Galen Beatrice Brown (1894-1920)
- Miss Galen Brown, who has been confined to the house for several months, died at the home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. C.A. Brown, yesterday morning. A short service will be held at the home tomorrow (Friday) at 9 a.m. after which the remains will be taken to Lebanon, Ind., for interment. Obituary next week.
The following July 15, 1920, Lowell Tribune obituary was found in on page 1, column 3:
- Galen Beatrice Brown was born in Meroni, Indiana, October 31, 1894. She graduated from Chesterton high school in 1915, after which she attended the Terre Haute State Normal school in preparation for teaching.
Her first school was in St. John township, Lake Co., Ind. Before the term was finished she was attacked by tuberculosis and was compelled to stop teaching. For more than a year she was confined to her bed. A sleeping porch was built for her and all the care of her family and the skill of physicians freely given but to no avail. She fell asleep in the early morning of Wednesday, July 7, 1920.
Galen was a very retired and modest disposition. She became a Christian under her father's ministry, when but a little girl. Her faith was clear which her example attested. She was buried by the side of her mother at Lebanon, Indiana, Friday, July 9. Funeral services were conducted at the Lowell Methodist church Friday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. W.E. McKenzie, assisted by Rev. Harry Hamilton, of the Christian church. Short services were held at the grave by Rev. F.R. Briggs, of Lebanon.
Rev. and Mrs. C.A. Brown, three brothers, Olin, Claude and Cleo accompanied the body to its last resting place.
Pall bearers: Ada Deathe, Ida Deathe, Gladys Brown, Alice Love, Grace Hathaway and Madeline Minninger.
Flower bearers: Ruth Fedde, Azalia Ragon, Marion Nelson, Ruby Hill, Queen Weaver, Mildred Hogan, Ardetta Moxell and Stella Newkirk.
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