Curtis "Chip" Eugene Brown, Jr.

Curtis 'Chip' Eugene Brown, Jr., was born on February 1, 1962, in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and following a short illness, departed this life on Monday, July 11, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 49. Chip, the son of Curtis Eugene Brown, Sr., and Gayle (Elliott) McSpadden, was a resident of Meeker. He graduated from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico with the class of 1980. Chip moved from New Mexico to Meeker in 2000 and worked at Wolverine in Shawnee. He never met a stranger and always had a smile on his face. He especially loved all his family. His father, sister, and maternal and paternal grandparents preceded Chip in death. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Gayle and Corry B. McSpadden of Meeker; step-brother, Corry Bryan McSpadden and his wife, Sarah, of Pearland, TX; step-sister, Marlo Ellen Richey and her husband, Casey, of Council Bluff, IA; cousin, Telisa Gray of Tucumcari, NM; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. A graveside memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM, at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.