He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sonia, his three loving children and their spouses, Christa (Johnny), John, Jr. (Shawn) and Jeremy (Kristie).
One of his greatest pleasures in life was his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and making them his famous milkshakes.
He is also survived by his only brother Jerry (Vivian).
Mike had a gift of making strangers feel like lifelong friends, of whom he had many. Mike instilled by example his values of faith, honesty, hard work , integrity, and empathy to his children.
He was known for his quick wit, and was the “King of Puns”, even though some of his material may have come from the Readers Digest.
His work on earth is done, which included Army National Guard, designing and building saw mills and metal fabricating equipment, He was a gifted salesman of the equipment he designed both nationally and internationally. His last employment was selling automobiles, at which he excelled.
Mike struggled with heart disease for many years but undoubtedly his heart was given so much to his family and friends that it finally succumbed to the disease.
He loved spending time with family, Alabama Football, golf and making his Sunday school members laugh. He was known for entertaining his grand’s and great-grand’s by talking like Donald Duck. He enjoyed antique cars and keeping his lawn. “His absence will be great, but his presence in our hearts will always be greater.”
Services will be held Friday February 19, 2021 at Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Northport AL. Visitation will be at 10:00am and the funeral following at 11:00am. Social distancing guidelines will be observed. The graveside service will be at 1:30pm at Fourmile Baptist Church, where Mike and Sonia first met.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.SunsetBrown-Funeral.com
Sunset Brown - Service Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, in charge of arrangements.
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