Funeral services for Arley "Bud" Brown of Midway, Ark., will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2019, with visitation one hour before the service at Joines Funeral Home (Route 130 S) in Villa Grove, Ill. Visitation was Sunday May 26, 2019, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel.

Bud passed away May 23, 2019, in Midway, Ark., at the age of 78.

He was born Sept. 14, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the son of Ervie and Mary Virginia Brown.

He married Betty Jo Sheets on April 2, 1960, at Piggott, Ark.

He attended Southern Illinois University, was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, and received his master's degree from Eastern Illinois University. He worked as an educator and coach for the Egyptian, Rockridge, Jamaica, ABL and Heritage school districts for 34 years.

Bud lived in Midway since moving from Allerton, Ill., in 1993. He was a member of the Ozark Woodturners, Lions Club, Masonic Temple, Illini Bass Club, and Norfork Bass Club. Bud enjoyed bass fishing, golfing and was an accomplished woodturner.

Bud is survived by his daughter, Linda Michelle (Steve) Goelz of Peachtree City, Ga.; fiance, Linda Hale of Forth Worth, Texas; two grandsons, Kevin (Megan) Goelz of Fayetteville, Ga., and Ryan Goelz of

Atlanta, Ga.; and two great-grandsons, Colton and Parker Goelz of Fayetteville, Ga.; and sister, Clara Young of Everette, Washington; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and brother, Erv Brown. Burial will be in the Centennial Cemetery, Villa Grove, Ill.

Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services -Mountain Home, Ark. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com