Burial Records state: BROWN, LESLIE J / Date of Death - 12/13/1918 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 43 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - B, 56
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6/6/2019 - Contributor: Deborah Blair (47090463) added the following obit -

DEATH COMES TO L.J. BROWN Well Known Business Man Following Operation.
Feeling that death awaited him when he went to the city hospital Tuesday night L.J. Brown, the well known business man had the right intuition, as he died this morning despite the efforts of family and physicians.

The illness was from bowel trouble and Mr. brown was taken to the hospital after being ill a day, and while the operation was very serious, yet the doctors were not without hope. For a time he seemed to show signs of improvement, but some hours before his death this morning it was evident that the end was near and the family was at his bedside.

Soon after the death the body was taken to the McDaniels undertaking establishment for an autopsy to fully determine the actual cause of illness.

Mr. Brown had been ill all day Tueaday and when told that an operation was necessary as a chance for life, he said that he would take the chance, though he doubted if he won. So satisfied was he that he would not return alive, he had both Elders Adamson and Harvey of the Church of Christ of which he was a devout member, called to his home and with the family a final service was held of decotion and prayer. Mr. Brown also made his will and gave the family his deisres if the worst hahppened and then he left the home with a smile and content in whatever might be the result.

Mr. Brown was a well known resident, a son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Brown, having been born and raised west of the city, and he was one of a number of well known children. He has lieved in the city for several years, and besides the wife thee are two daughters Miss Bernice, bookkeeper in the Karsell flouring mill, and Miss Iola, age 8. The mother of Mr brown died only recently. He was long a member of the Church of Christ much interested in the church's welfare, and was a man of strict integrity and of help to those who were associated with him in any way.

Pallbearers: :. E. Shaw, Arthur Brown, Harry Hissis, Harry Rotte, W.O. Blakely, Paul Burch.

Mr. Brown was born June 32, 1875, in Monroe county and for the last 17 years has been among the most highly respected and honorable business men of Bloomington.

He was married to Olive May thrasher Nov. 19, 1893, who with Bernice T. and Iola May, the two daughters, constitute the family which is left to ingle their tears with their mother in this hour of sadness and to bring the future sunshine into this browken family circle.

Mr. brown's mother, wife of W.J. Brown of west 3rd street, died Oct 31, but the aged father, his four sons--Henry B. and Emanuel of this city; Robert F. of Wardell, MO; Luther B. of Rockville, and his four daughters--Mrs. Benj. Ranard, Mrs. Al Howard, Mrs. Benj. Hall of Bloomington, and Mrs. Elmer St. Clair of Indianapolis are mourning the loss of sone and brother in a large and very endeared family.

Mrs. Brown and her family very much regret that the funeral services of Mr. Brown con not be conducted in the Church of Christ that their many friends might be able to attend and express their sympathy but in view of the influenza ban, it will be necessary to limit the services to that at the grave at 10:30 Monday,Elder H. H. Adamson in charge. the body will be in state on Sunday at the hoe on south Rogers street where the friends can view the remains.
[Daily Telephone, Dec 13, 1918, Page 1]