JOHN BROWN

BROWN, John Cornelius, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of November 23, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 10, 1946 in Buckingham County, Va. He was the third child of nine born to the late Rev. James Cornelius and Deaconess Christine Fleming Brown. He was retired from MeadWest-vaco. He is survived by his devoted and beloved, Julia; son, Paul Brown; daughter, Paula Burton; grandchildren, Kaila Brown, Aaron Burton and Lauren Burton. He is further survived by his brothers, James Brown Jr., Freddie Brown and Thomas Brown; sisters, Doris Glover, JoAnne Kimble and Lisa Brown; loving nieces, Jacqueline Glover, Charlotte White, Marvinette Palmer, Kristin Lee, Kristina Lee and a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Arthur Brown. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12 noon at Dillwyn Elementary School, with interment in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Arvonia. Public viewing will be held Friday, November 27, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Reid's Funeral Home in Dillwyn.


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