Forest R. Brown, 81, of Mulberry Grove,died at 4:49 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at his home.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral ceremony at noon on Monday, June 6, at the First Baptist Church, 111 2nd Street, Mulberry Grove. Interment will follow at Mulberry Grove Cemetery. Assalley-Young Funeral Home in Greenville is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mr. Brown was born on May 28, 1941, in rural Greenville, the son of Forest D. and Margaret K. (Poehling) Brown. He graduated from Mulberry Grove High School and married Jeanette B. Waters on Sept. 11, 1961 at the Woburn Baptist Church. They enjoyed over 60 years of marriage.
Mr. Brown worked at Western in Alton before retiring from the Illinois Department of Corrections as an officer after 20 years of service. In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting raccoons. Later in life, he loved tending to his horses and sheep.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Jeanette Brown of Mulberry Grove; sons, Dale (wife Cindy) Brown and Kenneth (wife Annette) Brown, both of Mulberry Grove; grandchildren, Tyler (wife Kari) Brown of Mulberry Grove, Rachel (husband Joe) Marti of Greenville, Tiffany (husband Tyler) Burns of Milwaukee, WI, and Nicholas (wife Michelle) Brown of Mulberry Grove; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Nancy (husband Bob) Reed of Mulberry Grove; brother, Donnie Brown of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Norman and Ronnie Brown.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the American Heart Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284. Condolences may be left online at www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com.
