Orville Keith Brown

Orville Keith Brown, resident of Somerville and retired oil rig roughneck, departed this life Tuesday morning, September 10, 2014 at the Pine Meadows Healthcare Center in Bolivar where he resided for eight months. He was 71 years of age.

Services and Interment for Mr. Brown were private. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center - Main Chapel of Somerville.

Mr. Brown was born October 6, 1942 in Pueblo, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer O. Brown and Geraldine Patterson Brown. He moved with his family at an early age and received his education in the Kansas Public School System. Mr. Brown was a resident of the Somerville Community for one year and enjoyed fishing, bowling and hunting. He leaves many friends in Syracuse, Kansas, where he spent the majority of his life.

Mr. Brown is survived by his daughter, Velvet Schultz and her husband, Carl, of Somerville.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Amerin; his son, Vance; his sister, Marilyn Jean Holiday; and his brother, Jackie Brown.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the church, charity or organization of the donor's choice.