Joe Allen Brown, 90, of Timpson, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016, in Center.

 

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Bro. Gordon Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery.

 

Mr. Brown was born June 8, 1926, in Converse, Louisiana, to Allen Hedrick Brown and Alice Pearl Wilburn Brown.  He served in the United States Navy and later retired from Texaco Oil Company in Houston.  Mr. Brown loved music and especially enjoyed singing on Sunday nights for area churches.  He also enjoyed hunting and fishing.  Mr. Brown was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church in Timpson, Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge AF x AM No. 321 in Bayton, Timpson Masonic Lodge No. 437 in Timpson and Scottish Rite Body in Houston.

 

He is survived by

Children:

Ray Conner and wife, Betty, of Diana

Arie Ann Baker of Timpson

Dawn Bowers of Timpson

 

Grandchildren:

Suzanne Clower and husband, Clint, of White Oak

Crystal Conner and husband, Blake, of Denton

Michael Bowers

Timothy Bowers

 

Great Granddaughters: 

Kinzlee Clower of White Oak

Marley Bowers of Yantis

 

Sister: Neva Fields of Center

 

Brother: Billy Brown and wife, Ada, of Waco

 

Numerous nieces and nephews

 

A host of other family and friends

 

Preceded in death by

Wife: Billie Marie Brown

Parents: Allen Hedrick Brown and Alice Pearl Wilburn Brown

Brother: Alvin Brown, Jesse Waymon Brown

Sisters: Margie Ladue Vaughn, Catherine Lynch, Bernice Howard

 

A special thanks to Barbara Kirsch, of Shelbyville, for her support.

 

Online condolences & tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com