Paul E. Brown

Loa, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, neighbor and friend, Paul Eugene Brown, age 73, of Loa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Richfield, Utah surrounded by his family. 

Paul was born September 1, 1951, in Salina, Utah to Freeman Antone and Ethel May Hopkins Brown. He grew up in Loa, Utah where he spent time with his brothers and many cousins and friends. Playing baseball was a pastime he talked about often. He graduated from Wayne High School in 1969. 

He married his high school sweetheart, Duella Williams May 30, 1970, in Teasdale, Utah. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti LDS Temple May 30, 1989. They moved to Reno, Nevada where they both worked for American Bank Stationery. There they welcomed their first child, Garrett Paul Brown, in 1971. They moved back to Loa in 1974, where they welcomed their daughter Stacie Ann Ekker. In 1978, they welcomed their youngest son Craig William Brown.

This is when he put his carpentry skills to work building homes for many members of the Wayne County Community. Which he has continued to do until his health no longer permitted it. 

Paul is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He loved serving his community and church members in many different capacities, including Mayor of Loa, ambulance driver, Search & Rescue, Loa Fire Department, and was a Deputy for Wayne County Sherriff’s Department for over 25 years. 

He loved to be outdoors hunting, fishing, and gardening. The highlight of his life was when his grandchildren and later on, his great-grandchildren would come visit him. He especially loved working with wood and has created many beautiful intarsia projects, many of which he gave away. If you were lucky enough to receive something from him, you have a real treasure.

He is survived by his loving wife, Duella W. Brown of Loa; children: Lisa (Garrett, deceased) Brown of Manti; Stacie (Jason) Ekker of Teasdale; and Craig Brown of Lyman. He was blessed with 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind his siblings, Roy (Bonnie) Brown of Loa; Sam (Jill) Brown of Hanksville; Darwin (Gay) Brown of Richfield. 

He is preceded in death by a son Garrett Paul Brown, and his parents: Tone and Ethel Brown, in-laws: Orawell and Vonda Williams. 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. in the Loa LDS Stake Center, where friends may call for viewing Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or Saturday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. 

Live streaming of the services can be found at: www.springerturner.com under Paul’s obituary about 15 minutes prior to starting time. 

Burial will be in the Loa Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.