Francis R. Brown Jr.

HUBBARDSTON, Mass. | Francis R. ''Franny'' Brown Jr., 62, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, April 10, 2006 at the U. Mass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass.

Born in Winchendon, Mass. on Sept. 12, 1943, he was the son of the late Francis and Lorraine (Lefebre) Brown.

Franny graduated from the Winchendon school system before going to work as a carpenter/mill wright. He worked at C.R.I.M. Construction in Fitchburg before his retirement. He was a member of the MA Carpenters Association Union #1121, retired Deputy Fire Chief for the Hubbardston Fire Dept., member of the Masons Hope Lodge in Gardner, past president and lifetime member of the Hubbardston Rod and Gun Club, president of the C.A.S.H. Committee in Hubbardston and was a member of the Winchendon Country Club. Franny was an avid hunter, fisherman and golfer who enjoyed traveling and camping.

He was a great Husband, Dad, Brother and Papa; he will be greatly missed.

Besides his parents, Franny is predeceased by a brother, Joseph Brown.

Members of his family include his loving wife, Priscilla Hubbard Brown; a son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Nichole Brown of Templeton, Mass.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Kim Hardee of Loris, and Amy Brown-Rezendes and Claudel Leveille of Hubbardston, Mass.; seven grandchildren, Lindsey, Derek and Kelsea Berthiaume of Loris, Tressa Rezendes of Hubbardston, Mass., and Sara, Erin and Jacob Brown of Templeton, Mass.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Mike Meehan of Harwich, Mass., and Trish and Doug Muchler of Harwich, Mass.; three step-grandchildren, Chandler and Travis Hardee of Myrtle Beach, and Erik Voisine of Templeton, Mass.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 14, 2006 at 10 a.m. from Smith Funeral Home Inc., 69 Vernon Street, Gardner, Mass. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Hubbardston. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hubbardston Fire Dept., Main St., Hubbardston, MA 01452 or to the C.A.S.H. Committee, c/o David Prime, Pitcherville Rd., Hubbardston, MA 01452 or to the Life Flight, c/o U. Mass Medical Center, Lake Ave., Worcester, MA 01605.