Virgil Jesse Brown

Virgil Jesse Brown Virgil Jesse Brown, 77, was called home on May 12, 2009. Virgil was born in Gehring, Neb. on Dec. 2, 1931 to Opal and Elijah Brown. After graduating from high school in Wilder, Idaho, he entered the Air Force and served in Japan during the Korean War. He married his beautiful wife Barbara Kay Hickman on Feb. 1, 1960. Virgil served as a police office for 33 years in Boise, Idaho, including working with young people as a School Resource Officer at Capital High School from 1976 - 1993. Later he spent 17 years with the U.S. Marshals service at the Federal Building in Boise. His personality, humor, and ability to find common ground with almost anyone allowed him to have a positive influence on all who knew him. He is survived by Barbara, his wife of 49 years; daughters Kathy Rigby of Provo, Utah; and Laura Henry of Spanish Fork, Utah; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters Russell Brown, Dorothy Basey, Roma Wagoner, Lois Schmidt, and John Brown. He was preceded in death by his brother Gene, his son Nick, and his daughter Katie. The funeral services for Virgil will be held Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the LDS Spanish Fork East Stake Center located at 870 East Canyon Rd in Spanish Fork, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral beginning at 9:45 a.m., followed by interment at the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuary.com. In retirement, Virgil has been fulfilling a service mission at the local LDS food cannery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations to your local food bank in Virgil's memory.