Johnny Waytt Browne, 94, of Booneville passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2014 at his home in Prentiss County. He was born July 25, 1919 in the Hills Chapel area of Prentiss County, to Newton Odus and Pearl Walden Brown. He attended school at Hills Chapel, New Hope, Burton, Jumpertown, and graduated from Booneville High School in 1939. He attended Wood Junior College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Letourneau Technical College, Mississippi State University and did graduate work at several Major Universities.
He volunteered first for the U.S. Air Force as a cadet Pilot and later the U.S. Army Auxiliary Police Force, chemical warefare services, for detection and prevention of espionage and sabotage.
While at Mississippi State University he was president of Iota Lambda Sigma honorary Industrial Education Fraternity. He served a four-year apprenticeship in Industrial Electricity and worked as a Journeyman. He taught five years in the Tupelo High School. He worked at state levels of Education in Mississippi, Georgia and in the U.S. Department of Education where he worked with twelve Southeastern States in the development of Vocational and Technical Programs in the Secondary Schools, Community Colleges, and Technical Institutes. At this time he was also the founder of the Skills U.S.A. Youth Club, which now has clubs in all fifty states where thousands of students are learning employment skills and leadership Development.
Before retiring from Federal Employment, he served in the Atlanta, GA Regional office of the National Institute of Health as assistant director of Health Manpower Education. There he had responsibility for teacher preparation and facilities construction. He also served as assistant director of the Prentiss County Vocational School.
Some of those who influenced his life: his parents, Odus and Pearl Walden Brown, Earnest Houch, C.R. (Clent) Walden, A.G. Bennett, Homer Parker, R.G. Letourneau, Eli Fairchild, and the patriotism and ingenuity of President Thomas Jefferson.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Booneville where he served as Lay Leader, member of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee, Leadership Team and Sunday School Teacher of the Wesley Class.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday, July 25, 2014 at McMillan Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Hankins and Bro. David Lowery officiating. Burial will be in the Booneville Cemetery. Visitation will be 12-2 pm on Friday at the Funeral Home.
He is survived by two brothers, Vance (Louise) Brown and Ewell (Hazel) Brown both of Booneville; two sisters, Virginia (Wilmer) Penna of Bartlett, TN and Beverly Taylor of Florence, AL; and two sisters-in-law, Eula Mae Moss Brown and Eva Nell Brown both of Booneville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Maylene Brown; two brothers, Leamon Brown and Edwin Brown.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.
Memorials may be sent to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 235, Booneville, MS 38829.
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