Jerry Claude Brown was born December 22, 1951 in Houston, Texas to Caddie Nelms and Dorothy Jewel Whitmire. He was raised in a small community of Settegast in Northeast Houston. He confessed his love of Christ at an early age at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, C.B. Young as Pastor. He was well known in the community where he graduated from B.C. Elmore High School class of 1969. He met and married his first wife Rose Moore, with this union two children were born, Terrie Brown Black and Anthony Brown Sr. In 1977 he was blessed with his younger daughter Beonka Nicole Hadknot. Years later he married Rita Taylor, with this union they were married 10 years until the lord called him home.
Jerry is preceded in death by his mother Dorothy Jewel Brown and father Caddie Nelms; Great – Grandmother Blanchie Marie Johnson and Sister Brenda Bell.
Those that loved him and live to cherish on his memories are : his loving wife Rita Taylor Brown; his daughters Terrie Brown Black and Beonka Hadknot; his son Anthony Brown Sr. and wife Chanterra Rene Brown; his brothers Gregory Brown, Vincent Nelms of Dallas, TX and James Nelms of Pitsburg, TX; his sisters Kanzola Shorts of Kansas City, MO , Theresa (Bill) Coleman, Linda Reynolds, Michelle (Charlie Ray) Wright from Ptsburg, TX and Vickie Payne; his grandchildren Jazz Black, Marcus Brown, Anthony Brown Jr., Anterra Brown, Tenoia Brown, Kianna Garrett, Kiera Garrett, Philbrick Phillips, Amiyah Caldwell, Arreonna Caldwell and Sincer Caldwell; 8 great- grandchildren and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018 starting at 1pm at Crespo Funeral Home, 2516 Navigation Blvd., Houston, TX 77003.
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