MSG (Ret.) Richard Rufus Brown
1956 - 2023
MSG (Ret.) Richard Rufus Brown
1956 - 2023
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BORN
1956
DIED
2023
MSG (Ret.) Richard Brown Obituary
US Army MSG Ret., Richard Rufus Brown, 67, of Fayetteville, passed away on November 3, 2023.
He was born on June 27, 1956, in Charlotte, NC, to the late Peggy and Robert Brown.
Richard proudly served for over 25 years as a Special Forces soldier. During this time, he was stationed all over the world.
He was a kind and generous man who loved his Heavenly Father. He will be missed greatly by all those lucky to call him a friend and fellow soldier.
Left to cherish Richard’s memory is his significant other/fiancée, Prasert Bailey; daughter, Sarah Brown Hedrick; siblings, Mike Brown (Jan Cox), Judy Fowler, Peggy Michals (Greg); and many nieces, nephews, and good friends.
The family will welcome friends from 12:30pm to 1:30pm on Friday, December 1, 2023, at Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service, for a time of remembrance. A graveside memorial service will follow at 2pm, at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, with military honors.
Services are entrusted to Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service & Crematory.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
610 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301
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