HOMER J. “JOE” BROWN JR.


LOUISBURG - Homer Joshua “Joe” Brown Jr., 73, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 at Franklin Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services were conducted Friday, Oct. 20, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest, with the Rev. Phil Brantley officiating. Burial followed in Bunn Memorial Gardens.

He was born in Uniontown, Pa., son of the late Lucy Leona Hennings Brown and Homer Joshua Brown Sr.

Surviving: his wife, Carol May Eagle Brown; daughter, Karen Johnson of Raleigh; son, Jeffrey Brown of Lake Royale; sister, Rose Grove of Blasdell, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Flowers welcome or memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 11 South Boylan Ave., Raleigh, NC 27603.