ARNOLD BROWN

BROWN, Arnold Ellwood, 87, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord Friday, October 8, 2010. He was the son of the late Dunlap E. and Gertrude Long Brown, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Brown and Vernon Brown; a sister, Ruth Hayslett; two brothers-in-law, Ellis Hayslett and Harley Drummond; and a son-in-law, Richard Miller. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Viola Brown; daughters, Dianna B. Miller and Sue Balsinger and her husband, Joe; a son, Wesley Brown and his wife, Judy; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Evelyn Drummond. Mr. Brown was a veteran of the Navy serving in WWII. He worked for Westvaco and was president of the local union in 1954, where he rose in ranks to be vice president of AFL-CIO. He worked until he was 72 years of age. He was a long standing member of Fletchers Chapel and Lakeside UMC and a member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rites, ACCA Temple, VFW, Moose Lodge, American Legion and many other organizations. The family will receive friends Monday, October 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville, and Tuesday, October 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Loving Funeral Home, 350 N. Maple Ave., Covington, Va., where a funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 13, at 12 noon. Interment will follow in Fletchers Chapel Cemetery, Covington.


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