Donald Lonzo Brown

Donald Lonzo Brown, 84, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016. He was born January 13, 1932 in Warwick, Oklahoma to Tom Brown and Fanny Crumpton Brown. Lonzo attended schools in Warwick, Oklahoma. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War and later received an Honorable discharge. Lonzo met and later married Betty Rose Smith on June 5, 1954 in Enid, Oklahoma. They shared more than 61 years of life and marriage together. Lonzo was a truck driver by trade and retired in 1999. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He will always be remembered as an honest man who dearly loved his children. He was of the Baptist faith. Lonzo was loved by many and will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Fanny Brown; brothers, Kenneth Brown and Gene Brown; sisters, Jeanette Bacon, Dorothy Mullendore, Vinita Danker, and Evalee Rowlan. Lonzo is survived by his wife, Betty of the home; son, Don Allen Brown and wife Jean, daughter, Gerry Lynn Cole and husband Kim, son, Tommy Wayne Brown and wife Robin; grandchildren, Kevin Cole, Angela Karr and husband John, Charles Brown and wife Amanda, Brent Brown and Madyson, Brittney Brown, Matthew Brown, Debbie Gregg and husband Terry, Tammy Graber and husband Tim, Cathy McFarland and husband Mike, and David Mason; great grandchildren, Skylar Brown, Jonah Brown, Tera Shores and husband Kyle, Jared Gregg and wife Caitlyn, Austin Fleischer and wife Samantha, Leah Graber, Jeremy Vickrey, and Colton Vickrey; great great grandchildren, Kylee Shores, Jensen Shores, Michael Fleischer, and Jax Fleischer; many other family members and friends. Funeral services honoring Lonzo’s life will be 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Parker officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Fort Gibson National Cemetery with full Military honors being presented. Pallbearers will be Kevin Cole, Charles Brown, Brent Brown, Matthew Brown, John Karr, and Tim Graber. Honorary pallbearers will be Kim Cole, Charles Stewart, Terry Gregg, Austin Fleischer, Kyle Shores, and Jared Gregg.

Donald Lonzo Brown

January 13, 1932 - January 20, 2016