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Submitted: 7/26/13 • Approved: 10/15/19 • Last Updated: 10/18/19 • R912765-G0-S3
24 Aug 1948 - 29 Feb 2012
*Obituary
Melvin Ray Brown of Longview, TX was born in Corning August 24, 1948 son of Earnest and Hazel Brown. He died of cancer in Longview, February 29, 2012. He was 64.
He attended the first six grades of school at Delaplaine.
He is survived by one son Billy Ray Brown of Fayetteville, NC; one daughter Angela Brown Majors of Elizabeth City, NC; step-children Lois, Terry, Odell, Ronald and Dennis; 17 grand-children; and other relatives and friends.
Proceeded in death by his parents Earnest and Hazel Brown of Corning AR; wife Elfreda Bryant-Brown of Longview TX; and brother Leroy Brown.
Graveside memorial services will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in Jones Ridge Cemetery, Highway 34, CR 111 Road, Delaplaine.
Contributed on 7/26/13 by ahbrown
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