Lawrence Brown

Lawrence Ivan Brown (Larry) was born on April 23, 1945 in Hermiston, Oregon, and passed away surrounded by family and friends on January 25, 2023 in Kamiah Idaho.



Margaret (Peggy) and Larry resided in Kamiah, Idaho for almost 20 years making many memories with friends and family. Larry joined the United States Navy April 26, 1965 serving through 1968. He retired from the San Jose Mercury News after more than 27 years, as a Teamster, and was a loving husband to Margaret for over 44 years, also a devoted father to Megan who preceded him in death in 1998.



In retirement, Larry enjoyed spending time with friends and family, rebuilding classic cars, cruising with the Clearwater Classic Car Club in his Barracuda, NASCAR races, traveling with Margaret in their motorhome, spending winters in Arizona with friends, and a good whiskey in his down time. He also proudly served as Kamiah City Councilmember for 3 years under the mayor ship of Dale Schneider.



Larry is survived by his wife Margaret (Peggy) of Kamiah, sister Ruth Peters of Kamiah, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins throughout Idaho, Oregon, California, South Dakota, Georgia, Texas, and Indiana.



Larry is preceded in death by his mother and father, Kenneth E. and Oma J. Brown, brothers, Leslie, Meryle (Buck), Gerald (Gary) Brown, sister Norma Brown, and daughter, Megan Alanna Brown.

A Celebration of Larry’s life will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the VFW Hall in Kamiah Idaho.



Larry’s ashes, along with his daughter Megan’s ashes, will be buried at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis South Dakota at a later date in 2023.