JIMMY DON BREWER SR.
JIMMY DON BREWER SR. OF CADET, MISSOURI WAS BORN MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1936 IN PALMER, MISSOURI A SON OF THE LATE LEWIS JACKSON BREWER AND LEONA FRANCES (MURPHY) BREWER. DON WAS FORTIFIED WITH THE SACRAMENTS OF THE HOLY MOTHER CHURCH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2003 AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS, FOUR MONTHS AND SIXTEEN DAYS AT HIS HOME SURROUND BY HIS LOVING AND DEDICATED FAMILY.
DON WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO ROSE GWENDOLYN CELIZ SEPTEMBER 15, 1961 IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. THEY WERE BLESSED TO HAVE THREE CHILDREN BORN TO THE UNION.
DON LEAVES TO SURVIVE HIM HIS LOVING AND DEVOTED WIFE OF FORTY-ONE YEARS PLUS, ROSE BREWER OF CADET, MISSOURI; ONE DAUGHTER LISA MARIE EVELAND AND HUSBAND BOBBY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; ONE SON JIMMY DON BREWER, JR. AND WIFE KATHY OF DEFIANCE, MISSOURI; TWO GRANDCHILDREN, TIMMY JOE BREWER AND KENNEDY MARIE BREWER; ONE SISTER-IN-LAW HELEN BREWER, MINERAL POINT, MISSOURI AND BY MANY OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS DON WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE SON, TIMOTHY JOSEPH BREWER; SEVEN SISTERS, VELMA LEWIS, LULA BOYER, BESSIE HANGER, LENA STRANGE, RUBY GOODSON, HAZEL HARMON AND MARY BLAIR; TEN BROTHERS, VIRGIL LEWIS, ISAAC LEWIS, BILL BREWER, WALTER BREWER, RAYMOND BREWER, ALBERT BREWER, CARSON BREWER, MELVIN BREWER, DARRELL BREWER AND ALFRED BREWER.
DON SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM MARCH 4, 1957 TO JULY 20, 1956. DON WAS A SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST ATTACHED TO THE 49TH TRANSPORTATION SQUAD.
DON HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY AND ENJOYED ALL THE VISITS AND TRIPS. HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND ALWAYS LOVED THE VISITS WITH THEM. DON ENJOYED HORSESHOES, SHOOTING POOL BOTH FOR FUN AND IN LEAGUES, HE WON THE 1994 CHAMPIONSHIP IN TOWER LAKES, FLORIDA. HE ENJOYED GOING FOUR WHEELING FOR HOURS AT A TIME. DON WAS ALWAYS READY TO GET THE MOTOR HOME MOVING TO TAKE A CAMPING TRIP AND EXPLORE THE GIFTS OF MOTHER NATURE. DON RETIRED FROM NABISCO IN 1985 WITH 25 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE. HE NEVER WANTED TO BE STILL AND TAKE IT EASY, ALWAYS TINKERING FIXING UP CARS AND TRUCKS. HE WOULD WORK AROUND THE HOUSE MAKING SMALL REPAIRS AND TAKING GREAT PRIDE IN KEEPING EVERYTHING LOOKING NICE.
DONS' LOVE FOR LIFE AND CARE FOR PEOPLE DIRECTED HIM TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE DOCTORS IN THIS AREA, HE MADE THE CHOICE OF ANATOMICAL DONATION TO THE ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
A MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER, 28, 2003 AT 12 NOON AT THE ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH WITH FATHER GEORGE GALOVICH OFFICIATING. A MEMORIAL DINNER WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 FOLLOWING THE MASS AT THE ST. JAMES SCHOOL HALL.
ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO THE CARE AND DIRECTION OF THE MOORE FUNERAL HOMES, POTOSI, MISSOURI.