EDEN Garner Coolidge Brown, Sr., 78, of 212 Smith Acres Road, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at Morehead Memorial Hospital.
The service will be held 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Trent Wall and Rev. Terry Schultz will be officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery .
Mr. Brown was born in Spray and worked in Fieldcrest Mills cutting bedspreads. AWorld War II Army Veteran, where Mr. Brown was a corporal with the 831st Bombardment Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, Battles were at Rome - ARNO; Northern France; Southern France, North Apennines; Rhineland; PO Valley Air Offensive Balkans EAMET Campaign Medal with seven Bronze service Stars; Good Conduct Medal AR 600-68; Distinguished unit Badge GO 29HQ 15th AF, also a life time member of the D.A.V. He attended Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church.
He is survived by wife, June Biggs Brown of the home; son, Garner C. Brown, Jr. and wife, Brenda of Greensboro; daughters, Brenda Eanes and husband, Bennie of Eden, Jeanette Vernon of Eden, Wendy Harris and husband, Lee of Eden; step-sons, Mike Biggs and Tim Biggs, both of Eden; step-daughter, Toni Bullins of Mayodan; brother, Tuttle Brown and his wife, Opal of Eden; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Tamara Biggs; sister, Ida Grogan; father and mother, William and Maude Brown.
The service will be held 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Trent Wall and Rev. Terry Schultz will be officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery .
Mr. Brown was born in Spray and worked in Fieldcrest Mills cutting bedspreads. AWorld War II Army Veteran, where Mr. Brown was a corporal with the 831st Bombardment Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, Battles were at Rome - ARNO; Northern France; Southern France, North Apennines; Rhineland; PO Valley Air Offensive Balkans EAMET Campaign Medal with seven Bronze service Stars; Good Conduct Medal AR 600-68; Distinguished unit Badge GO 29HQ 15th AF, also a life time member of the D.A.V. He attended Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church.
He is survived by wife, June Biggs Brown of the home; son, Garner C. Brown, Jr. and wife, Brenda of Greensboro; daughters, Brenda Eanes and husband, Bennie of Eden, Jeanette Vernon of Eden, Wendy Harris and husband, Lee of Eden; step-sons, Mike Biggs and Tim Biggs, both of Eden; step-daughter, Toni Bullins of Mayodan; brother, Tuttle Brown and his wife, Opal of Eden; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Tamara Biggs; sister, Ida Grogan; father and mother, William and Maude Brown.
EDEN Garner Coolidge Brown, Sr., 78, of 212 Smith Acres Road, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at Morehead Memorial Hospital.
The service will be held 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Trent Wall and Rev. Terry Schultz will be officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery .
Mr. Brown was born in Spray and worked in Fieldcrest Mills cutting bedspreads. AWorld War II Army Veteran, where Mr. Brown was a corporal with the 831st Bombardment Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, Battles were at Rome - ARNO; Northern France; Southern France, North Apennines; Rhineland; PO Valley Air Offensive Balkans EAMET Campaign Medal with seven Bronze service Stars; Good Conduct Medal AR 600-68; Distinguished unit Badge GO 29HQ 15th AF, also a life time member of the D.A.V. He attended Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church.
He is survived by wife, June Biggs Brown of the home; son, Garner C. Brown, Jr. and wife, Brenda of Greensboro; daughters, Brenda Eanes and husband, Bennie of Eden, Jeanette Vernon of Eden, Wendy Harris and husband, Lee of Eden; step-sons, Mike Biggs and Tim Biggs, both of Eden; step-daughter, Toni Bullins of Mayodan; brother, Tuttle Brown and his wife, Opal of Eden; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Tamara Biggs; sister, Ida Grogan; father and mother, William and Maude Brown.
The service will be held 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Trent Wall and Rev. Terry Schultz will be officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery .
Mr. Brown was born in Spray and worked in Fieldcrest Mills cutting bedspreads. AWorld War II Army Veteran, where Mr. Brown was a corporal with the 831st Bombardment Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, Battles were at Rome - ARNO; Northern France; Southern France, North Apennines; Rhineland; PO Valley Air Offensive Balkans EAMET Campaign Medal with seven Bronze service Stars; Good Conduct Medal AR 600-68; Distinguished unit Badge GO 29HQ 15th AF, also a life time member of the D.A.V. He attended Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church.
He is survived by wife, June Biggs Brown of the home; son, Garner C. Brown, Jr. and wife, Brenda of Greensboro; daughters, Brenda Eanes and husband, Bennie of Eden, Jeanette Vernon of Eden, Wendy Harris and husband, Lee of Eden; step-sons, Mike Biggs and Tim Biggs, both of Eden; step-daughter, Toni Bullins of Mayodan; brother, Tuttle Brown and his wife, Opal of Eden; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Tamara Biggs; sister, Ida Grogan; father and mother, William and Maude Brown.
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