I found a sketchy obit for him at the Mt. Carmel Public Library.
John
Filmore Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Brown was born in
Wayne County, IL on February 11, 1875. He died at age 54 on April 19, 1929, in his home at 315 W. 1st Street, following an illness of several years. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Mary Anna Brown and five children to mourn his passing. The children are William Brown, Evansville, Ind.; Stella of
Hammond, Ind.; May of Mount Carmel and Golda and Charles at home. There are two surviving sisters: Mrs. Emma
McNeiley and Mrs. Lizzie
Ferguson. Mr. Brown was a member of the Christian Church. The funeral is to be held at the Short Funeral
Hom with interment at
Highland Memorial Cemetery.