Greg L. Brown, 34, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 26, 2009 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis.
He was born March 29, 1975 in Sault St. Marie, Mich., to Leland and Nancy Caldwell. His step-mother is Emmie (Oldham) Caldwell.
Mr. Brown grew up in Porterville, Calif. and Sweet Home. As an adult he lived in Crescent City, Calif., and moved back to Sweet Home in 2005 where he married Sonya Leann (McKendree) Brown.
He worked as a residential caregiver at the Alpha House in Sweet Home. Mr. Brown attended Bible college in Crescent City for five years and was a member of the New Hope Pentecostal Church of God in Sweet Home.
He enjoyed playing and fishing with his young son Daniel and they had great fun playing video games with his brothers and Daniel’s uncles.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Sonya Brown; his mother, Nancy Caldwell of Michigan; step-mother, Emmie Caldwell and mother-in-law Donna McKendree of Sweet Home; children, Leanna McKendree of Lake Elsinore, Calif., Maritschka McKendree of Albany, Darline McKendree Cox, Zackery McKendree and Johnny Bean Cox of Fontana, Calif., Tommy McKendree of Rialto, Calif. and Daniel Brown of Sweet Home; three grandchildren; brothers Leland Caldwell Jr. and Even Caldwell of Sweet Home and James Caldwell of Lebanon; sisters Melissa Travis of Lubbock, Texas, Rachel Caldwell of Lebanon and Samantha, Tanika and Seairra Caldwell of Sweet Home; and 20 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Leland Caldwell.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at New Hope Pentecostal Church of God in Sweet Home, 640 9th Ave.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.