Carl B. Brown Jr.

BROWN, Carl B. Jr., 77, of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Richmond, passed away on November 5, 2008 after a battle with cancer. Carl was born in Blackstone, Va., on October 10, 1931, the son of Ida Mae and Carl B. Brown Sr. He served four years in the U.S. Navy, then retired from the U.S. Air Force where he served in the Air Commandos. Later, he retired from Verizon as a Power Engineer. Carl was a member of the Sandston Masonic Lodge AF&AM # 216 and a member of the Shriners, where he served as Past Chief of the ACCA Provost Guard. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Newnan, Ga. He is survived by his wife, Betty Brown; son, Carl B. Brown III and his wife, Bonnie; daughter, Carla Jean Brown; sisters, Delores Rolfe and Betty Hartley; grandsons, Carl B. Brown IV, Keith Brown and his wife, Heather; great granddaughter, Keara Brown; stepdaughters, Stephanie Courson (Lee), Belinda Yarbrough (Mike), Felicia Atnip (Robby), and Teresa Norris (David). The family will receive visitors at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, on Saturday, November 8, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone, Va. Please reassemble at the grave. A memorial service will be held in Newnan, Ga., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Carl's memory to Children's Hospital Foundation, 2924 Brook Road, Richmond, Va. 23220.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.