Bill is the second husband of Opal Harris
Electrician by trade
Ran the locks at the Panama Canal for a time
Of Harrison, TN in 2008
Lived at:
6100 Lynn Road
Harrison, TN 37341
Remarried after Opal's death.
William Brown
Hamilton County
Sr.William Buster Brown Sr., 87, died at Chattanooga Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, better known as "Panama Bill" died Sunday June 9, 2013 at 3:00a.m..Mr. Brown was born Jan. 4, 1926 in Ladds, Marion County, Tenn. His father was a turbine operator at Hales Bar for the old Tennessee Power Company at the time of Mr. Browns birth.Mr. Brown was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Other memberships include the Masonic Lodge 673, Scottish Rite, and the Alhambra Shrine for over 50 years each. In the Abou Saad Shrine of Balboa, Panama, he served as captain of the Motor Patrol in 1968 and President in 1969.Mr. Brown became active in organized labor at the age of 18 when he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In 1965, Mr. Brown and his wife, Opal, moved to the Panama Canal Zone. Mr. Brown held the office of Business Manager for 12 years with IBEW local 397, as well as Business Delegate for the Central Labor Union and Metal Trade Council (AFL-CIO). He also served as representative in the Office of Wage and Grievances on the Governors staff. In 1967, as Legislation Representative, Mr. Brown helped draft the Treaty Labor Annex, which is still in existence. He later served as president. Mr. Brown retired from the Panama Canal in 1988 as Electrical Senior Lockmaster of the Miraflores Locks on the Pacific side.Mr. Brown was the son of the late Julia Rice-Brown and Alvis Lester Brown. In 1946, Mr. Brown married Opal Harris-Brown, who passed away in July 2005. Brothers include William Claude Brown and Robert Brown, both deceased, and James David Brown. Preceded in death by his daughter, Micki Jo Brown - Cooper.Mr. Brown is survived by sons, Larry Steven Brown Sr., William Buster Brown Jr.; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.Visitation will be 4 until 8 p.m. today.Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel conducted by the Lookout Valley Masonic Lodge #673 F&AM.Interment will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens, West, in Lookout Valley, Tenn., by members of the Masonic Lodge 673.Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and the St. Jude Childrens Hospital.Visit www.RyanFuneralHome.net to share memories
Electrician by trade
Ran the locks at the Panama Canal for a time
Of Harrison, TN in 2008
Lived at:
6100 Lynn Road
Harrison, TN 37341
Remarried after Opal's death.
William Brown
Hamilton County
Sr.William Buster Brown Sr., 87, died at Chattanooga Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, better known as "Panama Bill" died Sunday June 9, 2013 at 3:00a.m..Mr. Brown was born Jan. 4, 1926 in Ladds, Marion County, Tenn. His father was a turbine operator at Hales Bar for the old Tennessee Power Company at the time of Mr. Browns birth.Mr. Brown was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Other memberships include the Masonic Lodge 673, Scottish Rite, and the Alhambra Shrine for over 50 years each. In the Abou Saad Shrine of Balboa, Panama, he served as captain of the Motor Patrol in 1968 and President in 1969.Mr. Brown became active in organized labor at the age of 18 when he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In 1965, Mr. Brown and his wife, Opal, moved to the Panama Canal Zone. Mr. Brown held the office of Business Manager for 12 years with IBEW local 397, as well as Business Delegate for the Central Labor Union and Metal Trade Council (AFL-CIO). He also served as representative in the Office of Wage and Grievances on the Governors staff. In 1967, as Legislation Representative, Mr. Brown helped draft the Treaty Labor Annex, which is still in existence. He later served as president. Mr. Brown retired from the Panama Canal in 1988 as Electrical Senior Lockmaster of the Miraflores Locks on the Pacific side.Mr. Brown was the son of the late Julia Rice-Brown and Alvis Lester Brown. In 1946, Mr. Brown married Opal Harris-Brown, who passed away in July 2005. Brothers include William Claude Brown and Robert Brown, both deceased, and James David Brown. Preceded in death by his daughter, Micki Jo Brown - Cooper.Mr. Brown is survived by sons, Larry Steven Brown Sr., William Buster Brown Jr.; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.Visitation will be 4 until 8 p.m. today.Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel conducted by the Lookout Valley Masonic Lodge #673 F&AM.Interment will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens, West, in Lookout Valley, Tenn., by members of the Masonic Lodge 673.Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and the St. Jude Childrens Hospital.Visit www.RyanFuneralHome.net to share memories
Bill is the second husband of Opal Harris
Electrician by trade
Ran the locks at the Panama Canal for a time
Of Harrison, TN in 2008
Lived at:
6100 Lynn Road
Harrison, TN 37341
Remarried after Opal's death.
William Brown
Hamilton County
Sr.William Buster Brown Sr., 87, died at Chattanooga Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, better known as "Panama Bill" died Sunday June 9, 2013 at 3:00a.m..Mr. Brown was born Jan. 4, 1926 in Ladds, Marion County, Tenn. His father was a turbine operator at Hales Bar for the old Tennessee Power Company at the time of Mr. Browns birth.Mr. Brown was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Other memberships include the Masonic Lodge 673, Scottish Rite, and the Alhambra Shrine for over 50 years each. In the Abou Saad Shrine of Balboa, Panama, he served as captain of the Motor Patrol in 1968 and President in 1969.Mr. Brown became active in organized labor at the age of 18 when he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In 1965, Mr. Brown and his wife, Opal, moved to the Panama Canal Zone. Mr. Brown held the office of Business Manager for 12 years with IBEW local 397, as well as Business Delegate for the Central Labor Union and Metal Trade Council (AFL-CIO). He also served as representative in the Office of Wage and Grievances on the Governors staff. In 1967, as Legislation Representative, Mr. Brown helped draft the Treaty Labor Annex, which is still in existence. He later served as president. Mr. Brown retired from the Panama Canal in 1988 as Electrical Senior Lockmaster of the Miraflores Locks on the Pacific side.Mr. Brown was the son of the late Julia Rice-Brown and Alvis Lester Brown. In 1946, Mr. Brown married Opal Harris-Brown, who passed away in July 2005. Brothers include William Claude Brown and Robert Brown, both deceased, and James David Brown. Preceded in death by his daughter, Micki Jo Brown - Cooper.Mr. Brown is survived by sons, Larry Steven Brown Sr., William Buster Brown Jr.; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.Visitation will be 4 until 8 p.m. today.Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel conducted by the Lookout Valley Masonic Lodge #673 F&AM.Interment will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens, West, in Lookout Valley, Tenn., by members of the Masonic Lodge 673.Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and the St. Jude Childrens Hospital.Visit www.RyanFuneralHome.net to share memories
Electrician by trade
Ran the locks at the Panama Canal for a time
Of Harrison, TN in 2008
Lived at:
6100 Lynn Road
Harrison, TN 37341
Remarried after Opal's death.
William Brown
Hamilton County
Sr.William Buster Brown Sr., 87, died at Chattanooga Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, better known as "Panama Bill" died Sunday June 9, 2013 at 3:00a.m..Mr. Brown was born Jan. 4, 1926 in Ladds, Marion County, Tenn. His father was a turbine operator at Hales Bar for the old Tennessee Power Company at the time of Mr. Browns birth.Mr. Brown was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Other memberships include the Masonic Lodge 673, Scottish Rite, and the Alhambra Shrine for over 50 years each. In the Abou Saad Shrine of Balboa, Panama, he served as captain of the Motor Patrol in 1968 and President in 1969.Mr. Brown became active in organized labor at the age of 18 when he joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In 1965, Mr. Brown and his wife, Opal, moved to the Panama Canal Zone. Mr. Brown held the office of Business Manager for 12 years with IBEW local 397, as well as Business Delegate for the Central Labor Union and Metal Trade Council (AFL-CIO). He also served as representative in the Office of Wage and Grievances on the Governors staff. In 1967, as Legislation Representative, Mr. Brown helped draft the Treaty Labor Annex, which is still in existence. He later served as president. Mr. Brown retired from the Panama Canal in 1988 as Electrical Senior Lockmaster of the Miraflores Locks on the Pacific side.Mr. Brown was the son of the late Julia Rice-Brown and Alvis Lester Brown. In 1946, Mr. Brown married Opal Harris-Brown, who passed away in July 2005. Brothers include William Claude Brown and Robert Brown, both deceased, and James David Brown. Preceded in death by his daughter, Micki Jo Brown - Cooper.Mr. Brown is survived by sons, Larry Steven Brown Sr., William Buster Brown Jr.; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.Visitation will be 4 until 8 p.m. today.Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel conducted by the Lookout Valley Masonic Lodge #673 F&AM.Interment will be at Lakewood Memory Gardens, West, in Lookout Valley, Tenn., by members of the Masonic Lodge 673.Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and the St. Jude Childrens Hospital.Visit www.RyanFuneralHome.net to share memories
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