Funeral services for Jack Lamar Brown, 82, of Birmingham, AL will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Boone Funeral Home, Leland. He died Monday, October 6, 2014 at Brookwood Hospital, Birmingham, AL. Burial will be in Leland-Stoneville Cemetery under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Leland.
Mr. Brown was born in Ethel, MS on May 23, 1932, one of 9 children, to the late Victor and Annie Sue Brown. He graduated from Ethel High School and then served in the United States Air Force. He married R. Nell Brown on November 3, 1956 and was employed by Greenville Mills until 1986. He was then transferred to Mohawk Industries in Dublin, GA retiring on June 30 1996.
He was preceded in death by his wife, brothers, Johnny Brown and William Brown, sisters, Elizabeth Parish, Sue Shumaker, Margaret Summers, Barbara Brown and Coleen Tolleson. He is survived by his daughter, Tina Brown Sloan of Birmingham, AL, brother, Billy Joe Brown of Cathage, MS, step-daughter, Sandra Mitchell, step-son, Ralph Bennett; grandchildren, McKee Sloan of Monteagle, TN, Mary Nell Sloan of Birmingham, AL, Mandy Mitchell, Sam Mitchell and Jeff Mitchell.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Saturday.