Alton Lewis Brown was born on June 3, 1929 to Caroline (Laas) and William Brown in Toledo, Ohio.

On February 17, 1951, he married Lois Aldene Laberdee. She was born March 20, 1932. They were divorced in 2000.

They had one son, Randall Lee Brown.

In 1997, Alton regired as a maintenance supervisor with Guardian Industries.

Alton passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at Harborside Care Center in Perrysburg, Ohio at the age of 77.