Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“C. E.” Claude Ellsworth BROWN 
143, Wedding Brown - Shepherd,3, Ruth Coble Brown,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947,3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown
143, Wedding Brown - Shepherd,3, Ruth Coble Brown,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947,3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” BrownBirthDec 1, 1927, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947
DeathMay 12, 2019, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown
FlagsUS Navy, World War II
FatherClaude M. BROWN
MotherMadge DUNNING
Spouses
1Mabel Ruth COBLE 3, Ruth Coble Brown,470, Ruth Coble Brown,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947,3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown-
3, Ruth Coble Brown,470, Ruth Coble Brown,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947,3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown-BirthJul 30, 1929, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruth Coble Brown,470, Ruth Coble Brown,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947
DeathAug 20, 2017, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruth Coble Brown
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruth Coble Brown
FatherPaul Monroe COBLE (1910-1978)
MotherMable SHARPE (1908-1975)
MarriageApr 5, 1947, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-X3V : 22 December 2016), Claude Ellsworth Brown and Mabel Ruth Coble, 05 Apr 1947
Obituary Online notes for “C. E.” Claude Ellsworth BROWN
5/14/2019
Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown
Mr. Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown, 91, of Burlington passed away at the Hospice Home on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.
A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of the late Ruth Coble Brown and son of Claude M. Brown and Madge Dunning Brown, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during World War 11 in the Division Acorn 52. Mr. Brown was former owner of C. E. Brown Builders and Construction and Suburban Mobile Home Court. He attended Baptist Temple of Alamance County.
C. E. loved to play golf, gardening, crocheting and built over 300 bluebird houses for family and friends. He was a member of the Bula Lodge #409 A.F. and A.M.
Survivors include two daughters, Lynette Brown Stewart and husband Wayne of Amissville, VA and Hope Shepherd and husband Jeff of the Village of Alamance; his son, Joel E. Brown and wife Beverly of Burlington; six grandchildren, Sunni Walters, Whitney Sandor, Mackenzie Brown, Justin Duszlak, Laura Takla, and Jeffrey Shepherd; and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Orphelia B. Yarbrough and Haver Lee Adams and three brothers, Dexter Brown, Pete Brown and J.C. Brown.
The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. by Pastor Donald R. Carter with the family receiving friends from 12:45 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. 3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown
Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown
Mr. Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown, 91, of Burlington passed away at the Hospice Home on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.
A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of the late Ruth Coble Brown and son of Claude M. Brown and Madge Dunning Brown, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during World War 11 in the Division Acorn 52. Mr. Brown was former owner of C. E. Brown Builders and Construction and Suburban Mobile Home Court. He attended Baptist Temple of Alamance County.
C. E. loved to play golf, gardening, crocheting and built over 300 bluebird houses for family and friends. He was a member of the Bula Lodge #409 A.F. and A.M.
Survivors include two daughters, Lynette Brown Stewart and husband Wayne of Amissville, VA and Hope Shepherd and husband Jeff of the Village of Alamance; his son, Joel E. Brown and wife Beverly of Burlington; six grandchildren, Sunni Walters, Whitney Sandor, Mackenzie Brown, Justin Duszlak, Laura Takla, and Jeffrey Shepherd; and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Orphelia B. Yarbrough and Haver Lee Adams and three brothers, Dexter Brown, Pete Brown and J.C. Brown.
The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. by Pastor Donald R. Carter with the family receiving friends from 12:45 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. 3, Claude Ellsworth “C.E.” Brown