February 24, 2018 at 6:12 a.m.
Robert Brown
April 15, 1929-Feb. 22, 2018
Robert B. Brown, age 88, a resident of Portland, passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre.
He was a longtime member of the Family Worship Center in Portland. He owned and operated Brown’s Produce for over 45 years in Portland.
Robert Brown was born April 15, 1929, in Mills Spring, Kentucky, the son of Harvey and Francis (Young) Brown. He was married on Oct. 26, 1948, to Margaret Bower. She passed away on Aug. 7, 2007.
Survivors include:
One son- Bob Brown (wife-Ann), Portland
Three daughters- Rosa May (husband-Hank), Berne, Louise Harter (husband-Duane), Portland, and Brenda Kay Chapman (husband-Jim), Portland
Two brothers- Oliver Brown, Muncie, and Wendell Brown, Illinois
Two sisters- Glenna Burris and Marjorie Hickey, both of Muncie
Two sisters-in-law- Marjorie Barger and Mabeline Barcus
Fourteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildrenand several great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Margaret and three children, Rebecca Sue, Robert and Richard.
Visitation for Robert Brown will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday at Family Worship Center, 200 E. Elder St., in Portland. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. at the church. The Rev. David Wade will officiate the services and burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery in Portland.
The arrangements have been entrusted to the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Memorials may be directed to the funeral home to assist with final expenses.
He was a longtime member of the Family Worship Center in Portland. He owned and operated Brown’s Produce for over 45 years in Portland.
Robert Brown was born April 15, 1929, in Mills Spring, Kentucky, the son of Harvey and Francis (Young) Brown. He was married on Oct. 26, 1948, to Margaret Bower. She passed away on Aug. 7, 2007.
Survivors include:
One son- Bob Brown (wife-Ann), Portland
Three daughters- Rosa May (husband-Hank), Berne, Louise Harter (husband-Duane), Portland, and Brenda Kay Chapman (husband-Jim), Portland
Two brothers- Oliver Brown, Muncie, and Wendell Brown, Illinois
Two sisters- Glenna Burris and Marjorie Hickey, both of Muncie
Two sisters-in-law- Marjorie Barger and Mabeline Barcus
Fourteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Margaret and three children, Rebecca Sue, Robert and Richard.
Visitation for Robert Brown will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday at Family Worship Center, 200 E. Elder St., in Portland. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. at the church. The Rev. David Wade will officiate the services and burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery in Portland.
The arrangements have been entrusted to the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Memorials may be directed to the funeral home to assist with final expenses.
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