Obituary
Dennis Alton Anton Brown
February 2nd, 1970 - February 13th, 2024
Dennis Alton Anton Brown, 54, husband, father, son, brother, and friend, left this Earth suddenly on February 13th, 2024 to be reunited with his dad and grandparents. He passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, tragically from complications of diabetes.
Dennis was born February 2nd 1970 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ralph A Brown and Dorothy Ball Brown. Dennis grew up in Shelley and Idaho falls. As a child he enjoyed spending time with his mom and dad while they worked, causing mischief with his brother Danny, and doing normal kid things back in the day. He attended Idaho Falls High School and wrestled until the 9th grade. He married Ylda Gonzalez in July of 1993 and they were later divorced. Dennis was blessed with two beautiful children from the marriage, Houston and Marina.
In June of 2009, he met his soulmate and the love of his life, Shanon Roker. On October 8, 2010, they married and he gained two more children, Jourdan and Garrett Jenen from their union. They made their home in Idaho Falls where Dennis worked hard his whole life working two, sometimes three jobs at a time. He worked at the Idaho Falls Stockyard until they closed in 2021. He was a night watchman and cleaned the offices since he was 15 years old. Dennis worked at BMC West for 13 years, the last three of them managing the dispatching department. He worked as a truck driver after that, his last job being with AAA Paving. He was an excellent truck driver and loved his job.
Dennis loved his family and loved to take them on spur of the moment trips and going on long drives often ending up far away from home. He enjoyed working in his yard, fishing, hunting, and camping with his parents, siblings, Shanon and their children. He was an amazing husband, a constant support for Shanon, and he will truly be missed, not only by her, but his entire family. Dennis was a “Social butterfly” as Shanon called him. She was amazed by how many people he knew and called friends. She often spoke about how they had gone to Butte Montana and Salt Lake City Utah always bumping into someone Dennis knew. He loved to talk, especially telling stories. He made sure to include every detail of a story and sometimes got sidetracked doing so. His stories, often exaggerated, will be missed along with his smile, his sense of humor, and ability to be at the right place at the right time. He enjoyed watching football. His favorite team was the Dallas cowboys. After marrying Shanon, he switched to loving a better team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He said he had to jump on the bandwagon because Shanon’s family were all Steelers fans.He saved people’s lives and was the first to come up on the scene of an accident, calling 911 and making sure everyone was okay. His ability to make friends easily was something Dennis was expert at. Everyone who met Dennis loved him,
Dennis is survived by his wife Shanon of Idaho Falls Idaho; children, Houston Brown, Marina (Ty) McRae, Jourdan Jensen, Garrett Jensen; mother, Dorothy brown; brother, Danny (Angie) Brown; sisters Jody Smith and Shantel (Greg) Barnes; and grandchildren Troy, Travys and Trent Stevens. He was preceeded in death by his father Ralph and his grandparents. A celebration of his life will be held from 1:00 til 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia 3111 Channing way. In lieu In lieu of flowers, to help with final expenses, donations may be taken by phone 208-522-2751 or sent to Wood Funeral Home at PO Box 51434, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83405. Condolences may be sent to his family online at www.woodfuneralhome.com.





