SHIRLEY WILLIS BROWN^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

1910 - 2004  (93 years)

• Name	SHIRLEY WILLIS BROWN  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	26 Dec 1910	Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United States   [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jun 2004	Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, USA   [4, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  	Age at Death: 93
  Burial	18 Jun 2004	Bay City, Texas   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I30124595921	Brown/Hayes
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	WILLIAM ETHERIDGE BROWN,   b. 25 May 1861, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1919, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 58 years)
  Mother	ZELPHIA ANN LOWE,   b. 20 Nov 1883, Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United States d. 11 Feb 1963, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	03 Jan 1901	Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United States   [14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FLORENCE MAE ALEXANDER,   b. 03 Feb 1913, Tanglewood, TX d. 23 Apr 2001, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, United States of America (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1934	Palacios, Texas   [9]
  Children	1. GAREY GENE BROWN,   b. 09 Feb 1944, Matagorda Hospital, Bay City, TX d. 18 Sep 2016, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Source for Marriage info: Florence's Bible. Married by W.H. Williams. Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Kirby witnesses. Obituaries for June 20, 2004 BROWN Shirley W. Brown, 93, of Bay City died June 15, 2004 at his son's residence in Pearland, Texas. He was born December 26, 1910 in Gardo, Alabama to the late William Etheridge and Celphie Lowe Brown. Mr. Brown was a resident of Bay City since 1920. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Army, and was a member of the Bay City Volunteer Fire Department for 42 years. Mr. Brown served as an ambulance driver and funeral home assistant with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home during the late 1940's and early 1950's, then he served as manager of the Taylor Bros. Used Furniture Store. After that he worked for many years at Taylor Steves Furniture Store. Survivors include: his son and daughter-in-law, Garey G. and Jane Brown of Pearland; and one granddaughter, Angela Renee Brown of Pearland. He was preceded in death by his wife Florence Mae Brown; sister, Flora Belle Smith; and brothers, Charles, Allen, Henry, and William E. Jr. Brown. Funeral service was held 2 p.m., Friday, June 18, 2004, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment followed at Cedarvale Cemetery with military honors under the auspices of Philip H. Parker VFW Post No. 2438. Pallbearers were Jeff Elliott, Doug Huebner, Howard Carroll, Jim Hendrickson, Taylor Steves, and Kyle Lackey. Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

  
  

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