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Rob Brown was a true Patriot and a great American. He loved the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was one of the best family men I have ever known. God Bless Rob!!! RIP!
Kent Hance
November 09, 2025 | Austin, TX | Friend


Photo courtesy of Smith Family Funeral Homes - Throckmorton
Apr 4, 1936 - Nov 7, 2025
Rob Brown was a true Patriot and a great American. He loved the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was one of the best family men I have ever known. God Bless Rob!!! RIP!
Kent Hance
November 09, 2025 | Austin, TX | Friend
My condolences to the Brown family, my dad Harold was raised in Throckmorton and always had good things to say about Rob and the Brown family, our prayers are with the family
Craig Haile
November 09, 2025 | Vashti, TX
A true American Rancher and a loyal and proud Texas Tech alumni! Gods Speed Rob! Prayers today and in the days ahead!
Russell Webb
November 09, 2025 | THROCKMORTON, TX | Family
As a native of Throckmorton and a classmate and friend of Rob's late sister, Marianne Brown Merrick Bachman, I of course knew Rob throughout his childhood. He was a classmate of my late brother, Reginald M. Nichols, and we all remember the Brown family fondly and appreciate their contributions to our hometown and community. Valda Davis Brown, Rob's mother, can be credited with having used stones from the old, demolished Throckmorton schoolhouse, to build the gates to the Throckmorton...
Edmund Nichols
November 09, 2025 | Austin, TX
Deepest sympathy and condolences to the R.A. Brown family. Betsy may your family find peace in knowing your dad is with our Lord and was met with “well done my good and faithful servant, welcome home”
Chanda Lee
November 08, 2025 | Bowie, TX | Friend
Ronnie & I have many great memories of Rob, the gentleman rancher icon from a time when life was slower yet appreciated by ranching families like the Browns & the Nails & many others we now miss. Rob, though sometimes reserved & humbled was larger than life & he lived it well.
Becky & Ronnie Nail
November 08, 2025 | Abilene, TX | Friend
A legend, a competitor, and a friend. He kept his family together. A Christian pattern for us all to admire.
Brent Perry
November 08, 2025 | Bastrop, TX | Friend
I will always remember the wonderful Quail hunting trips as a child on the ranch. We will love you and miss you always.
Joshua Merrick
November 08, 2025 | Wasilla, AK | Family
R.A.“Rob” Brown, Jr. of Throckmorton, Texas, passed away peacefully Friday, November 7, 2025.Rob was born on April 4, 1936, to Valda (Thomas) Brown and R.A. Brown Sr. He was the fourth generation raised on the family’s R.A. Brown Ranch, where his love of the land and...
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