Clifford A. Brown
1954 - 2019
Obituary
Clifford A. Brown, 65, passed away on
Monday (Dec. 9, 2019) at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton.
Clifford was an Amer-Asian orphan from
the Korean War. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 21, 1954.
Roland and Sophie Brown, who were missionaries in Taiwan, adopted him
when he was two years of age.
Clifford grew up in a missionary home
and attended Morrison Academy boarding school in Taichung, Taiwan.
Clifford excelled in sports and was the captain of the school's
varsity soccer team in high school. He was also student body
president in his senior year. He was a karate enthusiast, and an
active body builder for many years. Clifford was a very gregarious
person and enjoyed people.
Clifford moved to the United States and
began a career as an engineer technician. He worked for many years in
Newton and Hesston, where Bunting Magnetics and Excel were among his
employers. After a move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, he worked in Christian
broadcasting at Oral Roberts University. He later worked for the
Navistar Bus Manufacturing Plant in Tulsa.
In 2014, he went with his father to
Taiwan for their last visit. It was a significant experience, as the
country showed great honor to his father and they visited many areas
where he had lived as a child and teenager.
In 2012, Clifford was diagnosed with
stage 4 cancer. This was a life-changing event that deepened his
faith and brought him closer to family. He returned to North Newton
to care for his father in 2019. Immediately following his father's
death, his own health issues resurfaced, and he was never able to
return to his home in Tulsa.
Clifford is survived by his brother,
Keith Brown of Newton; and his daughter, Heather Baxter, of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Roland and Sophie (Schmidt) Brown; and sister, Carol Ann
Fynan.
There is not to be a visitation or
service planned at this time. Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
