Denver Willis (Dee) Brown III, of Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Morehead, 
Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 9, 2009, at Englewood Community 
Hospital, Englewood, Florida.  Born February 22, 1969, in West Carrollton, 
Ohio, he is the son of Sue Ann Curtis Brown of Morehead, Kentucky, and the 
late Denver Willis Brown, Jr., (Coach Denny).  In addition to his mother, Dee is 
survived by his sister, Sheryl Brown; nephews,  Jake Carter, Clay Carter and 
Matthew Reynolds; and special cousin, Sandy Curtis. In 1987, Dee graduated 
with honors from West Carrollton High School, where he was president of the 
student body. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1992 with a 
degree in Journalism. He encountered many better paying jobs along his path, 
but true to his heart was covering and writing for “the small-town” publications, 
including sports writer and editor of The Morehead News and Grayson Journal 
Enquirer.  Denver was a loving and caring son, brother, and uncle who enjoyed 
living life to the fullest and incorporated sports into “everyday life.” Dee enjoyed 
sports of any kind, especially football, basketball, tennis, and fishing! He couldn’t 
wait to get his work done to head out to the lake at the end of a hard day. He 
loved  watching sporting events, especially if they included his nephews. He was 
the proudest uncle anyone has ever known. He loved those boys as if they were 
his own. Some of the most recent fun included Sunday afternoon football games 
at MSU with “the Barhorst Clan,” and any neighborhood kid who wanted to play. 
Denver loved to “road trip” to Dayton, Ohio, ballgames and travel on many Brown 
family adventures. Things were always exciting! He got to fulfill his lifelong dream 
of moving to South Florida and first-mating on a deep sea fishing boat. He passed 
on his love of Florida and the ocean to his nephews, and Denver’s family makes it 
a second home. His last day was spent exactly the way he loved—out on the 
ocean all day—watching a beautiful sunset off the boat deck over the ocean. 
Words cannot express how much Dee is loved and will be missed. See you at the 
game!  Denver was a member of the Farmers Christian Church and Englewood 
Church of the Nazarene.  Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, 
March 14, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Rev. 
Bill Teegarden, Rev. Mark Caldwell, and Rev. Tony Caudill officiating.  Pallbearers 
will be D. J. Caudill, Eric Caudill, Sam Cross, Ken Carter, Nic Angerer, and Eric 
Angerer. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for 
Funerals, Morehead, KY

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