G.W. Brown

G.W. Brown went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the age of 86 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at the First Church of the Nazarene at 6110 Chicago on May 3, at 1:00 pm with Rev. Curtis Sellers and Greg White officiating. The committal services will be at Resthaven Memorial Park with Full Military Honors. Visitation for G. W. will be at Resthaven on Sunday May 2, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. G.W. was born, the first of six children, to Alvin and Annie Brown in Merkel, Texas. As a young man during the Great Depression, he worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps, CCC helping with the construction of roadside rest areas in Texas. During World War II, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign. At the end of the war, he married Thessie, also known to most as “Ukie.”G. W. worked as a carpenter for a few years then rejoined the military with an army career in the Medical Field. Upon his retirement, the Brown family moved to Lubbock where he took on a second career as Area Manager of Surgery at the former Methodist Hospital until his retirement. G.W. was loved and respected by all who knew him and he was always there to lend a helping hand. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years Thessie “Ukie”; son Gary; daughter Regina and grandsons; Chase and Matt; as well as a wealth of his own brothers and sisters, family and friends. Flowers may be sent to Resthaven. Memorials in his name may also be given to the First Church of the Nazarene Building Fund.Condolences may be offered at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com