George G. Brown

George G. Brown, 87, of Helena, passed away Feb. 2, 2014.

George was born March 15, 1926, in Fessenden, N.D. His parents moved George and his six siblings to Montana in 1933, settling in the Bitterroot Valley, where George resided for the majority of his life. He attended Corvallis High School and married Mary A. “Mollie” Miller on Dec. 31, 1945. George’s farm and ranch operations included raising sugar beets, hay and grain, operating a small dairy and running a cow-calf operation. George and Mollie were active members of the Corvallis Community Church and Christ’s Bible Church in Hamilton before moving to Helena in 2006.

George operated and managed school buses for 26 years under contracts with the Corvallis School District. He also served on the governing boards of the Corvallis Cemetery Association, the Western Montana Beet Growers Association and the Corvallis Volunteer Fire Department.

George is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mollie; his youngest sister, Barbara Jean Brown of Hamilton; two sons and their spouses, Steve and Sharon Brown of Helena and Bob and Jeanine Brown of Placentia, Calif.; four grandchildren and two daughters-in-law, Justin and Carrie of Helena, Collin and Abby of Bozeman and Whitley and Miller of Placentia; and two great-grandchildren, Fischer and Kason. If George had survived until his 88th birthday on March 15, he would have been blessed with a third great-grandchild, whose name was disclosed only to him by father-to-be Collin.

George was preceded in death by his only daughter, Sharon Gaye Brown; parents, Michael and Rose Brown; three brothers, Albert, Reuben and William; and two sisters, Esther Hogue and Laura Holton.

George and his family thank Dr. Andrew Gilbert and his staff, Hospice of St. Peter’s, the Touchmark staff and St. Peter’s Hospital for their compassionate care of George, especially in his final days.

No funeral services will be held. Cremation has taken place. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Corvallis Cemetery at a future date and time.

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