January 6, 1935 – August 25, 2022
Service
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Public Viewing: 3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Masonic Tribute: 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel
824 Lipscomb Street
Shelbyville, Tennessee
****
Monday, September 12, 2022
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Bright Temple COGIC
516 Elm Street
Shelbyville, Tennessee
****
Interment
Hillcrest Cemetery
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Pastor John E. Brown, Sr. was born January 6, 1935. Pastor was very devoted to his parents Pricilla and Rev. Frank Brown, Jr. He was raised and educated in Murfreesboro, TN. Growing up in the church, pastored by his father, he became a member of Brandon Chapel M.B.C. He also declared his calling to ministry while at Brandon Chapel.
Pastor Brown fulfilled his ministry by serving God, family and his community. He did enjoy long drives in his car especially after a snowfall. He also enjoyed singing with the Golden Tones, fishing and good food.
Churches pastored by Pastor Brown, Brandon View M.B.C., Rucker M.B.C. and Mt Olive M.B.C.
Preceding Pastor Brown in death, his loving, devoted wife, Dorothy Jean Biggers Coleman Brown; parents, Pricilla and Rev. Frank Brown, Jr.; sons, John E. Brown, Jr. and Emanuel Brown; sister, Ernestine Johnson; and grandson, James Pointer.
John leaves in peace to mourn for just a short time, children, Charles Crockett, Vivian (Anthony) Coleman Cornish, Janice (Warren) Coleman Evans; grandchildren, Max (Hannah) Pointer, Donavan Brown and Isaiah Brown; great grands, Rayne and Skyy Pointer, Camron, Matthew and Jeremi Powell; great-great Claude Powell; the children and grandchildren of his beloved sister, Ernestine Johnson; his god-children, Robin Davis, Stanley High, Jr., as well as their parents, Umeka and Stanley High, Sr.
Pastor Brown thought the world of his friends for life neighbors, Mrs. Marylin Massengale, Carolyn Goodman, Joyce Dawson, Larry Biggers and Naomi Craighead.
Visits: 8
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors