Mason Adelbert "Brownie" Brown, 82, died September 19, 2007 at his granddaughter's home in Concord, North Carolina. Brownie was born August 9, 1925 at Las Animas, Colorado, the son of Humphery Adelbert "Del" and Mary Augusta "Gussie" Mason Brown. He was a U.S. Army veteran. On April 25, 1960, he married Sharron Zook at Ratone, New Mexico. She survives. He was a telephone repeaterman for Southwestern Bell Telephone. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1966 coming from Salina, Kansas. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, Great Bend. He was a life member of Nt. Nebo Chapter Royal Arch Masons # 36, High Preist 1996-1997, Golden Belt Council of Royal & Select Masters #21, St. Omer Commandery Knight Templar #14, Commander 1998, Order of High Preisthood of Kansas, the Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters of Kansas, the Kansas Association of Past Commanders of Knights Templar, Jay A. Sheldon Order #117, Dodge City, Kansas, ISIS Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Salina, Kansas, Knights of the York Cross of Honor, American Legion Argonne Post #180, Great Bend, DAV Post 27 Great Bend. He was also a member of Great Bend Masonic Lodge #15, Ellinwood Masonic Lodge #217, Master 2001-2002, Emporia Council Royal & Select Masters #7, Illustrious Master 1999, Order of Eastern Star Golden Sheaf Chapter #226, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry-Southern Jurisdiction of (Valley of Topeka, Kansas), Red Cross of Constantine (Calvary Conclave), Wichita, Kansas, Grand Order of the Sword of Bunker Hill, The Royal Order of Scotland, Kansas Council #53, Knight Masons, Allied Masonic Degrees-Sunflower Chapter #383, Wichita, Kansas, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templer Preists River Jordan Tabernacle XXXVIII, Wichita, Kansas, Sunflower Shrine Club, Great Bend, Kansas, Russell Shrine Club, Russell, Kansas, Telephone Pioneers, Telephone Pioneers Family Campers #208, National Rifle Association and AARP. Survivors include his wife, Sharron, of the home; one daughter, Adel Ostrom and husband, Curtis of Mooresville, North Carolina; two sisters, Emily Lou Carpenter of Pueblo, Colorado and Judy Rasmussen of Castle Rock, Colorado; one granddaughter, Brandi Johnson and husband, Mike; one grandson, Blaine Ostrom and wife, Valarie; and seven great-grandchildren, Tamera, Mason, Kaytlin and Alexis Johnson, Courtney, Kelsey and Christian Ostrom. He is preceded in death by two brothers, A.P. Brown and Hugh Brown and a sister, Mary Jo White. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 24, 2007, at Central Baptist Church, Great Bend, with the Reverends David Hill and Dr. Gordon E. Rhodes officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 p.m. at Zook, Cemetery, Zook, Kansas. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Shrine Travel Fund in care of the funeral home.