Kenneth Doyle Brown

Kenneth Doyle Brown was born at home in the community of Concord in Williamson County on August 27, 1935. He was the 3rd of 7 children born to Wesley Brown and Murel Mather. He died on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 85 years of age.

He is preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Brown; his parents; a brother, David Brown; and sisters, Louise Jordan and Ruth Cleaver.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ann Carpenter Brown; his children and their spouses: Sherry and Mike Graves, Blaine and Trish Brown. His grandchildren and their spouses: Amy and Dave Nevland, Jonathan and Lisa Graves, Scott and Cortney Graves, Jordan and Chelsye Johns, Andrew and Emily Johns, Marshall and Alexandra Brown, Erin and Sal Docouto. Great grandchildren: Rosemarie, Beck and Haddie Nevland, Mason and Mackenzie Graves, and Kade Corley. He is also survived by his brothers, Marvin Brown, Donny Brown, and Bobby Brown.

He grew up in Liberty Hill and graduated from Liberty Hill High School where he played baseball, basketball, and football.

He married Anna Rose Carpenter, September 4, 1954. They lived in Austin until 1975 when they moved back to Liberty Hill.

He was a bricklayer, back when it was a union job and you had to apprentice to learn the craft. He was a member of Union Local #7. Driving through Austin and the UT campus, he would regale you with stories of which buildings he worked on, which wall / corner he had personally completed. In 1991, he was contacted to brick-in the front door of the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt shop where the 4 girls had been murdered. He was working on a building near the UT tower on campus when Walt Whitman began firing from the tower. He laid the 1st block on the 1st NASA building in Houston. His friend Buck Johnson always had a job for him when he was in Houston for Teresa’s treatment and hospital stays at MD Anderson. He always loved a good joke or a practical joke. He made lifelong friends while a bricklayer and led them and many others to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior in his lifetime.

He was a member of the SFOA and officiated mostly high school football as a line judge for 10 years. He was a member of the Austin Umpire Association for more than 15 years. All this he did after putting in a full day of hard work as a bricklayer. He loved spending time in his workshop and he created many items, including some of the furniture still in their current home. He did all the rock work on the three houses the family lived in and took great pride in the quality of his work. In his later years he especially loved attending the football and baseball games of his grandsons.

He and his wife were involved in planting several churches in Williamson County after he retired. He just loved people and people loved him. He was a good man, faithful husband, loyal friend, and caring father, grandfather, great grandfather, and uncle.

When we think of him in heaven, we see him hugging Terry and being greeted by all the friends and family who preceded him. We rejoice in his release from pain, but we will miss him until we see him again.

A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2021 at William Buck Cemetery in Liberty Hill.