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PAGE 22 | OBITUARY/ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
        Alice in wonder land                                                     Obituary: Rocky J.


         By Alice Stratman Smith                                                 Brownfield
            I got a call to come get the item that   grandmother to  many   kernel’s  (colo-                              Surviving  is his  wife of  39 years,
        I had  the  highest bid  on  at the  Melon   nel’s).  Why their ants (aunts) are already                      Kimberly  K.  (Parsons)  Brownfield,
        Festival at the Dresden River Park.  I re-  stalking them and many ears are listen-                           whom he married October 20, 1984; a
        ally  needed the Premium  Auto Safety   ing.  They are husky, silky, and green as                             daughter,  Melissa  (Sam)  Coffin;  a  son,
        Kit in  the durable  carrying  case that   grass.  This may sound very very corny                             Aaron (Tori) Brownfield; his mother, Ju-
        includes  First Aid  essentials,  booster   but a little bird told me to write this while                     lia  Revennaugh;  five  grandchildren,  Is-
        cables, flashlight, tow strap and etc.  so I   eating kernel’s.                                               sac, Landon, Cohen, Zoë and Ezra; three
        am thankful to be the highest bid.        I wrote the above paragraph in the                                  brothers, Doug Brownfield, Bruce Brown-
            On Sunday, August 18th I visited my   8-15-24 edition of the San Saba News                                field and Jim (Kelli) Brownfield; mother-
        friends Tom and Lois Tucker who live in   &  Star.   Two  days after writing  this a                          in-law, Kay Parsons; two sister-in-law,
        Frazeysbug, Ohio.  The Tucker’s and the   varmint knocked a corn stalk down and                               Kelly (Randy) Wycinski and Karen (Bry-
        Smith’s were members of  the Gratiot   feasted on the ear of corn.  I put a wire                              an) Krieg; an aunt, Martha Wisecarver;
        United Methodist Church when Rev. Ev-  circle around the remaining stalks.  I am                              an uncle, Paul VanHorn; ten nieces and
        elyn Beard was the pastor.  During my   sad about my corn crop. :(                                            nephews, Dayne, Sidney, Mitchell, Jared,
        visit we reminisced about this and when      Matthew 6:19&20...NKJV...Do  not                                 Chase, Ashley, Zach, Rachel, Lauren,
        Tom and  Lois  rode their horses in  the   lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,                          and Sara.
        Gratiot parade.  When driving  through   where moth and rust destroy and where                                    In addition to his father, he was pre-
        Frazeysburg  I  saw  the destruction  to   thieves break in and steal; but lay up for                         ceded in death by an aunt, Ester, and a
        homes by a recent tornado.           yourselves  treasures  in  heaven, where      Rocky  J.  Brownfield,  63,  of  Nash-  niece Meghan Lewis.
             I have a cluster of corn stalks that   neither moth nor  rust  destroys and   port, died  Monday,  August  12, 2024,      In lieu of flowers memorial contribu-
        grew from seed I feed birds in a small   where thieves do not break in and steal.    at Genesis Hospital - Emergency Room,   tions may be made to National Autism
        area  at my condo  here in  Zanesville,                                  Zanesville, Ohio.                    Association  of SE Ohio  (NAASEO), 54
        Ohio.  I am looking forward to being a                                       Born  January 23, 1961,  in  Zanes-
                                                                                 ville,  Ohio  to Julia  (VanHorn)  Reven-  Hillcrest Drive, Zanesville, OH 43701.
                                                                                                                          Family  and  Friends  visited from
                                                                                 naugh and the late Kenneth Brownfield.     2:00pm-7:00pm,  Thursday,  August  15,
        Gospel Sings Homecoming                                                  He was a 1979 graduate of Philo High   2024, at the Dresden Chapel of Vensil &
                                                                                 School and  retired after 35  years as
                                                                                                                      Chute Funeral Home, 714 Main Street,
                                                                                 ed States Postal Service.  Rocky was a
        August 23 - Trinway UMC              2024                                the Postmaster from the Dresden Unit-  Dresden.
        August 30 - New Hope Church                                              member of the Sons of American Legion      Funeral  services were held  at
        Sept. 6 First Baptist Church Dresden                                     Post #399 and the Zanesville Fraternal   2:00pm on Friday, August 16, 2024, at
                                                Plan  to attend  historic  Chalfant
        Sept. 20 First Baptist Church Dresden    Church’s  dinner  and  program  on  Sep-  Order of Eagles #302.  When he wasn’t   the  Dresden United Methodist Church,
        Sept. 27 Trinway UMC                 tember 8th.  A carry-in dinner starts at   serving the people of Dresden you could   1014 Main  Street, Dresden  Ohio  with
                                                                                                                      Minister Sam Dunn Officiating.
        (5PM Wiener Roast, 7PM Music)        1:00 p.m. with the program beginning at   find him playing pickleball and golfing.      A reception was held at The Green-
                                             2:00 p.m. Pastor Donna Edsall of  Musk-  Rocky was active in several golf leagues,   house at Vista Golf Course immediately
                                                                                 and  you  could  find  him  participating
        All Gospel Sings start at 7pm.       ingum  Church will  bring  the  message.                                 following the graveside services.
        For questions call Mary Lee at       Come and  enjoy a  time of  reminiscing   in  an  outing  every weekend.   He was      Rocky was laid  to rest at Dresden
        740-624-3985                         and Christian fellowship. The  church is   known  for  his sense of humor, joking   Cemetery, Dresden, Ohio.
                                                                                 and harassing his family, friends and co-
                                             located five miles north of Dresden  on   workers.  In the past six years his biggest
                                             County Road 439.                    accomplishment was earning the title of
                                                                                 “Bad  PawPaw”  from  his  five  grandchil-
                                                                                 dren, whom he adored.

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