Jerry Leon Brown

Loving husband and father, Jerry Leon Brown, 71, of Wichita Falls, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. He was born on March 21, 1947 in Wichita Falls to the late Sidney Dee Brown and Frances McEwen Brown. On August 18, 1967 he married his high school sweetheart Michele Cook in Archer City, Texas. This past year they celebrated 51 years of marriage. He graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1965. After high school he attended Texas Tech University and later graduated from Midwestern State University with a Bachelors of Business Administration.

Jerry held several position throughout the Wichita Falls area, beginning his professional career at the City of Wichita Falls as a Purchasing Agent. He worked as Purchasing Manager for Sprague Electric, and was vital in the startup of CertainTeed also serving as CPM. He worked at E.W. Moran Drilling as CPM, where he was able to travel worldwide in the oil and gas industry. Jerry served at First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls as Minister of Business Administration, and finished his professional career at Breegle

Building Products, working there for 23 years in sales, retiring in 2017.

Jerry was a lifelong believer and served the Lord Jesus Christ for his entire life. He was an example of a servant of the Lord, loving and caring for all people he crossed paths with. He faithfully attended First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls, as well as First Assembly of God, where he served as deacon in both churches. Jerry supported and participated in missions all his life. He traveled abroad and in the United States, spreading the Word of Christ wherever he went. He served on several non-profit boards, including Habitat for Humanity, the United Way and numerous others where he devoted his time and talents.

Jerry was an Eagle Scout, taught gun safety to youth, and he was also a certified scuba diver helping with search and rescue operations. He was a member of Field and Stream and in his earlier years owned his own gunsmith shop. Jerry had a great sense of humor and an infectious laugh.

He is survived by his wife, Michele Brown of Wichita Falls; three children, Debbie Berthelot and David Williams of Monroe, LA, Christy Blumenfeld and husband Steven of St. Louis, MO and Jerry Jason Brown

of Wichita Falls. Grandchildren include Shelby Tooke and husband David of Lake Charles, LA and SSgt Tyler Berthelot, USAF of Tampa, FL. Extended family includes mother-in-law, Maxine F. Brown; sister-in-law Jan Huffines and husband Vernal Huffines; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He

was preceded in death by one sister, Dee Ann Brown Carter of Fayetteville, AR.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Hampton Vaughan Crestview Funeral Home Chapel with Rod Payne and Tommy Bragg officiating. Burial will follow at the Hampton Vaughan Crestview Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2:00 - 4:00 PM Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

Serving as pallbearers will be Bobby Diltz, Bob Hayes, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Cox, Tom Nichols, Wendell Huffines, Steve Burnett and Fred Price.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. https://www.michaeljfox.org/get-involved/donation. Or the charity of your choice.

Online condolences can be made at www.hamptonvaughancrestview.com