1922 ~ 2004
Stephen Leon Brower passed away December 22, 2004 in Logan, Utah.
Born Jan. 30, 1922 to George Stephen and Kate Locke Brower, he had resided in Provo, Utah since 1974.
He is survived by his five children: Karen Vivian Koch (Alfred), Bruce Leon (Janet Maughan), Teresa Beth Timms (Kelvin), Jan Kate Arnell (C. Brent), and David Stephen (Barbara Bunker). His wife Vivian Higginson preceded him in death by four years as well as a great-grandson, Britton Alfred Koch.
Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, he served a mission for the LDS Church in East Central States Mission and served his country in the USAF in the Pacific theater during World War II. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from Utah State University and a doctorate from Cornell University. He was a county extension agent in Iron County, Utah, served on the faculties of Utah State University and Brigham Young University. He was the first chairperson of the Utah State Indian Affairs Committee from 1963 to 1965. He worked in international development with Utah State Univ., the Univ. of Nebraska and the Organization of American States in Venezuela and Colombia from where he was called to serve as mission president for the Colombia-Venezuela Mission for the LDS Church from 1968 to 1971. Between 1971 and 1974 he served as the last president of the Church College of Hawaii before it became part of BYU. He served in numerous community and church leadership positions. He was a man of integrity, deeply committed to his religion and to his family. The world is a better place for his presence and his contributions will live on through the heritage of faith and service among his 28 grandchildren and 33 great- grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 28, 2004, at 11:30 a.m. with a viewing at 10:00 a.m. in the Provo Edgemont South Stake Center, 2950 No. Canyon Rd, Provo, Utah. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to either Primary Children's Medical Center or The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. Services are under the direction of Berg Mortuary of Provo. Condolences may be sent to