Anthony Barry Brown

Anthony Barry Brown obituary

Anthony Barry Brown

Anthony Brown Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Westside Funeral Home - Palmetto on Jan. 15, 2026.
ANTHONY BARRY BROWN WAS BORN ON MARCH 2, 1960, IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA TO THE LATE LANGHORN EDWARD BROWN AND BARBARA JEAN BROWN. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND GRADUATED FROM DEEP CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, JUNE 1978. HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SERVED HIS COUNTRY FROM MAY 8, 1979 TO NOVEMBER 19, 1991 AND LATER RELOCATED TO FLORIDA.

ANTHONY ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HIS LORD AND SAVIOUR AND WAS BAPTIZED AT LIGHT OF THE WORLD INTERNATIONAL CHURCH, SARASOTA, FLORIDA.

ANTHONY WORKED AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WITH THE MANATEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR 18 YEARS AND RETIRED IN 2015.

ANTHONY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, LANGHORN BROWN AND BARBARA BROWN, HIS BROTHER, TYRONE BROWN, AND HIS DAUGHTER, RACHEL SUMPTER.

ANTHONY LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORIES: A LOVING & DEVOTED WIFE FELICIA BROWN, THREE SONS: ANTHONY BROWN OF SARASOTA, KEVIN BROWN(GRACE) OF BRADENTON, AND JONATHAN BROWN OF WINTER GARDEN; TWO DAUGHTERS: CANDICE BROWN OF NEW PORT RICHEY AND JALECIA BROWN OF PALMETTO; ONE BROTHER, LANGHORN BROWN, JR. OF GEORGIA; ONE SISTER, OLIVIA BROWN OF VIRGINIA; 18 GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GRANDSON; ONE NIECE, ARIEL BROWN OF GEORGIA AND ONE NEPHEW JOSHUA BROWN OF VIRGINIA. A LOVING MOTHER-IN-LAW, EARLINE POMPEY-JONES (JOE) OF PALMETTO, A SISTER-IN-LAW, YOLANDA POMPEY-WILLIAMS(GARY) OF BRADENTON, A BROTHER-IN-LAW, JOE LOUIS EVANS, JR(SHEILA) OF BOYNTON BEACH; A HOST OF OTHER LOVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.

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