura and Inez were sisters. Forrest Rule and Alice Walters were Lura's children from her first marriage.

Sources:
1. Eugene J. Brown obituary, dated, February 18, 1987 clipping from unidentified newspaper, in Shinn-Brown Family Archives files; privately held by Darlene M. Steffens, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,], Lincoln City, Oregon, 2016.

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