Miles Gordon Brown Sr.

Miles Gordon Brown, Sr., passed away at age 83 on Nov. 13, 2013 from complications due Parkinson’s disease. The youngest son of Nannie Hudson Brown and Oscar Hubert Brown was born June 28, 1930, in Edenton, North Carolina, graduating from Greenville High School in 1949. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1952 and served during the Korean War. He earned his Associate’s Degree from Long Beach City College. He retired from Pasadena Municipal Court as the Court Administrator in 1986. He lived in Las Vegas since 1988. Miles is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dolores Schulte Brown and his sister, Doris Petty Rodormer (George). In addition, he is survived by his children: Linda Brown (John Douglas), Miles G. Brown, Jr., (Cathrein), and Nancy Syzdek (Steven Weaver) and his grandchildren: John Miles Douglas, Wesley Douglas, Gordon Brown, Ibtisam Brown, Caroline Syzdek, and Andrew Syzdek. A visitation service will be held 3-5 p.m., Tues., Nov. 19, 2013, at Palm South Jones Mortuary (1600 S. Jones Blvd.) in Las Vegas. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Sat., Nov. 23, 2013, at Miller Funeral Home (735 Virginia Rd.) in Edenton, North Carolina. He will be interred at Beaver Hill Cemetery in Edenton. Memorials may be given to the Heaven Can Wait Animal Rescue or the Keep Memory Alive Foundation at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas.