Butch entered this life on September 24, 1946, to Elmer and Onah
Brown. He left this life on November 1, 2019, surrounded by his
loving family; wife Vicki and children and grandchildren.
The world
had no idea that cool November day what it was getting. The world
received a gem, a star, a fella like no other. He was a man of many
talents and his spark shined no matter where he was. He was so many
things to so many people; a husband, a father, a brother, an uncle,
a grandfather, and a friend. His latest love was the unconditional:
“poppops” love he gave his great grandchildren.
Butch, as the family called him, graduated from Sayre High School in
1965. After working in the Texas panhandle for a farmer with his
brother James, they enlisted in the United States Army in June 1967.
After training he was sent to Vietnam where he joined the 334th
Armed Helicopter Corp. as a crew chief and door gunner and exited
Vietnam as a SP5. This is where he received his second nickname,
“Charlie Brown”. After Vietnam he was assigned to Hunter Army
Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, until he was discharged in December
1968 just in time for Christmas. During his service to his country
he married Vicki Campbell on November 16, 1967. In the almost 52
years of marriage, they moved 18 times and finally settled in
Orange, Texas, for the last 29 years.
During his working life Butch has been a true man of many trades. He
has worked as a welding supply salesman, as assistant manager for a
retail dry goods store, an operator in a power plant, wire line
company in the oilfield, repaired bicycles in a shop in the back
yard, put new motor cycles together for a dealership, applied
insulation, an office manager for a truck firm, and dispatcher for a
trucking firm. But the job he held the longest was truck driving
both over the road and local. He and Vicki spent many enjoyable
summers delivering chemicals and returning with whatever product was
available. They traveled the whole United States, excluding 5
states, and several locations in Canada. When Greg, grandson, was
young he spent many days in the top bunk traveling with his
grandparents.
Butch enjoyed riding his motorcycles, talking with anyone in range
at the time, and coaching his boys when they were in little league
football and baseball. He loved visiting with his family. After
breaking his left foot and shattering his right elbow in a trucking
mishap, he was unable to move much so he spent hours watching the
cooking channels on TV. After that experience, he became an avid
cook. The whole family enjoyed his cooking.
Butch leaves behind him to remember him; his loving wife, Vicki;
sons, Charles of Sayre, OK, and John of Orange, TX; grandson,
Gregory of Lumberton, TX, and great grandson, Weston; sisters,
Frances Meadows of Victoria, TX, Lois Bryan of Sweetwater, OK; as
well as a host of many family members and many, many friends.
Butch is preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Onah Brown;
brothers, James, Eddy and Johnny Mack; baby sister, Voleta; precious
niece, Amber, and many beloved relatives.
Funeral Service
Tuesday, November 05, 2019
10:00 AM
Rose Chapel Funeral
Service (Sayre)
906 N 4TH ST
Sayre, Oklahoma 73662
Graveside Service
Tuesday, November 05, 2019
11:00 AM
Berlin Cemetery
Berlin, Oklahoma
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