Ricky Alan Brown

Ricky A. Brown, 53, of Dowagiac, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 51089 Glenwood Rd., Dowagiac with Pastor Harry Rogers officiating. Friends may visit from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Clark Chapel and Cremation Service, 405 Center St., Dowagiac. The family invites everyone to join them for a time of food and fellowship following the service on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seventh Day Adventist Church Building Fund or Evangelism Fund. Those wishing to share a memory of Ricky may do so online at www.clarkch.com Ricky was born March 4, 1964 in Paw Paw, MI to James & Doris “Eileen” (Powell) Brown. He graduated from Andrews Academy in 1982. Ricky proudly served his country in the United States Army as a medic from 1987 until he was honorably discharged in 1993. On March 9, 1987 Ricky married Lisa Montgomery in Dowagiac. Ricky worked as a truck driver for Americart for many years before retirement. He loved to spend his free time golfing and had a love for animals, especially his dog, Foxy. Ricky will be missed by all who knew him. Ricky is survived by his loving wife Lisa Brown of Dowagiac; children, Richard Henry Brown of Dowagiac and Michael Alan Brown of Three Rivers;mother Eileen (Floyd) Manley; siblings, David (Rhonda) Weaver of Decatur, James (Sheila) Weaver of Vandalia, Charles Brown of Arkansas, Sheila (Paul) Miller of Dowagiac, Sherry Roden of Dowagiac and Delmon (Doreen) Brown of Dowagiac; one grandson on the way; grandmother Flossie Russ and many nieces and nephews. Ricky was preceded in death by his father James Brown and his step-mother Shirley Brown.