Wilfred Hoskins Brown, Sr., 89, of Madison Heights passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Guggenheimer Health and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of Martha Joy Neighbors Brown. Born June 16, 1931, in Madison Heights, he was the son of the late Archie Lee Brown and the late Alice Tharp Brown.
Wilfred was a retired electrician for Meade/Rocktenn Corporation (1953-1991) and a member of Madison Heights Baptist Church. He served our country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
In addition to his wife, Wilfred is survived by three children, Alva Pick and her husband Walter of Lynchburg, Deborah Tsoleas of Telford, PA and Wilfred Brown, Jr. and his wife Judy of Madison Heights; one sister, Alice Lee Alcock of Wichita Falls, TX; six grandchildren, Jennifer Brooke McDonald and her husband Jamie Scott, Aaron Joshua Pick and his wife Dominique, Alexandra Elizabeth Miller, Christina Nicole Tsoleas, Courtney M. Brown and Zachary Alexander Tsoleas; seven great grandchildren; and other loving family members and friends.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Fort Hill Memorial Park with the Rev. Todd Blake and Rev. Dwayne Martin officiating. Military Honors will be presented by the American Legion Post 16. There will be no scheduled visitation hours at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
To send online condolences to the family, please visit www.whittenmonelison.com.
Whitten Monelison Chapel is serving the family, (434) 929-5712.
