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Raymond Elsie “Toejoe” Brown Sr.

Birth
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death
21 Jun 2001 (aged 72)
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Grayson County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Joseph Brown, Sr. &
Bertie Kyle
One of eleven children;
3 sisters & 7 brothers
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1917 Virginia H. (Coletrain)***see below
1920 Jack R.***see below
1925 Herman W.***see below
1927 Hasten Alexander***see below
1931 James***see below
1931 John***see below
1933 Joseph "Duke", Jr.***see below
1935 Charlie***see below
1937 Geneva (Thompson)***see below
1940 Annie Ruth***see below

Married Catherine "Kate" Goins
23 Jan 1947 Grayson Co, VA
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
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1947 Raymond, Jr.
1950 Helena "Lena" (Sawyers)
1956 Verna Lee (Tucker)

Divorced 04 Feb 1982 • Grayson Co, VA

Father of;
Douglas Gwyn

Obituary
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Raymond Brown, Sr., (Tojoe), 72, of Galax, died June 21, 2001, in Twin County Regional Hospital.

He is survived by daughters, Lena Sawyers and Verna Lee Tucker both of Galax; sons, Elder Raymond Brown, Jr. of Galax, Rev. Douglas Gwyn of Mt. Airy, NC; brother, Hasten Brown of Galax; foster sister, Ola Goins of Galax; foster brother, Preston Coletrain of Galax; 32 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral was June 24 at 2 p.m. in Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. Jackie Reeves, the Rev. Jerry Bryson, the Rev. Douglas Gwyn and the Rev. Theodore Brandan officiating. Burial was in Oldtown Cemetery.
Son of Joseph Brown, Sr. &
Bertie Kyle
One of eleven children;
3 sisters & 7 brothers
***********************************
1917 Virginia H. (Coletrain)***see below
1920 Jack R.***see below
1925 Herman W.***see below
1927 Hasten Alexander***see below
1931 James***see below
1931 John***see below
1933 Joseph "Duke", Jr.***see below
1935 Charlie***see below
1937 Geneva (Thompson)***see below
1940 Annie Ruth***see below

Married Catherine "Kate" Goins
23 Jan 1947 Grayson Co, VA
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
***********************************
1947 Raymond, Jr.
1950 Helena "Lena" (Sawyers)
1956 Verna Lee (Tucker)

Divorced 04 Feb 1982 • Grayson Co, VA

Father of;
Douglas Gwyn

Obituary
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Raymond Brown, Sr., (Tojoe), 72, of Galax, died June 21, 2001, in Twin County Regional Hospital.

He is survived by daughters, Lena Sawyers and Verna Lee Tucker both of Galax; sons, Elder Raymond Brown, Jr. of Galax, Rev. Douglas Gwyn of Mt. Airy, NC; brother, Hasten Brown of Galax; foster sister, Ola Goins of Galax; foster brother, Preston Coletrain of Galax; 32 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral was June 24 at 2 p.m. in Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. Jackie Reeves, the Rev. Jerry Bryson, the Rev. Douglas Gwyn and the Rev. Theodore Brandan officiating. Burial was in Oldtown Cemetery.


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