Myrlan "Andy" Anderson Brown

Myrlan A. "Andy" Brown, 68, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 after a battle with cancer. He was born February 11, 1940 in St. Johns, Arizona to Myrlan Greer Brown and Kathlyn Anderson. Andy married Barbara Bodily in the Logan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are the parents of 5 children and 21 grandchildren. He was raised in St. Johns, attending schools there and graduating high school. After high school he attended Brigham Young University in 1958 for two years prior to serving a Mission in the Montevideo Uruguay Mission for two and a half years. He re-entered BYU in 1962, graduating in 1965 with a BA in Journalism. While working full-time, he continued doing graduate work for four years in the field of Communications. He worked for colleges and universities in educational public relations, and then published his own newspapers in Utah and Arizona. Andy and his wife opened four insurance agencies in Eastern Arizona, which they sold and retired in 2000. In 2003, they moved to Clinton, Utah. Andy and his wife, Barbara, served a 23-month mission for the LDS Church in the Texas Lubbock Mission. He served in many callings in the Church, including, Bishop in St. Johns, Arizona. Brown also served on the city council in Gilbert, AZ and later in St. Johns, AZ. In St. Johns, he served as Mayor for eight years. He also served as an officer in the Northern Arizona Council of Governments, and as a board member for the Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology. He is survived by his beloved wife of more than 43 years, Barbara; five children, Troy A. Brown, St. George; Nancy (Brent) Call, Roy; Mark B. (Nicole) Brown, Layton; Eric G. (Teresa) Brown, Show Low, AZ; and Julie (Ragan) Bryce, Albuquerque, NM. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, February 29, 2008 at the St. Johns Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M. Saturday March 1, 2008 at the Stake Center with additional visitation beginning at 1:30 P.M. Interment will follow at the West Side Cemetery in St. Johns, Arizona.