Todd Allan Brown, 37

Todd Allan Brown, 37 years, passed away on March 25, 2012 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo.

Todd was born Aug. 29, 1974 in Springfield, Mo., to Ralph and Carryl (Bradley) Brown.

Todd was a lifelong resident of the Gainesville community. He worked alongside his family as a computer technician at Bryant Plastics in Gainesville.

Todd enjoyed bird hunting and fishing in Canada with his dad and brother. He also enjoyed playing golf, working at his home, landscaping. He loved to fly and was an instrument rated pilot. He loved traveling and especially with his dad to trade shows. Todd was able to make a trip around the world immediately following 9/11. Todd also loved his cats and dogs and had a passion for cooking for all his family and friends. He was a Christian.

Todd was preceded in death by his grandfather, Etsel Brown, and maternal grandparents, Mona Belle and Bill Bradley

Todd is survived by his parents, Ralph and Carryl Brown, Gainesville, Mo.; one brother, Travis Brown; special friend, Angie Cagle-Brake; niece and nephew, Dawson and Ashton Brown; great niece, Emree Claire Hardinson; paternal grandmother, Avis Earlene Souder; and other relatives and friends.

Graveside services for Todd were Tuesday, March 27, at 2 p.m., at Oak Grove Cemetery, Wasola, Mo. Visitation was Tuesday, noon to 1:15 pm in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Mo. Officiating was Pastor Jeff Dotson.

Memorials may be made to the Todd Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund at Century Bank of the Ozarks, Gainesville, Mo.

Online condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeardfuneral home.com.