Obituary of Curtis Keanu Jiovanni Brown

“God saw you getting weary
He did what he thought was best
He put his arms around you and 
whispered, come home and rest.”

Curtis J. Brown was born July 16, 1980, in Brunswick, Georgia, to Hamp, Sr. and Katie Brown.  

He grew up in the Woodbine community.  Curtis was educated in the  Camden County School System. He moved to Colorado in 2017 and married, Lona Rae, the love of his life, on August 17, 2018, in Colorado Springs, CO.

On Monday, April 2, 2023, Curtis took flight to be with the Lord.

Curtis enjoyed watching and rooting for the Georgia Bulldogs. He also enjoyed helping others.  In Colorado, they knew him as “Georgia”.

He leaves to cherish his memories,  wife, Lona Rae Brown, Colorado Springs, Colorado; step-daughter, Tessa Henry, Litchfield, Nebraska; parents, Hamp and Katie Brown, Woodbine, Georgia; father-in-law, Lyle (Susan) Poland, Litchfield, Nebraska, grandmothers-in-law, Julia Fieldgrove, Litchfield, Nebraska; Mary Kauk, Broken Bow, Nebraska; brothers, Bernard Butler, Woodbine, Georgia, Hamp (Kitt) Brown Kingsland, Georgia; Like-a-brother, Alvin (Jessica) Williams, Colorado Springs, Colorado; sister-in-law, Lora (Tony) Ballard, North Platte, Nebraska, Kathy (Andrew) Schall Omaha, Nebraska, Angela Bourland, Hastings, Nebraska; niece, Shalisa Butler, Kingsland, Georgia; Godmother, Felicia Holmes; God-Sisters, Pamela Butler, Tena Butler, Corissa Small-Williams; host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Services pending.