Herbert Franklin Brown age 83 of Sophia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 27, 2017, surrounded by his family at home. I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7. Born on March 13, 1934 in Dry Branch on Cabin Creek, WV he was the son of the late Harley and Dessie Brown. Herb was a proud Army Veteran serving 1956-1958 whose past post was at Fort Meade, Maryland as a guided missile electrician. He was also a retired coal miner and a proud member of the UMWA having worked 34 years in the mines mostly at Slab Fork, WV. Herb enjoyed fishing, squirrel and turkey hunting and ginsenging with friends and family. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his two grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Albert, Arnold and Henry, and his sister, Reba McCoy. Those left to cherish his memory is the love of his life for 53 years, his wife, Connie J. Brown; his three daughters, Pamela Brown of Sophia, Tamara Brown-Coughiln and husband Richie of Palatka, FL, Sandra Shorter and husband Dwight, Sr. of Crab Orchard, his three grandsons, Dwight Shorter, Jr. Nicholas Brown and Harley Shorter. His sisters, Nancy Cummings and husband Laird of Linwood, NC and Patricia Berry of Pemberton; brothers, Ronald Brown and wife Betty and Larry Brown and wife Norma both of Dublin, VA; special brother-in-law, Alan Cromer and wife Shirley of Crab Orchard, and a host of family and friends. The family would like to express their great thanks to the staff of Raleigh General Hospital, the Carl Larson Cancer Center and Hospice of Southern WV. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 PM Wednesday May 31, 2017 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley with nephew Rev. Allen McCoy and dear friend, Pastor David Ingram officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 12-1 PM Wednesday at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Herb’s name to the Humane Society of Raleigh Co. and Hospice of Southern WV. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Dr. Beckley, WV.
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