BROWN, FRANCIS E. AND BETTY L. FAMILY

Francis Edwin “Buck'' Brown came to Mullen the first part of July 1961 and began work for Wes James at the Lowe Co. as Parts Man. He lived at the Commercial Hotel, which was operated by Gif and Marian Davis, for 3 weeks, while he found a house to move his family to. His wife Betty and 3 children, Lenora, Linda and Gordon stayed with his mother Florence Brown at Stapleton, NE for 3 weeks, when they moved into the Henry Erny house at 204 N. McShane Ave in the NW part of Mullen. They have lived there ever since and later purchased it from Beulah and Henry Erny.

Lenora Lea, who was born 1948 at North Platte, was ready to start in the 8th grade that Fall, Linda Marie, who was born

1949 at North Platte, was ready for the 6th grade, and Gordon Wayne, who was born

1951 at Grand Island, and was ready for the 5th grade.

Francis was born 1921 at Hoag-land, Logan Co., NE to Earnest and Florence Cassell Brown. He received his education in the Gandy Grade School and Baker Rural High School at Stapleton, graduating in 1940. He broke horses and worked on construction until 10 Oct 1942, when he was inducted into the U.S. Army at Offut AFB. After Basic Training he graduated from David Rankin Trade School in Automotive Mechanics at St Louis, MO and was then transferred into the 3rd Air Force, where he served as a Mechanic and Instructor Gunner. He was discharged 8 Jan 1946 at Chanute Field, IL with a SGT rating.

Betty Lou Fletcher was born 1927 at Flagstaff, AZ to Vinton Leslie and Myra Leaone Johnson Fletcher. She received her education at Hoagland and Gandy Grade Schools and Logan Co. High School at Gandy, graduating in 1944. She taught for 3 yers in rural schools in Logan Co. and was married to Francis on 1 June 1947 at the home of her parents, in a sod house 3 1/2 mi SE of Hoagland, Logan Co., NE. They worked on ranches in Logan, Keith and Lincoln counties, and moved to Oregon for a short time. In the fall of 1950 Buck went to work for the Nebraska Brand Committee and worked at Grand Island for 3 1/2 years and at Atkinson for 4 years. The Browns then moved to a ranch in Boyd Co. where they milked dairy cows and later moved to Mullen.

Buck worked for the Lowe Co. for 2 years and was Deputy Sheriff, Town Marshall and Local Brand Inspector until 1966. He was Administrator for Pioneer Memorial Hospi-tal at Mullen from 1966 until Feb 1971. He then went to work for the Hooker Co. Road Dept and stayed until the last of March 1984, most of which time he was foreman. He began driving the Handibus 1 Apr 1984 and is still driving it. Betty has been a News Correspon-dent for the "Hooker County Tribune" for some 20 years and does sewing and alterations.

Vivian Jean was born 1962 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital at Mullen and Ernest Leslie was born 1966 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Vivian and Ernie graduated from Mullen Grade and High Schools in 1980 and 1984, respectively. Vivian graduated from Kearney State Col-lege and is presently working for Photogra-phic Images at North Platte. She mirried Robert Dean Frazier at North Platte in April 1987 and they have a son Randall Robert.

Ernie had completed his Junior Year at Chadron State College, majoring in Indus-trial Arts. He is also a member of the Nebraska National Guard, joining in January of 1984.

Lenora graduated from Mullen High School in 1966 and Kearney State College in 1970. She married Danny Lee Little, son of Elmer and Delores Little on 28 Feb 1970 at the United Methodist Church in Mullen. They have 2 daughters, Terri Lynn, born

1970 at Yankton, S.D. and Toni Ashlee, born 1975 at Fremont, NE. They presently live at Maple Grove, MN where Dan is employed as a Production Manager by Graco in Minneapolis. Lenora works part time as an Accountant/Controller and teaches evening Adult Education Classes.

Linda attended Mullen Grade and High Schools and received her High School Diplo-ma from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She was married to Jimmie Arnold Wright, son of Arnold and Blondie Wright, and had 2 daughters, Patey Lynn, born 1966 and Lisa Marie, born 1969, both at Mullen. Linda worked at North Platte and Omaha before moving to Cincinnati, OH where she married Daniel James Rishel on 10 Sept 1982. She completed her College at Xavier University at Cincinnati in the spring of 1986. Dan works for Peck, Shaffer and Williams and Linda works for Mutual Mfg. and Supply. Patsy came to Mullen in the middle of her 1Oth grade and graduated here in 1985. Lisa had completed her 11th grade at Andersen High in Cincinnati.

Gordon graduated from Mullen High School in 1969 and was in the USAF from 9 Sept 1970 until 6 Sept 1974 and served a Tour of Duty in Vietnam. He married Brenda Sue Johnson, daughter of Leslie Wayne and Nadine Neola Johnson on 29 March 1975 at Villisca, IA. Brenda was teaching school at Halsey, when he met her at a dance in Thedford. Brenda taught 1 year at Mullen and 2 years at McDonald School and Gordon worked for Lincoln-Mercury at North Platte. They moved to Longmont, CO 4 July 1978, where he worked for Lincoln-Mercury in Boulder, then worked for Dave Taylor Ford in Longmont, with 1 absence to own his car company. Brenda has continued teaching and does alterations and sewing. Gordon enlisted in the Colorado National Guard in Sept 1986.