Memorial services are private at the request of the family.
He is survived by his children, Latashia Smith and Gary Brown, Jr.; brothers, Andy and Timmy Brown; sisters, Linda, Cora, Darlene, and Lois Brown; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Elizabeth Robertson Brown; paternal grandparents, Frank, Sr. and Mable Brown; maternal grandparents, Welton and Vivian Robertson, George and Edith Robertson; brothers, Daniel, Ricky and Frank Brown, III.
Arrangements entrusted to Jones Funeral Home of Houma.