Gene Carrol Brown

Gene Carrol Brown, 93, went home to be with his Lord, December 20, 2023, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The Journey Home, 900 NE Washington Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74006, (www.TheJourneyHomeOK.org). Gene, one of triplets, was born December 1, 1930, in Garden City, Kansas, to Roscoe and Vivian Brown. He received his elementary education near Nevada, Missouri after moving there at six years of age. He graduated from the Nevada High School in 1949. He served in the United States Air Force as a Special Weapons Specialist for the US Strategic Air Command from 1951 to 1955. Gene was united in marriage to Nova Jean Helmuth, daughter of Carroll L. Helmuth and Thelma (Edmonds) Helmuth, at Garden City, Missouri on September 2, 1956. Gene and Nova Jean lived in Kansas City, Missouri while Gene pursued an Electrical Engineering degree in June, 1960 from Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas. They moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma in July of 1960 where he started employment with Phillips Petroleum Co. as an Electrical Engineer which included working stints in England and Norway. They have a son, Curtis Wayne, and a daughter, Pamela Jean. He was a charter member of Bartlesville Southern Baptist church, serving as a Sunday School teacher, Deacon, & choir member for many years. Gene had a generous heart. He loved his Lord, his family, and his country. He often shared his faith with others as he loved helping people and was especially involved with young people as he coached many in youth basketball and mentored many young men through a love of working on automobiles. He retired from Phillips on June 1, 1992. During his retirement years, Gene had an eye for unique collector muscle cars as he and his brother modified a yellow 1971 Buick Skylark and a red-white-blue 1968 AMC AMX, with a “Jesus” front license plate, that he drag raced. Most recently, Gene and his triplet brothers, Larry and Lon, received a Guinness World Records award as the oldest living male triples at 92 years and 336 days old, verified on November 2, 2023. Gene was preceded in death by his parents; siblings: Gleeson, Leeland, Ruby (Brown) Young, Forrest; triplet brother: Lon; and grandson: Trenton Brown. He is survived by his wife, Nova Jean Brown of the home; children and their spouses: Curtis and wife Janet (Krey) Brown of Raymore, Missouri and Pam (Brown) Baker and husband Don Baker of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; six grandchildren and spouses: David & Emily Baker of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Dayna (Baker) & Levi Applegate of Bixby, Oklahoma, Tyler Brown & Christine of Satellite Beach, Florida, Kelsey (Brown) & Steven Branch of Lees' Summit, Missouri, Austin & Ana Brown of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kyla Brown of Seattle, Washington; ten great-grandchildren: Ellie Baker, Isaac Baker, Micah Baker, Liam Applegate, Ember Applegate, Cohen Applegate, Norah Brown, Asher Branch, Harper Branch, and Tucker Branch and his triplet brother: Larry of Raymore Missouri; along with many other family and friends. Visitation is planned for December 28, 2023 from 5:00-7:00pm at Stumpff Funeral Home in Bartlesville, OK. Interment is scheduled for 10:00am on December 29, 2023 at Bartlesville's Memorial Park Cemetery with 11:00am Memorial Service at Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church, 5111 Nowata Rd, Bartlesville, OK. Since Gene loved sharing his patriotism by wearing red, white, and blue, please feel free to honor him by wearing patriotic colors at his celebration services.

Gene Carrol Brown

December 1, 1930 - December 20, 2023