Kent L. Brown

Kent Brown, 53, of St. Joseph, passed away, Monday, October 10, 2016 at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.   A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday at Christ Lutheran Church, 4333 Cleveland Ave., Stevensville, with Rev. Martin Measel officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Run Cemetery in St. Joseph.  Friends may visit with the family from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph.  Memorial donations in Kent’s name may be made to This Able Veteran, 1714 S. Wolf Creek Rd., Carbondale, IL  62902.  Those wishing to sign Kent’s Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.   Kent was born June 7, 1963 in Marion, Indiana to George & Florence (Baughman) Brown. He graduated from Huntington North High School in Huntington, IN in 1981 and from ITT Tech in Fort Wayne.  On April 5, 1986, he married the former Lori Everest in Wabash, Indiana.  Kent was employed as an optical service engineer at LECO Corp. in St. Joseph since August 2012.  He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Stevensville where he was active in coaching basketball & baseball for his children and many others.  Kent was a devoted husband and father who lived for his children & his family.    Kent is survived by his wife Lori; his children-Philip Brown of St. Joseph, Andrew (Rachel) Brown of Lafayette, IN, Mary Brown and Sadie Brown at home; his mother Florence Brown of Warren, IN; his brother Jim (Betty) Brown of New Albany, IN; his father-in-law & mother-in-law-Donald & Carolyn Everest of Wabash, IN; sister-in-law& brother-in-law Donna & Brian Mayforth of Springboro, OH; nieces & nephews-Brian (Kelly) Brown, Angie (Doug) Lane, and Brandon & Emily Mayforth. Kent was preceded in death by his father George on November 8, 2010.