Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-01
DIR. JOSEPH r. BROWN OF
THIS PLACE DIES SUDDENLY


THIS PLACE DIES SUDDENLY
Apparently without warning DIR.
j. E.. Brown died Wednesday about
! O'Clock at his home here on South
Seventh street. He had eaten his
dinner as usual, and had gone out in
the back yard to do some redding
up, together with Mr. Charles Boysh.
They were working near each other,
and DR.. Brown was smoking and
saving off board. He stopped and
laid up his cigar, and was turning
again to take up the saw when he
fell to the ground, dying instantly.
A doctor was hastily summoned who
pronounced his death due to heart
trouble. Last winter while at his
daughters in Chicago he suffered a
bad attack of heart trouble, which
was unknown to any except his i'm
mediate family. However this sum-
mer and fall he appeared to be in
better health that he was a couple of
years ago. Recently he had suffer
ed from lumbago. However it is be-
lieved by his family that he had
been in poorer health of late than he
would make believe, since he was
not given to complaining. When he
told his wife Wednesday that he
was going into the yard to work, she
cautioned him to not do too much.
He replied that he felt so much bet
ter when out in the open air. This
remark would tend to show that he
was not feeling well.
Toconh E,ocf,,c Rroyup noC ohart
II years of age, and was son of
the late DR.. Joshua H. and Eliza
beth Grove Brown formerly of Bel
mont county, this state, and at that
place the deceased was born. When
he was a young boy the family NOV
ed here, where his father was a
practicing physician for many years,
and is well remembered They were
the parents of three sons-Dr. VIM.
A. Brown who died several years
ago in Washington, D. c.. where he
was practicing physician and for
many years connected with the
postoffice department; the late Eu-
gene ]. Brown, attorney, of this
place, and at one time probate
judge of the county; and the subject
of this sketch. DIR. J. E. Brown was
for many years perhaps the leading
physician of this community, and
was widely known. He had contin-
ued to practice some up to the time
of his death.
He received his s4Gucation at Ann
Arbor, Mich, and al y the Medical
college, Cincinnatis For many years
he was the B. e o. railroad physi-
clan of this section. DIR. Brown was
a man of a pleasant, jovial disposi-
ton: was well read and informed
and an interesting conversation
alist. He has been director of the
First National bank here for many
years, and Tuesday evening attend
ed the regular monthly directors
meeting of that institution. He
was also one of the original stock
holders here in the Electric Light
company. When quite young
man he joined COrinthian lodge No.
III F., & A. NJ, here. He was also
a member of McCOnnelsville Chap
ter No. 1872 r. A. NJ. and of Me-
Connelsville Council No. log r. & S.
M. He always took a. keen interest
in the orders. He had throughout
the years attended mOre~or less reg
ularly the services of the Baptist
church here, and had also been
found at services of the other
churches and in attendance at gath
erings in general, religious or 9TH
erwise, which tended toward the
welfare and uplift of the communi-
ty.
The home occupied by DR.. Brown
and his wife at the time of HIS
death, is the remodeled one on the
site of the old homestead occupied
by DR.. Joshua II. Brown and family,
next to the Baptist church building.
The deceased is survived by his
wife who was Miss Belle Thomas,
daughter of the late John E. Thomas
of McConnelsville, and one daugh-
ter Mrs. Edna Pennebaker of Chi
cagO. DR.. Browns devotion to his
family knew no bounds.
No funeral arrangements will be
made until after the arrival of Mrs.
Pennebaker, which will probably be
some time today.
Tho do Nance