Donnie Lamar Brown
Hartselle
Funeral for Donnie Lamar Brown, 58, of Depreast Rd., Hartselle, will be Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Wright officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home after a long illness.
Don was born August 13, 1951, in Decatur to William Russell Brown and Hazel Louise Self Brown. He graduated from Danville High School and Northwest Alabama State Junior College. He retired from Decatur Parks and Recreation Department in 2005 after 29 years of service. After retirement, he spent many hours at T.C. Almon playing ping pong with his friends. He was a longstanding member of the Huntsville Track Club and competed in many long distance races across the Southeast.
Donnie ran his first marathon in 1994 at age 43. He was interested in his Southern, Irish, and Scottish heritage. He was a past Commander of the Sons of Liberty Camp 580 of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and belonged to Clan MacDonald and Clan McGregor. He was taking bagpipe lessons until his illness prevented him from continuing.
Donnie was a faithful member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. He was a fan of Elvis and enjoyed watching Alabama football with his friend, Horace Sheats. He also loved to travel. In recent years, he made a trip to Alaska with members of his church family, and a trip to Ireland with his friend, Dr. Fontes.
He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Brown, and is survived by his mother, Hazel Brown, brothers, Larry and Harold Brown, all of Hartselle, many other family members, and leaves behind many friends.
Pallbearers will be members of Sons of Liberty Camp 580.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Hartselle
Funeral for Donnie Lamar Brown, 58, of Depreast Rd., Hartselle, will be Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Wright officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home after a long illness.
Don was born August 13, 1951, in Decatur to William Russell Brown and Hazel Louise Self Brown. He graduated from Danville High School and Northwest Alabama State Junior College. He retired from Decatur Parks and Recreation Department in 2005 after 29 years of service. After retirement, he spent many hours at T.C. Almon playing ping pong with his friends. He was a longstanding member of the Huntsville Track Club and competed in many long distance races across the Southeast.
Donnie ran his first marathon in 1994 at age 43. He was interested in his Southern, Irish, and Scottish heritage. He was a past Commander of the Sons of Liberty Camp 580 of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and belonged to Clan MacDonald and Clan McGregor. He was taking bagpipe lessons until his illness prevented him from continuing.
Donnie was a faithful member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. He was a fan of Elvis and enjoyed watching Alabama football with his friend, Horace Sheats. He also loved to travel. In recent years, he made a trip to Alaska with members of his church family, and a trip to Ireland with his friend, Dr. Fontes.
He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Brown, and is survived by his mother, Hazel Brown, brothers, Larry and Harold Brown, all of Hartselle, many other family members, and leaves behind many friends.
Pallbearers will be members of Sons of Liberty Camp 580.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Donnie Lamar Brown
Hartselle
Funeral for Donnie Lamar Brown, 58, of Depreast Rd., Hartselle, will be Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Wright officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home after a long illness.
Don was born August 13, 1951, in Decatur to William Russell Brown and Hazel Louise Self Brown. He graduated from Danville High School and Northwest Alabama State Junior College. He retired from Decatur Parks and Recreation Department in 2005 after 29 years of service. After retirement, he spent many hours at T.C. Almon playing ping pong with his friends. He was a longstanding member of the Huntsville Track Club and competed in many long distance races across the Southeast.
Donnie ran his first marathon in 1994 at age 43. He was interested in his Southern, Irish, and Scottish heritage. He was a past Commander of the Sons of Liberty Camp 580 of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and belonged to Clan MacDonald and Clan McGregor. He was taking bagpipe lessons until his illness prevented him from continuing.
Donnie was a faithful member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. He was a fan of Elvis and enjoyed watching Alabama football with his friend, Horace Sheats. He also loved to travel. In recent years, he made a trip to Alaska with members of his church family, and a trip to Ireland with his friend, Dr. Fontes.
He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Brown, and is survived by his mother, Hazel Brown, brothers, Larry and Harold Brown, all of Hartselle, many other family members, and leaves behind many friends.
Pallbearers will be members of Sons of Liberty Camp 580.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Hartselle
Funeral for Donnie Lamar Brown, 58, of Depreast Rd., Hartselle, will be Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Wright officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home after a long illness.
Don was born August 13, 1951, in Decatur to William Russell Brown and Hazel Louise Self Brown. He graduated from Danville High School and Northwest Alabama State Junior College. He retired from Decatur Parks and Recreation Department in 2005 after 29 years of service. After retirement, he spent many hours at T.C. Almon playing ping pong with his friends. He was a longstanding member of the Huntsville Track Club and competed in many long distance races across the Southeast.
Donnie ran his first marathon in 1994 at age 43. He was interested in his Southern, Irish, and Scottish heritage. He was a past Commander of the Sons of Liberty Camp 580 of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and belonged to Clan MacDonald and Clan McGregor. He was taking bagpipe lessons until his illness prevented him from continuing.
Donnie was a faithful member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. He was a fan of Elvis and enjoyed watching Alabama football with his friend, Horace Sheats. He also loved to travel. In recent years, he made a trip to Alaska with members of his church family, and a trip to Ireland with his friend, Dr. Fontes.
He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Brown, and is survived by his mother, Hazel Brown, brothers, Larry and Harold Brown, all of Hartselle, many other family members, and leaves behind many friends.
Pallbearers will be members of Sons of Liberty Camp 580.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Valley.
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