Graveside service with full military honors will be at 11:20 P.M. June 30, 2008, at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada.  He died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at his home in Enid.

Edgar Dillard Brown, Jr. was born in French Camp, California on July 25, 1936 to Edgar D. Brown and Grace Ruby (Stevens) Brown.  He went to school in Stockton, California.  In 1954, he joined the Air Force at age 17.  He was in Life Support and traveled all over for 23 years.  He married Yancee Lowe in 1962 in California, and they had two sons, Matthew and Gregory.  He served in Vietnam in 1971.     

When he retired from the Air Force he accepted a position with Northrop Grumman and traveled to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia to train Saudi troops life support for their pilots.  He married Kathe Wagner in Bitburg, Germany in 1978, and they made their home in Saudi Arabia for nine years.  She passed away in 1996.  He retired from Northrop and went to college and earned his Master’s Degree in Education.  He taught Technology for eight years at Garside Junior High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He married Burma Reed in 1999, and they made their home in Las Vegas.  He loved to volunteer, and one of the places he worked for was Nellis AFB.  He worked in the pharmacy for three years before they moved to Enid, Oklahoma.  He was a member of  the Disabled Veterans of America for 18 years.  After moving to Enid, he was active in D.A.V. Chapter 66, where he served as Treasurer and drove a van.  He was also a member of the Elks, Air Force Sergeant’s Association, and the National Solar Society.       

He leaves his wife Burma of the home; his mother Grace Brown of Las Vegas, NV; sons, Matthew Brown of Knoxville, IA, and Gregory Burns of Anchorage, AK; stepsons Russell Wright of Enid, OK, Ronald Wright and Brian Wright of Las Vegas, NV; three sisters, Cora Sauls of Pahrump, NV, Ruby Franks and Jean Rice of Las Vegas, NV; two brothers, Ross Brown and Bobby Brown of Spokane, WA; four grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren.

            He was preceded in death by his father, his wife Kathe, and his brother Fred Brown.