Benjamin A. "Benny" Brown Obituary (1932

Benjamin A. "Benny" Brown, 85 of Pontiac, IL died Friday August 3, 2018 at 1:43PM at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL. His funeral will be held on Wednesday August 8, 2018 at 10:30AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pontiac, IL with Rev. Wayne Shelksohn officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa, IL. A visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00-6:00PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pontiac and for one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Wednesday. Memorials in Benny's name may be made to Livingston County Cancer Fund. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Pontiac is handling the arrangements. Benny was born on October 9, 1932 in Arcola, IL a son of Leland and Della (Hardin) Brown. He married MaryAnn Lloyd on September 19, 1955 In Pontiac, IL. She preceded him in death on April 19, 1977. He later married Marian Gentes Asper on July 3, 1990 at Funks Grove. She survives in Pontiac. Also surviving are two daughters: Terri (James) Morgan and Tracy (Larry) Leach both of Pontiac, IL; one son: Allen (Sonia Robel) Brown of Pontiac, IL; two grandchildren: Lindsey Blunier and Andrew Leach; one great grandson: Reed Blunier. Benny was preceded in death by two daughters: Carol Ann Brown and Mary Louise Brown; two brothers: Kendall and Victor Brown and two sisters: Imogene Beckman and Geraldine Petropoul. Benny was educated in Pontiac schools and was a rural mail carrier for the US Postal Service in Pontiac. He served our country in the US Air Force from 1950-1953 during the Korean War. Benny was a member of the Grace Episcopal Church, Former Pontiac Lions Club and Moose Lodge. Benny also served on the Pontiac Township High School Board of Education.