Darwin Brower

Darwin Brower, 85, of Holden, MO, passed away at Western Missouri Medical Center, in Warrensburg on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Darwin was born September 18, 1938 in Albany, KY, to Mabel (Shelley) Brower and Vernie E. Brower. The family moved to Holton, Indiana before he started school, and he completed his education there, graduating from Holton High School in 1957. He attended Southwest Baptist Junior College in Bolivar, Missouri, for two years, and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri. He later completed a graduate degree in school administration at Central Missouri State University (UCM).

Darwin’s first job as an educator was as an English teacher at Odessa High School. Darwin transitioned to school administration in 1969, and over the course of his career served as a public elementary, middle, and high school principal, as well as a school superintendent. He worked in multiple Missouri and Illinois school districts, with most of his time spent in Holden. Darwin was preceded in death by his mother and father, his infant brother Gene, and his younger brother Jerry. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Rebecca; two daughters and one son, his sisters Darla (Randy) Jones of Holton, and Diane Miller (Wayne) Huntsville, AL and sister-in-law Janet Brower (Holton, IN). The funeral service was held on April 12 at 1 pm at Williams Funeral Chapel in Holden with burial in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.