Harvey R. Brown, age 90, of Volga, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 30, 2006, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment and military graveside rites in the Arlington City Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 P.M. Harvey Roland Brown was born September 2, 1916, in Hells Hollow near Bruce, South Dakota, to William and Olena (Rovig) Brown. He attended country school and graduated from Hetland High School in 1936. He married Shirley Thomas on October 23, 1941, at the Lutheran parsonage in Volga. During World War II he served with the 10th Armored Division Medical Corps as an ambulance driver. He was awarded three battle stars, one for the Battle of the Bulge, and also received the Bronze Star. Following the close of the war, he won the European Theater of Operation horseshoe championship in Munich, Germany. Harvey worked for Bjorklund and Ayers Trucking, the Coast to Coast Store, and Farmers Co-op Creamery in Arlington. Upon moving to Volga, he worked as a custodian at SDSU, First National Bank in Brookings, and First Lutheran Church in Volga. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and a lifetime member of the Edgar L. Herrick American Legion Post No. 42 in Arlington. He was an avid sports fan and active participant in basketball, softball, bowling, and horseshoes. He was runner-up in the state horseshoe championship and won the state championship with his American Legion bowling team. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Brown, of Volga; son, James Brown, of North Hollywood, California; daughter, Barbara (Lawrence) Dyer, of Volga; son, Steven (Teri) Brown, of The Colony, Texas; eight grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and three sisters. Harveys unending good humor and undaunted spirit endeared him to his family and friends.