CONWAY — Esteemed local artist Ernest O. “Ernie” Brown of Conway died at his Conway home last Saturday. He was 75.
Brown — known for such works as the mural at Heritage New Hampshire in Glen, a replica of which now hangs at Settlers Crossing, as well as innumerable designs for White Mountain Puzzles of Jackson — had battled Stage Four bone cancer.
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