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Matthew C. Brown
Matthew C. Brown age 45, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly
on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at his residence.
He was born September 23, 1974, in Greenville, Ohio, to Jerry Brown and
Karen (Smith) Fiste, both of Greenville.
Matthew was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Edward Lewis
Brown; his maternal grandparents, William and Icy Smith; his step
grandmother, Treva Fiste; and his aunt, Janet Smith.
Matthew loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was
known to give people a hard time and enjoyed picking on others. He
liked to go fishing, especially at Lake Loramie. Matthew spent over 20
years working for Bowman Concessions. During the winter, you could find
Matthew at Flory’s Landscaping plowing Snow. When he was not working,
Matthew enjoyed building things with Legos, watching TV and spending
time in the garage.
In addition to his parents, Matthew is survived by his wife, Kelly
(Hiestand) Brown, whom he married on October 28, 2017; his stepmother,
Joan Brown of Greenville; his stepfather, Ron Fiste of Greenville; his
siblings, Melissa Ramsey and her husband, Clayton of Greenville, Shawn
Fiste of Greenville, John Hester of Montgomery, Alabama, Mike Nixon of
League City, Texas, and Dawn Martinez of League City, Texas; his
paternal grandmother, Bonnie Owens of Union City, Ohio; his step
grandfather, Bob Fiste, Sr. of Greenville; his nieces and nephews, Cody
Brown and his wife, Natasha of Hollansburg, Jessica Trimpi and her
husband, Kyle of Greenville, Ryan Klopfer of Greenville, Brittany Carr
and her husband, Eric of Sidney, Dallas Hughes of Columbus, Dustin
Watkins of Sidney, Matthew Blankenship of Pleasant Hill, Elijah
Hiestand of Ansonia, and Ariel Hiestand of Ansonia; and many great
nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Matthew’s life will take place at 10:00 AM on
Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in
Greenville with Pastor Jim Morehouse officiating. The family will
receive friends on Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In
lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions may be
given to Zechar Bailey Funeral Home to help offset final expenses.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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