Marion Brown Jr., was born on December 1, 1945, to Marion Brown Sr., and Bell Jackson Brown. He attended Walter E. Harris High School. Marion was the proud owner of Brown and Son Landscaping. Marion was also a long time foreman with Mr. Randy Byrd Farms. He owned a logging and sod truck, and he was known for “dodging dogs” :), everyone who knows him understands that last part. Marion was a father figure to many, but Silas Green was his favorite.

Marion was preceded in eternal rest by his parents, Marion Brown, Sr. and Bell Jackson Brown, his wife, Joyce Brown, father and mother-in-law, Johnny and Ruby Mae Johnson, brother, Michael James Brown, beloved daughter, Anita Brown Campbell, brothers-in-law, Eugene Anderson and Jessie Johnson, grandson, Cortaiiz Campbell, cousins, Robert Lee and Gloveen Fergurson.

He leaves to cherish his memories: son, Marion Levon Brown III, daughter Beverly Brown Robinson (Earl), daughter-in-love, Ayanna Anderson, grandchildren, Cortez Campbell, Alvin Lymas, Kadijah Brown, Damond Flagler, Marion Markel Brown, Ti’esha Flagler, Mhonterrio Sparrow, Ti’ani Robinson, Earl Robinson III, Ti’erria Robinson and Jocelyn Woodard, great-grandchildren, A’jeviah Flagler, Azaria Flagler, Londyn Flagler, Cahtai Campbell, Sadie Hunter, E’mora Haynes, Ezekiel Campbell, and the brand new edition, Miss A’braeyah Haynes, brother, Lorenzo Brown (Deborah), brothers-in-law, Ricky Johnson (Vernita), Billy Johnson, sisters-in-law, Martha Singleton (Ben), Barbara Anderson, Dorothy Jean Willis, special friends, Roy Evans, Alila Hunter, Cassandra Louis, Floretta Miller, Zana Johnson, Loquita McCaskill, Masheka Harris, sons-in-love, Silas Green, Damon Flagler, Sr., best friend, Mr. David Wesley, and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, adopted children and friends, devoted classmates, Pete, Roberta, Gail, Vivian, Thelma, and many more.

The Brown family will receive friends and the community 6-7 p.m., Friday, April 26, @ The Felix Coleman Memorial Chapel. A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 27, @ Gethsemane MB Church, 317 Daniels St, Hastings. Interment will be held in Palatka Memorial Gardens