Richard Jerry Brown

Richard Jerry Brown, 81, son of the late Avery Brown and late Mary Fetner Brown, died on Sunday, September 4, 2022, of natural causes. Jerry was also preceded in death by his eldest son Rick Brown.

Jerry was living in Lagrange, Georgia at the time but, was originally from Huguley, Alabama. He spent many years in Florida, Georgia, Japan, Texas, and of course, his home state of Alabama. 

He served in the Air Force Reserve for four years.  

He was an avid outdoorsman, loved fishing, Scouting, the Auburn Tigers, and serving southern bar-b-q at his restaurant Happy Trails when it was open in Roanoke, Alabama.  

He is survived by his sister Barbara Lewis; his children Robin (Donnie) Gillenwaters, Susan (Jim) Strickland, and his two sons Jerome (Teresa) Brown and Daniel Brown; his ex-wife Deborah Brown, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held for Jerry on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 2:00P.M. EDT at the Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley.  His family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00P.M. EDT until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made in his memory to his granddaughter’s scout troop, Troop 5109 at 4074 Riverstone Drive, Suwanee, Georgia 30024. 

Please visit his Memorial Tribute page at www.johnsonbrownservicefh.com to leave a kind message for his family, share a memory of Jerry, or to light a Remembrance Candle in his memory.

Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley is directing. 

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