Mr. Brummet was a founding member of Faith Baptist Church. He loved winning souls to Christ, shaking hands, and helping people to feel better about themselves. He was a wonderful, caring man.
As a boy he loved to hunt, fish, play and work hard. In school he was very active in baseball, football and debate. During the depression, he worked as a grocery clerk, then a firefighter, then went to work for the post office. During that time, he enlisted in the Navy to serve his country in World War II. After retiring from the post office, he worked for Keele’s Paint and Linoleum.
Also surviving are a sister, June Parker, and her husband, Lee, of Sedalia; three granddaughters, Romona, Sheila and Pam; a sister-in-law, Ginny Abelhouzen, of Sedalia; and two brothers-in-law, John Swisher, of Sedalia, and Alan Abelhouzen, of Altadena, Calif.
He was predeceased by a son, William J. Brummet; a brother, Ed Brummet; and a sister, Mary Helen Swisher.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2006, at Heckart/Gillespie Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Jimmy Gear officiating. Pallbearers will be Alan Abelhouzen, Floyd Self, Jim Talbert and Warren Berkstresser. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Faith Baptist Church.
Fred Brown Brummet, 100, of Sedalia, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, at his home.
He was born June 9, 1906, in Sedalia, a son of Earl S. and Jessie Hardin Brummet. On April 5, 1927, in Sedalia, he was married to Ruby Hazel Scott, who died Feb. 19, 1990. On April 23, 1993, he was married to Jean Abelhouzen, who survives of the home.
