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John Brown Obituary
January 8, 1921 - April 1, 2010
Dr. John Robert Brown, 89, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 after a brief illness.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 9, at Pat H. Foley, 1200 West 34th Street, Houston, Texas, 77018. A memorial service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Franklin Church of Christ, 517 Bremond (Hwy 46 N.), in Franklin, for information, (979) 828-4205.
He was born on January 8, 1921 in Franklin, on a foothill to Carter Hill, just across from Cole's Hill in Robertson County, Texas, to George Earl and Edna Eleanor Mitchell Brown, the youngest of six siblings. He graduated from high school in Franklin and attended Sam Houston State Teachers College, where he studied horticulture, before transferring to Texas A&M and graduating there.
He served in World War II as a medical technician, where he achieved the rank of Sergeant and then graduated from the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston after the war. While in school, he met and married Joy Kathryn Hardie, his wife of 59 years, who preceded him in death in 2007.
After interning in Seattle, he entered general practice in Arp, Texas. In 1955, he moved to Houston. After some years practicing in North Houston, he became a founding partner in the partnership that built Parkway Hospital. In 1986, he moved his practice to his hometown, Franklin, Texas, where he ultimately retired in 2001.
Dr. Brown was a member of Franklin Church of Christ in Franklin and Candlelight Church of Christ in Houston. He was an active supporter of apologetic projects, especially in the area of creation science, and continued to be an active supporter of conservative political causes throughout his life. With a lifelong interest in plants, he devoted his spare time to gardening and hybridizing fruit trees.
He was recognized for his expertise in breeding frost resistant citrus fruit.
He was preceded in death by his wife, and siblings, Edna Earl Maris, cattleman Charles A. Brown, Dr. James Mitchell Brown, M.D., teacher Vernon Anderson and Martha Ann Passman.
Survivors include his children, J. Robert Brown, Jr., Esq. of Houston, Sue Ellen Stewart and husband, Don, of Homewood, Ala., Barbara Mullins and husband, Mark, of Magnolia, Texas.
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Memories and Condolences
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DR. BROWN ATTENDING MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL MAY 2007
JANICE FERGUSON PEDO
September 16, 2010
THE CHARLES AND LUCRETIA FERGUSON CHILDREN WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY IS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. DR.BROWN WAS A GREAT MAN AND PHYSICIAN AND HE WAS A GREAT FRIEND TO OUR FAMILY. THE LAST TIME WE SAW HIM WAS AT MOTHER'S FUNERAL AND I HAD TO GIVE HUG A HUG. WE ALL LOVED HIM DEARLY, AND HE WAS A GOOD CHRISTIAN MAN. AS A CHILD, I WAS SCARED TO DEATH THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW HIM BECAUSE HE WAS SO TALL, BUT I GOT OVER THAT QUICK WHEN I SAW HIS SMILE. HE DOCTORED ALL 13 CHILDREN IN OUR FAMILY AND BROUGHT A LOT OF THE GRAND CHILDREN INTO THIS WORLD. WE WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH. HE WAS A GREAT GIFT FROM GOD TO THIS WORLD.
SINCERELY,
JANICE FERGUSON PEDO
Paula Johnson
April 11, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Brown's family. He was more than a wonderful doctor but a personal friend of our family for many years. He was a devoted husband to his sweet wife Joy, loving father and most of all a dedicated christian. My parents (Bill & Jean Green) and grandparents (Basil & Johnnie Doran) thought the world of him as well. I thank God for allowing our paths to cross. If the world had more Dr. Brown's it would be a better place to live. May God comfort you all during this great loss. He has gain the victory he so longed for. Our lives have been enriched by knowing him. He will be greatly missed but not forgotten. Dr. Brown left a wonderful legacy for us to follow. Love,Paula (Green) Johnson
William Lewis Green Jr. (Bubba)
April 8, 2010
To the entire Brown Family you'll are in my thoughts and prayers. Dr. Brown was such a loving and caring Christian Man. I have known him my entire life of 46 years. My parents ( Bill & Jean Green ) and Grandparents ( Mr. and Mrs. Basil C. Doran ) were long time friends of him and his sweet wife Joy. Dr. Brown was a treasure in our lives and will be missed so much. Words are hard to express how much he meant to my family. I know heaven will be so much sweeter. Love William Lewis Green Jr. ( Bubba )
Jenifer Woodley
April 8, 2010
My prayers are with Dr.Brown's family. He was such a kind and sweet person. He brought me into this world in 1984 at Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was a faithful christian and it was a great pleasure to know such a good man. My family loved him so much and I did too. I will miss him dearly.
Kathy Coufal Burns
April 8, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with your on your loss.
Your father was our family doctor in Houston. He was a caring doctor. I remember him fondly.
Traci Woodall Smith
April 8, 2010
I knew your Dr. Brown and Mrs. Joy when they lived here in Franklin. He was a great man. We owned the Drug Store here so we had the pleasure of getting to know him very well. I am sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
Traci Woodall Smith
Beverlea Liston
April 8, 2010
The entire Brown Family is in my thoughts and prayers. Dr. Brown was such a wonderful part of our family, not only as our physician but also as a dear friend of the Doran and Green Family. My grandparents Johnnie and Basil Doran along with my parents Bill and Jean Green respected and loved him so very much. He was a wonderful Christian man that served God in many ways. It was my pleasure and privilege to have known him.
Phil. 1:3 , Psalms 116:15
Sincerely,
Beverlea Green Liston
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