Ray Ervin Brown

Ray graduated from DuPont High School in 1967. Before retiring in 2011, Ray worked for 40 years for Flowers Baking Company. He attended Mount Olivet Baptist Church. He loved gardening and woodworking. He also loved spending time with all his grandchildren, especially watching grandson Blake play baseball, and having coffee with grandson Luke. He loved his country, his state and his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Ray is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy Brown (Miller); children, Lori Smith (Jeff), James Price, Heather Workman (Andrew), Whitney Brown, and Erin Adkins (Jonathan); siblings, Keith Brown (Sheila), Wendell Brown (Debbie), Tonya Horan (Rick), Tammy Lewis (Keith) and Tim Brown (Lori); grandchildren, Brooke Smith, Luke Workman, Olivia Workman, and Blake Adkins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ella and Frederick Brown, and Anna and Louis Sutherland; parents, Irvin and Pauline Brown; brother, Charles Brown and great granddaughter, Remington Grace (Remi girl).

Ray’s family would like to specially thank Dr. Amir Kamran, Dr. Michael Korona, and Elizabeth Noelle Pearson, PA-C, and the CAMC Cancer Center for giving us more time with Ray. The family is also grateful to Hospice and their attentive nurses and staff.

Those who were loved by him were blessed by Ray’s friendship, counsel, and attention. He was a loving son, brother, father, grandfather and friend to all, with his gentle and steady way. Those who love him have lost a piece of their heart, but they may take comfort that a piece of their heart is already in heaven.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday April 18, 2025, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden with Pastors Seth Fleming and Gary Hall officiating. The burial will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.

A visitation with family and friends will be held from 11:00 AM until service time on Friday at the Funeral Home.