Derrick E. Brown
Derrick E. Brown, Claypool, passed away unexpectedly at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Silver Lake, at the age of 38.
He was born on March 16, 1978 in Warsaw, to Buck Brown and Alice J. Owens.
Derrick was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, where he was a 1996 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He was a 1998 graduate of Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana where he enjoyed being a member of Delta Gamma Lota Fraternity. Derrick worked as a CNC machinist at Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw for the past 19 years. He was dearly loved and will forever be missed by his family, friends, and co-workers.
He will be lovingly remembered by his mother: Alice J. Owens, Claypool; father and step-mother: Buck and Joyce Brown, Ocala, Fla.; two daughters: Audra Janell Brown, Shreveport, La.; Alyson Jade Brown, Claypool; brother: Brian (wife Kay) Brown, Mentone; step-brother: Robert Daisy, Ocala, Fla.; sister: Heather (husband Shawn) Ousley, Warsaw; and his step-sister: Angel (husband Jon) Stutsman, Tucson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Visitation will be held from noon-4 p.m. Friday, March 17 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
His funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 17, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home immediately following visitation.
Memorial donations may be directed to the American Diabetes Association, Chicago/Northern IL Office, 30 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602 and would be appreciated by his family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s Web Site at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com