CLEOPHUS BROWN

CLEOPHUS BROWN of Toledo, OH died October 5, 2024 at the age of 76. A retired funeral director, he served his apprenticeship under the late Jack Dale at Dale Funeral Home before he and his wife, Mary Ann Brown, opened The C. Brown Funeral Home, Inc. Brown continued to own and operate it alongside his family for 44 years before retiring and closing its doors in 2024. A 1970 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary School, he served as president of the Funeral Directors Association of Northwestern Ohio in the late 1980’s.