Thomas L. Brown

August 28, 1938 - February 22, 2020

Thomas L. Brown, age 81, of Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, died at 12:47 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Stein Hospice Center in Sandusky, Ohio. Visitation will be from 1 – 2 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2 p.m. Friday at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Trace Hinesley and Claudette Bangs officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Huntington. Preferred memorials are to Stein Hospice Center, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Tom was born on August 28, 1938 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the son of Norman and Virginia (Klipfel) Brown. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1956 and from Purdue University in 1962. He married Phyllis Fluke on August 15, 1962. He earned a Master of Education degree from the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne and worked as a teacher for the Huntington County Community School Corporation for 35 years, retiring in 1996. Tom was Shuffleboard National Champion. He loved taking trips to Walt Disney World with his family. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Phyllis Brown of Lakeside Marblehead, sons Tyler (Jacki) Brown and Trent T. Brown, both of Lakeside Marblehead and granddaughters Lia Brown and Maci Brown. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Norman Brown, and a sister, Barbara Bilyew.