Edgar L. Brown

Edgar Leonard (Ed) Brown, 73, of Buena Vista, died Saturday, September 17, 2011, at his residence.

Funeral services were held at 2:00PM on Monday, September19, 2011, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Hess officiating. Burial followed the service at County Line Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Marion County, GA. Music was provided by Chris and Cindy Hess. Serving as pallbearers were Charles Cannon, Guy Munkus, Danny Munkus, Keith Weaver, Jason Glisson, and Shane Exline. The family received friends on Sunday evening at the funeral home.

Mr. Brown was born March 8, 1938, in Brooklyn, GA, to Verner Leigh and Rosa Frances Lipsey Brown. He served in the Navy where he was a mechanic. He later worked as a carpenter for B&S Construction for 20 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Rose Brown, and by a granddaughter, Andrea Brook Cannon.

He is survived by two daughters, Dennelle and Keith Weaver of Box Springs, GA, and Evonne Brown and Jason Glisson of Buena Vista, GA, by five brothers, Verner Brown of Waverly Hall, GA, Enoch Brown of Cusseta, GA, Charles Brown of Cusseta, GA, Coley Morgan of Cusseta, GA and Chris Morgan of Buena Vista, GA, by two sisters, Georgia Standridge of Columbus, GA, and Deborah Benton of Cusseta, GA. His mother-in-law, Dorothy Ehser of Buena Vista, Georgia, and three grandchildren, Jacob Cannon, Austin Weaver and Tiffany Weaver also survive.

Watson-Tante Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA, was in charge of arrangements.