Brown, Karl Meredith LAST: Brown FIRST: Karl MID: Meredith GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE:  BORN: 24 Sep 1899 DIED: 14 Sep 1944 BURIED: 16 Sep 1944 OCCUPATION:   BIRTH PLACE:  Willamina, Yamhill Co., Oregon DEATH PLACE: Waconda, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  MARRIAGE - Karl Meredith Brown m Gladys Mable Sargent, 24 Oct 1920 in Marion Co., Oregon 1930 CENSUS - Karl M. Brown, age 30, married at age 21, occupation auto mechanic, b. Oregon, is enumerated with wife Gladys M., age 31, married at age 21, b. Illinois, along with Laddie M., age 8, Eleanor J., age 4 y's 11 m's, and Shirley B., age 3y's 5 m's, all born in Oregon. OBITUARY:  Karl M. Brown Buried in Pioneer Cemetery.  Karl M.. Brown, 44, died at his home in the Waconda district Thursday, September 14. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gladys Brown; daughters. Mrs. Orville Thompson and the Misses Shirley and Eloise Kay Brown, all of Waconda; son, Cpt. Melvin L. Brown. US army air corps; sister, Mrs. H. R. Scheurman of Monmouth; brothers, Leslie Brown of Forest Grove. For several years he owned and operated a gas and auto repair station near Waconda but ill health forced him to retire leaving the equipment to Ivan LaBonsky who is now carrying on the business. Funeral services were held on Saturday, the 16th, from Clough-Barrick chapel at 2 p.m., with Rev. W. H. Cooksley officiating. Interment followed at the Pioneer cemetery south of Gervais.  Oregon Statesman [newspaper clipping, not dated]  INSCRIPTION:  Brown Karl M. 1899-1944  [shares marker with Gladys] SOURCES:  Hollin Saucy Saucy & Photographs OSBH DC (Marion County 1944)#814 Oregon Marriages, 1906-20 1930 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Waconda, ED 89, sheet 1B) SECTION: VI LOT:    IMAGES: