Funeral Services for William “Bill” Brown, 81, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Community Baptist Church, West Monroe with Rev. Danny McIlveene officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe. Visitation will be held from 6:00PM until 8:00PM Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Bill was born on October 1, 1932 in Sheridan, Arkansas and passed away on May 26, 2014 in West Monroe, LA. He was a deacon at Community Baptist Church. Bill was a dedicated coach for many years teaching youth various sports. He was an avid golfer. Bill will be remembered as a generous man by always doing for others. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He is preceded in death by his parents, Milton and Ruby Brown; wife, Jacqueline Fay Hutton Brown; wife, Evelyn Jones Brown; sons, Billy Ray Brown and Tommy Joe Brown; great-grandson, Seth Turner; great-great granddaughter, Trinadee Aday; sister, Dorothy Winston; brothers, J. T. Brown, Bobby Brown, Dewey Brown; and son-in-law, Terry Rogers.
Bill is survived by wife, Sue H. Brown; daughters, Lorene Rogers, Margaret Basey, Ruby Brown and partner Jane Harper, and Estella Bandy and husband Tommy; step-daughter, Kristi Husher; brothers, Jimmy Brown and wife Martha, Truman Brown and wife Merrilyn; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Billy Harold Rogers, Eric Turner, Jerry Rogers, William Bandy, David Turner, and Joseph Basey.
Memorials may be made to Community Baptist Church, West Monroe and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Visitation
6PM-8PM Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Mulhearn Funeral Home
West Monroe, LA
Funeral Services
2PM Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Community Baptist Church
West Monroe, LA
Interment
Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery
Monroe, LA