T J Brown

Funeral services for T.J. Brown, 89, of Hughes Springs will be 2 PM on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Veal Switch Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Butch Shipp officiating. Burial will be at Sardis Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Brown was born on May 20, 1920 in Hughes Springs to Thomas and Emma Foster Brown and died on April 8, 2010 at a Linden hospital. Mr. Brown worked 18 years at Lone Star Steel and 15 years with Texas Highway Department. Mr. Brown was a member of Veal Switch Missionary Baptist Church, a veteran of WWII US Army Infantry and a member of Arden Hanes American Legion of Hughes Springs. Survivors include his wife of 66 years Dorothy Brown of Hughes Springs; one son and daughter-in-law Thomas Ralph and Billie Gaile Brown of Hughes Springs; one daughter and son-in-law Nelda Sue and David Harrod of Omaha; one sister and brother-in-law Daisy and Homer Watson of Hughes Springs; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son Raymond Joe Brown; one daughter Judith Ann Jordan; one grandson Brad Sells; three sisters Lucille Taylor, Rena McCain and Viola Hammett Visitation will be Saturday, April 10th from 6-8 PM at the funeral home in Hughes Springs.