Claude Brown was Born September 21, 1922.
A Longtime Resident of Maben, MS.
Died July 3, 2016 at the Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS at the Age of 93.
In 1944 he Met and Married, as he has told, "The Most Beautiful Woman I've Ever Seen", Vivian C Ford of Ethel, MS.
They Celebrated Seventy Five Years of Marriage on June 15, 2016.
They were Blessed with a Loving Family including Six Children: Butch Brown of Maben; Jim Brown (Deceased); Ed Brown and Wife, Joyce of Maben; Connie Greer of Shannon; Deborah Kornegay of Columbus; and Joyce Pate and Husband, Glen of Mathiston. Sixteen Grandchildren; Thirty One Great Grandchildren; and Two Great Great Grandchildren.
He was Proceeded in Death by his Parents, Jesse and Beatrice Brown of Maben; Daughters In Law; Donna Brown and Judy Brown; Sons In Law; Donnie Greer and Melvin Kornegay; Three Brothers; Two Sisters; and One Grandson.
He Answered the Call in 1943 to Serve His Country in the U.S. Army and the Army Air Corp during WWII.
He continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1965 to his hometown of Maben, MS.
In 1968 he Joined the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as a Conservation Officer.
Retiring after Twenty-Four Years of Service to his State followed by Serving Oktibbeha County as a Bailiff for Seventeen Years.
He then Retired and Enjoyed Spending Time in his Garden or on his Porch, Rocking with his Bride of Seventy Five Years, Enjoying Visits and Story-Telling with his Family and Friends.
Claude was a Member of Maben First Baptist Church and a Life Member of Mathiiston/Double Springs Masonic Lodge #184.
A Service Celebrating his Life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July 6th at Maben First Baptist Church with Pastors Brother Randall Poss and Brother Tommy Temple Officiating.
Burial will follow in Maben Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5 - 7 P.M., Tuesday, July 5th.
In Lieu of Flowers, Donations can be made to the Stained Glass Window Fund of Maben First Baptist Church; or The American Cancer Society.
Published: Monday, July 4, 2016, Welch Funeral Home, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS.
A Longtime Resident of Maben, MS.
Died July 3, 2016 at the Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS at the Age of 93.
In 1944 he Met and Married, as he has told, "The Most Beautiful Woman I've Ever Seen", Vivian C Ford of Ethel, MS.
They Celebrated Seventy Five Years of Marriage on June 15, 2016.
They were Blessed with a Loving Family including Six Children: Butch Brown of Maben; Jim Brown (Deceased); Ed Brown and Wife, Joyce of Maben; Connie Greer of Shannon; Deborah Kornegay of Columbus; and Joyce Pate and Husband, Glen of Mathiston. Sixteen Grandchildren; Thirty One Great Grandchildren; and Two Great Great Grandchildren.
He was Proceeded in Death by his Parents, Jesse and Beatrice Brown of Maben; Daughters In Law; Donna Brown and Judy Brown; Sons In Law; Donnie Greer and Melvin Kornegay; Three Brothers; Two Sisters; and One Grandson.
He Answered the Call in 1943 to Serve His Country in the U.S. Army and the Army Air Corp during WWII.
He continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1965 to his hometown of Maben, MS.
In 1968 he Joined the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as a Conservation Officer.
Retiring after Twenty-Four Years of Service to his State followed by Serving Oktibbeha County as a Bailiff for Seventeen Years.
He then Retired and Enjoyed Spending Time in his Garden or on his Porch, Rocking with his Bride of Seventy Five Years, Enjoying Visits and Story-Telling with his Family and Friends.
Claude was a Member of Maben First Baptist Church and a Life Member of Mathiiston/Double Springs Masonic Lodge #184.
A Service Celebrating his Life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July 6th at Maben First Baptist Church with Pastors Brother Randall Poss and Brother Tommy Temple Officiating.
Burial will follow in Maben Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5 - 7 P.M., Tuesday, July 5th.
In Lieu of Flowers, Donations can be made to the Stained Glass Window Fund of Maben First Baptist Church; or The American Cancer Society.
Published: Monday, July 4, 2016, Welch Funeral Home, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS.
Claude Brown was Born September 21, 1922.
A Longtime Resident of Maben, MS.
Died July 3, 2016 at the Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS at the Age of 93.
In 1944 he Met and Married, as he has told, "The Most Beautiful Woman I've Ever Seen", Vivian C Ford of Ethel, MS.
They Celebrated Seventy Five Years of Marriage on June 15, 2016.
They were Blessed with a Loving Family including Six Children: Butch Brown of Maben; Jim Brown (Deceased); Ed Brown and Wife, Joyce of Maben; Connie Greer of Shannon; Deborah Kornegay of Columbus; and Joyce Pate and Husband, Glen of Mathiston. Sixteen Grandchildren; Thirty One Great Grandchildren; and Two Great Great Grandchildren.
He was Proceeded in Death by his Parents, Jesse and Beatrice Brown of Maben; Daughters In Law; Donna Brown and Judy Brown; Sons In Law; Donnie Greer and Melvin Kornegay; Three Brothers; Two Sisters; and One Grandson.
He Answered the Call in 1943 to Serve His Country in the U.S. Army and the Army Air Corp during WWII.
He continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1965 to his hometown of Maben, MS.
In 1968 he Joined the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as a Conservation Officer.
Retiring after Twenty-Four Years of Service to his State followed by Serving Oktibbeha County as a Bailiff for Seventeen Years.
He then Retired and Enjoyed Spending Time in his Garden or on his Porch, Rocking with his Bride of Seventy Five Years, Enjoying Visits and Story-Telling with his Family and Friends.
Claude was a Member of Maben First Baptist Church and a Life Member of Mathiiston/Double Springs Masonic Lodge #184.
A Service Celebrating his Life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July 6th at Maben First Baptist Church with Pastors Brother Randall Poss and Brother Tommy Temple Officiating.
Burial will follow in Maben Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5 - 7 P.M., Tuesday, July 5th.
In Lieu of Flowers, Donations can be made to the Stained Glass Window Fund of Maben First Baptist Church; or The American Cancer Society.
Published: Monday, July 4, 2016, Welch Funeral Home, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS.
A Longtime Resident of Maben, MS.
Died July 3, 2016 at the Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS at the Age of 93.
In 1944 he Met and Married, as he has told, "The Most Beautiful Woman I've Ever Seen", Vivian C Ford of Ethel, MS.
They Celebrated Seventy Five Years of Marriage on June 15, 2016.
They were Blessed with a Loving Family including Six Children: Butch Brown of Maben; Jim Brown (Deceased); Ed Brown and Wife, Joyce of Maben; Connie Greer of Shannon; Deborah Kornegay of Columbus; and Joyce Pate and Husband, Glen of Mathiston. Sixteen Grandchildren; Thirty One Great Grandchildren; and Two Great Great Grandchildren.
He was Proceeded in Death by his Parents, Jesse and Beatrice Brown of Maben; Daughters In Law; Donna Brown and Judy Brown; Sons In Law; Donnie Greer and Melvin Kornegay; Three Brothers; Two Sisters; and One Grandson.
He Answered the Call in 1943 to Serve His Country in the U.S. Army and the Army Air Corp during WWII.
He continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1965 to his hometown of Maben, MS.
In 1968 he Joined the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as a Conservation Officer.
Retiring after Twenty-Four Years of Service to his State followed by Serving Oktibbeha County as a Bailiff for Seventeen Years.
He then Retired and Enjoyed Spending Time in his Garden or on his Porch, Rocking with his Bride of Seventy Five Years, Enjoying Visits and Story-Telling with his Family and Friends.
Claude was a Member of Maben First Baptist Church and a Life Member of Mathiiston/Double Springs Masonic Lodge #184.
A Service Celebrating his Life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July 6th at Maben First Baptist Church with Pastors Brother Randall Poss and Brother Tommy Temple Officiating.
Burial will follow in Maben Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5 - 7 P.M., Tuesday, July 5th.
In Lieu of Flowers, Donations can be made to the Stained Glass Window Fund of Maben First Baptist Church; or The American Cancer Society.
Published: Monday, July 4, 2016, Welch Funeral Home, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
