Louis M. Brown of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 31st. He was born to George Herbert and Louella Berg Brown on a farm outside Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He was a graduate of Enid High School, Enid, Oklahoma, attended two years at Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma University with a degree in chemistry. He went on to graduate school at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa obtaining a doctorate in Physical Chemistry in 1953. After working 25 years for Rohm & Haas Company on the arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he retired and started his own business, Available Plastics, Inc., manufacturing PVC . He was very involved with the church and the community serving the Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, Huntsville City School Board, past president of Kiwanis Club of Huntsville with 26 years plus of perfect attendance. Louis Brown served on the Board of Trustees for Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and National City Christian Church, Washington, D.C. He was also involved with the Huntsville Industrial Group, past chair of the Chase Industrial Group and a member of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Louis Brown also served on the Guidepost Foundation Cabinet and co-founder of the CANDL foundation here in Huntsville.
Louis Brown is survived by his wife of 62 years, Carolyn W. Brown, his daughter Suanne (Michael) of Winter Park, CO, son Kenneth (Daphne), son Steven (Allison) and daughter Annette Brown of Huntsville. He was a wonderful grandfather to six grandsons; Stephen Yarbrough, Elessar Taggart, Luthian Spindelilus, Justin Brown, Caleb Brown, Matthew Brown, and one granddaughter, Annaliese Mitchell. Louis also has seven great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 3209 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, Alabama on Monday at 10 a.m. followed by a memorial service at noon with Dr. Guy McCombs officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to a memorial fund in Louis Brown’s name at First Christian Church.
