Donald Anthony Brown Sr., 91

Donald Anthony Brown Sr., 91, of Spotsylvania County, Va. formerly of Spokane, WA passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA.

Don was a long time resident of Spokane and retired to the Ione area.  He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the South Pacific, and longtime employee of Kaiser Aluminum in Spokane.  While at Kaiser, Don worked most of the jobs in the plant, closing out his career as a carbon press mechanic.

Survivors include his son, Donald A. Brown Jr. (Tony) of Spotsylvania County, VA; his daughter, Carol Lyn Leighton of Concord, CA; and three grandsons of Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Brown.

A service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 21 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Burial will follow at Noon in Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Va.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.