John E. Brown

John Edward Brown, of 1700 W. Clara Drive, Petersburg, Va., departed this life Nov. 14, 2009. at Waverly Health Care Center, Waverly, Va.

He was the eldest child of seven born to the late Willie and Edna Brown. He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Clyde and Milton Brown.

He joined Bloomfield Baptist Church, Wilsons, Va., at an early age, where he served on the Usher Board. He is also a past chairman of the Trustee Board, where he was inspirational in getting the renovation of the church started.

He was a formal member of Pocahontas Lodge number 7 P.H.A and also the Young Men's Club of Petersburg, Va. He was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. and American Tobacco Co.

He leaves to cherish his loving memory his wife, Deacon Fannie Fitzgerald Brown; one son, retired Navy Chief Anthony W. Brown Sr. and wife, Barbara, of Blackstone, Va.; one daughter, Jacqueline Brown of Baltimore; three grandchildren, Anthony W. Brown Jr., Tiffany N. Brown of Blackstone, Va., Tonja C. Brown-Hurst of Baltimore; one great-grandson, Hazearion J. Brown of Blackstone, Va.; two brothers, Willie Brown of Petersburg, Va., David and his wife, Dale, of Petersburg, Va.; two sisters, Queen Johnson of Petersburg, Va., and Patricia Wilkins of Charlottesville, Va.; one sister-in–law, Carrie F. Waller of Baltimore; one brother-in-law William H. Jones Jr. of Blackstone, Va.; two aunts, Bertha Craig of Dinwiddie, Va., and Nancy Davis and husband, George, of Blackstone, Va.; four uncles, Lesley Brown of Baltimore, Freeman Harris of Blackstone, Va., Lloyd and wife, Rosa, of Chicago, George Davis of Blackstone, Va.; a host of nieces and nephews and relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bloomfield Baptist Church, Wilsons, Va., with the Rev. Kim White officiating. Interment will be in Greenview Cemetery, Blackstone, Va.

The remains will rest at the church on Saturday from 9:45 a.m. until the hour of service. Relatives and friends will assemble at the residence, 1700 W. Clara Drive, Petersburg, at 9:15 a.m.

Online condolences may be registered at www.tuckerfuneralhome1969.com. Services under the direction of Tucker's Funeral Home, 415 Halifax St., Petersburg. A.A. Tucker, funeral director.