Donald G. Brown Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Donald George Brown went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2022 at 90 years of age. Donald, the son of Charles Newton Brown and Claudia Brown, was borth on October 28, 1931 in what was known as Brown’s Community, near Bay, Arkansas . His family moved to Toledo in 1936 when he was 4 or 5. He graduated from Scott High School in 1950. At Scott he developed his aptitude for English and was the assistant editor of the school newspaper. He attended the University of Toledo in 1950-1952, then entered the University of California at Los Angeles, transferred to the University of California at Berkeley and graduated with an English degree. He had two careers. He taught English at Libbey and Waite High Schools as well as night school at Scott, Waite and DeVilbiss High Schools. He was a caseworker and supervisor at the Lucas County Welfare Department and later worked for the Lucas County Department of Human Services. Donald's passions were literature, travel and researching his family genealogy. He traveled on four continents and his niece and nephews looked forward to receiving postcards from his various travels.He returned to Arkansas many times to visit relatives and conduct genealogical research. His extensive genealogical documentation and numerous articles written for genealogical and historical publications are a gift of family history to his survivors. He had a keen interest in the education and lives of his niece and nephews, their children and their children's children. He took great delight in infants, noticing family traits they inherited. He was preceded in death by his parents, for whom he nurtured and cared for in their later years. Also preceding him in death were his brothers, Charles Elbert Brown and William Melvin Brown. He is survived by one niece and five nephews; Brenda (Brown) Seiple, Charles Allen Brown, Daniel Brown, Mark Brown, Daryl Brown and Bruce Brown, three great-nephews, four great-nieces, one great-great niece and one great-great-nephew. The family wishes to thank Always Best Care, the nurses and doctors at Toledo Hospital and Ebeid Hospice. Friends and family are invited to a graveside service on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 10:00am at Toledo Memorial Park, 6382 Monroe St., Sylvania, OH.

Donald G. Brown

October 28, 1931 - May 18, 2022