passed away Thursday, November 19, 2009. He leaves to cherish his legacy wife, M. Frances Brown; son, Richard Lawrence Brown; daughters, Constance (Anthony) Lieske, Valerie Durham; brothers, Forest (Trella) Brown, Charles (Judy) Brown; sisters, Marie(George) Hyatt, Maggie B. Wells, Beulah Baxter, Shelby (Richard) Leathers, Judy (Tommy) Russell; grandchildren, Marvin, Ryan, Frances, Thomas, Meredith, Katie, Michael; and a host of extended relatives and friends.