Marvin Brown

Marvin R. Brown Waynesville-Marvin Reeves Brown, 80 of Hemphill Road died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Dave and Mollie Caldwell Brown. He was employed for 40 years with H. T. Hackney and was a member of Hemphill Baptist Church. He enjoyed working at his sawmill and farming. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Roxie Smith Brown, a daughter Janet Marlene Messer and her husband Bobby, three sons, Robert Marvin Brown and his wife Yvonne, Ronnie Brown and his wife Jessica and Bruce Brown all of Waynesville, a sister Sally Trantham of Waynesville and three grandchildren, Heather Brown Terwillegar and her husband Matt, Ryan Marc Brown and Andrew Cody Messer and also two god grandchildren, Allbre Siverling and Lee Matthis. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2004 at Hemphill Baptist Church where the body will lie in state one hour prior to the services. Officiating will be the Reverends Dewayne Rathbone, Charles Brown and Billy Ferguson. Burial will follow in the Brown Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Andrew Messer, Ryan Brown, John Siverling, Larry Blanton, Wayne Matthis, Elmer Hawkins, Jr., Charlie Smith, and Clinton Hawkins. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Waynesville. Memorials may be made to Hemphill Baptist Church C/O Linda Clark at 56 Pioneer Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 or the Jonathan Creek Volunteer Fire Department at P. O. 158 Waynesville, NC 28785.

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