Closton Brown was born in 1933 and was the younger brother of Channing Brown. In 1942, Closton and Channing sneak away to hunt a bear on Tusel Creek. Tragedy struck when Channing accidentally and fatally shot Closton. Channing carried his brother to the farm of Elisha and Merta Bahning for aid, but he eventually died from his injuries. Closton's father Reverend Ketchum Brown did a service for him the following Tuesday at Swan Cove Baptist Church.