name of newspaper: The Fort Morgan Times address: Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701 website: https://www.fortmorgantimes.com date of article: Tuesday, February 11, 1992 edition: volume 108, number 136 page: 2 column: 1 & 2 about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Morgan_Times Kenneth Brown services Wed. Funeral services for Kenneth Albert "Bud" Brown, 85, of Bridgeport, Neb. will be held Wenesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church at Bridgeport with Rev. Darrel A. Rhodes officiating. Interment will be in Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery at Bridgeport. A memorial has been established to the church. Jolliffe Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Brown was born June 26, 1906 at Cozad, Neb., the son of Daniel and Emma (Anders) Brown. He moved with his family to a homestead 13 miles north of Broadwater, Neb. in April of 1913. He attended Rocky Ridge School and graduated from Bridgeport High School. On May 6, 1935, he was married to Iva Adelia Cook at Ogallala, Neb. He farmed in the Bridgeport area and was also a self-employed water well driller. From 1970 to 1983 he was a tool repairman at Century Housing Corp. at Fort Morgan. He retired in 1983 and returned to Bridgeport. Brown was a member of the First Baptist Church and F.O.E. Aerie No. 2813, both at Bridgeport, and was a former member of the Oddfellows Lodge at Bayard. Survivors include his sons, Wayne Joseph of Valdosta, Ga. and Lenord Lee of Fort Morgan; two sisters, Irma Faye Bateman of Bridgeport and Ella Mae Sanburn of Newport, Wash; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Iva in 1940; one son, Daryll, Jan. 24; a brother, Cecil in January and a sister, Hazel. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows ] [ https://odd-fellows.org/history/genealogy-research/ ] _______________________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: The Bayard Transcript address: 336 Main St Bayard, Nebraska 69334 phone number: +1-308-586-1313 date of article: Wednesday, February 12, 1992 edition: volume 102, issue 7 page: 3 column: 3 & 4 about: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn94056462/ source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/ source: https://bayardne.historyarchives.online/viewer?k=lenord%20brown&i=f&d=01011895-12312020&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_bayard_transcript_usa_nebraska_bayard_19920212_english_3&df=1&dt=7&cid=3208 Obituary Kenneth Albert "Bud Brown A Funeral for Kenneth Albert "Bud" Brown, 85, of Bridgeport, who died Friday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church at Bridgeport with the Reverend Darrel A. Rhodes officiating. Interment was in Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery at Bridgeport. A Memorial had been established to the Church. Jolliffe Funeral Home of Scottsbluff, Mike Johnson, Director, was in charge of the arrangements. Bud was born June 26, 1906 at Cozad, Nebraska, the son of Danial and Emma (Anders) Brown. He moved with his family to a homestead 13 miles north of Broadwater in April of 1913. He attended Rock Ridge School and graduated from Bridgeport High School. Bud married Iva Adelia Cook, May 6, 1935 at Ogallala. He farmed in the Bridgeport area and was also a self-employed water well driller. From 1970 to 1983 he was a tool repairman at Century Housing Corporation at Ft. Morgan, Colorado. Bud retured in 1983 and returned to Bridgeport. He was a member if the First Baptist Church and the F.O.E Areie #2813 both at Bridgeport and a former member of the Off Fellows Lodge at Bayard. Survivors include his sons, wayne Joseph of Valdosta, Georgia and Lenord Lee of Ft. Morgan, Colorado; sisters, Irma Faye Bateman of Bridgeport and Ella Mae Sanburn of Newport, Washington; Valerie Jean Brown, Denise Rene Wagoner, Candice LeAnne Brown, Curtis James Brown and Gina Lynn Brown; great grandchildren Andrew Ryan Hect, Cassie Jol Wagoner, Alan Eugene Hect, Randal James Wagoner, Joel Matthew Brown and Amanda Lee Brown. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, wife Iva in 1940, son Daryll, January 24, 1992, brother Cecil in January 1992 and sister Hazel. Casket Bearers were Frank Boatright, Woodrow Werner, Gene and Glen Bateman, and Paul and Curtis Brown. _______________________________________________________________________________________