based on the info in the obit below, I may be related to these Browns who were originally from
Ashe Co, NC. I am currently hoping to locate the Scott Brown of Molalla which is near where i lived as a child.
Sincerely grateful for any info on this family
obit--"Preacher David Richard Brown, age 82, of
Fleetwood, NC, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his home. Mr. Brown was born in
Jefferson, NC on Friday, July 23, 1926 to the late Robert
Foster and Mary Viola
Burkett Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Timothy
Elijah Brown. Prior to being called to preach, he was a dairy farmer who loved farming and dairy cattle. He held a doctorate in Christian Ministry from
Bethany Theological
Seminary and was a member of Smethport
Baptist Church. He always stayed true to the King James Version of the
Bible. He enjoyed listening to gospel and classical music and golfing.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 12, 2009 at 2 pm at Ashelawn Memorial
Chapel in
Jefferson, NC by Rev. Lester
Austin and Rev. James
Sechrest. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens with military rites. The family will receive friends from 6 pm to 8 pm Thursday evening, June 11, 2009, at Ashelawn Memorial
Chapel.
Preacher Brown is survived by:
His wife: Myrtle
Goodman Brown
One daughter: Mary
Holman of Marion, VA.
One son: Douglas Wayne Brown of
Fleetwood, NC.
Four sisters: Rosealee
Goodman of
Jefferson, NC, Pauline
Goodman of Union,
Oregon, Ennice Jordan of West
Jefferson, NC, and Ella Sue
Grogan of
Fleetwood, NC.
Two brothers:
Luther Brown of West
Jefferson, NC, and Scott Brown of Molalla,
Oregon.
Also surviving are 4 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews."