Charles Nelson Brown

Nelson graduated from college with a Bachelor’s Degree. He was a decorated Vietnam veteran and retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service in 1975. After the Navy, he was a Quality Assurance Inspector with various Nuclear power plants until he retired. He was a member of Calvary Assembly of God in Hampton.

Nelson is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Edward and Vick Brown; and sisters, Margie Brasswell and Dorothy Medlin.

Nelson leaves behind to cherish his memory his beloved wife of 51 years, Patricia Anne Brown; daughters, Libby Holley and husband, Michael, and Trudy Clatterbaugh and husband, Bill; five grandchildren, Jenny Brown, Alan Shofner, Janie Lynn Clatterbaugh, Ealum and Daevine Holley; great-grandson, Charlie Shofner, all of Hampton; and sister, Hazel Boyette of Selma, North Carolina.

Friends are invited to visit Thursday, September 9 from 5 to 6 PM. A Celebration of Nelson’s life will follow at 6 PM at Calvary Assembly of God, 1380 N Mallory Street in Hampton. The family will also receive guests after the service. Graveside services with full military honors will be Friday, September 10 at 11 AM in Parklawn Memorial Park in Hampton.