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William Brown Obituary

William W. "Bill"
Brown
July 17, 1949-
June 4, 2014
Ft. Mitchell, AL- Ret. SFC William W. "Bill" Brown, 64, of Ft. Mitchell, AL, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Columbus, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Kenny Harris officiating. Interment will be held at Ft. Mitchell National cemetery and the family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm EST at the funeral home.
Bill was born on July 17, 1949, in Newark, AR, the son of the late William Woodrow Brown and Laura Jones Brown. In 1989 he retired, after 20 years of service, from the US Army. After retiring from the Army he worked several jobs including TIC credit union and was division manager for Steve Check Casher Inc. and retired in 2012. He was a volunteer for Red Cross at Martin Army Hospital. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Suzy Boner.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly of Ft. Mitchell, AL; children, Tracey Roberts, husband Tony of Ft. Mitchell, AL and Jason Brown, wife Nim of Fulshear, TX; 2 granddaughters, Whitney and Kelcie Robertson, of Ft. Mitchell, AL; 2 sisters, Leona Sipes, husband Mike of Forest City, MO and Ft. Mitchell, AL and Vicki Giles of Bethany, MO; 1 brother, Dick Brown of Preston, MO; 2 sister in-laws, Germain Bowdler of Texico, IL and Judy Williams of Mt. Vernon, IL; several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.



Published by Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on Jun. 8, 2014.
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My heartfelt condolences to Bill's family and friends during this time of sorrow. May the God of all comfort bring peace to your heart through His Word at Psalm 9:9,10.

GSTL

June 9, 2014

There are no words to express how sorry I am for your loss. He will be greatly missed. I love you all!

Bri Ogletree

June 9, 2014

Draw close to God during this time of sorrow.

James 4:8

June 8, 2014

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

David Peugh

June 7, 2014

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