Kenneth Brown

Kenneth Brown, a native of Southeast Kansas, died comfortably at home on September 20, 2018, after a long bout with cancer. He moved to Orange, Texas in 1969 with his family and graduated with B.S. degrees in Forestry and Agronomy from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He spent his entire adult life working in oil and gas drilling and producing operations both offshore and land based. He retired from ExxonMobil in May 2011 after a successful career. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He always appreciated a good joke and loved to laugh and make others do the same.

Survivors include his children, Erin Elizabeth Koonce (Shane), of Lake Charles; David Brown (Brooke), of Kingwood; and Chad Brown (Roni), of Lumberton; brother, Dennis Brown (Sue), of Cushing; and eight grandchildren. Kenneth is preceded in death by his parents. Kenneth loved God and his church family and made the most out of life on a daily basis.

A gathering of Kenneth’s family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at Hardin Memorial Park, Silsbee.

The family would like to send a special thank you to all of the doctors and nurses at M.D. Anderson and Kindred Hospice who cared for our father throughout his illness.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to In Touch Ministries, P.O. Box 7900, Atlanta, Georgia 30357.