Brown Mortuary Service

Welcome to our new Employee of the Month!

Funeral director Mya Riffe officially would like to introduce everyone to Jack! Born 4/4/24 he is a happy little mans who loves coming to work with mom, and looks dashing if we have to say.

He enjoys laughing at his dog sister Piper, watching fish, and sleeping. We’re excited to see him grow and introduce him to our community.

Flags proudly flying at Brown Mortuary Service for Memorial Day Weekend. Be sure to stop by and say "Hi" to Austin on Memorial Day. He will have vases for the cemetery and will be helping to clean markers.

We support our Law Enforcement and thank them for their service and sacrifice for our Community.

We also want to wish a Happy Mother's Day to the Mom's on our staff that give selflessly of their time with their own families to care for our families who need them at work: Julie Breidel and Christine Vierra, Happy Mother's Day!

May 12, 2024- thank you for all that you do!

Brown Mortuary Service is proud to recognize our hometown heroes. We are grateful for your service and sacrifice for our community.

We have some absolutely FABULOUS community partners to thank for their incredible generosity and support of our Annual Easter Egg Hunt:

Morton Country Market
Heritage House Morton Assisted Living and Memory Care, Morton WA
Roxy Theater
Bigfoot Archery Leather and Lace
The East County Journal
Northwest Home Center, Inc.
Mill Town Smokehouse
Town & Country Flowers and Gifts
Morton Fire Department

Your donations towards our Easter Basket Prizes made for some very happy kiddos! We are grateful for your partnership!

Thank you! - Julie and Mindy from Brown Mortuary Service

Here is the Easter Egg Hunt photo link you have all been waiting for! Enjoy! Thank you Lily Walovich for the amazing photos!

Brown Mortuary Easter Egg Hunt (2024) Image gallery by LCW Studios

Easter 2024 Photos are in! Click the link below to view.

Brown Mortuary Easter Egg Hunt (2024) Image gallery by LCW Studios

2024 Easter Sunrise Service At Brown Mortuary featuring the Morton Area Churches

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning for the Easter Sunrise Service hosted by the Churches of Morton. Service begins at 6:15 am, right here at Brown Mortuary Service. Refreshments will follow.

Thank-you from Julie and Mindy at Brown Mortuary for joining us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! We had a blast hanging out with your families. Be on the lookout for the link for the Easter Bunny Photos. We will be posting it soon!

Another Great Easter Egg Hunt in the books!

The Bunny is hopping to Morton RIGHT NOW! eggs are out and we can't wait to see you! 11 am everyone...COME JOIN US!!!

If you're in Adna today, stop by Skull & Crossbones Coffee Co before 3:30pm. Purchase a 'Pirate' or 'Trooper' and $1 from each drink will be donated to the Adna High School Justin Schaffer Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Washington State Patrol

Networking with Julie Breidel and Amanda Woodring-Curry at the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce BAH event last night...and we got a pic with the Centralia High School Tiger!

Brown Mortuary Spring Equinox 2024
~Celebrating this dedication team~

Please Join us in sending prayers to the family of our State's Fallen Hero.

Our Washington State Patrol trooper tragically lost in the line of duty this morning has been identified as Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, a 27-year-old dedicated father, husband, son, brother, and friend. His name was announced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference held in Marysville, which can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/live/-ZRiKbr8acs

Trooper Gadd was killed early this morning after being struck by a motorist on southbound Interstate 5 near 136th Street North in Marysville. He served two-and-a-half years with the WSP.

Trooper Gadd, 27, is survived by his wife, Cammryn, daughter Kaelyn, father WSP Trooper David Gadd, mother Gillian, sister, Jacqueline who currently serves as a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, and many other family members, friends and colleagues.

Trooper Gadd is the 33rd member of the WSP to die in the line of duty in the agency’s 103 years of service to this state.

Trooper Gadd was born on Sept. 28, 1996, in Pasco, Wash. He graduated from Kentlake High School in Kent, Wash., before attending Green River College and Tacoma Community College, earning his Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) certification. Trooper Gadd married his wife Cammryn in 2020. The couple welcomed their daughter, Kaelyn, two years later.

This promising young man began working for the WSP on Sept. 16, 2021, as a trooper cadet assigned to Grandview. He joined the 116th Trooper Basic Training Class (TBTC) on April 18, 2022. He successfully graduated later that year on Nov. 16 and was assigned to serve in Marysville.

While at the academy, Trooper Gadd received the Top Academic Award that recognizes the outstanding efforts of the cadet who attains the highest grade point average compiled in the more than 30 exams necessary for graduation.

“Chris’s passing is a devastating loss to his family – a family who knows all too well the risks of public service but still has offered that service with unquestioned valor and now, unfathomable sacrifice,” said WSP Chief John R. Batiste. “I can tell you that across the entire Washington State Patrol, every head is bowed, every knee is bent, and every heart is broken as we mourn this loss. To honor Chris, even in sorrow, we will go on. We will continue to serve. Because he did, we must.”

The WSP appreciates both the media and public’s honoring of the family’s privacy at this time. After consultation with the family, the WSP will make information available in the days to come on service and memorial planning.

We will never forget Trooper Christopher M. Gadd #927

Thank you to Becky from Town & Country Flowers and Gifts for delivering our first Easter basket prize for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Lots of Golden Eggs with lots of great prizes all donated by our friends around Morton! Make sure to mark your calendar for March 30th!

Bill Martin Funeral Service Information - https://mailchi.mp/wsfda.org/bill-martin-funeral-service-information

What a year! Thank you to everyone who supported and brought cards for our troops. This year we are sending out 2,195 cards and a huge donation of personal hygiene products. Thank you again to everyone for supporting our troops!