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D. O. "Bud" Brown

June 29, 1928 — August 29, 2013

D. O. "Bud" Brown

Funeral services for D. O. "Bud" Brown, 85, of Gilmer will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Wells and Bro. Holland Atchley officiating. Interment will be in Simpsonville Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas. Mr. Brown passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013, in Longview, Texas. He was born on June 29, 1928, in Upshur County, Texas to Otha and Minnie Lee Powell Brown. Mr. Brown served in the U. S. Marine Corps for 20 years retiring as a Gunnery Sergeant. He was a member of Simpsonville Baptist Church and a self-employed rancher. He is survived by his wife, Theta Mae Brown of Gilmer; sons and daughters-in-law, Dennie & Melanie Brown of Dallas, Texas, Darrel O. and Caroline Brown of Houston, Texas; brothers, Howard Loftis, David Loftis and Bill Loftis; grandchildren, Clayton Brown, Travis Brown, Jason Brown, Stephen Brown, Matthew Brown and Michael Brown. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his sister, Verna Faye Moses. Pallbearers will be Dennie Brown, Darrell Brown, Clayton Brown, Travis Brown, Stephen Brown and Matthew Brown. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 30, 2013, 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home..

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