Henry Clyde Brown was born August 21, 1920 in Cooley, Arizona (now known as McNary), to Charles Francis and Lydia Jane Jackson Brown. He was the 8th child of 10 children. He has 2 living sisters, Emily Phillips of Glendale, Arizona and Mittie Magill of Pinetop, Arizona. Clyde started to work when he was 15 years old in the lumber mill at McNary. He also worked as a cowboy for various ranches and for his brother–in–law, Tom Amos, on the Apache Indian Reservation, Big Springs, Arizona. His love was running wild horses and gathering cattle with his brother Ernie and with Jack, Byde and Tom Amos.When Clyde was 17 years old, he met the love of his life, Nancy Place, from Williams, Arizona. Her father was helping to build the highway from Show Low to Lakeside. They went to dances, rode horse back and attended rodeos, where Clyde participated in riding broncs and bulls. Clyde and Nancy were married December 30, 1940 in St Johns, Arizona, by Judge Levi Udall. That marriage lasted for 70 years, 1 month and 5 days. Clyde played the guitar and sang many of the old cowboy and love songs. He had a beautiful voice. Upon getting married, Clyde realized he had to get a job, so he went to work again for Southwest Lumber Mill at McNary. He worked on the green chain, worked in the woods and in the truck shop. He learned to operate a dozer and loaded cinders in the trucks and on the train. His father– in–law, Joe T. Place, encouraged Clyde to go on Highway Construction, so he moved to Summit Camp, near Superior, Arizona. His first job was on Devil's Canyon between Summit Camp and Superior. His first child, Nancy Arlena was born June 1, 1942, in Florence, Arizona. He worked on the Pinto Creek road job near Miami, Arizona and during the war, he worked at the Castle Dome Copper Mine. It was at Globe, Arizona that his second child, Ernest Clyde was born July 12, 1945. After the war, Clyde and family moved back to his beloved White Mountains and worked again for Southwest Lumber Mill. In 1948, he moved his family to Duncan, Arizona, where he worked for Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, in Morenci, Arizona, for 12 years, then worked for the Greenlee County Road Maintenance. Clyde was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a 32nd Degree Mason, in the Masonic Lodge of Duncan. He was Master of the Lodge for several years. In 1969, Clyde and Nancy moved to Sedona, Arizona, where they started and operated 2 different riding stables together. He also worked for the Yavapai County Road Maintenance for several years. Upon retiring, he moved his family to Apache Creek, New Mexico. Here he bought a nice plot of ground, built a home and enjoyed life in the mountains he loved. He made many friends, loved to help his neighbors and to visit at the Apache Creek Store, where he went after the mail. Clyde is survived by his wife Nancy, daughter Arlena and son, Ernie. He has 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson. He has two living sisters left and many, many nephews and nieces. Clyde would want you to know, that he loved all of his family, friends and neighbors. He was buried in the new addition to the Apache Creek Cemetery.



Grandfather of Thomas Layne Hall.