Laddie Leroy Brown b. 20 Jul 1918 Mayfield, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA d. 28 Apr 1989 West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA: Smith Family Tree

Laddie Leroy Brown

1918 - 1989 (70 years)

Name	Laddie Leroy Brown [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	20 Jul 1918	Mayfield, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Buffalo, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1930	Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA [10]
	Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Census	1940	Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1940	Grimes, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA [9]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Military Service	25 Jun 1941	Fort Monmouth, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA [4, 5, 8, 15]
	US Army - WWII: Signal Corps, Panama Canal Zone
Arrival	10 Jan 1942	New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA [4]
	Departed Balboa, Canal Zone aboard SS Acadia
Census	1950	Bellwood, Cook, Illinois, USA [13]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy
Death	28 Apr 1989	West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA [2, 3, 8, 11]
Obituary	May 1989	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [11]
	Chicago Tribune • Chicago, Illinois • 02 May 1989, Tue • Page 24
		Obituary-BROWN Laddie L Obituary of LADDIE LEROY "PETE" BROWN • Chicago Tribune • Chicago, Illinois • 02 May 1989, Tue • Page 24
FSID	LCZ6-68H
Burial	Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage, Illinois, USA [8, 11]
Person ID	I24761	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Warner Alexander Brown, b. 7 May 1884, Burdine, Texas, Missouri, USA d. 30 Aug 1963, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA (Age 79 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ida Medora Phillips, b. 3 Mar 1882, Cass County, Minnesota, USA d. 18 Nov 1978, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA (Age 96 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	22 Feb 1903	Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Family ID	F13854	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Reta Elizabeth Turbyfill, b. 27 Sep 1923, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA d. 28 Feb 2009, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA (Age 85 years)

Marriage 18 Apr 1942 Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA [12, 16]

Children

1. Living

Family ID F10340 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Dorothy Ann Pavlik, b. 27 Apr 1928, Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 28 Jan 2018, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Age 89 years)
Marriage	10 Oct 1947	Cook County, Illinois, USA [17]
Family ID	F10341	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Jul 1918 - Mayfield, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Buffalo, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, USA
	Military Service - US Army - WWII: Signal Corps, Panama Canal Zone - 25 Jun 1941 - Fort Monmouth, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
	Arrival - Departed Balboa, Canal Zone aboard SS Acadia - 10 Jan 1942 - New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
	Marriage - 18 Apr 1942 - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
	Marriage - 10 Oct 1947 - Cook County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy - 1950 - Bellwood, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Death - 28 Apr 1989 - West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
	Obituary - Chicago Tribune • Chicago, Illinois • 02 May 1989, Tue • Page 24 - May 1989 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

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Obituaries

Obituary-BROWN Laddie L
Obituary of LADDIE LEROY "PETE" BROWN • Chicago Tribune • Chicago, Illinois • 02 May 1989, Tue • Page 24

People

BROWN-Laddie L
Laddie Leroy Brown (Abt. 1941)

Sources

[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 446-10-8825; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S352] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).

[S532] Ancestry.com, New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85.

New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

[S1258] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1451; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 339.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1451; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 339
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3329; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 65-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3329; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 65-3
[S5525] Find a Grave: BROWN Laddie L 1918-1989, Laddie Leroy “Pete” Brown (Veteran).
BIRTH: 20 Jul 1918 Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma
DEATH: 28 Apr 1989 (aged 70) Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
BURIAL: Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage County, Illinois
MEMORIAL ID: 221420550
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221420550/laddie-leroy-brown

[S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 59.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 59

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341663.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341663
[S2756] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Laddie Brown • Chicago Tribune - May1989, (Name: Chicago Tribune; Location: Chicago IL; Date: 2 May 1989;), Laddie L "Pete" Brown.
Laddie "Pete" L Brown, age 70, of West Springfield MA, formerly of Elmhurst IL, beloved husband of Dorothy (nee Pavlik); fond father of David L (Ramona), Allen L and Sandra A (John) Kunz; grandfather of Lori, Adrianne, Jessica and Lara; brother of Merle and Wlllard; brother-in-law of Frank Pavlik and Jean Kapsa; son-in-law of Libbie Lallish. Veteran WWII. Visitation at Ahigrim Funeral Home. Services, Wednesday. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/389233606/?article=b2dfb1d5-d060-424d-9afb-c62f8b9837aa&focus=0.030366387,0.7641741,0.19352293,0.81721896&xid=3355

Obituary-BROWN Laddie L
Obituary of LADDIE LEROY "PETE" BROWN • Chicago Tribune • Chicago, Illinois • 02 May 1989, Tue • Page 24
[S9805] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Publication Place: North Vernon, Indiana http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3116071&fh_id=12628&s_id=.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bellwood, Cook, Illi.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bellwood, Cook, Illi

[S4205] Legacy: Obituary of Dorothy Brown • Nov 2018, (Name: East Bay Times; Location: Walnut Creek CA; Date: 23 Nov 2018;), Dorothy Noreen Adams Brown Obituary.
Dorothy N Brown, aged 88, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 with her loving family by her side.
Survived by her husband of 67 years James R Brown; son Gary M Brown (Catherine) of Galt CA; and daughter Charlotte Brown-Velazquez (August) of Tucson AZ; granddaughter Jennifer Calestini (Christopher); and great granddaughters, Georgianna and Angelina Calestini of Fiddletown, CA.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her son James Nelson Brown, United States Air Force in 1978.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/eastbaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-brown&pid=190799088

Obituary-BROWN Dorothy (Adams)
DOROTHY NOREEN ADAMS BROWN -- Published by East Bay Times on Nov. 23, 2018
[S5524] Fold3: Laddie L Brown, 1st Lieutenant Laddie Leroy "Pete" Brown, Signal Corps , World War II.
World War II Army Enlistment Records – Fold3
https://www.fold3.com/page/90180834_laddie_l%20brown/photos/?xid=1945
[S5526] Find a Grave: TURBYFILL Reta Thompson 1922-2009, Reta Elizabeth Turbyfill Brown Thompson.
BIRTH: 27 Sep 1922 Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
DEATH: 28 Feb 2009 (aged 86) Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
BURIAL: Cache Cemetery, Cache, Comanche County, Oklahoma
MEMORIAL ID: 35010764
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35010764/reta_elizabeth_thompson
[S5527] Find a Grave: PAVLIK Dorothy Brown 1928-2018, Dorothy Ann Pavlik Brown.
BIRTH: 27 Apr 1928 Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois
DEATH: 28 Jan 2018 (aged 89) Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
BURIAL: Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage County, Illinois
MEMORIAL ID: 221420837
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221420837/dorothy_ann_brown

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