Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJames Alton BROWN 
470, James Alton Brown,632, 2016 Reunion
470, James Alton Brown,632, 2016 ReunionBirthFeb 2, 1929, Guilford County, North Carolina470, James Alton Brown
DeathApr 27, 2009, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina470, James Alton Brown
BurialMount Hope United Church Of Christ, 2400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Whitsett, North Carolina470, James Alton Brown
FatherEli Rankin BROWN (1893-1986)
MotherMattie Marie GORDON (1893-1965)
Spouses
BirthJan 7, 1934, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Swannie Farmer Brown
DeathNov 23, 2012, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Swannie Farmer Brown
BurialMount Hope United Church Of Christ, 2400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Whitsett, North Carolina470, Swannie Farmer Brown
ChildrenTodd
Obituary Online notes for James Alton BROWN
MCLEANSVILLE — Mr. James Alton Brown, 80, of 4803 McConnell Road, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ by Rev. Lloyd Spencer and Dr. James Crews. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Brown was born in Guilford County to the late Eli Rankin Brown and Mattie Gordon Brown. He was the husband of Swannie Farmer Brown, who survives.
He was a member of Mt. Hope United Church of Christ since 1939 and had serviced as Deacon. He loved to travel and had traveled to 49 of the 50 states. He loved gardening and hunting and was known as an optimistic person with a strong work ethic.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Swannie Farmer Brown of the home; two daughters, Susan Brown Skrabo of Davidson, and Gina Brown Pickett of Durham; two sons, James Todd Brown of Greensboro and Jonathan Alton Brown of Greensboro; seven grandchildren, John Russell Pickett, Matthew Gaston Pickett, Meredith Kathryn "Katie" Brown, Mason James, Katie Lawson, Seth Welker, Holli Welker; one great grandchild, Emma Kate Lawson; brother and sister-in-law, Charles B. and Jaynee Brown of McLeansville; several special nieces and nephews; special cousins, Clarence and Peggy Brown of Elon, and special neighbors and friends.
Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings, Anna Willis Brown and Herman G. Brown.
Published in the News Record on 4/28/2009 470, James Alton Brown
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ by Rev. Lloyd Spencer and Dr. James Crews. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Brown was born in Guilford County to the late Eli Rankin Brown and Mattie Gordon Brown. He was the husband of Swannie Farmer Brown, who survives.
He was a member of Mt. Hope United Church of Christ since 1939 and had serviced as Deacon. He loved to travel and had traveled to 49 of the 50 states. He loved gardening and hunting and was known as an optimistic person with a strong work ethic.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Swannie Farmer Brown of the home; two daughters, Susan Brown Skrabo of Davidson, and Gina Brown Pickett of Durham; two sons, James Todd Brown of Greensboro and Jonathan Alton Brown of Greensboro; seven grandchildren, John Russell Pickett, Matthew Gaston Pickett, Meredith Kathryn "Katie" Brown, Mason James, Katie Lawson, Seth Welker, Holli Welker; one great grandchild, Emma Kate Lawson; brother and sister-in-law, Charles B. and Jaynee Brown of McLeansville; several special nieces and nephews; special cousins, Clarence and Peggy Brown of Elon, and special neighbors and friends.
Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings, Anna Willis Brown and Herman G. Brown.
Published in the News Record on 4/28/2009 470, James Alton Brown