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Rodney E.
Brownell
Rodney E.
Brownell,
72, of
Brownell
Corners
Road, died
suddenly on
Tuesday,
Feb. 13,
2007, at
Southwestern
Vermont
Medical
Center. He
was the
beloved
husband of
Pearl
Welling
Brownell.
A lifelong
resident of
the
Cambridge
area, Rodney
was born
Sunday, Dec.
9, 1934, at
the home of
his parents,
Stuart A.
and Ella
Waters
Brownell.
After
graduating
from
Cambridge
Central
School,
class of
1953, he
spent two
years, 1957
to 1959,
serving in
the United
States Army,
spending
several
months in
Germany.
On April 13,
1957, Rodney
and Pearl
were
married.
Rodney
worked at
Wilmot Egg
Farm, Asgrow
Seed
Company,
Bentley
Seeds and
for the past
nine years
at Rite Aid
Pharmacy in
Cambridge.
He cooked
many a
chicken
while
working with
his family
doing the
famous
Brownell
Chicken
Barbeques.
A devoted
member of
the South
Cambridge
Methodist
Church, he
served as a
lay leader.
He was a
member and
present
master of
the Pleasant
Valley
Grange; the
secretary/treasurer
of the
Pomona
Grange; a
member of
the
Borderline
Radio Club
and the
Vigilant
Lodge of Odd
fellows. For
many years
he was a
member of
the
Washington
County Fair
Board, as
well as
working
every year
at the Fair.
Rodney
enjoyed
square
dancing,
card parties
and feeding
the birds.
Two
brothers,
Stuart and
Walton, and
two sisters,
Alice and
Jean Tabor,
died before
him.
Along with
his wife of
49 years, he
is survived
by a
brother,
Dewey
Brownell, of
North
Hoosick and
many nieces,
nephews,
great-nieces,
great-nephews
and cousins.
The family
requests
memorial
donations be
made to the
South
Cambridge
United
Methodist
Church, c/o
Ann Trinkle,
70 County
Route 59A,
Buskirk, NY
12028.
Rodney's
smiling
face, and
dry sense of
humor will
be greatly
missed by
his family
and
community.
He was a
delightful,
wonderful
man who made
everyone
feel like a
friend.
Class of
1953
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