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Clayton Brown Obituary

Clayton Ivan Brown, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022. He was born in Rocky Mt., NC to the late Richard and Mary Brown. He retired from the Virginia Division of Forestry as a Chief Forest Warden and owned and operated Browns Cabinet Shop. He was a member and deacon at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church and a former member of Western Branch Baptist Church for 60 years. He is predeceased by his wife, Callie Neal Brown; and a son, Ricky Brown.

He is survived by his two children, Terry Wells and husband Jesse and Jeff Brown and wife Sally; seven grandchildren, Ivan, Erin, Jesse, Neal, Roger, Nathan and Amanda; eleven great grandchildren, Tara, Jess, Gavin, Eva, Emma, Tucker, Tessa, Vann, Gavin, Oriyah, and Callie; and one great-great grandchild, Cora.

A funeral service will be held 10 A.M. Saturday, August 6, at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel by the Rev. Tommy Larson. Entombment will follow at Meadowbrook Memorial Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 - 8:30 P.M.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Aug. 4, 2022.

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Jim Farmer

August 5, 2022

Jeff and Terry,
No amount of words can fill the tremendous void in your lives.,,Please accept my heartfelt condolences and prayers.

Shelby Miltier Walasin

August 4, 2022

So sorry for your loss. I loved and respected your Dad.

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