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Show CAPT. BROWN IS CALLED BY DEATH Following an illness of two months, of kidney and stomach trouble, Charles Canfleld Brown, a pioneer resident of Ogden and for lt years a police officer, died at his home at Madison avenue and Twenty-sixth street at 11 o'clock this morning Although Al-though Mr. Brown had been seriously" serious-ly" ill for sev.cral days, his death came as b great shock to his numerous nu-merous friends who knew him as Captain Brown Captain Brown is survived by his wife, Armedia Leavltt Brown, and four children. Clara A. Brown. Mrs Charlotte C. Decker. Charles C. Brown and Grant C Brown In addition he lis survived by three grandchildren ami seven brothers and sisters. t the 'itn- ol his death the members mem-bers of the family were at his bedside bed-side and also Thomas E. Browning, former chief of police, who was a lifelong life-long friend. The body was removed to the undertaking un-dertaking establishment of Karkin & Sons, where it will be held pending funeral arrangements. Because of the wide acquaintneae of Captain Brown and his active work in church affairs the funeral probablv will be held in the Tabernacle. Charles C. Brown was bom In Os-sian. Os-sian. Allegheny county, N. Y.. February Feb-ruary 15. 1852 He whs the son of Francis A. and Elizabeth Canfleld Brown While still a boy he was baptised a member of the Latter-day Saints and soon after came to Ogden. where hoj hyd Blnce resided, with the excep-tion excep-tion Of the years spent in missionary work for his church. His mission was to the southern states and he re-turned re-turned to his home after filling the tnl sion with credit to himself and the church in October of 1SS.T During the years that David Eccles Ec-cles was mayor of Ogden Mr Brown was a member of the city council i from his ward and he was on the building committee at the time the , city hall was erected In 1S84 he did bis first police duty. I but it was not until 1S97 that he I became B regular patrolman. He con-I con-I Unued as a patrolman until January I 21. lf'02, when he was promoted to j the position of captain of police, which position he filled until the time of j his death. His interest in church work began soon after his arrival in Utah. He was the first president of the reli-1 reli-1 gion class of the Fifth ward and was i set apart as a counselor of the bishopric bish-opric of the ward during the time Bishop Thomas J. Stevens pi . -idee. and that position was held uni.i the deatb of Bishop Stevens. At the time of his death he was the first Counselor in the presidency of the high priests' quorum of Weber slake. Immediately upon hearing of the death of Captain Brown, Chief of Police Po-lice W. I Norton sent the following letter to the widow "Mrs. C. C. Brown Dear Mrs Brown and Family: If there is any thing myself or the police department depart-ment can do for you in this hour of bereavement, you have only to make it known We truly sympathise with you in your ii reparable loss and beg to remain re-main your true friends. "Sincerely, (Signed! ' W. i. Norton. "Chief of Police." |