Joseph Michael Brown, son of Peter Frank Brown and Grace Tresea Lewis, was born on Monday, November 6, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland.  He passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at his residence in Malden, Missouri at the age of 63.

Joseph worked as a Spotter in a trucking yard for Yellow Freight/YRC. Joseph was a of the Christian faith.

On October 29, 1985 Joseph Michael Brown was united in marriage to Nancy Rychlock in Chicago, Illinois. She survives of the home in Malden.

Other survivors include, daughter, Krystal Kasper and husband, John of Dexter; two sons, Joseph Michael Brown II and wife, Elizabeth of Winfield, Indiana and Johnathin M. Rychlock-Brown of Malden; three grandchildren, Abel Kasper, Joseph Michael Brown III and Skyler Brown and brother, Otto Carl and wife, Brenda of Pennsylvania.

Joseph was preceded in death by his parents and grandmother, Gracian Lewis.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Landess Funeral Home in Malden, Missouri with funeral services beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Elder Cemetery in Malden, Missouri.