Cordis Brown

Cordis Brown, age 93, widower of Golda Tuttle Brown, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at his residence in Stanton, Kentucky.  Born in Bloomington, KY he was the son of the late Ollie and Rosa Ellen Gullett Brown and an Army Veteran of the Korean War.  Cordis opened Cider Hill Grocery Store in 1956 and he operated Brown's IGA from 1958 until 1990.  He was a former owner of Dalton's Restaurant and a former member of the Powell County Lions Club.  Cordis served as the Powell County Democratic Party chairman for over 20 years.  He was a real estate developer, developing the Boone Creek and Beechfork communities and he was an owner and breeder of Thoroughbred horses.  In addition to his parents and wife he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Stapleton and son, Darvin Sebastian; his brother, Sam Brown and two sisters, Louise Williams and Jean Brown Kelly.  Cordis is survived by three children, Delbert Brown and Vicky Lynne Brown of Stanton and Leighanna Faye (Randy McDowell) Brown of Frankfort; his sister, Mary Margaret Brown of Lexington; grandchildren:  Holly (Patrick) Miller, Wes Sebastian, Kelly (Matt Ratcliff) Sebastian, Evan Brown and Taylor Stapleton and three great grandchildren, Makayla Miller, Elleigh Miller and Ryder Ratcliff.  Visitation will be Monday, February 8, 2021 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY.  Private funeral services officiated by John Kelly will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at the funeral home.  Funeral services may be viewed via Facebook Live on Hearne Funeral Home's Facebook page.  Burial with military honors will be in Resthaven Cemetery with Taylor Stapleton, Mason Williams, Matt Wingate, William Arflack, Landon Arflack, Patrick Miller and Matt Ratcliff serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Larry Means, Aloha Means, Ken Williams, Larry Brown, Tom Wingate, Norman Arflack, David Dunn, David Goodwin, Glen Tipton, Pam Tipton, Tony Shultz, Bill Patrick, Randy McDowell, Parnell Lowe, Morris Gilbert, Winfred Hughes, Crugar Tuttle, Curtis Tuttle, Sherry Gillespie, Barbara Ratliff, Debra Gukeisen, Dorothy Brewer, Buddy Collins, Phyllis Collins and Rebecca Rose.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.