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Why Sister Wives’ Gwendlyn Brown Thinks Kody and Christine Should’ve Divorced Sooner
Kody Brown took action to honor his late son.
As he and his ex-wife Janelle Brown prepared to lay their son Garrison Brown to rest following his death in March 2024 at age 25, the Sister Wives star felt it was important to dig the grave himself.
“I've never done anything like this, digging a grave,” Kody said during the May 18 episode of the TLC series. “And I think this is one of the most important things I've ever done. It's the last ode to my boy.”
He added, “It means something to me. I don't know why. It's something deeply emotional.”
With this mission in mind, Kody—who also shares kids Logan Brown, 31, Madison Brush, 29, Hunter Brown, 28, Gabriel Brown, 23, and Savanah Brown, 20, with Janelle—wanted to turn the “final act” of burying Garrison’s ashes into a labor of love.
“For the act of effort in this, because we're not digging a grave big enough for a coffin, I'm going to make it a little bit bigger than certainly I need for this urn,” he explained. “I want the experience of doing some real effort here. Just trying to honor my son as best I can.”
Reflecting on the grief he and the rest of the Brown family—including wife Robyn Brown, exes Meri Brown and Christine Brown, as well as his other children—have felt since Garrison’s death by suicide, he continued, “I don't even know if it's honor. It's mourning.”
In addition to the physical effort of digging the grave, Kody expressed that he chose his family’s land in Wyoming as Garrison’s burial ground as a means of “bringing my boy home and putting him in the ground.”
“My dad is buried here,” Kody shared. “My mom will be. Janelle's mom, Grandma Cheryl, is buried here. It's just the place and we can see this mountain over here. It's called the Heart Mountain and it's familiar to me.”
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He added, “I wanted Garrison buried right next to Cheryl. Grandma Cheryl probably nurtured Garrison as much as any of us. And I'm putting Garrison in grandma's arms.”
And despite Kody’s strained relationship with Janelle, with whom he split in 2022 after 25 years of marriage, she was fully supportive of his wishes.
“I asked her if I could do this and she was kind and gracious,” the dad of 18 said. “She said, ‘I think that'd be really sweet,’ and I'm glad that she saw it that way because I need this.”
Read on for a deeper dive into the rest of Kody’s kids.
Logan Taylor Brown
Born May 21, 1994, Logan is the oldest son of Kody Brown and Janelle Brown. He is also the eldest child of 18 in Kody's entire brood.
After graduating with a master's degree in business administration from the University of Nevada in 2020, he married Michelle Petty two years later.
Aspyn Kristin Thompson (née Brown)
Aspyn is the oldest child of Kody and Christine Brown. She was born on March 14, 1995.
Also a University of Nevada alum, Aspyn tied the knot with Mitch Thompson in 2018. She announced her pregnancy in April 2025.
Leon "Leo" Brown
Born on July 29, 1995, Leon is the only child of Kody and Meri Brown.
In 2020, Leon came out as transgender, sharing that they were previously "socialized as a girl."
"I was pretty young & unfortunately i grew up in a context that was incredibly gendered & restrictive," Leon—who also goes by "Leo"—wrote on Instagram. "and here’s the thing, i’m finally ready to share my favorite self with the world. and that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic."
Leon married Audrey Kiss in 2020 at a Colorado courthouse wedding.
Mykelti Ann Padron (née Brown)
The second of Kody and Christine's children, Mykelti was born on June 9, 1996.
She married Antonio "Tony" Padron in 2016 in a wedding ceremony documented on Sister Wives. The couple are parents to daughter Avalon and twin sons Archer and Ace.
Madison Rose Brush (née Brown)
Janelle gave birth to Madison—her second child with Kody—on Nov. 3, 1995.
After studying at Utah State University, Madison married Caleb Brush in 2016. The pair share kids Axel, Evangalynn and Josephine.
Hunter Elias Brown
Janelle and Kody welcomed Hunter—their third child together—on Feb. 9, 1997.
Hunter graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2020, before studying nursing at Johns Hopkins University.
Paedon Rex Brown
Christine gave birth to her and Kody's third child together on Aug. 7, 1998.
Robert Garrison Brown
Born Oct. 31, 1998, Garrison was Kody and Janelle's third youngest child together. He died by suicide on March 5, 2024 at age 25.
David "Dayton" Preston Brown
Dayton is the oldest child of Kody's fourth wife Robyn Brown from her past marriage with Preston Jessop. He was adopted into the family in 2015, five years after Robyn spiritually married Kody.
In 2014, Kody legally divorced his first wife Meri so he could marry Robyn and officially adopt Dayton as his son.
Gabriel Winn Brown
Nicknamed Gabe, the fifth child of Kody and Janelle was born on Oct. 11, 2001.
Gwendlyn Genielle Queiroz (née Brown)
Kody and Christine welcomed their fourth child on Oct. 15, 2001.
Gwendlyn tied the knot with Beatriz Queiroz in 2023.
Aurora Alice Brown
Aurora is the second oldest child of Robyn. She was legally adopted by Kody in 2015 after he married Robyn the prior year.
Ysabel Paige Brown
Kody and Christine welcomed their fifth child together on June 13, 2003.
Her struggles with scoliosis have been documented on Sister Wives.
Breanna Rose Brown
Breanna is Robyn's third child from her marriage to Preston. After Robyn married Kody, Breanna and her older siblings were legally adopted into the family.
Savanah Brown
Kody and Janelle welcomed their youngest child together on Dec. 7, 2004. The exes reunited for Savanah's high school graduation in 2023.
Truely Grace Brown
Born on April 13, 2010, Truely is the youngest child of Kody and Christine.
Solomon Kody Brown
Kody and Robyn welcomed their second youngest son on Oct. 27, 2011.
Ariella Mae Brown
Born on Jan. 10, 2016, Ariella is the youngest daughter of Kody and Robyn. She is also the youngest child of 18 in the entire Brown family.
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