(NOTE: TXBI shows he was born in Shelby Co)
Services for Dave Brown, 74, of Nacogdoches, will be held at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park, 5205 S. First Street, in the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel. Interment following in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mr. Brown was born May 14, 1941 in Hemphill, Texas, the son of the late Violet Alene (Ferguson) and Bryce Curie Brown. He passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 in a Nacogdoches hospital.
Mr. Brown was retired from the United States Navy following 25 years of service, traveling the world, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Latin America. He attained the rank of Master Chief (the 2nd youngest in the Navy) and had an honorable discharge. He was the Chief of the Boat that recovered the lunar capsule from the second Apollo Mission. He also served on one of the cruisers that led the Cuban Missile Blockade. He had a second career with Factory Mutual Engineering in Boston, Massachusetts as a Loss Prevention Engineer and retired following 20 years of service.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Shelly Brown; grandchildren, Mackenzie, Bailey, and Parker; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Delores Brown; sisters, Ruby Ard and Billy Selman, Mary Ann McFarland and husband Glenn, and Alphia Blyue; special friend, Betty Lytle; and a number of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Marie Brown on December 11, 2007.
Services placed in trust of Gipson Funeral Home.
Edited - full obit published in The Lufkin Daily News on Dec. 2, 2015
Services for Dave Brown, 74, of Nacogdoches, will be held at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park, 5205 S. First Street, in the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel. Interment following in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mr. Brown was born May 14, 1941 in Hemphill, Texas, the son of the late Violet Alene (Ferguson) and Bryce Curie Brown. He passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 in a Nacogdoches hospital.
Mr. Brown was retired from the United States Navy following 25 years of service, traveling the world, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Latin America. He attained the rank of Master Chief (the 2nd youngest in the Navy) and had an honorable discharge. He was the Chief of the Boat that recovered the lunar capsule from the second Apollo Mission. He also served on one of the cruisers that led the Cuban Missile Blockade. He had a second career with Factory Mutual Engineering in Boston, Massachusetts as a Loss Prevention Engineer and retired following 20 years of service.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Shelly Brown; grandchildren, Mackenzie, Bailey, and Parker; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Delores Brown; sisters, Ruby Ard and Billy Selman, Mary Ann McFarland and husband Glenn, and Alphia Blyue; special friend, Betty Lytle; and a number of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Marie Brown on December 11, 2007.
Services placed in trust of Gipson Funeral Home.
Edited - full obit published in The Lufkin Daily News on Dec. 2, 2015
(NOTE: TXBI shows he was born in Shelby Co)
Services for Dave Brown, 74, of Nacogdoches, will be held at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park, 5205 S. First Street, in the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel. Interment following in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mr. Brown was born May 14, 1941 in Hemphill, Texas, the son of the late Violet Alene (Ferguson) and Bryce Curie Brown. He passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 in a Nacogdoches hospital.
Mr. Brown was retired from the United States Navy following 25 years of service, traveling the world, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Latin America. He attained the rank of Master Chief (the 2nd youngest in the Navy) and had an honorable discharge. He was the Chief of the Boat that recovered the lunar capsule from the second Apollo Mission. He also served on one of the cruisers that led the Cuban Missile Blockade. He had a second career with Factory Mutual Engineering in Boston, Massachusetts as a Loss Prevention Engineer and retired following 20 years of service.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Shelly Brown; grandchildren, Mackenzie, Bailey, and Parker; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Delores Brown; sisters, Ruby Ard and Billy Selman, Mary Ann McFarland and husband Glenn, and Alphia Blyue; special friend, Betty Lytle; and a number of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Marie Brown on December 11, 2007.
Services placed in trust of Gipson Funeral Home.
Edited - full obit published in The Lufkin Daily News on Dec. 2, 2015
Services for Dave Brown, 74, of Nacogdoches, will be held at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park, 5205 S. First Street, in the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel. Interment following in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mr. Brown was born May 14, 1941 in Hemphill, Texas, the son of the late Violet Alene (Ferguson) and Bryce Curie Brown. He passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 in a Nacogdoches hospital.
Mr. Brown was retired from the United States Navy following 25 years of service, traveling the world, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Latin America. He attained the rank of Master Chief (the 2nd youngest in the Navy) and had an honorable discharge. He was the Chief of the Boat that recovered the lunar capsule from the second Apollo Mission. He also served on one of the cruisers that led the Cuban Missile Blockade. He had a second career with Factory Mutual Engineering in Boston, Massachusetts as a Loss Prevention Engineer and retired following 20 years of service.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Shelly Brown; grandchildren, Mackenzie, Bailey, and Parker; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Delores Brown; sisters, Ruby Ard and Billy Selman, Mary Ann McFarland and husband Glenn, and Alphia Blyue; special friend, Betty Lytle; and a number of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Marie Brown on December 11, 2007.
Services placed in trust of Gipson Funeral Home.
Edited - full obit published in The Lufkin Daily News on Dec. 2, 2015
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
