Robert Edward Brown passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Bob was born in Tucson, AZ and raised in St. David, AZ.

After serving a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England he attended the University of Arizona where he met and married Barbara Farar of Tacna, AZ. After graduation he was drafted and spent time utilizing his accounting degree for the Army.

Following his time in the Army, Bob worked a short time as an accountant for a construction company in Tucson before moving to Yuma and working for Schwark & Vaughn, CPA. In 1985, he began his own accounting firm Montney, Brown & McGee, which changed names throughout the years as partners retired. He was an active member of the Optimist Club and YUHS board for years. He was the quintessential family man and shared his hobbies with his family: hunting, shooting, numbers, dancing, pinochle, Dr Pepper, waterskiing and racquetball.

Bob is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Barbara; his children, Bob (Becky) of Yuma, AZ, Jeff (Angela) Ballard of Houston, TX, Jeanna (Hal) Mortensen of Logandale, NV, Shawn (Jodie) Ballard of North Mankato, MN, Pat Ballard of Provo, UT, Nelson (Julie) of Tucson, AZ, Jared (Kim) of Hamilton, MT, Tyler (Elizabeth) of Gilbert, AZ, Mendy (Oliver) McIntosh of Knoxville, TN, Michael Ballard of Houston, TX, Kendal (Nate) Welker of Nibley, UT, Katie (Thor) Thorson of Yuma, AZ, Juliann (Trevor) Umphress of Yuma, AZ; thirty-eight grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and his two brothers, Thomas Brown of Maricopa, AZ and Spencer (Wendy) Brown of Nibley, UT.

Bob is preceded in death by his parents Robert Dale Brown and Olive Nelson and his brother, Bruce Brown.

Services for Bob will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2895 S. 8th Avenue at 11:30am with the viewing at 10:30am.

Arrangements made by Desert Valley Mortuary, 138 S. Avenue B, Somerton, AZ 85350.